Metropolitan Pima Alliance

Monthly Membership Breakfast - Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Update
2019-09-20 07:15 - 09:00 (America/Phoenix) | Tucson Association of Realtors – Community Room, 2445 N. Tucson Blvd, Tucson, 85716, United States
Join us as we hear from Colonel Victor M. Pereira as he gives the group an update on the operations occurring at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (DMAFB). More information on Colonel Victor M. Pereira can be found here.

DMAFB is one of the pillars of the Tucson metropolitan economy, with a $2.6 billion impact and nearly 6,500 jobs. The Base continues to be home to some of the top training programs in our country’s military.
This breakfast is a collaborative effort with DM50, a non-profit, volunteer group that advocates for Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and its airmen. The group strives to improve the quality of life for military personnel at DMAFB and to protect the future of the base and to expand its vital mission here in Southern Arizona.

Thank you to the Clements Agency for being our September Breakfast Sponsor!

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**CANCELLED** Common Ground Committee
2019-09-04 08:30 - 09:30, 2019-08-28 08:30 - 09:30, 2019-07-03 08:30 - 09:30 | EEC, 555 E. River Rd #301, Tucson, AZ, 85704, United States
This is the committee that help’s MPA’s staff throw the best celebration around, the Common Ground Awards! Members of this committee assist in planning the event, judge the project applications received, interview the project finalists, and select this year’s award winners.

While it is a bit of work to be on this committee, members have the opportunity to learn about projects taking place in the community, connect with fellow members, and have a ton of fun! The Common Ground Committee is open to all employees of MPA member companies and organizations.

Public Policy Committee - Michael Racy, Racy and Associates
2019-08-27 16:00 - 17:00 | EEC, 555 E. River Road #301, Tucson, AZ, 85704
Join fellow MPA members for an update from local and state lobbyist Michael Racy.
Michael has been at the helm of the respected, local public and government relations firm, Racy and Associates for almost 30 years. In that time he has built a reputation of being the foremost authority on political issues involving real estate and land development. Michael has extensive experience working in all jurisdiction of Pima County as well as across the state of Arizona.
Michael will be providing some insight as to what he feels are the most significant policy issues facing the region.
This meeting is open to all employees of MPA member companies and organizations. For more information, please contact the Executive Director, Allyson Solomon

Cocktails & Connections
2019-08-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Sundt Construction, 2015 W River Rd., Tucson, AZ, 85704, United States
Would you like to be our next Cocktails & Connections host? Email Emilia for more info!

Monthly Membership Breakfast: City of Tucson Impact Fees - Are the Costs to Develop Increasing?
2019-08-16 07:15 - 09:00 | Tucson Association of Realtors – Community Room, 2445 N. Tucson Blvd, Tucson, 85716, United States
MPA is excited to host this breakfast with SAHBA! This is a great opportunity for members of MPA and SAHBA to network and learn more about this topic, which impacts ALL development in the City of Tucson.
Join City of Tucson Planning and Development Services Director, Scott Clark, for a presentation on the City’s impact fee study and the proposed new fees. MPA is happy to provide this forum for our members to learn more about this process, proposed changes and the impact they may have on local development.
State statute requires impact fees be studied and updated every 5 years and that assessed fees be based upon two documents, the Land Use Assumptions (LUA) and the Infrastructure Improvement Plan (IIP). On August 6th at a Study Session, the Mayor and Council directed staff to move forward with their draft LUA and IIP lists along with the following changes:

residential fee methodology, calculating fees based upon square footage rather than dwelling units
Service areas, going from 5 to 3 with an optional city wide one for RTA projects
New fee categories for churches, schools and hotels
Increases to commercial fees

The City is on track to approve the LUA, IIP and associated fees in November, with the new fees going into place in February of 2020.
This breakfast is in partnership with:
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**CANCELLED** Public Policy Committee
2019-07-23 16:00 - 17:00 | 2 E. Congress, 2 E. Congress Street, Tucson, AZ, 85701
This is the monthly meeting of MPA’s Public Policy Committee. At this meeting attendees hear presentations from the local jurisdictions, updating them on code and process changes. Committee members are invited to assess proposed policy and make recommendations on policy positions discussed by the committee to MPA’s Board of Directors.

This meeting is open to all employees of MPA member companies and organizations. For more information, please contact the Executive Director, Allyson Solomon

Monthly Membership Breakfast: Member Round Table Discussion
2019-07-19 07:15 - 09:00 | Tucson Association of Realtors – Community Room, 2445 N. Tucson Blvd, Tucson, 85716, United States
Join us for an extended networking session and a member round table discussion moderated by Bill Carroll of EEC. The topics being discussed will include the following:
-State of Tucson’s economy
-Labor force challenges
-Policy issues
-Ideas to improve MPA
Come with ideas and opinions; join in the lively and collaborative discussion!

Thank you to our wonderful event partner and host:

Cocktails & Connections
2019-06-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Pima Medical Institute, 2121 North Craycroft Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85712, United States
The fourth Thursday of the month, members and nonmembers alike are invited to a member hosted cocktail reception. This event showcases the hosts’ work-space and projects while providing attendees a fun and informal way to make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Join us on June 27th to make some great new connections, enjoy some refreshing beverages and indulge in decadent snacks. This month’s Cocktails & Connections is hosted by Pima Medical Institute. A Common Ground Award Recipient, this project took an old school site, Townsend Middle School, and redeveloped it, resulting in a state of the art medical training facility, offering certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor degrees to its students.
PMI was founded in Tucson, in 1972 and has since expanded to educating professionals in the medical field all across the western United States. Tours will be available, providing attendees a glimpse into the state of the art facilities available to our communities future medical professionals.
Check out the video of PMI’s mock hospital training facility!

