COUNCIL AGENDA - CITY OF BURBANK
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2022
5:00 p.m. - Video Teleconference
This agenda contains a summary of each item of business which the Council may discuss or act on at this meeting.
The agenda packet consisting of the staff reports and all other documentation relating to each item on this agenda are on file in the office of the City Clerk located at City Hall, 275 E. Olive Avenue, at the reference desks at the two public libraries located at 110 N. Glenoaks Boulevard and 300 N. Buena Vista Street during normal business hours, and will be posted on the City’s website at www.burbankca.gov
. Any writings or documents provided to the Council regarding any item on this agenda subsequent to distribution of the agenda packet will be made available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk at City Hall located at 275 E. Olive Avenue, during normal business hours. If you have a question about any matter on the agenda, please call the office of the City Clerk at (818) 238-5851. The City Council Chamber is disabled accessible. Auxiliary aids and services are available for individuals with speech, vision or hearing impairments (48-hour notice is required). Please contact the ADA Coordinator at (818) 238-5424 with questions or concerns.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Regular City Council Meeting will be held by video conference/teleconference on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at 5:00 p.m., to discuss matters on the attached agenda. This online meeting is held pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20 issued by California Governor Gavin Newsom which suspends certain requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act.
Balancing the health risks associated with the Coronavirus (COVID-19), while appreciating the public's right to conduct the people's business in a transparent and open manner, during the current State of Emergency and in the interest of public health and safety, most-and possibly all-of the City Council will be participating in the City Council Meeting by teleconference. The public will not be able to physically attend the City Council Meeting. The City is providing alternatives to in-person attendance for viewing and participating in City Council Meetings.
In lieu of in-person attendance, members of the public may participate in the meeting telephonically and may submit their written comments regarding City business using the eComment, or by emailing the City Council directly at [email protected] Auxiliary aids and services are available for individuals with speech, vision, or hearing impairments (48-hour notice is required). For more information, please contact the ADA Coordinator at (818) 238-5424.
How to View the Meeting:
Local Cable: Spectrum Channel 6 or AT&T Uverse Channel 99.
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City Website Live Streaming: Click here.
Public Comment:
1. To speak during the Public Comment period during the meeting, call (818) 238-3335. a. City staff will be submitting comments in real time to the Mayor during the Meeting.
2. eComment will remain open until 4:00 p.m. the night of the meeting.
3. Email the City Council directly [email protected] Emails received on or before 4:00 p.m. on City Council Meeting day will be distributed to the City Council in advance of the meeting. Any correspondence received after this time will be distributed the following business day.
A.
Public Comment: (Three minutes on Closed Session items only) To Comment, please telephone into the meeting at (818) 238-3335.
B.
Closed Session in City Hall First Floor Conference Room:
1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation:
a.
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Govt. Code §54956.9(d)(2) City as Potential Defendant b.
Number of potential case(s): 1
2. Public Employee Performance Evaluation:
a.
Pursuant to Govt. Code §54957
b.
Title of Employee’s Position: City Attorney
C.
Call to Order: 6:00 p.m.
D.
Flag Salute:
E.
Roll Call:
E.1
Moment of Silence for all the lives lost in 2021
F.
Announcements: (The Mayor will make announcements on various topics in addition to any listed) G.
Council Presentations/Recognitions: (The Mayor will make presentations to various groups/persons)
1. Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to the Winners of the 2021 OurBurbank Holiday Decorating Contest – City Council H.
City Manager Report: (Updates on Notable Events, if any) I.
Reporting on Closed Session: (The City Attorney will report the Closed Session items and report out actions taken) J.
General Public Comment: (Three minutes on any matter concerning City business and/or any agenda items.) To Comment, please telephone into the meeting at (818) 238-3335.
K.
Council, City Manager, and/or City Attorney Comment: (Responses to General Public Comment, if any, shall be brief and in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act) L.
Consent Calendar: (Items on the Consent Calendar are generally routine matters and should be adopted by one motion without an oral report)
1. Adoption of an Ordinance for a Zone Map Amendment Amending the Zoning for the Property Located at 228 S. Naomi Street from Media District High Density Residential (MDR-4) to Media District General Business (MDC-3), Project No. 21-0005452 – Community Development Department Recommendation:
Adopt AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 228 S. NAOMI STREET FROM MEDIA DISTRICT HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MDR-4) TO MEDIA DISTRICT GENERAL BUSINESS (MDC-3), (Zone Map Amendment; Project No. 21-0005452).
MOTION: Adopted 5-0
Staff Report
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Ordinance No. 22-3,963
2. City Council Minutes – City Clerk’s Office
Recommendation:
Approve the City Council Minutes of the Joint Meetings of December 7 and December 14, 2021, the City Council Reorganization Meeting of December 13, 2021 and the Dark Meetings of December 21 and December 28, 2021.
MOTION: Approved 5-0
City Council Minutes
3. Adoption of an Ordinance to Establish the Streamlined Ministerial Review and Public Oversight Process for Development Projects Submitted Under Senate Bill 35-Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process (Government Code Section 65913.4) – Community Development Department Recommendation:
Adopt AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 1 (ZONING) IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE STREAMLINED MINISTERIAL REVIEW AND PUBLIC OVERSIGHT PROCESS FOR SENATE BILL (SB) 35 APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED UNDER THE STREAMLINED MINISTERIAL APPROVAL PROCESS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65913.4. (Zone Text Amendment No. 21-02; Project No. 21-0006181).
MOTION: Adopted 3-2 (Anthony and Schultz, Dissent)
Staff Report
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Ordinance No. 22-3,964
M.
Reports to Council: (Items listed under this section will have an oral report provided)
4. Overview of Burbank Water and Power’s Water Conservation Programs – Burbank Water & Power Department Recommendation:
Note and File.
Staff Report
PowerPoint Presentation
Council Action: Council Consensus to note and file
N.
Council Comments: (Including reporting on Council committee assignments, attendance at conferences and regional meetings) O.
Introduction of Additional Agenda Items: (Council Members may request future agenda items) P.
Adjournment: To Tuesday, January 11, 2022, for a Regular Meeting through an online meeting process.