Burbank — 2026-01-13
City Council
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1.\n\nUpdate on the Status of the Burbank Rancho Neighborhood Specific Plan Development Process –\nCommunity Development Department\nRecommendation: Receive an update on the development process of the Burbank Rancho\nNeighborhood Specific Plan.\nAttachments:\nSR - Rancho Neighborhood Specific Plan Study Session\nAtt1 - Existing Regulations\nAtt2 - Project Timeline\nAtt3 - Summary of Draft Historic Context Statement\nAtt4 - Map of Existing Equestrian Network\nAtt5 - Summary of Existing Conditions\nAtt6 - Summary of Interviews with Stakeholders\nAtt7 - Summary of Community Events\nAtt8 - Summary of Major Themes and Objectives
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1.\n\nPresentation of Certificates of Recognition to the Winners of the OurBurbank 2025 Holiday\nDecorating Contest – City Council
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2.\n\nPresentation of a Certificate of Recognition to the Burbank Tournament of Roses Association – City\nCouncil
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1.\n\nCity Council Minutes – City Clerk's Office\nRecommendation:\nApprove the City Council Minutes of the City Council Reorganization Meeting of December 15, 2025;\nthe Regular Meeting of December 16, 2025; and the Dark Meetings of December 23 and December\n30, 2025, and January 6, 2026.\nAttachments:\nCouncil Minutes - 12.15\nCouncil Minutes - 12.16\nDark Meeting Minutes - 12.23\nDark Meeting Minutes - 12.30\nDark Meeting Minutes - 01.06
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10.\n\nAcceptance of an Additional $382,630 from the Los Angeles County Aging and Disabilities\nDepartment - Funding for the Contracted Elderly Nutrition Program and Related Amendment of the\nFiscal Year 2025–2026 Adopted Budget – Parks and Recreation Department\nRecommendation:\n1. Accept $382,630 from the County of Los Angeles Aging and Disabilities Department, Net\nCounty Cost (NCC) and Modernizing Older Californias Act (MOCA) Funding, and Intensive\nProgram (NSIP) Funding to extend the Contracted Elderly Nutrition Program (ENP) Older\nAmericans Act Title III C-1 and Title III C-2 Services and Approve the Executed Elderly\nNutrition Program Amendment One.\n2. Amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Adopted Budget as follows upon receipt of the grant\nfunds in FY 2025-2026 by appropriating $362,930 (NCC funding $87,000, MOCA funding\n$250,000 and NSIP funding $25,930) from revenue account 001.PR000.48010.1007.000000\n(General Fund, Other Intergovernmental Revenue, Los Angeles County Aging and Disabilities\nDepartment Nutrition State C1) to expenditure account 001.PR42A.62300.0000.000000\n(General Fund, Supplemental Nutrition Program, Special Department Supplies) and\nappropriating $19,700 (NSIP C2 Funding $19,700) from revenue account\n001.PR000.48010.1008.000000 (General Fund, Other Intergovernmental Revenue, Los\nAngeles County Aging and Disabilities Department Nutrition State C2) to account number\n001.PR42A.62300.0000.000000 (General Fund, Supplemental Nutrition Program, Special\nDepartment Supplies).\nAttachments:\nSR - Elderly Nutrition Program Fund\nAtt1 - Funding Allocation Letter\nAtt2 - ENP Amendment One
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11.\n\nAcceptance of a Grant from California Library Literacy Services in the Amount of $39,570 for Adult\nLiteracy Services and Amendment of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget – Library Services Department\nRecommendation:\nAccept a grant from California Library Literacy Services in the amount of $39,570 for Adult Literacy\nServices and authorize the Library Services Director or his designee to take all actions necessary to\nreceive such funds and amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Adopted Budget as specified to receive and\nappropriate these grant funds.\nAttachments:\nSR - CLLS Literacy Grant\nAtt1 - Award Letter