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**CANCELED** Common Ground Committee
2019-06-26 08:30 - 09:30 | EEC, 555 E. River Rd #301, Tucson, AZ, 85704, United States

Monthly Membership Breakfast: Rosemont Copper Mine, Ready to Move Forward
2019-06-21 07:15 - 09:00 | Tucson Association of Realtors – Community Room, 2445 N. Tucson Blvd, Tucson, 85716, United States
Please join us for our monthly breakfast meeting where you can connect with industry professionals, receive an update on policy initiatives MPA is working on and learn more about topics of interest to the land use and development community.
Rosemont has undergone an extensive Environmental Impact Statement process through the U.S. Forest Service and has already received the Final Record of Decision. ​Once operating, Rosemont will create over 500 jobs that pay twice the average wage in Pima County, while generating over $350 million in new tax revenues over the life of the Project. These new revenues will help fund public safety, roads, education, and other community priority projects.
​​Join us as we hear a presentation from Jerry Bustamante, Manager of Community Relations, on the next steps towards the mine becoming operational and what further ancillary growth may occur as a result of Rosemont operating in our community.

Thank you to our gracious breakfast sponsor:

Thank you to our wonderful event partner and host:

Public Policy Committee
2019-05-28 16:00 - 17:00 | EEC, 555 E. River Road #301, Tucson, AZ, 85704
The RTA Plan approved by voters in 2006 runs through 2026. Come learn, from Jim DeGrood of the RTA, about the RTA Next planning effort, which is beginning to identify priority areas for the next RTA Plan and give the RTA your input!

Mr. DeGrood is Deputy Director for Pima Association of Governments (PAG) and the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA). He is a Professional Engineer, and a graduate of the University of Arizona, College of Civil Engineering. Mr. DeGrood has over 30 years of local government management and public works experience, including serving as Town Engineer for the towns of Oro Valley and Sahuarita, and as Assistant Town Manager for Marana.
Mr. DeGrood joined PAG in 2007 to oversee the programming and operations of the $2.1 billion, 20-year Regional Transportation Authority Plan.

This is the monthly meeting of MPA’s Public Policy Committee. At this meeting attendees hear presentations from the local jurisdictions, updating them on code and process changes. Committee members are invited to assess proposed policy and make recommendations on policy positions discussed by the committee to MPA’s Board of Directors.
This meeting is open to all employees of MPA member companies and organizations. For more information, please contact the Executive Director, Allyson Solomon

Membership Committee
2019-05-28 08:00 - 09:00 | Clements Insurance Agency, 6245 E. Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85711, United States
This is the monthly meeting of MPA’s Membership Committee. This committee brainstorms new ways to increase member retention, involvement and how to recruit new members to join our organization.

This committee is always looking for new attendees who want to build relationships with other members. The Membership Committee is open to all employees of MPA member companies and organizations.

Monthly Membership Breakfast: Workforce Development Panel Update Copy
2019-05-17 07:15 - 09:00 | Tucson Association of Realtors – Community Room, 2445 N. Tucson Blvd, Tucson, 85716, United States
Please join us for our monthly breakfast meeting where you can connect with industry professionals, receive an update on policy initiatives MPA is working on and learn more about topics of interest to the land use and development community.
This month we will be circling back to last June’s breakfast topic and providing you a Workforce Development Update. We are bringing back Ian Roark and Greg Wilson of Pima Community College, Kathy Prather of JTED and adding Fred Freedman of Pima Medical Institute to the mix. Our Panelists will be speaking about the skilled workforce shortage both our industry and the labor market as a whole is experiencing and what efforts have been made in the last year to help close that gap.
It is amazing what can be accomplished and put into the works in just a year’s time, we are excited to share with you the momentum that is driving progress in the skilled workforce development arena.

Thank you to our wonderful event partner and host:

Common Ground Committee
2019-05-01 08:30 - 09:30 | EEC, 555 E. River Rd #301, Tucson, AZ, 85704, United States

Cocktails & Connections with Psomas
2019-04-25 17:00 - 19:00 | Psomas, 1745 East River Road ste 245, Tucson, 85718, United States
We are excited to invite you to join us in celebrating Psomas’ new and improved office space!
Join us, the fourth Thursday of the month from 5-7pm for drinks, food and great conversation with professionals in the development industry. This event is open to MPA members and non-members alike. Register Now

2019 Wild Ride - The Wild Downtown Tour
2019-04-05 12:00 - 17:00 | AZ

Membership Breakfast: PDSD Update from the 5 local jurisdictions
2019-03-15 07:15 - 09:00 | AZ
Regional Planning and Development Update with Department Directors
Join us Friday morning to hear a panel presentation from the Planning and Development Services Department Directors of the City of Tucson, Pima County, Oro Valley, Marana and Sahuarita.

There is no better opportunity to get such a comprehensive and encompassing update on development in Southern Arizona at one time in one place!
Schedule 7:15am – 8:00am: Making connections
8:00am: Program promptly begins
9:00am: Program ends Breakfast Sponsor Breakfast Partner

Membership Breakfast: Regional Transportation Authority Update
2019-02-15 07:15 - 09:00 | AZ
Roads, who needs them anyways?
Join us Friday, February 15th, for an exciting update on the RTA renewal process from Mindy Blake. Mindy will be sharing with the group a NEW presentation that covers the stakeholder involvement process along with local funding issues and how the RTA is working to resolve them.
Did you know our website is evolving? Did you know we are adding a member portal, where you can log in to access information, exclusive events and community updates?
Hydrant, our web developer will be joining us and presenting all the new features of our upgraded website at our February Membership Breakfast. Come learn how to get the most out of your membership! Schedule 7:15am – 8:00am: Making connections
8:00am: Program promptly begins
9:00am: Program ends Breakfast Partner
