A G E N D A
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
AUGUST 25, 2026
DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA AND
CLOSED
SESSION - 3:00 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.
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In-person – City Council Chambers
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Meeting link:
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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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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.
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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)
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 25, 2026
DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA AND CLOSED SESSION - 3:00 PM REGUL
AR
BUISNESS AGENDA - 6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
1. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
– 1:00 PM (T o
Commence at 3:00 PM
)
a.
Councilmember Bartrosouf’s Request to Agendize a Review of the City’s Budgeting Process to Consider Advanced Outreach, Participatory Budgeting and a Review of Budget Study Session Times
2. CLOSED SESSION
– 1:00 PM (T o Commence at 3:00 PM
)
a.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Initiation of Litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9: 1 potential case
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: Claim of American Family Connect Property and Casualty Insurance a/s/o Ziretsyan d.
Public Employee Appointment – Director of Community Development e.
Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Manager and City Attorney f.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Altounian v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. 23GDCV02494
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 25, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on August 20, 2026, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
4. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.
Legislative Update by U.S. Representative Laura Friedman b.
Proclamation Declaring August 26 as Women’s Equality Day c.
Nominations for Appointment:
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Ani Garibyan, Transportation & Parking Commission (Seat 1 – Vacant) (Asatryan[A] /Bartrosouf[B]), 8/11/2026)
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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 Meetings of June 30, 2026, July 30, 2026, August 4, 2026 and the City Council Meetings of July 14, 2026, July 21, 2026, July 28, 2026 and August 11, 2026.
b.
Public Works, re: Adopt the Plans and Specification for the Downtown Glendale Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Curb Ramp Installation and Sidewalk Repair Project Phase 1
1. Resolution adopting the Plans and Specification for the Downtown Glendale ADA Curb Ramp Installation and Sidewalk Repair Project Phase 1, Specification No. 4015, and Plan No. 1-3140; and directing the City Clerk to Advertise for Bids c.
Public Works, re:
Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with ReCreate Waste Collaborative, LLC for the City’s SB 1383 Edible Food Recovery Program
1. Motion authorizing City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with ReCreate Waste Collaborative, LLC, extending the term of the agreement to June 30, 2029, increasing the total contract amount by $450,000 for a new total not-to-exceed amount of $599,415, and expanding the Scope of Work
d.
Public Works, re: Award of Construction Contract for the Fiscal Year 2026 Sewer Lining Project and On-Call Sewer and Storm Drain Lining Services
1. Motion to award a construction contract to Southwest Pipeline and Trenchless Corp. for three years for a not-to-exceed amount of $3,195,606, with an option to extend for an additional two-year period in an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000; and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute the contract
2. Resolution of appropriation to appropriate Sewer Fund funds in the amount of $3,195,606 for the Fiscal Year 2026 Sewer Lining Project and On-Call Sewer and Storm Drain Lining Services
e.
Glendale Water and Power, re: Change Order No. 1 to Existing Contract with General Pump Company, Inc. for the Glendale High Recycled Water Booster Pump and Motor No. 2 Repair Projec
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Change Order No. 1 to the City’s existing contract (Contract No. 8003377) with General Pump Company, Inc. to extend the contract time to October 14, 2026, and increase the contract amount by $22,000, for a new contract amount of $111,550 plus the original ten percent (10%) contingency of $8,955
2. Resolution of Appropriation in the amount of $22,000 for Change Order No. 1 to the City’s existing contract with General Pump Company, Inc f.
Glendale Water and Power, re:
Execute a Professional Services Agreement with 1898
& Co. for the Geographic Information Systems Utility Network Conversion Project
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter and execute a professional services agreement with 1898 & Co. for the Geographic Information Systems Utility Network Conversion Project in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,297,453, and approving a ten percent (10%) contingency of $129,745 g.
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Police Department, re: Authorization to Accept Grant Funds in the amount of $21,829 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) 2025 Justice Assistance Grant Funds
1. Motion to Accept Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) 2025 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds and authorize the City Manager, or a designee, to execute the necessary agreements, certification, and other documents required to accept the Grant
2. Resolution of Appropriation for the FY2025 Local JAG Grant Program h.
City Attorney, re:
Cancellation of Regular Meeting of September 15, 2026
1. Motion Modifying City Council Regular Meeting Schedule for the 2026-27 Fiscal Year
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.
Glendale Water and Power, re: City Owned Solar Program – Brand Park Solar Photovoltaic System Project Contract Award
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to utilize the alternative project delivery method and execute an engineering procurement-construction (EPC) contract with Motive Energy Storage Systems, LLC, for the construction of the Brand Park Solar Photovoltaic Project for a not-to-exceed amount of $3,790,797, plus a 15% contingency of $568,620
11. HEARINGS
a.
Libraries, Arts, and Culture, re:
Amendments to Title 2 and Title 30 of the Glendale
Municipal Code, 1995 (Zoning Code), relating to Murals (Zoning Code Amendment Case No. PZC-0018-2026)
1. Introduction of Ordinance adding Chapter 30.38 to the Glendale Zoning Code (Title 30), entitled “Murals”, repealing section 30.33.230, and amending sections 2.12.030,
30.33.020, 30.40.010, 30.40.020, 30.41.050, 30.47.020, 30.47.030, 30.47.040,
30.47.050, 30.47.070, 30.47.075, 30.47.090, and 30.61.010 of the Glendale Municipal Code (GMC), 1995
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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