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Agenda, first session

Glendale City Council
September 13, 2022

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Agenda, first session
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September 13, 2022
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A G E N D A

GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL

COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
Meetings

are

broadcast

live

on

Glendale

TV,

viewable

on

Spectrum

Cable,

channel

6,

and

AT&T

U-
verse,

channel

99. Meetings

are

also

streamed

live

in

high

definition

(HD)

on

the

city's

webpage,
glendaleca.gov/live
,

on

YouTube.com/myglendale
,

and

on

Apple

TV,

Roku,

and

Amazon

Fire
devices

using

a

free

app

called

Screenweave

and

choosing

“Glendale

TV”

from

the

menu.

Meetings
are

also

archived

on

the

City

Website

for

viewing

anytime

at

glendaleca.gov/agendas
.

Call

(818)
548-4013

for

program

schedules.

DVDs

of

the

proceedings

are

available

for

purchase

in

the

City
Clerk's

Office.

For

public

comments

and

questions

during

the

meeting,

call

(818)

937-8100.

Public
comments

on

a

specific

agenda

item

will

be

taken

when

that

agenda

item

is

discussed.

If

you

have
any

question

about

matters

on

the

agenda,

or

requests

for

assistance,

please

contact

the

City

Clerk
at (818) 548-2090 during regular business hours.

PLEASE TURN OFF CELLULAR PHONES WHILE INSIDE THE MEETING LOCATION In

compliance

with

the

Americans

with

Disabilities

Act

(ADA)

of

1990,

auxiliary

hearing

aids,

sign
language

translation,

and

Braille

transcripts

are

available

upon

request.

Assisted

listening

devices
are

available

same-day

upon

request.

At

least

48 hours

(or

two

business

days)

notice

is

required

for
requests

regarding

sign

language

translation

and

Braille

transcription

services.

All

documents
related

to

open

session

items

on

this

agenda

that

are

received

less

than

72 hours

prior

to

this
meeting,

and

are

public

records,

will

be

available

for

review

in

the

Office

of

the

City

Clerk,

613

E.

Broadway, RM 110, Glendale, CA 91206.

Translation

services

are

provided

for

meetings

through

the

use

of

bilingual

staff

for

speakers

who
wish

to

utilize

the

service

as

available.

Speakers

should

state

their

request

by

contacting

the

City
Clerk’s

office

at

(818)

548-2090,

at

least

24 hours

prior

to

the

scheduled

meeting.

Please

specify
the

language

for

which

you

require

translation.

The

exclusive

use

of

City

provided

interpreters

is

not
required and persons are welcome to use their own interpreter or speak in their native language.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

ROLL CALL

1. CLOSED SESSION
– 1:00 PM ( To Commence at 1:00 PM
)
a.

Conference with Legal Counsel – Pending Litigation: Sadeghi v. City of Glendale, et al., L.A.S.C. Case No. 20STCV34372
b.

Conference with Legal Counsel – Pending Litigation: Glenoaks Canyon

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Homeowners Association v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. 22STCP0011 c. Public Employee Appointment – Fire Chief
d. Public Employee Appointment – Director of Community Development e. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Significant exposure litigation pursuant to paragraph subdivisions (d)(2) and (e)(2) of Section 54956.9:

One (1) potential case
f. Conference with Labor Negotiators. The City-designated negotiators attending the closed session are: Roubik Golanian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, John Takhtalian, Paula Adams, Aymee Martin, Jason Bradford, Carl Povilaitis and Laura Kalty. The name of the employee organization is: Glendale Management Association

2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a. Flag Salute: Mayor Kassakhian
b. Invocation: Suzie Abajian, City Clerk
c. Report of City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the September 13, 2022 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on September 7, 2022 on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.

3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, September 20, 2022 b. Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation
c. Appointment of Board and Commission Member (Asatryan, 8/23/2022)

1. Alex Fay, Glendale Water and Power Commission
d. Appointment of Board and Commission Member (Asatryan, 8/23/2022)

1. Cole Bazemore, Sustainability Commission
e. Appointment of Board and Commission Member (Asatryan, 8/23/2022)

1. Lilya Avagyan, Transportation and Parking Commission f. Nomination Assignments for Boards & Commission Appointments

1. Arts & Culture Commission (Asatryan, Najarian, Brotman)

2. Audit Committee (Najarian, Devine, Brotman)

3. Building and Fire Board of Appeals (Kassakhian, Brotman, Asatryan, Najarian)

4. CDBG Advisory Committee (Brotman, Najarian)

5. Design Review Board (Najarian, Brotman)

6. Glendale Water and Power Commission (Brotman, Najarian)

7. Historic Preservation Commission (Najarian, Brotman, Asatryan)

8. Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission (Asatryan, Najarian, Brotman)

