Economic Development and the Arts Subcommittee

Agenda

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2. 2 CALL TO ORDER
   Action: Called to Order

   This item was Called to Order.

3. 000 CALL TO THE PUBLIC
   Action: Comments Made

   This item was No Comments Made.

4. MINUTES OF MEETINGS
5. 1 Minutes of the Economic Development and Housing Subcommittee Meeting
   Minutes
   Action: approved

   This item was approved.

6. INFORMATION ONLY (ITEMS 2-3)
7. 2 City of Phoenix Naloxone Program Update: December 2024 through February 2025
   Information Only
   Action: No Questions

   This item was No Questions.

8. 3 Head Start Birth to Five Monthly Report - February - Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8
   Information Only
   Action: No Questions

   This item was No Questions.

9. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION (ITEMS 4-6)
10. 4 Phoenix Public Library's 2025 Summer Reading Program
    Information and Discussion
    Action: Item Discussed

    This item was Discussed.

11. 5 Mental Health Awareness Month - Citywide
    Information and Discussion
    Action: Item Discussed

    This item was IDiscussed.

12. 6 Urban Street Activation Development Codes and Retail Vacancy Rates - District 4, 7 & 8
    Information and Discussion
    Action: Item Discussed

    This item was Discussed.

13. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION (ITEMS 7-8)
14. 7 Phoenix ToolBank Partnership - Citywide
    Discussion and Possible Action
    Action: approved

    This item was approved.

15. 8 Greater Phoenix Economic Council - Authorization to Add Funding
    Discussion and Possible Action
    Action: approved

    This item was approved.

16. 000 CALL TO THE PUBLIC
    Action: Comments Made

    This item was No Comments Made.

17. 17 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
    Action: Item Discussed

    This item was Discussed.

18. 18 ADJOURN
    Action: Adjourned

    This item was Adjourned.