A G E N D A
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
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MARCH 18, 2025
ROLL CALL
1. CLOSED SESSION
– 1:00 PM ( To Commence at 3:00 PM)
a.
Conference with Labor Negotiators. The City-designated negotiator attending the closed session is: Mayor Elen Asatryan. The unrepresented employee positions are: City Manager and City Attorney
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2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA
– 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a.
Flag Salute: Mayor Elen Asatryan
b.
Invocation:
Pastor Angela Gulanis Price from the Glendale First United Methodist Church
c.
Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the March 18, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on March 14, 2025, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.
Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, March 25, 2025 b.
Proclamation Designating March 8, 2025, as International Women’s Day c.
Nominations for Appointment
•
Edik Minassian, Planning Commission (Seat 1 – Vacant) (Asatryan (A) / Gharpetian (B), 3/11/2025)
•
Lilit Rostomyan, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission (Seat 5 – Vacant) (Najarian (A) / Asatryan (B), 3/11/2025)
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 Meeting of March 4, 2025, and the Regular City Council and Joint City Council and Housing Authority Meetings of March 11, 2025
b.
Fire Department, re: Annual Weed Abatement Program for 2025
1. Resolution declaring that noxious weeds on certain properties are a public nuisance; that the City intends to cause abatement by removal; that a hearing will be held on April 1, 2025, for objections to removal
c.
Community Services and Parks, re: Acceptance of grant funds from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development for the 2024 Continuum of Care Program
1. Motion approving acceptance of grant funds in the amount of $3,298,618 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the 2024 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program; authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute all agreements, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funds
2. Resolution of Appropriation to appropriate grant funds in the amount of $3,298,618 received from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the 2024 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program
d.
Fire Department, re:
Verdugo Fire Communications Service Agreement Between the Cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena and the City of San Gabriel
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or their designee, to execute the Verdugo Fire Communications Service Agreement Between the Cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena and the City of San Gabriel
e.
Community Development, re:
Approval of Amended Joint Powers Agreement of the
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Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust, a Joint Powers Authority, Created Pursuant To Senate Bill No. 1177, and Re-Appointment of Councilmember Dan Brotman to a New Two-Year Term
1. Resolution Approving Amended Burbank Glendale Pasadena Regional Housing Trust Joint Powers Agreement Removing the 2- Term Limit for Board of Director Representatives Serving on the Trust
2. Motion Appointing Councilmember Dan Brotman to Serve a New Two-Year Term as a Board of Director Representative to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust
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.
7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
8. ACTION ITEMS
a.
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 b.
City Clerk, re:
Expanding the powers and responsibilities of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) by amending the Glendale Municipal Code
1. Motion to provide direction regarding expanding the powers and responsibilities of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) by amending the Glendale Municipal Code, to include regular programming, fundraising, and the frequency of regular meetings from four to twelve times per year, beginning July 2025, to accommodate the commission’s expanded scope of work
9. HEARINGS
a.
Community Development, re:
Appeal of Planning Commission's approval of Use
Variance Case No. PVAR-001880-2023 located at 4444 Lowell Avenue
1. Motion to sustain the Planning Commission’s decision of May 15, 2024, to approve the project with conditions
2. Motion to continue the matter, directing the City Attorney to draft findings reversing the Planning Commission’s decision and denying the project
10. REPORTS - INFORMATION
11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
12. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
a.
Councilmember Najarian’s request to agendize a resolution or letter addressed to the U.S. State Department, the Executive Branch, and other appropriate entities to protest the holding of prisoners including Ruben Vardanyan in Azerbaijan, the
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expulsion of the Red Cross and the treatment and illegal proceedings against the detainees
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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