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M I N U T E S
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206
Teleconference Location
Towne Place Suites by Marriott Sunnyvale Silicon Valley (Conference Room/Business Center)
606 S Bernardo Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
MAY 19, 2026
ROLL CALL
1. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
2. CLOSED SESSION
3. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:06 PM
Roll Call – All Present (Mayor Kassakhian and Councilmember Asatryan via teleconference location)
a. Flag Salute: Mayor Pro Tem Gharpetian
b. Invocation: Pastor Jonathan Henderson, Grace on the Hill at Vallejo Drive Church
c. Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the May 19, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on May 14, 2026, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
4. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Proclamation National Public Works Week
Accepted by Daniel Hernandez, Director, Public Works Department; Tatevik Vardanyan, Transit Associate, Public Works Department; and numerous Public Works staff
b. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation Accepted by Edith Fuentes, President, Filipino American Business Association of Glendale (FABAG-GLAC) and board members; Michael Matsuda, President and Founder, Martial Arts History Museum; Lady Lallaine Reed, Advisory Board Member and Hall of Fame Member, Martial Arts History Museum; T.C. Kim, President, Korean American Foundation of Glendale; Keiko Nakada, Shoseian Tea House and Sister Cities Representative for Japan
c. Proclamation National Historic Preservation Month
Accepted by Taleen Barsoumian, President, Glendale Historical Society; Ani Mnatsakanyan, Historical Preservation Planner, Community Development Department; Allan Durham and Kevork Bartanian, Historic Preservation Commission
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5. 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 Special City Council Meeting of April 30, 2026, City Council Meeting of May 5, 2026
b. Police Department, re: Acceptance and Appropriation of BJA 2025 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction Grant
1. Motion authorizing acceptance of the BJA 2025 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction Grant and authorizing the City Manager, or a designee, to execute the necessary agreements, certification, and other documents required to accept the Grant
2. Resolution [26-55] of appropriation to appropriate $250,000 in BJA 2025 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Grant funds
c. Public Works, re: Authorization to Repurpose Appropriation of $400,000 in Transportation Development Act (TDA) Funds
1. Resolution [26-56] of Appropriation of $400,000 in Transportation Development Act (TDA) Funds to the Maintenance District 6 Pavement Rehabilitation Project – Phase II, Specification No. 3952 Moved: Brotman Seconded: Najarian
Vote as Follows:
Ayes: Asatryan, Brotman, Najarian, Kassakhian, Gharpetian Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Mayor Pro Tem Gharpetian announced the Council will reorder the agenda and will next consider Item 9a and 10d before returning to the agenda order.
6. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS (Including reports from
conferences and regional meetings)
Mayor Kassakhian and Councilmember Asatryan left the meeting at 7:08 PM.
Councilmember Najarian shared that he attended the Contract Cities Association Spring Conference over the weekend, where topics discussed included homelessness, water issues, public safety, marketing, and county government matters.
Mayor Pro Tem Gharpetian shared that he attended the annual Senior Street Festival & 90+ Celebration and the “Let’s Grow Glendale” Small Business 3 05 19 26 CC
Summit. He also highlighted several upcoming community events. The grand opening of Erewhon at 520 North Glendale Avenue will take place on May 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The grand opening of the Inclusive Voices Podcast Studio will be held on May 20, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at 123 North Artsakh Avenue. The second Budget Study Session is scheduled for May 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. The Glendale Noon Rotary will host the Glendale Collaborative Social Hour on May 21, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at 801 N. Brand Boulevard. He also reminded the public that the City of Glendale’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony will be held on May 25, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial outside City Hall. Mayor Pro Tem Gharpetian concluded his remarks by wishing his wife a happy 32nd wedding anniversary.
City Clerk Dr. Abajian reminded Glendale voters that they can visit glendalevotes.org to find the locations of ballot drop boxes and vote centers. She noted that the 11-day vote centers will open on May 23, 2026, and the 4-day vote centers will open on May 30, 2026.
7. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-minutes per speaker) Members of the public will be permitted to announce upcoming events taking place in the
community.
Alex Nahle
Dalia Lomeli
Beth Brooks
8. 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.
