Glendale council approves rezonings, easements, committee-term change, fireworks code update and grant acceptance

Glendale — The Glendale City Council on Jan. 28 approved a package of land‑use rezonings and infrastructure easements, authorized a one‑year engineering services contract, accepted a federal grant for the fire department and amended the city’s fireworks code to conform with state law.

Council approved a services agreement with P3 Systems Management LLC to provide interim engineering oversight “in an amount not to exceed $205,200 for the 1 year term of the agreement,” City HR Director Jim Brown told the council. City staff said the contract would provide continuity while the city fills the recently vacated director of engineering position.

Councilmember Lupe Conchas had pulled the P3 item from the consent agenda to note it had not previously been considered at a council workshop. “This has not come to a workshop for council discussion,” Conchas said during the meeting; after that exchange the council approved the consent agenda, which included the P3 agreement.

On land use, the council adopted Ordinance 025‑03 to amend a planned area development (PAD) for a site near Bethany Home Road and the Loop 303 to allow industrial uses and two commercial/industrial buildings. Development services staff described the parcel as approximately 4.94 acres and said the conceptual plan showed two buildings of about 137,000 square feet each. The Planning Commission previously recommended approval with stipulations.

The council also adopted Ordinance 025‑04 to rezone about…