City Council

AGENDA GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206 JULY 28, 2026 - 6:00 PM PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ACCESSIBILITY PLEASE SILENCE CELLULAR PHONES WHILE INSIDE THE MEETING LOCATION Viewing of City Council Meetings: • In-person – City Council Chambers, 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91206 • TV Broadcast via Glendale TV, viewable on Spectrum Cable, channel 6, and AT&T U-verse, channel 99. • Live Broadcast – Streamed on the City webpage, glendaleca.gov/live, on YouTube.com/myglendale, and on the Cablecast app under "Glendale TV". • Online Attendance – via Zoom at https://glendaleca.zoomgov.com/j/1659278910 Meetings are also archived on the City Website for viewing anytime at glendaleca.gov/agendas. City Council meeting agenda packets, any agenda related documents, and additional documents are available at City Hall and online for public viewing on the City’s website: https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/public-meeting-portal ADA Accessibility and Translation Services: 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. The City Clerk’ office should be notified 72 hours (three business days) or as soon as practicable for requests regarding sign language translation and Braille transcription services; please direct all accessibility requests to (818) 548-2090. For translations, 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. If you have any questions about matters on the agenda, or requests for assistance including agenda email notification, please contact the City Clerk’s Office via email at CityClerk@GlendaleCA.gov, or by phone at (818) 548-2090. TYPED 7/23/2026 4:39:02 PM 07 28 26 1 CC  PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES The City Council welcomes public input at City Council meetings. Public input at Council meetings is regulated by the City Council’s Rules of Order, Procedure and Decorum for the Conduct of City Council Meetings as set forth in Resolution No. 25-76, which will be summarized below. Public Comment participation in Council meetings may occur as follows: • In-person – City Council Chambers • Online attendance – Connect to the meeting online using the meeting link below and use the Raise Hand feature to speak when the Mayor or City Clerk states it is time to speak on the particular public comment period or agenda item. Meeting link: https://glendaleca.zoomgov.com/j/1659278910 | Meeting ID: 165 927 8910 • Telephone – Call the number listed below and dial *9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute / mute Meeting call-in telephone number: (818) 745-0355 Written Comments and Documents: Public comments received in writing will NOT be read aloud at the meeting but will be part of the meeting record. Written public comments can be emailed to citycouncil@glendaleca.gov, and will be uploaded to the City website as an attachment to the agenda item. When submitting a public comment, please make sure to include the following: 1. Name (optional); and 2. Agenda item to which you are submitting public comment 3. Submit no later than 12:00 p.m. on the day of the City Council meeting. Correspondence received after this time may not be distributed until the following business day. 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, Room 110, Glendale, CA 91206. Public Comments During Council Meeting: Public Comments during Community Event Announcements, First and Second Periods of Oral Communications and agenda items will be governed as provided in the descriptions for those items on the agenda below. Pursuant to State law, the City Council may not discuss or take action on any item not appearing on the meeting agenda, except that members of the City Council or staff may ask a question for clarification or briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising public testimony rights (Government Code Section 54954.2). Staff may be asked to follow up on such items. Submitting Speaker Cards or Requesting Online or Telephonic Participation for Public Comment: Speaker cards must be submitted, by the following deadlines: • Community Event Announcements or First or Second Period of Oral Communications: PRIOR TO the commencement of the specific comment period • Consent Calendar Items: BEFORE a motion is made on the consent calendar • Other agenda items, including Action items: PRIOR to the completion of the verbal staff report (unless waived by the Mayor) Online participants must raise their hands and telephone users must dial *9 after the Mayor or City Clerk state it is time to indicate their desire to speak on an item but before the deadlines stated TYPED 7/23/2026 4:39:02 PM 07 28 26 2 CC above. Any audio-visual files displayed by speakers must be emailed to the Clerk’s office by 12:00 pm on the day before a Council meeting. TYPED 7/23/2026 4:39:02 PM 07 28 26 3 CC  JULY 28, 2026 - 6:00 PM ROLL CALL 1. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMEMBER FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS – 6:00 PM a. Mayor Kassakhian’s Request for Consideration of Placing a Measure on the Ballot of the November 3, 2026 Election for Voter Approval of a Quarter-Cent Sales Tax 2. CLOSED SESSION 3. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA – 6:00 PM Roll Call a. Flag Salute b. Invocation c. Report of the City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the July 28, 2026 Regular Meeting of the Glendale City Council was Posted on July 23, 2026, on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall. 4. