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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
PLEASE SILENCE CELLULAR PHONES WHILE INSIDE THE MEETING LOCATION Viewing of City Council Meetings:
• In-person – City Council Chambers, 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91206 • Live Broadcast via Glendale TV, viewable on Spectrum Cable, channel 6, and AT&T U-verse, channel 99. Meetings are also streamed on the City webpage, glendaleca.gov/live, on YouTube.com/myglendale, and on the Cablecast app under "Glendale TV". Meetings are also archived on the City Website for viewing anytime at glendaleca.gov/agendas.
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:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, auxiliary hearing aids, sign language translation, and Braille transcripts are available upon request. Assisted listening devices are available same- day upon request. The City Clerk’ office should be notified 72 hours (three business days) or as soon as practicable for requests regarding sign language translation and Braille transcription services; please direct all accessibility requests to (818) 548- 2090. For translations, please specify the language for which you require translation. The exclusive use of City provided interpreters is not required and persons are welcome to use their own interpreter or speak in their native language.
Public participation in Council meetings may occur as follows:
• In-person – City Council Chambers
• Telephonic 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.
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:
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:
• Community Event Announcements or First or Second Period of Oral Communications: PRIOR TO the commencement of the specific comment period
• 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 9, 2025
ROLL CALL
1. CLOSED SESSION – 1:00 PM (To Commence at 6:00 PM)
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a. Flag Salute: Council Member
b. Invocation: Will be delivered by Elder Hines, missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
c. Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the December 9, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on December 4, 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 November 18, 2025 b. Public Works, re: Adopt the Plans and Specification for the West Glendale Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Curb Ramp Installation and Sidewalk Repair Program Phase 2
1. Resolution adopting the Plans and Specification for the West Glendale ADA Curb Ramp Installation and Sidewalk Repair Program Phase 2, Specification No. 4007 and Plan No. 1-3135; and directing the City Clerk to Advertise for Bids c. Finance, re: Authorize Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Eide Bailly LLP to be the City’s External Auditor for fiscal years ending 2025-26 to 2030-31
1. Motion to Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into and execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Eide Bailly LLP to be the City’s external auditor to perform the annual audit of the financial records of the City for fiscal years ending 2025-26 through 2027-28, with the option to extend the agreement for three additional fiscal years
d. Finance, re: Authorize the Escheatment of Unclaimed Checks & Deposits
1. Motion to escheat unclaimed checks and deposits held by various City funds pursuant to Government Code Sections 50050-50057
e. Libraries, Arts, and Culture, re: Donation of surplus furniture to the Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Trust
1. Resolution authorizing the donation of surplus furniture to the Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Trust
f. Public Works, re: Award Construction Contract for Glorietta Park Field Light Replacement Project
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a construction contract with Ace Electric, Inc., for the Glorietta Park Field Light Replacement Project, Specification TYPED 12/4/2025 4:21:09 PM
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No. 4025, in the amount of $246,100, plus a 10% contingency of $24,610. g. Public Works, re: Shoseian Tea House Rehabilitation Project
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a construction contract with MODAA, Inc. (MODAA), for the Shoseian Tea House Rehabilitation Project, Specification No. 4024, in the amount of $211,000, plus a 10 percent contingency of $21,100
2. Resolution of appropriation to appropriate funds for the Shoseian Tea House Rehabilitation Project
h. Finance, re: Development Impact Fees Annual Report
1. Resolution to accept the City of Glendale Annual Development Impact Fee Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. Development Impact Fee Disclosure Information for the Parks & Libraries Development Impact Fee and Housing Development Impact Fee for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2025, pursuant to California Government Code (GC) Section 66006
i. Libraries, Arts, and Culture, re: Library Connection @ Adams Square at 1100 Chevy Chase Drive Lease Agreement Renewal
1. Motion approving fourth amendment to extend the lease agreement with Neighborhood Legal Services for Library Connection @ Adams Square
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
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. Finance, re: FY 2024-25 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
1. Motion to accept City of Glendale's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, and Communication with Those Charged with Governance for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025
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c. Finance, re: Fiscal Year 2025-26 First Quarter Financial Status Report, and Classification and Compensation Alignment
1. Motion to note and file the Financial Status Report for the year ended June 30, 2025
2. Motion to note and file the Financial Status Report for the period ending September 30, 2025
3. Resolution Providing for the Establishment of Classification Titles and Compensation for Employees of the City of Glendale Covered by the Glendale Management Association Memorandum of Understanding, Including Employee Relations Exempt Classifications
4. Resolution Providing for the Establishment of Classification Titles and Compensation for Employees of the City of Glendale Covered by the Glendale City Employees’ Association Memorandum of Understanding, Including Confidential and Hourly Classifications
5. Resolution Providing for the Establishment of Classification Titles and Compensation for Employees of the City of Glendale Represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 18
6. Resolution providing for Supplementary Benefits and Compensation for Certain Officers and Executive Employees of the City of Glendale to Supplement the Classification and Compensation Resolution of Said City
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
c. Request by Councilman Gharpetian to agendize a discussion of the removal of certain City-owned parking lots from consideration in the City Owned Residential Overlay (CORO) in the General Plan Land Use Element Update and Surplus Lands Act (SLA) approvals
d. Request by Mayor Najarian to agendize review and possible amendments of Title
1.10 of the Glendale Municipal Code regarding campaign contributions and conflict rules pertaining to members of City Council
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