2026-10-07 - Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee

00:00industry is becoming the future of

00:01[music] of the world. We're establishing

00:03something new in the country. Something

00:05new that will generate the pipeline of

00:08future talent [music] for TSMC.

00:09>> Who doesn't want to be part of the

00:11probably the biggest company that's

00:12coming? And plus I really needed a

00:14career.

00:15>> [music]

00:15>> Um thankfully I found my career here.

00:19>> Truly been a privilege to establish

00:20[music]

00:20this apprenticeship program here at

00:22TSMC. We started with eight apprentices.

00:25The apprenticeship program overall is

00:27between 18 and 24 months. [music] The

00:29apprenticeship is structured in two

00:31cycles.

00:32This is the completion of cycle one.

00:34>> I'm [music] a water apprentice. I'm

00:36really excited and looking forward to

00:38the next step or second [music] phase of

00:40the program. There are four departments

00:42here. We have electrical, water,

00:44mechanical, and gas and chems.

00:47And throughout the first phase of the

00:50program, we moved around to each

00:52department for approximately 4 months.

00:55They show us a lot of the basics [music]

00:57that we need to know getting into an

00:59industry like this. We have on-the-job

01:01training

01:02and we're also going to [music] school.

01:04School is over at West-MEC. We get

01:06hands-on training over at school

01:09and then

01:10>> [music]

01:10>> here at TSMC as well. We're working with

01:12our mentors, with technicians.

01:15All of our supervisors support us, help

01:17[music] us, and they give us everything

01:20that we need to succeed.

01:21>> The staff here was is one of my favorite

01:23things. They show you

01:25what it is to be

01:26in a team.

01:28And they're really all welcoming and

01:29want to help you grow.

01:31>> We took [music] individuals that had

01:33minimal industry experience and they're

01:36becoming industry experts. They are

01:38getting to learn a lot of the systems.

01:40They get to learn and work on all of our

01:42equipment [music] and truly truly become

01:45part of our TSMC family.

01:47>> When I joined here,

01:49I joined here in hopes of building my

01:51career.

01:53Like being said, I can't really tell you

01:55where I would be if I didn't have this

01:56position.

01:58So, I'm just [music] thankful to be here

01:59and I just want to keep going.

02:01>> We are receiving a journeyman's card

02:03through the city of Phoenix.

02:05They work with TSMC and it's the first

02:09of its kind [music] in the nation.

02:12>> We love apprenticeships in the city of

02:13Phoenix. As you know, we believe in

02:15them. We use them ourselves. [music] We

02:16took on the sponsorship role, which

02:18means these programs are actually the

02:19city of Phoenix programs and employers

02:21now can join us, making folks like TSMC

02:24[music]

02:25and other employers uh build this

02:28pipeline that will serve many different

02:30employers [music] here in our community.

02:31>> Semiconductor industry is becoming the

02:33future of of the world. It's important

02:35to have skilled people and people that

02:37are motivated [music] to grow with the

02:39technology that's innovating every day.

02:42>> We did it!

02:44>> I just want to thank [music] TSMC, the

02:46city of Phoenix, uh West-MEC, Estrella

02:49Mountain Community College

02:51uh for coming [music] together and

02:54giving us this opportunity

02:56and helping our [music] career grow and

02:59for everything that they've done and all

03:01the work that they put in.

03:16>> To kick off today, we really wanted to

03:18kick off with the uh person at the top

03:20who really makes it all happen, Mayor

03:22Kate Gallego.

03:25>> [applause]

03:31>> Well, welcome to Phoenix. I'm Phoenix

03:33Mayor Kate Gallego. To Jill, to Kyle, to

03:35the entire USA Gymnastics team, we are

03:38so glad to welcome this. Phoenix is

03:41ready for the Xfinity US Gymnastics

03:43Championships.

03:45We are committed to having an incredible

03:48event and showcasing the and

03:50American athletes.

03:52We have a world-class team and the city

03:55of Phoenix is so excited to welcome the

03:58incredible athletes, coaches, judges,

04:00industry leaders, and fans from across

04:03the country. It's one of those days when

04:04you're proud to be an American, and

04:07we're really honored in during America's

04:08250th year to host Team USA here in

04:12Phoenix. We like to think we are

04:14Championship Valley. We have welcomed

04:17Super Bowls, NBA, WNBA All-Star games,

04:21Final Four, and more. And so we like to

04:23think we're practice-ready to show great

04:25hospitality to our gymnasts and to Team

04:29USA. We're excited to see such

04:32incredible talent. Uh Phoenix is named

04:35for the mythical bird that rose from the

04:36ashes, and we hope so many of our

04:38athletes have major moments of their

04:41careers where they rise all the way to

04:43medal stands in Los Angeles.

04:47These athletes are America's best

04:49gymnasts. We are so excited to have

04:52Olympians, world champions, and rising

04:54stars chasing their dreams of

04:56representing Team USA. Want to do a

04:58special shout-out to our hometown

05:01Olympian Jade Carey. We're excited to

05:03have Jade uh as part of this incredible

05:06event. Uh one of the great things you

05:08get to do as mayor is declare citywide

05:11celebrations, and back when uh she

05:14returned from the Olympics, we made

05:16August 17th Jade Carey Day in the city

05:18of Phoenix. So, we'll continue to

05:20celebrate. Arizona has an incredible

05:22record with so many talented Olympians,

05:25and they are a part of the team

05:27welcoming them us home.

05:30We hope that the 136 athletes registered

05:33to compete have incredible moments, and

05:36that you enjoy your time in Phoenix.

05:38We've more acres of parks uh than any

05:41other big city in the United States, and

05:43incredible restaurants. Maybe not for

05:46our athletes, but the uh we Yelp's

05:49favorite ice cream and pizza we have uh

05:52not far from here and the city cocktail

05:54is a tequila with chiltepin and some

05:57Arizona citrus. So, maybe celebrating

06:00after the event. Uh but the city of

06:02Phoenix is really excited to welcome

06:04you. We have an incredible team at

06:07Mortgage Matchup, the Convention Center

06:09and more. So, thank you to our major

06:10events team at the city of Phoenix and

06:12on our incredible partners at Visit

06:14Phoenix. Enjoy your time in our city.

06:18>> [applause]

06:21>> And speaking of Visit Phoenix, uh as the

06:23mayor mentioned, lots of sports

06:24happening in Phoenix. And so, toward

06:26that end, we wanted to introduce the

06:28executive director of sports and events

06:30for Visit Phoenix, Joel Castor.

