By Julie BUTCHER At the most recent Glendale City Council meeting, held on Aug. 23, the council addressed three issues of substance. First, the council acted to update its processing of business licenses by fixing what it calls “Title 5.” Staff summarized the intent of the update “to improve customer service for businesses, to streamline […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council took up two hefty issues for relatively long discussions. Responding to inquiries from the public and from council members, City Attorney Mike Garcia shared the results of a detailed report studying the possibility of moving from currently electing councilmembers at-large citywide to smaller, district-based council […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council voted to approve a compromise to continue into October the city’s al fresco dining program along Honolulu Avenue in Montrose, reversing the council’s previous decision to end the outdoor dining program on Labor Day. According to assistant director of Community Development Bradley Calvert, “City staff and […]
By Julie BUTCHER Mayor Paula Devine reported at the Tuesday night meeting of the Glendale City Council that the Montrose Shopping Park Association (MSPA) has asked the city to rescind existing regulations regarding parklets while the MSPA works on alternatives for encouraging sidewalk dining. The main topic on the agenda, however, was the approval by […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Since the implementation of parklets, or Glendale’s al fresco dining program, local restaurants were given a lifeline when restrictions were imposed due to COVID-19 with most people seeming to enjoy outdoor dining. Recently, though, there has been a difference of opinions between the board of directors of the Montrose Shopping Park Association […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night at a relatively short, business-like meeting of the Glendale City Council, Glendale joined 733 other cities (along with 3,061 businesses, 31 regions, 173 investors, and 624 universities) in pledging global action in the United Nations’ Race to Zero campaign. City Sustainability Officer David Jones reported back to the Council […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council spent a bulk of its Tuesday night meeting considering various measures to set spending limits for municipal elections and ways to increase participation in local elections by providing public funds, perhaps in the form of “matching funds.” Some jurisdictions provide funds to potential candidates who meet qualifications to […]
By Julie BUTCHER At the conclusion of a small protest gathered outside Glendale City Hall on Tuesday afternoon in advance of a special meeting of the Glendale City Council to debate the future management of the Alex Theatre, Nina Crowe of Glendale Arts, the non-profit organization that has managed the theater since 2008, urged the […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale Police Chief Carl Povilaitis read a statement to the Glendale City Council at the beginning of its Tuesday night meeting, responding to “an incident the public may have seen.” As Mayor Paula Devine summoned the chief to report, she observed that it is “very important that our residents know where we […]
By Julie BUTCHER Citing more than 14 hours spent over the course of seven study sessions, City of Glendale finance director Michele Flynn presented the proposed FY 2021-22 budget to the city council for final adoption at its Tuesday night meeting. Totaling $972.6 million, the budget includes $247 million in general fund expenditures; $121.2 million […]