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Agenda, first session

Glendale City Council
June 10, 2025

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Agenda, first session
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June 10, 2025
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A G E N D A

GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL

COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
Teleconference Location
Signia by Hilton
159 Northside Dr. NW
Atlanta, GA 30313

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.

JUNE 10, 2025

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ROLL CALL

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

Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation. Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9:

Two Potential Cases
b.

Conference with Real Property Negotiators: City-designated negotiators: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, Bradley Calvert, Onnig Bulanikian and Mark Berry. Property Location: 1000 S. Central Avenue.

Negotiating Parties, Aria Investments, LLC. Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms of payment for the acquisition of property c.

Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Central BWB LLC v. City of Glendale et al., L.A.S.C. Case No. 25STCP01018; Central BWB LLC v. City of Glendale et al., L.A.S.C. Case No. 25STCP01018
d.

Conference with Labor Negotiators. The City-designated negotiator attending the closed session is: Mayor Ara Najarian. The unrepresented employee position is:

City Attorney

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

Flag Salute: Council Member
b.

Invocation: Steve Wiebe, Senior Pastor, Glendale Presbyterian Church c.

Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the June 10, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on June 5, 2025, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.

3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.

Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, June 17, 2025 b.

Proclamation Declaring June 12, 2025, National Control Room Workers’ Day Honoring Water and Power Employees
c.

Proclamation in Honor of Juneteenth
d.

Proclamation Declaring June as Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month

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.

Libraries, Arts, and Culture, re:

Arts and Culture Commission recommendation to
fund performances and film screenings for the Alex Theatre's 100th Birthday Celebration in an amount not to exceed $240,000 dispersed from the Urban Art Fund

1. Motion approving the funding of performances and film screenings for the Alex Theatre’s 100th Birthday Celebration in an amount not to exceed $240,000 dispersed from the Urban Art Fund to Evensong Collective

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b.

Libraries, Arts, and Culture, re:

Continuation of contract with Midwest Tape, LLC
(Contract No. C106741A) for the use of hoopla digital services for a new total amount not to exceed $175,000

1. Motion authorizing the continuation of contract with Midwest T ape, LLC (Contract No.

C106741A), for the use of hoopla digital services for a new total amount not to exceed $175,000
c.

Public Works, re:

Solid Waste Collection Rates Update

1. Motion to note and file this report on the Solid Waste Collection Rates Update

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.

City Attorney, re:

Review of Mayor Selection Policy Set Forth in Glendale Municipal Code Section 2.04.020 and Discussion of Alternate Provisions

1. Motion Directing Staff
b.

Management Services, re:

Consideration of Submitting a Grant Application for the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) FY25 Improving Criminal Justice Responses (ICJR) Program

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.

14. NEW BUSINESS

15. ADJOURNMENT

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