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M I N U T E S
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206
OCTOBER 31, 2023
ROLL CALL – Absent: Asatryan
1. CLOSED SESSION – 3:05 PM
Motion to approve Councilmember Asatryan’s attendance via teleconference due to emergency circumstances
Moved: Devine Seconded: Najarian
a. Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Manager b. Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Attorney City Attorney Mike Garcia indicated that action is not anticipated. Council recessed to Closed Session at 3:07 p.m.
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:00 PM
Roll Call – Absent: Asatryan
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 October 31, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on October 26, 2023, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Public Comment:
Dulce Ambriz
b. Appointment of Dennis Rihn to the Civil Service Commission (Kassakhian/Devine, 10/24/2023)
c. Reappointment of Chris Cragnotti to the Historic Preservation Commission (Najarian/Brotman, 10/24/2023)
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d. Reappointment of Arlene Vidor to the Arts and Culture Commission (Kassakhian/Brotman, 10/24/2023)
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.
Councilmember Kassakhian recused himself on item 4b due a possible conflict of interest. a. City Clerk, re: Minutes of the Special City Council and Regular City Council Meetings of October 24, 2023
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Devine
b. Public Works, re: Final Map for Vesting Tract No. 82713, for a new 98-Unit Residential Condominium and a one-unit Commercial Condominium Subdivision at 520 N. Central Avenue and 521 N. Orange Street
1. Resolution 23-159 Approving the Final Map of Vesting Tract No. 82713 Moved: Najarian Seconded: Devine
5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
Councilmember Devine attended the “K9 Howl at the Moon” Gala and congratulated the Glendale Police Foundation for a successful event. She invited the public to watch a production called “She,” at the Antaeus Theatre, a play about a young teenage girl striving to find her inner power.
Mayor Brotman requested to agendize a discussion on the impacts of the court decision in California Restaurant Association v. the City of Berkeley on the City’s Building Electrification Ordinance and related options.
Councilmembers wished everyone a safe and a happy Halloween.
Councilmember Kassakhian asked staff to provide a report on how to financially assist residents who were evicted from their apartments.
6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes)
7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
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8. ACTION ITEMS
a. Management Services, re: Ordinance Amending Glendale Municipal Code, 1995, Title 8 Chapter 8.42 To Prohibit the Use, Distribution and Sale of Polystyrene Products on A Citywide Basis
Staff Comments
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Mike Garcia, City Attorney
Presenting:
David Jones, Sustainability Officer
Public Comments:
Jackie Gish
Allan Durham
Monica Campagna
Jennifer Pinkerton
Chloe Brown
Craig Cadwallader
Emmanuel Golakian
1. Ordinance for Introduction
Ordinance introduced by: Devine
b. Public Works, re: Traffic-Related Electrical Devices Maintenance Program, Award Service Agreement
Presenting:
Yazdan Emrani, Director of Public Works
1. Resolution 23-160 dispensing with competitive bidding, approving a contract award through a competitive request for proposal procurement process, and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute a multi-year service agreement, including the option for two one-year extensions, with Yunex Traffic LLC, to provide maintenance services for the City's traffic signals and other traffic-related electrical devices Moved: Kassakhian Seconded: Devine
c. Management Services, re: San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Expansion Support
Staff Comment:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Public Comments:
Jackie Gish
Elise Kalfayan
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1. Resolution 23-161 Supporting San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Expansion Moved: Kassakhian Seconded: Devine
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.
Grace Brands
Araik Sinanian
Anush Nazari
Hugh McDade
Karine Simonyan
Robert Zograbyan
Ramella Eraghi
Andranik Asatourian
Leanna
Emmanuel Golakian
14. NEW BUSINESS
15. ADJOURNMENT – 8:23 p.m.
Moved: Devine Seconded: Najarian
Mayor of the City of Glendale
City Clerk of the City of Glendale