A G E N D A
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
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PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES
The City Council welcomes public input at City Council meetings. Public input at Council meetings is regulated by the City Council’s Rules of Order, Procedure and Decorum for the Conduct of City Council Meetings as set forth in Resolution No. 25-76, which will be summarized below.
Written Comments and Documents
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Public comments received in writing will NOT be read aloud at the meeting but will be part of the meeting record. Written public comments can be emailed to [email protected], and will be uploaded to the City website as an attachment to the agenda item. When submitting a public comment, please make sure to include the following
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1. Name (optional); and
2. Agenda item to which you are submitting public comment
3. Submit no later than 12:00 p.m. on the day of the City Council meeting. Correspondence received after this time may not be distributed until the following business day.
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, Room 110, Glendale, CA 91206.
Public Comments During Council Meeting
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Public Comments during Community Event Announcements, First and Second Periods of Oral Communications and agenda items will be governed as provided in the descriptions for those items on the agenda below. Pursuant to State law, the City Council may not discuss or take action on any item not appearing on the meeting agenda, except that members of the City Council or staff may ask a question for clarification or briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising public testimony rights (Government Code Section 54954.2). Staff may be asked to follow up on such items.
Submitting Speaker Cards or Calling In for Public Comment :
Speaker cards must be submitted and telephonic participants must call in and be in the call-in queue as follows:
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Community Event Announcements or First or Second Period of Oral Communications: PRIOR TO the commencement of the specific comment period
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Consent Calendar Items: BEFORE a motion is made on the consent calendar •
Other agenda items, including Action items: PRIOR to the completion of the verbal staff report (unless waived by the Mayor)
Any audio-visual files displayed by speakers must be emailed to the Clerk’s office by 12:00 pm on the day before a Council meeting.
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JULY 29, 2025
ROLL CALL
1. CLOSED SESSION
– 1:00 PM (T o Commence at 3:00 PM
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a.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation. Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9:
One Potential Case
b.
Public Employment - Attorneys
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. 25STCP01144
d.
Conference with Labor Negotiators. The City-designated negotiator attending the closed session is: Mayor Ara Najarian. The unrepresented employee positions are:
City Manager and City Attorney
e.
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: 309 Orange Street. Negotiating Parties: MGP XII Glendale Central LLC, an affiliate of Merlone Geier Partners.
Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms of payment for the acquisition of property
f.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Claim of Ter-Mkrtchyan, Claim No. 25-0170
g.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Claim of American Family Insurance (Kaloghlian), Claim No. 25-0251
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA
– 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a.
Flag Salute: Council Member
b.
Invocation: Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Angela Galanis Price , First United Methodist Church
c.
Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the July 29, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on July 24, 2025 on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.
Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, August 5, 2025 b.
Proclaiming July 30, 2025, as Korean Comfort Women Day
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.
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a.
City Clerk, re: Minutes of the City Council Meetings of June 3, 2025, July 1, 2025 and July 15, 2025 and Special City Council Meeting of July 15, 2025 b.
Public Works, re:
Award of Construction Contract for the Edgewick Road
Improvement Projec
1. Motion to award a construction contract to Wright Construction Engineering Corp. in the amount of $584,264, approving a 15 percent contract contingency in the amount of $87,640, and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute the contract
2. Resolution of appropriation in the amount of $730,330 for the Edgewick Road Improvement Project
c.
Public Works, re:
Award of Construction Contract for the Maintenance District 6 Pavement Rehabilitation Project – Phase II
1. Motion awarding a construction contract to Palp, Inc. DBA Excel Paving (Excel Paving), in the amount of $8,925,563, approving a 10 percent contract contingency in the amount of $892,556, and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute the contract
2. Resolution of appropriation to appropriate funds in the amount of $8,188,949 for the Maintenance District 6 Pavement Rehabilitation Project – Phase II d.
Police Department, re: The Police Department’s 2024 Specialized Equipment Use Report
1. Motion to note and file this report
e.
Public Works, re:
The Glorietta Park Field Light Replacement Project, Adopt Specification
1. Resolution adopting Specification No. 4025 for the Glorietta Park Field Light Replacement Project and directing the City Clerk to advertise for bids f.
Public Works, re: Adopt Plans and Specification for the Maple Park Gym Ceiling Replacement Project, per Specification No. 4020
1. Resolution adopting the Plans and Specification No. 4020 for the Maple Park Gym Ceiling Replacement Project and directing the City Clerk to advertise for bids g.
Community Services and Parks, re:
Acceptance of Additional Assistance 25%
Governor’s Discretionary BioPharma 3 Grant funds of $850,000 and award of contracts to Biocom California Institute for $200,000, and Los Angeles Community College District on behalf of Los Angeles Mission College for $123,200 Motion:
1. Accepting the Additional Assistance 25% Governor’s Discretionary BioPharma 3 Grant funds in the amount of $850,000 from the State of California, Employment Development Department; and authorizing the City Manager, or a designee, to enter into and execute all agreements, amendments, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funding, subject to the approval by the City Attorney
2. Authorizing the City Manager, or a designee, to enter into and execute a Contract with Biocom California Institute in an amount not to exceed $200,000 from the Additional Assistance 25% Governor’s Discretionary BioPharma 3 grant for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, subject to the approval by the City Attorney
3. Authorizing the City Manager, or a designee, to enter into and execute a Contract with Los Angeles Community College District on behalf of Los Angeles Mission College in an amount not to exceed $123,200 from the Additional Assistance 25% Governor’s Discretionary BioPharma 3 grant for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, subject to the approval by the City Attorney
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h.
Fire Department, re:
Tablet Command Inc. Professional Service Agreement
Amendment #2 for Incident Command Management System Software for Verdugo Fire Communications Center
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute or amend the Professional Services Agreement Amendment #2 with T ablet Command Inc. (Contract 8001609), for incident command management software, increasing the contract amount by $63,550 to the new total not-to-exceed amount of $158,450
5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
(Including reports from conferences and regional
meetings)
6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-minutes per speaker) Members of the public will be permitted to announce upcoming events taking place in the community.
7. FIRST PERIOD OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
(Maximum 3 minutes per speaker, 30-minute
aggregate speaking time limit)
Members of the public may address the Council on agenda items or non-agenda items within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction. If a speaker addresses the Council on an agenda item during the First Period of Oral Communications, they may not speak again when the agenda item is called. A speaker who addresses the Council on non-agenda items during the First Period of Oral Communications may not speak during the Second Period of Oral Communications.
8. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
a.
Fire Department, re: Adoption of an Ordinance adopting the 2025 Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps as recommended by the California State Fire Marshal (Introduced by Councilmember Elen Asatryan July 15, 2025)
9. ACTION ITEMS
a.
Public Works, re:
Request for Proposal for the Design-Build of the Grandview Library Roofing and Solar Project
1. Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works, or his designee, to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) using the Design-Build Alternative Project Delivery Method for the Grandview Library Roofing and Solar Project b.
Glendale Water and Power, re: Contract with AVEVA Software LLC for Continued Support and Expansion of Glendale Water & Power Department’s PI Historian System
1. Resolution dispensing with competitive bidding and authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into and execute an Agreement with AVEVA Software LLC for a total term of six years in the not-to-exceed amount of $904,781 for the initial three- year term, for continued support and expansion of Glendale Water & Power Department’s PI Historian System. Funding for the second three-year renewal term will be requested as part of the City’s annual budget process c.
Community Development, re:
Alex Theatre Technology Refresh – Network
Infrastructure and Security Systems Upgrade
1. Motion authorizing to process an Amendment to the competitively bid voice and data network cabling contract with Wilsys Communications (Contract No. 8001996) to
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increase the amount by $45,000, for a new not to exceed contract amount of $844,000
2. Resolution of Appropriation in the amount of $110,000
10. HEARINGS
a.
Fire Department, re: Public Hearing for Weed Abatement Charges for FY 2024-25
1. Resolution confirming weed abatement charges
b.
Community Development, re:
Public Hearing for Applications for Mills Act Contracts for Contributing Properties in Historic Districts: 324 Lawson Place and 1833 Niodrara Drive
1. Resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a Mills Act Historical Property Contract with the property owner(s) of 324 Lawson Place
2. Motion to deny the request by the owner(s) of 324 Lawson Place for a Mills Act Historical Property Contract
3. Resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a Mills Act Historical Property Contract with the property owner(s) of 1833 Niodrara Drive
4. Motion to deny the request by the owner(s) of 1833 Niodrara Drive for a Mills Act Historical Property Contract
11. REPORTS - INFORMATION
12. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
13. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
a.
Request from Councilmember Asatryan to discuss a report by staff on planning for upcoming World Cup and Olympics events
b.
Request from Councilmember Gharpetian to discuss unfunded state mandates
14. SECOND PERIOD OF 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.
15. NEW BUSINESS
16. ADJOURNMENT
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