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M I N U T E S
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
MAY 10, 2022 AT 6:00 PM
ROLL CALL – All Present
1. CLOSED SESSION – 4:00 P.M.
a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pending Litigation: Eastman v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. 18STCV05548
b. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pending Litigation: Claim of State Farm, Claim No. 22-0077
c. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pending Litigation: Claim of Tamazyan, Claim No. 22-0093
d. Conference with Labor Negotiators. The City-designated negotiators attending the closed session are: Roubik Golanian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, John Takhtalian, Aymee Martin, Jason Bradford, Carl Povilaitis, and Laura Kalty. The name of the employee organization is: Glendale Police Officers’ Association City Attorney Mike Garcia indicated that action is not anticipated. Council recessed to Closed Session at 4:02 p.m.
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:04 PM
Roll Call – All Present
a. Flag Salute: Council Member Devine
b. Invocation: Aram Adjemian, City Clerk
c. Report of City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the May 10, 2022 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on May 4, 2022 on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Regular Meetings for May 17 have been cancelled and will resume on May 24, 2022. b. EMS Week Proclamation
Battalion Chief Todd Tucker
c. Older Americans Month Proclamation
Community Services Manager Maggie Kavarian
d. Public Works Week Proclamation
Public Works staff
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.
Item 4b pulled for separate consideration.
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a. City Clerk, re: Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting of April 19, 2022, Special City Council meetings of April 19, 2022, April 26, 2022, May 3, 2022 9:00am, and May 3, 2022 3:00pm
Moved: Agajanian Seconded: Najarian
b. City Attorney, re: City Council Regular Meeting Schedule for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year
1. Motion Establishing City Council Regular Meeting Schedule for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year and Cancelling Specified City Council Meetings
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Agajanian
5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
Council Member Brotman asked staff to rectify the situation to install bike lanes between Geneva and Louise on Glenoaks Blvd.; this was approved in the 2012 Bicycle Transportation Plan but was overlooked. Council Member Najarian asked to extend the approved bike lanes all the way to Central Ave. Devine seconded.
Mr. Najarian announced that the month of May is “Bike-to-Work Month,” and May 16-20 is “Bike-to-Work Week.” Metrolink will offer free rides to passengers who bring their bikes that week.
Mayor Kassakhian invited the public to join him on May 14 for a bike ride along Glendale Narrows Riverwalk. He announced that the City Hall will be lit up in turquoise color in support of the American Lung Association to raise lung cancer awareness.
6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes)
Setrak Ovanessian
7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
8. ACTION ITEMS
a. Glendale Water and Power, re: Five-Year Service Authorization with McAvoy & Markham Engineering & Sales Co. for Proprietary Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Electric Meters and Related Components Staff Comment:
Mark Young, General Manager of GWP
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
None
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None
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
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1. Adopt a Resolution 22-62 to dispense with competitive bidding, and authorize a five-year Service Authorization with McAvoy & Markham Engineering & Sales Co. for the supply of proprietary Itron Electric Meters and related components for an amount not-to-exceed $3,000,000 for the five-year term
Moved: Brotman Seconded: Devine
b. Public Works, re: Fiscal Year 2022-23 SB1 Project List for Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the Road Repair & Accountability Act of 2017
Staff Comment:
Yazdan Emrani, Director of Public Works
Presenting:
Sarkis Oganesyan, Acting Deputy Director of Public Works Public Comment:
Victoria Valentine
1. Resolution 22-63 adopting the Fiscal Year 2022-23 SB1 Project List, the Road Repair & Accountability Act of 2017
Moved: Agajanian Seconded: Brotman
c. Public Works, re: Emergency Power Generator Transfer Switch Upgrades at Police Building
Staff Comment:
Yazdan Emrani, Director of Public Works
1. Resolution 22-64 dispensing with competitive bidding and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute a contract with Siemens Industry, Inc.
Russelelectric, A Siemens Business (Russelelectric) in the amount of $240,760.00, plus a 15% contingency ($36,114.00), for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $276,874.00 for the upgrading of two existing emergency power generator transfer switches at the Police Building Moved: Devine Seconded: Agajanian
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
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Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
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Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
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d. Police Department, re: Brand Standardization of Taser 7 with procurement provided by Axon Enterprise Inc.
Staff Comment:
Andrew Jenks, Police Captain
1. Resolution 22-65 adopting Axon Enterprise Inc.’s Taser 7 as the City's standard for conducted energy devices for the Police Department and dispensing with competitive bidding for the procurement of Taser 7s and related parts, maintenance, and services
Moved: Agajanian Seconded: Najarian
9. HEARINGS
a. Community Development, re: 711 E. Mountain Street – Consideration of Glendale Register Nomination and Request for a Mills Act Historic Property Contract
Hearing opened at 7:00 p.m. and closed at 7:05 p.m.
1. Resolution 22-66 to designate the residential property at 711 E. Mountain Street as a historic resource in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources, as the Berg House, and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Mills Act Historical Property Contract with the property owner
Moved: Devine Seconded: Agajanian
2. Motion to deny the request of the property owner to designate the residential property at 711 E. Mountain Street as a historic resource on the Glendale Register of Historic
Resources
b. Community Development, re: 1420 Winchester Avenue – Consideration of Glendale Register Nomination
Hearing opened at 7:09 p.m. and closed at 7:50 p.m.
Presenting:
Jay Platt, Principal Planner
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
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None
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Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
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Staff Comment:
Mike Garcia, City Attorney
Public Comments:
Dennis Greco
Victoria Valentine
1. Resolution to designate the residential property at 1420 Winchester Avenue as a historic resource in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources as the Bolaud House
2. Motion to deny the request of the property owner to designate the residential property at 1420 Winchester Avenue as a historic resource on the Glendale Register of Historic Resources
Moved: Devine Seconded: Najarian
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.
Edwin
Victoria Valentine
13. NEW BUSINESS
14. ADJOURNMEN- 8:05 p.m.
Moved: Agajanian Seconded: Najarian
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Agajanian, Brotman, Devine, Najarian
Kassakhian
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Mayor of the City of Glendale
City Clerk of the City of Glendale