1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 Heat. Heat. 2 00:01:06,960 --> 00:01:10,040 Heat. Heat. 3 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,560 Hey, 4 00:01:35,759 --> 00:01:38,759 hey, hey. 5 00:01:55,439 --> 00:01:58,520 Heat. Heat. 6 00:02:47,681 --> 00:02:49,701 » [music] 7 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,120 » Heat. 8 00:03:33,519 --> 00:03:36,519 Heat. 9 00:04:03,007 --> 00:04:05,027 » [music] 10 00:04:08,247 --> 00:04:11,840 [music] >> Hey. 11 00:04:15,452 --> 00:04:17,472 » [music] 12 00:04:21,347 --> 00:04:23,367 [music] 13 00:04:28,553 --> 00:04:30,573 [music] 14 00:04:39,033 --> 00:04:41,053 [music] 15 00:04:48,858 --> 00:04:50,878 [music] 16 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,320 » Hey, 17 00:04:56,063 --> 00:05:00,840 [music] hey, hey. 18 00:05:05,888 --> 00:05:07,908 » [music] 19 00:05:13,748 --> 00:05:16,919 [music] >> Hey, 20 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,120 hey, hey. 21 00:05:36,673 --> 00:05:40,600 » [music] >> Heat. Heat. 22 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,600 Heat. Heat. N. 23 00:05:53,048 --> 00:05:55,068 [music] 24 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:00,600 Heat. Heat. 25 00:06:10,079 --> 00:06:12,099 [music] 26 00:06:20,559 --> 00:06:24,440 » [music] >> about 27 00:06:31,694 --> 00:06:33,714 [music] 28 00:06:36,479 --> 00:06:39,639 the kitchen. 29 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,600 Hey 30 00:06:47,414 --> 00:06:49,434 » [music] 31 00:07:01,169 --> 00:07:03,189 [music] 32 00:07:32,479 --> 00:07:35,479 » Oh. 33 00:07:41,125 --> 00:07:46,199 » [music] >> That's great. 34 00:08:04,705 --> 00:08:06,725 » [music] 35 00:08:25,759 --> 00:08:28,759 » Yeah. 36 00:08:30,905 --> 00:08:32,925 [music] 37 00:08:38,765 --> 00:08:40,785 [music] 38 00:08:46,959 --> 00:08:49,959 Yeah. 39 00:08:56,451 --> 00:09:01,000 » [music] >> One 40 00:09:08,241 --> 00:09:10,261 [music] 41 00:09:11,279 --> 00:09:14,279 down. 42 00:09:20,031 --> 00:09:22,051 » [music] 43 00:09:48,851 --> 00:09:50,871 [music] 44 00:10:06,536 --> 00:10:14,079 [music] >> Good evening everyone. Please take your 45 00:10:10,959 --> 00:10:21,920 seats if you can find one available. I call to order the January 13, 2026 46 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:27,680 meeting of the Glendale City Council. May we have roll call? 47 00:10:24,560 --> 00:10:28,959 » Yes. Council members Asatan Brotman >> here. 48 00:10:28,079 --> 00:10:30,079 » Carpetan >> here. 49 00:10:29,279 --> 00:10:31,680 » Kasakian >> here. 50 00:10:30,399 --> 00:10:37,977 » Mayor Najarian >> here. Will you all please rise and join 51 00:10:34,959 --> 00:10:41,279 me in the flag salute? [clears throat] 52 00:10:38,079 --> 00:10:47,600 » Repeat after me. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America 53 00:10:44,560 --> 00:10:54,000 and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with 54 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:58,240 liberty and justice for all. >> Please remain standing. And this 55 00:10:56,240 --> 00:11:03,200 evening, we're honored to have Kelly Kessinger, senior chaplain from 56 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:08,040 Adventist Health, deliver our invocation. 57 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:08,040 Good evening. 58 00:11:08,079 --> 00:11:14,959 Gracious God, source of wisdom and hope, we pause to give thanks for this 59 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:20,640 community and for the opportunity to serve it. We ask for guidance for our 60 00:11:17,680 --> 00:11:26,560 mayor, council members, city staff, and all who lead that their decisions may be 61 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:29,920 marked by integrity, compassion, and a sincere desire for the common good. 62 00:11:29,722 --> 00:11:35,200 » [snorts] >> We ask for patience when discussions are 63 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:41,200 difficult, clarity when choices are complex, and courage to do what is right 64 00:11:38,399 --> 00:11:46,480 even when it's hard. We remember our neighbors who are struggling today, 65 00:11:42,959 --> 00:11:51,440 those facing uncertainty, illness, loss, or financial strain. We ask that Glendel 66 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:55,760 may be a place where people are seen, valued, and supported. 67 00:11:53,680 --> 00:12:00,880 May this meeting be productive, respectful, and guided by a spirit of 68 00:11:57,839 --> 00:12:06,959 cooperation. so that together we may build a safer, stronger, and more 69 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:10,600 hopeful community for all. Amen. >> Thank you very much. 70 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:18,639 » Madame Clerk, may we have your report? >> Yes. The agenda for the January 13, 2026 71 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:24,560 regular meeting of the Glendel City Council was posted on January 7th, 2026 72 00:12:21,680 --> 00:12:30,079 on the bulletin board outside city hall. >> Thank you. What's the next item? Next 73 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:36,120 are presentations and appointments. The first item is recognition of winter 74 00:12:32,079 --> 00:12:36,120 decorating contest winners. 