Glendale — 2023-08-15

City Council

#a Order of Business 1
a. Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Manager
#b Order of Business 1
b. Conference with Labor Negotiators: The City-designated negotiator attending the\nclosed session is: Mayor Dan Brotman. Unrepresented Employee Position: City\nManager\n08 15 23\n1 CC
#c Order of Business 1
c. Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Attorney
#d Order of Business 1
d. Conference with Labor Negotiators: The City-designated negotiator attending the\nclosed session is: Mayor Dan Brotman. Unrepresented Employee Position: City\nAttorney
#e Order of Business 1
e. Conference with real property negotiators. City negotiators attending the closed\nsession are: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Bradley Calvert, Jason Bradford,\nMichael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, and Onnig Bulanikian. Property location:\n115 & 121 West Wilson Avenue. Negotiating Parties: Lillie S Makhanian Trust.\nInstructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms for the acquisition\nof property
#f Order of Business 1
f. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: California Rifle & Pistol\nAssociation, Incorporated, et al. v. City of Glendale, et al., U.S.D.C. Case No. 2:22-cv-\n07346-SB-JC
#g Order of Business 1
g. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Alchian, et al. v. City of\nGlendale, et al., LASC Case No. 22STCV08075
#h Order of Business 1
h. Conference with Labor Negotiators. The City-designated negotiators attending the\nclosed session are: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van\nMuyden, Mark Young, Paula Adams, Aymee Martin, Jason Bradford and Peter\nBrown. The name of the employee organization is: I.B.E.W., Local 18, Unit 40
#i Order of Business 1
i. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Glenoaks Canyon\nHomeowners Association v. City of Glendale, et al., L.A.S.C. Case No. 22STCP00114
#j Order of Business 1
j. Conference with real property negotiators. City negotiators attending the closed\nsession are: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Bradley Calvert, Jason Bradford,\nMichael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, Dorine Martirosian, and Allen Castillo.\nProperty location: 222 N. Orange Street. Negotiating Parties: Verizon. Instructions\nto the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms for the lease of property
#k Order of Business 1
k. Conference with Labor Negotiators. The City-designated negotiators attending the\nclosed session are: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van\nMuyden, Paula Adams, Aymee Martin, and Jason Bradford. The names of the\nemployee organizations are: Glendale City Employees’ Association, Glendale\nManagement Association, Glendale Police Officers’ Association, Glendale Fire\nFighters Association and I.B.E.W., Local 18, Unit 40. Unrepresented Employees:\nExecutives and Confidential Employees
#a Order of Business 12
a. Councilmember Najarian’s Request to Agendize a Review of the Noise Standards for\nthe Downtown Specific Plan Area
#b Order of Business 12
b. Mayor Brotman’s Request to Agendize a Discussion of Shared Mobility Pilot\nProgram Focused on Bicycles and E-Bikes
#c Order of Business 2
c. Report of City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the August 15, 2023\nRegular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on August 10, 2023 on the\nBulletin Board Outside City Hall.
#a Order of Business 3
a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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b. Appointment of Armineh Megrabyan to the Civil Service Commission\n08 15 23\n2 CC\n(Brotman/Asatryan, 08/08/23)
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c. Identification of Nominating Panel for Historic Preservation Commission\n(Devine/Brotman)
#b Order of Business 4
b. Libraries, Arts, and Culture, re: Artsakh Ave. Gateway Public Art Piece - "Curtain" by\nPaul Cocksedge Studio\n1. Rescind the May 10, 2022 Special City Council Meeting Motion authorizing the City\nManager, or a designee, to enter into and execute an Agreement for Commission of\nArtwork with Paul Cocksedge Studio in the amount of $550,000 dispersed from the\nUrban Art Fund, to design, fabricate, and install a public art piece entitled, “Curtain,”\nfor the Artsakh Ave. Gateway Public Art Piece.\n2. Redistribute $550,000 dispersed from the Urban Art Fund, to support the design,\nfabrication, and installation of public art pieces throughout the City
#c Order of Business 4
c. Public Works, re: Dunsmore Park Improvements Project\n1. Motion awarding a construction contract to All American Asphalt, in the amount of\n$741,261, approving a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $111,189, rejecting all\nother bids, and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute the contract
#d Order of Business 4
d. Public Works, re: Professional Services Agreement for Professional Consultant\nServices for the Citywide Traffic and Mobility Study\n1. Motion authorizing the City Manager or a designee to enter into and execute a\nProfessional Services Agreement with ADVANTEC Consulting Engineers, Inc. to\nprovide Professional Consultant Services for the Citywide Traffic and Mobility Study in\nthe amount of $495,208, plus a 10 percent contingency of $49,521
#a Order of Business 7
a. Community Development, re: Ordinance Prohibiting Issuance of Entitlements and/or\nPermits for Establishment of New or Replacement Retail Uses Selling Firearms or\nAmmunition and Declaring the Urgency Thereof (Devine, 07/25/23)
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a. Finance, re: Employee Medical Stipend\n1. Motion to approve a Medical Stipend for City of Glendale Employees, in the Aggregate\nAmount of $2,347,295, to Cover Medical Premium Increases from June 2023 through\nJune 2024\n2. Resolution of appropriation
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a. City Attorney, re: Third Public Hearing Regarding the Composition of Council\nDistricts Related to the City's Proposed Transition to District-Based Councilmember\n08 15 23\n3 CC\nElections\n1. Motion Directing Staff Regarding Preparation of Draft District Maps
#b Order of Business 9
b. Community Development, re: Appeal of Planning Commission’s approval of Density\nBonus Review Case Number PDBP2120753, for 246 North Jackson Street\n(Environmental Determination of Class 32 “In-fill Development Project” Exemption\nPer State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332)\n1. Motion to sustain the Planning Commission’s decision to sustain the Planning Hearing\nOfficer’s granting with conditions of Density Bonus Review Case Number\nPDBP2120753 for 246 North Jackson Street\n2. Motion to continue the matter, directing the City Attorney to draft findings reversing the\nPlanning Commission’s decision to sustain the Planning Hearing Officer’s granting\nwith conditions of Density Bonus Review Case Number PDBP2120753 for 246 North\nJackson Street