COUNCIL AGENDA - CITY OF BURBANK
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2023
6:00 p.m. - Council Chamber,
275 E. Olive Avenue, Second Floor
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 in the Council Chamber - 275 East Olive Avenue, Second Floor, on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., to discuss matters on the attached agenda.
Members of the public have the option to participate in the meeting via in-person and/or telephonically for General Public Comment and Public Hearings. They may also submit their written comments regarding City business using the eComment feature on the City website, 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) 238-5051.
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Public Comment Options:
1. To speak during General Public Comment and Public Hearing Public Comment periods during the meeting, members of the public may speak in-person in the Council Chamber or call (818) 238-3335. Calls received will be placed in a queue and forwarded to the Mayor in real time after in-person comments have been received.
2. The Reports to Council Public Comment periods are only accepted in person.
3. eComment will remain open until 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.
4. Email the City Council directly [email protected].
Emails received on or before 5:00 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.
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Call to Order: 6:00 p.m.
B.
Moment of Reflection:
C.
Flag Salute:
D.
Roll Call:
D.1
Moment of Silence for Roy Wiegand
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Announcements: (The Mayor will make announcements on various topics in addition to any listed) F.
City Manager Report: (Updates on Notable Events, if any) G.
Presentation:
1. Presentation of a State Legislative Update by Emanuels Jones and Associates – City Manager’s Office PowerPoint Presentation
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General Public Comment: (ONE MINUTE on any matter concerning City business and/or any agenda items except the Study Session.) To Comment, please telephone into the meeting at (818) 238-3335 or to speak in person, a YELLOW Public Comment Card must be completed and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.
I.
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) J.
Consent Calendar: (Items on the Consent Calendar are generally routine matters and should be adopted by one motion without an oral report)
1. City Council Minutes - City Clerk’s Office
Recommendation:
Approve the City Council Minutes of the Regular Meetings of July 18 and July 25, 2023, and the Dark Meeting of August 1, 2023.
MOTION: Approved 5-0
City Council Minutes
2. Adoption of a Resolution Consenting to the Transfer of the Development Agreement (PD 94-8) from Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. to Ranch Lot Studios Owner, LLC for the Warner Brothers Ranch Lot at 3701 Oak Street – Community Development Department Recommendation:
Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK CONSENTING TO THE TRANSFER OF THE RANCH LOT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FROM WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. TO RANCH LOT STUDIOS OWNER, LLC FOR THE WARNER BROTHERS RANCH LOT AT 3701 OAK STREET.
MOTION: Adopted 3-0 (Perez and Schultz, Recused)
Staff Report
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Attachment 6
Resolution No. 23-29,452
3. Amend the Budget to Appropriate $520,000 for the Offer to Purchase 904 – 906 N. Lake Street, and Related Inspections – Community Development Department Recommendation:
Amend the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget by appropriating $520,000 from the Water Reclamation and Sewer Fund for the purpose of issuing a refundable good faith deposit and funding various inspections in furtherance of negotiations for the potential purchase of 904-906 N. Lake Street.
MOTION: Approved 5-0
Staff Report
4. Approval of a Letter Signed by all Council Members to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the Screen Actors Guild—American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Respectfully Encouraging a Timely and Mutually Acceptable Agreement – City Manager’s Office Recommendation:
Approve a letter signed by all Council Members to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the Screen Actors Guild—American Federation of Television and Radio Artists respectfully encouraging a timely and mutually acceptable agreement.
MOTION: Approved 5-0
Staff Report
Attachment 1
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Study Session:
5. Discussion on Assembly Bill 1482 and Tenant Protection Options - Community Development Department Recommendation:
Provide policy direction concerning local tenant protection options.
Memo
PowerPoint Presentation
Study Session Public Comment: To Comment, please telephone into the meeting at (818) 238-3335 or to speak in person, please choose one of the two options:
1. Complete and submit a PINK Public Comment Card to speak for ONE MINUTE; or
2. Complete and submit a GREEN Public Comment Card to speak for THREE MINUTES.
Speakers that submit a PINK Comment Card will be called to speak first. Cards must be completed and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.
Council Action: Direct staff to bring back the item as soon as possible with a proposal to (1) close the substantial renovations loophole by requiring a permit and (2) extend relocation assistance to three months.
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Council Committee Assignment Report: (Council Members report on Council committee assignments) M.
Council Comments: (Including reporting on attendance at conferences, regional meetings, and community events) N.
Introduction of Additional Agenda Items: (Council Members may request future agenda items) O.
Adjournment: To Tuesday, August 22, 2023, for a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber - 275 East Olive Avenue, Second Floor.