A G E N D A
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
January 27, 2026 – 6:00 PM
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ACCESSIBILITY
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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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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 27, 2026
– 6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
1. CLOSED SESSION
– 1:00 PM (T o Commence at 3:00 PM
)
a.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Acopians v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. 23GDCV00382
b.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Aratounian v. City of Glendale, et al., L.A.S.C. Case No. 24NNCV00152
c.
Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Manager
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA
– 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a.
Flag Salute: Council Member
b.
Invocation:
W
ill be delivered by Timothy Yun, Lead Pastor at Korean Seventh-day Adventist Church
c.
Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the January 27, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on January 22, 2026, 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.
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a.
City Clerk, re: Minutes of Special City Council Meetings of January 2, 2026 b.
Public Works, re: Adopt the Specification for the Renovation of Fire Station No. 27 Project, per Specification No. 4011
1. Resolution adopting Specification No. 4011 for the renovation of Fire Station No. 27 project and directing the City Clerk to advertise for bids c.
Human Resources, re: Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Adminsure, Inc
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Adminsure Inc. (#8002129) to provide Third Party Administrator services for Citywide workers’ compensation claims through June 30, 2028, and increase the not-to-exceed amount by $2,590,000 d.
Community Development, re:
Three requests for Use of City Days at the Alex
Theatre – Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, Hollywood Arab Film Festival, and an educational event by Healthspan
1. Motion to approve use of one annual City Day at the Alex Theatre for a performance of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra on April 20, 2026
2. Motion to approve use of one annual City Day at the Alex Theatre for the Hollywood Arab Film Festival on April 15 or 16, 2026
3. Motion to approve use of one annual City Day at the Alex Theatre for the Healthspan Salon: Eternal Life — Myth, Science, or Reality? on May 6, 2026
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.
Public Works, re:
Resolution Dispensing with Competitive Bidding and Authorizing a Contract Extension for Operation of Glendale Recycling Center
1. Resolution dispensing with competitive bidding and authorizing an amendment to the existing contract 8001348 with Cedarwood-Young Company DBA Allan Company, for operation of the Glendale Recycling Center increasing the contract amount by $2,000,000 to $4,134,074 and extending the duration for two additional years through March 31, 2028, with the option for two one-year extensions through March 31, 2030
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b.
Finance, re: Continued discussion about General Fund Future Revenue Initiatives
1. Motion to provide Direction
10. HEARINGS
a.
Community Development, re: Case No. PZC-0014-2025. Amendments to Chapter
30.26 - Advertising Signage Overlay Zone (ASOZ) of the Glendale Municipal Code (GMC). Amendment to the City's Zoning Map to expand the boundary of the Town Center (Americana)-Galleria Districts ASOZ overlay zone onto a portion of the Downton Arts and Entertainment District of the Downtown Specific Plan to incorporate the properties at 230 – 238 S. Brand Blvd into the overlay zone and identify locations, sizes and elevations of two new animated wall signs to be incorporated into the expanded ASOZ boundary. Statutory Development Agreement to comply with GMC Section 30.26.100, including the provision of certain public benefits
1. Introduction of Ordinance of the Council of the City of Glendale, California amending Sections 30.26.030, 30.26.040, and 30.26.050 of Title 30 of the Glendale Municipal Code, 1995, relating to the Advertising Signage Overlay Zone
2. Introduction of Ordinance of the Council of the City of Glendale, California amending the Zoning Map to reflect an expansion of the Advertising Signage Overlay Zone (ASOZ) onto a portion of the Downtown “Arts and Entertainment” District (230 - 238 South Brand Boulevard) of the Downtown Specific Plan
3. Introduction of Ordinance the Council of the City of Glendale, California, authorizing the Execution of a Development Agreement by and between the City of Glendale and Mt Owner, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Colorado & Brand, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, North Masonic, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, pertaining to signage in the Advertising Signage Overlay Zone b.
Community Development, re: 236 North Central Avenue – Stage II Design Review (Case No. PDR 2212056) (Includes: 236 N. Central Ave, 201 W. California Ave and 212 W. California Ave)
1. Motion to Rescind the City Council’s October 21, 2025, denial of the Stage II Design Review Application (Design Review Case No. 221205)
2. Motion Approving Stage II Design Review Application (Design Review Case No. 2212056) with conditions
c.
Public Works, re: Conditional Vacation of a portion of the First Alley Easterly of Central Avenue, Southerly of California Avenue, Westerly of Orange Street (Alley 239) for the proposed 236 N. Central Avenue Project, Vacation Case No. 192V
1. Motion to rescind October 21, 2025, City Council denial of the Vacation (Vacation Case No. 192V)
2. Resolution Ordering the Vacation of a portion of Alley 239 (Vacation Case No. 192V)
3. Resolution Adopting Plan No. 12-247
11. REPORTS - INFORMATION
12. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
13. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
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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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