75 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:45,279 » Well, it's hard to believe that the holiday season is over. Um, but we all 76 00:12:42,399 --> 00:12:50,720 have to get back to work. Uh, we are pleased to recognize the winners of the 77 00:12:48,399 --> 00:12:55,760 city of Glendale's winter decorating contest. This was our second year 78 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:59,200 continuing this tradition and the response from our community was 79 00:12:57,680 --> 00:13:04,079 tremendous. And in a moment we have a short Glendale 80 00:13:02,079 --> 00:13:09,360 TV video highlighting the winning displays and then we're going to invite 81 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:16,839 the winners uh to come before us for a group photo and for some commendations. 82 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:16,839 So roll it please. 83 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,760 Heat. 84 00:13:38,959 --> 00:13:41,959 Hey, heat. Hey, heat. 85 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,200 Heat. 86 00:14:07,519 --> 00:14:13,240 Heat. Heat. Heat. 87 00:14:40,985 --> 00:14:43,005 » [bell] 88 00:14:44,260 --> 00:14:46,280 [cheering and applause] 89 00:14:49,279 --> 00:14:59,120 » So, congratulations to all you homeowners uh who 90 00:14:55,760 --> 00:15:06,959 submitted and decorated. We had a tight competition so only a handful receiving 91 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:10,560 the commenation. Uh I will call your address and if you'll come forward and 92 00:15:08,959 --> 00:15:16,880 council will then join you for some photos. 93 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:20,800 651 West Doran Street. Please come forward if you're here. 94 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:28,639 » See the picture again. >> 15 uh 24. Can we run the video without 95 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:31,639 the sound? Maybe. Um 1524 Hillrest Avenue, 96 00:15:33,385 --> 00:15:35,405 [applause] 97 00:15:36,639 --> 00:15:42,440 538 West California Avenue, 98 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:50,199 318 Roads End, 99 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:59,641 3060 North Verdugo code [applause] 100 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:04,120 » and 1420 101 00:16:04,639 --> 00:16:13,341 » for Keep it down. Please keep it down. I know it's exciting. For 1420 West 102 00:16:11,279 --> 00:16:15,361 Kenneth Road. [applause] 103 00:16:16,399 --> 00:16:26,160 Okay. And uh if my colleagues would join me to uh distribute the commendations. 104 00:16:23,821 --> 00:16:26,160 [clears throat] All 105 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:41,720 right. 106 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:48,600 That's us. >> Thank you very 107 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:13,280 congratulations. Thank you for spicing up our community. 108 00:17:15,199 --> 00:17:21,120 Well, thank you for doing this. >> That's good. Why don't we all stand 109 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:23,280 sideways? >> Okay. 110 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:29,559 » And that'll give us a little bit of room. 111 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:29,559 » Wait, should we do 112 00:17:48,972 --> 00:17:50,992 » [applause] 113 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:56,360 » 53. So, 114 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:12,960 » well, that was a lot of fun. And I uh again thank all the residents whether 115 00:18:09,919 --> 00:18:19,520 you won or not uh for participating decorating your homes. Maybe we'll the 116 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:24,240 next mayor can consider including a Halloween category of home decorating. 117 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:28,480 But I'll leave that up to to whoever has this seat next. 118 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:33,600 » Yes, Mr. Bman. I want to make a special shout out to one of the winners, Leslie 119 00:18:31,919 --> 00:18:37,200 uh Little Right. Lidle >> Lidle 120 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:40,400 » Lidle who actually brought this to our attention. We almost dropped the ball 121 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:44,960 and didn't do it the second year and she wrote and said, "Why are you guys not 122 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:49,679 doing a competition?" There she is. Round of applause. 