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12.\n\nAcceptance of a Donation to the Library Services Department in the Amount of $50,000 from the\nFriends of the Burbank Public Library to Support Early Childhood Learning and Library of Things\nCollection and Authorization to Amend the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Adopted Budget – Library Services\nDepartment\nRecommendation:\nAccept a donation from Friends of the Burbank Public Library in the amount of $50,000, authorize\nthe Library Services Director or his or her designee to take all actions necessary to receive such\nfunds, and amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget as specified to receive and appropriate these\nfunds.\nAttachments:\nSR - Friends of Burbank Public Library Donation
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13.\n\nApproval of Bikeway License Agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Construction\nand Maintenance Agreement with Southern California Regional Rail Authority, and Use Agreement\nwith Los Angeles County Flood Control District for the San Fernando Bikeway Project – Community\nDevelopment Department\nRecommendation:\nApprove the following agreements related to permitting and construction of the San Fernando\nBikeway Project, with reasonable changes in form and substance approved by the City Attorney’s\nOffice, and authorize the Community Development Director, as the City Manager’s designee, to\nexecute such Agreements and any necessary amendments thereto:\na. Bikeway License Agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority\nb. Construction and Maintenance Agreement with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority\nc. Use Agreement with Los Angeles County Flood Control District\nAttachments:\nSR - San Fernando Bikeway License Agreements\nAtt1 - Draft Bikeway License Agreement\nAtt2 - Draft Construction and Maintenance Agreement\nAtt3 - Draft Use Agreement\nAtt4 - Rendering and Proposed Cross Section
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14.\n\nReview of Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report – Financial Services\nDepartment (with Successor Agency, Housing Authority, Parking Authority, and Youth Endowment\nServices Fund Board)\nRecommendation:\nNote and file.\nAttachments:\nSR - Annual Comprehensive Financial Report\nAtt1 - FY 2024-25 Report
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15.\n\nApproval of the Proposed City Council Meeting Schedule for March 2026 through February 2027 –\nCity Manager's Office\nRecommendation:\nApprove the proposed City Council Meeting Schedule for March 2026 through February 2027.\nAttachments:\nSR - Proposed Meeting Schedule 2026-27\nAtt1 - 2026-27 Council Meeting Schedule
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2.\n\nSuccessor Agency Minutes – City Clerk's Office\nRecommendation:\nApprove the Successor Agency Minutes of the Joint Meeting of September 9, 2025.\nAttachments:\nSuccessor Agency Minutes
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3.\n\nHousing Authority Minutes – City Clerk's Office\nRecommendation:\nApprove the Housing Authority Minutes of the Joint Meeting of December 9, 2025.\nAttachments:\nHousing Authority Minutes
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4.\n\nParking Authority Minutes – City Clerk's Office\nRecommendation:\nApprove the Parking Authority Minutes of the Joint Meeting of October 14, 2025.\nAttachments:\nParking Authority Minutes
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5.\n\nYouth Endowment Services Fund Board Minutes – City Clerk's Office\nRecommendation:\nApprove the Youth Endowment Services Fund Board Minutes of the Joint Meeting of September 9,\nAttachments:\nYES Fund Board Minutes
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6.\n\nAdoption of a Resolution Correcting Resolution No. 25-29,664 Authorizing the City Manager to\nExecute a Design-Build Contract with Landscape Structures, Inc. and Delegating Authority to\nApprove Plans and Specifications for Shade Structures at Robert E. Gross Park Ballfields – Parks\nand Recreation Department\nRecommendation:\nAdopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK CORRECTING\nRESOLUTION NO. 25-29,664 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A DESIGN-\nBUILD CONTRACT WITH LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES, INC. AND DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO\nAPPROVE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR SHADE STRUCTURES AT ROBERT E. GROSS\nPARK BALLFIELDS.\nAttachments:\nSR - Resolution No. 25-29,664 Correction\nAtt1 - 11.18.25 Staff Report\nAtt2 - Resolution
