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M I N U T E S
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91206
Teleconference Location: Mayor Brotman
Mercatovecchio Luxury Suites
Via del Carbone 1, Udine 33100, Italy
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
ROLL CALL – Absent: Brotman
1. CLOSED SESSION – 3:12 p.m.
a. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Claim of Aquino, Claim No. 23- 0056B
b. Conference with real property negotiators. City negotiators attending the closed session are: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Bradley Calvert, Jason Bradford, Michael J. Garcia, and Gillian van Muyden. Property location: 250 N. Orange Street. Negotiating Parties: Knowledge Truck, Inc. Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms for the lease of City-owned property City Attorney Mike Garcia indicated that action is not anticipated. Council recessed to Closed Session at 3:13 p.m.
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:04 PM
Roll Call – Absent: Brotman
a. Flag Salute: Mayor Pro Tem Kassakhian
b. Invocation: Suzie Abajian, City Clerk
c. Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the September 12, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on September 7, 2023, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall and at the Mercatovecchio Luxury Suites.
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Asst. City Manager John Takhtalian provided the preview. b. Doran and Broadway/Brazil Grade Separation Project Presentation Brian Balderrama, LA Metro
c. Proclamation designating September 2023 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
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 Regular City Council Meeting of August 29, 2023 Moved: Devine Seconded: Asatryan
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b. Public Works, re: Roofing Replacement and Restoration at Various City Facilities Project
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract with Rite-Way Roof Corporation, for the Roofing Replacement and Restoration at Various City Facilities in the amount of $289,398, plus a 10% contingency of $28,939
Moved: Devine Seconded: Asatryan
c. Public Works, re: Contract for the Flooring Installation at Various City Facilities Project per Specification No. 3943
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract with Pasadena Construction & Interiors, Inc., for the Flooring Installation at Various City Facilities in the amount of $256,946, plus a 10% contingency Moved: Devine Seconded: Asatryan
d. City Attorney, re: Cancellation of October 17, 2023 Regular Meeting and Adding October 31, 2023 Regular Meeting to the Council Calendar for the 2023-24 Fiscal Year
1. Motion Modifying City Council Regular Meeting Schedule for the 2023-24 Fiscal Year Moved: Devine Seconded: Asatryan
5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
Councilmember Devine attended the Crescenta Valley Annual Motorcade in honor of 9/11 and the graduation ceremony of the Leadership Glendale Program held by Glendale Chamber of Commerce.
Councilmember Najarian was in Melbourne, Australia last week as a speaker at the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Global Summit. He spoke about sustainability and electric transit. Najarian congratulated the Republic of Artsakh for holding a successful and fair presidential election. He asked staff to provide a Resolution of Support to the newly elected president of the Republic of Artsakh, Samvel Shahramanyan. Najarian provided his comments regarding the City of Santa Monica’s case on districting.
Director of Community Development Bradley Calvert invited the public to attend the city’s annual Glendale Tech Week, which will be held from September 12-14.
Police Lt. Alex Krikorian announced there will be a public hearing on the Specialized Equipment Annual Report, which will be held on October 4. He recognized that today is National Police Women’s Day.
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Police Chief Manuel Cid invited the public to the “Touch a Truck” Event, which will be held at the Elk’s Lodge on September 16.
Mayor Pro Tem Kassakhian attended the Armenian Film Festival and saw a number of films including “Amerikatsi”. Kassakhian asked staff to cite the homeowners that violate the policy on short-term rentals. City Manager Roubik Golanian and City Attorney Mike Garcia will provide a report on short-term rental policies.
6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes)
Bishop Guillory
7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
8. ACTION ITEMS
a. City Clerk, re: Consideration of support of state bills recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women
Presenting:
Suzie Abajian, City Clerk
Staff Comment:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Public Comments:
Mike Borisov
Craig Pulsipher
1. Motion supporting six state bills as recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women
Motion supporting four state bills (AB246, AB1015, AB1203, and SB257) as recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Devine
Motion supporting AB1432 state bill
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Devine
Agenda out of order. Item 9a read next.
b. 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) (Continued from 08/22 and 08/29 Council Meeting)
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Mayor Brotman teleconferenced in.
Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Mark Young, General Manager of GWP
Mike Garcia, City Attorney
Presenting:
Scott Mellon, Assistant General Manager/Power Management Public Comments:
Karen Kwak
Tammy O’Connor
Kate Unger
Jackie Gish
Jack Walworth
Allen Dish
Eric A.
Mike Borisov
Monica Campagna
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 with conditions
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Devine
9. HEARINGS
a. Community Development, re: Extension of Interim Urgency Ordinance 5996 Prohibiting Issuance of Entitlement and/or Permits for New and Conversion of Existing Drive-through Waiting Lanes
Hearing opened at 7:08 p.m. and closed at 7:18 p.m.
Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Bradley Calvert, Director of Community Development
1. Introduction of Ordinance Extending, for an Additional One Year Period Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 5996 Prohibiting Developments with New and Conversion of Existing Drive-through Waiting Lanes Citywide
Introduced by: Devine
b. Community Development, re: Amendments for Streamlining the Historic District Designation Process
Hearing opened at 7:20 p.m. and closed at 9:15 p.m.
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Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Mike Garcia, City Attorney
Presenting:
Jay Platt, Principal Planner
Public Comments:
Allan Durham
John Schwab
Chris Cragnotti
Sevak Sohrabian
Mike Borisov
Damian Sullivan
Stephen Meek
Mary Copley
Armen Azizian
Rick Stern
Mary Lacroix
Carol Atarian
Rafayel Ambartsumyan
Arman Abelian
Jacob Pierce
Edgar Sharshyan
David Davoyan
Anand Desai
Art Simonian
Tina Hart
1. Ordinance for introduction of amendments to Glendale Municipal Code Section
30.25.030 related to streamlining of the City’s historic district designation process Introduced by: Najarian
c. Community Development, re: Review of Owner Request to Remove 1527 Cedarhill Road from the Glendale Register of Historic Resources
Hearing opened and closed at 9:18 p.m.
Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Jay Platt, Principal Planner
1. Resolution 23-125 to delete the property at 1527 Cedarhill Road from the Glendale Register of Historic Resources
Moved: Devine Seconded: Najarian
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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.
Jordan Henry
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Allen Dish
Erik A.
Edwin
Mike Borisov
14. NEW BUSINESS
15. ADJOURNMENT – 11:09 p.m.
Moved: Devine Seconded: Asatryan
Mayor of the City of Glendale
City Clerk of the City of Glendale