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Tempe council creates new livability subcommittee, amends term‑limits review and closes several subcommittees
Summary
Vice Mayor Garland proposed a Community Solutions for Livability and Well‑Being subcommittee, the council agreed to expand the term‑limits review to consider districting and ranked‑choice voting, and several subcommittees (animal welfare, motorized/electric mobility, Age‑Friendly) were closed or scheduled to close by consensus.
The Tempe City Council used its work study session to manage several subcommittee matters: creation of a new livability subcommittee, expansion of the scope of a term‑limits review, and closure or scheduling of multiple short‑term subcommittees.
Vice Mayor Garland proposed the Community Solutions for Livability and Well‑Being subcommittee to "work collaboratively with community stakeholders, residents, businesses, faith‑based organizations, and service providers" on an environmental scan of human services needs, zoning and land use, housing development opportunities and homelessness strategies. Garland named Council Member Amberg and Council‑elect Bobby Nichols as proposed members and said the subcommittee would not be effective until Nichols is sworn in after July 1.
Council Member Keating successfully proposed broadening the Tempe Term Limits Policy Review subcommittee to include other election‑related issues "up to and including a district system and a rank choice voting system." Council reached consensus to move forward with the expanded scope.
Council also accepted status updates and consensus closures for several subcommittees: the Animal Welfare and Cruelty subcommittee completed its review and was closed (the revised animal ordinance was scheduled for first read at the regular meeting), the Motorized and Electric Mobility Device subcommittee was closed with an ordinance slated for first reading, and the Age‑Friendly Tempe subcommittee was closed after presentation of its final action plan. The Drink, Biking, Education and Prevention subcommittee will hold a final meeting the following day and then close. The Federal and State Advocacy subcommittee scheduled its next meeting for June 23; the Mixed‑Use Space subcommittee had no update and the Revitalization of Tempe Town Lake subcommittee will resume in August.
No formal roll‑call votes were recorded for these consensus actions in the work study session; the mayor guided the meeting by consensus and staff noted forthcoming formal agenda items (first reads) where ordinances will appear.