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS a. Korean Comfort Women Day Proclamation b. Nominations for Appointment: • Edith Fuentes, Planning Commission (Seat 2 – Reappointment of Fuentes) (Brotman[A] /Kassakhian[B]), 7/21/2026) • Danielle Lockareff, Design Review Board (Seat 2 – Reappointment of Lockareff) (Brotman[A] /(Kassakhian[B]), 7/21/2026) • Alex Fay, Glendale Water & Power Commission (Seat 2 – Reappointment of Fay) (Brotman[A] /Bartrosouf[B]), 7/21/2026) • Chris Welch, Design Review Board (Seat 5 – Reappointment of Welch) (Bartrosouf[A]/Brotman[B]), 7/21/2026) • Jennifer Pinkerton, Sustainability Commission (Seat 2 – Reappointment of Pinkerton) (Brotman[A]/Bartrosouf[B]), 7/21/2026) • Annet Arakelian, Parks, Recreation & Community Services Commission (Seat 2 – Reappointment of Arakelian) (Brotman[A] /(Gharpetian[B]), 7/21/2026) • Lea Awni, CDBG-Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee (Seat 2 – Reappointment of Awni) (Brotman[A] /Gharpetian[B]), 7/21/2026) • Zanku Armenian, Glendale Water & Power Commission (Seat 1 – Reappointment of Armenian) (Asatryan[A]/Kassakhian[B]), 7/21/2026) 5. 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 City Council Meetings of June 9, 2026, June 23, 2026 and Special City Council Meeting of July 14, 2026 TYPED 7/23/2026 4:39:02 PM 07 28 26 4 CC  b. Fire Department, re: Agreement with Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner for weed abatement services 1. Resolution confirming weed abatement charges c. Public Works, re: Contract Amendments for Building Maintenance and Repair Services at Various City Facilities Contract 1. Motion to reject all bids for Citywide Maintenance and Repair of Emergency Power Generators Services, Specification No. 4037, and authorize the execution of an amendment to Contract No. 8001441 with Global Power Group, Inc. for citywide maintenance and repair of emergency power generators services, increasing the contract amount by $250,000 and extending the contract term for one additional year to provide continued generator maintenance, repair, testing, and related services 2. Motion to reject all bids for Citywide Maintenance and Repairs of HVAC Systems, Specification No. 4036, and authorize the execution of an amendment to Contract No. 8001439 with ACCO Engineered Systems for citywide maintenance and repairs of HVAC systems services, increasing the contract amount by $800,000 to provide continued HVAC maintenance, repair, and related services for an additional one-year term d. Community Services and Parks, re: Memorandum of Understanding between the Verdugo Workforce Development Board and required local workforce partners in compliance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) 1. Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Verdugo Workforce Development Board and the required local workforce partners in compliance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA); and authorize the Mayor to sign the MOU, and all later amendments 6. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS (Including reports from conferences and regional meetings) 7. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (3-minutes per speaker) Members of the public will be permitted to announce upcoming events taking place in the community. 8. FIRST PERIOD OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Maximum 3 minutes per speaker, 30-minute aggregate speaking time limit) Members of the public may address the Council on agenda items or non-agenda items within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction. If a speaker addresses the Council on an agenda item during the First Period of Oral Communications, they may not speak again when the agenda item is called. A speaker who addresses the Council on non-agenda items during the First Period of Oral Communications may not speak during the Second Period of Oral Communications. 9. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES 10. ACTION ITEMS a. Management Services, re: Appointment of Glendale members to the San Fernando Valley Council of Governments (SFVCOG), Arroyo Verdugo Cities Joint Powers Authority (AVCJPA) and the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust (BGPRHT) TYPED 7/23/2026 4:39:02 PM 07 28 26 5 CC  1. Motion appointing a member and an alternate to the San Fernando Valley Council of Governments; 2. Motion appointing a member and an alternate to the Arroyo Verdugo Cities Joint Powers Authority (AVCJPA); and 3. Motion appointing a member and an alternate to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust (BGPRHT) b. City Attorney, re: Charter Review – Placement of Measures on the Ballot to Amend the City Charter to Modernize the Civil Service System, Update the Charter’s Fund Accounting Provisions, Provide for Prospective Term Limits for City Clerk and City Treasurer, Address Changes in Compensation for City Clerk and City Treasurer, and Provide for Miscellaneous Charter Cleanup 1. Resolution of the Council Authorizing Placing on the Ballot Three Questions of Amending the City Charter Pertaining to the Civil Service System, Compensation and Term Limits of the City Clerk and City Treasurer, the Charter’s Fund Accounting Provisions and Miscellaneous Provisions 2. Resolution of the Council Authorizing Placing on the Ballot Four Questions of Amending the City Charter Pertaining to the Civil Service System, Department Heads in Civil Service, Compensation and Term Limits of the City Clerk and City Treasurer, the Charter’s Fund Accounting Provisions and Miscellaneous Provisions 3. Resolution Calling and Giving Notice of the Holding of a Special Municipal Election to be Held on November 3, 2026; and Asking the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to Consolidate the Special Election with the Statewide General Election; and Authorize the City Clerk and her Duly Authorized Officers and Agents to Carry out all Necessary Procedures for Said Election Working with the County of Los Angeles 4. Resolution Calling for Arguments For and Against the Ballot Measures 5. Resolution of Appropriation Option 1, For Three Ballot Questions Related to Proposed Charter Amendments to be Included in the Statewide General Election on November 3, 2026 6. Resolution of Appropriation Option 2, For Four Ballot Questions Related to Proposed Charter Amendments to be Included in the Statewide General Election on November 3, 2026 11. HEARINGS 12. REPORTS - INFORMATION 13. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 14. SECOND PERIOD OF 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. 15. NEW BUSINESS 16. ADJOURNMENT TYPED 7/23/2026 4:39:02 PM 07 28 26 6 CC