Glendale — 2024-03-26

City Council

#a Order of Business 1
a. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Terrazas v. City of Glendale,\nL.A.S.C. Case No. 19STCV07748
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b. Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Attorney\n03 26 24\n1 CC
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c. Conference with Labor Negotiators. City-designated negotiator: Mayor Dan\nBrotman. Unrepresented employee position: City Attorney
#d Order of Business 1
d. Conference with Labor Negotiators. City-designated representatives: Paula Adams\nand Laura Kalty. Employee organization: Glendale Police Officers’ Association
#c Order of Business 2
c. Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the March 26, 2024\nRegular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on March 21, 2024, on the\nBulletin Board Outside City Hall.
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a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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b. Presentation by the Burbank Glendale Pasadena Regional Housing Trust
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c. Commendations for businesses in Glendale who attained the Green Business\nCertification\n– Ara Kassabian CPA, Joie De Vivre Style, SIG Property Management, and the City of\nGlendale Central Library
#d Order of Business 3
d. Proclamation Designating April 7-13, 2024 as National Library Week
#e Order of Business 3
e. Commendation Recognizing Tara Peterson, Outgoing CEO of the YWCA of Glendale\n& Pasadena
#a Order of Business 4
a. City Clerk, re: Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of March 12, 2024
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b. Community Services and Parks, re: Authorize submission of project application and\nacceptance of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Office of Grants and\nLocal Services grant funds for Fremont Park Renovation approved in the 2023-2024\nstate budget\n1. Resolution to authorize filing of project application for Fremont Park Renovation\nthrough California Department of Parks and Recreation, Office of Grants and Local\nServices (OGALS), and accept grant funds in the amount of $933,000 from July 1,\n2023, through June 30, 2027, through a legislatively specified grant in the 2023-2024\nstate budget; and authorize the City Manager, or a designee, to conduct all\nnegotiations, sign and submit all documents, including, but not limited to, applications,\nagreements, amendments, and payment requests, which may be necessary for the\ncompletion of the project scope
#c Order of Business 4
c. Community Services and Parks, re: Award of a Professional Services Agreement\nwith Biocom California Institute in an amount not to exceed $285,000, at $95,000 per\nyear from January 1, 2024 to January 29, 2027\n1. Motion to approve executing a Professional Services Agreement with Biocom\nCalifornia Institute in an amount not to exceed $285,000, at $95,000 per year from\n03 26 24\n2 CC\nJanuary 1, 2024 to January 29, 2027, to increase employer engagement and provide\ntechnical assistance to colleges serving underserved populations, in establishing\nbiotechnology career technical education for the Board Foundation grant; and\nauthorize the City Manager, or a designee, to execute all agreements, certifications,\nand documents necessary to accept and implement the funding
#d Order of Business 4
d. Fire Department, re: Annual Weed Abatement Program for 2024\n1. Resolution declaring that noxious weeds on certain properties are a public nuisance;\nthat the City intends to cause abatement by removal; that a hearing will be held on\nApril 2, 2024 for objections to removal
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e. Public Works, re: Amend existing contract for Citywide Maintenance and Repairs of\nHeating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems (HVAC) with ACCO Engineered\nSystems, Inc. (ACCO)\n1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 2, to\ncontract 8001439 for Citywide Maintenance and Repairs of HVAC Systems with\nACCO, increasing the contract amount by $852,000 to the total not-to-exceed amount\nof $2,173,160
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a. Public Works, re: Award of a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to Administer\nGlendale’s Green Business Program\n1. Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a new PSA with a\n501c3 organization Sustainable Works, a Project of Community Partners (Community\nPartners) for $155,250 to Administer Glendale’s Green Business Program for one year
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b. Glendale Water and Power, re: Amending Ordinance No. 6016 Establishing the\nElectric Rates for Glendale Water and Power for Fiscal Years 2024 to 2027 to Add\nthe Standby Service Rider for Medium Business Dispatchable and the Standby\nService Rider for Large Business Dispatchable Rates\n1. Introduction of Ordinance
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c. City Attorney, re: Review of Mayoral Selection Policy Set Forth in Glendale\nMunicipal Code Section 2.04.020\n1. Motion to Note and File Report and Direct Staff
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d. City Attorney, re: Amendment to Glendale Municipal Code Section 2.04.020 Relating\nto the Mayoral Selection Process to Remove Subsection (H) Pertaining to the "Best\nInterest" Exception\n1. Introduction of Ordinance Amending Section 2.04.020 of the Glendale Municipal\nCode, 1995, Relating to the Mayoral Selection Policy and the “Best Interest”\nException to the Rule Requiring the Appointment of the Councilmember with the\nLongest, Continuous Uninterrupted Service on the Council
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a. Public Works, re: Vacation of a portion of the Southeast Corner of Jackson Street\nand California Avenue at 246 N Jackson Street; Vacation Case No. 191V\n03 26 24\n3 CC\n1. Resolution Ordering the Vacation\n2. Resolution Adopting Plan No. 12-246
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b. Public Works, re: Vacation of the First Alley Northeasterly of Victory Boulevard,\nBetween Allen and Irving Avenues (Alley 21); Vacation Case No. 190V\n1. Resolution Ordering the Vacation\n2. Resolution Adopting Plan No. 12-245