Council adopts planning commission membership ordinance, $450,000 for 2200 West and 2100 North traffic safety and $350,000 Shades of Pale loan
June 4, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
The Council adopted Ordinance 40 of 2024 on planning and historic landmark commission membership, approved $450,000 for traffic safety at 2200 West and 2100 North, and approved a $350,000 economic development loan to Shades of Pale brewery, all 7-0. It held a combined budget hearing at which speakers opposed a mayoral pay increase and asked for restrooms and sanctioned camping, and deferred action on the Title 18 enforcement ordinance and the budget ordinances.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item B1 · Budget
Local Building Authority budget for fiscal year 2024-25 (public hearing)
Continued · 7-0
The board held a second hearing on the Local Building Authority's fiscal year 2024-25 capital projects budget, which covers bond debt service for the Glendale and Marmalade Libraries. There was no public comment. The board closed the hearing and referred the item to a future date for action.
Item D1 · Budget
Redevelopment Agency budget for fiscal year 2024-25 (public hearing)
Continued · 7-0
One speaker said the agency budget should include no revenue from a sales tax increase and rely on corporate sponsorship and private donations, and that if a sales tax increase is approved a major part should renovate Abravanel Hall. The board closed the hearing and referred the item to a future date for action.
Item G1 · City code
Title 18 building code and enforcement text amendments (public hearing)
Continued · 7-0
The Council held a hearing on amendments to Titles 2, 5, 18 and 21A that update state code references, change the building enforcement appeal process and add enforcement fines. There was no public comment. The Council closed the hearing and deferred action to a future meeting.
Item G2 · City code
Planning and Historic Landmark Commission membership and appeals hearing officer term text amendment
Approved · 7-0
The ordinance reduces the minimum number of commissioners required for the Planning Commission and Historic Landmark Commission so they can conduct business after sudden departures, and removes the two-consecutive-five-year-term limit on the appeals hearing officer. One speaker said quorum problems come from losing skilled commissioners who leave abruptly and from not screening applicants against the demands of the role. The Council adopted Ordinance 40 of 2024, with the understanding that the City Recorder publish it as soon as possible.
Item G3-G11 · Budget
Fiscal year 2024-25 city budget and related ordinances (public hearing)
Continued · 7-0
The Council held its second combined hearing on the city budget, Library Fund budget, tax rate, consolidated fee schedule, non-represented employee compensation plan, three labor agreement appropriations and a pay adjustment for elected and statutory officers. Several speakers opposed the proposed increase in the Mayor's salary, saying the money could go to police and fire personnel, librarians, infrastructure or other needs; others asked for pay review for fire and emergency personnel, funding for the Safer Crossings program and the Capital Improvement Program grant program, and traffic calming in the Liberty Wells neighborhood. Several people experiencing homelessness and advocates asked for public restrooms, showers, sanctioned camping and safe storage, and one speaker thanked the Council for appropriating funds for more restrooms. The Council closed the hearing and referred the items to a future agenda for action.
Item H1 · Development
Fairmont Heights senior housing resolution at 2257 South 1100 East
No action
The agenda listed the Fairmont Heights public benefit resolution again, but the minutes note that it was adopted on May 21, 2024 and was inadvertently added to a new agenda and adopted a second time.
Item H2 · Budget
Budget amendment No. 5 for fiscal year 2023-24: 2200 West and 2100 North traffic safety
Approved · 7-0
The Council adopted Ordinance 41 of 2024 for the single remaining item, A-5, $450,000 one-time from General Fund balance to the Capital Improvement Program fund for traffic control and safety improvements at 2200 West and 2100 North. The motion also asked the Administration to recommend guidance on where roundabouts should be placed, taking into account air quality and areas with more pedestrian traffic.
- Budget$450,000
Item K1 · Contract
Economic Development Loan Fund loan to Shades of Pale, Inc.
Approved · 7-0
The Council adopted Ordinance 42 of 2024 approving a $350,000 loan from the Economic Development Loan Fund to Shades of Pale, Inc. at 1388 South 300 West, a local microbrewer with regional distribution. The loan is meant to help create 10 jobs in the next year and keep 11.
- Contract$350,000 to Shades of Pale, Inc.
Item L · Appointment
Consent agenda: board appointments
Approved · 7-0
The Council approved the appointment of Karen Ferguson to the City and County Building Conservation and Use Committee, and reappointments of Talula Pontuti (Parks, Natural Lands, Urban Forestry, and Trails Advisory Board) and Tiffini Porter (Art Design Board).
What residents said
Mayor's pay increasePublic restrooms and sanctioned campingDelta Center area tax increaseAbravanel HallTraffic calming
In the general comment period, speakers urged the Council to preserve and renovate Abravanel Hall, opposed a 30-year tax increase for the area around the Delta Center, asked for a cease-fire resolution, raised a bus-stop design problem at 900 East and 900 South, asked for an online way to register to speak, and supported a new Glendale neighborhood high school.