By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council spent most of its long Tuesday evening meeting reviewing an updated report on renewable, clean energy options and heard from numerous callers urging the city to act as quickly as possible “to make Glendale a leader in clean energy.” First, the council approved a proclamation celebrating Arbor Day […]
By Julie BUTCHER “I am a concerned neighbor from Whiting Woods and on Friday, Jan. 9 I was made aware of the proposed development for 3830 Hillway Drive when plans were published in advance of the Design Review Board meeting for approval. I was shocked at the proposed style and size of the development – […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council spent hours on Tuesday night, including hearing from more than 60 callers, to again discuss allegations that a volunteer commissioner on the city’s design review board (DRB) had been drinking during a meeting of the board on Jan. 14. Councilmember Ara Najarian introduced the agenda item at length. […]
By Julie BUTCHER In a surprisingly short meeting Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council approved an agreement with the Glendale Community College Foundation to use $1.3 million in Measure S funds to implement plans for affordable housing the city and college district authorized at a joint meeting last week. Interim city manager Roubik Golanian told […]
By Julie BUTCHER “I’m an Armenian American veteran. I love the city that I live in and am happy to be of service to my city,” Robert Adjinian told the Glendale City Council on Tuesday night during its virtual meeting after he was appointed to the city’s Housing Authority. Councilmember Ara Najarian updated the council […]
By Julie BUTCHER Next week the Glendale City Council will hold a joint meeting with the board of the Glendale Community College District to discuss issues of mutual concern including plans for low-income housing assistance. This week, Councilmember Paula Devine announced a virtual exhibit by the Museum of Neon Art called “Glendale, Illuminated: A Zoom […]
By Julie BUTCHER Early in Tuesday night’s meeting of the Glendale City Council, Councilmember Dan Brotman pulled an item from the consent agenda for additional scrutiny and convinced the other councilmembers to further review a contract addition of “$550,439 … for the installation of a 135 kilowatt PV [photovoltaic cell] system; this system will maximize […]
By Julie BUTCHER At the beginning of its exceptionally long first meeting of the new year, the Glendale City Council recognized Jan. 18 as MLK Day, celebrating the life and work of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., announcing that the fifth annual city celebration would occur virtually this year, today, Jan. 14, at […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale City Councilmember Paula Devine listed a number of questions for city staff to open this week’s meeting of the council, first questioning the recyclability of flocked Christmas trees (they are not recyclable – but the city picks them up and processes them along with the recyclable ones), then inquiring about the […]
By Julie BUTCHER Early in this week’s meeting of the Glendale City Council, Councilmember Dan Brotman pulled a routine item from the consent calendar to offer further comment on plans to upgrade the Montrose Community Park parking lot. “Replacing asphalt in the parking lot is problematic for a number of reasons; there’s potential for releasing […]