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Agenda, regular meeting

Glendale City Council
January 21, 2025

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Agenda, regular meeting
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January 21, 2025
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ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
(Adjourned from January 14, 2025 Regular Meeting)

GLENDALE

CITY COUNCIL

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

are

broadcast

live

on

Glendale

TV,

viewable

on

Spectrum

Cable,

channel

6,

and

AT&T

U-
verse,

channel

99. Meetings

are

also

streamed

live

in

high

definition

(HD)

on

the

City

webpage,
glendaleca.gov/live
,

on

YouTube.com/myglendale
,

and

on

Apple

TV,

Roku,

Amazon

Fire,

iOS

and
Android

devices

using

a

free

app

called

Cablecast

and

choosing

"Glendale

TV"

from

the

menu.

Meetings

are

also

archived

on

the

City

Website

for

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.

JANUARY 21, 2025

ROLL CALL

1. CLOSED SESSION
– 1:00 PM ( To Commence at 3:00 PM)
a.

Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Najarian v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. 24STCP02101; Claim of Najarian, No. 25-0009

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b.

Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Annabel Aghajanian v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. BC720314
c.

Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Oganyan v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. 23GDCV00864
d.

Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: United States v. ITT Industries et al., U.S.D.C. Case No. 2:99-00552

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 January 21, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on January 15, 2025, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.

3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.

Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, January 28, 2025

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 Regular City Council Meetings of December 17, 2024 and January 7, 2025
b.

Glendale Water and Power, re: Specification No. 3995 for Painting Street Light Standards in the Rossmoyne Neighborhood and Honolulu Road Area for Glendale Water and Power

1. Resolution adopting Specification No. 3995 for Painting Street Light Standards in the Rossmoyne Neighborhood and Honolulu Road Area for Glendale Water and Power, and directing the City Clerk to advertise for bids
c.

Information Technology Department, re:

Acceptance and appropriation of 2024 State
and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program funds

1. Motion accepting $250,000 in State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program funds from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

2. Resolution of Appropriation
d.

City Attorney, re: Cancellation of February 4, 2025 Regular Meeting and Adding February 18, 2025 Regular Meeting to the Council Calendar for the 2024-25 Fiscal Year

1. Motion Modifying City Council Regular Meeting Schedule for the 2024-25 Fiscal Year

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 Matters Not on the Agenda.

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7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES

8. ACTION ITEMS
a.

City Attorney, re:

Report on Rules for the Conduct of Council Meetings: Options for Oral Communications and Public Comment on Agenda Items; Matters Related to the Order of Business for Council Agendas; Rules Governing Council Deliberation and Debate; Discussion of Policy for Removing Items from Agenda after Publication; and Rules Governing Decorum and Removing Disruptive Individuals from Council Meetings (Moved from 12/03/2024 Council Meeting)

1. Motion Providing Direction to Staff
b.

Human Resources, re:

Classification and Compensation Alignment (Continued from December 17, 2024, Council Meeting)

1. Motion to Increase the Citywide Authorized Salaried Position Count

2. Resolution Providing for the Establishment of Classification Titles and Compensation for Employees of the City of Glendale Covered by the Glendale Management Association Memorandum of Understanding, Including Employee Relations Exempt Classifications

3. Resolution Providing for the Establishment of Classification Titles and Compensation for Employees of the City of Glendale Covered by the Glendale City Employees’ Association Memorandum of Understanding, Including Confidential and Hourly Classifications

4. Resolution Providing for the Establishment of Classification Titles and Compensation for Employees of the City of Glendale Represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 18
c.

Management Services, re: Proposed Staffing for City Councilmembers (Moved from December 17, 2024, Council Meeting)

1. Motion Directing Staff

2. Resolution of Appropriation for Funding One Hourly Employee d.

Community Development, re: Verdugo Wash Master Plan – RFP Consultant Selection

1. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a Professional Service Agreement with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. in the amount of $5,762,370, using grant funds, for the preparation of the Verdugo Wash Master Plan e.

Management Services, re:

Human Relations Committee Update and Direction

1. Motion directing staff

9. HEARINGS

10. REPORTS - INFORMATION

11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

12. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS

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.

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14. NEW BUSINESS

15. ADJOURNMENT

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