MOI!ON
Moved by Council Member Brotman
seconded by Council Member _________ G_h_ar_p_e_t_i_a_n ___ , that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 1 to the existing Professional Services Agreement with Electric Power Engineers, Inc., contract no. 8001332, to extend the PSA for a term of two years and increase the not to exceed amount by $500,000 to a new total not to exceed amount of $1,400,000, with a subsequent one-yar term extension option if there are remining funds, as explained in the Report dated July 16, 2024 by the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to execute said amendments subject to approval by the City Attorney.
Vote as follows:
Ayes: Brotman, Gharpetian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan Noes: None
Absent: None
None
Abstain:
THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF: Tuesday, July 16, 2024. 4 C
Moved by Council Member
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Brotman
seconded by Council Member _________ G_ha_r�p�e_t_i_an ____ , that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 1 to the existing Professional Services Agreement with SEL Engineering Services, Inc., contract no. 8001356, to extend the PSA for a term of two years and increase the not to exceed amount by $300,000 to a new total not to exceed amount of $1,200,000, with a subsequent one-yar term extension option if there are remining funds, as explained in the Report dated July 16, 2024 by the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to execute said amendments subject to approval by the City Attorney.
Vote as follows:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Brotman, Gharpetian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan
None
None
None
THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF: Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Moved by Council Member
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Brotman
seconded by Council Member _________ Gh_a_r�p_e_t_ia_n ____ , that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 1 to the existing Professional Services Agreement with TRC Engineers, Inc., contract no. 8001327, to extend the PSA for a term of two years and increase the not to exceed amount by $600,000 to a new total not to exceed amount of $1,500,000 with a subsequent one-yar term extension option if there are remining funds, as explained in the Report dated July 16, 2024 by the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to execute said amendments subject to approval by the City Attorney.
Vote as follows:
Ayes: Brotman, Gharpet ian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
THE MOTION WAS ADOPETD AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF: Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Moved by Council Member Brotman
seconded by Council Member _________ Gh_a_r_,_p_e_t_ia_n ____ , that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 3 to the existing Professional Services Agreement with Worley Group, Inc., contract no. 8001391, to extend the PSA for a term of two years and increase the not to exceed amount by $2,000,000 to a new total not to exceed amount of $4,000,000 with a subsequent one yar term extension option if there are remining funds, as explained in the Report dated July 16, 2024 by the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to execute said amendments subject to approval by the City Attorney.
Vote as follows:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Brotman, Gharpetian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan
None
None
None
THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF: Tuesda y , Jul y 16, 2024.
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DATE 7/2-2/21
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Moved by Council Member
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Brotman
seconded by Council Member _G_h_a_rp_e_ti_an ____________ , that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager , or his designee , to enter into and execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for a term of one-year with EN Engineering , an Entrust Solutions Group company, for fiber business plan implementation support in the not to exceed amount of $349,530, with options to extend the PSA for three additional one-year terms in an amount not to exceed the annual Glendale Water & Power (GWP) budget approved by the City Council for said services for each annual extension term, as described in the Report dated July 16, 2024 by the General Manager of GWP Glendale Water & Power Department. The form of said PSA and subsequent amendments shall be subject to approval by the City Attorney .
Vote as follows:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain :
Brotman, Gharpetian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan
None
None
None
APP~OVEO AS TO FORM
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CITY~RNEY
DATE 7/22/2 1
THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF:
TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024.
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Moved by Council Member Brotman
seconded by Council Member _G_h_a_rp_e_ti_a_n ___________ , that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 2 to the existing Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Magellan Advisors, contract no.
C106909, to extend the term of the PSA to December 31 2024, as explained in the Report dated July 16, 2024 by the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power. The City Manager, or his designee , is authorized to execute said amendment subject to approval by the City Attorney .
Vote as follows:
Ayes :
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Brotman, Gharpetian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan
None
None
None
THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF:
TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024.
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Adopted
07/16/24
Brotman/Gharpetian
All Ayes
RESOLUTION NO. 24-130
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGEMENT, OR A DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AN
AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR BUSINESS AND MULTI-FAMILY SOLID
WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE IN ZONE A BETWEEN THE CITY OF GLENDALE AND SOUTHLAND DISPOSAL COMPANY (CONTRACT R107070) ASSIGNING THE AGREEMENT TO SOUTHLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC.
