Request to Amend City Code Section 24-45 Relating to Certain Services in Parks

Supported the revised ordinance as reasonable oversight for shared public spaces.

Spoke on behalf of parks employees, highlighting safety hazards like needle sticks and operational strain from unmanaged park distributions.

Opposed the park ordinance on behalf of Food Not Bombs, stating it is a first amendment violation and limits essential community care.

Represented Cactus Youth Baseball League in supporting the park ordinance to protect youth sports environments from drug waste and needles.

Spoke for United Phoenix Firefighters in support of the parks ordinance, highlighting public safety risks and emergency response realities.

Expressed concern as a mother about drug use and needles in parks, supporting regulations to keep play areas safe.

Opposed the ordinance, stating that Christian almsgiving and feeding the hungry is a protected religious practice that should not require government permits.

Shared personal recovery story supported by weekly park meal distributions from Billy's Way Home.

Supported the parks ordinance as a firefighter and parent to ensure common-sense safety and cleanliness in recreational areas.

Founder of Billy's Way Home opposed the ordinance, noting their nonprofit cleans up parks and builds vital human connections.

Represented Sunny Slope community groups in supporting the ordinance for balanced park management.

Opposed the ordinance on behalf of Semillas Arizona, stating it criminalizes mutual aid and ignores systemic poverty.

Represented Circle the City in opposing the ordinance, warning it will increase emergency room burdens and restrict street medicine.

Shared a personal story of being injured by a discarded needle in a park slide.

Opposed the ordinance as a medical provider, citing evidence that syringe exchange programs reduce disease and needle prevalence.

Supported the ordinance, noting negative sanitation and supervision issues at neighborhood parks.

Represented Dr. Alex Kim Foundation in supporting structured medical care in appropriate locations rather than parks.

Opposed the ordinance, stating there is no scientific evidence that such rules reduce needles and advocating for permanent housing solutions.

Executive Director of Southwest Recovery Alliance opposed the ordinance, highlighting the life-saving role of naloxone and syringe programs.

National Homelessness Law Center attorney opposed the ordinance as an unconstitutional and extreme restriction on expressive and religious rights.

ACLU of Arizona lobbyist opposed the ordinance as a violation of first amendment rights and an unconstitutional criminalization of aid.

Represented Shot in the Dark in opposing the ordinance and advocating for evidence-based public health interventions.