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Jewish Community Foundation Issues Call for Grants | www.tucsoncitizen.com ®
Applications for 2009 grants are now available from the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona. Non-profit organizations with tax exempt status are encouraged to apply. Through its grants program, the Foundation seeks to ensure financial resources for the continued vitality of institutions and activities that promote Jewish identify, support a high quality of Jewish life, and benefit the people of Southern Arizona and Jewish communities around the world.

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As I briefly mentioned in my initial blog, this blog was not meant to function as a mainstream news source, but rather to serve as a fun, insider view of my personal experiences as an AZ delegate, and the activities of the Arizona delegation here in Minneapolis. More »

Tucson Water—Educational Outreach Programs
Da Drops is a three-part water education program specifically designed for 1st — 3rd grade students. It focuses on the water cycle, water supply and water conservation in the Tucson Basin. Students complete three pre-visit activities and then participate in a lively, one-hour hands-on presentation conducted in the classroom. Students are given a small cup to use for brushing their teeth and saving water at home. The final aspect of the program is a booklet of exciting activities to reinforce students' newly acquired understandings of conservation. Download pre-visit activities and schedule on-line at http://www.outreach-scheduling.org or call Environmental Education Exchange at (520) 670-1442.
Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is an opportunity to learn about Arizona's water resources by participating in fun, interactive, classroom-ready activities. The activities, developed and tested by teachers, are designed to develop critical thinking and build an understanding of concepts by experiential learning. Activities cover the properties of water, the water cycle, watersheds, groundwater, water quality, water rights, as well as an understanding of the importance of water to all water users. To attend the next Tucson Water sponsored workshop, contact Project WET Coordinator, Kerry Schwartz at (520) 792-9591 ext. 22.

Sustainability in Government - Water
A research and extension unit of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the WRRC is the designated state water resources research center established under the 1964 Federal Water Resources Research Act. The WRRC conducts water policy research and analysis, and its information transfer activities include publications, conferences, lectures, and seminars. Water news and information are provided to the academic community, water professionals, elected and appointed officials, students and the public. The WRRC is one of four University of Arizona water centers responsible for implementing the Water Sustainability Program, which receives funding from The University of Arizona’s Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF).

Sustainability in Government - Transportation
Bike Fest is Tucson’s annual celebration of bicycles and bike transportation. The main purpose is to promote bicycling as an alternative mode of transportation by hosting activities, such as bike to work day, that increase community participation and awareness of bicycling.

HCP
To protect our City’s natural heritage, balance community and economic growth with the natural environment, and to comply with the Endangered Species Act, the City of Tucson is working with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to create two Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs). HCPs help municipalities comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) through documenting the occurrence of endangered, threatened, and vulnerable species while also describing conservation strategies to mitigate possible future negative impacts to those species. An HCP that satisfies the requirements of the ESA allows the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to issue an “incidental take*” permit to the applicant. This permit provides the City, and all those covered under the permit, with legal certainty should any proposed activities lead to the incidental take of federally-listed species. This is because the HCP prescribes conservation measures with the intent to offset the impacts of any take.

Sustainability in Government - Nature
The natural environment is one of Tucson’s greatest resources. People from all over the world visit Tucson to enjoy the beautiful landscape and diverse wildlife. Opportunities to personally connect to the natural environment and enjoy recreational activities in urban green space are important for a healthy community. Garden herbs and vegetables are healthy and accessible, and promote localizing food sources. Green space also helps reduce the urban heat island effect. The U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement that Mayor and Council endorsed on September 6, 2006 includes goals for increasing urban green space, protecting the natural environment, and promoting local food production. These goals are driving the City’s efforts as part of a larger sustainability vision.
The City of Tucson Parks and Recreation Commission serves as a citizen advisory panel to the Mayor and Council. The Commission's role is to make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council regarding: recreational activities and park facilities within the City; operations and maintenance policy and procedures; user fees; park development; and park name changes.