Tamara Morsesyan
Tony Passarella
Mike Mohill
Margaret Kelly
Jane Viar
Lisa Morris
Jennie Quinonez
Allen Dish
Judy Lan
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9. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
a. Community Development, re: AN ORDINANCE [6052] OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 30.17
“OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS”, AMENDING CHAPTER
30.11 “RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS”,CHAPTER 30.12
“COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS”, SECTION 30.31.020
“LANDSCAPING”, SECTION 30.47.020 “DESIGN REVIEW”, AND
CHAPTER 30.70 ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS”,TITLE 30 OF THE
GLENDALE MUNICIPAL CODE, 1995, RELATING TO
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND NEW OBJECTIVE DESIGN
STANDARDS FOR MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND MULTI-
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE ZONING PROJECTS (CASE
NOS. PZC-0007-2023 AND PZC-0008-2023) (Asatryan 5/12/2026) Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Michael Garcia, City Attorney
Presentation:
Vilia Zemaitaitis, Assistant Director – Long Range Planning, Community Development Department
Public Speakers:
Susan Wolfson
Allen Dish
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Brotman
Vote as Follows:
Ayes: Asatryan, Brotman, Najarian, Kassakhian, Gharpetian Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
10. ACTION ITEMS
a. Public Works, re: Approval of New Programming and Program Modifications to Measure R Sub-Regional Projects
Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Daniel Hernandez, Director, Public Works Department
Presentation:
Rustom Tavitian, Senior Civil Engineer, Public Works Department 5 05 19 26 CC
Public Speakers:
Beth Brooks
Ejmin Hakobian
Fernando Roldan
1. Motion approving new programming and modifying existing programming within the adopted Measure R Sub-Regional Program Moved: Najarian Seconded: Brotman
Vote as Follows:
Ayes: Brotman, Najarian, Gharpetian
Noes: None
Absent: Asatryan, Kassakhian
Abstain: None
b. Fire Department, re: Fire Department Billing Consolidation and Request for Appropriations
Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Jeff Brooks, Chief, Glendale Fire Department
Public Speakers:
Beth Brooks
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute Amendment No. 5 to the Professional Services Agreement with Wittman Enterprises, LLC (C105522A) increasing the contracted amount to account for the increased billing services for Fire Prevention Bureau programs and ambulance billing services due to increased revenues associated with the Public Provider Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Inter-Governmental Transfer (PP-GEMT-IGT) program, thus increasing the contract amount by $350,000 to the new total not-to- exceed amount of $3,661,037
2. Resolution [26-57] of Appropriation
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Brotman
Vote as Follows:
Ayes: Brotman, Gharpetian, Najarian
Noes: None
Absent: Asatryan, Kassakhian
Abstain: None
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c. Police Department, re: Police Department Brand Standardization for Axon Enterprise Inc. products, hardware, software, parts and maintenance; dispensing with competitive bidding and authorizing the City Manager or designee to enter into a 10-year contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc
Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Presentation:
Robert William, Interim Chief, Glendale Police Department Public Speakers:
Beth Brooks
Ejmin Hakobian
Fernando Roldan
1. Resolution [26-58] adopting Axon Enterprise Inc. products, hardware, software, technology and licenses as the City’s standard for the Police Department, dispensing with competitive bidding and authorizing the City Manager or designee to enter into a Ten-Year Agreement in an Amount Not to Exceed $22,976,504
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Gharpetian
Vote as Follows:
Ayes: Najarian, Gharpetian
Noes: None
Absent: Asatryan, Kassakhian
Abstain: Brotman
d. Public Works, re: Solid Waste Collection Rates Update and Authorization to Reduce Previously Adopted Solid Waste Rate Increases Scheduled for July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027
Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Daniel Hernandez, Director, Public Works Department
Presentation:
Orlando Urquidez, Jr., Senior Public Works Management Analyst, Public Works Department
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Public Speakers:
Ejmin Hakobian
Mike Mohill
1. Resolution [26-59] Reducing the Previously Adopted Solid Waste Collection Rate Increases of 10% Effective July 1, 2026, and 10% Effective July 1, 2027, Adopted Pursuant to Resolution No. 23-75, and Approving Revised Rate Increases of 4% Effective July 1, 2026, and 3% Effective July 1, 2027
Moved: Brotman Seconded: Najarian
Vote as Follows:
Ayes: Asatryan, Brotman, Najarian, Kassakhian
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: Gharpetian
11. HEARINGS
12. REPORTS - INFORMATION
13. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
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.
Beth Brooks
Ejmin Hakobian
15. NEW BUSINESS
16. ADJOURNMENT – 9:09 PM
Moved: Najarian Seconded: Brotman
Mayor Pro Tem of the City of
Glendale
City Clerk of the City of Glendale