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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. AUGUST 8, 2023 ROLL CALL 1. CLOSED SESSION – 1:00 PM (To Commence at 3:00 PM) a. Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Manager b. Conference with Labor Negotiators: The City-designated negotiator attending the closed session is: Mayor Dan Brotman. Unrepresented Employee Position: City Manager TYPED 8/3/2023 8:50:06 AM 08 08 23 1 CC  c. Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Attorney d. Conference with Labor Negotiators: The City-designated negotiator attending the closed session is: Mayor Dan Brotman. Unrepresented Employee Position: City Attorney e. Conference with real property negotiators. City negotiators attending the closed session are: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Bradley Calvert, Jason Bradford, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, Mark Berry, and Onnig Bulanikian. Property location: 480 Mt. Carmel. Negotiating Parties: Raz Zadorian. Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms for the acquisition of property f. Conference with real property negotiators. City negotiators attending the closed session are: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Bradley Calvert, Jason Bradford, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, and Onnig Bulanikian. Property location: 115 & 121 West Wilson Avenue. Negotiating Parties: Lillie S Makhanian Trust. Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms for the acquisition of property g. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pending Litigation: Maria Chavira v. City of Glendale, et al., L.A.S.C. Case No. 21STCV44569 2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:00 PM Roll Call a. Flag Salute: Mayor Dan Brotman b. Invocation: Suzie Abajian, City Clerk c. Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the August 8, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on Thursday, August 3, 2023, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall. 3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of Tuesday, August 15, 2023 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 July 25, 2023 b. Public Works, re: Professional Services Agreement for Federal Transit Vehicle Fleet Inspections for Beeline and Dial-A-Ride Vehicles 1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or a designee, to enter into and execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with TRC Engineering Services, LLC for quarterly fixed-route and demand-response transit fleet inspections and fixed-route new vehicle in-plant production inspections, delivery acceptance inspections and postdelivery compliance audit report services in an amount of $292,689 for a five-year term, with an option to extend the agreement for one additional year for $73,493 and a second additional year for $50,576 c. Fire Department, re: Concerning Destruction of Records of the Fire Department 1. Resolution Approving the Destruction of Certain City Records d. Public Works, re: Fiscal Year 2023 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Curb Ramp TYPED 8/3/2023 8:50:06 AM 08 08 23 2 CC  Installation and Sidewalk Repair Program 1. Motion awarding a construction contract to Vart Construction, Inc. in the amount of $2,840,591, approving a 15 percent contract contingency in the amount of $426,089, and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute the contract 2. Resolution of appropriation to appropriate funds in the amount of $1,618,186 for the Fiscal Year 2023 ADA Curb Ramp Installation and Sidewalk Repair Program e. Management Services, re: Audit Committee Annual Report and Internal Audit Work Plan 1. Motion to note and file Fiscal Year 2022-23 Audit Committee Annual Report for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 2. Motion to note and file Fiscal Year 2023-24 Internal Audit Work Plan 5. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS 6. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-Minutes) 7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES a. Management Services, re: Ordinance Amending Title 8 of the Glendale Municipal Code, to Add Chapter 8.50 Prohibiting the Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers (Devine, 07/25/23) b. Community Development, re: Ordinance Prohibiting Issuance of Entitlements and/or Permits for Establishment of New or Replacement Retail Uses Selling Firearms or Ammunition and Declaring the Urgency Thereof (Devine, 07/25/23) 8. ACTION ITEMS a. Public Works, re: Construction Contract for Fremont Park Renovation Project 1. Resolution dispensing with competitive bidding and awarding a construction contract to Dorado Design and Construction, Inc. in the amount of $21,750,220, approving a 10 percent contract contingency in the amount of $2,175,022 and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the contract 2. Resolution of Appropriation for the funding of the Fremont Park Renovation Project b. City Attorney, re: Review of Subject Matter and Language of Proposed Charter Amendments Pertaining to a Directly Elected Mayor, Council Districts, Councilmember Compensation, Contract Procurement and Miscellaneous Changes to the City Charter 1. Motion Providing Direction to Staff c. Finance, re: Employee Medical Stipend 1. Motion to approve a Medical Stipend for City of Glendale Employees, in the Aggregate Amount of $2,347,295, to Cover Medical Premium Increases from June 2023 through June 2024 2. Resolution of appropriation d. Management Services, re: Legislative Update 1. Motion to note and file report 2. Motion providing direction on bills as recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women 9. HEARINGS TYPED 8/3/2023 8:50:06 AM 08 08 23 3 CC  a. Fire Department, re: Weed abatement charges 2022-2023 1. Resolution confirming weed abatement charges 10. REPORTS - INFORMATION 11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 12. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS a. Request By Councilmember Najarian to Agendize Consideration of a Revision to the Council Resolution Establishing the Selection Process for Appointments to the Boards and Commissions to Revise the Effective Date of Implementation of the Panel System 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 TYPED 8/3/2023 8:50:06 AM 08 08 23 4 CC