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Planning and Development Partners:
As part of our continued commitment to collaboration with both our development partners and partner departments, I’m excited to announce we are hosting a joint listening session with the Water Services and Street Transportation Departments.
This session will take place on Friday, October 17, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Paradise Valley Community Center (Multi-purpose Room) and we will be joined by Councilwoman Debra Stark, Chair of the City Council Transportation, Infrastructure and Planning Subcommittee. This session will offer an opportunity to meet and engage with leadership from the Planning and Development Department and the new Director of the Water Services Department, Brandy Kelso and Street Transportation Department, Briiana Velez; and most importantly, an opportunity for you to share feedback with us on what’s working well and where we can improve.
This session is part of a series of listening sessions planned for this year and continuing into next year. During the session, we will provide an overview of the 2025 Planning and Development Department Process Improvement Report. The report is a follow-up to our 2024 Process Improvement Report and summarizes what we have done, what we are working on and what’s next. Please share the report and information for the listening session to anyone you think would be interested.
Please RSVP for the JOINT listening session using the link or QR code at the end of this message so we have a good head count. Questions about the listening session can be sent to Helen Soza at helen.soza@phoenix.gov.
I’d also value any opportunities to engage with you in the coming weeks and months about the report and get your feedback. If there are opportunities where I can come to you or if you just want to grab a cup of coffee, please let me know. Thank you again for investing in Phoenix and giving us an opportunity to serve you.
Joshua Bednarek
Director, City of Phoenix Planning and Development Department
Office: 602-262-6656
Email: joshua.bednarek@
RSVP for the October 17, 2025 JOINT listening session
