Glendora council splits over immediate funding for public works yard, agrees to workshop series

Summary

Council debated forming a citizen ad hoc committee and how to use one-time funds for facilities and streets. A mayoral motion to reduce reserves and begin the public works yard project failed 3–2; the council then voted 5–0 to hold three public workshops and to receive and file the staff report.

The Glendora City Council spent the bulk of its March 24 meeting debating whether to move quickly on facility repairs and a proposed public works yard or to broaden public engagement before spending one-time funds.

Mayor David Friedendahl proposed lowering the city's general-fund reserve to 30 percent and using available one-time funds to "exercise the public works yard restructure plan as previously presented and initiate the project now," an initiative he described to the council as a way to get an estimated $12'$15 million maintenance-yard project underway. "I move we define available surplus funds through the reduction of reserves to 30% and exercise the corporate public works yard restructure plan as previously presented and initiate the project now," Friedendahl said during debate.

Supporters said the public works yard requires…

Glendora council splits over immediate funding for public works yard, agrees to workshop series

Summary

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