Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation:  Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Paragraphs (d)(2) and (e)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9:  Two potential cases

Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation:  Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Paragraphs (d)(2) and (e)(2) of Government Code Section 54956.9:  Two potential cases

Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation:  California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al. v. City of Glendale, et al., U.S.D.C. Case No. 2:22-cv-07346-SB-JC

Conference with Labor Negotiators.  The City-designated negotiators attending the closed session are: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, Paula Adams, Aymee Martin, Greg Fish, Jason Bradford and Laura Kalty. The name of the employee organizations is: Glendale Fire Fighters’ Association

Flag Salute: Mayor Dan Brotman

Invocation: Suzie Abajian, City Clerk

Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the November 14, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on November 9, 2023, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.

Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, November 21, 2023

City Clerk, re: Minutes of the Special City Council and Regular City Council Meetings of November 7, 2023

Police Department, re: The Police Department's 2022 Specialized Equipment Use Report

1. Motion to note and file this report

Public Works, re: Adoption of Specification and Advertising for Bids for Scholl Canyon Perimeter Fencing Replacement Project

1. Resolution adopting Specification No. 3960 for the Scholl Canyon Perimeter Fencing Replacement Project and directing the City Clerk to advertise for bids

Public Works, re: Authorization for Submittal of Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalReycle) Application for Payment Programs and Related Authorizations for a Period of Five Years

1. Resolution authorizing submittal of CalRecycle grant applications and related authorizations for which the City of Glendale is eligible for five years

Public Works, re: Adoption of Plans and Specifications for 140 N. Isabel Building and Civic Center Parking Garage Stairways Painting Project

1. Resolution adopting Specification No. 3966 for the 140 N. Isabel Building and Civic Center Parking Garage Stairway Painting Project and directing the City Clerk to advertise for bids

Management Services, re: Ordinance Amending Glendale Municipal Code, 1995, Title 8 Chapter 8.42 To Prohibit the Use, Distribution and Sale of Polystyrene Products on a Citywide Basis (Continued from 11/07/2023)

City Attorney, re: Amendment to Glendale Municipal Code Section 9.25.050 Pertaining to Exemptions to the City's Ban on the Possession of Firearms and Ammunition on City Property

1. Introduction of Ordinance Amending Glendale Municipal Code Section 9.25.050

Police Department, re: Authorization to Initiate a Referral Incentive Program for eligible sworn and non-sworn employees of the Glendale Police Department and a Signing Bonus Program for eligible lateral police officers and lateral dispatchers

1. Motion authorizing the Glendale Police Department to implement a Referral Incentive Program for eligible sworn and non-sworn employees of the Glendale Police Department and a Signing Bonus Program for eligible lateral police officers and lateral dispatchers

Glendale Water and Power, re: 2023 Electric Rates Cost of Service Analysis (COSA)

1. Ordinance Establishing Electric Rates for Glendale Water and Power Customers

Glendale Water and Power, re: Grayson Repowering Project – Demolition and Site Improvement Contract Contingency Amount Amendment; Balance of Site Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Contract Award, Professional Services Agreement Amendment; and Wartsila North America, Inc. Engineering and Procurement Contract Award

1. Motion authorizing an increase to the contingency amount by $10,000,000 to a new contingency amount of $15,443,747 to the existing Contract No. 8002075 with Silverado Contractors, Inc. (Silverado) for the Grayson Repowering Project.
2. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 1 to the existing PSA, Contract No. 8002155, with ARB, Inc. (ARB), increasing the not to exceed amount by $330,000 to a new not to exceed amount of $630,000 and to add the following to the scope of work: 1) develop an indicative construction cost for the Wartsila Power Island, and 2) perform the necessary engineering to support and prepare procurement documents for long lead electrical equipment, and 3) then obtain formal quotations.
3. Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an EPC contract with ARB, in the not to exceed amount of $362,700,000 plus a 10% contingency of $36,270,000 to 1) serve as the EPC for the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Power Island, 2) serve as the EPC for the BOS work, 3) integration of the BESS and Wartsila Power Islands into the Utility Operations Center, and 4) construct the Wartsila Power Island.
4. Resolution Amending Resolution 22-189, and authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an EP contract with Wartsila in the not to exceed amount of $108,555,800 plus a 15% contingency of $16,283,370 to provide and deliver the engineering design and equipment for the Wartsila Power Island.
5. Resolution of Appropriations

Glendale Water and Power, re: City Owned Solar Development Program – Phase 1 Award of Contracts

1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a construction contract with Solar Optimum, Inc., using the Alternative Project Delivery Method for the Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) of Solar PV Systems for a not-to-exceed amount of $9,953,000 with a 15% contingency of $1,492,950 at the following project sites: 1) Sports Complex, 2) Glendale Community College Lot 34, 3) Utility Operations Center, 4) Central Library, and 5) GWP Perkins Building
2. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a contract with Motive Energy Storage Systems, Inc., using the Alternative Project Delivery Method for the EPC of Solar PV Systems for a not to exceed amount of $151,274 with a 15% contingency of $22,691 for project design and engineering, and environmental analysis under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) at the following project site: 1) Brand Landfill
3. Resolution amending Resolution 23-24, authorizing the General Manager of Glendale Water & Power Department, or his designee, to utilize the Engineer, Procure, Construct (EPC) Project Delivery Method for the Solar Photovoltaic System at Six Proposed Sites

Community Development, re: 601 North Brand Boulevard – Stage I Preliminary Design Review (Case No. PDR 000628-2022)

1. Motion to Approve Stage I Preliminary Design Review

Public Works, re: Public Hearing on the Appeal of the Decision of the Director of Public Works Granting Encroachment Permit No. EP-823 for the Installation of Wireless Telecommunications Facilities in the Public Right of Way located in front of 1544 W. Kenneth Road (Continued from 11/07/2023)

1. Motion DENYING the appeal and upholding the decision of the Director of Public Works granting Encroachment Permit No. EP-823
2. Motion GRANTING the appeal, reversing the decision of the Director of Public Works, and continuing the matter until November 28, 2023, for the City Attorney to prepare findings consistent with Council direction

Mayor Brotman’s Request to a Report on a Pilot Program for a Private Local Electric Shuttle Service

Mayor Brotman’s Request to Agendize an Emergency Moratorium on Rental Housing Evictions for Purposes of Conducting Renovations To Allow City To Study Changes to the City’s Regulations Pertaining to Renovation-Based Evictions

Councilmember Kassakhian’s Request to Agendize a Report on Establishing a Charter Review Committee