Utility Center
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an estimated $2.3-million contract with George C. Hopkins Construction Co. for the first phase of construction on Glendale Water & Power’s Utility Operations Center project.
The council also allocated an additional $356,000 for contingencies.
WHAT IT MEANS
The project will create a new main entrance for the center to minimize traffic conflicts with adjacent development, including the Walt Disney Co. campus.
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Lobbying contract
More than six months after a split City Council voted to sever ties with the city’s lobbying firm, Turch & Associates, the council approved a $93,000 one-year contract with a new firm, the Ferguson Group.
City Council members have said they look forward to having more contact with the new lobbying firm after several council members criticized the previous firm.
WHAT IT MEANS
The firm’s first action will be to help the city in coming weeks with submitting funding requests to local legislators for consideration during the federal appropriation process.
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Planning appeal
The City Council on Tuesday reviewed an appeal stemming from a Planning Commission decision overturning the zoning administrator’s decision to approve a setback variance for 1149 Cordova Ave.
The appellant initially applied for a variance to legalize illegal construction of a gate after being cited by city code enforcement officers.
After the council, with Councilman John Drayman abstaining, was split in whether to uphold the decision, the case was continued to next week.
