REVISED
- Closed Session start time was revised
- Item 4b was removed
- Item 8c was added
- 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. Police Department, re: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program, Request for Authorization to Accept Grant Funds in the amount of $57,622 to be used for equipment and training for the Verdugo Regional Crime Laboratory
Motion authorizing acceptance of the 2021 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant and authorizing the City Manager, or a designee, to execute the necessary agreements, certification, and other documents required to accept the Grant
Resolution of Appropriation in the amount of $57,622 in 2021 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant funds
b. Libraries, Arts, and Culture, re: Acceptance of grant funds for Public Librarian Diversity Residency Program from the California State Library
Motion accepting $100,000 in Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant program funds from the California State Library to enable Glendale Library, Arts & Culture (GLAC) to add two new unclassified Librarian positions under GLAC’s Public Librarian Diversity Residency Program, and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute all agreements, amendments, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funding
Resolution appropriating $100,000 from the California State Library, Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant program and $100,000 in matching funds to be appropriated from the Library Mitigation Fee Fund
c. Libraries, Arts, and Culture, re: Acceptance of Grant Funds for Community Connections Collaborative grant from the California State Library
Motion accepting $71,257 in Community Connections Collaborative grant funds from the California State Library, which are being provided and administered by Califa Group, to enable the Director of Library, Arts and Culture to carry out the Community Connections Collaborative project and to add a part-time Community Resource Specialist to connect the public with available social services; and authorizing the City Manager or a designee to execute all agreements, amendments, certifications, and documents necessary to accept and implement the funding
Resolution appropriating $71,257 from the California State Library
d. Management Services, re: Audit Committee Annual Report and Internal Audit Work Plan
Motion to note and file Fiscal Year 2021-22 Audit Committee Annual Report for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022
Motion to note and file Fiscal Year 2022-23 Internal Audit Work Plan for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023
- ACTION ITEMS
a. Glendale Water and Power, re: Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Energy Risk Management Policy and Trading Authority Policy
Motion approving amendments to the GWP Energy Risk Management Policy
Motion approving amendments to the GWP Trading Authority Policy.
b. City Attorney, re: Review and Reconsideration of Temporary Cap on Fees Charged by Third-Party Food Delivery Applications
Motion to Note and File
Resolution Repealing Resolution No 20-63 and Terminating the Emergency Public Order Imposing a Temporary Limit on Commission Fees Charged by Third-Party Delivery Applications on Businesses in Glendale
Motion Providing Direction to Staff
c. Police Department, re: Request regarding the acceptance of grant funding from the United States Department of Homeland Security 2021 Urban Area Security Initiatives (UASI) Grant Program
Resolution to accept grant funds in the amount of $1,454,709 and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an agreement with the City of Los Angeles for the award of funds under the FY21 UASI grant program
Resolution to dispense with competitive bidding and authorize the Deputy Director of Finance-Purchasing to issue a purchase order with Platinum Simulators Inc. for (1) the procurement of flight simulator equipment in an amount not to exceed $209,000 for the initial purchase; and (2) thereafter, for the life of the equipment, if the funds for the continued maintenance, support, updates, upgrades, and licensing of the simulator are appropriated within the Police Department’s budget and approved by the City Council as part of the annual citywide budget process
Resolution to appropriate $1,454,709 from the Urban Area Security Initiatives (UASI) Grant Program grant revenue and $34,150 from Asset Forfeiture Public Safety
Did Council member Brotman confirm that there is no City Charter loophole that allows Board or Commission members to remain beyond their term limit? I was told by a high ranking City official that there was such a provision in place. According to our City Attorney, there was one, but it was removed and is no longer applicable.
So why was TERMED OUT Art Simonian allowed to sit on the Design Review Board when I brought arguments against the proposed Victory Hotel development on July 14, 2022? Would the DRB have pushed it through approval – with so many conditions – had developer-advocate Art Simonian not participated in that hearing? Would I have had to fork over $2,000 to the City of Glendale for an appeal if the Design Review Board’s composition had been different?
Were my rights violated by the City of Glendale who did not adhere to their own ordinance?
And why would Dan Brotman ask for the clause that extends term limits to be reactivated? Seems an odd request since I’m only aware of two termed out Board or Commission members. Both by Councilmember Ara Najarian; one is his sister, Maro Yacoubian, to the Transportation Commission, and the other is developer-coddler Art Simonian to the DRB.
Mayor Kassakhian’s request to review the appointment process was clearly a step in the right direction. But Council member Brotman’s request to reinstate the term limit extension clause was bewildering.