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M I N U T E S
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
(STAFF ACCESS ONLY) COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206
FEBRUARY 15, 2022 AT 6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
1. CLOSED SESSION
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:01 PM
Roll Call –All Present
a. Flag Salute: Aram Adjemian, City Clerk
b. Invocation: Aram Adjemian, City Clerk
c. Report of City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the February 15, 2022 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on February 9, 2022 on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Regular Meetings for February 22 have been cancelled and will resume on March 1, 2022.
4. CONSENT ITEMS (Including Minutes)
The following are Routine and May be Acted Upon by One Motion. Any Member of Council or the Audience Requesting Separate Consideration May do so by Making Such Request Before Motion is Proposed.
Items 4b and 4c pulled for separate consideration.
a. City Clerk, re: Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting of February 1, 2022 Moved: Agajanian Seconded: Brotman
Vote as Follows
b. Community Services and Parks, re: Approval of Specification for the Landscape Maintenance Contract
Staff Comment:
Onnig Bulanikian, Director of Community Services and Parks
1. Resolution 22-24 adopting Specification No. 3909 for contracting the landscape maintenance of general government facilities, and authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for bids
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Kassakhian, Najarian, Devine
None
None
None
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Moved: Brotman Seconded: Najarian
Vote as Follows
c. Community Services and Parks, re: Proposed Recreational Trails Program Grant Application for Three New Trails at Brand Park
Staff Comment:
Onnig Bulanikian, Director of Community Services and Parks
1. Resolution 22-25 approving the submission of a Recreational Trails Program Grant application to the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation for the Brand Trail System Expansion Project to build three new trails at Brand Park, and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including, but not limited to applications, agreements, amendments, payment requests and so on, which may be necessary for the completion of the project
Moved: Agajanian Seconded: Brotman
Vote as Follows
5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
Council Member Agajanian asked Council to adjourn in memory of Sarky Mouradian.
Mayor Devine asked staff to provide a report on speed bumps for the 1200 block of Bruce Avenue (Glenoaks to the south and Glenwood to the north). City Manager Roubik Golanian stated that Public Works will do a survey on the area. She asked Council to also adjourn in memory of Fire Communications Shift Supervisor Manuel Soto.
Council Member Kassakhian asked staff to provide a report on replacing coin-operated parking meters with a meter that connects to a smartphone app. Agajanian seconded.
6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes)
7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Kassakhian, Najarian, Devine
None
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Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Kassakhian, Najarian, Devine
None
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8. ACTION ITEMS
a. Public Works, re: California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) Notification of Intent to Comply (NOIC) with SB 1383 Regulations
Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Yazdan Emrani, Director of PW
Public Comment:
Edwin
Devine asked staff to provide a report on instructions and information on how to separate food waste. Agajanian seconded.
1. Resolution 22-26 authorizing submission of a Notification of Intent to Comply with organic waste reduction requirements of SB 1383, in accordance with SB 619
Moved: Agajanian Seconded: Brotman
Vote as Follows
b. Finance, re: Financial Status Update - December 31, 2021 Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Phil Lanzafame, Director of Community Development
Presenting:
Jason Bradford, Director of Finance and Information Technology Public Comment:
Ben Hariri
1. Motion to note and file the Financial Status Report for the period ending December 31, 2021
Moved: Agajanian Seconded: Kassakhian
Vote as Follows
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Kassakhian, Najarian, Devine
None
None
None
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Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Kassakhian, Najarian, Devine
None
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2. Motion accepting $254,000 in California Department of Aging (CDA) American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act funding from the County of Los Angeles Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services (WDACS) for FY 2021-22 additional defined and contract Elderly Nutrition Program (ENP) Congregate Meal and Home- Delivered Meal Services;and authorizing the City Manager or a designee, to execute Amendment Seven to the WDACS Contract for the ENP 202106 Subaward Period July 2020–June 2022 (dated July 1, 2020) to accept and implement the WDACS funding
Moved: Agajanian Seconded: Kassakhian
Vote as Follows
3. Resolution 22-27 of Appropriation
Moved: Agajanian Seconded: Kassakhian
Vote as Follows
c. Glendale Water and Power, re: Environmental Impact Report for Grayson Repowering Project
Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Mike Garcia, City Attorney
Gillian van Muyden, Chief Asst. City Attorney
Christine Godinez, Principal Assistant City Attorney
Presenting:
Mark Young, General Manager of GWP
Dave Tateosian, Clean Power Consulting Partners
Michael Weber, Stantec
Karl Lany, Montrose Environmental
Public Comments:
Glendale Environmental Coalition
Byron Chan, Attorney for Sierra Club
Jon Stickman, Attorney of Duncan & Allen
Steve Pruitt
Glenn Webb
Mike Webster
Burt Culver
Mary Aroyan
Sevan Kalpakian
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Kassakhian, Najarian, Devine
None
None
None
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Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Kassakhian, Najarian, Devine
None
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Vana Sarkisian
Martin Marrufo
Angelo Sarkisian
Danielle Lemone
Cole Bazemore
Francesca Smith
Kat Collardi
Larry Moorehouse
Joemy Wilson
Joan Zierhut
Soch Ruiz
Patrick Dimon
Kurt Sawitskas
Steve Hunt
Scott Frazier
Alex Calleros
Tim Imes
Deborah Burchett
Claudia Rose Jones
Scott Lowe
Catherine Jurca
David Dell
Tom Edinger
Samantha Abrahamian
Elise Kalfayan
Oliver Rizk
Maria Mendez
Jackie Echo
Ash Rosas
Jacqueline Torossian
Vivian Kanchian
Scott Peer
Sam Gharibi
Anthony Castillo
David Eisenberg
Carrie Field
Morgan Goodwin
Karen Sung
Steven Pruett
Nathaniel Yant
Edwin
Miriam Wang
Mina Kurk
Zeke Kaplan
Regina Alcazar
Laura Dominguez
Greg Astorian
Rachel Pringle
Paul Brozimer
Gor Zalyan
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Jack Walworth
Laura
Igor Tregub
Council recessed for five minutes and reconvened at 10pm.
1. Resolution 22-28 certifying the 2022 Final Environmental Impact Report for the Grayson Repowering Project and making findings
Moved: Agajanian Seconded: Najarian
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2. Resolution 22-29 approving the selection of Alternative 7 (Tesla/ Wartsila Repowering) and adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations and making findings in support thereof, and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan
Moved: Agajanian Seconded: Devine
Vote as Follows
3. Resolution approving the selection of Alternative 8 (Tesla/ Unit 8A/8BC Refurbishment) and adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations and makings findings in support thereof, and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan
4. [Optional] Motion providing direction to staff [to be specified by Council] Najarian asked staff to bring back item to consider amending alternative 7 that would put restrictions. Brotman seconded.
9. HEARINGS
10. REPORTS - INFORMATION
11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Discussion is Limited to Items NOT a Part of this Agenda. Council May Question or Respond to The Speaker But There Will be no Debate or Decision. The City Manager May Refer the Matter to the Appropriate Department for Investigation and Report.
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Najarian, Devine
Brotman, Kassakhian
None
None
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Najarian, Devine
Brotman, Kassakhian
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13. NEW BUSINESS
14. ADJOURNMENT– 12:23 a.m., in memory of Sarky Mouradian and Manny Soto Moved: Agajanian Seconded: Kassakhian
Mayor of the City of Glendale
City Clerk of the City of Glendale