A G E N D A
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ACCESSIBILITY
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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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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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AUGUST 19, 2025
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:
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.
Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Manager
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
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA
– 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a.
Flag Salute: Council Member
b.
Invocation: will be delivered by Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Western Diocese of the Armenian Church
c.
Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the August 19, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on August 15, 2025 , on the
Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.
Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday,
August 26,
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 August 12, 2025 b.
Police Department, re: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program, Request for Authorization to Accept Grant Funds in the amount of $55,680 to be used for software and training for the Verdugo Regional Crime Laboratory
1. Motion authorizing acceptance of the 2024 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant and authorizing the City Manager, or a designee, to execute the necessary agreements, certification, and other documents required to accept the Grant
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2. Resolution to dispense with competitive bidding and authorize the City Manager, or a designee, to execute an amendment to the software contract with Cellebrite, Inc. to provide software licensing, maintenance, and upgrades in the amount of $43,380 increasing the maximum cost to $156,162 and to execute subsequent annual software licensing agreements with Cellebrite, Inc. for the life of all software supported by the Agreement, subject to Police Department budget availability
3. Resolution of Appropriation to appropriate $55,680 in 2024 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant funds
c.
Fire Department, re: Fire Department annual presentation of the status of state mandated fire inspections
1. Resolution recognizing the Glendale Fire Department’s level of compliance with California Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3
5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
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.
Public Works, re: Adoption of an Ordinance adopting amending Glendale Municipal Code section 10.24.020 to lower the posted speed limits on 21 roadway segments
1. Ordinance amending Section 10.24.020 of the Glendale Municipal Code relating to prima facie speed limits on non-local city streets
9. ACTION ITEMS
a.
Management Services, re:
Introduction of an Ordinance of the City of Glendale,
California, Amending the Glendale Building and Safety Code Volume IX to Adopt Local Amendments to the 2022 Edition of the California Building and Energy Code to require projects in single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes involving replacement or alteration (but not repair) of an existing air conditioning system or installation of new air conditioning systems must either include a heat pump space conditioner as the primary heating system, or install specific energy efficiency measures in addition to a new air conditioner
1. Introduction of Ordinance
b.
City Attorney, re:
Approval of Third Amendment to City Manager Employment
Agreement with Roubik Golanian
1. Motion Approving Third Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement
2. Resolution Establishing Classification Titles and Compensation for Employees of the City of Glendale – City Manager
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c.
Human Resources, re:
Approval of Second Amendment to the Amended and
Restated City Attorney Employment Agreement with Michael J. Garcia to Extend the Term of the Agreement and Provide for Salary Adjustment
1. Motion Approving Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated City Attorney Employment Agreement.
2. Resolution Establishing Classification Titles and Compensation for Employees of the City of Glendale – City Attorney
10. HEARINGS
11. REPORTS - INFORMATION
12. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
13. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
a.
Mayor Najarian’s Request for a Report on the Historic District Process
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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