South Tucson's El Independiente, 1984-03-10

              Budget readied to pay Garcia, Serna says
By Sean Hall
El Independiente
South Tucson's services and taxes will
not be affected by the city's recent $3.18
million out-of-court settlement with former
Tucson policeman Julian Roy Garda,
South Tucson's mayor and city manager
said.
Garcia, accidentally shot in 1978 by a
South Tucson policeman, won a $3.6
million negligence suit against the city.
With interest, the award had grown to
about $4.5 million.
"A good portion" of the city's $200,(fl)
to $250,01X1 yearly payasents for the
settlement will come from sales taxes
generated by construction of new
businesses and expansion of existing ones,
said Mayor Daniel W. Eckstrom
The Greyhound Park renovation,
Michas G and M Restaurant expansion
and Tucson Container Corp. relocation to
South Tucson are examples of added
sources of sales-tax dollars, Eckstrom mid.
The remainder of the city's yearly
payalents will come from the city's 'ability
to control expenses and manage money
wisely," he said. No layoffs of city workers
are planned, he added.
City Manager Enrique G. Sema said the
city, which operated in the black for the
first time last year, already has budgeted
for the yearly losses.
Eckstrom said the city wili encourage
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Por Sean Hall -
El Independiente
Los-servicios e impuestos urbanos de Sur
Tucson no serán afectados por el reciente
acuerdo de arbitraje de 3.18 millones de
dólares entre el policía tucsonense
actualmente cesado Julián Roy Garcia y
dicha ciudad, dijeron el alcalde yet regidor.
Garcia, accidentalmente balaceado en
1978 por un policía de Sur Tucson, ganó
un litigio de descuido a Sur Tucson de 3.6
millones de dólares. Con los intereses la
suma ya asciende a4.5 millones de dólares.
'Una buena proporción" dc las cuentas
anuales de 200.Cfl) a 250.0(8) dólares que la
ciudad tendrá que pagar como parte del
acuerdo saldrá de los impuestos sobre las
SPINMNG LIGHTh - Strings of lights on the Fenis Wheel
and Yo-Yo rides at the CIty of Fun Carnival illuminate the
evening sky as seen from South Tenth Avenue. Every year, the
Photo by Lorenoo Ctrnveo
Pleasant Grove, Utah, carnival company travels across the
Western states. The carnival will remain in Tucson until
tomorrow night.
Supervisors review $880,000 Kino plan
By Rebecca Dean
El Independiente
An $880,01X1 plan to expand Kino
Community Hospital's psychiatric services
is being considered by the Pima County
Board of Supervisors.
Kino's chief of psychiatry, Dr. Jose M.
Santiago, introduced the eight-pail plan
last week. it is estimated to save the county
$1.3 mitron during the next year.
The board's budget committee will
review the plan, then present its fmdings at
the board's second study session March 27,
Supervisor David A. Yetman said.
"Ultimately, Dr. Santiago will get all or
most of what he has asked for. We just
don't know when. We need to see how
much it really will cost," Yetman mid.
The plan is designed to save the county
money in treating mentally ill indigents and
to cope with a rising number of mentally ill
indigents in Pima County.
"The population of Tucson is
increasing, and with that, the number of
chronically mentally B who are indigents.
Some of them are homeless," Santiago
said. The plan "will stem the tide, buy us
some time."
According to a report released at the
meeting, the plan includes the
establishment of county-operated homes
and apartmeiits and of a community-placement
and support program for
mentally ill transients.
Currently, most mentally ill transients
are picked up by police or the sheriff's
office and are detained in city or county
jails, Santiago said.
Also proposed is the expansion of Kino's
treatment program to deal with 100 more
mentally ill patients. The program currently
works with 100 patients.
Also included in the report are plans for
a 24-hour crisis team responding to calls
over a hot line, a new child and adolescent
psychiatric section at Kino, and aid from
Kino staff to the Pima County Jail.
