City News

Tucson, AZ (September 15, 2014) – A Fall Casa de los Niños Job Fair will be held on Monday, September 22^nd, from 10am to 2pm at their Administration building at 1101 N. 4^th Avenue.

The agency is looking to hire a wide array of positions, such as Production Associates at the Thrift Store, Parent Aides and Visitation Facilitators in Child & Family Services Programs, and several positions for Behavioral Health Services, including Care Coordinators, Licensed Child Therapists and Licensed Family Therapists.

September 14 – 20, 2014 is Child Passenger Safety Week. The Tucson Police Department Traffic Enforcement Officers will be participating in a number of activities during and around this week focusing on child passenger safety.

The City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT) will detour southbound motor vehicle traffic at the Fourth Avenue Underpass into Downtown to keep the Sun Link Streetcar operations on schedule. The detour will be in place Friday, September 12 and Saturday, September 13. Friday night’s detour will take place from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Because of the anticipated pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic associated with the University of Arizona home football game and 2nd Saturdays Downtown, Saturday night’s detour will take place from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.

STATE OF ARIZONA • OFFICIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) announces an open public meeting of the Park-Euclid/7th Street & Arizona Avenue Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF) sites Community Advisory Board (CAB):
Monday, September 29, 2014
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Joel D. Valdez Main Library
101 N. Stone Ave., Catalina Room, 2nd Floor
Tucson, Arizona
AGENDA
1. Call to Order/Introductions

The City of Tucson created a new website to help ensure that Spanish
speaking residents of Tucson have access to information about child
care, education, health and humanitarian services, and other important
government programs.

PUBLIC COMMENT TOMORROW ON QUALIFICATIONS FOR NEW CITY MANAGER - The Mayor and Tucson City Council will hold a Special Meeting tomorrow to hear public comments regarding the recruitment of a new City Manager. The 5:30 p.m. meeting is to hear public input on the desired qualifications for the candidates. Bob Murray and Associates is serving as the executive search firm to assist in the recruitment process. Martha Durkin has been serving as Interim City Manager since Richard Miranda retired on July 31. Read more about the search process for City Manager.
 
MAYOR AND COUNCIL STUDYING SHORT-TERM HOME RENTAL REGULATIONS - Tucsonans who rent their homes to tourists could be regulated like any other hotel or bed and breakfast. Hotels and other businesses must pay taxes, have permits, inspections, and insurance, but short-term rentals aren’t subject to those regulations. Short-term rental companies, which facilitate property rentals by owners, were the topic of a presentation yesterday by Visit Tucson CEO Brent DeRaad and Marion Hook, chairwoman of the City of Tucson's Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Commission. Supporters of the changes estimate that $500,000 in bed taxes could be generated by short-term rentals in Tucson. The Mayor and City Council directed staff to meet with community partners to discuss possible regional solutions and report back in 90 days. Read more from the Arizona Daily Star.
Mayor and Council short-term rental agenda item from yesterday (item 8)
 
TRAFFIC ALERT: CAMINO DE LA TIERRA CLOSED AT THE RILLITO - The Camino de la Tierra dip crossing at the Rillito remains closed to traffic, as crews from the City of Tucson Department of Transportation continue to work to remove storm debris and repair damaged asphalt at the northwest side crossing. Crews expect to finish the work by Friday.

WATCH ZOO ANIMALS FROLIC IN THE RAIN - It doesn't rain in Tucson very often, so when it does, it's a delightful change for animals at the Reid Park Zoo. Watch a video of different animals reacting to this week's big storm, even though they all had access to dry spaces.
 
JOB OPPORTUNITY: WATER METER READER - Tucson Water is seeking candidates to read water meters. Duties also include helping with water service requests, customer inquiries, and meter operations for the utility's 236,000 accounts. Successful applicants must like people, walking, driving, and teamwork. The deadline to apply is this Friday.