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Glendale keeps Glorietta concession with longtime operator, approves Fremont award amid RFP dispute
Summary
The City Council voted to keep the Glorietta Park tennis concession with long‑time operator Vigan Khanlarian and to award the Fremont Park contract to Glendale Tennis Academy after a contentious discussion over RFP scoring and community support.
The Glendale City Council on June 10 voted to award the Glorietta Park tennis concession to long‑time operator Vigan Khanlarian and to accept staff’s recommendation for the Fremont Park contract, after debate about scoring criteria used in the request for proposals and a large public turnout urging the council to retain the existing Glorietta operator.
The decision matters because the council departed from staff’s recommendation for Glorietta, which had proposed awarding that site to Hard 8 Incorporated following a competitive RFP process. Council members said community testimony and the closeness of interview scores justified selecting the current operator for Glorietta while following staff recommendations for Fremont.
Staff told the council the RFP was released Dec. 17, 2024, and drew 17 submissions (11 unique). Five proposals met minimum qualifications and were interviewed by two panels: an external panel of municipal tennis managers and an internal panel of Glendale staff. Senior staff described the RFP criteria as…
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