GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily) ― The Glendale City Council passed several ordinances Tuesday night, including a new solid waste collection fee, tougher penalties for short-term rentals and the sale of tens of millions of dollars in bonds for numerous city projects.
Glendale residents now pay 91 cents per month in fuel fees for solid waste collection.
The city conducted a study that found the cost of the service had increased due to fuel prices. Now, some of that cost will be passed on to the customer by June 2025. Preload and commercial fees will increase by 3%, the roll-off pull fee will increase to $276, and the per-ton disposal fee will be $33 for commercial customers. Only one council member voted against the ordinance.
“I don’t think it’s fair that our residents have to continue to pay higher fees or surcharges when fuel prices go down, and conversely, it’s not fair that when fuel prices go up, the city has to raise additional money to offset fuel fees,” said Glendale City Councilwoman Joyce Clark.
Council members unanimously passed ordinances for new regulations and stricter penalties for short-term rentals. The new ordinance does not allow short-term rentals to operate other than vacation rentals, including a “pop-up retail business.” Short-term renters must now notify neighbors of single-family homes “directly across from and diagonally across” the rental property.
The short-term rental owner must provide his or her name and a 24-hour emergency number to these neighbors. Owners who fail to provide contact information face a $1,000 fine.
The Glendale City Council also voted unanimously to sell over $48 million in city bonds for various city projects, listed below.
- Road reconstruction ‐ Camelback, 59th to 57th Avenue 5,953,292 4040
- Public Safety CIPPS19029 Replacement/Remodeling of Fire Station No. 153 3,000,000
- Public Safety CIPPS19030 New police evidence storage facility 5,878,832 4040
- Public Security CIPPS19041 Reconstruction of the main building of public security 2.202.280 4040
- Public Safety CIPPS19044 Renovation of Fire Station No. 154 100,000
- Public Safety CIPPS23031 Crime Laboratory 4,000,000
- Public Safety CIPPS24050 Fire Station – Airport Area 500,000
- Government Facilities CIPFC19016 Glendale Operations Campus 321,780 4060
- Government Facilities CIPFC19038 Multi-phase reconstruction of City Hall building 1 2,441,118
- Government facilities CIPFC22086 City Hall Parking Garage 787,798
- Cultural Facility CIPPK77516 Amphitheater Renovations 6,121,638 4090
- Open Spaces/Trails CIPPK19077 Improvements to Thunderbird Conservation Park 6,629,200
- Open Spaces/Trails CIPPK22032 Skunk Creek Linear Trail 1,000,000
- Open Spaces/Walking Trails CIPPK22033 Improvements to Grand Canal Linear Park 2,440,875
- Open Spaces/Walking Trails CIPPK22036 Improvements to the new river walking trail 552,489
- Library CIPLB19046 Renovation of the main library 6,500,000
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