A G E N D A
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
AUGUST 11, 2026
CLOSED SESSION - 4:00 PM
REGULAR AGENDA - 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.
Public Comment participation in Council meetings may occur as follows :
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In-person – City Council Chambers
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Online attendance – Connect to the meeting online using the meeting link below and use the Raise Hand feature to speak when the Mayor or City Clerk states it is time to speak on the particular public comment period or agenda item.
Meeting link:
https://glendaleca.zoomgov.com/j/1659278910
| Meeting ID: 165 927 8910
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T elephone – Call the number listed below and dial *9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute / mute Meeting call-in telephone number: (818) 745-0355
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 Requesting Online or T elephonic Participation for Public Comment :
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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)
Online participants must raise their hands and telephone users must dial *9 after the Mayor or City Clerk state it is time to indicate their desire to speak on an item but before the deadlines stated
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above.
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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AUGUST 11, 2026
CLOSED SESSION - 4:00 PM
REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA - 6:00 PM
Revised Item 2A
ROLL CALL
1. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
2. CLOSED SESSION
– 1:00 PM (T o Commence at 4:00 PM
)
a.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Initiation of Litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9: 2 potential cases
b.
Conference with Real Property Negotiators: City-designated negotiators: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, and Jack Liang.
Property Location: 151 E. Colorado St. Negotiating Parties: Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California. Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms of lease of City property
c.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Alcaraz v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. No. 24NNCV06540
d.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Hulu, LLC et al. v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. No. 25NNCP00413
3. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA
– 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a.
Flag Salute
b.
Invocation
c.
Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the August 11, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on August 6, 2026, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
4. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.
Nominations for Appointment:
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Mahan Hajianpour, Planning Commission (Seat 5 – Replacing Chraghchian) (
Bartrosouf[A]
/Brotman[B]), 7/28/2026)
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 Joint City Council and Housing Authority Meetings of June 9, 2026 and June 23, 2026 and Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of
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June 30, 2026
b.
Community Services and Parks, re: Acceptance of $10,000 in Meals on Wheels America, Meeting Unmet Need Acceleration, Gift Distribution for Elderly Nutrition Program Home Delivered Meals
1. Motion to accept $10,000 in Meals on Wheels America Meeting Unmet Need Acceleration Gift Distribution funding for FY 2026-27; and authorize the City Manager or a designee to execute all agreements, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement funding
2. Resolution of Appropriation to appropriate Meals on Wheels America Meeting Unmet Need Acceleration Gift Distribution funding in the amount of $10,000 for the Elderly Nutrition Program
c.
Glendale Water and Power, re: Amendments to Existing Two Owner’s Engineer (OE) Professional Services Agreements (PSA) Supporting the Scholl Canyon Biogas Renewable Generation Project (Scholl Biogas Project)
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 2 to the City’s existing PSA, Contract No. 8001327, with TRC Engineers, Inc. (TRC), to increase the contract amount by $250,000 to a new not-to-exceed amount of $1,750,000, for continued environmental monitoring and mitigation consulting services, and extending the PSA T erm beyond the currently authorized contract expiration date of July 28, 2027, and until the final completion of the Scholl Biogas Project
2. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 4 to the City’s existing PSA, Contract No. 8001391, with Worley Group, Inc. (Worley), to increase the contract amount by $2,000,000 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $6,000,000, for continued owner’s engineer’s services, and extending the PSA T erm beyond the currently authorized contract expiration date of September 19, 2027, and until the final completion of the Scholl Biogas Project d.
Glendale Water and Power, re: Award of contract to Las Colinas Engineering dba Las Colinas Electrical to Furnish Materials, Equipment, and Labor for the Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Substation Battery, Charger, and Rack System Replacement Project
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into and execute an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with Las Colinas Engineering dba Las Colinas Electrical to furnish materials, equipment, and labor for GWP’s Substation Battery, Charger, and Rack System Replacement Project (RFP No. 3998), in the amount of $962,961 with a ten percent (10%) contingency of $96,296
2. Resolution of Appropriation
e.
Community Services and Parks, re: Appropriation of Community Impact Arts Grant (CIAG) Program Funds for a One
‑
Night
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Only 2026 Summer Concert in the Park
1. Motion accepting Community Impact Arts Grant (CIAG) program funds in the amount of $6,200 from the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture for a one
‑
night
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only return of the 2026 Summer Concerts in the Park series; and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute all agreements, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funds
2. Resolution of Appropriation to appropriate $6,200 in CIAG program funds from the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture for a one ‑
night
‑
only return of the
2026 Summer Concerts in the Park series
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6. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
(Including reports from conferences and regional
meetings)
7. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
(3-minutes per speaker)
Members of the public will be permitted to announce upcoming events taking place in the community.
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.
9. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
10. ACTION ITEMS
a.
Public Works, re:
Approval of Amendment to Design Build of the Fire Systems Improvements at Various City Facilities Project, Approve Amendment to Design- Build Agreement
1. Resolution dispensing with competitive bidding, incorporating additional project scope, and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute an amendment to design-build agreement No. 8003204 with Glendale Fire Systems, Inc. (GFS), increasing the agreement amount by $98,453, and approving an additional 10% contingency of $9,845
2. Resolution of appropriation to appropriate funds for the Fire Systems Improvements at Various City Facilities Project
11. HEARINGS
a.
Community Development, re: 228 Spencer Street: Consideration of Glendale Register Nomination and Request for a Mills Act Historic Property Contract
1. Resolution to designate the residential property at 228 Spencer Street as a historic resource in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources and authorize the City Manager to enter into a Mills Act Historical Property Contract with the property owner;
2. Motion to deny the request of the property owner to designate the residential property at 228 Spencer Street as a historic resource in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources.
b.
Community Development, re: 1524 Ridgeview Drive: Consideration of Glendale Register Nomination and Request for a Mills Act Historic Property Contract
1. Resolution to designate the residential property at 1524 Ridgeview Drive as a historic resource in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources and authorize the City Manager to enter into a Mills Act Historical Property Contract with the property owner;
2. Motion to deny the request of the property owner to designate the residential property at 1524 Ridgeview Drive as a historic resource in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources
12. REPORTS - INFORMATION
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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.
15. NEW BUSINESS
16. ADJOURNMENT
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