City Council

AGENDA GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206 Meetings are broadcast live on Glendale TV, viewable on Spectrum Cable, channel 6, and AT&T U- verse, channel 99. Meetings are also streamed live in high definition (HD) on the city's webpage, glendaleca.gov/live, on YouTube.com/myglendale, and on Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire devices using a free app called Screenweave and choosing “Glendale TV” from the menu. Meetings are also archived on the City Website for viewing anytime at glendaleca.gov/agendas. Call (818) 548-4013 for program schedules. DVDs of the proceedings are available for purchase in the City Clerk's Office. For public comments and questions during the meeting, call (818) 937-8100. Public comments on a specific agenda item will be taken when that agenda item is discussed. If you have any question about matters on the agenda, or requests for assistance, please contact the City Clerk at (818) 548-2090 during regular business hours. PLEASE TURN OFF CELLULAR PHONES WHILE INSIDE THE MEETING LOCATION In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, auxiliary hearing aids, sign language translation, and Braille transcripts are available upon request. Assisted listening devices are available same-day upon request. At least 48 hours (or two business days) notice is required for requests regarding sign language translation and Braille transcription services. All documents related to open session items on this agenda that are received less than 72 hours prior to this meeting, and are public records, will be available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, 613 E. Broadway, RM 110, Glendale, CA 91206. Translation services are provided for meetings through the use of bilingual staff for speakers who wish to utilize the service as available. Speakers should state their request by contacting the City Clerk’s office at (818) 548-2090, at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Please specify the language for which you require translation. The exclusive use of City provided interpreters is not required and persons are welcome to use their own interpreter or speak in their native language. SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 ROLL CALL 1. CLOSED SESSION – 1:00 PM (To Commence at 1:00 PM) a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pending Litigation: Sadeghi v. City of Glendale, et al., L.A.S.C. Case No. 20STCV34372 b. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pending Litigation: Glenoaks Canyon TYPED 9/7/2022 9:15:57 PM 09 13 22 1 CC  Homeowners Association v. City of Glendale, L.A.S.C. Case No. 22STCP0011 c. Public Employee Appointment – Fire Chief d. Public Employee Appointment – Director of Community Development e. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Significant exposure litigation pursuant to paragraph subdivisions (d)(2) and (e)(2) of Section 54956.9: One (1) potential case f. Conference with Labor Negotiators. The City-designated negotiators attending the closed session are: Roubik Golanian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, John Takhtalian, Paula Adams, Aymee Martin, Jason Bradford, Carl Povilaitis and Laura Kalty. The name of the employee organization is: Glendale Management Association 2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:00 PM Roll Call a. Flag Salute: Mayor Kassakhian b. Invocation: Suzie Abajian, City Clerk c. Report of City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the September 13, 2022 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on September 7, 2022 on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall. 3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, September 20, 2022 b. Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation c. Appointment of Board and Commission Member (Asatryan, 8/23/2022) 1. Alex Fay, Glendale Water and Power Commission d. Appointment of Board and Commission Member (Asatryan, 8/23/2022) 1. Cole Bazemore, Sustainability Commission e. Appointment of Board and Commission Member (Asatryan, 8/23/2022) 1. Lilya Avagyan, Transportation and Parking Commission f. Nomination Assignments for Boards & Commission Appointments 1. Arts & Culture Commission (Asatryan, Najarian, Brotman) 2. Audit Committee (Najarian, Devine, Brotman) 3. Building and Fire Board of Appeals (Kassakhian, Brotman, Asatryan, Najarian) 4. CDBG Advisory Committee (Brotman, Najarian) 5. Design Review Board (Najarian, Brotman) 6. Glendale Water and Power Commission (Brotman, Najarian) 7. Historic Preservation Commission (Najarian, Brotman, Asatryan) 8. Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission (Asatryan, Najarian, Brotman) 9. Planning Commission (Brotman, Najarian, Asatryan) 10. Commission on the Status of Women (Brotman, Najarian) 11. Transportation and Parking Commission (Brotman, Najarian) 12. Sustainability Commission (Brotman, Najarian) 4. CONSENT ITEMS (Including Minutes) TYPED 9/7/2022 9:15:57 PM 09 13 22 2 CC  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. a. City Clerk, re: Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting of August 9, 2022 and August 16, 2022 and the Special City Council meeting of August 9, 2022 b. Community Services and Parks, re: Student Training & Employment Program funds from the California Department of Rehabilitation for the Glendale Youth Alliance and Glendale Community College’s Professional Development Center 1. Motion: a. Accepting Student Training & Employment Program funds from the California Department of Rehabilitation in the amount of $450,000 annually, for 3 fiscal years from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025, for $1,350,000 in total, to enable the Verdugo Workforce Development Board to distribute those funds to the Glendale Youth Alliance and Glendale Community College’s Professional Development Center b. Approving the award of STEP grant funds to the Glendale Youth Alliance in the amount of $216,618 annually and to Glendale Community College’s Professional Development Center in the amount of $13,600 annually, for 3 fiscal years fromJuly 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025, as approved and recommended by the Verdugo Workforce Development Board c. Authorizing the City Manager, or a designee, to execute all agreements, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funding c. Public Works, re: Encouraging the Use of Beeline Transit by Designating Annual Free Fare Days 1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee to make Beeline free on Transit Equity Day, Earth Day, National Bike to Work Day, California Clean Air Day, and federal and state elections to encourage transit use and provide access to polls on an annual basis, permanently 5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS 6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes) 7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES 8. ACTION ITEMS a. Glendale Water and Power, re: City of Glendale Response to June 21, 2022 County of Los Angeles Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Water, Water Everywhere Leaking from the Pipes”. 1. Resolution Approving City of Glendale Response to June 21, 2022 Los Angeles Civil Grand Jury Report b. Public Works, re: Update on Scholl Canyon Landfill Operations and Closure. 1. Motion Directing Staff regarding the Future of the Scholl Canyon Landfill, from one of the following options: a. Do not revise the City’s Wasteshed Ordinance and allow the Landfill to close upon reaching capacity, currently estimated in December 2025. b. Revise the City’s Wasteshed Ordinance to exclude all current users of the Landfill except for Glendale, which means the Landfill will continue operating until approximately June 2030. TYPED 9/7/2022 9:15:57 PM 09 13 22 3 CC  c. Revise the City’s Wasteshed Ordinance to exclude the City of Pasadena and continue allowing all other current users of the Landfill, which means the Landfill will continue operating until approximately July 2028. d. Revise the City’s Wasteshed Ordinance to exclude all current users of the Landfill except for Glendale and Pasadena, which means the Landfill will continue operating until approximately June 2026. 2. Motion Directing Staff Regarding Scholl Canyon Landfill operations c. Public Works, re: Solid Waste Collection Rates and Commencement of Proposition 218 Notice and Public Hearing Process for the Purpose of Adopting New Solid Waste Collection Rates for Single-Family and Small Multi-Family Customers 1. Motion authorizing staff to commence the Proposition 218 Notice and Public Hearing Process for the purpose of adopting new solid waste collection rates for single-family and small multi-family customers 9. HEARINGS 10. REPORTS - INFORMATION 11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 12. 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. 13. NEW BUSINESS 14. ADJOURNMENT TYPED 9/7/2022 9:15:57 PM 09 13 22 4 CC