| Phoenix Lifeguards Help Save Man’s Life After Car Accident | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/parks-and-recreation/2413 | Parks and Recreation | | 7/12/2022 9:00:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2413/Lifeguards-for-Newsroom.jpg | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxVSa-JXwvc | Phoenix Lifeguards Help Save Man’s Life After Car Accident | <div class=”ExternalClass2B81D68052414B5DA3875396A09D137C”><html> <p><span style=”font-family:Calibri;font-size:14.6667px;”><span style=”background-color:window;color:windowtext;”>N</span><span style=”background-color:window;color:windowtext;”>ine City of Phoenix lifeguards jumped into action after witnessing a single car crash while working at a City pool. On Tuesday morning, the Phoenix Fire Department presented the nine lifeguards who responded with a life-saving award for their efforts.</span></span></p><p><span style=”font-size:14.6667px;”>On June 27, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. a man experienced a cardiac event while driving and crashed his car into a pole and wall near Deer Valley Pool in north Phoenix. After witnessing and hearing the accident, nine City of Phoenix lifeguards responded to the crash, and performed CPR on the driver before Phoenix Fire personnel arrived and were able to get a pulse on him. </span></p><p><span style=”font-size:14.6667px;”>Pool staff initiated their Emergency Action Plan which includes clearing the pool of all swimmers before rushing across the street, many barefoot, and assisting the driver. </span></p><p><span style=”font-size:14.6667px;”>“We saw one bystander banging on his window, and that’s when we realized he was unconscious,” said Phoenix Lifeguard Hailey Jay. “As soon as [two bystanders] got him out of the car we directed them to move him away from the car because we could smell gas.</span></p><p><span style=”font-size:14.6667px;”>“They laid him down and we immediately checked pulse and breathing. We found neither.”</span></p><p><span style=”font-size:14.6667px;”>Those nine Phoenix Lifeguards performed CPR, used an AED to shock the patient, putting pressure on the victim’s wounds. Those lifeguards provided the care they were trained to give through the lifeguard certification process. </span></p><p><span style=”font-size:14.6667px;”>“We were trained and prepared for this entire situation,” said Phoenix Lifeguard Annika Olsen. “We knew start to finish exactly what we were supposed to do. We also knew, in the end, when we were supposed to step away because we were trained in that too.”</span></p><p><span style=”font-size:14.6667px;”>Two days after the crash, a staff member at the hospital where the victim was taken told pool staff that the victim was alive and breathing on his own. </span></p><p><span style=”font-size:14.6667px;”>“I’m so proud of these young adults for sticking to their training and saving this man’s life,” said Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. “Our lifeguards are some of the best in the nation, and their quick thinking and life-saving acts shows how vital lifeguards are as first responders in keeping our residents safe.”</span></p><p><span style=”font-size:14.6667px;”>“This is just a true testament to their training,” said Phoenix Fire Captain Todd Keller. “Early CPR doubles, almost triples, the survival rate of that victim.”</span></p><p><span style=”font-size:14.6667px;”>On Tuesday morning, the Phoenix Fire Department presented the nine lifeguards who responded with a life-saving award. </span></p><p><span style=”font-size:14.6667px;”>“They’re very competent, well-trained individuals and they intervened,” said Phoenix Firefighter, and former lifeguard, Troy Campbell. Campbell was one the firefighters from Station 41 who responded to the crash. Campbell told the young lifeguards, “you guys are my heroes.”<br style=””></span></p> </html></div> | https://www.phoenix.gov/parks | Video | | parks-and-recreation | | Parks & Rec | | | | | | Adam Waltz | 602-781-1334 | 602-534-6648 | | | adam.waltz@phoenix.gov | | | | | | | | | PhoenixParks | |
| City of Phoenix Schedules Additional GO Bond Executive Committee Meeting for Public Comment | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/budget-and-research/2470 | Budget & Research | | 9/2/2022 7:00:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2470/GO-Bond-Photo-for-Newsroom.jpg | | City of Phoenix Schedules Additional GO Bond Executive Committee Meeting for Public Comment | <div class=”ExternalClass0E2A3C2D7C79479B803F3EB274D41CC1″><html> <p style=”font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:medium;line-height:24px;margin-bottom:11px;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:arial, sans-serif;”>The City of Phoenix has scheduled an additional 2023 General Obligation (GO) Bond Executive Committee Meeting specifically dedicated to public comment. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, </span> <strong style=”color:inherit;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:inherit;”>September 14, 2022, </strong> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:arial, sans-serif;”>at 6 p.m. at Phoenix City Council Chambers and will also be streamed on <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/user/cityofphoenixaz” target=”_blank”>YouTube</a> and PHXTV (Cox cable channel 11).