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ORDINANCE NO. 3024 NEW SERIES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A FOOD BANK LEASE AGREEMENT WITH HOPE FOR HUNGER CORPORATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PERSONS; AND ORDERING THAT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FOOD BANK LEASE AGREEMENT AND THIS ORDINANCE BE RECORDED.
Staff Contact: Elaine Adamczyk, Interim Community Services Director
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation [enter the recommendation here]
This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to enter into a lease agreement with Hope for Hunger Corporation, for the city-owned facility located at 5605 North 55th Avenue, for the purpose of warehousing and distributing food to low and moderate income persons. The lease agreement is for a five-year period.
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Background
The Hope For Hunger Corporation is a registered Arizona non-profit 501c (3) and was founded by a Glendale firefighter with a mission to provide supplemental and emergency food through a coalition of partners from both the corporate and private sectors, community groups and individuals. Along with its partners, the organization focuses on providing nutritional assistance with the dignity and respect to each person it serves. On December 13, 2011, the organization entered into a five-year lease agreement with the City after a previous tenant (the Westside Food Bank/St. Mary's Food Bank) closed the facility. This was approved by City Council after a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP).
The food bank officially opened its doors in May 2012 and is now completing its fifth year of operation. The food bank continues to serve disadvantaged residents in Glendale with emergency assistance food boxes, which can be received once a month and contain a three-day supply of nutrition and nourishment fo...
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