The $1.3 million savings to the county is
based on a pilot study conducted by
Santiago and his staff beginning Oct. 1.
In that study, a dormitory and clay
program were established to treat all Kino
psychiatric patients.
As of January, the psychiatric
department stopped referring all of its
patients to private psychiatric facilites,
which the county must pay for.
The county pays $3W to $418) a day to
provide hospital psychiatric care.
Dormitory care at Kino costs from $30 to
$50 a day.
Santiago also argued for better "state of
the art" treatment of the chronically
mentally ill.
ventas que se recauden por la construcción
de nuevos negocios yin expansión de los ya
existentes, dijo el alcalde Daniel W.
Eckstrom.
- Elrestodelasumaseconseguiráde"la
habilidad ahorrativa y administrativa de la
ciudad," dijo, añadiendo que no se
contempla el despido de personal empleado
por la ciudad.
Et regidor Enrique G. Sema dijo que la
ciudad que operó con números ea negro
por primera vez el año pasado ha hecho un
presupuesto a causa de las pérdidas
anuales.
Eckstrom dijo que fomentaría la
expansión comercial arreglando las calles
poniendo alumbrado público y ayudando a
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Garcia case
highlights
1978
Oct. 11 - Tucson policeman Julian Roy
Garcia is shot by South Tucson police
officer David J. Novotny in a joint police
action.
Nov. 15 - Attorney Richard D. Grand
fées a negligence suit against South Tucson
in Pima County Superior Court on behalf
of partially paralyzed Garcia.
Oct. 10 - A juty awards almost $3.6
million in compensatory damages to
Garcia.
1982
Feb. 17 - The Arizona Supreme Court
refuses to review the case, letting the award
judgment stand.
Feb. 26 - Garcia files in Superior Court
to force payment from the city.
May 5 - Pima County Superior Court
Judge Richard O. Roylston orders the city
lo pay Garcia over four years.
May 6 City offers Garcia $3.8 million
over 35 years.
May27 Garcia says no loa city offer of
$3.8 million over 35 years.
June 28 - South Tucson City Council
votes to offer Garda $5.8 million over 42
years.
July 9 Garcia fails to meet city deadline
on latest $5.8 million offer.
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Bar owner killed during holdup
By Bryn Bailer owner got Out of his vehicle, police said.
El Independiente Beutel was pursued into the bar by the
The owner of a southside bar was man, who fired a second and fatal shot,
shot and killed Thursday morning by a police said.
man who then robbed hirn, a After taking Beutel's bank bag, the
spokesman for the Tucson Police man fled in the van, which police
Department said, recovered about 20 minutes later at West
Alex Beutel, 57, was shot and robbed 21st Street and South Osbome Avenue,
by a gunman at the Shamrock Bar, 1428 Walsh said.
S. Sixth Ave., said Officer Mike Walsh The amount of money stolen was not
of the TPD. known, police mid.
Beutel was pronounced dead at St. Beutel, who worked in the bar
Mary's Hospital shortly after arrival, business for "close to 25 years," was
Walsh said. "an outstanding citizen," said Hank
Police are still searching for the Graham, vi president of the Arizona
suspect, who is described as a medium- License Beverage Association.
built Hispanic rnale between 30 and 40. "Alex for years.. - has always tried
The suspect had a mustache and was to nui the cleanest, most legitimate type
wearing atan jacket, dark trousers anda bar of any man I've known in the liquor
hat, Walsh added. business," Graham said.
The suspect, reportedly driving a The association, in conjunction with
green van, blocked Beutel's vehide in the 88-Crime, will offer up to $1,018) for
bar's parking lot at about 9:45 a.rn. and information leading to the arrest and
shot at Beutel with a handgun as the bar cor'iction of the gunman, he added.
Services, taxes will not change Impuestos, servicios no afectaron
South Tucson's
El Independiente
Vol. -X No. 2 Published by the Department of Journalism The University of Arizona March 10, 1984