</span> </p> <p style=”font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:medium;line-height:24px;margin-bottom:11px;”> <span style=”font-size:11pt;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:15.5467px;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:arial, sans-serif;”>Residents interested in speaking at this meeting can sign up to speak in person or virtually at </span> </span> </span> </span> <a style=”color:rgb(30, 81, 136);” href=”https://phoenix.gov/bond/meetings” data-cke-saved-href=”https://phoenix.gov/bond/meetings” target=”_blank”>phoenix.gov/bond/meetings</a> <span style=”font-size:11pt;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:15.5467px;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:arial, sans-serif;”>. Spanish interpretation services will also be available. The additional meeting will be for public comment ONLY and the Executive Committee will not be discussing or taking action on projects currently being discussed among the eight subcommittees: <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;”><span style=”font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;”>Arts & Culture, Economic Development and Education, Environment & Sustainability, Housing, Human Services & Homelessness, Neighborhoods & City Services, Parks & Recreation, Public Safety, and Streets & Storm Drainage.</span></span></span> </span> </span> </span> </p> <p style=”font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:medium;line-height:24px;margin-bottom:11px;”> <span style=”font-size:11pt;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:15.5467px;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:arial, sans-serif;”>Residents can also engage with the City on social media by using the #GOPHX2023, or by using the interactive GOPHXTOOL, an online tool available in English and Spanish that allows residents to tell the GO Bond Committee which projects they would like to see recommended to City Council. Residents may also call or submit comments electronically.</span> </span> </span> </span> </span> <br style=””> <br style=””> </p> <p style=”font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:medium;line-height:24px;margin-bottom:11px;”> <span style=”font-size:11pt;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:15.5467px;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;”> <strong style=””> <span style=”font-size:12pt;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:16.96px;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:arial, sans-serif;”>How the 2023 GO Bond Program Project Selection Process Works</span> </span> </span> </span> </strong> </span> </span> </span> </p> <p style=”font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:medium;line-height:24px;margin-bottom:11px;”> <span style=”font-size:11pt;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:15.5467px;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:arial, sans-serif;”>Subcommittees will receive presentations about proposed projects from City departments, hear from the public, then rank in priority order projects to be recommended to the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is charged with making project recommendations within the approved scope of $500M to be considered by City Council. The City Council will then decide if a GO Bond Program will go to the voters. If approved by Council, voters will ultimately choose whether or not to adopt the GO Bond Program in November 2023.</span> </span> </span> </span> </span> </p> <p style=”font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:medium;line-height:24px;margin-bottom:11px;”> <span style=”font-size:11pt;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:15.5467px;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;”> <span style=”font-size:inherit;color:inherit;font-family:arial, sans-serif;”>Committee meetings began in August 2022 and are currently scheduled to continue through November 2022. Meetings are open to the public for comment. For more information visit the GO Bond Program website at </span> </span> </span> </span> </span> <a style=”color:rgb(30, 81, 136);” href=”https://phoenix.gov/bond” data-cke-saved-href=”https://Phoenix.gov/bond” target=”_blank”>Phoenix.gov/bond</a>.<br></p> </html></div> | https://www.phoenix.gov/budget | News |
| Contract Approved, Interim Police Chief to Start September 12 | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/police/2469 | Police | | 9/2/2022 4:30:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2469/Newsroom_InterimChiefMichaelSullivan.png | | Contract Approved, Interim Police Chief to Start September 12 | <div class=”ExternalClass190A4F6214944FCDA89963613066D0CD”><html>The <a href=”https://apps-secure.phoenix.gov/PublicRecordsSearch/Home/RenderPDF/?id=l38941eabH5U4m82nbtECnj7byKHAOSYrD+KLnOZdag=” target=”_blank”>contract to hire Michael Sullivan</a> as the Interim Phoenix Police Chief has been approved and signed, the last step before bringing the 27-year veteran of law enforcement to his new role in Phoenix.