CITY OF TUCSON WARD 5 COUNCIL OFFICE

Volume 1/Number 3

Ward 5 Newsletter
4300 South Park, Tucson AZ 85714
(520) 791-4231, ward5@tucsonaz.gov
http://www.tucsonaz.gov/wardfive.html
http://tucsonward5.blogspot.com

All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good

and immigration policy. The federal government
Ward 5 Happenings must finally act to address this issue. And the
people of Tucson and Southern Arizona want to
• Another Goodwill Store Opens
work with any federal officials willing and able to
• Paul Cunningham New Councilmember address the border issue in a forthright and
reasonable manner.
• Tours Starting
Mayor Walkup believes that the overall intent of
• Budget Townhall Held
SB 1070 is to enable the State of Arizona to
• Statement on SB 1070 address these failures of the federal government.
However, Mayor Walkup and a majority of the
• Tucson Files Legal Challenge to SB Tucson City Council voted to file a legal chal-
1070 lenge against SB 1070 today for a number or
reasons:
• Serve on a Committee
people to do nothing.
activity in our state. Our local economy depends upon
revenues from the sales of local products and services to
people from outside Arizona and to people who are here
legally from other countries. It is clear that the number of
people who come to Tucson to shop, vacation or attend
professional meetings will be reduced due to boycotts of
our state. As a result, the revenues we need to enforce all
state and local laws and conduct all of our public safety
operations are also reduced.
SB1070 fails to protect the rights of our citizens, puts our
police officers at unnecessary risk and is already damag-
ing our local economy. Therefore, the City of Tucson will
file an injunction and ask the courts to help protect our
citizens and our city.

