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Special City Council

2026-06-04 · agenda-only view · official agenda ↗ · watch on YouTube ↗

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Public comment (general) from video ▶ 13:01

~5 speakers (counted from clerk hand-offs)

Opposition to closing the Adams Hill Library Connection 11 speakers

“our librarians. Please don't close our library. Remember, you were once a second grader, too. We love our” ▶ 14:30

“library. Because it's in a leased space, if this library closes and another tenant moves in, it will never reopen.” ▶ 41:47

Library's role in supporting children's literacy amid declining national reading scores 6 speakers

“declines. So, ladies and gentlemen, at a time that our nation's youth reading scores are declining, closing community libraries is not the solution. In fact,” ▶ 16:43

“Institute's website, reading to children builds language skills, vocabulary, and general knowledge that helps children learn more effectively in schools. Books” ▶ 16:06

Library as community hub, social infrastructure, and safe space — especially for underserved South Glendale 7 speakers

“research behind it. We cannot close places where young pre-teens and teens have the opportunity to make human connection in a safe place within a walking distance of a school. So I beg” ▶ 34:59

“think that the communities in South Glendale are just as important and just as special as the communities in North Glendale that get so much more than our kids get within walking distance. And it” ▶ 31:03

Long-term city fiscal mismanagement, pension obligations, and deferred infrastructure as root cause of the deficit 1 speakers

“about 25 years, and I'm inviting this city council to engage the services of the California State Auditor's high-risk local government agency program to review and give you an unbiased situation on your finances or the” ▶ 26:06

“sessions during all this time. And it is incredible for me to see children coming in to appeal for a library services that are basic that we've been coming here for years fixing the roads that you” ▶ 28:10

Emergency housing voucher program and accountability for Measure A funds 1 speakers

“not familiar with the issue, 188 of Glendel's most vulnerable households are about to lose partially subsidized housing as a result of the city of” ▶ 43:52

“that at this point, right, libraries are a safety issue. So is housing for the people in Glendel who are standing to lose their assistance while Glendel city charges their own salaries to these funds. Second of all, I just want to be” ▶ 45:33

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[1] Budget Study Session #4 – Follow-Up Items from Budget Study Sessions 1-3 budget ▶ 1:27 · 12 min

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