Mitman Neighborhood Association Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, March 5, 2025

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
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SAHUARA / COPPER-FLOWER BICYCLE BOULEVARDS PUBLIC DESIGN POP-UPS

NEWS RELEASE
Contact:
Erica Frazelle
Public Information Officer
Department of Transportation & Mobility 
Erica.Frazelle@tucsonaz.gov
(520) 429-9646  Date: April 10, 2025TDD: 791-2639 
SAHUARA / COPPER-FLOWER BICYCLE BOULEVARDS PUBLIC DESIGN POP-UPS The City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) is planning two new bicycle boulevard projects: Sahuara Bicycle Boulevard, which extends about 4.9 miles from Glenn Street to Golf Links Road, and Copper-Flower Bicycle Boulevard which extends about 5.9 miles from Fairview Avenue to Swan Road. The Sahuara and Copper-Flower Bicycle Boulevard projects use low volume neighborhood streets to expand our citywide low-stress biking network by creating east/west and north/south routes to jobs, neighborhood destinations, schools, and parks. These improvements are funded through the federal Regional Transportation Alternative Grants (RTAG) program, with a funding match by the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA).Join us at an upcoming event for an opportunity to review the latest design, learn more about the traffic safety improvements, and to give your input.

Pop-Up Cafe
Saturday, April 12, 2025
8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Loma Verde Park – Chantilly Dr and 13th St

Pizza Party at La Madera Park
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
La Madera Park – Monte Vista Dr and West Plaza Dr

This project is part of an effort to create a network of bikeways that are designed for all ages and abilities, minimizing conflicts, and providing connections to other bikeways. Learn more at the project website – https://tucsondelivers.tucsonaz.gov/pages/sahuara-copper-flower-bicycle-boulevard
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Household Hazardous Waste and Shredding Saturday

HHW/SHREDDING EVENT THIS WEEKEND – The City of Tucson’s Environmental Services Department (ESD) is hosting its monthly Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event on Saturday, April 12, from 8 a.m.-noon, at Eastside City Hall, 7820 E. Broadway Blvd. City residents can drop off HHW, including paint (not dried), batteries, electronic waste, fluorescent lamps and bulbs, paper documents for shredding (limit three boxes), recyclables, cleaning products, pool chemicals, and glass bottles and jars at no charge. Unknown chemicals will not be accepted. The event is free for City of Tucson residents with proof of address. Residents from Marana, Oro Valley, Sahuarita, and unincorporated Pima County will be charged a $10 fee to drop off materials. ESD hosts HHW collection events on the second Saturday of each month in different areas across Tucson. Follow the links below for more information.
HHW accepted materials list
HHW collection schedule
Environmental Services

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