Agenda packet — Glendale City Council, February 7, 2023

A G E N D A

GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

REVISED
- ITEM 10A ADDED

ROLL CALL

1. CLOSED SESSION
– 1:00 PM ( To Commence at 3:00 PM)
a.

Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Significant exposure

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litigation pursuant to paragraph subdivisions (d)(2) and (e)(2) of Section 54956.9:

One (1) potential case

2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA
– 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a.

Flag Salute: Cubscout Pack 360 - Arrow of Light Den
b.

Invocation: Suzie Abajian, City Clerk
c.

Report of City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the February 7, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2023, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.

3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.

Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, February 14, 2023

City Clerk, re: Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings of January 31, 2023
b.

Libraries, Arts, and Culture, re: Agreement for Grandview Building Forward grant

1. Motion authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute all agreements, amendments, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funding

5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS

6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes)

7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES

8. ACTION ITEMS
a.

Community Development, re: Direction Regarding Downtown Specific Plan Hotel Incentives

1. Motion providing specific direction to staff to amend the Downtown Specific Plan hotel incentives

9. HEARINGS

10. REPORTS - INFORMATION
a.

Public Works: Presentation of CIP Bi-Yearly Update and Accomplishments

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

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Report.

13. NEW BUSINESS

14. ADJOURNMENT

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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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Noes:

Absent:

Abstain:
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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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Absent:

Abstain:
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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
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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
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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
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Abstain:
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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:
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M I N U T E S
SPECIAL MEETING: GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL

COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206
JANUARY 31, 2023
The Special Public Meeting of the Glendale City Council convened in the City Hall Council Chambers, in said City, at 3:02 p.m. on the above date, pursuant to a call for such meeting signed by the City Clerk of the City Council, and on file with the City Clerk, a copy of which is as follows:

January 26, 2023
Date
A SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING of the City Council is hereby called to meet at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, in the Council Chamber, 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91206 to consider the following item(s) of business, to wit; Written Notice of said meeting was given, which Notice consisted of a copy of the foregoing Call, and was served on each Member of the Council not joining in the Call, and upon the in said City not less than 24 hours before the time fixed in said Call for said meeting, as follows:

Upon Elen Asatryan at 5:00 p.m. January 26, 2023 Glendale, CA Upon Dan Brotman at 5:00 p.m. January 26, 2023 Glendale, CA Upon Paula Devine at 5:00 p.m. January 26, 2023 Glendale, CA Upon Ara Najarian at 5:00 p.m. January 26, 2023 Glendale, CA Upon Ardy Kassakhian at 5:00 p.m. January 26, 2023 Glendale, CA Mayor Kassakhian called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.

ROLL CALL
- All Present
- Report of the City Clerk of the City Council, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the Tuesday, January 31, 2023, Special Public Meeting of the City Council was posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2023, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.

1. Community Development, re: Proposed Event(s) During National Small Business Week, April 30 – May 6, 2023
Staff Comments:

Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Bradley Calvert, Director of Community Development
Mike Garcia, City Attorney
Presenting:

Soua Vang, Deputy Director of Community Development
Public Comments:

Ben Rajoo
Herbert Molano
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None
None
None
Ayes:

Noes:

Absent:

Abstain:

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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Absent:

Abstain:

Asatryan, Brotman, Devine, Najarian, Kassakhian
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Noes:

Absent:

Abstain:
a.Motion to Note and File
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Devine
b.Motion to direct staff to work with the U.S. Small Business Administration to host events during National Small Business Week
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Devine
c.Resolution to appropriate funding of $49,500
Resolution 23-11 to appropriate funding of $60,000
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Devine
d.Resolution to appropriate funding of $90,500
e.Resolution to appropriate funding of $175,000

2. City Attorney, re: Discussion of Reestablishment of Interview Panel System for Recruitment and Selection of Members of Boards and Commissions; Term Limits for Boards and Commissions
Presenting:

Michael Garcia, City Attorney
Public Comment:

Herbert Molano
a.Motion Directing Staff Regarding Reestablishment of Interview Panel System for Recruitment and Selection of Members of Boards and Commission, Timing for Implementation of System, and Term Limits for Members of Boards and Commissions
Moved: Brotman Seconded: Asatryan
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None
None
None
Ayes:

Noes:

Absent:

Abstain:

3. City Manager, re: Youth Commissioners Report
Staff Comments:

Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Gillian van Muyden, Chief Asst. City Attorney
Presenting:

Gregory Kajszo, Innovation Project Manager
a.Motion directing staff
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Brotman
ADJOURNMENT- 5:00 p.m.

Moved: Devine Seconded: Najarian
Mayor of the City of Glendale
City Clerk of the City of Glendale
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CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA

REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA ITEM
Report: Agreement for Grandview Building Forward grant.

1. Motion authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute all agreements, amendments, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funding.

COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Consent Calendar
Approved for February 7, 2023 calendar

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Library, Arts & Culture department received grant funding in the amount of $271,587 from the California State Library, Building Forward Infrastructure Program. Grant funds were accepted with a resolution of appropriation at the December 13, 2022 City Council Meeting. Grantor requires a motion designating an Authorized Representative allowed to enter into agreements on behalf of the City.

COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Infrastructure: This grant will provide funding for critical maintenance projects that cover ADA-upgrades and installation of solar panels at the Grandview Library

RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council approve the Motion authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute all agreements, amendments, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funding.

BACKGROUND
On December 13, 2022, Finance presented this grant to Council as part of the First Quarter Financial Status Report. City Council approved the acceptance of grant funds and a resolution of appropriation, and appropriated required matching funds. The California State Library is requiring that we provide a motion designating an Authorized Representative allowed to enter into agreements on behalf of City.

ANALYSIS
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$271,587 to support the following scope of work at Grandview Library to improve ADA- access and sustainability:

Grandview:
• Main Door Upgrade
• Restroom Remodel
• Solar Panels

Building Forward grant monies required one-to-one matching funds and must be expended by March 31, 2026.

STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
Consultants have not been engaged on the majority of the project yet. We anticipate releasing an RFP for design-bid-build services to plan and implement ADA-accessible restrooms and door.

Glendale Water & Power (GWP) has engaged a consultant, Black & Veatch, to evaluate opportunities for solar panel installation on City-owned property and Grandview Library was identified as an ideal location that could accommodate a 37 kilowatt hour solar system. GWP will bid the installation of the solar panels separately.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
Under California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15301, the proposed alterations at the Grandview Library (collectively known as the ”Grandview Library Building Forward Project”) are categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review as a Class 1 Existing Facilities project (Minor Alternations to Structures or Facilities) that consists of the operation or minor alteration of existing public structures, facilities, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The alterations — including restroom remodel, main door upgrade and adding a solar panel system on top of the roof— involve minor alterations of the existing building with improvements that would lead to negligible or no expansion of use beyond the use existing at this time.

Under California Public Resources Code Section 21080.35(a), the proposed installation of the solar panel system on Grandview Library’s rooftop is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review as this Section specifically states that CEQA does not apply to the installation of a solar energy system, including all associated equipment, on the roof of an existing building or at an existing parking lot. The 37 kilowatt- hour solar panel system meets this statutory exception because it involves installation of energy efficient fixtures and improvements, and operation of a solar energy facility, on the roof of the existing Grandview Library building.
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CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
This item is exempt from campaign disclosure requirements.

ALTERNATIVES
Alternative 1: Approve the Motion authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute all agreements, amendments, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funding.

Alternative 2: Decline to adopt a Motion and, thus, forfeit the grant funding.

Alternative 3: The City Council may consider any other alternative not proposed by staff.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Prepared by:

Kristina Gerber, Library, Arts & Culture Administrative Manager Approved by:

Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager

EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS
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M O T I O N
Moved by Council Member , seconded by Council Member , that the Council of the City of Glendale hereby authorizes the City Manager or his designee to execute all agreements, amendments, certifications and documents necessary to accept grant funding in the amount of $271,587 from the California State Library Building Forward Infrastructure Program for the purposes set forth in the Report to Council dated February 7, 2023.

Vote as Follows:

Ayes:

Noes:

Absent:

Abstain:
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CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA

REPORT TO THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA ITEM
Report: Direction Regarding Downtown Specific Plan Hotel Incentives

1. Motion providing specific direction to staff to amend the Downtown Specific Plan hotel incentives

COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Action Item
Approved for February 7, 2023 calendar

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff has outlined recommended amendments to the current incentive program for hotel uses in the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP). The recommendations would amend the DSP incentive system to encourage hotel developments that fulfill gaps in the type and quality of hotels proposed and eventually developed in Downtown Glendale. If City Council agrees with staff’s recommendations, staff will make changes to the incentive program, and return to City Council for adoption (following Planning Commission recommendation), which will then end the current hotel use moratorium in the DSP. Staff is requesting direction from City Council regarding staff’s recommended amendments. 17 of 26

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COUNCIL PRIORITIES
N/A.

RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council direct staff to update the hotel use incentive within the DSP, and return for adoption, following Planning Commission recommendation, ending the existing hotel moratorium.

BACKGROUND
On October 19, 2021, City Council adopted Interim Ordinance No. 5977 temporarily prohibiting new hotel development projects within the DSP. City Council extended this hotel use moratorium for 10 months and 15 days on November 30, 2021 (Interim Ordinance No. 5978). The moratorium exempted projects that had an approved development agreement prior to the effective date, as well as any hotel project that had received at least a Stage I Design Review Approval. This moratorium was based on the potential impacts of hotels in Downtown, including several recent proposals that had been approved, and to also conduct a market study to identify expected future demand of hotels within the City. On October 18, 2022, City Council adopted a one-year extension of the hotel use moratorium (Interim Ordinance No. 5995), which is the final extension allowed by law. The hotel moratorium will thus expire on October 19, 2023 by operation of law, unless sooner terminated by the City Council through adoption of zoning or development standards related to the subject of the moratorium, or through other Council action.

On September 13, 2022, City Council directed staff to investigate changes to the DSP hotel use incentive system. City Council requested the changes focus on the development of amenity-rich hotels that would bring new hospitality typologies to the City, while filling gaps within the hotel market. City Council also requested more information on the potential to use a Conditional Use Permit process for hotel uses within the DSP.

The recommendation was derived from a market study commissioned by the City that identified the need for amenity-rich hotels that would include services such as spas, meaningful event space, and high-quality catering.

ANALYSIS
Use Incentive
Hotels can be developed by two different means. Currently, hotels are a permitted use in the Downtown and in all DSP districts. Provided that a proposed project meets the development standards of the project’s DSP zoning district (height, FAR, design, etc.), a project can be developed by-right. Like all downtown developments, a hotel project must go through the Design Review process, including Stage I and II by City Council, as well as advisory review by the Design Review Board.

Hotel developments can also utilize the hotel use incentive. Hotel uses are identified in DSP, Chapter 7 as a community benefit, and, as such, are afforded increased density and building height. A hotel is defined as a community benefit based on its role as an 18 of 26

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important component of a thriving business district, and its ability to oftentimes provide amenities that are available for use by the general public. These amenities can include entertainment, restaurants, and meeting rooms. Hotels that participate in the community benefit program are required to provide ground floor designs that enhance the uses and activity of the pedestrian realm. This can be accomplished by including cafes, restaurants, or retail space at the ground level, as well as public art.

The use incentive was included in the original 2006 DSP and maintained during the 2019 updates. The goal of the incentive has been to encourage the development of hotels, which had been identified as a needed use in the downtown. This need has been based on what had been a deficiency of hotel rooms in Downtown Glendale, and the desire to create a more attractive destination for visitors within the region. In addition to creating vibrancy in the downtown, hotels generate revenue for the City by way of the transient occupancy tax (TOT). Encouraging hotels to be built would lead to increased sales, property, and TOT tax revenue for the City as hotels open for business.

If a hotel meets the community benefit system objectives, hotels can build to the maximum allowable height and/or density within the proposed project’s district as illustrated in the table below. In exchange, hotels are required to covenant (or agree) to maintain the use as a hotel, and provide the community benefit, in perpetuity.

Staff proposes that the existing hotel incentive system that allows for increases to height and density be maintained, but that requirements for a hotel to participate in the incentive program be modified. The proposed modifications would focus the incentive program on hotel typologies and amenities that are currently deficient within the City. Other types of hotels without such amenities would still be allowed, but would not be eligible to use the incentive system.
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Hotel typologies can be distinguished by star ratings (or equivalent rating structure). To obtain a four or five start rating, hotels must provide certain amenities, services, and ambiance. As part of this report, staff has outlined potential amenities and services that could create a menu of options for future developments. These have been separated into two categories: spatial requirements and amenities. These could include the following:

Spatial Requirements:
•Spa;
•Convention Center Space;
•Suite Options for Rooms;
•Upscale Full-Service Restaurant;
•Separate Lounge or Bar Area;
•Upscale Gift Shop; and
•Enhanced Catering Services for Large Scale Events.

Amenities:
•Art Gallery;
•Spa Services;
•Multiple Guest Service Areas (i.e. concierge, bell stand, video kiosk, etc.); •Enhanced Fitness Facilities; and
•Live Entertainment.

The above list of amenities and requirements does not represent all potential options; staff is seeking feedback on additional spatial requirements or amenities, as well as the number or combination (e.g.,. one spatial requirement and two amenities) that could be required for any future hotel that utilizes the incentive system. Following Council input, staff will develop potential alternatives and a full list that would be presented at the time of adoption of any amendments to the hotel use incentive. This would include minimum square footage requirements for any spatial requirement item.

Conditional Use Permit
City Council also expressed a desire to evaluate the possibility of imposing a new conditional use permit (CUP) requirement for hotels, instead of allowing them by right. In general, a CUP is a zoning tool used to ensure that a proposed use is compatible in operation with the surrounding neighborhood, such as regarding noise, lighting, safety, etc. Such uses often include taverns, banquet halls, heliports, transmission facilities, etc.

A noticed public hearing is required for all CUPs and conditions can be applied to individual projects that address specific contextual challenges and possible operational issues to ensure compatibility. Moreover, if there is evidence that a use is violating a condition of its CUP, enforcement tools include the revocation or modification of the CUP, following a public hearing.
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Currently, all hotel projects in the DSP undergo Design Review that includes review by the City Council at both Stage I (conceptual design) and Stage II (final design and environmental review), as well as an advisory review by the Design Review Board (DRB).

Each of these reviews present opportunities to provide feedback, guidance, and conditions (or comments in the case of DRB) to ensure that a project is contextually appropriate and responsive to design review standards.

Adding a CUP requirement may add some redundancy to the existing DRB process related to contextual issues. However, DRB conditions are limited to design and architectural considerations such as colors, materials, window/door placement, mass, scale and articulation. Compared to the incentive process recommended, the DRB process is not an effective tool to require or even to encourage desired amenities or features.

Similarly, the CUP process would not be a particularly effective tool to encourage high quality hotels with desired amenities either. CUP conditions must generally be reasonably related to protecting the surrounding property and neighborhood or to lessen or prevent any detrimental effect. Thus, CUP conditions typically focus on eliminating or at least reducing the secondary impacts that typically stem from the unique use being permitted, such as: noise (through limits on hours of operation, including on after-hours loading/unloading, among other activities), visual/aesthetic (through limits on signs or lighting/glare), traffic, litter, and safety/crime. As such, the CUP process is not a discretionary review procedure conducive to conditioning projects to incorporate certain features or amenities.

Moreover, new hotels would undergo environmental review to disclose and analyze any environmental impacts and would require mitigation for significant environmental effects.

These mitigation measures may also lessen the same secondary impacts a CUP may address, though a CUP may be more effective at imposing conditions that address operational issues as opposed to CEQA mitigation measures that are imposed to avoid or lessen significant environmental impacts identified in a mitigated negative declaration or an EIR. CUP conditions must be related to the project impacts but may address operational conditions unrelated to environmental impacts. That being said, it is staff’s assessment that adding a CUP process will not likely add appreciable value to the current process of entitling a new hotel use given City Council’s goal of encouraging more high- quality hotels with specific amenities and offerings. Notably, staff investigated other cities in the region and did not discover any that require a CUP for a hotel use.

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Review process would address the project’s environmental impacts and impose mitigation measures to address significant environmental impacts. Accordingly, the most effective way to meaningfully increase the number of hotels with certain desired amenities and qualities, of which the City is deficient, is to adopt targeted and attractive incentives that have a high likelihood of being utilized. These types of incentives will go a very long way to ensure the types of hotels proposed meet the needs of the community and of the tourists/visitors the City wants to attract.

Furthermore, because hotels using the incentive will be required to enter into a recorded covenant or statutory Development Agreement with the City, that runs with the land, to ensure that the City receives the benefit of the Hotel Incentive in exchange for the incentive, the City will be able to include some operational and maintenance requirements in such an agreement. A Development Agreement (“DA”) is a negotiated contract between the City and a developer that is adopted by City ordinance pursuant to state law (Government Code section 65864) and which is recorded against the property proposed for development. The DA typically “freezes” the then-current land use, development and/or zoning regulations for a particular project, and must advance the City’s local planning policies and be consistent with the General Plan. This provides cities and developers certainty over time as to which regulations will apply to a project and is important for larger or phased developments. DAs can also contain provisions that lock in the community benefits and set forth the specific incentive program provisions applicable to a project. The DA is an important planning tool that allows public agencies greater latitude to advance local planning policies, sometimes in new and creative ways.

If Council desires, the hotel use incentive may be modified to require the Development Agreement to contain covenants ensuring the community benefits are implemented. Staff recommends that the range of community benefit options be incorporated into the DSP so as to provide clarity for applicants and the public at large.

Next Steps
Following feedback and direction from City Council, staff will draft updates to the DSP Hotel Use Incentive consistent with the goal and intent of attracting high-quality, amenity- rich hotels to fill the existing market gap. Staff will present the proposed changes to the Planning Commission for recommendation and return to City Council to adopt any recommended changes.

Upon Council adoption of any amendments to the hotel use incentive, the existing moratorium would terminate, unless it expires sooner by operation of law.

STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
N/A.
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
Environmental Review of any DSP amendment City Council directs staff to prepare will be conducted prior to Planning Commission consideration of such amendments.

CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
This item is exempt from campaign disclosure requirements.

ALTERNATIVES

1. Provide feedback and specific direction with respect to amendments to the hotel use incentive, including to the proposed amenity system, and direct staff to make updates the Downtown Specific Plan Hotel Use Incentive.

2. Provide feedback, decline to direct staff to amend the Downtown Specific Plan Hotel Use Incentive, and provide alternative direction regarding requiring a CUP or otherwise changing the existing land use requirements for hotels within the Downtown Specific Plan.

3. Council may choose any other alternative not recommended by staff.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Prepared by:

Bradley Calvert, Director of Community Development
Approved by:

Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager

EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS
None.
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MOTION
Moved by Council Member ____________________________, seconded by Council Member ____________________________, that the Council hereby provides the following specific direction in connection with its initiation of the preparation of amendments to the Zoning Code and/or the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) related to hotel uses in the DSP, as set forth in the February 7, 2023 staff report from the Director of Community Development, and per additional or further direction provided by Council at the meeting of the same date. Staff is further directed to submit the Ordinance to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation and then to the Council for its consideration. Council direction for the preparation of said code amendments/DSP amendments is as follows:
______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _______.

Vote as Follows:

Ayes:

Noes:

Absent:

Abstain:
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CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA

REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA ITEM
Report: Presentation of CIP Bi-Yearly Update and Accomplishments

COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Report Only
Approved for February 7, 2023 calendar

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Submitted by:

Yazdan T. Emrani, P.E., Director of Public Works
Prepared by:

Yazdan T. Emrani, P.E., Director of Public Works
Reviewed by:

Michele Flynn, Director of Finance
Michael J. Garcia, City Attorney
Approved by:

Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager
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BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS

FISCAL IMPACT

ALTERNATIVES

CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE

EXHIBITS
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Glendale City Council
February 7, 2023