January 2016

City of Phoenix, District 7

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday sea-son with your family and friends. This month I was sworn in for my last term in office. I am humbled to continue to serve this dis-trict but also focus on making the next four years as successful as possible. My priorities continue to be public safety, protecting parks and creating jobs.

Specifically, I support the Police Body Camera program in Maryvale and its’ expansion citywide. I encourage business growth in Estrella, attracting more large distributors such as the current organizations Amazon and Living Spaces.

I will continue to advocate for the communities that have been affected due to the FAA’s RNAV flight changes as well as work with our federal delegation to affect legislation that would reverse this type of action and prevent future actions by the FAA that have such unacceptable outcomes to our communities.

I will advocate for the Laveen community to get their fair share in streets and infrastructure, especially now with the new 202 Free-way and the potential for the areas growth. South Mountain will enjoy the completion of the Avenida Rio Salado project as well as light rail extension planning. And in downtown, we need a dis-trict parking solution, affordable housing and more culturally di-verse experiences.

As always my office is ready to serve. Please contact us directly with any concerns or to share your feedback.

Michael Nowakowski Councilmember, District 7

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Young Man/Woman Awards .. 2

Arts & Cultures Grants ............ 2

Hawk Light ............................. 3

Noise Ordinance ...................... 3

Laveen BBQ & Parade ............. 4

MLK Day of Service. ................ 5

St. Patrick’s Parade & Faire ..... 6

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST

• Get Involved

• Nextdoor.com

• Maricopa County Neigh-

borhood LIFT Program

• Cobra Arcade Bar

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The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Now Accepting Applications for 2016-2017 Community Arts Grants Program

The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture's 2016-2017 Community Arts Grants Program is now open for applications. The program supports the general opera-tions of Phoenix-based arts and cultural organizations, as well as festival and arts learning projects. The deadline for applications in all categories is March 30, 2016.

The purpose of the Community Arts Grants Program is to expand the availability of arts and cultural activities throughout all sectors of the city of Phoenix; to promote cultural diversity; and to foster programmatic and organizational sup-port for artists representing all cultural traditions. Grants are awarded on a com-petitive basis.

The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture will host a series of orientation work-shops from January 25 to February 2 around the city for applicants to learn about the funding opportunities and how to improve application proposals.

West Phoenix - Tuesday, January 26, 2016 5:00pm-6:00pm Maryvale Community Center 4420 N. 51st Avenue, Phoenix

South Phoenix - Monday, February 1, 2016 5:00pm-6:00pm South Mountain Community Center 212 East Alta Vista Road, Phoenix, AZ

Downtown Phoenix - Tuesday, February 2, 2016 5:00-6:00pm Arizona Opera 1636 N. Central Ave Phoenix, AZ

For more information about the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture's Community Arts Grants Program, call 602-495-0188 or visit phoenix.gov/arts .

OUTSTANDING YOUNG MAN/YOUNG WOMAN OF THE YEAR

The City of Phoenix Youth and Edu-cation Office is now accepting appli-cations for the 2016 Outstanding Young Man/Young Woman of the Year awards. This program is open to any students currently enrolled in high school and living within Phoenix city limits. Here's how the program works:

One young man and one young woman will be selected as winners from each city council district and receive an award of $500.

In addition, each district-level win-ner will be eligible for an additional $500 award if they are selected as the citywide winners.

Students interested in applying will need to write an essay, submit a high school transcript and proof of legal residence in the United States. Finalists will be interviewed by judges of the program including members of the Phoenix Rotary 100 and Soroptimist International of Phoenix. District award winners will be invited to a luncheon spon-sored by Rotary 100 and Soropti-mist International where the citywide award winners will be an-nounced.

Eligible students can apply through the online application form located at phoenix.gov/education/outstanding-young-man-woman before 5:00 p.m. Feb. 26, 2016.

GET INVOLVED!

Board and Commissions members provide input to the Mayor, City Council, City Manager and city depart-ments on a variety of issues affecting the city.

Find out how to get involved in this important process and play an important role in your community!

Visit the website or contact our office to find out how you can get involved.

http://phoenix.gov/phxd/bdcomm/index.jsp

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Loud Party Ordinance

The City of Phoenix noise ordinance was adopted and amended to increase neighborhood safety and reduce threats to public peace, health, safety and general welfare. This or-dinance doesn’t stop at party noise and aircraft noise but addresses so-cial gatherings and events which result in disturbing the peace, qui-et and enjoyment of the community. The loud party ordinance address-es these issues because they can and often do lead to excessive noise and traffic, fights, litter-ing and other problems.

There are no allowable times during the day or night that excessive loud noise should be tolerated. If police are called and it is determined that there is a threat to the peace, health or general safety of the public the respon-sible party can incur a police response fee of up to $1,000.

