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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https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/public-meeting-portal ADA Accessibility and Translation Services
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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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NOVEMBER 4, 2025
ROLL CALL
1. CLOSED SESSION
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1:00 PM (T o Commence at 3:00 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)(2) of Government Code Section 54956.9: One Potential Case
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA
– 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a.
Flag Salute: Council Member
b.
Invocation:
W
ill be delivered by Rabbi Simcha Backman, Chabad of Glendale and the Foothill Communities
c.
Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the November 4, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on October 30, 2025, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
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 City Council Meeting of October 21, 2025
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.
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Community Development, re: Ordinance Adopting 2026 Glendale Building and Safety Code
1. An Ordinance of the Council of Glendale, California adopting the 2025 California Building Code as Volume IA, the 2025 California Residential Code as Volume IB, the 2025 California existing Building Code as Volume IC, the 2025 California Plumbing Code as Volume II, the 2026 California Mechanical Code as Volume III, the 2025 California Electrical Code as Volume IV, the 1997 Uniform Housing Code as Volume V, the 2025 California Fire Code as Volume VI, the Glendale Security Code as volume VII and the Glendale Commercial, Industrial Property Maintenance Code as Volume VIII and the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code as Volume IX all of which comprise the Building and Safety Code of the City of Glendale, 2026
9. ACTION ITEMS
a.
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 (Continued from September 30, 2025 Council Meeting)
1. Motion Providing Direction
b.
Management Services, re:
Local Amendments to the 2026 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 to include either a heat pump space conditioner as the primary heating system, or install specific energy efficiency measures in addition to a new air conditioner
1. Intro. of Ordinance of the Council of the City of Glendale, California Amending the 2026 Glendale Building and Safety Code, Volume IX (Green Building Standards) to Require Energy Conservation Measures for Air Conditioner Alterations, Replacements and Installations in Existing Single-Family Residential Buildings, and Required Findings Related Thereto
c.
City Attorney, re:
Glendale Municipal Code Amendment Pertaining to Selection of the Mayor ( Continued From August 26, 2025)
1. Introduction of Ordinance of the Council of the City of Glendale, California Amending Section 2.04.020 of the Glendale Municipal Code, 1995, Relating to the Mayoral Selection Process
10. HEARINGS
a.
Community Development, re: Report: Public Hearing for Stage II (final review) for Design Review Case No. PDR-002693-2023 to demolish an existing 5,688 square- foot commercial building (restaurant) and two surface parking lots, located at 820 North Central Avenue, 208 Arden Avenue, and 212 Arden Avenue and to construct a new 105-unit, 8-story multi-family building with 186 onsite parking spaces and a 3,388 square-foot publicly accessible open space. The 36,170 square-foot project site is zoned DSP/Gateway (Downtown Specific Plan/Gateway District)
1. Motion to approve Stage II Design Review Application
2. Motion to continue the matter, directing the City Attorney to draft findings denying Stage II Design Review
11. REPORTS - INFORMATION
12. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
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13. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
a.
Request from Councilmember Asatryan to agendize discussion on bulky item pick- up request process and services with commercial waste haulers (Carryover from 10/21)
b.
Request from Councilmember Kassakhian to agendize discussion on formal process for recusals when a councilmember has a conflict of interest
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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