06:34>> [applause]

06:39>> Well, thank you so much for that

06:40wonderful introduction and uh thank you,

06:42Mayor. Uh again, you it's hard hard act

06:45to follow after that, uh but Visit

06:47Phoenix is beyond excited to welcome USA

06:50Gymnastics Championships to Phoenix. You

06:52know, for the first time ever, you know,

06:54this is a huge momentum boost to us as

06:58we continue to build our sports uh you

07:01know, culture here.

07:02You know, I want to thank you first off

07:05uh USA Gymnastics and leadership for

07:06choosing uh Phoenix uh to be home to

07:09this championship. You know, again, this

07:11is is truly an honor. Um and I would be

07:13remiss if I didn't thank our venue

07:15partners as well. Um you know, starting

07:18with the Phoenix Convention Center,

07:20Mortgage Matchup Center, and our

07:21partners at Player 15 Group. Thank you.

07:24Uh and again, you know, just like uh you

07:26know, um you know, USA Gymnastics

07:28mentioned, we couldn't do this without

07:30the city support. And again, we just

07:32thank you, you know, for continuing to

07:33support our effort to bring youth,

07:35amateur, and professional sporting

07:36events here to Phoenix.

07:38Uh but this week, we're specially

07:40honored to welcome Olympic gold medalist

07:41Jade Carey. I mean, back home in front

07:43of her home crowd, how awesome is it

07:45going to be? It's going to be loud,

07:47electric, and I cannot wait to be in the

07:49building when she takes the floor.

07:52But this week's Beyond Competition,

07:54it's all about creating memories.

07:57Memories for the athletes and their

07:58families, but memories for local

08:00Phoenicians.

08:02Just imagine that some young girl or boy

08:04will be sitting in the audience this

08:05weekend,

08:07and they're going to eventually become a

08:10future Olympic hopeful based on what

08:12they're seeing, you know, take place out

08:14on the podium. So, it's really exciting

08:16for us. It's beyond economic impacts,

08:18beyond heads and beds. It's really about

08:20the experience, again, of these athletes

08:22being in front of our hometown. And

08:24again, that's what it's all about, and

08:25that's what we're really excited about.

08:27Greater Phoenix as a sports destination,

08:30Phoenix is the fifth largest city in the

08:31US, and one of the sunniest major cities

08:34in the world.

08:35Following NCAA Women's Final Four and

08:38leading into the 2027 NBA All-Star

08:40Weekend, this is another marquee event

08:43that we're proudly hosting, and this

08:44reflects our commitment to providing an

08:47unforgettable experience for both

08:48athletes and the fans that are attending

08:50this event.

08:52We wish the best of luck to all the

08:54competitors, and we hope this is just

08:56the beginning of your core memories here

08:57in Phoenix. Thank you.

08:59>> [applause]

09:04>> And for all those Phoenicians who may be

09:06interested, tickets are still available

09:08at Ticketmaster. So, we look forward to

09:09welcome welcoming as many residents of

09:12Phoenix as possible this weekend.

09:14Now, every year at this opening press

09:16conference, we traditionally have a

09:18state of the sport from our president

09:20and CEO. And obviously, a lot has

09:21happened at USA Gymnastics Gymnastics

09:23over the last few years. Last November,

09:26we introduced Kyle Albright as our

09:28current CEO, president and CEO. Kyle

09:31started in January, and the last 7

09:33months have been very fast-paced and

09:36really exciting about where we're

09:37headed. So, with that, I am honored to

09:40introduce Kyle Albrecht, our President

09:42and CEO, to let you know what's been

09:43going on and where we are headed with

09:45USA Gymnastics. Kyle.

09:55>> Well, good afternoon, everyone. Uh thank

09:58you so much, Mary Gaiego, Joel. Um you

10:00know, the partnership in bringing us to

10:02Phoenix means so much, and we can't

10:04thank you enough for all the support in

10:06getting us here today. Thank you to all

10:07the media for joining us here today, and

10:09incredibly excited to

10:11uh be coming to you live from my first

10:14National Congress and Xfinity National

10:16Championships.

10:17Um you know, I'm going to be speaking to

10:19our Congress here over the next uh

10:22number of days, as well as many

10:24committee meetings. And so, I'd like to

10:25take this time today, prior to some of

10:27those meetings, to share a little bit

10:28about, as Jill said, what my first 7

10:30months in the role have been like, and a

10:33look at where we're going as an

10:34organization, as well.

10:36I can say I'm very fortunate when I

10:37walked into the offices at USAG that I

10:41was joining an an organization that was

10:43stronger than it's been uh in over a

10:44decade.

10:46US teams are coming off double-digit

10:47medals coming out of the '23 World

10:50Championships, as well as the '24

10:52Olympic Games, including the return of

10:54the men's team to the medal stand. Our

10:56rhythmic program is winning its first

10:58medals at World Championships.

10:59Trampoline and tumbling having

11:01record-setting performances on the

11:02global stage, and a new era of both acro

11:05and parkour athletes breaking through

11:07and winning World Cup titles. USAG

11:09membership is now exceeding 240,000

11:12members and continuing to grow. And some

11:15of the most respected brands in the

11:16world are investing in the sport as our

11:18partners. We're well underway on our

11:20planning to LA '28, and are bullish

11:23about the opportunities to sustain that

11:24growth as we look towards tremendous

11:26opportunities over the coming years,

11:28like hosting the 2031 World Gymnaestrada

11:31in Las Vegas.

11:32These are all meaningful indicators of

11:34the strength of our sport and the

11:35organization,

11:37but more so they reflect the tremendous

11:39work that's been done under our staff,

11:42the leadership under Li Li Liang,

11:43Katherine Carson, our board chair, the

11:45remainder of our board, the remainder of

11:47our staff, our athletes, and the broader

11:48gymnastics community. We have so much to

11:50thank for all of their work.

11:52Sorry.

11:53>> [laughter]

11:54>> Uh I feel fortunate to join this

11:56organization where the culture is so

11:57strong and we have a strategic

11:59foundation to build upon.

12:01I'm really looking forward to the

12:02opportunities we have ahead and really

12:05wanted to take the opportunity today to

12:07share the clear ambition that we have at

12:09USA Gymnastics to be the most trusted,

12:11athlete-centered, and forward-looking

12:13national governing body in the world

12:15where we can use the power of gymnastics

12:16to build a stronger community.

12:18My first 7 months is

13:11>> Good morning and welcome to the October

13:137th, 2026 Public Safety and Justice

13:17Subcommittee. We'll call the meeting to

13:19order and I will turn to our attorney to

13:22explain public comment.

