Meeting

ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
(Adjourned from January 14, 2025 Regular Meeting)
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL

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

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January 21, 2025

ROLL CALL

CLOSED SESSION – 1:00 PM (To Commence at 3:00 PM)

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

b.	Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Annabel Aghajanian v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. BC720314

c.	Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: Oganyan v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. 23GDCV00864

d.	Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation: United States v. ITT Industries et al., U.S.D.C. Case No. 2:99-00552

REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:00 PM
Roll Call

a.	Flag Salute: Mayor Elen Asatryan

b.	Invocation: Dr. Suzie Abajian, City Clerk

c.	Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the January 21, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on January 15, 2025, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.

PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

a.	Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, January 28, 2025

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 Meetings of December 17, 2024 and January 7, 2025

Glendale Water and Power, re: Specification No. 3995 for Painting Street Light Standards in the Rossmoyne Neighborhood and Honolulu Road Area for Glendale Water and Power

Resolution adopting Specification No. 3995 for Painting Street Light Standards in the Rossmoyne Neighborhood and Honolulu Road Area for Glendale Water and Power, and directing the City Clerk to advertise for bids

Information Technology Department, re: Acceptance and appropriation of 2024 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program funds

Motion accepting $250,000 in State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program funds from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Resolution of Appropriation

City Attorney, re: Cancellation of February 4, 2025 Regular Meeting and Adding February 18, 2025 Regular Meeting to the Council Calendar for the 2024-25 Fiscal Year

Motion Modifying City Council Regular Meeting Schedule for the 2024-25 Fiscal Year

5.	CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS

6.	COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes; 5-Speaker Limit) Per Mayor Policy, This Item Also Permits Speakers Wishing to Speak Under General Oral Communications, Subject to the Three Minute Time Limit. Discussion is Limited to Matters Not on the Agenda.

7.	ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES

ACTION ITEMS

City Attorney, re: Report on Rules for the Conduct of Council Meetings: Options for Oral Communications and Public Comment on Agenda Items; Matters Related to the Order of Business for Council Agendas; Rules Governing Council Deliberation and Debate; Discussion of Policy for Removing Items from Agenda after Publication; and Rules Governing Decorum and Removing Disruptive Individuals from Council Meetings (Moved from 12/03/2024 Council Meeting)

Motion Providing Direction to Staff

Human Resources, re: Classification and Compensation Alignment (Continued from December 17, 2024, Council Meeting)

Motion to Increase the Citywide Authorized Salaried Position Count
Resolution Providing for the Establishment of Classification Titles and Compensation for Employees of the City of Glendale Covered by the Glendale Management Association Memorandum of Understanding, Including Employee Relations Exempt Classifications
Resolution Providing for the Establishment of Classification Titles and Compensation for Employees of the City of Glendale Covered by the Glendale City Employees’ Association Memorandum of Understanding, Including Confidential and Hourly Classifications
Resolution Providing for the Establishment of Classification Titles and Compensation for Employees of the City of Glendale Represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 18

Management Services, re: Proposed Staffing for City Councilmembers (Moved from December 17, 2024, Council Meeting)

Motion Directing Staff
Resolution of Appropriation for Funding One Hourly Employee

Community Development, re: Verdugo Wash Master Plan – RFP Consultant Selection

Motion authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a Professional Service Agreement with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. in the amount of $5,762,370, using grant funds, for the preparation of the Verdugo Wash Master Plan

Management Services, re: Human Relations Committee Update and Direction

Motion directing staff

9.	HEARINGS

10.	REPORTS - INFORMATION

11.	WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

12.	DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS

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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