Tucson's 31st Historic District - Homesteaded February 8, 1898

JEFFERSON PARK IS 125 YEARS OLD!

April 7, 2023 

JPNA Meeting - April 19 - 6:00 pm

In Person at Ward III, 1501 E Grant Road or

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83074119993?pwd=ZWtpZVVzNmszVzhCUFNRSTBJcnl6UT09

Meeting ID: 830 7411 9993 Passcode: 900833

SPEAKER: Steven Eddy, TEP Director of Public Affairs, will be speaking and answering questions about the upcoming Proposition 412 franchise fee Special Election.

BANNER HEALTH

Helicopter Discussion

Thursday, April 6, 1 -2 pm

In person at the Duval Auditorium. Park in north parking lot

Jefferson Park and Banner Health have a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) concerning the flight path of helicopters. How are they doing with maintaining the agreement? This discussion is open to members of the Jefferson Park community.

If you are unable to attend in person and wish to receive the zoom link

contact Jacqueline Parks at jacqueline.parks@bannerhealth.com

PROPOSITION 412 keep it in mind!!

It is critical that Proposition 412 be approved; otherwise, we risk having huge towers running right through the center of the city, the University of Arizona, and through residential and historic areas.

SPECIAL ELECTION MAY 16 -

The renewal of the 25-year franchise contract through Proposition 412 is the only subject on the special election ballot. The contract includes a proposed increase in the franchise fee from 2.25% to 3%; the additional 0.75% is called the Community Resilience Fee. The increase in the fee would raise the bill of an average TEP customer by less than $1 per month. Most of the money raised (about $5 million per year) is directed to be used to finance the costs of undergrounding.

A SPEAKER FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING - As part of facilitating public understanding and discussion of the issue, Joe Salkowski, TEP Senior Director of Communication and Public Affairs, would like to come and speak with neighborhood associations and individual groups about the franchise fee proposal.

We urge you to invite Joe to meet with your group. (His information: Mobile: 520-404-3164; Office: 520-884-3625; and email: jsalkowski@tep.com.).

GETTING THE WORD OUT - Please continue to promote the special election to your neighborhoods in communications, such as emails, newsletters, and meetings, and even chatting with your neighbors. 

On March 22, Jefferson Park Neighborhood Association voted to pursue erecting monument signs in the future along Grant Road. The plans for future signage will be forwarded to the engineers to be included in the Phase 5/6 construction plans for the Grant Road widening project.

The JPNA Association and the non-profit, Friends of Jefferson Park, Inc will be conducting fundraisers--yes we have to pay for them ourselves!

Donations can be made at http://www.jeffersonpark.info/donatedues.html

Monument sign erected on the corner of Grant and Euclid on March 15

A petition for a speed bump at Seneca near Tyndall is nearing completion. The JPNA Traffic Advisory Committee has been hard at work obtaining the requisite number of signatures.Then, the petition will be submitted for review and approval to the Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM). More information to come.

And the ongoing issue of Mountain Ave... JP will set up a separate multi-neighborhood meeting with DTM and address other possibilities for making Mountain Avenue safer.

Based on advice from DTM, Department of Transportation and Mobility, the JPNA board recently voted to request a decrease in the speed limit on Mountain--from 30mph to 25mph. That process is moving forward, but is ultimately a Mayor and Council decision.

More info about traffic mitigation efforts: http://www.jeffersonpark.info/traffic-issues.html

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE CONDITION SCORE OF OTHER STREETS IN THE CITY:

It is complicated, but here are some directions:

1. Go to MapTucson https://maps2.tucsonaz.gov/Html5Viewer/?viewer=maptucson
2. On the left hand side, click on Open the Layer List
3. Scroll down and check the box beside Pavement. Click the + sign beside the box.
4. Scroll to Pavement Segments, click the box, then click the + sign.
5. Click the boxes beside Pavement Condition (Major Streets) and beside Pavement Condition (Minor Streets)
6. Move the map and enlarge the area you want to see.
7. You can click on individual streets to see when they were inspected.

(Thank you Dodge Flower newsletter)

Want to have a say in which streets should get first consideration? They are still prioritizing and your information will help.

COMPLAIN: Besides potholes, clean up of drainage grates, missing traffic signs, malfunctioning traffic lights, etc., you can also report that a street needs to be resurfaced. Be specific about why you think a street's condition has deteriorated so that its safety has been compromised.

EMAIL: tdotconcerns@tucsonaz.gov.

CALL: Phone:   (520) 791-4371  OR  Fax:   (520) 791-5641

Report online

SPEAK UP:  Speak at the upcoming The Independent Oversight and Accountability Commission (IOAC) meeting. They will be meeting again on April 11. There will be a Call to the Audience early in the meeting.The IOAC is set to begin prioritizing the project improvement over the next nine years.