13:25>> Thank you, Madam Chair and members of

13:26the subcommittee.

13:28During citizen comment, members of the

13:29public may address the subcommittee for

13:31up to 3 minutes on issues of interest or

13:33concern to them.

13:34The issues addressed, however, must be

13:36on subjects that fall within the

13:38jurisdiction of the Phoenix City Council

13:40and upon which the Phoenix City Council

13:41has the power to act.

13:43The Arizona Open Meeting Law permits the

13:45subcommittee members to listen to the

13:47comments, but prohibits members from

13:49discussing or acting on the matters

13:50presented.

13:52Members of the public may speak for up

13:54to 2 minutes to comment on agenda items

13:56to be discussed. Comments must be

13:58related to the agenda item and the

13:59action being considered by the

14:01subcommittee.

14:02The council and staff cannot discuss or

14:04comment on matters related to pending

14:05investigations, claims, or litigation.

14:09Additionally, any member of the public

14:11who appears before the subcommittee in

14:12their capacity as a lobbyist must, as

14:15required by Phoenix City Code, disclose

14:17this fact before addressing the

14:18subcommittee.

14:20General comments that go beyond the

14:21scope of the agenda item must be made in

14:23the call to the public session at the

14:24end of the agenda.

14:26The City Code requires speakers to

14:28present their comments in a respectful

14:30and courteous manner.

14:31Profane language, threats, or personal

14:33attacks on members of the public,

14:36council members, or staff are not

14:37allowed.

14:38Speakers should not act in a

14:40disrespectful manner that is openly

14:41hostile to others. A person who violates

14:44these rules may lose their opportunity

14:46to continue to speak. Thank you.

14:49>> Thank you, Mr. Olivas.

14:50Um now I will turn to our interpreter,

14:53Mario Barajas, to allow him to introduce

14:56himself.

15:05>> I'll make a brief announce announcement

15:07to our Spanish-speaking residents.

15:34>> Thank you, Madam Chair.

15:36>> Thank you, Mr. Ross.

15:38Um the next item on the agenda is called

15:41to the public for general public

15:43comments and we don't have any for that.

15:45So, we will move to agenda item number

15:47one, approval of the minutes. Do I have

15:49a motion to

15:50>> approve?

15:50>> So moved.

15:51>> Second. I have a motion and a second.

15:53All those in favor, please say I.

15:55>> I.

15:55>> I. Any opposed? Hearing none, the motion

15:58passes unanimously.

16:00We have one consent agenda item, which

16:02is the 2027

16:04neighborhood block watch grant program

16:06application guide and process. Do I have

16:09a motion to approve?

16:12>> So moved.

16:13>> Second. I have a motion and a second.

16:15All those in favor, please say I.

16:17>> I.

16:18>> I.

16:18Any opposed? Hearing none, the motion

16:21passes unanimously.

16:24Our next item is the community

16:26assistance program expansion

16:28implementation update. And for this

16:31item, we will hear from our CAP

16:33administrator, DC Ernst, and our police

16:36administrator, Alexandra Edwards. Thank

16:39you for joining us today.

16:57>> Good morning, Chair Bryan and council

16:59members. Thank you for inviting us back

17:01to provide an update on the expansion of

17:03the community assistance program. As you

17:06may recall,

17:10it doesn't seem to be working. Hold on.

17:12Maybe it's not on. It is on.

17:17Is that a touch?

17:20>> Could you go ahead and advance it? Thank

17:21you.

17:22Um

17:23as you may recall in fiscal year 21-22,

17:26um mayor and council approved $15

17:28million to expand the community

17:30assistance program to create behavioral

17:33health units to respond in lieu of

17:35police department on calls in which

17:37police are not needed. Today, we'll be

17:40going over the expansion updates. Um Ali

17:43Edwards is here to talk about um how

17:46police communications uh evaluates calls

17:49to be transferred to us, and then I'll

17:51give you an update on um the units and

17:54their responses. Next slide.

17:57Um this slide represents our newest

17:59members to our program. They began in

18:01August and uh are scheduled to finish

18:04their onboarding and be out in the field

18:06in November. Next slide.

18:09As we continue to hire, um we will be

18:11recruiting again in October of this year

18:13for more crisis intervention specialist.

18:16We're working with our contract agencies

18:18to recruit more peer specialist for the

18:20behavioral health teams, and we actually

18:22have a supervisor position that we will

18:24also be recruiting for. As of today, we

18:26have filled 86% of our open positions.

18:30Next slide.

18:31I'll now turn it over to Ali um for her

18:33to discuss transferred calls.

18:38>> Good morning.

18:40When a call comes in either on 911 or

18:42non-emergency, a series of questions

18:44could be asked based on the nature of

18:46the call. If the call has a behavioral

18:48health component to it, the PD call

18:50taker will ask questions to clarify the

18:52situation and what is going on.

18:55>> [snorts]

18:55>> Call takers will ask, "Do you need

18:57police, fire, or behavioral health as

18:59part of the initial questioning of the

19:01caller?"

19:02The questions on the slide reflect

19:05specifically to behavioral health and

19:07are as follows:

19:08"Are you or the person you're calling

19:10about experiencing problems related to

19:12mental health? Are you or the person

19:14you're calling about thinking about

19:15suicide, hurting themselves, or someone

19:17else?

19:18Are you or the person you were calling

19:19about using drugs or alcohol?

19:22And are there any other safety concerns

19:24we should know about? These questions

19:26help the PD call taker identify if the

19:28call needs a co-response by PD or if the

19:31call can be diverted without PD

19:33response. Next slide, please.

19:40In August of this year, there was a

19:42total of 604 calls transferred to

19:44behavioral health from PD

19:45communications. Here is one example of a

19:47call where behavioral health was needed

19:49and PD was not needed. The gentleman

19:52that you will hear on the call

19:53immediately identified that he needed

19:55behavioral health. The PD call taker

19:57said that she would transfer the call

19:58over and stayed on the line to listen to

20:01the situation. Can you play the call

20:03now, please?

20:05>> Inix 911, what's your emergency?

20:08>> Yes.

20:08>> Okay, did you need police, medical, or

20:10behavioral health?

20:12>> Behavioral health.

20:13>> Okay, let me get them on the line.

20:16>> Thanks.

20:16>> You're welcome. I'm just going to

20:17announce myself and then they'll take

20:19the call.

20:21>> Crisis care specialists are currently on

20:22the other line assisting other

20:23individuals.

20:25CHU, this is Omar.