WHEREAS, Section 8.56.170 of the Glendale Municipal Code, authorizes exclusive collection for solid waste collection services for business and multi-family properties through an exclusive franchise agreement authorizing and obligating the holder to provide collection services within a franchise zone. by resolution of the Council of the City of Glendale; and
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WHEREAS, the franchise agreement provides that the consent to any assignment is in the sole discretion ofth~ City Manager, as approved by Resolution adopted by the City Council; and · · • •• • •
WHEREAS, the franchise agreement provides that any application for a transfer of rights must include a transfer fee in the amount of $50,000; and WHEREAS, on April 8, 2024 and July 9, 2024, Robert Arsenian, owner of Southland Disposal Company and Southland Environmental Services, Inc., made a formal request for assignment and a request to lower the contractual assignment fee from $50,000 based on Mr. Arsenian's representation that he was the sole owner of both entities and that there as no intention to sell or transfer any assets; and
WHEREAS, based on the nature of the requested assignment resulting in only a name change of the current operating company, reduction of the fee from $50,000 to $15,000 is acceptable;
WHEREAS, the City Manager approves the request for assignment and recommends approval of the motion authorizing this change.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA:
SECTION 1. Approves the assignment of the Agreement for Business And Multi Family Solid Waste Collection Service In Zone A Between The City Of Glendale And Southland Disposal Company (Contract R107070) from Southland Disposal Company to Southland Environmental Services, Inc.
SECTION 2. The transfer fee of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00). shall be paid by Southland Disposal Company or Southland Environmental Services, Inc. 4e1
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall have no force or effect unless and until a) the transfer fee in an amount equal to fifteen thousand dollars, $15,000.000 is paid and received by the City of Glendale from Southland Environmental Services, Inc.
Adopted this _1_6t_h _____ day of July 2024.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF GLENDALE )
Mayor
APP~OVEOA~fOFORM
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I, Suzie Abajian, PhD, City Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 24-130 was Adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the 16th day of July , 2024, the same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Brotman, Gharpetian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan Noes: None
Absent:
Abstain:
None
None
City Clerk
Adopted
07/16/24
Kassakhian/Gharpetian
All Ayes
Resolution No. 24-131
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE INVESTMENT POLICY ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2023,
REGARDING THE INVESTMENT OF CITY FUNDS TO PROHIBIT INVESTMENTS IN
OR RELATED TO THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN AND CONDUCTING A REVIEW
OF ALL FUNDS TO ENSURE COMPORANCE WITH THESE PRINCIPLES WHEREAS, on September 26, 2020, in violation of the international principle on the non-use of force to resolve international disputes, the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan launched full-scale military aggression against the indigenous civilian population of Nagorno-Karabakh (also known as Artsakh), which involved the use of cross-border mercenaries, international terrorists and prohibited ammunition, armaments and ordinance including cluster bombs and white phosphorus; WHEREAS, from December 12, 2022 until September 26, 2023, the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan prevented all civilian or commercial traffic through the Lachin Corridor, which is the only point of access from the Republic of Armenia to the indigenous civilian population of Nagorno-Karabakh, thereby causing critical shortages of food, medicine, and other essential supplies;
WHEREAS, on February 6, 2024, the City Council of the City of Glendale recognized that the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan engaged in ethnic cleansing and genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh under Article ll(c) of the Genocide Convention by "[d]eliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction," and the City of Glendale is home to the largest Armenian-American population in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan has not complied with the binding Order of 22 February 2023 issued by the International Court of Justice as set forth in document 180-20230222-ORD-01-00-EN to cease inflicting on the indigenous Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction;
WHEREAS, the City of Glendale approved the provision of humanitarian aid to its sister city of Martuni, in the Republic of Artsakh in Nagorno-Karabakh in August 2023; WHEREAS, the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan engaged in military hostilities in September 2023, to depopulate Nagorno-Karabakh of over 100,000 indigenous Armenian residents including substantially all of the residents of the City of Glendale's sister city of Martuni;
WHEREAS, certain officials of the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan are alleged to have engaged in crimes against humanity in Nagorno-Karabakh, including the crime of forcible transfer of population, and ethnic cleansing in violation of international humanitarian law;
WHEREAS, in a press release dated May 10, 2023, the European Parliament has called on the European Union to adopt targeted sanctions against the government officials in the Republic of Azerbaijan responsible for multiple ceasefire violations and human rights abuses in Nagorno-Karabakh and demanded investigations into abuses committed by Azerbaijani troops that may constitute war crimes; WHEREAS, in a press release dated October 4, 2023, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has stated that "[a]s the world continues to grapple with Azerbaijan's coordinated, intentional campaign of ethnic cleansing, we must both prioritize support for the Armenians who have been expelled as well as holding Azerbaijan accountable." WHEREAS, the United States Department of State designated Azerbaijan in January 2024 as a Special Watch List country for having "engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom."
