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SPECIAL MEETING: GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
AUGUST 4, 2026
The Special Public Meeting of the Glendale City Council convened in the City Chambers, in said City, at 10:35 AM, 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:
L August 3, 2026
Date
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 meeting, as follows:
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Mpon AlekBartrosouf at 10:00AM A~gust 3,2026 Glendale, CA[Upon_Dan Brotman at 10:00 AM August 3, 2026 Glendale, CA Upon_VadanGharpetian at 10:00 AM - August 3, 2026
Upon Ardy Kassakhian at 10:00 AM Au2ust 3, 2026 Glenda~, CA Mayor Kassakhian called the meeting to order at 10:35 AM ROLL CALL — All Present
- 10:35AM
- Report of the City Clerk of the City Council, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Special Public Meeting of the City Council was posted on August 3, 2026 on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
A SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING of the City Council is hereby called to meet at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, in the Council Chamber, 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91206 to consider the following item(s) of business, to wit;
1. City Manager, re: Consideration for Declaration of Fiscal Emergency and Placement of a One-Quarter Percent (0.25%) Supplemental Transactions and Use Tax Measure for Public Safety and City Services, and Proposed Charter Amendments Pertaining to Civil Service, Fund Accounting, and Miscellaneous Cleanup Staff Comments:
Roubik Golanian, City Manager
Michael Garcia, City Attorney
Public Speakers:
Ejmin Hakobian
Mike Mohill
Allan Durham
1. Resolution Submitting to the Voters the Glendale Public Safety and Essential City Services Measure, an Ordinance of the City of Glendale to Adopt a Quarter Percent (0.25%) Supplemental Transactions and Use Tax, and Declaring a Fiscal Emergency with Respect Thereto
Moved: Brotman
Vote as Follows:
Seconded: Asatryan
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Gharpetian
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None
AsaDeclarationofFiscalEmergencyrequiresaunanimousvote,theitem failed.
2.IntroductionofOrdinanceAdoptingaSupplementalTransactionsandUse TaxtoBeAdministeredbytheCaliforniaDepartmentofTaxandFee AdministrationSubjecttoAdoptionbytheElectorate
3.ResolutionPlacingaQuestionontheBallotAmendingtheCharterofthe CityofGlendaletoUpdateitsCivilServiceProvisions
4.ResolutionPlacingaQuestionontheBallotAmendingtheCharterofthe CityofGlendaletoModernizeitsAccountingFundsandMakeMiscellaneous CleanupChanges.
5.ResolutionCallingandGivingNoticeoftheHoldingofaSpecialMunicipal ElectiononTuesday,November3,2026,bySubmittingtotheVotersthe GlendalePublicSafetyandEssentialCityServicesMeasure,anOrdinanceof theCityofGlendaletoAdoptaOne-quarterPercentSupplemental TransactionsandUseTax,andAmendmentstotheGlendaleCityCharter PertainingtoUpdatingitsCivilServiceProvisions,ModernizingitsAccounting Funds,andMakingOtherMiscellaneousChanges;andRequestingtheBoard ofSupervisorsoftheCountyofLosAngelestoConsolidatetheSpecial ElectionwiththeStatewideGeneralElectiontobeHeldonThatDate Pursuantto§10403oftheElectionsCode;andAuthorizingtheCityClerkor HerDulyAuthorizedOfficersandAgentstoCarryOutAllNecessary ProceduresforSaidElectionWorkingWiththeCountyofLosAngeles
6.ResolutionCallingforArgumentsForandAgainsttheGlendalePublic SafetyandEssentialCityServicesMeasureandtheProposedCharter AmendmentsfortheBallotfortheSpecialElectiononTuesday,November3, 2026
7.ResolutionofAppropriationApproving$929,752.94inAdjustmentstothe AdoptedFY2026-27Budget
Atthistime,theCouncildecidednottovoteonitems2through7.
CouncilmemberAsatryansteppedawayat11:05AMandreturnedat11:07AM.
ADJOURNMENT—11:30AM
CitYfr~rkoljheCityofGlendale
2 Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Moved:AsatryanSeconded:Brotman
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