Recap of Glendale City Council’s August 13, 2024 Meeting

CONSENT ITEMS

4b. Management Services, re: Audit Committee Annual Report and Internal Audit Work Plan

  • Motion to acknowledge and file the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Audit Committee Annual Report for the period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024.

Moved: Brotman
Seconded: Najarian

Vote as Follows
Ayes: Brotman, Gharpetian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None

  • Motion to acknowledge and file the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Internal Audit Work Plan.

Moved: Brotman
Seconded: Najarian

Vote as Follows
Ayes: Brotman, Gharpetian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None

4c. Glendale Water and Power, re: Award of a Contract to SECC Corporation for the Construction of a Fiber Optic Line to the Parks and Facilities in Scholl Canyon

  • Motion to authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to enter into and execute a contract with SECC Corporation for the construction of a fiber optic line to the parks and facilities in Scholl Canyon (Specification No. 3979) in the amount of $401,606, with an additional 15% contingency of $60,241.

Moved: Brotman
Seconded: Najarian

Vote as Follows
Ayes: Brotman, Gharpetian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None

ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES

7a. Community Development, re: Ordinance Extending, by an Additional One Year, Interim Urgency Ordinance No. 6011 Prohibiting Issuance of Entitlements and/or Permits for Establishment of New or Replacement Retail Uses Selling Firearms or Ammunition (Kassakhian, 07/16/24) (Moved from July 30, 2024 Council Meeting)

Item did not pass.

ACTION ITEMS

8a. City Clerk, re: Consideration of support of state bills recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women

  • Motion to provide direction on legislative bills as recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women.

Moved: Brotman
Seconded: Gharpetian

Vote as Follows
Ayes: Brotman, Gharpetian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None

8b. Public Works, re: Urban Forestry Tree Planting and Maintenance Program Contract Increases

  • Resolution 24-136 waiving competitive bidding and authorizing the City Manager, or a designee, to amend contract 8000974 with West Coast Arborists, Inc. (WCA) by increasing the contract amount by $40,560, bringing the total to $11,618,220. The amendment is for the purpose of planting 104 trees as part of the reimbursable USDA Forest Service grant, subject to budget approval for FY 2024-25, FY 2025-26, and FY 2026-27.

Moved: Brotman
Seconded: Gharpetian

Vote as Follows
Ayes: Brotman, Gharpetian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None

  • Resolution 24-137 authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a GreenLatinos Urban and Community Forestry Program Subaward Agreement for the City of Glendale’s Canopy Improvement Project, which includes planting 104 trees and conducting a comprehensive citywide canopy assessment.

Moved: Brotman
Seconded: Gharpetian

Vote as Follows
Ayes: Brotman, Gharpetian, Kassakhian, Najarian, Asatryan
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None

8c. Community Development, re: Project Update- Bicycle Transportation Plan (Continued from July 30, 2024. Public Comment Taken on July 30, 2024; No Additional Public Comment Will Be Taken Unless the Matter Substantially Changes.)

  • Motion to provide direction on the update of the Bicycle Transportation Plan.

Moved: Kassakhian
Seconded: Brotman

Vote as Follows
Ayes: Brotman, Kassakhian, Asatryan
Noes: Gharpetian, Najarian
Absent: None
Abstain: None