On a similar note, flight path noise is a constant reminder of the challeng-es that some residents in District 7 face. Reporting excessive flight noise is a very important step in the fight against the flight path change. Visit http://www.planenoise.com/copad/q3qH4u/ to report flight path noise. You can also call the noise com-plaint hotline at (844) 244-7430 and leave a detailed message.

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HAS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SIGNED-UP?

Nextdoor.com is a private social network for neighborhoods. Simi-lar to other social networks, Nextdoor.com allows city departments to post relevant, neighborhood focused information and answer residents’ questions generated by their posts. Besides the city’s main page, Nextdoor participants also will receive timely messages from the Police, Neighborhood Services and Public Works depart-ments. The growing social network on Nextdoor encourages and helps facilitate communication among neighbors. More than 400 Phoenix neighborhoods have joined and actively participate on Nextdoor. See if your neighborhood is among them by visiting the website, Nextdoor.com.

HAWK LIGHT INSTALLED IN DISTRICT 7

I’m excited to share with you that earlier this month the City of Phoenix Street Transporta-tion Department installed a HAWK signal at Raul Castro Middle School located on 79th Avenue & Thomas. The HAWK (High Intensity Activated Crosswalk Beacon) is a safety feature that’s installed in high pedestrian areas such as a school to allow students to cross the street safely. Traffic stops when the HAWK light button is pushed. District 7 is commit-ted to keeping pedestrians safe when they cross the street. This is the 6th HAWK location in District 7!

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LAVEEN COMMUNITY PARADE

“Growing Together”

Saturday February 6, 2016 – Parade begins at 11:00 am

Parade Route: 43rd Avenue to 51st Avenue on Dobbins Road

Parade goers are urged to bring a blanket or lawn chair to watch the parade.

Sponsored by: Laveen Lions Club

Supported by: Laveen Community Council and Vee Quiva Casino

Maricopa County NeighborhoodLIFT

Launch Event

LIFT provides eligible homebuyers with match-ing funds up to $7,500 of down payment assis-tance on qualified prop-erties.

Maricopa County NeighborhoodLIFT

Launch Event

Friday, January 15, 2016 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Sat., January 16, 2016 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel 340 N. 3rd St. Phoenix, AZ

Please register in ad-vance at www.trellisaz.org/lift/ for this event. Walk-ins are welcome, but only regis-tered customers are as-sured of meeting with a professional to determine eligibility for a Neighbor-hoodLIFT reservation of up to $7,500.

Admission is Free.

Parking is Free.

64th Annual Laveen Pit BBQ

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Corona Ranch & Rodeo Grounds

7611 S. 29th Avenue in Laveen

11AM—4PM

Come check out the best mouthwatering BBQ in Laveen Arizona! There will be over 50 vendors, kids activities, music and a whole lot more!

Pre-Sale tickets are $8 for adults $5 for kids. For tickets and more infor-mation please visit, www.laveen.org.

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Cobra Arcade Bar

801 N. 2nd St. #100

602-595-5873

www.cobraarcadebar.com

A brand new concept for all

those old school arcade game

players! Cobra Arcade Bar

features 40 different 80’s-

themed arcade games. Fa-

mous games such as Street

Fighter, Super Mario Bros.,

Ms. PacMan, Pac-Man, Gala-

ga and so many more! Cobra

Arcade features a full service

bar with handcrafted cock-

tails, 30 different types of

beers, 14 draft handles and

great music! Cobra Arcade

is located in the Roosevelt

Arts District. Come check

out this brand new entertain-

ment concept and relive your

80s childhood!

PRODUCE ON WHEELS Saturday, February 6, 2016

8:00am—11:00am Laveen Baptist Church, 5036 W. Dobbins Rd, Laveen, AZ

Variety of produce will be available! Cash Only.

* Cucumber (Euro) * Eggplant * Honeydew Melon *Tomatoes (Grape) * Tomatoes (Roma) * Tomatoes (on

the Vine) * Watermelon (Medium) * Watermelon (Mini) *Squash (Yellow)

Business Highlight

33rd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Faire

Saturday, March 12th 2016

Starting Time: 10:00 A.M

Route: 3rd St. South from Sheridan to Moreland

The Faire starts at 10 am at Hance Park West side of Central at the Irish Cul-tural Center ,1106 N Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004. Admission $10.00 Adults 13 & older. Kids 12 & under FREE. Senior (55 & over) and Military $8.00.

3 Stages of Irish Music and Dancers, Kids Area, Food and Beverages, Craft-ers and the Anam Cara (Soul Friend) exhibition at the McClelland Library.

Free Shuttle from 1850 North Central Avenue (West side of Central Ave & Palm Lane) to the Faire. TAKE THE LIGHT RAIL TO THE ROOSEVELT STREET STATION. Free parking at the garage at 1850 North Central Ave.