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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Regular Meeting Minutes
Council Conference Room
5850 West Glendale Avenue
Glendale, AZ
Councilmember Joyce Clark called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. Present were
Councilmember Joyce Clark and Councilmember Phil Lieberman. Also in attendance
were Elaine Adamczyk, Gilbert Lopez, Jim Colson, Becky Daniel, Kristen Krey and
Kriss Carneal.
1 —Approval of Minutes:
Councilmember Lieberman made a motion to approve the minutes from the January 3,
2012 GSC meeting. Councilmember Clark seconded the motion. Motion approved.
2—Resignations: None
3 — Community Development Advisory Commission — Elaine Adamczj Jim
Colson advised the Housing Advisory Commission, CAP and the Community
Development Advisory Commission (CDAC) consolidated to streamline their services.
Elaine explained the goal for the Housing Department is to provide safe, equal
opportunity, affordable and fair housing. The Housing Department has a high
performance rating with HUD. Gilbert Lopez advised that the Neighborhood
Revitalization Department provides support for public services, improvements to public
facilities, and homeless prevention, which are just a few of the services they provide.
Neighborhood Revitalization has an annual grant process and does grant orientations.
Becky Daniel advised that the Community Action Program (CAP) office offers low
income citizens crisis services like assistance with paying utilities, water, rent, etc. CAP
hosts two events a year, and often visits community centers to provide information on
services available to residents.
These departments and CDAC have the same common goal of helping Glendale residents
and will work together to accomplish this goal.
Councilmember Clark would like the Community Development Advisory Commission to
do a presentation at a Council workshop. Councilmember Clark would like to know how
many vacant homes are in Glendale.
4 — Water & Sewer Task Force Update: GSC will start appointing citizens to the
Water & Sewer Task Force at the February
21st GSC meeting and discuss the applicants
with full Council in executive session after the workshop. Councilmember Clark
recommended extending the time frame another month to allow for additional
applications.
5 — Handicapped Parking Fines — Kristen Krey: Kristen advised that no other cities
post fines on their handicapped parking signs. Councilmember Clark would like to
discuss this at the March GSC meeting and propose amending the handicapped parking
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ordinance to add language that a handicapped parking space cannot be block or otherwise
occupied.
6 — Arts Commission — Changing Day and Time of Meeting: Kristen advised at the
January 18, 2012 Arts Commission meeting, they approved moving the regular meeting
days and times to the
4th
Thursday of each month at 6 p.m.
7—Next GSC Meeting: February 21, 2012
8—Request for Motion to Adjourn.
At 10:30 a.m. Councilmember Lieberman made a motion to adjourn. Councilmember
Clark seconded the motion to adjourn.
Prepared by Kriss Carneal
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