R22-109

RESOLUTION NO. R22-109 
 
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 
GLENDALE, 
MARICOPA 
COUNTY, 
ARIZONA, 
TO 
AMENDED 
AND 
RESTATED 
MEMORANDUM 
OF 
UNDERSTANDING BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF 
GLENDALE AND ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY 
AND FIRE MANAGEMENT AND THE ARIZONA SPORTS 
AND TOURISM AUTHORITY. 
 
 WHEREAS, AZSTA owns and operates the stadium facility located on Maricopa 
County Parcel No. 102-01-002P and contracts with an agent to assist in management of the 
facility; and  
WHEREAS, A.R.S. § 37-1383.A.1 requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to assist 
in the enforcement of state laws and ordinances of cities and counties relating to fire prevention 
and fire protection; and  
 
WHEREAS, A.R.S. § 37-1383.A.5 requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to 
enforce the fire code except in cities have a population of more than 100,000 who have also 
assumed jurisdiction by adopting an ordinance to do so; and  
 
WHEREAS, to ensure continuity of service delivery for the multi-purpose facility in 
Glendale that is owned by AZSTA, relating to the enforcement and regulation of fire code, the 
Parties desire to have DFFM as the Authority Having Jurisdiction (“AHJ”) for both the stadium 
and the adjacent private properties located within the municipal boundaries of Glendale, Arizona 
inclusive of the following; and 
 
 
Maricopa County Assessor's Parcel Numbers 102-01-001P, 102-01-001M, 102-01-
00lQ, 102-01-001N, 102-01-002Y, 102-01-002W, 102-01-002S, 102-01-002T, 102-
01-002U, 102-01-257A, 102-01-002Z, 102-01-257B, 102-01-256 as identified on 
Exhibit A; collectively with Maricopa County Parcel Number No. 102-01-002P as 
shown on Exhibit A and hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Facility Property''. 
  
WHEREAS, the City is willing to cede jurisdiction to DFFM for the sole purpose of fire 
code enforcement on the Facility Property and if it does so DFFM will take responsibility for fire 
code enforcement; and 
 
WHEREAS, The Parties entered into an “MOU” as of August 21, 2018, relating to fire 
code enforcement associated with the Facility Property; and  
 
WHEREAS, The Parties enter into this Amended MOU to completely amend and restate 
the original MOU and to clarify responsibilities and procedures relating to fire code enforcement 
associated with the Facility Property. 
 
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows:

SECTION 2.  That copies of said documents are on file in the office of the City Clerk of 
the City of Glendale, Arizona.    
 
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of 
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 25th day of October, 2022. 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                    
 
 
Mayor Jerry P. Weiers 
ATTEST: 
 
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Julie K. Bower, City Clerk             (SEAL) 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
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Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney 
 
REVIEWED BY: 
 
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Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager