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M I N U T E S
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206
AUGUST 22, 2023
ROLL CALL – Absent: Kassakhian
1. CLOSED SESSION – 3:15 p.m.
a. Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Manager b. Conference with Labor Negotiators: The City-designated negotiator attending the closed session is: Mayor Dan Brotman. Unrepresented Employee Position: City Manager
c. Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Attorney d. Conference with Labor Negotiators: The City-designated negotiator attending the closed session is: Mayor Dan Brotman. Unrepresented Employee Position: City Attorney
e. Conference with Labor Negotiators. The City-designated negotiators attending the closed session are: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, Paula Adams, Aymee Martin, and Jason Bradford. The names of the employee organizations are: Glendale City Employees’ Association, Glendale Management Association, Glendale Police Officers’ Association, Glendale Fire Fighters Association and I.B.E.W., Local 18, Unit 40.
Unrepresented Employees: Executives and Confidential Employees f. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: In Re Aqueous Film- Forming Products Liability Litigation, U.S.D.C. (South Carolina) Case No. 2:18 MN 2873
g. Public Employment – Attorneys
h. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Hadadian v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. BC 722321
i. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Friends of Rockhaven v.
City of Glendale et al., L.A.S.C. Case No. 23STCP01092
j. Conference with real property negotiators: Property location – Real property generally located at the terminus of New York Avenue near Park Vista Drive, commonly referred to as “Mountain Oaks.” Negotiating parties: F.E. & M. Inc.
Employee’s Defined Contribution Plan Trust dated July 10, 1984. Agency negotiators attending the closed session are: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, Bradley Calvert, Jason Bradford and Onnig Bulanikian. Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms for the acquisition of property
City Attorney Mike Garcia indicated that action is anticipated on items 1g and 1h. Council recessed to Closed Session at 3:18 p.m.
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:07 PM
Roll Call – All Present
a. Flag Salute: Mayor Dan Brotman
b. Invocation: Suzie Abajian, City Clerk
c. Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the August 22, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on August 16, 2023 on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
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3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Asst. City Manager John Takhtalian provided the preview. b. Proclamation designating August 26, 2023 as Women’s Equality Day Members of the Commission of the Status of Women
Members of the YWCA
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.
a. City Clerk, re: Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting on August 15, 2023 Moved: Najarian Seconded: Devine
b. City Manager, re: Approval of FY 2023-24 Workplan
Staff Comment:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
1. Motion to approve FY 2023-24 Workplan
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Najarian
c. Community Services and Parks, re: Community Impact Arts Grant (CIAG) program funds from the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture for the 2023 Summer Concerts in the Park
1. Motion accepting Community Impact Arts Grant (CIAG) program funds in the amount of $9,200 from the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture for the 2023 Summer Concerts in the Park; and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute all agreements, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funds
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Devine
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2. Resolution 23-119 of Appropriation to appropriate $9,200 in CIAG program funds from the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture for the 2023 Summer Concerts in the Park
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Devine
5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
Councilmember Devine and Mayor Brotman nominated Ara Hatamian for the Civil Service Commission.
Councilmember Kassakhian invited the public to watch a documentary film at the Laemmle Theatres called “Aurora’s Sunrise,” based on the life of Aurora Mardiganian, an Armenian Genocide survivor. He asked to adjourn the meeting in memory of former Mayor Richard “Rick” Reyes. Councilmembers spoke fondly of Mr. Reyes and sent their condolences to the family of the deceased. Kassakhian commended Araik Sinanian, who coordinated the Navasartian Festival 2023.
Mayor Brotman thanked the Filipino American Business Association of Glendale (FABAG) and city staff for conducting an ADU Workshop.
City Manager Roubik Golanian updated council regarding the recent tropical storm. He also provided an update on council’s direction on aiding the people of Artsakh.
Police Chief Manny Cid updated council regarding the taskforce that was recently established to combat the flashmob burglaries that is happening in the region. Council acknowledged the efforts of the Police Department.
6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes)
Allan Durham
Anita Karapetyan
Ani Torosyan
7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
8. ACTION ITEMS
a. Glendale Water and Power, re: Professional Services Agreement with Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3) to assist Glendale Water and Power (GWP) with the Development of a Plan to Increase Solar Penetration and Develop Additional Distributed Energy Resources (DER)
Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Mike Garcia, City Attorney
Scott Mellon, Asst. General Manager
Aneta Badalian, Business Transformation Manager
Presenting:
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Eric Cutter, Energy and Environmental Economics
Mike Borisov
Cole Bazemore
Jackie Gish
Kate Unger
Jack Walworth
Elise Kalfayan
David Dowell
David Eisenberg
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3) to assist GWP with the Development of a Plan to Increase Solar Penetration and Develop Additional Distributed Energy Resources (DER) in the not-to-exceed amount of $335,875
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Devine
Motion did not pass. Item to be continued to next week’s meeting. b. Community Development, re: Landlord/Tenant Ad-Hoc Committee Update on Work Plan
Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Peter Zovak, Asst. Director of Community Development – Housing Mike Garcia, City Attorney
Lucy Varpetian, Principal Assistant City Attorney
Presenting:
Sipan Zadoryan, Senior Housing Analyst
Public Comments:
Carmen Arom
Sevak Sohrabian
Max Sherman
Mathew Buck
Eddie Minassian
Susan Broussalian
Ramella Eraghi
Frank Gallo
Greg Astoryan
Javier Beltran
Sevak Keshishyan
Herbert Molano
Teal Marchande
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Items to be continued to next week’s meeting.
1. Motion to approve Landlord/Tenant Ad-Hoc Committee’s suggestions on the Rental Rights Program, with the intention of revisiting these suggestions in a redlined version of the ordinance at a subsequent council session
2. Motion to approve Rental Rights Marketing Strategy
3. Motion to provide direction on the desire to establish a Dispute Resolution/Mediation program
Council recessed at 10:48 p.m. for five minutes. Council called to order the Special City Council Meeting at 10:53 p.m. and reconvened thereafter. Asatryan and Devine left the council chambers at 11:20 p.m.
9. HEARINGS
10. REPORTS - INFORMATION
11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
12. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
13. 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.
Araik Sinanian
Jordan Henry
Allen Dish
Steven Dunwoody
Allan Durham
Frank Higginbotham
14. NEW BUSINESS
Mayor Brotman passed the gavel to Mayor Pro Tem Kassakhian. a. Motion to enter into and execute a Legal Services Agreement with the law firms of Baron & Budd, P.C. and Cossich, Sumich, Parsiola & Taylor LLC for the representation of Glendale’s interests in the pending per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) litigation in the matter entitled in Re Aqueous Film-Forming Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 2:18 MN 2873, before the US District Court, District of South Carolina, as well as represent the interests of Glendale in any upcoming PFAS-related litigation.
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Brotman
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b. Motion to resolve the lawsuit entitled Vahik Haddadian v. City of Glendale, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 722321 in exchange for a full release of all claims in the amount of $825,000.
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Brotman
15. ADJOURNMENT – 11:46 p.m., adjourned in memory former Mayor Rick Reyes Moved: Kassakhian Seconded: Najarian
Mayor of the City of Glendale
City Clerk of the City of Glendale