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The Neighborhood Association (NA) leadership letter is sent to all the NA officers. Communications could include citizen training opportunities, information about governmental services, grant opportunities, notices of community activities and information critical to the quality of life in your neighborhood.

Main - Nature
Our natural environment is one of our greatest resources. People from all over the world visit Tucson to enjoy our beautiful landscape and diverse wildlife. Opportunities to personally connect to the natural environment and enjoy recreational activities in urban green space are important for a healthy community. A great way to connect to the land is by nurturing a garden. Garden herbs and vegetables are healthy and accessible, and promote localizing food sources which cut down on the costs of transporting food and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions. Also consider working with your neighborhood to increase or improve the green space in your community. Vegetation can shade and cool your home, make the neighborhood more inviting for pedestrians, and help mitigate the urban heat island effect.

Engineer & Flood
The Engineering Section reviews all private development activities for conformance with current transportation and flood control/drainage requirements and regulations. This includes review of tentative and final plats, development plans, site plans, grading plans, drainage reports, paving and drainage plans, subdivision assurances, and rezonings. All regulations can be found in the Development Standards, with the exception of Stormwater Regulations. The Stormwater Detention/Retention Manual can be purchased from Pima County or downloaded for the link listed in related links. The City of Tucson Standards Manual for Drainage Design and Floodplain Management can be downloaded from the link listed in related Links.

Reports & Disclosure
A record of the activities of the officer(s) involved in the Defendant's arrest is contained in an incident history printout . Defense counsel may obtain an incident history printout through the TPD Records Section, which is located at TPD Headquarters, 270 S. Stone Avenue, 85701. Defense counsel may respond in person to request a copy or contact the Records Section at (520)791-4462 in advance so that it's ready for pickup. Records personnel will require the case number to reference the requested printout.

Neighborhood Prosecution
The members of NPT attend neighborhood association meetings and merchant’s association meetings; confer with the TPD legal advisor when necessary; and, join the briefings for prostitution sting operations. The NPT attorneys assigned to the Criminal Division of the City Attorney’s Office often consult with TPD detectives about issuing or declining to issue cases. The NPT attorney at the Civil Division attends meetings of the Mayor and Council and helps coordinate SABER activities. The NPT attorneys often meet with personnel from other City departments to discuss strategies to solve problems.

Citywide Senior Services Plan 081022-W
- Elderly public housing residents are offered fitness programs such as bone builders, balance and stretching, chair aerobics and Walk Across AZ. The UA Mobile Health Clinic offers medical information in areas such as preventative health care management through UA Nurses Wellness Clinics. Educational activities such as computer classes and instructional forums dealing with money management, relationship care, and safety awareness are also available.
- Approximately $63,000 in Human Services Funding has recently been allocated annually by Mayor and Council to community agencies in support of a variety of recreation programs (e.g. public housing residents’ activities).
- Dedicated senior recreation centers (e.g., Armory, Udall, El Pueblo) as well as other City recreation centers offer comprehensive senior activities, services, and programs (including health and wellness). Over 225,000 visits have been documented specifically in senior programs at these sites.

Sports
The Sports Office offers a variety of seasonal sports activities to challenge the skills of any athlete. These include baseball, basketball, flag football, softball and volleyball leagues, as well as weekly summer track and field meets and road races.
Tucson Parks and Recreation also offers varied aquatic and adaptive aquatics activities; tennis and racquetball at three tennis centers; and a variety of sports leisure classes, including gymnastics, martial arts, roller blading, soccer and ice skating.

Tucson Water—Water Quality Terms and Definitions
Nitrate as nitrogen is a compound that can occur in both groundwater and surface water. In the Tucson area, nitrates as nitrogen are often related to agricultural activities, such as fertilizer use, or animal waste. Over time, rainfall can cause nitrates as nitrogen to percolate down through the ground and eventually reach the groundwater. The USEPA has set a maximum drinking water standard for nitrate as nitrogen at 10 parts per million. At higher levels, nitrate as nitrogen in water can cause serious illness in infants under 6 months of age, but is not considered harmful to older children or adults. Symptoms include shortness of breath and blueness of the skin.

