Please join us for this month’s Evans Churchill Community Association community meeting on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., monOrchid, 214 E. Roosevelt St. Here’s the agenda (subject to change because, well, things change!):

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS ~ Dorina Bustamante (ECCA)

• Special welcome to Roosevelt Row Arts District Board and Merchant Association members

ROOSEVELT ROW MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION UPDATE ~ Amy Otto, Dwayne Allen, and Cydney Guess

• General overview
• Community Development Corporation and Merchant Association committees
• Signature events & membership outreach campaign

PUBLIC SAFETY & BLOCK WATCH

• Recap of April 4 Town Hall arising from Roosevelt Historic District crime
• Central Arizona Shelter Services Update ~ Craig Tripken
• REMINDER: Non-emergency Crime Stop 602-262-6151 and Phoenix C.A.R.E.S. 602-262-6251; full list of numbers

DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

• PAZ Cantina Update ~ Alan Robinson & Majdi Kayyli
• Artisan Roosevelt Condominium Update ~ Robert Miranda (The Jason Mitchell Group)
• The Churchill Update ~ Kell Duncan
• The Blocks Update ~ Kaitlyn Mulholland (Desert Viking)
• The Link PHX Update ~ Alvaro Sande (UEB & ECCA)
• ASU Biomedical Campus Master Plan Update ~ Rick Naimark & Ruben Alonzo (ASU)
• APS Substation Update ~ Kendra Lee
• Cobra Arcade’s request for Special Use Application for events on their parking lot
• Golden Rule Tattoo’s request for Text Amendment to allow tattoo studios in the Evans Churchill East Character Area
• True North Holdings Knipe House RFP Update and Jane’s Cafe proposed Zoning Adjustment

COMMUNITY ADVOCACY

• City of Phoenix Budget Hearings
• Citizen’s Tree & Shade Committee
• Transportation & Parking
• Downtown Phoenix Community Redevelopment Fund
• Unsolicited Requests for Proposals Process

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Saturday, 4/21, “The Sandlot” Street Food Cinema, Hance Park
• Saturday, 4/21, Pinewood Classic and Pinewood Classic Jr., Short Leash Hot Dogs
• Wednesday, 4/25, “Welcome to the Neighborhood” mixer & networking event, Location TBD
• Saturday, 4/28, CultivEAT, Growhouse at the Knipe House
• Saturday, 5/12, Urban Wine Walk, Various downtown locations
• Tuesday, 5/22, ArtPrize Artist Pitch Night, Found:Re Hotel
• Saturday, 10/27, Noche en Blanco, Hance Park

NEW & OTHER BUSINESS

Phoenix wants your feedback Participate in the 2018-19 Budget process, Attend one of 15 Community Budget Hearings between now and April 17, 2018 and make your voice heard:

• Download Community Budget Hearings Schedule
• Read Budget News Release
• Read Trial Budget Summary Booklet in English & Espanol

If you attended one or more of the three recent community meetings to discuss the location and “look and feel” of a future Arizona Public Service substation in the Evans Churchill, Roosevelt Row, and Downtown Phoenix neighborhood, you are welcome to provide further opinions on location preferences and design elements. Send your feedback to downtown.substations@aps.com Thank you. #evanschurchill #rooseveltrow #dtphx

Phoenix Urban Design Week convenes and engages Phoenicians in making the future of our city. The design of our rules, our built environment, and our culture are essential ingredients of economic growth, sustainability, and community empowerment. We are collaborating to design and build a city we all want to live in. Join us!

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