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City Council

2025-12-02 · agenda-only view · official agenda ↗ · watch on YouTube ↗

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Public comment (general) from video ▶ 34:58

~4 speakers (counted from clerk hand-offs)

Fremont Park enforcement — smoking, littering, and alcohol violations, with calls for nightly police patrols and code-enforcement citations with community-service penalties 1 speakers

“Fremont park continues to experience routine open violation signs of glendale's fresh air ordinance gmc 8.52 and the city's litterering laws 8.32” ▶ 36:19

“So in closing council, this comes down to choice protect the violators of your own ordinances or protect the health of children in the environment. But you can't do both.” ▶ 38:48

Remove the City Residential Overlay (COR/CORAL) from public parking lots and withdraw those lots from the State Surplus Land Act designation — the dominant issue, raised by nearly every speaker and all four callers 15 speakers

“Community members have repeatedly and clearly communicated both in public meetings and at city council that we oppose any zoning changes to the lots next to the” ▶ 39:59

“We don't want this to be los angeles or long beach when we keep putting in more apartrtmens up and down the city. You're destroying our neigorhoods.” ▶ 49:35

Protecting Montrose's small-business character and community parking — speakers argued the lots are essential for retail merchants, foot traffic, and neighborhood events 8 speakers

“Montrose is, the jewel of the city. It's, you know, we all rely on those parking spots. We. That's how we make ends meet.” ▶ 55:11

“Glendale is already a high density housing city with traffic congestion, our qualityy of le issues are not getting better.” ▶ 1:06:03

Housing development pace and data — a Glendale Association of Realtors representative presented permit statistics arguing the city's 2.1 units per 1,000 residents is below stagnant benchmarks, challenging the majority's perception that growth is too fast 1 speakers

“The question was you as a voter, what do you feel about residential development? Is it too fast, too slow or just about right?” ▶ 56:48

“So where are we in glendndale, 1 and in california, 2.5. We're bel the state of california level. That is dismal to begin with.” ▶ 59:08

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Agenda items & public comment

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[1a] Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation. Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivisions (d)(2) and (e)(2) of Government Code Section 54956.9: One Potential Case other not discussed on camera

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[1b] Conference with Real Property Negotiators: City-designated negotiators: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, and Daniel Hernandez. Property Location: 1631 Gardena Avenue. Negotiating Parties: Jeffery L. White and Andrew C. Bernard. Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the price and terms of payment for the acquisition of property other not discussed on camera

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[1c] Conference with Real Property Negotiations: City-designated negotiators: Roubik Golanian, John Takhtalian, Michael J. Garcia, Gillian van Muyden, Bradley Calvert, and Mark Berry. Property Location: Glendale Galleria I Parking Structure located on Columbus Avenue and Colorado. Negotiating Parties: Brookfield Properties. Instructions to the negotiator(s) will concern the terms of the exercise of the extended lease term other not discussed on camera

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[3a] Proclamation Elder Wellness and Connection Month proclamation ▶ 5:13 · 5 min

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[4a] City Clerk, re: Minutes of the City Council Meeting of November 4, 2025 and the Joint City Council and Glendale Housing Meeting of November 18, 2025 minutes consent ▶ 10:21

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[4b] Public Works, re: Award Maintenance and Repair Contract for Fire-Life-Safety Systems contract consent ▶ 10:21

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[4c] Community Development, re: Use of City Days at the Alex Theatre for two requests - Hamazkayin Sayat Nova Choir and GUSD's Armenian American Heritage Night other ▶ 10:58 · 2 min

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[4d] Community Services and Parks, re: Elderly Nutrition Program (ENP) Amendment No. 1 from Los Angeles County Aging and Disabilities Department (AD) for FY 2025-2026 Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) and Modernizing Older Californians Act (MOCA) funding allocation of $88,670. grant consent ▶ 10:21

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[4e] Public Works, re: Award the Maple Park Gym Ceiling Replacement Project contract consent ▶ 10:21

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[4f] City Attorney, re: Increase in insurance coverage for the City's property and other coverages for the Grayson Repowering Project. report ▶ 13:13 · 0 min

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[4f.1] Motion Authorizing an increase to the insurance premiums for property, general liability, workers' compensation, cyber liability, and other miscellaneous coverages for the 2025-26 fiscal year, as outlined in the Report to Council dated December 2, 2025 to add $1,965,740 for contractually required builders risk and related insurance policies for the Grayson Repowering Project, for a new total authorized premiums in the amount of $11,172,260 for Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget ▶ 13:25 · 22 min

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[13a] Councilmember Asatryan's request to agendize discussion of the formation of an Ethics Commission other ▶ 1:22:57 · 3 min

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[13b] Councilmember Gharpetian's request to agendize a discussion on capturing detailed meeting minutes instead of action minutes other ▶ 1:26:19 · 17 min

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