123 00:18:47,268 --> 00:18:55,440 [applause] Round of applause. So, I I appreciate you keeping an eye out on and 124 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:57,919 and uh keeping us on our toes. Thank you very much. 125 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,440 » May I address for one moment? >> Can she? 126 00:18:58,559 --> 00:19:02,799 » Uh briefly. >> Briefly, but come to the come to the 127 00:19:01,039 --> 00:19:07,628 podium. No, no, no. have to come to the podium. It's our It's our rule. [snorts] 128 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:15,120 » Just the fact that we've got so many people in this room who are part of our 129 00:19:13,039 --> 00:19:18,559 community that have come together, that's why we wanted to do this contest. 130 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:25,799 So, thank you very much for continuing it. I've met new friends. So, thank you. 131 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:25,799 » Thank you very [applause] much. 132 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:33,120 » Thank you. What is the next item, please? 133 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:38,640 Item B is presentation from the Glendel Police Department on substance abuse. 134 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:44,640 » Mr. Galania. >> Yes. Uh Mayor N City Councelor, I'd like 135 00:19:41,679 --> 00:19:49,760 to invite Sona Opppian, our clinical program director with uh police 136 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:53,520 department for the presentation. >> Thank you. And I I met you at the 137 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:59,600 Glendel Health Fair. >> Yes, you did. and you had a very uh 138 00:19:55,600 --> 00:20:05,360 informative booth and I felt that uh in the current atmosphere and situation 139 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:09,919 across the country that we need to uh recognize your efforts and receive some 140 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:15,039 of the very important information that you have to give to our community 141 00:20:11,919 --> 00:20:19,760 members. So I turn it over to you Sona. >> Thank you and good evening council 142 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:27,160 members and I appreciate the opportunity mayor Najarian. Um can we have our 143 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:27,160 slides? Yes, please. 144 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:42,159 So, um until we get the slides up, what I can say is um our program called the 145 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:48,320 substance abuse and uh wellness resource program is nestled within the core 146 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:53,200 bureau of the Glendel Police Department. For those who are not familiar with the 147 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:59,520 core bureau, um core stands for community outreach resources and 148 00:20:55,520 --> 00:21:06,559 engagement bureau and core handles um homeless outreach. We have the hope 149 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:11,840 team. We have um crisis intervention and um a lot of community outreach 150 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:22,640 events that are handled within core. So we are one arm of the core bureau. 151 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:27,280 Thank you. Um, so let me go back. So because of our time restriction, I'm 152 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:33,200 just going to give you a broadstrokes overview of our program. So we'll start 153 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:39,919 by talking about our mission, our vision, why this program was started or 154 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:46,640 how it started, why we need the program, um, what some of our program goals are, 155 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:51,200 what we do. Um I'll share some of our accomplishments 156 00:21:48,559 --> 00:21:57,840 um a success story hopefully time permitting and then future projects that 157 00:21:53,760 --> 00:22:04,480 we have for this next year. So, we started um with some grant 158 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:11,600 funding that we received from the honorable Senator Portantino's office. 