The meeting will be held in the Mesquite Conference Room at the Parks and Recreation Administration Building, 900 S. Randolph Way. The meeting will run from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, with a “Call to the Audience” early in the meeting. It is expected that the Agenda will be posted on the Friday prior to the meeting (April 7).

Here is a link to the City's Clerk page, scroll down to the section about the IOAC

Every 3rd Saturday of the month at 8:00 am, at the end of Edison at Campbell Avenue, neighbors do a quick cleanup in the parklet. It's fast with neighbors helping. Just show up, all garbage bags and tools are supplied. You are always welcome to go when it suits your schedule. If you do pick up trash during another time, please contact Joanne Osuna at cricket16@cox.net and your time will count. We report our hours to Tucson Clean & Beautiful as part of the Adopt-a-Park Program.

(JP Contact- Joanne Osuna cricket16@cox.net )

Plan Tucson is our city's general plan and will drive growth for the next 20 years. We are required by state law to update it every 10 years. Our goal is to conduct public outreach and get this to the general election ballot in 2025.

VIRTUAL: If you are unable to attend a Community Workshop, you can still Plan With Us by taking the Phase 1 Online Survey: 

https://bit.ly/PlanTucsonPhase1Survey

Donations to Plant Sale May 5, 6, 7 We will come pick up your donations, clean 'em, paint 'em, and get 'em ready to be sold at the sale.

Jefferson Park spring fundraiser. Contact Laurel-Heather Milden trdswmn@cox.net or 520-343-0073, or Joan Daniels jdchama@msn.com to donate garden items.

Oh, how mint can multiply!

Free Build Your Own Rain Basin Workshop:

We'll Bring the Plants if you Build the Basin!

Hosted by: Watershed Management Group

North of Speedway, on Dodge (the street where Discount Tire is)

Saturday April 8th, from 3-5pm

Register for the event on our website.

Anyone who attends the event and participates in the Build a Rain Basin workshop is able to take home a free kit with a native shade tree, shrubs, grasses, wildflower seeds and mulch! (1 kit per household)

In this workshop, you will learn the fundamental steps to Build Your Own Basin (BYOB) and plant a rain garden. This workshop is led by Andrea Salazar, WMG's Community Restoration Project Manager; they will give you a step by step lesson on how to build your own basin in your yard to capture rain, and how to correctly plant plant a native shade tree.

The plants will be in smaller sized pots which only require a space of 1 foot by 1.5 feet to carry, making them relatively bike and bus friendly.

Free Storm Watering Classes to earn $2000 rebate:

Sonoran Environmental Institute rainwater harvesting workshops (English and Spanish)

Watershed Management Group rainwater harvesting and gray water workshops (English)

Pima Smartscape rainwater harvesting workshops

Other free workshops available (not rebate classes)

"Rainwater and Gray Water Pressurized System - Backflow Prevention Requirement" video

The Tucson Water Conservation Program offers rebates for installing rainwater harvesting (up to $2,000) and permanent gray water irrigation systems (up to $1,000).

A free, three-hour workshop and submission of a project plan are required to qualify. Follow the links below for upcoming workshop dates and Tucson Water's new video "Rainwater and Gray Water Pressurized System - Backflow Prevention Requirement."Click here for more information.

SEEKING DONATIONS OF PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND UNDERCLOTHING (SOCKS, UNDERWEAR, BRAS) ESPECIALLY IN SIZES SMALL AND MEDIUM

DROP OFF AT WARD VI OFFICE - 3202 E First St

The folks running the Alitas Welcome Center come by the Ward VI weekly to gather up the donations you bring into the office. The weekly trips are necessary because they continue to get 300-500 new arrivals daily at Alitas.

We can’t get families who helped in our own war effort united, and we leave it up to donors to help with people coming across our border escaping trauma in their home countries. At the Ward 6 office we continue to be grateful to all of you who see the needs and support the people we’re serving.  (from Ward VI newsletter)

FROM THE FOLKS AT BANNER: Meeting to update neighborhoods has been scheduled for April 6, 2023.

CONTINUE TO REPORT by phone or on-line. 