WHEREAS, Section 5(d) of that certain Investment Policy for the City Treasurer adopted on September 19, 2023, by the Council of the City of Glendale (the "Investment Policy") provides for an investment objective emphasizing social considerations, specifically human rights;
WHEREAS, the Government of Azerbaijan has raised funds from international financial markets through the placement of bonds and other debt securities (ticker:
AZERBJ), as well as using state-controlled entities and other entities to do the same including the: International Bank of Azerbaijan OJSC (ticker: IBAZAZ), State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic, a/k/a SOCAR (ticker: SOIAZ), Southern Gas Corridor CJSC (ticker: SGCAZE), and generates revenues from other entities which derive more than 10% of their gross revenues from the Republic of Azerbaijan[1l (collectively, the "Prohibited Securities"). Such funds have been instrumental to the commission of the war crimes, human rights abuses and the other violations of law described above by the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
WHEREAS, the City of Glendale seeks to prudently safeguard and supervise its assets and any such assets relating to or associated with Prohibited Securities or the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan may be impaired because of litigation or sanctions arising from the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan's actions in Nagorno Karabakh; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Glendale from time to time to review, revise and if necessary, amend the Investment Policy, to prudently safeguard its assets.
Ill The de minimis exception described here is intended to exclude the securities of multinational companies unrelated to the Government Azerbaijan which derive incidental revenues from participation in economic activities in Azerbaijan.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA THAT:
Section 1. That the Investment Policy is hereby amended to add a new paragraph to Section 1 as follows:
"The City Manager of the City of Glendale shall periodically, on a no less than annual basis: i) review all investments of the City of Glendale, and investments made by deferred compensation or retirement plans that City of Glendale employees participate in, such as CalPERS, to assess whether such investments are in compliance with this Investment Policy, ii) where investments are found that are inconsistent with this Investment Policy, the City Manager shall a) share a copy of this Investment Policy with the Investment Manager responsible for managing such investments and encourage compliance with the objectives and guidelines described therein, and iii) share its findings with the Council of the City of Glendale.
Section 2. That the Investment Policy is hereby amended to add a new clause (f) to Section 6 as follows:
(f) i) sovereign debt issued by or relating to the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including public and private securities (ticker: AZERBJ), bonds, notes, debentures, loans, futures, options, derivatives, currency swaps, hedges or any other instruments, and any and all entities controlled directly or indirectly by the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including the International Bank of Azerbaijan OJSC (ticker: IBAZAZ), State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic, a/k/a SO CAR (ticker: SOIAZ) and Southern Gas Corridor CJSC (ticker: SGCAZE), or ii) investments in any other entity which, in any way, directly or indirectly, derives more than 10% of its gross revenues from the Republic of Azerbaijan (collectively, the "Prohibited Securities"), until such time as the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, x) ceases engaging in genocide and human rights violations, y) complies with orders from the International Court of Justice, including the Order of 22 February 2023, and z) provides effective restitution to the victims of its hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh.
ATTEST:
Adopted this 16th day of __ J_u_l�------' 2024.
Mayor
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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I, Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 24-131 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a special meeting held on the 16th day of ----=Ju=l=-.,.y ____ _ 2024, and that same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Bi;:otman, Gharpetian, �assakhian, Najarian, Asatr�yan .
None
None
None
City Clerk
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Moved by Council Member ____ B_r_ot_m_a_n _____ , second ed by Council Member _----'-K=a=-=s..::..s=ak..:..:.h.:..:..:ia=n..:..__ _____ , that the Council hereby notes and files the Report to Council dated July 16, 2024 pertaining to the Consideratio n of the Removal and Replacement of Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Commissioner Frank Quintero.
Vote as follows:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Brotman, Kassakhian , Asatryan
Gharpetian , Najarian
None
None
THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF:
TUESDAY , JULY 16, 2024.
APPROVEOASTOFORM
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DATE 7 / 2.2_/ 2. '1
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Moved by Council Member ---------------Brotman
seconded by Council Member Najarian , that with -------~--------- respect to the Report to Council dated July 16, 2024 pertaining to External Boards and Commissions and Nominations to Hollywood Burbank Airport Citizen's Advisory Committee, the Council directs as follows regarding the nomination process to be utilized to select three individuals to serve on the Hollywood Burbank Airport Citizen's Advisory Committee:
Open Application Process - Announce an open call for applications, allowing any interested and qualified individuals to apply.
Vote as follows:
Ayes: Brotman, Gharpetian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF: Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
APPROVED AS TO FORf\J
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