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Glendale council members question placement of mayor and council offices in new City Hall
Summary
Council members debated office placement in the new downtown building, with some objecting to council offices on the garden level and others defending the layout as improving municipal operations; staff offered to brief members on programming choices and cost implications.
Glendale City Council members spent substantial time at the Aug. 26 workshop debating where council and mayoral offices will sit in the city's new downtown facility, with several members pressing staff for rationale and others defending the design as a deliberate choice to improve departmental function.
At issue was a plan that places council offices on the garden (lower) level while grouping public‑facing functions — the one‑stop service center, clerk’s office and payment center — on higher levels and the entry sequence. Councilmember Guzman said she and some colleagues were not consulted…
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