20:26>> This is PD with a transfer. Go ahead,

20:28sir.

20:30>> Hi, this is

20:31I believe I'm in the system.

20:34I'm I'm ready to go to

20:3724/7

20:40care.

20:41I wish it would be a

20:44single room. I'm ready to go through the

20:47VA or

20:50Gateway

20:53or or

20:57>> Once we determine the call is behavioral

20:59health in nature, we disconnect and let

21:01the behavioral health specialist take

21:02over the call.

21:04The gentleman told the behavioral health

21:05call taker that he was ready to go to

21:07long-term care and was in the VA system.

21:09PD was not needed on this call. Once CAP

21:12arrived on scene, they learned that the

21:14customer was not mobile and requested

21:16EMS respond to transport him.

21:18This is just one example where PD was

21:20not needed and the right resource was

21:22behavioral health. And I'll turn it back

21:24over to DC.

21:26>> Thank you, Ally. Next slide.

21:27>> 911

21:29This slide represents Sorry.

21:32This slide represents um the total calls

21:35that are transferred police

21:36communications to our behavioral health

21:38unit. In December of 2025 is when police

21:42communications added the question

21:44regarding if they were looking for

21:45behavioral health services and not just

21:47police or fire. Between 2024 and 2025,

21:51we saw an increase of 128% calls

21:54transferred to the behavioral health

21:56team. As Ally had mentioned, in August

21:59of this year, 604 calls were transferred

22:02to us. Next slide, please.

22:05This slide represents specifically the

22:07call volume for our behavioral health

22:08units. As a reminder, our behavioral

22:11health units are designed to respond to

22:13calls in lieu of police. They are

22:15staffed by one crisis intervention

22:17specialist, which is a city employee,

22:20and one contracted peer support

22:21specialist.

22:23We have nine behavioral health units

22:24currently staffed. They provide service

22:2724 hours a day, 7 days a week, and

22:29respond citywide.

22:31Um in August, you'll see that the total

22:33number of calls that they responded to

22:35was over 1,000.

22:37Of the calls transferred to PD, this

22:40represents that those calls, but it also

22:42represents calls that once an officer

22:45gets on scene, if they identify that a

22:47behavioral health unit is needed, they

22:49can ask. As well as our fire personnel

22:52will also ask for behavioral health

22:54units. And finally, as our team members

22:57are out and about in the community, if

22:58they see an individual that they would

23:00like to engage with and offer services,

23:02they are they have the opportunity to

23:04stop and engage with individuals. And

23:07again, between 2024 and 2025, we saw an

23:10increase of 96%.

23:13Next slide, please.

23:15This slide represents just a snapshot of

23:17our of our August behavioral health

23:19response breakdowns.

23:21As I stated before, the goal is that BHU

23:25is responding in lieu of police and

23:26fire.

23:27In the month of August, 769

23:30of those thousand calls were handled by

23:33a BH unit alone. However, we still do

23:35provide that co-response to assist

23:38officers and firefighters as needed on

23:40calls.

23:41>> [snorts]

23:41>> Next slide.

23:43This slide represents our responses for

23:46our crisis response units. Our crisis

23:48response units were designed in 1995 as

23:51a co-response unit with fire and

23:54gradually began co-responding with

23:56police. These units are staffed using

23:59two city employee crisis intervention

24:01specialist. The call volume for the

24:03crisis response team over the past 3

24:05years has remained consistent. As a

24:08co-response unit, they'll go out with

24:10fire on house fires, unexpected deaths.

24:13They'll also accompany police officers

24:15in assisting on domestic violence calls

24:17and sexual assault calls. We currently

24:19have seven crisis response units that

24:22provide 24/7 coverage 7 days a week

24:26um and um

24:27respond citywide.

24:29Next slide.

24:31This one represents This slide

24:32represents the August snapshot for the

24:34crisis response units, and I think it

24:36does demonstrate that the majority of

24:38the calls that our crisis response units

24:41go on, about 76 79% of our calls, um

24:45still remain co-response. For the single

24:47response, those represent times when

24:49they may be following up on calls that

24:51they had already been out on.

24:53Next slide.

24:56For our For our response times, um we we

25:00set a goal of under 25 minutes.

25:03For our crisis response and behavioral

25:04health units, they respond what we call

25:06as code two, which means they do not

25:08have lights and sirens and must obey all

25:10of the rules of the roads. They also

25:13don't have what is typically referred to

25:15in fire and police as first uh response

25:18areas. So, for an example, if our unit

25:22up at our newest fire station 62, which

25:24is at 9300 West Lower Buckeye Road, um

25:28is the only unit available and there is

25:30a call in North Phoenix, they'll respond

25:32to that call. And as you can see,

25:35obeying the rules of the road is still

25:37getting us our desired response time of

25:39under 25 minutes.

25:43I want to talk a little bit more at this

25:45slide, thank you. Uh

25:46I want to talk a little bit more about

25:48the the call that Ali provided and that

25:51you listened to.

25:53I believe this

25:55demonstrates the success of what we're

25:57doing. One is, there was someone to

25:59respond to that gentleman's need. It was

26:01definitely not initially a police or

26:04fire response need. He needed assistance

26:07in getting to a higher level of care.

26:09And when individuals finally make that

26:11decision, which is a very difficult

26:13decision that probably we'll all have to

26:15make at some point in our lives,

26:17um it's important that someone shows up

26:19in that time and is able to get them

26:22where they need to go. So, our team

26:24arrived and as Ali said, assessed that

26:26we were not going to be able to

26:27transport him safely to the location,

26:30but it was important for our teams to

26:32follow up at that hospital to ensure

26:34that they knew while he had medical

26:36needs that needed to be addressed, his

26:38long-term goals of being placed in a

26:40higher level of care would be taken care

26:43of while he was still in their care.

26:46Next slide.

26:48We're excited to report that we now have

26:51um our our, uh, data on the city

26:54manager's dashboard, performance

26:55dashboard. And, um, to access that, the,

26:59um,

26:59the address to get to that is on the

27:01bottom of the slide. Um, on the slide or

27:04on the dashboard, not only do you get

27:06the monthly total, but if you click on

27:09the trend on there, it'll show you from

27:112023 through 2026,

27:14um, how we have progressed in serving

27:16our community.

27:17And the information button will tell you

27:20exactly what's measured for each of

27:21those, um,

27:23dashboard measurements. Next slide.

27:26As I stated earlier, we are continuing

27:28to recruit and hire. Um, we anticipate

27:31we will be opening up up another

27:33recruitment in October. Um, on this

27:36slide is also the QR code, so if

27:38individuals are interested, they can go

27:40to the City of Phoenix Jobs website.

