M I N U T E S REGULAR MEETING GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 22, 2013 ROLL CALL All Present 1. CLOSED SESSION 3:13 p.m. a. Public Employee Performance Evaluation City Manager and City Attorney. b. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code Section 54956.9. c. Conference with Labor Negotiators. The City-Designated Negotiators Attending the Closed Session are: Scott Ochoa, Yasmin Beers, Michael Garcia, Matt Doyle, Harold Scoggins, Martha Basurto, Jason Bradford, and Gillian van Muyden. Title of Unrepresented Hourly Employees: Ambulance Operator. d. Public Employee Appointment: Chief of Police. City Attorney Michael J. Garcia indicated that action may be anticipated on item 1d. The Council recessed to closed session at 3:13 p.m. 2. REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA 6:03 p.m. Roll Call All Present a. Flag Salute Council Member Friedman b. Invocation City Clerk Ardashes Kassakhian c. Report of City Clerk, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the October 22, 2013, regular meeting of the Glendale City Council was posted on Thursday, October 17, 2013, on the Bulletin Board outside City Hall. 3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS a. Agenda Preview for the Meetings of October 29, 2013 Assistant City Manager Yasmin Beers provided the preview. Mayor Weaver requested that item 12, New Business, be addressed next. 12. NEW BUSINESS a. Motion Approving Appointment of Robert M. Castro as the Chief of Police for the City of Glendale Mayor Weaver passed the gavel to Council Member Najarian and made the motion, indicating that this would be his last time to vote on a Chief of Police candidate. Moved: Weaver Seconded: Quintero 4. CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS Council Member Najarian spoke about emails he received and forwarded to the appropriate Department Heads from representatives of the Mayor s office of the Mexican City of Tlaquepaque, who wanted Glendale to send a few firefighters to assist them in training members for their fire department and also wanted refuse vehicles; requested that staff 1 5 A
return with options of converting the block of the Exchange on Maryland Av. between Broadway and Wilson into a promenade in an effort to invigorate the exchange; attended this past weekend s Relay for Life Kickoff Event, which raised nearly $70,000; and indicated that he met with a community member who expressed interest in resuming operation of the Twelve Oaks Lodge as a senior care facility and encouraged the individual to present a business proposal to the current owner, the National Charity League, and the City. Council Member Sinanyan, along with Council Member Quintero, attended last week s YWCA s Vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness Event and thanked all who participated; and attended the Ararat Homenetmen 35 th Anniversary Fundraiser Event. Mayor Weaver indicated that the Ararat Homenetmen 35 th Anniversary Fundraiser Event was great and that nearly 600 Glendalians attended. Council Member Quintero indicated that the YWCA s Vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness Event was inspiring; the Ararat Homenetmen 35 th Anniversary Fundraiser Event was well attended; and attended the Harley Davidson Love Ride Fundraiser Event with Community Relations Coordinator Dan Bell, and indicated that the event was good for the Glendale economy. 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. Minutes of the Joint City Council and Housing Authority Meeting of Tuesday, October 15, 2013 b. Chief of Police, re: Grant Funded Sobriety Checkpoint Operations 1. Motion Accepting and Authorizing Participation in the State of California Office of Traffic Safety Grant Program 2. Resolution #13-185 Appropriating $150,310 in Grant Funds for the Program 2
Council Member Sinanyan requested that item 5c be considered separately. c. General Manager of GWP, re: Extension of Service Agreement for Real-Time Operations 1. Motion Authorizing Execution of an Amendment for a 3-Year Extension for the City of Glendale s Participation in an Existing Agreement between Alliance for Cooperative Energy Services Power Marketing LLC (APM), the Southern California Public Power Authority, and Participating Members, in the Amount Payable to APM of $604,325 for the First Year, $628,500 for the Second Year, and $653,325 for the Third Year (the Second and Third Years Subject to Council Appropriation of Funds) Moved: Friedman Seconded: Najarian d. General Manager of GWP, re: Quitclaim of City of Glendale Utility Easements on 301 N. Central Av. 1. Resolution #13-186 Authorizing Quitclaim to 301 N. Central Avenue, LLC e. General Manager of GWP, re: Operation, Maintenance, Repair, and Necessary Upgrades of the Air Way Receiving Station 1. Motion Approving a Change Order to the Contract with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in the Amount of $850,000 6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3-Minute Event Announcement Portion) Leon Mayer Ron Farina 7. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES Friedman, Najarian, Quintero, Weaver Sinanyan, 3
8. ACTION ITEMS a. Chief of Police, re: Grant Funded Purchase of Automated License Plate Recognition Systems 1. Resolution #13-187 Dispensing with Competitive Bidding and Authorizing Purchase from 3M Company in the Amount of $91,457 in Homeland Security Grant Funds Moved: Najarian Seconded: Friedman b. Director of Community Services and Parks, re: Overview and Status of Stengel Field Stadium 1. Motion Providing Direction to Staff to pursue demolition of the stadium structure, including preparation of demotion plans and specifications, and construction of a new stadium structure with the same features and amenities as the existing structure; and development of a long-term lease agreement with the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) for the GUSD to be responsible for the funding and managing the construction of the new stadium building Moved: Sinanyan Seconded: Quintero c. Directors of Public Works and Community Services and Parks, re: Maple Park Site Improvement Project, in Connection with Specification No. 3514 1. Motion Awarding a Construction Contract to Parsam Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $1,044,893; Approving $105,000 for Contingency; and Rejecting All Other Bids Moved: Friedman Seconded: Sinanyan d. General Manager of GWP, re: Payoff of the Debt Owed to the U.S. Treasury for the Hoover Power Plant Visitor Center and Air Slots 1. Motion Authorizing the Debt Payoff of $1,619,431.45 from Existing Monies in GWP s Project Stabilization Fund at SCPPA Moved: Quintero Seconded: Najarian 4
9. HEARINGS a. Director of Community Development, Cont d. 10/1/13 and 10/15/13, re: Appeal of Design Review Board Approval of Application Number PDR 1234093 for Property Located at 4201 Pennsylvania Av., Including Addendum to Mitigated Negative Declaration Presenting: Senior Planner Jeff Hamilton Public Comment: Appellant: Daniel G. Stubbs Bill Weisman Susan Bolan Sharon Weisman Sherry Stubbs Applicant: John Reekstin Eric Everhart Oppose: Nancy Camean Karen Keehne Zimmerman Lauren Wonder Marcelo Ruiz Mark Maitlen Margaret Hammond 1. Motion Sustaining the Design Review Board s Decision of Approval Motion Not Adopted 2. Motion Continuing the Matter to the November 5, 2013 Regular City Council Meeting, in Order to Draft Findings in Support of Overturning the Design Review Board s Decision, and Denying the Application Moved: Quintero Seconded: Friedman 6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Following Business Agenda Items as per Mayor Policy) 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. Larry Moorehouse Friedman, Najarian, Quintero, Sinanyan Weaver 5
Margaret Hammond Richard Diradourian Beatrix Schwarz 10. REPORTS INFORMATION 11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 13. ADJOURNMENT 10:06 p.m. Moved: Sinanyan Seconded: Quintero Mayor of the City of Glendale City Clerk of the City of Glendale 6