A G E N D A
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
NOVEMBER 18, 2025
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ACCESSIBILITY
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City Council meeting agenda packets, any agenda related documents, and additional documents are available at City Hall and online for public viewing on the City’s website:
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 18, 2025
ROLL CALL
1. CLOSED SESSION
– 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
c.
Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation: Khanlian v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. 23GDCV01624
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA
– 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a.
Flag Salute: Council Member
b.
Invocation:
Archbishop
Hovnan Derderian, Western Diocese of the Armenian
Church
c.
Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the November 18, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on November 13, 2025, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.
Legislative Update by California State Senator Sasha Renée Pérez
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 28, 2025 and the Special City Council Meeting of November 4, 2025
b.
Glendale Water and Power, re: Glendale Water and Power (GWP) Power Source Disclosure Report and Power Content Label for Calendar Year 2024
1. Motion to Note and File the GWP Power Disclosure Report and Power Content Label for Calendar Year 2024
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c.
Public Works, re:
Dedication and Acceptance of city property for public street purposes into the City Street System and Transfer of Miscellaneous Transfer Drain No. 1829 to the Los Angeles County Flood Control Distric
1. Resolution Dedicating a Portion of City-owned Property at San Fernando Road and Grandview Avenue for Public Street Purposes and Accepting the same into the City Street System
2. Resolution to Transfer and Convey MTD No. 1829 to the District for Ownership, Operation, and Maintenance
d.
Public Works, re:
Award Contract for Citywide Facility Painting Project
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a construction contract with Fresh Style Painting, for the Citywide Facility Painting Project, Specification No. 3997, in the amount of $78,000, plus a 10% reserve for contingencies of $7,800
e.
Community Services and Parks, re:
Acceptance and Appropriation of Community
Impact Arts Grant (CIAG) Program Funds for the 2025 Summer Concerts in the Park and Theater at the Park Series
1. Motion accepting Community Impact Arts Grant (CIAG) program funds in the amount of $5,900 from the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture for the 2025 Summer Concerts in the Park series and Theater at the Park; and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute all agreements, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funds
2. Resolution of Appropriation to appropriate $5,900 in CIAG program funds from the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture for the 2025 Summer Concerts in the Park and Theater at the Park series
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.
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
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1. Adoption 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 (Brotman, 11/04/25)
9. ACTION ITEMS
a.
City Attorney, re: Glendale Municipal Code Amendment Pertaining to Selection of the Mayor
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
b.
Public Works, re:
Adopt 2025 Glendale Roadway Design Policy
1. Motion to adopt the 2025 Glendale Roadway Design Policy c.
Community Services and Parks, re:
Wilson Mini Park Playground Replacement
Project
1. Motion to approve the final design for the Wilson Mini Park playground
2. Resolution to dispense with competitive bidding for the purchase of playground equipment and authorize the Deputy Director of Finance – Purchasing or a designee to execute a Purchase Order with KOMPAN California, Inc. (KOMPAN) for the Wilson Mini Park Playground Replacement Project in the amount of $246,597.68, plus a 10% contingency of $24,659.68, for a total amount not to exceed $271,257.36 d.
Community Services and Parks, re:
Elk Mini Park Playground Replacement Project
1. Motion to approve the final design for the Elk Mini Park playground
2. Resolution to dispense with competitive bidding for the purchase of playground equipment and authorizing the Deputy Director of Finance – Purchasing or a designee to execute a Purchase Order with Great Western Recreation for the Elk Mini Park Playground Replacement Project in the amount of $369,839.00, plus a 5% contingency of $18,491.95, for a total amount not to exceed $388,330.95
10. HEARINGS
a.
Community Development, re:
1855 Verdugo Knolls Drive: Consideration of Glendale
Register Nomination and Request for a Mills Act Historic Property Contract
1. Resolution to designate the residential property at 1855 Verdugo Knolls Drive as a historic resource in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources and authorize the City Manager to enter into a Mills Act Historical Property Contract with the property owner
2. Motion to deny the request of the property owner to designate the residential property at 1855 Verdugo Knolls Drive as a historic resource in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources
b.
Community Development, re:
1502 Royal Boulevard: Consideration of Glendale
Register Nomination and Request for a Mills Act Historic Property Contract
1. Resolution to designate the residential property at 1502 Royal Boulevard as a historic resource in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources and authorize the City Manager to enter into a Mills Act Historical Property Contract with the property owner
2. Motion to deny the request of the property owner to designate the residential property at 1502 Royal Boulevard as a historic resource in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources
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11. REPORTS - INFORMATION
12. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
13. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
a.
Councilmember Asatryan’s request to agendize discussion of the formation of an Ethics Commission
b.
Councilmember Brotman’s request to agendize discussion on a stay on code enforcement of parking pads in front yard setbacks
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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