27:43They can sign up to get notices when new

27:45jobs are posted. And if they are looking

27:47for our positions, they're they're

27:50posted as crisis intervention specialist

27:52and crisis intervention, um,

27:54supervisors. For the peer support

27:56specialist positions, uh, we contract

27:59with Impact and Terros, and they, um,

28:02are also recruiting, I believe, right

28:04now for peer support specialists for our

28:06program.

28:07Next slide. With that, I will again I

28:09want to thank you for giving Ali and I

28:11the opportunity to come and update you

28:13on our progress, and we will open any

28:15questions.

28:17>> Thank you so much, DC and Ali. What to

28:20my colleagues

28:22have any questions or comments?

28:25Councilwoman Pastor.

28:28>> I'm just excited that we were able to

28:29get here and evolve to where we are

28:31today, and, uh, continuing to fulfill,

28:36uh,

28:37what we promised to the community.

28:39Uh, because

28:41I go back to CPTI.

28:43And, uh, I believe Carol Coles Henry and

28:47Julian Nabozny were the co-chairs or

28:49chairs of the CPTI

28:52and worked with community on

28:55uh

28:56the trust initiative and one of these

29:00CAP was one of the recommendations.

29:02And then it evolved it continued to

29:05evolve and then community came forward

29:07and said, "We really need a CAP program

29:11cuz we're seeing more and more

29:12behavioral health issues

29:14uh in our community on the ground and

29:17I'm I'm

29:19I'm so grateful and uh the fact that uh

29:23we took the opportunity to listen and be

29:26able to create what we have today and

29:28continue uh my colleagues will continue

29:31to create even better um and the

29:33dashboard is awesome. So, I just want to

29:37thank everybody that would have been in

29:39through this process for quite some time

29:41to reach this point and hear the impact

29:44that's happening.

29:45I do have to tell one story. In 2018

29:49when my father passed, it was before CAP

29:52and I had a very distant distant

29:55relative

29:57that uh was having a major

30:01traumatic issue of the death of my

30:03father.

30:05And she stayed at the church 24/7.

30:10She slept in her car and she stayed

30:12there and it was a complete We had all

30:16completed all the services, everything

30:18and I got a call saying, "Hey,

30:21we need you to come down here uh to

30:24help." And it would happen to be the the

30:27St. Francis uh uh

30:30security unit. There's there's something

30:33going on and I said, "Okay." And I

30:35called my mom and I'm like, "Mom, come

30:36come over. Who is this?" And so we go

30:39down and she's really having uh an

30:41incident and she's not wanting to talk

30:44to us and she's she's she

30:49I didn't know what to do.

30:50So, what did I do? I called those in

30:53public safety and said, "Hey,

30:55we're having a behavioral health

30:57breakdown. Could you please help me?"

30:59And someone showed up very similar to

31:01CAP

31:03that then guided her and worked her

31:04through what she needed to do.

31:06So, my point of my story is that I know

31:10the impact

31:12CAP has on our community because

31:15I experienced it at at a certain level.

31:18So, thank you.

31:19Thank you so much because you are making

31:21impact in our community.

31:23Appreciate you.

31:25>> Thank you, Councilwoman Pastor. Thank

31:27you both for the today's presentation. I

31:30think this

31:31program proves the point that the city

31:34knows that we need specialized services

31:37to respond to calls and that is often

31:41outside of what our police department

31:43and our fire department do. And so, I

31:46too am incredibly grateful for your

31:48leadership and your steadfast work in

31:50ensuring that the positions

31:53get filled, get filled with the right

31:54people and that we provide the services

31:57that our citizens, community members

32:00need when they need it. So, thank you,

32:03Assistant City Manager Lori Bays, DC

32:06Ernst and Ali, thank you for sharing the

32:09new part of the program where we

32:11actually ask those questions at the

32:14beginning of a call

32:15and and send them to the right spot from

32:18the very beginning. So, appreciate you

32:19all and thank you for being here today.

32:21Keep up the good work.

32:25>> Okay. Our next item

32:28is a heat-related calls update.

32:31We are joined

32:33by

32:35Assistant Fire Chief Mark Gonzales and

32:39Assistant Fire Chief Raymond Ochoa,

32:42Assistant Fire Chief Justin Alexander,

32:44and then Deputy Parks and Recreation

32:47Director Jared Rogers. Thank you all for

32:49being here today.

33:09>> Chair and members of the subcommittee,

33:10thank you for this opportunity to report

33:12on the critical fire department response

33:13efforts during the 2026 heat season

33:16starting on May 1st and for the purposes

33:18of this presentation will include data

33:20through August 30th. I'm Assistant Chief

33:22Justin Alexander. With me at the table

33:23are Assistant Chief uh Fire Chiefs Mark

33:26Gonzales and Ray Ochoa, as well as

33:28Deputy Parks and Recreation Deputy

33:30Director Jared Rogers.

33:37I'll begin by reviewing this heat

33:38season's overall temperature record.

33:40This year we continue to experience near

33:42record high sustained extreme heat.

33:45The May through August mean temperature

33:47was 93.8°F,

33:49making it the third highest for this

33:51period on record.

33:55We saw 39 days of maximum temperatures

33:57above 110°F

33:59and 98 days with a maximum temperature

34:02of 100°F or greater.

34:04>> [snorts]

34:05>> This prolonged high heat season created

34:07sustained high demand for heat related

34:09fire department response resulting in

34:111,744 calls for service.

34:18This slide provides an overview of these

34:20calls received by department units

34:22during the heat season. The total of

34:241,744

34:26heat related calls from May 1st to

34:27August 31st was an increase of 158

34:31as compared to 1,586 in 2025 from last

34:34year. These calls came into our dispatch

34:36center under many nature codes, but the

34:38top five were identified as heat related

34:40by our paramedics in their patient

34:42reports while on scene were general heat

34:44emergency at 821 calls for service,

34:47altered level of consciousness at 187

34:50calls for service, ill person with 175,

34:53unconscious person with 82, and fall

34:56injury also 82.

34:57>> [snorts]

34:58>> These calls will be broken down further

34:59by our next presenters. I'd like to now

35:01introduce Assistant Chief Rio Ochoa.

35:05>> Good morning, Madam Chair and members of

35:06the subcommittee. Thank you for

35:11>> Is your mic on?

35:13>> Thank you. Good morning, Madam

35:15[clears throat] Chair and members of the

35:15subcommittee. Thank you for having us

35:17here this morning.

