City Council
Regular MeetingGlendale, CA · January 24, 2023
Agenda
AGENDA
GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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Glendale, CA 91206
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JANUARY 24, 2023
ROLL CALL
1. CLOSED SESSION – 1:00 PM (To Commence at 3:00 PM)
a. 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
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b. Conference with real property negotiators. City negotiators attending the closed
session are: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Bradley Calvert, Jason Bradford,
Michael J. Garcia, Soua Vang, and Gillian van Muyden. Property location: 212 and
216 S. Brand Blvd. Negotiating Parties: Museum of Neon Art. Instructions to the
negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms for the lease of property
2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:00 PM
Roll Call
a. Flag Salute: Mayor Ardy Kassakhian
b. Invocation: Suzie Abajian, City Clerk
c. Report of City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the January 24, 2023
Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was posted on Wednesday, January
18, 2023, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, January 31, 2023
b. Youth & Government Bill Hearing Night presented by Glendale YMCA and Foothills
YMCA
c. Commendation for Senior Park Services Manager Chris Peplow
4. 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.
a. City Clerk, re: Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of January 10, 2023 and
Special City Council Meetings of January 17, 2023
b. Public Works, re: Glendale Transportation Center Renovations Project
1. Resolution adopting Plans and Specification No. 3926 for the Glendale Transportation
Center Renovation Project and directing the City Clerk to advertise for bids
c. Public Works, re: Central Library Children and Youth Services Renovation Project,
Specification No. 3888
1. Resolution adopting Plans and Specifications No. 3888 for the Central Library
Children and Youth Services Renovation Project and directing the City Clerk to
advertise for bids
2. Motion authorizing an amendment to Contract No. 8001171 with Johnson Favaro,
increasing the contract amount by $238,420, for a total not-to-exceed amount of
$562,420, and authorizing City Manager or his designee to execute the amendment
5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes)
7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
8. ACTION ITEMS
a. Community Development, re: California Energy Commission’s California Automated
Permit Processing (CalAPP) Program grant in the amount of $80,000 to support
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Glendale's incorporation of SolarAPP+ into the Land Management System
1. Motion authorizing the Director of Community Development or designee to execute
Grant Agreement with the California Energy Commission for the California Automated
Permit Processing (CalAPP) Program in the amount of $80,000
2. Resolution of Appropriation in the amount of $80,000
b. Glendale Water and Power, re: Scholl Canyon Landfill Biogas Renewable
Generation Project
1. Resolution dispensing with competitive bidding and authorizing the City Manager, or
his designee, to issue a Full Notice To Proceed (FNTP) to Western Energy Systems, a
division of Pen Power Group, LLC (WES) for the sale of Power Island Major
Equipment (PIME) and services for the Biogas Renewable Generation Project and
authorizing the execution of Amendment No. 1 with WES’ existing contract with the
City relating to the PIME, in the not-to-exceed amount of $19,364,855 plus a Ten
percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $1,936,486
2. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an Engineer-
Procure-Construct (EPC) Contract with ACCO Engineered Systems Inc. (ACCO) for
the engineering, design and construction of the Biogas Renewable Generation Project
at the Scholl Canyon Landfill, in the not-to-exceed amount of $45,800,200, plus a Ten
percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $4,580,020
3. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an Amendment to
Professional Services Agreement (PSA)No. 8000053 with Stantec Consulting
Services, Inc. (Stantec) to increase the contract amount by $235,000 to provide
supplemental professional environmental services for the Scholl Canyon Biogas
Renewable Generation Project, for a new contract not to exceed amount of
$1,668,582
4. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a Line Extension
Contract with the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), in an amount no to
exceed $100,000, for construction of natural gas piping and a meter set assembly
related to the Biogas Renewable Generation Project
5. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to
the existing Professional Services Agreement (PSA) No. 8001391 with Worley Group,
Inc. (Worley) to add the sum of $1,100,000 for Owner’s Engineering and Project
management services related to the Biogas Renewable Generation Project, for a new
contract not to exceed amount of $2,000,000
6. Resolution of appropriation
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
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14. ADJOURNMENT
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