BUMC Security: 520-694-6533

On-line reporting tool:

• https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=0tzqra86NUiycx6-incm8cqK9bZ04jtJowQZjB_IHAFUNzBTQ0RVWUpWUk5RV1I4V1VDWTVCWVRTSSQlQCN0PWcu

BANNER HELIPAD REPORTS

2022 NOV - 85 medical flights/14 reports from neighbors

2022 DEC - 91 medical flights/20 reports from neighbors

2023 JAN - 91 medical flights/16 reports from neighbors

2023 FEB - 90 medical flights/18 reports from neighbors

BANNER HELIPAD number of flights for 2021/2022 1,034 total flights

to see report in its entirety:

http://www.jeffersonpark.info/helicopters---banner.html

• Report by Phone: (520) 792-CITY (2489)
• Graffiti on bus stops can be reported to Sun Tran customer service at (520) 792-9222.

When reporting graffiti for removal or reporting graffiti that you have removed, please provide the following information:

•  Address or cross streets of the graffiti: Example: 7575 E Speedway Blvd, graffiti is on the west wall, black paint. If no specific information is provided a work order will not be generated. Graffiti removed only within City limits.

HELPING OUR SENIORS LEND A HAND

Need help or want to volunteer?

CONTACT US (520) 248-6882  coordinator@lahseniorhelp.org

or Go to https://www.lahseniorhelp.org/volunteer to volunteer.

Lend A Hand Senior Assistance, PO Box 41323, T/A 85717-1323.

HELP END DANGEROUS ILLEGAL GATHERINGS

REPORT any time of day, any number of people, if unruly.

1) Loud party calls should go to 911.

2) Additionally, if student-related, contact the UA Neighborhood Hotline to report concerns at 520-282-3649.

3) Loud music/noise calls may be reported online: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/apps/crime-reporting/

For the red tag info sheet - CLICK HERE

MONTHLY STATS:   June - 2 loud party, 0 red tag; July - 0; August - 3 loud party, 3 red tag; Sept. - 3 loud party, 1 red tag; October - 6 loud party, 2 red tag; November - 0 loud party, 0 red tag; December - 0 loud party, 0 red tag;

January 2023 - 0 loud party, 0 red tag.

PROPERTY MANAGERS TO CONTACT:

•      GOODMAN properties have a hotline - 520-512-5308 (evenings) You can use this for unruly gatherings, trash , etc. Daytime number is 520-884-3410.
•     CASA BONITA properties office # is 520-398-5738. Residents can call regarding any Casa Bonita property and their staff will take care of the problem.

(JP contact, for information: Colleen Nichols cnichols17@cox.net)

Are there orphan shopping carts that need to be picked up? 

If there are shopping carts that need to be picked up, you can now call or email the City to remove them. Call 520-791-3171 or email to ESHelp@tucsonaz.gov.

To report an encampment online, please scan the QR code on left to access the Reporting Tool page:

Or go to the Reporting Tool website:

https://reportencampments.tucsonaz.gov/  

To report an encampment by phone, please call the City of Tucson Resource Line: (520) 791-2540

Cleanup is determined by City department ownership or oversight responsibility of property in question. Cleanup will take place 72 hours after notification and posting. The City is making efforts to assist unsheltered individuals with support services and housing when feasible.

For homeless who wish to access services go to: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/hcd/homelessness-resources

Need a recommendation for a handy-person or a business? Go to http://www.jeffersonpark.info/recommended-services.html

Would you like to recommend someone to your neighbors? Let Cricket know. cricket16@cox.net, 520-798-3602 - Help us keep the list accurate- report any retired/inactive numbers to the cricket.

Many thanks to The Prime Leaf

Thanks to North America Powder Coating

MARK'S ACE Hardware - Campbell Avenue.

Thanks for several donations!!

Carly Quinn - tile work at Campbell Entrances

Jefferson Park is proud to support local businesses that support our neighborhood. To place an ad in our E-news, contact jdchama@msn.com. Rates start at just $30 to publish/share your business card in a newsletter or lock in all newsletters for the year for just $150. We have 12-15 editions annually that reach local residents.

See a new neighbor? Alert the representative in your area to let them know to take by a welcome packet!

Every Area Rep would appreciate help distributing doorhangers or taking Welcome Packets to new residents. Contact them via email.

Another newsletter chock full of information!

WARD VI, 520-791-4601

Steve Kozachik's newsletter:

 www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-6/news

District Five Contact Info: Adelita Grijalva

• Email: district5@pima.gov, Phone:724-8126
• Website: www.pima.gov/district5 or https://www.adelitasgrijalva.com/

Special assistant to Supervisor Grijalva: Nicholas McCullough, (520) 724-8764, Nicholas.McCullough@pima.gov 

Board of Supervisors Meetings:

www.facebook.com/pimacountyarizona/ Live meeting broadcast: http://pima.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3

Participate in the call to the public: Contact the Clerk of the Board’s Office at (520) 724-8449 Send in a written comment: email COB_mail@pima.gov