35:18The fire department responded to 1,744

35:21heat-related incidents incidents between

35:24May and August of this year. Of all

35:26these incidents, approximately 14% of

35:29these patients were critically ill

35:30suffering from heatstroke. Prior to

35:322024, our standard of care and best

35:34practice was to apply ice to the

35:37armpits, neck, and groin area and

35:39administer cold IV fluids. As our

35:41firefighters responded to these calls

35:43and saw that many of our community

35:45community members were still

35:46experiencing unfavorable outcomes, they

35:48began to ask whether there was a more

35:49effective treatment that existed.

35:52One that could produce better results

35:54for our sickest patients. Out of these

35:56questions and efforts, cold water

35:58immersion was implemented. I would like

36:00now like to show a chair quick 2-minute

36:02video on the implementation of cold

36:04water immersion.

36:13>> The Phoenix Fire Department is a

36:14proactive fire EMS service delivery. We

36:17live

36:18and work here in the Sonoran Desert. We

36:21know that we reach critical temperatures

36:23in the summer, so your fire department

36:24has to be prepared to have the latest

36:26technology on the front line.

36:30>> We have rolled this out. Every Phoenix

36:31[music] Fire Department response unit

36:33has these bags on them. We rolled it out

36:36May 1st. In the beginning of May, we

36:38were averaging about one bag a week. The

36:40temperatures [music] were still low.

36:42Once we hit June and the temperatures

36:44rose, now we're averaging three times a

36:46day that we are [music] initiating these

36:48treatments, placing patients into the

36:50bag, and doing cooling measures on them.

36:54We're going to

36:55>> You get in the protocol by putting a

36:56couple bags of cold ice, cold water.

36:59>> [music]

37:00>> Now, we're going to load the patient

37:01into the bag.

37:04What we're looking for [music] is the

37:05inability to respond to verbal or

37:07painful stimuli, the inability to answer

37:09who, what, where, and when, and that

37:12they have a temperature over 104.5.

37:14>> This is a collaborative effort. We're

37:16[music] pretty proud of that. We've

37:17worked with local ERs, local doctors,

37:19our own medical director, our EMS

37:21department. [music]

37:23We looked at how can we help those that

37:25we serve having critical heat

37:28emergencies.

37:29>> We're the first responders, [music] we

37:30start treatment, and we transfer that

37:32treatment over to the hospital setting.

37:34>> So, our goal is to get them into this,

37:36get them cooled off and cooling as

37:38quickly as we possibly can, get them

37:40over to the hospitals. Our target is to

37:43get these patients to about 101 before

37:45they come out of the bags. So, if we're

37:47continually monitoring their temperature

37:49en route to the hospital,

37:50>> [music]

37:51>> and then once we get to the hospital,

37:52once they hit 101, they're going to pull

37:54pull the people out of these bags and

37:56start other treatments [music] for these

37:58folks.

37:58>> The impact that we have seen and that we

38:01will continue seeing is we've had people

38:03who were extremely hot this year, who

38:05last year they might not have made it,

38:07and because of these efforts this year,

38:09they're leaving the hospital with no

38:11deficits. The goal is that we proved

38:13that this is the best way to manage

38:15heat-related emergencies, the most

38:17critical ones, and this becomes the

38:19standard across the nation for response

38:21to heat.

38:23>> [music]

38:33>> As mentioned in the video, this was a

38:34collaborative effort that involved many

38:36partners. I'd like to acknowledge the

38:37office of heat response and mitigation,

38:39public health, and parks, as well as our

38:42hospital partners that were instrumental

38:44in the research and following each

38:45patient through their hospitalization

38:47and discharge.

38:48I'd like to specially recognize uh Dr.

38:51Comp from Valleywise, Dr. Koenig from

38:53Dignity, and Dr. Snow from Banner for

38:55their partnership from day one uh in

38:57leading these efforts.

39:02The fire department implemented cold

39:04water immersion in May of 2024. This

39:07slide uh shows the total number of

39:08patients that were transported in 2024,

39:112025, and 2026 with the lower portion of

39:14the graph indicating how many received

39:15cold water immersion therapy.

39:18For example, in 2024, between May and

39:21August, there were 1,219

39:23uh patients transported for heat-related

39:25illness.

39:26And in 2024, of the 1,219, 292

39:31received cold water immersion.

39:37There you go.

39:38Based on the data collected over the

39:40past 3 years, cold water immersion

39:41treatment for heatstroke patients has

39:43proven to be extremely effective. The

39:45research has indicated that uh an

39:48increase in patient responsiveness in

39:5080% of the uh patients that were seen

39:52for heat-related illness, a decrease in

39:54body temperature of 5 to 6° on arrival

39:57at the hospital,

39:58reduced hospital length of stay, lower

40:00levels of required hospital care, so

40:03patients not having to stay in the ICU

40:05for significant amount of times, and

40:07then an overall decrease in mortality by

40:0918% specific to our study.

40:15>> [sighs]

40:16>> This initiative and change to

40:17pre-hospital care led by the Phoenix

40:18Fire Department has proven to be highly

40:20successful. We now have patients that

40:22were suffering from heatstroke being

40:24discharged from the hospital with zero

40:26deficits where historically these

40:28patients received uh extensive

40:30continuous care or potentially passed

40:32away.

40:33>> [snorts]

40:33>> Cold water immersion therapy has gained

40:35significant attention nationally and

40:36internationally from pre-hospital care

40:39communities and from the media.

40:41Additionally, the team's research was

40:42published in Prehospital Emergency Care

40:44in 20 26 and we continue to present at

40:47multiple national conventions and

40:48symposiums.

40:50We continue to meet with fire

40:51departments and EMS agencies across the

40:53nation to share this information on the

40:55program and support broader adoption of

40:57this treatment protocol.

40:59I'd like to recognize the collective

41:00efforts of our firefighters, our

41:02internal city partners, and our regional

41:04hospital partners for their efforts and

41:05the positive impact it's having on our

41:07community.

41:08This time I'd like to pass it to Jared

41:10Rogers, Deputy Director of Parks and

41:12Recreation.

41:13>> Thank you, Chief Ochoa, and I'm here to

41:16Can you advance the slide?

