A G E N D A
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
DECEMBER 2, 2025
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ACCESSIBILITY
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In-person – City Council Chambers, 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91206 •
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glendaleca.gov/agendas
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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 participation in Council meetings may occur as follows :
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In-person – City Council Chambers
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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
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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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DECEMBER 2, 2025
ROLL CALL
1. CLOSED SESSION
– 1:00 PM (T o Commence at 3:00 PM
)
a.
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
b.
Conference with Real Property Negotiators: City-designated negotiators: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, and Daniel Hernandez. Property Location: 1631 Gardena Avenue. Negotiating Parties: Jeffery L.
White and Andrew C. Bernard. Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms of payment for the acquisition of property c.
Conference with Real Property Negotiations: City-designated negotiators: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, Bradley Calvert, and Mark Berry. Property Location: Glendale Galleria I Parking Structure located on Columbus Avenue and Colorado. Negotiating Parties: Brookfield Properties.
Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the terms of the exercise of the extended lease term
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA
– 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a.
Flag Salute: Council Member
b.
Invocation:
Will be delivered by Very Rev. Fr. Zareh Sarkissian, St. Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church
c.
Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the December 2, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on November 26, 2025, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.
Proclamation Elder Wellness and Connection 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 City Council Meeting of November 4, 2025 and the Joint City Council and Glendale Housing Meeting of November 18, 2025 b.
Public Works, re: Award Maintenance and Repair Contract for Fire-Life-Safety Systems
c.
Community Development, re: Use of City Days at the Alex Theatre for two requests - Hamazkayin Sayat Nova Choir and GUSD’s Armenian American Heritage Night d.
Community Services and Parks, re: Elderly Nutrition Program (ENP) Amendment No. 1 from Los Angeles County Aging and Disabilities Department (AD) for FY 2025- 2026 Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) and Modernizing Older
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Californians Act (MOCA) funding allocation of $88,670.
e.
Public Works, re: Award the Maple Park Gym Ceiling Replacement Project f.
City Attorney, re: Increase in insurance coverage for the City’s property and other coverages for the Grayson Repowering Project.
1. Motion Authorizing an increase to the insurance premiums for property, general liability, workers’ compensation, cyber liability, and other miscellaneous coverages for the 2025-26 fiscal year, as outlined in the Report to Council dated December 2, 2025 to add $1,965,740 for contractually required builders risk and related insurance policies for the Grayson Repowering Project, for a new total authorized premiums in the amount of $11,172,260 for Fiscal Year 2025-26
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
9. ACTION ITEMS
10. HEARINGS
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 Gharpetian’s request to agendize a discussion on capturing detailed meeting minutes instead of action minutes
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
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16. ADJOURNMENT
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