<br><br>The contract terms were approved by unanimous vote of the Phoenix City Council on Wednesday and then finalized by Sullivan and the City. Sullivan’s employment with the city begins on September 12. The contract has an initial one-year term that may be extended up to 24 months.<br><br>“I want to thank City Manager Jeff Barton for this opportunity to work with the women and men of the Phoenix Police Department and the communities which make up the fabric of Phoenix,” said Chief Sullivan. “I also want to thank Mayor Gallego and the City Council for approving my employment agreement. This is an important time for the City and the Phoenix Police Department.”<br><br>Chief Sullivan’s transition into the Phoenix Police Department will include meetings with key stakeholders, advisory boards and community groups, members of the department, labor leaders and the media. <br><br>“In the coming weeks, I look forward to spending a lot of time observing and listening. My focus will be on reducing and preventing violent crime, building trusting relationships with the members of the police department, city officials, and community members, and working to continue the reform work already underway,” said Sullivan.<br><br>“Chief Sullivan is a leader with a history as a reformer who evaluates best practices and brings positive community change,” said City Manager Jeff Barton. “His decades of experience, his commitment to working with the community and his law enforcement expertise will be a benefit to the work we have ahead of us.”<br><br>As interim Chief, Sullivan will lead Phoenix Police through the currently open Department of Justice (DOJ) <a href=”/police/doj” target=”_blank”>civil pattern or practice investigation</a>. Sullivan has spent the last 3 years as Deputy Commissioner for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) where he led police reform efforts including bringing the agency into compliance mandates from a Federal Consent Decree based on a 2017 DOJ investigation into BPD. Sullivan also worked for the Louisville Metro Police Department, leaving in 2019 prior to the Breonna Taylor incident which prompted the currently open DOJ investigation of that department. You can read more about his <a href=”/piosite/Documents/MichaelSullivanBiography.pdf” target=”_blank”>experience</a>, including his Bachelor’s, Master’s and other ongoing law enforcement educational pursuits. <br><br>During the term of this interim assignment, the City of Phoenix will conduct a nationwide search for a permanent Police Chief, considering all internal and external candidates. The City Manager has committed to a robust community engagement process during the selection process, including input from the community, elected officials, department employees and labor groups.<br><br><br><p><br></p></html></div> | https://phoenix.gov/police | News |
| ‘Planting For Monarchs Month’ Invites Phoenicians to Help Struggling Butterfly Species | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/environmental-programs/2467 | Environment & Sustainability | | 9/1/2022 3:45:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2467/OEP_monarch month.png | | ‘Planting For Monarchs Month’ Invites Phoenicians to Help Struggling Butterfly Species | <div class=”ExternalClassA4B5B696590A4CEAAEA4EB993332205E”><html> <p>As Arizonans begin the fall planting season, the City of Phoenix’s Office of Environmental Programs encourages families and gardeners to plant native plants that help the monarch butterfly population. September is <a target=”_blank” href=”/oep/monarch”>Planting For Monarchs Month</a>.<br></p><p>The western population of the monarch butterfly has declined by more than 90% over the last 20 years. Researchers believe one of the primary causes is habitat loss. Because the butterflies migrate through the Phoenix each year from about September to May, milkweed and native nectar plants can help give them a food source and a place to lay eggs while they’re here.</p><p>“We want to make sure that we are helping to provide the migratory resources that this species needs to be able to complete its life cycle and its migration cycle,” said Environmental Programs Coordinator Tricia Balluff.</p><p><strong>What can I do to help the monarch?</strong></p><ul><li>Plant native milkweed such as desert (rush) milkweed or Arizona Milkweed.</li><li>Plant native nectar plants such as pink fairyduster, desert lavender, blackfoot daisy, and desert marigold.</li><li>Protect your monarch garden by avoiding the use of pesticides as much as possible</li><li>Trim monarch plants when the flowers aren’t blooming.</li></ul><p>“It can be any size of effort, from a potted plant on a balcony to a whole yard full of native nectar resources,” Balluff said.<br></p><p>Mayor Kate Gallego proclaimed <a target=”_blank” href=”/oepsite/Documents/Mayor%27s%20Monarch%20Proclamation.pdf”>September 2021</a> as ‘Planting For Monarchs Month’ to raise awareness for the need for more milkweed and nectar in the area. The City of Phoenix also made the <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.nwf.org/mayorsmonarchportal/Community?communityId=327&programYearId=2″>National Wildlife Federation’s Mayor’s Monarch Pledge</a><strong>.</strong> This pledge commits the city to take action to support the monarch butterfly population.<br></p><p><br></p> </html></div> | https://www.phoenix.gov/oep | News |
