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Glendale council meeting full of ordinances, contracts
(Glendale Civic Center)
An aerial view of the Glendale Civic Center, where the city council continues to meet through the rest of 2024.
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Independent Newsmedia
The Glendale City Council has a full slate for Tuesday night after only meeting once since June.
Of the 40 agenda items, 27 are either consent agenda and consent resolutions and two more are procedural at the beginning of the meeting.
Before the consent agenda begins, the council will consider the appointment of Lynda Pacheco-Martinez and Jaclyn Nguyen to the Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission through Jan. 31, 2025.
The council will vote on five ordinances on Sept. 10. They are:
Amending the city code on landscaping and setting forth an effective date for new penalties.
Updating the city code on nuisances with the addition of three sections on keeping of fowl. HB 2325 provides restrictions for cities to regulate keeping of fowl in residential single family districts and preempts all local laws, ordinances and charter provisions.
Executing deeds, easements and a dedication at a different spots in Glendale..
Authorizing a utility easement in favor of Southwest Gas Corporation at the Camelback Ranch-Glendale spring training complex.
Providing the city the option to sell 2.75 acres at 4701 W. Glendale Ave., to CivicGroup, doing business as Courthouse, LLC, for $1. This parcel includes now defunct infrastructure that had been previously installed for the development of a city courthouse. CivicGroup will remediate the infrastructure then develop the property for commercial use.
Bids and contracts on the docket are:
Agreements with Habitat for Humanity, Adobe Insulation and Amaya Construction for multiple emergency home repair construction services, using HUD Community Development Block Grant funding.
An agreement with Holiday Lights LLC for holiday lighting displays.
A professional services agreement with Glickman Consulting for actuarial reports.
Agreements with Crafco Inc.,and Seaboard for high-performance asphalt and concrete cold patch.
Authorization for an agreement with Daktronics Inc, for traffic operation equipment.
