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Agenda, first session

Glendale City Council
May 7, 2024

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Agenda, first session
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May 7, 2024
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A G E N D A

GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL

COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
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PLEASE TURN OFF CELLULAR PHONES WHILE INSIDE THE MEETING LOCATION In

compliance

with

the

Americans

with

Disabilities

Act

(ADA)

of

1990,

auxiliary

hearing

aids,

sign
language

translation,

and

Braille

transcripts

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available

upon

request.

Assisted

listening

devices
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same-day

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City

Clerk’

office

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related

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open

session

items

on

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agenda

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received

less

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72 hours

prior

to

this

meeting,

and

are

public

records,

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for

review
in the Office of the City Clerk, 613 E. Broadway, RM 110, Glendale, CA 91206.

Translation

services

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provided

for

meetings

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of

bilingual

staff

for

speakers

who
wish

to

utilize

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service

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available.

Speakers

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request

by

contacting

the

City
Clerk’s

office

at

(818)

548-2090,

at

least

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meeting

or

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soon

as
practicable.

Please

specify

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for

which

you

require

translation.

The

exclusive

use

of

City
provided

interpreters

is

not

required

and

persons

are

welcome

to

use

their

own

interpreter

or

speak
in their native language.

MAY 7, 2024

ROLL CALL

1. CLOSED SESSION
– 1:00 PM ( To Commence at 2:00 PM)
a.

Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Claim of Pogossian, Claim No. 24-0120
b.

Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Attorney

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c. Conference with Labor Negotiators. City-designated representatives: John Takhtalian, Paula Adams and Laura Kalty. The name of the employee organization is: Glendale Police Officers’ Association
d. Conference with Real Property Negotiators: City-designated negotiator: Bradley Calvert. Negotiating Party: Erik Khojoyan. Property: 1401 N. Verdugo Road.

Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms of payment for the lease of City-owned property
e. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Hayrapet v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. 21STCV12455
f. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Friends of Rockhaven v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. 23STCP01092

2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a. Flag Salute: Mayor Elen Asatryan
b. Invocation: Dr. Suzie Abajian, City Clerk
c. Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the May 7, 2024 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on May 2, 2024, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.

3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, May 14, 2024 b. Proclamation Designating May 2024 as Older Americans Month c. Proclamation Designating May 2024 as Building Safety Month d. Proclamation Designating the 2nd Week of May 2024 as Lung Cancer Action Week e. Update on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project by Metro Staff

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 Special City Council Meeting of April 30, 2024 b. Glendale Water & Power, re: Adopt Specification No. 3982 for Vault Dewatering, Hazardous Waste Disposal and Emergency Response Clean-Up, and Direct the City Clerk to Advertise for Bids

1. Resolution adopting Specification No. 3982 to furnish materials, equipment and labor for vault dewatering, hazardous waste disposal and emergency response clean-up for Glendale Water & Power (GWP), and directing the City Clerk to advertise for bids c. City Clerk, re: Solicitation of a Legal Advertising Contract for the City of Glendale

1. Resolution Adopting Specification No. 3986 and Directing the City Clerk to Advertise for Bids

5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS

6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes)
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7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES

8. ACTION ITEMS
a.

Human Resources, re: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Glendale and the Glendale City Employees’ Association (GCEA)

1. Resolution Approving and Adopting the GCEA MOU Commencing July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027

2. Resolution providing for the establishment of classification titles and compensation for employees covered by the Glendale City Employees’ Association MOU

3. Resolution providing for the establishment of one classification title and compensation for Electrical Line Mechanic Supervisor II covered by the Glendale Management Association MOU

4. Resolution providing for the establishment of classification titles and cost of living adjustment for Executives
b.

Management Services, re:

Appointment to Fill Vacancy on the Burbank-Glendale-
Pasadena Airport Authority

1. Motion appointing an individual to serve as a Glendale representative on the Airport Authority for the remainder of the unexpired term through May 31, 2025

2. Motion directing staff on alternate options for recruitment and selection of an Airport Authority Commissioner
c.

Management Services, re: Selection of Charter Review Committee Members (Continued from April 30, 2024 Council Meeting)

1. Motion Selecting Members

9. HEARINGS
a.

City Attorney, re: Sixth Public Hearing Regarding the Composition of Council Districts Related to the City's Proposed Transition to District-Based Councilmember Elections and Discussion of Potential Amendments to City Charter

1. Motion Identifying a Proposed District Map for Inclusion into a Proposed Ballot Measure to Transition to District-Based Councilmember Elections

2. Motion Providing Direction on a Proposed District Map

3. Motion Directing Staff Regarding Proposed Charter Amendments Pertaining to Council Districts, a Directly Elected Mayor, and Council Compensation

10. REPORTS - INFORMATION

11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

12. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
a.

Mayor Asatryan’s Request for a Report on a Code of Conduct/Rules of Decorum for City Council Meetings (Moved from April 30, 2024 Council Meeting) b.

Mayor Asatryan’s Request for a Report on Options for Oral Communications and Public Comment on Agenda Items, and Matters related to the Order of Business for Council Agendas (Moved from April 30, 2024 Council Meeting) c.

Councilmember Kassakhian’s Request for Report on Amending the City’s Investment Policy to Prohibit Investments in or related to the Republic of Azerbaijan

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d.

Mayor Asatyran’s Request for a Report on Recruitment Updates from the Human Resources Department

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.

14. NEW BUSINESS

15. ADJOURNMENT

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