Tucson Clean & Beautiful - Reduce-Reuse-Recycle Environmental Directory: Environmental Resources & Community Programs
Assists residents and communities in the management of water and land resources through workshops and other collaborative work activities.

Tucson Water—Drought Plan FAQs
To ensure that our Drought Preparedness and Response Plan meets the requirements of the State of Arizona, Tucson Water uses the same definition of drought that is used in the State's own Plan: "a sustained, natural reduction in precipitation that results in negative impacts to the environment and human activities."

City of Tucson OEOP Limited English Proficiency
Section 602 of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d states that "No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." This law was established to ensure that persons who do not speak English as their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, speak, write or understand English be afforded meaningful access to programs, services and/or activities and information provided by any entity receiving federal financial assistance.
On August 11, 2000, Executive Order 13166 "Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency" was issued to extend the requirements under Title VI to all federal agencies, programs, and activities. Executive Order 13166 also requires all federal agencies that provide financial assistance to non-federal entities to publish guidance on Title VI compliance.
The City of Tucson is committed to ensuring that it complies with the provisions set forth by Title VI and Executive Order 13166 within the City's level of authority. Each City facility has a designated LEP Liaison to assist members of the community with ensuring meaningful access to its department’s programs, services/activities. The Office of Equal Opportunity Programs is responsible for monitoring the City’s LEP compliance efforts.

City of Tucson - Livable Tucson Vision Program
Workforce Development is defined as activities and services aimed at: 1) making all Tucson citizens (from children to adults) motivated, productive, and competitive in the new economic age; and 2) positioning the local business community in this new economic age so that it can develop and produce high value products and good paying jobs with career pathways for Tucsonans. The table below identifies city funding of workforce development in two areas: building capacity of individuals and building capacity of businesses.

Index Home Page
Welcome to the Ward VI website. I hope you’ll explore our site to learn more about current and past activities…and to learn more about the Ward VI staff. We are here to serve as your voice in City government.

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Business Tools - Transportation
Facilities can improve transportation management by reducing the air emissions of travel activities related to a facility's operations. Transportation impacts can result from shipping products and raw materials. Other transportation impacts result from the operation of vehicle fleets. Finally, employees contribute to transportation impacts through commuting. The Performance Track program encourages applicants and members to translate improvements in transportation to the resulting reductions of air emissions (e.g., emissions of greenhouse gases, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, and carbon monoxide).

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The programfocuses its efforts on activities that will improve the quality of bike-ped facilities, raise awareness about safety issues and laws, help to integrate bicycle and pedestrian planning into all city operations, and makes it easier and more logical to walk, or bike to your destination.

Business Tools - Waste Reduction
Waste reduction makes good business sense because it can save your organization money through reduced purchasing and waste disposal costs. WasteWise provides free technical assistance to help you develop, implement, and measure your waste reduction activities. WasteWise offers publicity to organizations that are successful in reducing waste through EPA publications, case studies, and national and regional events. These events also provide networking opportunities for organizations to share waste reduction ideas and success stories.

Business Tools - Nature
As part of the RTA funding measure adopted by Pima County voters in 2006, $45 million was allocated to fund activities and projects to improve wildlife connectivity associated with transportation projects. These funds may be applied to projects that are specified by the RTA plan or to any other transportation related project, e.g., existing road retrofits.
Remove buffelgrass before a site is developed. In the past two years, the invasion of buffelgrass has reached a critical stage. Extensive outreach has resulted in media coverage and nearly unanimous consensus that the time for action is now. Even with this heightened awareness, control activities have yet to keep pace with buffelgrass spread. Because this spread is exponential—populations of this grass and the costs of controlling it may be doubling every year—time is of the essence. Collaborative and decisive action is needed now.

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