41:18To briefly talk about the current Parks

41:20and Recreation Board policy as it

41:22relates to trails. On days where the

41:24National Weather Service issues extreme

41:26heat warnings,

41:27uh the trails you can see on screen,

41:29Camelback Mountain trails, the Piestewa

41:30Peak Summit and associated trails, as

41:33well as a few select trails at South

41:35Mountain Park including Holbert, Mormon,

41:37Howl Bowl trails, and the National Trail

41:39from the Pima Canyon Trailhead are

41:42closed between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to

41:445:00 p.m. So again, that's any day the

41:46National Weather Service, year-round,

41:48issues an extreme heat warning. And I

41:49would mention this year we had the

41:50earliest ever. There was You may

41:52remember some really hot days in March.

41:54And that was the earliest that our team

41:56um

41:57uh restricted trails on those days. But

41:59with that, I will turn the presentation

42:01back over to Chief Gonzales who will

42:03talk more about uh heat and how it

42:05affects the trails.

42:09>> Thank you, Jared.

42:10Good morning, chair, members of the

42:11subcommittee. Uh this year we had a

42:14total of 47 excessive heat warning days

42:18up to August 31st. The first one as

42:20mentioned was on March 19th. It's the

42:23earliest start on record. And this year

42:25we also experienced an 18 consecutive

42:27day excessive heat warning event,

42:30which occurred from July 23rd to August

42:339th.

42:34During these excessive heat warning

42:35days, we had 12 patients rescued from

42:38mountains. Five of those patients were

42:41on or near restricted trails.

42:43Comparatively, during the same months of

42:46May to the end of August in 2025,

42:49we had 18 patients rescued on excessive

42:51heat warning days with seven of those on

42:54restricted trails. So, we are seeing

42:56improvements with the Take a Hike, Do It

42:58Right campaign and temporary trail

43:00restrictions.

43:05Looking at our three most difficult

43:06mountain trails, we are seeing an

43:08increase in overall mountain rescues per

43:11year,

43:12but there is good news in that we are

43:14seeing improvements during the excessive

43:16heat warning days with fewer mountain

43:18rescues, as I mentioned in the last

43:20slide, 33% decrease.

43:26In a presentation we provided for you in

43:28May, I mentioned we were looking at a

43:3150% increase, quite concerning to both

43:34parks and to the fire department and our

43:35citizens.

43:37But right after that presentation, we

43:39stabilized. You can see going into June,

43:43and we're now back to the average

43:44numbers from 2025.

43:49This slide is to give you an idea of

43:51what hours of the day rescues most often

43:54occur. Trails were not

43:57restricted during all of these rescues,

43:59but the yellow box is the restricted

44:01timeline.

44:03These counts only include Camelback,

44:05Piestewa, and South Mountain from May

44:071st to August 31st.

44:12And this slide identifies 60% of

44:14patients rescued between the beginning

44:16of May to the end of August were from

44:18Arizona.

44:19We are often asked if the majority of

44:21rescues come from out-of-towners, people

44:24who are not

44:27What's the right word? Acclimated, thank

44:29you, to our climate, but we know that's

44:32not true.

44:34And this number is consistent with last

44:36year's report of 61%

44:39from the same timeline.

44:43On this slide, I want to show our use of

44:46technology

44:47and partnership to help decrease patient

44:49contact and extrication time from the

44:52mountain.

44:53Drone 1 was utilized in 26 mountain

44:55rescues from the beginning of May to the

44:57end of August this year.

44:59In many instances, the drone is able to

45:02locate the patient prior to our

45:04technical rescue teams arriving and can

45:06update or confirm patient locations and

45:09provide command with valuable patient

45:11information.

45:13In the same timeline, we also had 14

45:16hoist operations removing patients by

45:19helicopter.

45:20One of those hoist operations was done

45:22through mutual aid with MCSO

45:25while our hoist capable Firebird 10 unit

45:28was receiving required maintenance.

45:31I'll now pass it back over to Assistant

45:33Chief Alexander.

45:44>> Our heat-related messaging to the

45:46community in coordination with city

45:47communications and other city

45:49departments has been comprehensive and

45:52has focused on all hazards associated

45:53with our heat season such as general

45:55outdoor heat safety

45:57including hiking, outdoor safety, signs

45:59of heatstroke and heat exhaustion, and

46:01cooling center locations as well as hot

46:03car awareness and other important topics

46:05related to high heat.

46:11This educational messaging is delivered

46:13at community events and schools as well

46:15as through our city and fire department

46:16websites, on social media, through our

46:19communications office and PIOs working

46:21with news media, through toolkits and

46:23other opportunities. For additional

46:25information, we direct you to our city

46:27heat safety page found by searching

46:29phoenix.gov heat safety.

46:34Thank you for your time this morning.

46:35This concludes our presentation.

46:37We thank you for your continued support

46:38and we would be happy to answer any

46:40questions.

46:42>> Thank you so much. Do we have questions?

46:44Uh Councilman Robinson.

46:46>> [clears throat]

46:48>> Chairman O'Brien, thank you very much.

46:49Um

46:50thank you very much for the

46:51presentation. It's it was exceptionally

46:55exceptionally well given. The

46:56information is terrific and clearly from

46:59District 6 because almost all of the

47:02um

47:02trails that you mentioned are almost all

47:04in District 6 and I really appreciate

47:06the efforts on the part of the fire

47:08department cuz we see way too many of

47:09them.

47:10So, [snorts] besides you guys doing a

47:12great job and everything, it's more of a

47:13curiosity. The bags that are being used

47:16are is that something we're able to

47:17reuse or is it a one-time use and then

47:20that's the end of it and I mean I'm just

47:22more curious about that than anything

47:24else.

47:27>> [clears throat]

47:28>> Chairman O'Brien, Councilman Robinson,

47:30thank you for that question. The bags

47:31are a one-time use. Um when we initially

47:33started this this research and the

47:35questions were being asked, we connected

47:37with a current vendor that has worked

47:39with us. So, we've made some

47:40modifications to the bag in

47:42collaboration with um

47:44communication with our hospital partners

47:45where we transfer patients. So, they are

47:47a one-time use.

47:48>> Okay.

47:49Thank you for that.

47:51Other than that, I I truly appreciate

47:52all the hard work that everybody's

47:53doing. You know, the um

47:55department's done a great job of

47:57explaining and I think to the public in

47:59general of what it takes when you guys

48:02have to go out on a rescue and the rehab

48:04that it requires for your personnel.

48:07It's not like that, but sometimes you're

48:08still required to go on the next call

48:10and everything else. So, we thank you

48:12for the dedication. We thank you for the

48:13hard work. And again, it was an

48:15excellent presentation and Madam Chair,

48:17thank you very much for the time.

48:19>> Thank you, Councilman Robinson. Any

48:21other questions or comments?

48:23>> I'll make a comment.

