Ward 6 City Council Seat Vacancy Final Applicants Announced

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Harold Hallikainen

We received the information below from the Alvernon/Grant Initiative.

WARD 6 CITY COUNCIL SEAT VACANCY FINAL APPLICANTS ANNOUNCED

The Tucson Mayor and Council ranked their top four (4) applicants for the Ward 6 Council seat vacancy caused by the resignation of Council Member Steve Kozachik.

The highest ranked qualified applicants are:

1. Karin Uhlich

2. Ted Prezelski

3. Vince Rabago

4. Pamela Powers

The applicants have been invited to make a presentation during a Special Mayor and Council Meeting, on May 6, 2024, at or after 5:30 PM. The Mayor and Council may adopt an ordinance to appoint one of the individuals to serve the remainder of the term as the Ward 6 Council Member. Many of you may have received an email from a neighborhood advocate, asking you to support a specific candidate. It is not too late:

Even if you have voiced your opinion previously, TODAY is a good time to do so again. Mayor and Council are meeting tonight and may make a final decision as soon as this evening.

You need to submit an email today if there is a candidate you want to support or if you want to express your opinion about what skill set, experience, background, etc. the candidate should have to replace Steve Kozachik. EIGHTEEN months is a long time to serve as our representative on the City Council. We need someone as responsive, actively engaged, knowledgeable about budgets and City operations, and unafraid to ask the hard questions as Steve was.

You can check out the support letters, by clicking on the following link. It is important to have a candidate with skills that can ‘hit the ground running’:
https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Clerks

Send your email to:

kevin.dahl@tucsonaz.gov, Paul.Cunningham@tucsonaz.gov, nikki.lee@tucsonaz.gov, richard.fimbres@tucsonaz.gov, ward1@tucsonaz.gov, Regina.Romero@tucsonaz.gov, cityclerk@tucsonaz.gov

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Agenda: Mitman NA Board of Directors Meeting, May 1, 2024

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Harold Hallikainen

Agenda: Mitman NA Board of Directors Meeting, May 1, 2024

The Mitman Neighborhood Board of Directors will meet May 1, 2024 at 7:00pm in the West Meeting room of the Ward 6 office at 3202 East 1st Street, Tucson. Use the South entrance to the building (behind the Ward 6 office). Note that these meetings are open to all neighborhood residents and businesses. The door to the meeting room is locked. We will check it now and then, but if you are stuck waiting outside, call 805 441 2246.

Agenda

  • Approval of minutes of the April 3 meeting.
  • Treasurer’s Report
    • EIN Progress Report – The IRS requires an organization to be “legally formed” to be issued an EIN.
    • Draft Articles of Incorporation – Discuss and consider adoption at October general meeting. These would be filed with the Arizona Corporations Commission to become a non-profit Arizona Corporation, and with the IRS to receive an EIN and become a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable organization.
  • Paypal Progress – Requires EIN
  • Bylaws Revision – Review draft incorporating suggestions from Neighborhood Services. Membership section still may need clarification on residents versus property owners. Discussion draft here. Current bylaws here.
  • Safe Streets MiniGrant Program
  • Traffic Circles
  • Proposed Watershed Park,  Baker and Van Buren
  • Desert Bloom
  • Noise Complaints – How to deal with. See Red Tag.
  • Arizona Heat Awareness Week
  • Other Neighborhood Events
  • Open Discussion
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Minutes of MNA Board Meeting of April 3, 2024

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Harold Hallikainen

Mitman Neighborhood Association Board Meeting Minutes April 3, 2024

Present: Ali Bickford, President, Robin Steinberg, Vice President (telephonically), Susan Patania, Chief Information Officer, Mary Martin, Chief Financial Officer, Harold Hallikainen, Advisor, Jennifer Beard, Advisor.

Approval of Minutes of Board meeting February 7, 2024: Approved    

Treasurer’s Report

Current balance $2,205.56

Harold Hallikainen was reimbursed $173.87 for DreamHost domain registration.

Employer Identification Number (EIN) Progress

Advisor Hallikainen reported that MNA must be a nonprofit corporation registered with the Arizona Corporation Commission to obtain an EIN number and 501(c) (3) status. Articles of Incorporation are filed with the State of Arizona, which has an online form, and the Internal Revenue Service, which has a more comprehensive application process. The Board agreed to place the topic of incorporation on the agenda for the annual meeting in October 2024.

PayPal Progress: Requires EIN.

Bylaws Revision

The City of Tucson suggested minor revisions to the draft Bylaws. The Board agreed with the City’s feedback. Advisor Hallikainen will incorporate the City’s revisions into a final draft to be reviewed at the May meeting.

Safe Streets Mini-Grant Program: The completed application was sent to the City of Tucson. No response has been received to date.

Traffic Circles: All traffic circles are being maintained by neighbors.

Proposed Watershed Park at Baker and Van Buren: Keith submitted the application to Tucson Clean and Beautiful. A response is expected in time for discussion at the May meeting.

Desert Bloom: No change in status since last meeting.

Open Discussion:

Discussion regarding possible native plant distribution by the Tucson Audubon Society. Possibly include this in the October general meeting.

The Board discussed making the fall meeting into more of a social gathering. Discussion included allocating funds for refreshments and having activities for kids, possibly through the City’s “Ready, Set, Rec” program. Food trucks are another possibility.

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