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A G E N D A
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206
JANUARY 31, 2023
ROLL CALL
1. CLOSED SESSION – 1:00 PM (To Commence at 3:00 PM)
a. 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
b. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Glendale Historical Society v.
City of Glendale et al., L.A.S.C. Case No. 21STCP01852
City Attorney Mike Garcia indicated that action is anticipated. Council recessed to closed session at
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:01 PM
Roll Call – All Present
a. Flag Salute: Crescenta Valley High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
b. Invocation: Associate Pastor Aivars Ozolins of Vallejo Drive Seventh-day Adventist Church
c. Report of City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the January 31, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2023, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Asst. City Manager John Takhtalian provided the preview.
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.
a. City Clerk, re: Minutes of the Special City Council and Regular City Council Meetings of January 24, 2023
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Brotman
Asatryan, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
None
None
None
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Absent:
Abstain:
2 b. Police Department, re: Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with The Counseling Team International to expand the scope of services to include psychological testing for applicants requesting the issuance of a license to carry a concealed firearm
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or a designee, to execute an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement between the City and The Counseling Team International to expand the scope of services to include psychological testing for applicants seeking a license to carry a concealed firearm and add $60,000 to the contract for a new not to exceed amount of $730,000
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Brotman
c. Fire Department, re: Agreement with UCLA Center for Pre-Hospital Care, to Provide Professional Emergency Medical Services Nurse Educator to the Fire Department and the Verdugo Fire Communications Center
1. Motion Authorizing to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with UCLA Center for Pre-Hospital Care
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Brotman
d. Glendale Water and Power, re: Amendment No.1 to Professional Services Agreement (Contract No. C105576) with Allegro Development Corporation
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No.1 to the Professional Services Agreement (Contract No. C105576) with Allegro Development Corporation, a member of ION Group. Said amendment increases the contract amount by $80,000, to a new total of $2,877,629, to provide Allegro Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) Horizon Software Upgrade Implementation Analysis (IA)
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Brotman
Asatryan, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
None
None
None
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Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Asatryan, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
None
None
None
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Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Asatryan, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
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None
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Abstain:
3 5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
Councilmember Brotman participated in the homelessness count to understand how the survey is conducted and what challenges surveyors face while collecting the data. Brotman acknowledged city staff and volunteers from Ascencia and Home Again LA for their work on the survey and appreciated hearing stories from volunteers about the details of each unhoused individuals and their challenges. He specifically commended Community Services Manager Arsine Isayan, who runs the continuum of care program, for her passion and dedication to this program and for caring for the unhoused people in Glendale.
Councilmember Asatryan announced that LA County has allocated grants for up to $54 million to microbusinesses and non-profits. The second phase for allocation of grants will open in late February for small businesses. More information can be found at www.grants.lacounty.gov.
Councilmember Najarian announced that LA Metro, Metrolink, and other public transportation agencies are offering free rides on all bus, rail, and bike systems on Saturday, February 4, to honor Transit Equity Day and the birthday of civil rights icon, Rosa Parks.
Mayor Kassakhian attended the 100th anniversary of Rockhaven and the swearing-in ceremony for the newly appointed Police Chief Manuel Cid. He also attended the protest at the Azerbaijani Consulate organized by the Armenian Youth Federation of the Western region, calling upon the US government to hold Azerbaijan accountable for blocking any humanitarian aid to Artsakh. Kassakhian stated that there are currently 120,000 individuals who want to live on their indigenous lands peacefully and are fighting the fight. He thanked his colleagues for speaking out against the Azerbaijani blockade.
6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes)
Mike Mohill
Ramella Eraghi
Gary Tchakmakian
7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
a. Management Services, re: Ordinance Repealing Chapter 8.42 of the Glendale Municipal Code entitled “Polystyrene and Single-Use Plastic Products” and replacing it with a New Chapter 8.42 entitled “Plastic Waste Reduction” (Brotman, 01/10/23)
Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Gillian van Muyden, Chief Asst. City Attorney
Presenting:
David Jones, Sustainability Officer
Public Comments:
Humbartsum Pogosyan
Alek Bartrosouf
Messop Abrahamian
Mike Borisoff
4 Ani Torosyan
Jennifer Pinkerton
Monica Campagna
Cole Bazemore
Artak Daldumyan
Mike Mohill
Craig Codwallader
John Charles Meyer
Damian Sullivan
Arman Sahakian
Ramella Eraghi
Allen Dish
Peter Baghdasarian
Gigi Garcia
Cory Grivalja
Melody
Natalie Hovanessian
Catherine Jurca
Danielle Lemone
Elina Ghazaryan
Karen Kachler
Jackie Echo
Aram Mkrtchyan
Ani Gafafarian
Ordinance and Resolutions were not adopted. Council provided direction to staff.
1. Fee Resolution Amending the FY 2022-23 Citywide Fee Schedule to add administrative fines and fees in conjunction with enforcement of the Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations
2. Alternative Fee Resolution Amending the FY 2022-23 Citywide Fee Schedule to add administrative fines and fees in conjunction with enforcement of the Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations
b. Community Development, re: Adoption of Ordinance amending Title 30, Chapter
30.26 Advertising Signage Overlay Zone (ASOZ) relating to expanding and further defining the number and types of signs permitted in the ASOZ and other miscellaneous text amendments. Adoption of Ordinance adopting a First Amendment to the 2020 Development Agreement in accordance with Glendale Municipal Code Chapter 30.26.100 for ASOZ Non-Accessory Signs and Sign Structures and Animated Signs and Sign Structures (Devine 12/13/22) Staff Comment:
Bradley Calvert, Director of Community Development
1. Ordinance 6000 amending Title 30
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Asatryan
Asatryan, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
None
None
None
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Absent:
Abstain:
5 2. Ordinance 6001 adopting a First Amendment to the 2020 Development Agreement with the Americana at Brand, LLC
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Asatryan
8. ACTION ITEMS
9. HEARINGS
a. Public Works, re: Solid Waste Collection Rates
Item continued from January 10, 2023, Council Meeting.
Staff Comments:
Gillian van Muyden, Chief Asst. City Attorney
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Miah Yun, Principal Assistant City Attorney
Yazdan Emrani, Director of Public Works
John Takhtalian, Asst. City Manager
Public Comments:
Allen Dish
Mike Mohill
Richard Lee
Michael Kline
Grant Michals
Item will come back at a later date.
1. Resolution Adopting the Restructuring and Increase of Solid Waste Collection Rates
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.
Allen Dish
Herbert Molano
Asatryan, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
None
None
None
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6 13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Motion that the Council hereby approves and ratifies the City’s appeal of the judgement of the Los Angeles Superior Court in the matter of Glendale Historical Society v. City of Glendale et al., LASC Case No. 21STCP01852 Moved: Najarian Seconded: Devine
14. ADJOURNMENT – 9:59 p.m.
Moved: Devine Seconded: Najarian
Mayor of the City of Glendale
City Clerk of the City of Glendale
Asatryan, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
None
None
Brotman
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain: