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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
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The Special Public Meeting of the Glendale City Council convened in the City Hall Council Chambers, in said City, at 2:48 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:
November 9, 2023
Date
A SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING of the City Council is hereby called to meet at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, in the Council Chamber, 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91206 to consider the following item(s) of business, to wit;
1. Community Development, re: Presentation of Proposed Amendments to GMC Chapter
30.11 Residential Districts Regarding Multi-Family Zoning Standards and Objective Design Standards for Multi-Family Residential Development a. Motion to provide direction on the proposed concepts for multi-family zoning amendments and objective design standards and to proceed with finalizing the standards for presentation to the Design Review Board and Planning Commission prior to returning to City Council for Introduction
2. Community Development, re: Downtown Noise Ordinance Review of Standards and Enforcement
a. Motion directing staff to conduct a Noise Ordinance Study in the Downtown Specific Plan area and modifying enforcement within the area until which time a study can be completed
3. Public Works, re: Status Update on Glendale-Los Angeles Garden River Bridge Project a. Motion to note and file this report on Glendale-Los Angeles Garden River Bridge Project status
4. Public Works, re: Standardization of Ambulances, Ambulance Parts, Maintenance Services and Repairs to Braun Northwest
a. Resolution adopting Braun as the city-standard for all Glendale Fire Department (GFD) ambulances and dispense with competitive bidding for the procurement of ambulances, ambulance parts, maintenance services and repairs from Braun Northwest Inc.
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. November 9, 2023 Glendale, CA Upon Paula Devine at 5:00 p.m. November 9, 2023 Glendale, CA Upon Ardy Kassakhian at 5:00 p.m. November 9, 2023 Glendale, CA Upon Ara Najarian at 5:00 p.m. November 9, 2023 Glendale, CA Upon Dan Brotman at 5:00 p.m. November 9, 2023 Glendale, CA Mayor Brotman called the meeting to order at 2:48 p.m.
2 ROLL CALL
- Absent: Kassakhian (walked in at 3:30 p.m.)
- Report of the City Clerk of the City Council, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Special Public Meeting of the City Council was posted on November 9, 2023, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
Agenda out of order. Item 4 read next.
1. Community Development, re: Presentation of Proposed Amendments to GMC Chapter
30.11 Residential Districts Regarding Multi-Family Zoning Standards and Objective Design Standards for Multi-Family Residential Development Presenting:
Vilia Zemaitaitis, Deputy Director of Community Development – Planning Staff Comment:
Bradley Calvert, Director of Community Development
Public Comment:
Damien Sullivan
a. Motion to provide direction on the proposed concepts for multi-family zoning amendments and objective design standards and to proceed with finalizing the standards for presentation to the Design Review Board and Planning Commission prior to returning to City Council for Introduction
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Najarian
Vote as Follows
a.
2. Community Development, re: Downtown Noise Ordinance Review of Standards and Enforcement
Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Bradley Calvert, Director of Community Development
Mike Garcia, City Attorney
Presenting:
Tamar Sadd, Deputy Director of Community Development – Economic Development a. Motion directing staff to conduct a Noise Ordinance Study in the Downtown Specific Plan area and modifying enforcement within the area until which time a study can be completed
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Asatryan, Devine, Kassakhian, Najarian, Brotman
None
None
None
3 Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Kassakhian
Vote as Follows
b.
3. Public Works, re: Status Update on Glendale-Los Angeles Garden River Bridge Project Staff Comment:
Yazdan Emrani, Director of Public Works
a. Motion to note and file this report on Glendale-Los Angeles Garden River Bridge Project status
Moved: Devine Seconded: Najarian
Vote as Follows
c.
4. Public Works, re: Standardization of Ambulances, Ambulance Parts, Maintenance Services and Repairs to Braun Northwest
Staff Comments:
Yazdan Emrani, Director of Public Works
Sevada Hambarsumian, Mechanical Maintenance Superintendent a. Resolution 23-172 adopting Braun as the city-standard for all Glendale Fire Department (GFD) ambulances and dispense with competitive bidding for the procurement of ambulances, ambulance parts, maintenance services and repairs from Braun Northwest Inc.
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Najarian
Vote as Follows
d.
ADJOURNMENT – 4:21 p.m.
Moved: Asatryan Seconded: Kassakhian
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Asatryan, Devine, Najarian, Brotman
None
Kassakhian
None
City Clerk of the City of Glendale
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Asatryan, Devine, Kassakhian, Najarian, Brotman
None
None
None
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Asatryan, Devine, Kassakhian, Najarian, Brotman
None
None
None
Mayor of the City of Glendale