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Council approves new subcommittees on age‑friendly planning, mixed‑use review and animal welfare; other committees closed or continued
Summary
At its work study session the Tempe City Council gave consensus to create three new council subcommittees — age‑friendly planning, mixed‑use requirement review and animal welfare/cruelty — and received status updates closing two prior subcommittees.
The Tempe City Council used its work study session Wednesday to form several council subcommittees and to close others, following the procedure in council rule 7, subsection 2(b) for subcommittee formation.
Vice Mayor Garland proposed an Age‑Friendly Tempe subcommittee to develop a 2026–2031 action plan aligned with AARP’s eight livability domains (outdoor spaces and buildings; transportation; housing; social participation; respect and social inclusion; civic participation and employment;…
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