Glendale outlines bond questions for flood control and operations facilities ahead of November ballot

Glendale City officials described two general obligation bond measures the Glendale City Council placed on the November ballot, saying one would fund flood-control projects across the city and the other would fund upgrades to the city operations campus, including fleet and equipment facilities and building replacements.

City staff said the bonds would be repaid through the city’s secondary property-tax levy and that, under the city’s long-standing flat-levy policy, they do not expect the measures to increase residents’ secondary property-tax rates if property valuations and other assumptions remain stable. A staff presenter said voters will be asked to approve about $35 million for operations facilities; the presenter described the other question as focused on flood control but did not provide a consolidated dollar total for that question during the presentation.

The city explained why the measures matter: general obligation bonds allow municipalities to…