• Right Size Your Can, event May 18
• Furlough Day
City of Tucson Files
Legal Challenge to
SB 1070
Mayor Walkup agrees that the federal gov-
ernment has failed in its responsibility to
control Arizona’s international border.
Crimes and other violence that are directly
related to the lack of border security are
unacceptable. At the same time, the count-
less deaths of undocumented migrants in
our deserts year after year after year are
another example of a failed federal border
COUNCILMEMBER
FIMBRES
STATEMENT ON
SB 1070
In a letter to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (dated
April 22), Tucson Councilmember Richard Fimbres
(Ward 5), urged her to veto SB 1070 and to “continue
to work together as Arizonans to build a better state
as we approach our Centennial as part of these
United States.” Governor Brewer signed SB 1070 into
law.
SB 1070 puts the rights of Tucson citizens at
risk. It is not clear how police officers are sup-
posed to interpret what constitutes “reasonable COUNCILMEMBER
cause” when they question citizens. And citizens
should not be unnecessarily detained until they RICHARD FIMBRES
can prove their citizenship or legal status.
WELCOMES PAUL
SB 1070 enables citizens to file lawsuits against CUNNINGHAM AS THE
police officers if they believe that the law is not
being adequately enforced. This provision could NEW WARD 2
subject police officers and the City Of Tucson to
frivolous and costly litigation that can impede COUNCILMEMBER
public safety and drain critical dollars from our
public safety system.
VOTE TUESDAY, MAY 18 FOR
SB 1070 will cost Tucson and the State of Ari- EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
zona in the reduction of tourism and commercial
VOTE FOR PROPOSITION 100!
“SB 1070 is bad policy and it will hurt our city and “SB 1070 puts the rights of Tucson citizens at risk. in our state. Our local economy depends upon revenues
our state as similar measures, such as the Martin It is not clear how police officers are supposed to from the sales of local products and services to people
Luther King Holiday controversy did to Arizona in interpret what constitutes “reasonable cause” from outside Arizona and to people who are here legally
the late 1980's and early 1990’s,” Councilmember when they question citizens. And citizens should from other countries. It is clear that the number of people
Fimbres said. “It is an unfunded mandate by the not be unnecessarily detained until they can prove who come to Tucson to shop, vacation or attend profes-
Governor and Legislature that will cost the cities their citizenship or legal status. sional meetings will be reduced due to boycotts of our
and counties law enforcement, thousands of state. As a result, the revenues we need to enforce all
dollars to enforce.” state and local laws and conduct all of our public safety
“SB 1070 enables citizens to file lawsuits against operations are also reduced.
police officers if they believe that the law is not
On Tuesday, May 4, by a five to one vote, the being adequately enforced. This provision could
Tucson Mayor and Council voted to file a legal subject police officers and the City Of Tucson to “SB1070 fails to protect the rights of our citizens, puts our
challenge to this new law, which will go into frivolous and costly litigation that can impede police officers at unnecessary risk and is already damaging
affect on July 23. In his press release, Mayor public safety and drain critical dollars from our our local economy.” Through this vote, the City Attorney,
Robert Walkup summed up the reasons for this public safety system. will file an injunction and ask the courts to help protect our
succinctly and for which I wholeheartedly agree citizens and our city, so that we can work together for a
with, and which follows. “SB 1070 will cost Tucson and the State of Arizona better Arizona. “
in the reduction of tourism and commercial activity
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BUDGET TOWN HALL HELD
More than 40 people turned out for the City of Tucson
budget town hall that was held Wednesday, May 12, at
the El Pueblo Senior Center, 101 W. Irvington.
Many good questions and dialogue was had during this
town hall meeting. I also want to thank City Manager
Mike Letcher, Budget Director Marie Nemerguth and
Deputy Police Chief John Leavitt for attending and an-
swering the many questions posed. If you have sugges-
tions for the budget, please call or E-mail the Ward 5
office. You can obtain a copy of the presentation at the
Ward 5 blog/website.
Goodwill Industries  Friday - May 28 (Citywide)
has opened another  Parkwise, Rodeo Grounds, Women’s Commis-
store in Ward 5 at  sion, Environmental Services (Needs to be a
Campbell and Irving-
ton, bringing 40 more 
jobs and opportunities  For more information, please call the Ward 5
to Ward 5 and Tucson.  Council Office, 791-4231.
RIGHT SIZE YOUR CAN
By Andrew Quigley,
Director of Environmental
Services, City of Tucson
WHAT IS “RIGHT SIZE YOUR CAN”? - Our Right Size Your Can
program is what is known as a volume-based service plan for
residential refuse collection. With volume-based service, the
less trash you make, the less you pay. It’s new to Tucson, but
is being used successfully in many other cities across the U.S.
Beginning July 1 (pending Mayor and Council approval), your
monthly Environmental Services charges will depend on what
size trash container you have: Small – 48 gallon - $15.00/
month; Medium – 65 gallon - $16.00/month; Large – 95 gallon -
$16.75/month.
Note: These are proposed rates only. Rates will be set by the
Mayor and City Council Currently customers pay $14.50 per
month for weekly pickup of their existing 95-gallon container
For some residents in Tucson
who did not fill out their first
U.S. Census survey, a second
one will be forthcoming in the
mail and something that
benefits all citizens if com-
pleted and returned.
SERVE ON A COMMITTEE
Councilmember Richard Fimbres has openings
on the following Citizen’s Advisory Commis-
sions:
Ward 5 Resident), Public Art., LGBT Commis-
sio0n and SBMWBE (Business).
or the shared alley container. The blue recycling contain-
ers and collections are not affected by this program. Also
included in this fee are twice-a-year brush and bulky
collections and the Household Hazardous Waste Program.
WHO DOES THE “RIGHT SIZE YOUR CAN” PROGRAM AF-
FECT? - The new pricing structure affects the approxi-
mately 99,000 household customers who have curb ser-
vice with the 95-gallon containers. It does not affect
customers who have shared neighborhood containers in
the alley. They will retain that service at the proposed
new rate of $16.00 per month.
WHY IS THE NEW VOLUME-BASED SERVICE PROGRAM
BEING IMPLEMENTED? ISN’T THIS A RATE INCREASE? - It is
no secret that costs associated with trash collection have
risen dramatically over the past few years. The ES rate is
among the lowest in the state, and the department has
only implemented one small rate increase during the past
five years. The Tucson Environmental Services Department
Ward 5 Newsletter
Ward 5 Council Office Staff:
Barbara Jordan (Executive Assistant),
Eileen Contreras (Executive Assistant
PT) Abe Marques (Council Aide),
Melinda Jacobs (Council Aide), Mark
Kerr (Council Aide).
TOURS STARTING!
The Ward 5 Council Office is in the process
of setting up tours of the Los Reales Land-
fill/Recycle America and Tucson Water. If
interested, please call the Ward 5 Council
Office, 791-4231 or E-mail us at
ward5@tucsonaz.gov, subject line “tour.”
Ward 5 Furlough Days
RIGHT SIZE YOUR CAN
TOWN HALL, MAY 18
Tuesday, May 18, 6:30 p.m., Quincie Douglas Library, 585 E. 36th
St. For more information, call 791—3171
is completely self-sustaining. We receive no tax dollars nor do
we collect from the City’s General Fund. But, in order to
continue offering our current level of service, we had to make
some hard choices and increase our current rates. We chose
the Right Size Your Can program to give our customers op-
tions to meet their budgets and to encourage more conserva-
tion and recycling.
WHEN WILL THE VOLUME-BASED SERVICE PROGRAM START? -
Pending final approval by the Mayor and Council, we expect to
be able to begin taking requests for different size containers
beginning June 1, 2010 and implement the new rates effective
July 1, 2010.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? - If you want to keep your current
95-gallon container at the rate of $16.75 a month you don’t
have to do a thing. If you would like a smaller trash container,
call our customer service representatives at 791-3171 after
June 1, 2010.