A G E N D A
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
JANUARY 13, 2026 – 6:00 PM
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
:
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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JANUARY 13, 2026 – 6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
1. CLOSED SESSION
– 1:00 PM (T o Commence at 6:00 PM
)
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA
– 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a.
Flag Salute: Council Member
b.
Invocation:
Kelly Kessinger, Senior Chaplain, Adventist Health
c.
Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the January 13, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on January 7, 2026, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.
Recognition of Winter Decorating Contest Winners
b.
Presentation from the Glendale Police Department on Substance Abuse c.
Proclamation for Korean American Day
d.
Nominating Panel for Vacancy on the Arts and Culture Commission Created by Resignation of Sue Bell Yank: Assigned Panel for Seat 1 – Asatryan (A)/Brotman (B)
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 December 2, 2025, December 9, 2025, and December 16, 2025
b.
Glendale Water and Power, re: Alternative Project Delivery Method for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction of the Substation Battery, Charger and Rack System Replacement Project
1. Resolution authorizing the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power, or his designee, to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) using the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Project Delivery Method for Substation Battery, Charger and Rack System Replacement Project for
FY 2025-26, RFP No. 3998, and authorizing the City Clerk to solicit proposals c.
Glendale Water and Power, re: Alternative Project Delivery Method for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction of the Mobile Substation Procurement Project
1. Resolution authorizing the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power, or his designee, to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) using the Engineer, Procure, and Construct (EPC) Alternative Project Delivery Method for the Mobile Substation Procurement Project for FY 2025-26, RFP No. 3941, and authorizing the City Clerk to solicit proposals
d.
Police Department, re: California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), Request for Authorization to Accept Additional Grant Funding in the amount of $25,000 for the 2025–26 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) for costs related to tracking of vehicle and pedestrian stop data as required by the Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA)
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1. Motion to accept additional grant funds in the amount of $25,000 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
2. Resolution of appropriation to appropriate $25,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety, Selective Traffic Enforcement Program
e.
Glendale Water and Power, re: Specification No. 4032 for the Glendale High Recycled Water Booster Pump and Motor No. 2 Repair Project.
1. Resolution adopting Specification No. 4032 for the Glendale HIgh Recycled Water Booster Pump and Motor No. 2 Repair, and directing the City Clerk to advertise for bids. f.
Glendale Water and Power, re: Specification No. 4013 to Furnish Materials, Equipment, and Labor for Testing Transformer, Load Tap Changer, Regulator, and Circuit Breaker Oil for Glendale Water & Power.
1. Resolution adopting Specification No. 4013 to Furnish Materials, Equipment, and Labor for T esting Transformer, Load T ap Changer, Regulator, and Circuit Breaker Oil for Glendale Water & Power (GWP) and Directing the City Clerk to Advertise for Bids.
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 Clerk, re:
Calling for and giving notice of the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026
1. A Resolution Calling and Giving Notice of a General Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in the City of Glendale, for the Election of Certain Officers as Required by the Provisions of the Laws of the State of California Relating to Charter Cities
2. A Resolution Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to Direct the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to Render Full Consolidated Election Services, with the Exception of Candidate Filing, to Said City Relating to the Conduct of a General Municipal Election to be Held on June 2, 2026
3. A Resolution Setting Forth Regulations Relating to Candidate Statements for the June 2, 2026, General Municipal Election
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4. A Resolution of Appropriation in the amount of $669,882 for the June 2, 2026, Election
10. HEARINGS
11. REPORTS - INFORMATION
12. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
13. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
a.
Request by Mayor Najarian to Agendize a Discussion to Consider Reordering Agenda for Future Agenda Requests to the afternoon portion of Council agendas
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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