48:24>> Councilwoman Pastor.

48:25>> I just want to thank you and your

48:26partners for saving lives. Cuz this is

48:28what it does. It's saving lives. So, and

48:31uh

48:32I just want to thank you.

48:34>> Thank you, Councilwoman Pastor. I do

48:37have a clarifying question. Most of the

48:39data on the mountain rescues looks to be

48:41from the mountains where we have

48:44restrictions on our heat safety days.

48:47Do we track the data on how many rescues

48:50occur on

48:52the other mountains in our city?

48:55>> Chairwoman, yes, we do. Thank you for

48:58the question. We do track all of them.

49:00These are

49:02I think we were trying to focus on the

49:04summer heat and those are the only ones

49:07with restrictions that we were we really

49:09identify and we try to

49:11report back to the Parks Board for

49:13their input, but we do track all of our

49:17mountain rescues. Yes.

49:18>> And I

49:19and I know of course you you you track

49:21them all, but specifically during the

49:23summer months for the rest of the city,

49:26I guess. What does that number look like

49:28compared to

49:30these if you have them? And if you

49:31don't, you can send it to me.

49:34>> You know what? I On the Let me see on

49:37slide summer mountain rescue months, it

49:39does have all of the or sorry, I'm I'm

49:42there's a annual with the total months.

49:45I don't have the total up till now

49:47>> Okay.

49:48>> on me right now.

49:49>> Okay. If if you could provide that

49:52>> the other mountain rescues that occur

49:55during the same heat period that for the

49:58clo- the trails that are closed, I would

50:01appreciate that. I just want to make

50:02sure we continue to to monitor

50:05um all the data related to it. I know

50:07that these mountains are experienced um

50:11are are technically difficult. They're

50:13they're very popular, um but I think

50:16that sometimes if you're in other parts

50:19of the city such as District 1 up north,

50:23you may not think, "Well, I I'm I'm not

50:25going to Camelback Mountain. I'm not

50:26going to Piestewa Peak. So, it's, you

50:29know, not as big of a deal if I go out

50:31hiking at 11:00 and we all know that's

50:34not the case." So, I just want to make

50:35sure that

50:36we have the data to have a conversation

50:39in in our districts about the importance

50:42of that. So, I appreciate that.

50:43Appreciate all that you're doing. Um

50:45thank you for being the the leader on

50:48cold water immersion. I think that is

50:50incredible. As Councilwoman Pastor said,

50:52you are are saving lives and um

50:56and actually keeping lives intact that

50:59that may not otherwise be if they are

51:01saved. So, uh appreciate that hard work

51:04and being out in front and being a

51:05leader in our not just our community but

51:08in our country uh on these kinds of

51:11efforts. So, thank you for presenting

51:13here today. We do have a virtual

51:14speaker. Um

51:16Ms. Ann Ender, is she with us?

51:20>> I think she's here.

51:21>> Good morning.

51:22>> Wonderful. The floor is yours.

51:25>> Thank you. Good morning, Chairwoman

51:26O'Brien and members of the subcommittee.

51:28And thank you, Chiefs Alexander,

51:30Gonzalez, Ochoa, and staff. I'm Ann

51:33Ender, I'm president of Operation Blue

51:35Ribbon. On August 13th, public public

51:38safety advocate Orlando Bobo and I met

51:40with Councilwoman Robinson and his staff

51:42to discuss the escalating number of

51:44mountain rescues in 2026.

51:46Our main concern, first responder

51:49safety.

51:50Drawing on months of data and analysis,

51:52we presented evidence on rescue demand,

51:54incident timing, trail specific

51:56patterns, days with multiple rescues,

51:58operational implications, and

52:00recommended actions.

52:02The data presented in this report

52:03demonstrate that mountain rescue

52:05activity in Phoenix is a persistent

52:08operational responsibility, rather than

52:10an isolated seasonal issue. In fact, we

52:13show there have been 157 rescues to

52:16date, including 21 since we met with the

52:18councilman, revealing a troublesome

52:20trend of night rescues.

52:22Because these incidents consistently

52:24expose firefighters, police officers,

52:26aviation crews, EMS personnel, and

52:28technical rescue teams to avoid

52:31operational risk, future policy

52:33discussions should focus on reducing

52:35first responder exposure while

52:37preserving public access

52:39wherever it can be maintained safely.

52:42Emergency resource availability is

52:44affected whenever a prolonged technical

52:46consumes specialized personnel and

52:49equipment that may be needed

52:50simultaneously in the city. As days with

52:53multiple rescues demonstrate, these

52:54incidents can overlap rather than occur

52:57at convenient intervals. Personal

52:59responsibility matters. Government,

53:01however, must also make operational

53:03decisions when predictable behavior

53:05creates foreseeable demands. We

53:07recommended hard closure of the mountain

53:09trails until the the helicopter was

53:12back, but we also recommend exist using

53:16existing enforcement authority and

53:18evaluating additional cost recovery

53:20options. These must be seriously

53:22considered with urgency to avoid further

53:24risk to our first responders. And before

53:26you tell me that we're leading with

53:28education and that people won't call 911

53:31if we find I have I have found no

53:34evidence that supports that. So, if you

53:37have that, would you please provide

53:38that?

53:39>> Thank you so much for your comments. We

53:41appreciate that.

53:43Very important topic and

53:46again, appreciate the report and the

53:49information and look forward to

53:51continuing to keep our community members

53:53as well as our first responders safe.

53:57Thank you all.

53:59Do we have any additional public call to

54:01the public? Any other?

54:04>> Madam Chair, we do not.

54:05>> Wonderful. Are there any future agenda

54:08requests?

54:10Going once, going twice. All right,

54:13might be the quickest meeting on record.

54:16Therefore, we are adjourned. Thank you

54:17all for your work today.

54:39>> [music]

54:42>> The school

54:45East Jefferson Street.

54:51An edifice of those pieces

54:53100,000 dollars or quasi 2 million

54:56dollars in the economy actual with a

54:58capacity for 450 students.

55:02The apprentice a point of reunion the

55:05community of America that we have a

55:06school as a symbol of joy. The school

55:09will close 1984

55:12and the space will be utilized as

55:14offices for New Times and Digital

55:16[music]

55:17Services. The edifice will be added to

55:19the register of properties historical of

55:21Phoenix in June of 2005.

55:38>> [music]

55:43>> It's a real priority [music] for us to

55:44have a resilient food system. We want a

55:46system that will survive shocks, whether

55:49it be a pandemic, supply chain, climate

55:53challenges. [music]

55:57We're a city