9. Planning Commission (Brotman, Najarian, Asatryan)

10. Commission on the Status of Women (Brotman, Najarian)

11. Transportation and Parking Commission (Brotman, Najarian)

12. Sustainability Commission (Brotman, Najarian)

4. CONSENT ITEMS (Including Minutes)
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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.
a.

City Clerk, re: Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting of August 9, 2022 and August 16, 2022 and the Special City Council meeting of August 9, 2022 b.

Community Services and Parks, re:

Student Training & Employment Program funds
from the California Department of Rehabilitation for the Glendale Youth Alliance and Glendale Community College’s Professional Development Center

1. Motion:
a.

Accepting

Student

Training

&

Employment

Program

funds

from

the

California
Department

of

Rehabilitation

in

the

amount

of

$450,000

annually,

for

3 fiscal

years
from

July

1,

2022

to

June

30,

2025,

for

$1,350,000

in

total,

to

enable

the

Verdugo
Workforce

Development

Board

to

distribute

those

funds

to

the

Glendale

Youth
Alliance and Glendale Community College’s Professional Development Center b.

Approving

the

award

of

STEP

grant

funds

to

the

Glendale

Youth

Alliance

in

the
amount

of

$216,618

annually

and

to

Glendale

Community

College’s
Professional

Development

Center

in

the

amount

of

$13,600

annually,

for

3 fiscal
years

from
July

1,

2022

to

June

30,

2025,

as

approved

and

recommended

by

the
Verdugo Workforce Development Board
c.

Authorizing

the

City

Manager,

or

a

designee,

to

execute

all

agreements,
certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funding c.

Public Works, re: Encouraging the Use of Beeline Transit by Designating Annual Free Fare Days

1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee to make Beeline free on Transit Equity Day, Earth Day, National Bike to Work Day, California Clean Air Day, and federal and state elections to encourage transit use and provide access to polls on an annual basis, permanently

5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS

6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes)

7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES

8. ACTION ITEMS
a.

Glendale Water and Power, re: City of Glendale Response to June 21, 2022 County of Los Angeles Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Water, Water Everywhere Leaking from the Pipes”.

1. Resolution Approving City of Glendale Response to June 21, 2022 Los Angeles Civil Grand Jury Report
b.

Public Works, re: Update on Scholl Canyon Landfill Operations and Closure.

1. Motion

Directing

Staff

regarding

the

Future

of

the

Scholl

Canyon

Landfill,

from

one

of
the following options:
a.

Do

not

revise

the

City’s

Wasteshed

Ordinance

and

allow

the

Landfill

to

close
upon reaching capacity, currently estimated in December 2025. b.

Revise

the

City’s

Wasteshed

Ordinance

to

exclude

all

current

users

of

the
Landfill

except

for

Glendale,

which

means

the

Landfill

will

continue

operating
until approximately June 2030.

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c.

Revise

the

City’s

Wasteshed

Ordinance

to

exclude

the

City

of

Pasadena

and
continue

allowing

all

other

current

users

of

the

Landfill,

which

means

the

Landfill
will continue operating until approximately July 2028.
d.

Revise

the

City’s

Wasteshed

Ordinance

to

exclude

all

current

users

of

the
Landfill

except

for

Glendale

and

Pasadena,

which

means

the

Landfill

will
continue operating until approximately June 2026.

2. Motion Directing Staff Regarding Scholl Canyon Landfill operations c.

Public Works, re: Solid Waste Collection Rates and Commencement of Proposition 218 Notice and Public Hearing Process for the Purpose of Adopting New Solid Waste Collection Rates for Single-Family and Small Multi-Family Customers

1. Motion authorizing staff to commence the Proposition 218 Notice and Public Hearing Process for the purpose of adopting new solid waste collection rates for single-family and small multi-family customers

9. HEARINGS

10. REPORTS - INFORMATION

11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Discussion is Limited to Items NOT a Part of this Agenda. Each Speaker is Allowed 5 minutes. 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.

13. NEW BUSINESS

14. ADJOURNMENT

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