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CITY OF GLENDALE PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP
CITY HALL
CONFERENCE ROOM 2A
5850 WEST GLENDALE AVENUE
GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020
5:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Hirsch called the meeting to order at approximately 5:30 PM.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Commissioners Crow, Harper (arrived at 5:31pm), Nowakowski
(arrived at 5:31pm), Nyberg, Wilfong, and Vice Chairperson Lenox and Chairperson Hirsch were
present.
City Staff Present: Lisa Collins, Interim Development Services Director, and Diana Figueroa,
Recording Secretary.
ITEM
GENERAL PLAN MINOR TEXT AMENDMENT
This is a request for the Planning Commission to amend the text of the City of Glendale's General
Plan to replace specific dates for Major General Plan Amendments with a requirement to publish
a schedule for Major General Plan Amendments in the first quarter of each year.
Staff Contact: Lisa Collins, Interim Development Services Director
Lisa Collins, Interim Development Services Director, provided a presentation to the Planning
Commission regarding the proposed amendments to the text of the General Plan Envision Glendale
2040.
Commissioner Nowakowski had questions regarding the effective date, submittal date, and the
time in which the City Council can address Major General Plan Amendments.
Commissioner Nyberg asked when the Glen Lakes application was submitted. He also said the
existing General Plan is clear and amending the Plan would create confusion.
Commissioner Crow said this request is being brought before the Commission in order to
accommodate the Glen Lakes submittal. Commissioner Crow said the appearance is that the entire
General Plan is being amended in order to accommodate one particular project.
Commissioner Wilfong said this is a failure by city management not maintaining a city asset. He
said he would never support this request. He said this request is being presented to the Commission
in order to accommodate the recent Glen Lakes submittal.
March 5, 2020
Planning Commission Workshop
Commissioner Harper fully agreed with Commissioner Wilfong.
Ms. Collins provided answers and information to the Commissioners' questions and concerns.
Chairperson Hirsch acknowledge Ms. Collins inherited this situation.
Commissioner Crow echoed the Chairperson's statement and said Ms. Collins was not an
employee of the City of Glendale when the Glen Lakes issue was already in place.
Chairperson Hirsch said this item, as it relates to publishing a schedule each year, should be
discussed in greater detail. The Commissioners have expressed concerns with public notification
in the local newspaper. He said this issue needs to return before the Planning Commission at an
upcoming Workshop.
NEXT MEETING
The next regular workshop of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Thursday, April 2, 2020
at 5:OOpm in Conference Room 2A, Glendale City Hall, located at 5850 West Glendale Avenue,
Glendale, Arizona 85301.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business Chairperson Hirsch called for a motion to adjourn.
Commissioner Crow made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
Nyberg and approved unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 5:53pm.
Submitted by:
Diana Figueroa
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