1 M I N U T E S
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206
MARCH 12, 2024
ROLL CALL – Absent: Asatryan, Kassakhian
1. CLOSED SESSION – 3:01 PM
a. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Claim of Arellano, Claim No. 23-0239
b. Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Manager c. Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Attorney d. Conference with Labor Negotiators. City-designated negotiator: Mayor Dan Brotman. Unrepresented employee position: City Attorney e. Conference with Labor Negotiators. City-designated representatives: Paula Adams and Peter Brown. Employee organization: Glendale City Employees’ Association
f. Conference with Real Property Negotiators. City-designated negotiator: Roubik Golanian. Property: 440 and 444 W. Cypress St., 1275, 1291-1295, and 1295A Los Angeles St., and 448 Fernando Ct. Negotiating Parties: CPD Los Angeles LLC.
Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms of payment for the acquisition of property
City Attorney Mike Garcia indicated that action is not anticipated. Council recessed to closed session at 3:02 PM.
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:09 PM
Roll Call – All Present
a. Flag Salute: Mayor Dan Brotman
b. Invocation: Jennifer Quñonez-Skinner
c. Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the March 12, 2024 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on March 8, 2024, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, March 19, 2024 There are no meetings for March 19. Regular Meetings will resume on March 26, 2024.
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 Special City Council and Regular City Council Meetings of March 5, 2024
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Devine
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b. Public Works, re: Appropriation of Measure R Funds for Multimodal and Transportation Improvements Projects
Staff Comments:
Sarkis Oganesyan, Deputy Director of PW/Engineering
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
1. Resolution 24-47 of Appropriation to appropriate $3,000,000 for the South Central Avenue Multimodal and Transportation Improvements Project and $4,000,000 for the North Glendale Avenue Multimodal and Transportation Improvements Project
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c. Community Services and Parks, re: Professional Services Agreement with Verde Design, Inc. for Professional Landscape Architectural Services for the Pacific Park/Edison Artificial Turf Replacement Project
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager or a designee to enter into and execute a Professional Services Agreement with Verde Design, Inc. to provide Professional Landscape Architectural Services for the Pacific Park/Edison Artificial Turf Replacement Project in the amount of $250,940, plus a 10 percent contingency of $25,094, for a total not to exceed amount of $276,034
Moved: Devine Seconded: Asatryan
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2. Resolution 24-48 of Appropriation to transfer $126,034 from CIP Unanticipated Repairs Project to the Pacific Park/Edison Artificial Turf Replacement Project Moved: Devine Seconded: Asatryan
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d. Community Services and Parks, re: Amendment One for FY 2023-2024 Los Angeles County Aging and Disabilities (AD) California Department of Aging (CDA) American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding allocation of $7,200 for the Supportive Services Program (SSP)
1. Motion to accept $7,200 in CDA ARPA funding from Los Angeles County Aging and Disabilities Department for FY 2023-2024 Supportive Services Program; and authorize the City Manager or a designee to execute Amendment One to the SSP232404 Subaward period July 2023 – June 2024 to accept and implement funding
Moved: Devine Seconded: Asatryan
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2. Resolution 24-49 of Appropriation
Moved: Devine Seconded: Asatryan
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5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
Councilmember Kassakhian received a complaint from residents regarding a home on Cumberland Avenue being rented out for parties. He asked staff to follow-up on this issue and provide a brief update. He attended the Montrose Shopping Park Association Meeting.
Kassakhian invited the public to attend the Montrose Wine Walk this weekend. He asked staff to reach out to artists to showcase their art at vacant store fronts in Montrose.
In observance of Women’s History Month, Councilmember Asatryan served as a panelist at an event entitled “Women Supporting Women” hosted by the Glendale Commission on the Ayes:
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3 Status of Women in collaboration with Glendale Arts and the City Clerk’s Office. She congratulated the Commission on the Status of Women for hosting a successful panel discussion. Asatryan represented the City of Glendale at a meeting in Sacramento hosted by the California Commission on the Status of Women for cities that have taken the California Equal Pay pledge. One of the topics discussed at the meeting was the newly released Equal Pay Playbook which is designed to equip cities and businesses with actionable strategies to achieve and sustain gender pay equity. Asatryan looks forward to bring-in state resources to the city to assist with the implementation of the Equal Pay Pledge.
Councilmember Devine attended several events including a luncheon in Sylmar called “Women in Construction,” in honor of Women in Construction Week. She also mentioned that today is the 101st anniversary of the founding of Girl Scouts of America by Juliet Gordon Low
Councilmember Najarian announced the passing of Ralph Tufenkian, a former commissioner of the City of Glendale. Mr. Tufenkian’s biography will be read during the next regular meeting of the council and the meeting will be adjourned in his memory.
6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes)
7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
8. ACTION ITEMS
a. City Attorney, re: Consideration of Modifications to Nomination Process for Boards and Commissions
Staff Comment:
Mike Garcia, City Attorney
1. Resolution Revising Recruitment, Nomination and Selection Process for Appointment of Individuals to Boards and Commissions
2. Motion Directing Staff on Nomination Process for Individuals to Boards and Commissions
Moved: Kassakhian Seconded: Devine
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3. Motion to Revise Nominating Panel of Civil Service Commission Vacancy Moved: Najarian Seconded: Devine
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b. Management Services, re: Voting Delegate for the 2024 Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) General Assembly
Staff Comment:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Public Comment:
Mike Mohill
1. Motion Designating a Voting Delegate (Kassakhian) and Alternate Representative(s) (Najarian) for the 2024 Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) General Assembly
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Kassakhian
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4 9. HEARINGS
10. REPORTS - INFORMATION
a. Public Works, re: Update on Scholl Canyon Landfill Closure Staff Comment:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Presenting:
Daniel Hardgrove, Asst. Director of PW
Public Comments:
Jackie Gish
Mike Mohill
11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
12. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
a. Councilmember Kassakhian’s Request to Agendize a Review of the Mayoral Selection Rotation Policy
Moved: Kassakhian Seconded: Asatryan
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Public Comments:
Karen Kwak
Patrick Murphy
Denise Miller
Jennifer Quiñonez-Skinner
Mike Mohill
Allan Durham
b. Councilmember Najarian’s Request to Agendize a Motion to Amend a Previously Approved Item To Remove Subsection (H) from Glendale Municipal Code Section
2.04.020 as Adopted by Ordinance No. 5963 Regarding the Mayoral Selection Rotation Policy
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Devine
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Public Comment:
Mike Mohill
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.
Mike Mohill
Elise Kalfayan
Anahit Yadijian
Nicholas Franklin
14. NEW BUSINESS
15. ADJOURNMENT – 8:04 p.m.
Moved: Kassakhian Seconded: Devine
Mayor of the City of Glendale
City Clerk of the City of Glendale
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