A G E N D A
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
- 4:00 PM
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:
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| 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.
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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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SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
- 4:00 PM
CLOSED
SESSION - 4:00 PM
REGULAR BUISNESS AGENDA - 6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
1. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
– 1:00 PM (T o
Commence at 4:00 PM
)
a.
Councilmember Brotman’s Request for a Report on Flock Automated License Plate Readers, Including Discussion of the Data Retention Period; the Verification Process for the “Irrevocable Deletion” of Data; a Review of Jurisdictions With Which Glendale Shares Data; the Types of Investigations for Which Glendale Allows Partner Agencies to Access Data; the Number of Cameras Deployed and Who Makes That Decision; a Regular Practice of Data Audits; a Determination of Who Conducts the Audits and How the Results Are Shared With the Council and the Public; Clear Consequences for Policy Violations by City Personnel and Third Parties; and Ensuring That the City’s Contract With Flock Provides Enforcement Mechanisms Against Flock’s Unauthorized Use of Data
b.
Councilmember Brotman’s Request to Review Changes Made to the Council’s Procedures Regarding Public Comment at Council Meetings and Consider Potential Amendments to the Process
c.
Councilmember Brotman’s Request for a Report on a Potential Ban on Gas-Powered Generators in the Public Right of Way and on City Property d.
Councilmember Bartrosouf’s Request for a Report Providing an Update on the City’s Efforts to Establish a Dog Park and to Reconsider the Council’s Decision Regarding a Dog Park at City Lot 11
2. CLOSED SESSION
– 1:00 PM (T o Commence at 4:00 PM
)
a.
Conference with Real Property Negotiators: City-designated negotiators: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, Domenica Megerdichian, Soua Vang and Juan Gonzalez. Property Location: 212 & 216 S.
Brand Blvd. Negotiating Parties: Museum of Neon Art. Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms of lease of City property b.
Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Manager and City Attorney
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 September 1, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on August 27, 2026, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
4. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a.
Nominations for Appointment:
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Kevork Bartanian, Historic Preservation Commission (Seat 1 – Reappointment of Bartanian) (
Asatryan[A]
/Bartrosouf[B]) (8/25/2026)
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Sevak Karabachian, Design Review Board (Seat 1 – Replacing Kaskanian) (
Asatryan[A]
/Gharpetian[B]) (8/25/2026)
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Levon Mkrtychev, Audit Commission (Seat 2 – Replacing Parajon) (
Brotman[A]
/Kassakhian[B]) (8/25/2026)
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Tony Pogosyan, Civil Service Commission (Seat 4 – Vacant) ( Gharpetian
)
(8/25/2026)
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Zareh David Davidian, Audit Commission (Seat 5 – Reappointment of Davidian) (
Bartrosouf[A]
/Brotman[B]) (8/25/2026)
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Armen Erik Yesayan, CDBG Advisory Committee (Seat 5 – Replacing Gharibian) (
Bartrosouf[A]
/Asatryan[B]) (8/25/2026)
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Shana Bonstin, Transportation & Parking Commission (Seat 5 – Reappointment of Bonstin) (
Bartrosouf[A]
/Kassakhian[B]) (8/25/2026)
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Lerna Shirinian, Commission on the Status of Women (Seat 5 – Replacing Khojayan) (
Bartrosouf[A]
/Kassakhian[B]) (8/25/2026)
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Robert Badmagharian, Building & Fire Board of Appeals (Seat 2 – Reappointment of Badmagharian) (
Brotman[A]
/Bartrosouf[B]) (8/25/2026)
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.
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
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a.
Management Services, re: Request for the Utilization of One City Day Sponsorship at the Alex Theatre and Approval of Refined City Days Sponsorship Program Criteria
1. City Council motion to approve the utilization of one (1) City Day Sponsorship at the Alex Theatre for a concert; Gevorg Chakmanyan – Celebrating 35 Years on Stage and the 55th Birthday
2. City Council motion to Approve Refined Alex Theatre City Days Sponsorship Program Criteria
b.
Glendale Water and Power, re:
Water Cost of Service Analysis and Authorization to
Initiate Proposition 218 Rate Notification Process
1. Motion authorizing the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power Department to commence the Proposition 218 notification process for the purpose of adopting water rate adjustments, including issuance of the required notices to affected property owners and customers
c.
Management Services, re: Appointment of Voting Delegate and Alternative Representative for the 2026 League of California Cities Conference; General Assembly Resolution
1. Motion designating a voting delegate and alternate representative(s) for the 2026 League of California Cities Conference
2. Motion providing direction to delegate on General Assembly Resolution d.
Management Services, re: Appointment of Glendale members to the Burbank- Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust (BGPRHT)
1. Motion appointing a member and an alternate to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust (BGPRHT)
e.
Management Services, re: Lease Agreement for City Owned Property 250 North Orange Street
1. Introduction of an Ordinance Authorizing Lease of a City-owned commercial premises located at 250 North Orange Street to “The Center for Armenian Arts” a DBA of Knowledge Truck, Inc., a nonprofit California public benefit corporation (“T enant”), for a lease term exceeding five years Motion Authorizing City Manager to execute a lease with T enant at a base rent of $2,927 per month, following adoption of the Ordinance authorizing said lease, as subject to the review and approval as to form by the City Attorney
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.
15. NEW BUSINESS
16. ADJOURNMENT
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