Meeting

A G E N D A
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL

COUNCIL CHAMBERS
613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Glendale, CA 91206

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January 30, 2024

ROLL CALL

CLOSED SESSION – 1:00 PM (To Commence at 2:00 PM)

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, Jason Bradford and Laura Kalty. The name of the employee organization is: Glendale Management Association

b.	Conference with Labor Negotiators. The City-designated negotiator attending the closed session is: Mayor Dan Brotman. The unrepresented employee position is: City Attorney

Conference with real property negotiators. City negotiators attending the closed session are: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Onnig Bulanikian, Bradley Calvert, Mark Berry, Jason Bradford, Michael J. Garcia, and Gillian van Muyden. Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms for the acquisition of property

Property Location No. 1: 520 & 534 N. Glendale Avenue
Negotiating Parties: Glendale 3D LLC and MCMB Glendale LLC

Property Location No. 2: 115 to 123 W. Wilson Avenue
Negotiating Parties: Lillie S. Makhanian

d.	Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Claim of Tonyan, Claim No. 23-0231

e.	Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Claim of Escobar, Claim No. 23-0037

f.	Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Claim of State Farm (Whipple), Claim No. 23-0008

REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:00 PM
Roll Call

a.	Flag Salute: Mayor Dan Brotman

b.	Invocation: Dr. Suzie Abajian, City Clerk

c.	Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the January 30, 2024 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on January 25, 2024, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.

PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

a.	Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Presentation by the Pasadena Humane Society on Wildlife/Coyote Management Plan

CONSENT ITEMS (Including Minutes)
The following are Routine and May be Acted Upon by One Motion. Any Member of Council or the Audience Requesting Separate Consideration May do so by Making Such Request Before Motion is Proposed.

City Clerk, re: Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of January 23, 2024

Public Works, re: Award of a Professional Services Agreement for the Update of the Fleet Electrification Study

Motion awarding a Professional Services Agreement to Center for Transportation and the Environment for $102,200 for the Update to the Glendale Fleet Electrification Study

5.	CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS

6.	COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes)

7.	ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES

ACTION ITEMS

Community Development, re: Ordinance Amending Chapter 9.30 (Rental Rights Program)

Ordinance for Introduction Amending Chapter 9.30 of the Glendale Municipal Code, 1995 – Relating to the Rental Rights Program
Ordinance Amending the Citywide Fee Resolution and Adding Administration Citation Fine Amounts for Rental Rights Program Violations
Motion Directing Staff

Public Works, re: Introduction of Ordinance for Public and Private Indigenous Tree Protections

Ordinance amending portions of Chapter 12.40 and 12.44 of the Glendale Municipal Code to update standards and enforcement mechanisms for public and indigenous tree protection
Ordinance amending portions of Titles 16 and 30 of the Glendale Municipal Code regarding tree-related zoning provisions
Resolution establishing and modifying administrative citation fines in the Citywide Fee Schedule for enforcement of the public tree and indigenous tree ordinances
Resolution of Appropriation for Outreach Services

HEARINGS

Community Development, re: Appeal of the Design Review Board (DRB) approval of Design Review Case No. PDR-000210-2022 to demolish the existing commercial stable buildings and associated structures (originally developed in 1939) and construct three new buildings with 15 surface parking spaces for a commercial stable and kennel on a 44,682 square-foot (SF) corner lot, located at 1900 Riverside Drive in the CE (Commercial Equestrian Services) Zone

Motion to sustain the Design Review Board’s decision to approve the Design Review Application with conditions
Motion to continue the matter, directing the City Attorney to draft findings reversing the Design Review Board’s decision and denying the Project

10.	REPORTS - INFORMATION

11.	WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

12.

DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS

Mayor Brotman’s request to agendize a discussion of options to address the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision in California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley relative to the City’s Reach Code Requirement that new buildings be constructed as “all-electric” buildings, including options for an “electric preferred” ordinance

b.	Councilmember Kassakhian’s request to agendize a Resolution condemning the ethnic cleansing and genocide of Armenians in Artsakh

13.	ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Discussion is Limited to Items NOT a Part of this Agenda. Each Speaker is Allowed 5 minutes. Council May Question or Respond to The Speaker But There Will be no Debate or Decision. The City Manager May Refer the Matter to the Appropriate Department for Investigation and Report.

14.	NEW BUSINESS

15.	ADJOURNMENT

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