R24-27

RESOLUTION NO. R24-27 
 
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 
GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, APPROVING 
THE PLACEMENT OF THREE (3) RECOGNITION PLAQUES 
IN 
THE 
HEART 
OF 
GLENDALE 
NEIGHBORHOOD 
COMMEMORATING GLENDALE’S HISPANIC HERITAGE 
AND COMMUNITY IMPORTANCE. 
 
 
  
WHEREAS, the City of Glendale is a community that celebrates its history and the rich past 
that is incorporated in the fabric of the City and provides a link to the community’s heritage and history; 
and 
 
 
WHEREAS, the Heart of Glendale neighborhood is a City of Glendale Registered 
Neighborhood. It is a locally historic area important to Glendale’s early history that does not meet 
formal historic district Federal guidelines; and  
 
 
WHEREAS, the Heart of Glendale neighborhood recognition bronze plaques are to 
commemorate Glendale’s Hispanic heritage and past community members contribution to the 
downtown area and the city in general; and  
 
WHEREAS, through various meetings between late 2016 and mid-2019, both Glendale 
Planning staff and the Historic Preservation Commission took steps to move the project forward, 
including reviewing bronze plaque options and discussing the likely locations for the plaques; and  
 
WHEREAS, Planning staff conducted two neighborhood meetings to receive citizen input 
and feedback for the project, and the meetings were conducted on November 2, 2022, and August 
2, 2023; and  
 
WHEREAS, at the October 19, 2023, Historic Preservation Commission meeting, the 
Historic Preservation Commission unanimously approved and finalized the language for each 
plaque; and  
 
WHEREAS, at the scheduled December 11, 2023, public hearing meeting, the Parks and 
Recreation Advisory Commission unanimously approved the proposed plaque at Barrio Park; and 
 
WHEREAS, at the January 23, 2024, City Council Workshop, City Council directed staff 
to continue forward with this project and to present it as a Resolution item at a future regular City 
Council public hearing meeting. 
 
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: 
 
 
SECTION 1.  The Council authorizes the City Manager or his designee to install the 
plaques in the respective locations described in the staff report, specifically the “Cerreta’s 
Plaque,” anticipated to be installed south of the southeast corner of Glendale Avenue and 54th

Avenue along the sidewalk/landscape area (within City right-of-way), the “Our Lady of 
Guadalupe Church Plaque” on the façade of the church building located south of the southeast 
corner of Lamar Road and 55th Avenue, and the “Barrio Park Plaque” at Barrio Park on the 
southeast corner of Ocotillo Road and 54th Avenue. 
 
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of 
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 23rd day of April, 2024. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mayor Jerry P. Weiers 
ATTEST: 
 
 
_______________________ 
Julie K. Bowers, City Clerk      (SEAL) 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
 
_______________________ 
Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney 
 
REVIEWED BY: 
 
 
________________________ 
Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager