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Glendale City Council
September 30, 2025

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September 30, 2025
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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 participation in Council meetings may occur as follows :
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In-person – City Council Chambers
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T elephonic participation: Call (818) 937-8100
If you have any questions about matters on the agenda, or requests for assistance including agenda email notification, please contact the City Clerk’s Office via email at [email protected], or by phone at (818) 548-2090.

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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
:

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
:

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
:

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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SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

ROLL CALL

1. CLOSED SESSION
– 1:00 PM (T o Commence at 6:00 PM
)
a.

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

b.

Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation. Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivisions (d)(2) and (e)(3) of Government Code Section 54956.9: One potential case

c.

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
d.

Conference with Real Property Negotiators: City-designated negotiators: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, Jeff Brooks and Mark Berry. Property Location: 1000 N. Brand Blvd. Negotiating Parties: 1000 N.

Brand LLC. 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:

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ill be delivered by Pastor Jonathan Henderson, Vallejo Drive Church of Seventh-day Adventists.
c.

Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the September 30, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on September 26, 2025, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.

3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.

Proclamation declaring September 27, 2025 as Native American Day b.

Proclamation declaring September as National Hispanic Heritage 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.

City Clerk, re:

Minutes of the Regular City Council Meetings of September 9, 2025 b.

Public Works, re:

Final Map for Tract No. 84200, for a 6-unit Residential Condominium Subdivision at 354 W. Wilson Avenue

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1. Resolution approving the Final Map for Tract No. 84200, for a 6-unit residential condominium subdivision at 354 W. Wilson Avenue c.

Police Department, re: 2025-26 Grant from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Motorcycle Safety Education and Training Program

1. Motion to accept grant funds in the amount of $40,000 from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety, Motorcycle Safety Education and Training Program and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the necessary agreements, certification, and other documents required to accept the Grant d.

Police Department, re: 2025-26 Grant from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety, Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, for distracted driving, Vehicle Code, bicycle, pedestrian, and driving under the influence violations

1. Motion to accept grant funds in the amount of $350,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety, Selective Traffic Enforcement Program and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the necessary agreements, certification, and other documents required to accept the Grant
e.

Community Services and Parks, re:

Funding for eClean Technologies, LLC

1. Motion authorizing City Manager or designee to (1) amend the contract with eClean T echnologies, LLC to include an option for the City to purchase 33 units of aqueous ozone equipment at the end of the 36-month rental term, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $307,500, (2) exercise the City’s purchase option, and (3) enter into a contract with eClean for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of aqueous ozone equipment purchased by the City in an amount not to exceed $12,000 annually

2. Resolution of appropriation in the amount $101,400 to continue renting with the option to purchase aqueous ozone equipment
f.

Public Works, re: Assignment of the “Agreement for Business and Multi-Family Solid Waste Collection Services in Zone C” Contract R107072 between the City of Glendale and Waste Resource Technologies, Inc

1. Resolution authorizing Assignment of the Agreement for Business and Multi-Family Solid Waste Collection Service in Zone C from Waste Resource T echnologies, Inc. (Contract R107072) to Waste Management of California, Inc. (WM) g.

City Attorney, re:

Request for Conflict of Interest Waiver in Legal Representation by Holland & Hart LLP
a. Motion Authorizing the City Attorney to Consent to the Southern California Public Power Authority’s (SCPPA) Execution of a Conflict of Interest Waiver for Holland & Hart LLP for an unrelated matter and for future SCPPA conflict waivers for unrelated matters

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

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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.

City Attorney, re: Ordinance Amending Glendale Municipal Code provisions regarding meetings, powers and duties of the Commission on the Status of Women

1. Adoption of Ordinance Amending Sections 2.38.090 and 2.38.140 of the Glendale Municipal Code, 1995 – Relating to the Commission on the Status of Women

9. ACTION ITEMS
a.

Glendale Water and Power, re: Amendment to Electric Rates Ordinance to Implement Adjusted and Redistributed Electric Rates

1. Introduction of Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 6025 Establishing the Electric Rates for Glendale Water & Power for Fiscal Years 2024 to 2028 to Implement Adjusted and Redistributed Electric Rates Increases effective November 1, 2025, November 1, 2026 and November 1, 2027
b.

Fire Department, re: Request to Establish a Standardization of Specialized Gurney Equipment Manufactured by Ferno Washington
a. Resolution to adopt the standardization policy and authorize the purchase of gurneys and gurney maintenance and repair supplies from Ferno Washington c.

Management Services, re: Appointment of Voting Delegate and Alternative Representative for the 2025 League of California Cities Conference a. Motion designating a voting delegate and alternate representative(s) for the 2025 League of California Cities Conference
d.

City Attorney, re:

Status Update on the Activities of the Charter Review Committee Pertaining to Council Districts, Directly Elected Mayor, Council Compensation and Miscellaneous Matters

1. Motion Providing Direction

10. HEARINGS
a.

Community Development, re: Public Hearing Regarding Request for Approval of a Density Bonus, Discretionary Bonus and Inclusionary Housing Plan, Pursuant to State and City Density Bonus Law, to Construct a New 43-unit Residential Housing Development Project, Located at 441 and 445 W. Glenoaks Blvd., Providing a Total of Nine Affordable Units, Including a Total of Six Reserved for Very Low Income Households and Three Reserved for Moderate Income Households (Density Bonus Housing Plan Case No. PDBP-003898-2024)

1. Motion to approve Density Bonus, Discretionary Bonus and Inclusionary Housing Plan

2. Motion to deny Density Bonus, Discretionary Bonus and Inclusionary Housing Plan

11. REPORTS - INFORMATION

12. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

13. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS

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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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