MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING: GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
ORGANIZATION MEETING
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
JUNE 30, 2026
The Special Public Meeting of the Glendale City Council convened in the City Chambers, in said City, at 7:45 PM, on the above date, pursuant to a call for such meeting signed by the City Clerk of the City Council, and on file with the City Clerk, a copy of which is as follows:
June 25, 2026
Date
1. ROLL CALL — 7:45 PM
2. MAYOR’S WELCOME
3. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA
4. COMMENTS BY OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBERS
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. City Clerk, re: Declaring the Result of the General Municipal Election of June 2, 2026
1. Resolution [26-88] Reciting the Fact of the General Municipal Election Held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Declaring the Results and Such Other Matters as Provided by Law
6. OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED CITY
OFFICERS: — 8:00 PM COUNCIL MEMBERS
CITY CLERK
CITY TREASURER
7. NEW COUNCIL IS SEATED
8. COMMENTS BY NEWLY-ELECTED OFFICIALS
9. ADJOURNMENT
Written Notice of said meeting was given, which Notice consisted of a copy of the foregoing Call, and was served on each Member of the Council not joining in the Call, and upon the in said City not less than 24 hours before the time fixed in said Call for said meetinq, as follows:
jp~onElen Asatryan at ~00 PM June 25, 2026 GIendal~CA
~pon Dan Brotman at 5:00 PM June 25, 2026 Glendale, CA; Lupon Vartan Gharpetian at 5:00 PM June 25, 2026 Glendale, CA Mpon Ara Najarian at 5:00 PM June 25, 2026 GIenda~CA
Uprdy~khian at 5:00 PM June 25, 2026 Glendale, CA
Mayor Kassakhian called the meeting td order at 7:45 PM.
1. ROLL CALL — 7:45 PM
-All Present
- Report of the City Clerk of the City Council, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Special Public Meeting of the City Council was posted on June 25, 2026, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
2. MAYOR’S WELCOME
Mayor Kassakhian congratulated the newly elected and reelected officials for City Council and welcomed outgoing Councilmember Najarian to give comments.
3. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA
4. COMMENTS BY OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBERS
Outgoing Councilmember Najarian provided comments on his years as a Councilmember and advice for the new Council. He left the meeting at 8:07 PM. 1 06 30 26 SPCC ORG
5.NEWBUSINESS
a.CityClerk,re:DeclaringtheResultoftheGeneralMunicipalElectionof June2,2026
Presentation:
Dr.SuzieAbajian,CityClerk
1.Resolution[26-88]RecitingtheFactoftheGeneralMunicipalElection HeldonTuesday,June2,2026,DeclaringtheResultsandSuchOther MattersasProvidedbyLaw
Moved:GharpetianSeconded:Brotman
VoteasFollows:
Ayes:Asatryan,Brotman,Gharpetian,Kassakhian
Noes:None
Absent:Najarian
Abstain:None
6.OATHOFOFFICETONEWLYELECTEDCITY
AssistantCityClerkAramAdjemianadministeredtheoathofofficetoreelectedCity ClerkDr.SuzieAbajian.
CityClerkDr.AbajianadministeredtheoathofofficetoreelectedCityTreasurer RafiManoukian,andreelected/newlyelectedCouncilmembersElenAsatryan,Dan Brotman,andAlekBartrosouf.
7.NEWCOUNCILISSEATED
8.COMMENTSBYNEWLY-ELECTEDOFFICIALS
CityClerkDr.Abajiancongratulatedherfellowelectedofficials,includingtheCity Treasurer,CityCouncilmembers,andGlendaleCommunityCollege(GCC)and GlendaleUnifiedSchoolDistrict(GUSD)Boardmembers.Shethankedherfamily, friends,staff,andtheGlendalecommunityfortheirsupport.
CityTreasurerManoukiancongratulatedallthereelectedandnewlyelected officialsfortheCityCouncil,GCCandGUSDBoards,andCityClerk.Hethanked allthosethatsupportedhiscampaign.
CouncilmemberBrotmanthankedeveryonewhosupportedhiscampaignand statedhisgoalsforthenewCouncilterm.
CouncilmemberAsatryancongratulatedCouncilmembersBrotmanandBartrosouf ontheirelectionvictories.ShestatedguidingprinciplesforherCouncilpriorities forthenewterm,andthankedthepeopleofGlendale,herfamily,andfriends.
CouncilmemberBartrosoufstatedhisgratitudetothevotersofGlendalefortheir trustinhimtoserveontheCouncil.Hethankedhisfamily,campaignmanager andvolunteers.Hesharedhisbackgroundandhishopesforhisfirstterminoffice.
HecongratulatedfellowelectedCouncilmembers,theCityTreasurerandtheCity Clerkontheirelectionvictories.
CouncilmemberGharpetianandMayorKassakhiancongratulatedthereelected andnewlyelectedCouncilmembers,CityTreasurer,CityClerk,GCCTrusteesand GUSDBoardmembers.
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9. ADJOURNMENT — 8:56 PM
Moved: Bartrosouf Seconded: Asatryan
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