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Agenda, first session

Glendale City Council
August 27, 2024

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Agenda, first session
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August 27, 2024
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A G E N D A

GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL

COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
Meetings

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Glendale

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Spectrum

Cable,

channel

6,

and

AT&T

U-
verse,

channel

99. Meetings

are

also

streamed

live

in

high

definition

(HD)

on

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City

webpage,
glendaleca.gov/live
,

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YouTube.com/myglendale
,

and

on

Apple

TV,

Roku,

Amazon

Fire,

iOS

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app

called

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choosing

"Glendale

TV"

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the

menu.

Meetings

are

also

archived

on

the

City

Website

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viewing

anytime

at

glendaleca.gov/agendas
.

Call

(818)

548-4013

for

program

schedules.

For

public

comments

and

questions

during

the
meeting,

call

(818)

937-8100.

Public

comments

on

a

specific

agenda

item

will

be

taken

when

that
agenda

item

is

discussed.

If

you

have

any

question

about

matters

on

the

agenda,

or

requests

for
assistance, please contact the City Clerk at (818) 548-2090 during regular business hours.

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

are

available

upon

request.

Assisted

listening

devices
are

available

same-day

upon

request.

The

City

Clerk’

office

should

be

notified

72 hours

(three
business

days)

or

as

soon

as

practicable

for

requests

regarding

sign

language

translation

and
Braille

transcription

services.

All

documents

related

to

open

session

items

on

this

agenda

that

are
received

less

than

72 hours

prior

to

this

meeting,

and

are

public

records,

will

be

available

for

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

Translation

services

are

provided

for

meetings

through

the

use

of

bilingual

staff

for

speakers

who
wish

to

utilize

the

service

as

available.

Speakers

should

state

their

request

by

contacting

the

City
Clerk’s

office

at

(818)

548-2090,

at

least

72 hours

prior

to

the

scheduled

meeting

or

as

soon

as
practicable.

Please

specify

the

language

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.

AUGUST 27, 2024

ROLL CALL

1. CLOSED SESSION

2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA
– 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a.

Flag Salute: Mayor Elen Asatryan

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b.

Invocation: Dr. Suzie Abajian, City Clerk
c.

Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the August 27, 2024 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on August 22, 2024, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.

3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.

Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, September 3, 2024 b.

Recognition of Christopher Ratavousian's Musical Achievement

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 and Joint City Council and Housing Authority Meetings of August 20, 2024
b.

Community Development, re:

City of Glendale Open Street Event May 31st, 2025

1. Motion authorizing the City Manager to execute Funding Agreements to receive grant funding for Be Street Smart Glendale Ave Open Street event (“Be Street Smart Event”) from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro)

2. Motion authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Community Art Resources (CARS) for the implementation and management of the Be Street Smart event on May 31st, 2025
c.

Public Works, re: Award General Services Agreement (GSA) with Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt Engineers Inc, dba SCS Engineers (SCS Engineers), to provide operations, maintenance, installation of environmental control systems, and environmental compliance for the Scholl Canyon and Brand inactive landfills

1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or their designee, to execute a five-year GSA with SCS Engineers, in the not-to-exceed amount of $957,602 d.

Public Works, re:

Accept Grant Funds for the Electrification of Beeline Bus Fleet and Maintenance Facility

1. Motion accepting $4,930,194 in Proposition C 40% Discretionary funds and $7,680,000 in federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (“CMAQ”) Improvement Program funds to support electrifying the Beeline fleet and maintenance facility; and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute all agreements, amendments, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funding

2. Resolution of appropriation to appropriate $975,000 for battery electric buses e.

Public Works, re:

Increase to Construction Contract Contingency Amount for Central Library Youth Services Renovation Project

1. Motion authorizing an increase to the PCL Construction Services, Inc., approved contract (8002260) contingency amount from 10% to 15%, for a new total contract contingency amount of $979,074

5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS

6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes)
(5-Speaker Limit) – Per Mayor
Policy, This Item Also Permits Speakers Wishing to Speak Under General Oral Communications, Subject to the Three Minute Time Limit. Discussion is Limited to

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Matters Not on the Agenda.

7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES

8. ACTION ITEMS
a.

Public Works, re:

Update on the La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project

1. Resolution rejecting all bids, dispensing with competitive bidding, authorizing the Director of Public Works or his designee to directly negotiate with one or more bidders, authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract in an amount “not-to-exceed” $14,750,000, and approving a 10% reserve contingency in the amount not to exceed $1,475,000, for the La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project, Specification No. 3829R

2. Resolution rejecting all bids, dispensing with competitive bidding, authorizing the Director of Public Works or his designee to directly negotiate with one or more bidders, authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract in an amount “not-to-exceed” $15,550,000, and approving a 10% reserve contingency in the amount not to exceed $1,555,000, for the La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project, Specification No. 3829R, which includes a quick-build demonstration component

3. Resolution of appropriation to appropriate funds for the La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project for the original scope of work

4. Resolution of appropriation to appropriate funds for the La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project for the original scope of work with a quick-build demonstration component

9. HEARINGS

10. REPORTS - INFORMATION

11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

12. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
a.

Councilmember Najarian’s request to agendize a Discussion of a Council Policy Regarding Unsolicited Proposals for Development on City-Owned Property

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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