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City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2026-01-27)

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CIOSI on Bond Committee
January 27, 2026

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January 13, 2026 Workshop Follow-up
• Staff met with VM Malnar and CM’s Guzman and Tolmachoff
• Options identified to expand boards and commissions 
engagement

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Advisory Boards and  Commissions
• Library Advisory Board (LAB)
• Recommend changes required to strengthen programs or reduce 
service levels
• Recommend, assist and advise the city manager and the library 
director in establishing priorities at budget time for those items, other 
than administrative functions, relating to library policy.

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Advisory Boards and  Commissions
• Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC)
• Establishment of policies, rules and regulations relating to the 
planning, acquisition, disposition, operation, use, care and 
maintenance of areas and structures owned, leased or otherwise 
acquired by the city for use as parks and recreational centers. 
• Development of a continuing plan for the city' s park system and its 
recreation program. 
• Establishing priorities at budget time for those items other than 
administrative functions relating to park acquisition, development and 
recreation programs. 
• Such other matters as the mayor and city council may direct.

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Options  
• Direct Bond Committee to get input from LAB and PRC
– LAB and PRC increase public engagement
– One ordinance
• Doesn’t require Council to authorize bond committee to have actual sub-committees
• LAB and PRC would make recommendations to the Bond Committee
• Maintains individual quorums of existing committees
• Bond committee can contemplate other possible ballot recommendations
– Operations Campus
– Public Safety
– Others
• Bond Committee makes recommendations to Council
• Council maintains decision making authority

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Bond Committee Duties 
• Make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the 
following questions:
– Should the city council call and hold a General Obligation Bond election on 
November 3, 2026, 
– If the Bond Committee recommends the council call and hold a bond election, 
what categories of bonds should be included in the election questions, and
– What dollar amounts should be requested, and 
– Which projects in the Council approved 10-year Capital Improvement Plan (“CIP”) 
should be included or highlighted in the publicity pamphlet and educational 
materials associated with the election

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Bond Committee Duties  
• Seek and obtain a recommendation from the Parks and 
Recreation Commission
– Should the city council include a question related to Parks and 
Recreation Bonds in a potential 2026 election,
– If the Parks and Recreation Commission recommends including a 
question related to Parks and Recreation, what dollar amount of such 
bonds should be requested, and 
– Which projects in the Council approved 10-year CIP should be included 
or highlighted in the publicity pamphlet and educational materials 
associated with the election

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Bond Committee Duties 
• Seek and obtain a recommendation from the Library Advisory 
Board
– Should the city council include a question related to Library Bonds in a 
potential 2026 election,
– If the Library Advisory Board recommends including a question related 
to Library Bonds, what dollar amount of such bonds should be 
requested, and 
– Which projects in the Council approved 10-year CIP should be included 
or highlighted in the publicity pamphlet and educational materials 
associated with the election?

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Potential Bond Election Calendar
Who?
What?
When?
Deadline?
Bond Committee, 
LAB, PRC
Meetings on bond basics, Trust for 
Public Land, survey questions 
January 21, 2026, February, March, April, May
Polster
Survey
March
Bond Committee, 
LAB, PRC
Review survey results and 
recommendations on call for 
election
March, April
City Council
Notify County of intent to hold an 
election
April 22, 2026
May 7, 2026
Bond Committee, 
LAB, PRC
Review and recommend dollar 
amounts and projects
April, May
City Council
Adopt ballot language and call for 
election
May 27, 2026
June 8, 2026
Public
Submit for and against arguments
August 5, 2026
August 5, 2026
Public
Election Day
November 3, 2026

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Consensus 
• Revoke current Bond Committee
• Form new Bond Committee
– Assign specific questions and duties
• Direct Bond Committee to get input from LAB and PRC
– LAB and PRC assigned specific questions
• Ordinance on the agenda for tonight, January 27th, 2026
• Declares emergency to make effective immediately and expires December 31, 2026