Glendale — 2025-01-28

a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Najarian v. City of Glendale,\nL.A.S.C. Case No. 24STCP02101; Claim of Najarian, No. 25-0009

b. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Pogosyan v. City of Glendale,\n01 28 25\n1 CC\nL.A.S.C. Case No. 22STCV30492

c. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: Initiation of litigation\npursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9:\nOne potential case

a. Councilmember Kassakhian’s Request to Agendize a Report for Information\nRegarding the Forest Lawn Drive Active Transportation & Traffic Safety Project in the\nCity of Los Angeles and Sending a Letter to the Los Angeles Department of\nTransportation Regarding Concerns

b. Councilmember Gharpetian’s Request to Agendize a Discussion of Rescinding or\nRevising the La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project

c. Mayor Asatryan’s Request For the City of Glendale to Support and Endorse Assembly\nBill 91 Pertaining to the Collection of Demographic Data By State and Local Agencies

c. Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the January 28, 2025\nRegular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on January 23, 2025, on\nthe Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.

a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, February 4, 2025

b. Nominations for Appointment\n• Stefan Chraghchian, Planning Commission (Seat 5 – Vacant) (Najarian\n(A)/Brotman (B), 1/21/2025)\n• Ronnie Gharibian, Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee\n(Seat 5 – Vacant) (Najarian (A)/Asatryan (B), 1/21/2025)

a. City Clerk, re: Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of January 15, 2025

b. Community Development, re: Use of City Days at the Alex Theatre: Star Productions\npresentation of Gevorg Chakmanyan’s dedication to Armenian Folk Singer Ofelya\nHambardzumyan’s 100-Year Anniversary\n1. Council motion to approve use of one of twelve annual City Days at the Alex Theatre\nfor Star Productions presentation of Gevorg Chakmanyan’s dedication to Armenian\nFolk Singer Ofelya Hambardzumyan’s 100-Year Anniversary on April 3, 2025

c. Community Development, re: Use of City Days at the Alex Theatre: Wild Honey\nFoundation / Zevon Estate\n1. Council motion to approve use of one of twelve annual City Days at the Alex Theatre\nfor a celebration of the music of the legendary Los Angeles singer/songwriter Warren\nZevon, presented by Wild Honey Foundation and Zevon Estate, on May 24, 2025

d. Fire Department, re: Verdugo Fire Communications Center - Call Recording\nSoftware Expansion\n1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract between the\nCity of Glendale and Dictation Sales & Service Inc., dba Equature, in the amount not\nto exceed of $158,604 with a contingency of $15,860 for the expansion and\nstandardization for the City’s digital logging recording system and to procure related\nhardware, software, parts, maintenance, services, and upgrades for the life of the\nsoftware\n01 28 25\n2 CC

e. Public Works, re: Adopt Motion Setting Date of the Hearing to Vacate the First Alley\nEasterly of Brand Boulevard, Northerly of Fairview Avenue (Alley 130)- Alley\nVacation Case No. 188V\n1. Motion Authorizing the City Clerk to Set a Public Hearing for the Subject Alley Vacation

f. Public Works, re: Award Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to Stearns, Conrad\nand Schmidt Engineers Inc, dba SCS Engineers (SCS Engineers), to conduct a study\nof the feasibility of opening the Scholl Canyon Landfill (SCLF) wasteshed, to prepare\na CEQA Analysis in relation to opening the wasteshed, and to perform a cost\nanalysis comparing the existing flexible membrane liner/geosynthetic clay liner\ncomposite cover to evapotranspirative cover systems\n1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a PSA with SCS\nEngineers, to conduct a study of the feasibility of opening the SCLF wasteshed, to\nprepare a CEQA Analysis in relation to opening the wasteshed, and to perform a cost\nanalysis comparing the existing flexible membrane liner/geosynthetic clay liner\ncomposite cover to evapotranspirative cover systems in the not-to-exceed amount of\n$142,500

g. City Attorney, re: Request for Conflict of interest Waiver in Legal Representation by\nHolland & Hart LLP\n1. Motion Authorizing the City Attorney to Consent to the Southern California Public\nPower Authority’s Execution of a Conflict of Interest Waiver

a. City Attorney, re: Report on Rules for the Conduct of Council Meetings: Options for\nOral Communications and Public Comment on Agenda Items; Matters Related to the\nOrder of Business for Council Agendas; Rules Governing Council Deliberation and\nDebate; Discussion of Policy for Removing Items from Agenda after Publication;\nand Rules Governing Decorum and Removing Disruptive Individuals from Council\nMeetings (Moved from 12/03/2024 and 01/21/25, Council Meeting)\n1. Motion Providing Direction to Staff

b. Community Development, re: Dispense with Competitive Bidding for the Acquisition\nof Pedestrian Safety Landscape Planters to be Installed on the Brand Boulevard and\nCentral Avenue Over-pass Bridges and in the Orange Street Alleyway\n1. Resolution dispensing with the competitive bidding required by Glendale City Charter,\nArticle VI, Section 9, based on the single source availability of 60 concrete pedestrian\nsafety planters in downtown Glendale from QCP Corp. and authorizing the purchase\nof such planters for a not-to-exceed amount of $297,008\n2. Resolution of Appropriation in the amount of $266,525 in Transportation Development\nAct (TDA) grant funds

c. Community Development, re: Dispense with Competitive Bidding In Order to\n01 28 25\n3 CC\nPurchase and Install Specialized Broadcast Quality Multi-Camera A/V Equipment at\nthe Alex Theatre\n1. Resolution Dispensing with Competitive Bidding Required by Glendale City Charter,\nArticle VI, Section 9, and Authorizing the Purchase and Installation of Specialized\nTheatre Control Room Equipment from TV Pro Gear at the Alex Theatre

d. Management Services, re: Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Glendale\nMunicipal Code, 1995, Title 8 Chapter 8.42 To Amend and Restate the City's Adopted\nProhibitions on the Use of Polystyrene Products and Single Use Plastics.\n1. Ordinance for Introduction\n2. Motion directing staff to develop incentive programs to support the transition to the\nproposed Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations ordinance\n3. Motion recommending City Council direct staff to engage the services of a consultant\nto provide continued education and support to organizations impacted by the Plastic\nWaste Reduction Regulations ordinance

e. Management Services, re: Voting Delegate for the 2025 Southern California\nAssociation of Governments\n(SCAG) General Assembly\n1. Motion Designating a Voting Delegate and Alternate Representative(s) for the 2025\nSouthern California Association of Governments (SCAG) General Assembly