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7.\n\nAdoption of a Resolution Awarding Contract Documents Including Plans, Specifications and\nEnvironmental Analysis, and Authorizing the Execution of a Construction Contract for Bid Schedule\nNo. 1542, Burbank’s Home Again Los Angeles (HALA) Access Center, to Cal-City Construction, Inc.,\nas the Highest Ranked Bidder and Best Value to the City – Community Development Department\nRecommendation:\nAdopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AWARDING CONTRACT\nDOCUMENTS INCLUDING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS, AND\nAUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR BID SCHEDULE NO.\n1542, BURBANK’S HOME AGAIN LOS ANGELES (HALA) ACCESS CENTER, TO CAL-CITY\nCONSTRUCTION, INC., AS THE HIGHEST RANKED BIDDER AND BEST VALUE TO THE CITY.\nAttachments:\nSR - Construction Contract for BS 1542\nAtt1 - Resolution
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8.\n\nAdoption of a Resolution Ratifying And Approving Community Energy Reliability And Resilience\nInvestment Program Grant Applications for an Award of $5,186,701 for the Burbank Grid Forward\n12kv Conversion Project, Commitment to Fund $36,800,000 over Fiscal Years 2027-28, 2028-29,\n2029-30, and 2030-31, and Authorizing the Burbank Water and Power General Manager, as the City\nManager’s Designee, to Negotiate, Execute, and Implement All Required and Related Agreements\nand Forms with the California Energy Commission and the Department of Energy – Burbank Water\nand Power\nRecommendation:\n1. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK RATIFYING AND\nAPPROVING GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR AN AWARD OF $5,186,701 FROM THE\nCOMMUNITY ENERGY RELIABILITY AND RESILIENCE INVESTMENT (CERRI) PROGRAM\nFOR THE BURBANK GRID FORWARD 12KV CONVERSION PROJECT (PROPOSED\nPROJECT) BY BURBANK WATER AND POWER (BWP), COMMITMENT TO FUND\n$36,800,000 OVER FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2027-28, FY 2028-29, FY 2029-30, AND FY 2030-31,\nAND AUTHORIZING THE BWP GENERAL MANAGER, AS THE CITY MANAGER’S\nDESIGNEE, TO NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE, AND IMPLEMENT ALL REQUIRED AND RELATED\nAGREEMENTS AND FORMS WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION (CEC) AND\nTHE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE);\n2. Authorize BWP General Manager to accept all grant funds under these agreements.\nAttachments:\nSR - CEC Grant Applications\nAtt1 - Resolution\nAtt2 - Grant Terms and Conditions\nAtt3 - Federal Award Terms and Conditions
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9.\n\nAdoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Grant Agreement with California Fire\nFoundation for Disaster Relief and Recovery, Acceptance of Grant Funds in the Amount of $25,000,\nand Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget by Appropriating Funds Towards the Burbank Fire\nDepartment’s Wildland Program – Fire Department\nRecommendation:\nAdopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AUTHORIZING THE\nEXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION FOR\nDISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY, ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF\n$25,000 AND AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING FUNDS\nTOWARDS THE BURBANK FIRE DEPARTMENT’S WILDLAND PROGRAM.\nAttachments:\nSR - Grant Agreement with CA Fire Foundation\nAtt1 - Resolution\nAtt2 - Grant Agreement
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1.\n\nAppointment of City Council Members to Committee and Liaison Roles for the 2026 Calendar Year –\nCity Manager's Office\nRecommendation:\nAppoint members of the City Council to Committee and Liaison roles for the 2026 calendar year.\nPublic Comment: To speak in person, a YELLOW Public Comment Card must be completed and\npresented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.\nCouncil Action:\nAttachments:\nSR - Council Liaison Appointments\nAtt 1 - 2026 Council Liaison Appointments\nAtt2 - Description of Committees and Coalitions\nAtt3 - Liaison Definition of Role and Purpose Policy
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1.\n\nMayor Takahashi’s request for a first step report on the Downtown Paseo improvements and plans\nfor the cultural market (December 16, 2025).