Mitman Neighborhood Association

The minutes below were approved at the board meeting of May 7, 2025

Present: Ali Bickford, President; Harold Hallakinen, Chief Financial Officer; Susan Patania, Chief Information Officer; Jennifer Beard, Advisor

Absent: Robin Steinberg,Vice President; Terrill Meyer, Advisor

Quorum Established

Agenda Approved

Minutes of February meeting approved with revisions

• Treasurer’s Report – FYTD Total revenue: $140.00 Assets: $2068.90

                         FYTD Total expenses: $241.66           Liabilities: $0

• Old and Ongoing Business

• Articles of Incorporation status: The Arizona Corporation Commission now reports MNA as “Active.” The next step is sending the application to obtain an Employee Identification Number (EIN) from the IRS.
• Non-profit status: Waiting for EIN to be issued.
• Have Jennifer Beard and Susan Patania gotten on as signers to the MNA account? Harold Hallikainen will accompany Jennifer Beard and Susan Patania to Chase Bank to have them added as signers to the account. Harold will make an appointment with the bank for sometime next week.
• Safe Streets MiniGrant Program: The grant proposal has been submitted. MNA will be notified of any award around the end of April.
• Proposed Watershed Park: The proposal is in the surveying and permitting process. Keith Holden, Advisor, continues to work on the project with Logan at Tucson Clean and Beautiful.
• Desert Bloom: Per Nadia Ispiani, Assistant to Karen Ulich, Desert Bloom’s application for re-zoning was approved one year ago. No problems with the dispensary are foreseen for our neighborhood. 
• Restrictive Covenants: A link is available through which individual property owners can opt out of existing racist and anti-Semitic deed restrictions. Harold Hallakinen will go through the process and report on his results.

• Open Discussion: N/A
• Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m

The Mitman Neighborhood Board of Directors will meet at 7:00 pm 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. Ring the doorbell to be let in. If you are stuck waiting outside, call 805 441 2246 or 520.780.1059

• Agenda

• Establish Quorum
• Agenda Approval
• Minutes
  • Review and approve minutes from March Board Meeting.
• Treasurer’s Report
• Old and Ongoing Business
  • Articles of Incorporation status.
  • EIN status
  • Non-profit status.
  • Bank “Executive Officer” update
  • Next Newsletter (Robin)
  • Safe Streets MiniGrant Program (Ali)
  • Proposed Watershed Park (Ali)
  • Desert Bloom
  • Restrictive Covenants (Harold and Robin)
• Open Discussion
• Adjournment

Mitman Neighborhood Association Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

March 5, 2025

Present: Ali Bickford, President; Robin Steinberg, Vice President; Susan Patania, Chief Information Officer; Jennifer Beard, Advisor; Terrill Meyer, Advisor, Karin Ulich, Ward Six Councilperson, Nadia Ispiani, Assistant to Ms. Ulich

Absent: Harold Hallakinen, Chief Financial Officer

Quorum Established

Agenda Approved

Minutes of February meeting approved

• Treasurer’s Report – No changes
• Meet with Karen Ulich – Neighborhood crime issues. Discussed crime issues and reviewed Love Cabaret settlement agreement of October 2022.
• Karen Ulich continued – Environmental Quality Concerns

Advisor Beard reported possible illegal dumping of oil into the utility easement.

• Old and Ongoing Business

• Articles of Incorporation status. Complete signatures: All signatures completed and revisions made. Harold Hallikinen to re-submit.
• Non-profit status: Can’t do anything until Articles of Incorporation done.
• Has Ali Bickford gotten on as a signer to the MNA account? No, she would prefer not to be a signer in addition to her other responsibilities. Jennifer Beard and Susan Patania will become signers.
• Next Newsletter: Robin Steinberg is too busy to maintain full responsibility for publishing the newsletter. If someone else takes main responsibility, she will continue to write articles. If the City is still paying to send out postcards, we will try to do that.
• Safe Streets MiniGrant Program: Ali Bickford has not heard from the City regarding the status of our application. She will send a follow-up email to determine if the grant was awarded.
• Proposed Watershed Park: The proposal is in the permitting process. Keith Holden, Advisor, has been working on the project with Logan at Tucson Clean and Beautiful.
• Desert Bloom: Nothing has been heard from Desert Bloom since their draft plan was received and critiqued by the Board. Nadia Ispiani will determine if their permit was denied.
• Restrictive Covenants: AZ SB1432 includes a form through which individual property owners can opt out of existing racist and anti-Semitic deed restrictions. Harold Hallakinen plans to try filing the form and report on the procedure.

• Open Discussion: N/A
• Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m