159 00:22:07,919 --> 00:22:17,039 And um one of the main reasons um that we got this funding was to address 160 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:23,440 overdoses and substance abuse within our city. 161 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:29,520 This was back in April of 2023 when Captain Alex Creoran reached out and we 162 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:37,520 um collaborated to start a program together. So, our mission really is to 163 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:42,720 provide resources and supports to anyone who needs mental health or substance 164 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:48,559 abuse services. This can be somebody who's arrested with a narcotics charge 165 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:56,559 um to someone who's just seeking services and is unable to find resources 166 00:22:51,919 --> 00:23:01,280 due to their socioeconomic status. Um and our goal is really to help build a 167 00:22:59,120 --> 00:23:07,200 healthy community by working with our families. 168 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:13,520 So um just really quickly um I get asked this question a lot. Why do we need this 169 00:23:09,919 --> 00:23:24,400 program? So, if you can see uh on the slides um from the CDC, we know that 170 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:31,440 from 1999 to 2023, we had over 86,000 people die from an opioid overdose. And 171 00:23:27,679 --> 00:23:38,960 this is just opioids. Um we saw a small decrease from 2022 to 2023. 172 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:43,200 Um but that was mainly due to the use of Narcan or to the administration of 173 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:50,480 Narcan and I'll talk a little bit about that. So we all know that we have a 174 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:55,679 national opioid epidemic and um there's a huge stigma associated with substance 175 00:23:53,039 --> 00:23:59,679 abuse and mental health regardless of all the efforts that we're still making 176 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:06,320 in our community. Um so some of our program goals include 177 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:13,600 um raising awareness about substance abuse, giving uh appropriate education 178 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:16,799 to both students, parents, community members, 179 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:24,480 um to decreasing stigma um like I said 180 00:24:20,159 --> 00:24:30,640 before and providing um services to people who get arrested um with 181 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:35,760 narcotics charges. is um in addition to all of that, we try to establish 182 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:39,840 community relationships with several of our community organizations and I'll 183 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:46,400 talk a little bit about that in a minute. 184 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:52,240 Our this is our team. Um we have um I think most everyone from our team here 185 00:24:49,039 --> 00:24:56,799 except um Lieutenant Milligan, but the rest of our team here is here in the 186 00:24:54,400 --> 00:25:05,200 audience. So I thank them for their support and um being here. 187 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:11,120 So what do we do? Um in a nutshell, if you you can think of our program as a 188 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:18,159 hub or as a um static point uh of where people can 189 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:23,840 go to regardless of where they're where they are on their journey of getting 190 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:29,360 help. So whether it's somebody who's having trouble at school and we need to 191 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:35,600 connect them to services outside of the school or we need to work with their 192 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:40,880 public defender regardless of where they're where they are. We are that 193 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:47,679 constant point that stays with them throughout. So usually what that will 194 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:52,080 look like is I will get a referral. I will meet with the individual or the 195 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:58,400 family, do an assessment and then provide appropriate resources. 196 00:25:54,720 --> 00:26:03,039 But that can take two months, that can take three months, things can change, 197 00:26:00,799 --> 00:26:10,960 they come back and then we work with them throughout. So um in this slide, 198 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:16,960 these are just some of the organizations or some of the steps that we've taken 199 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:24,400 with um some of the referrals that um we've gotten into our program. Um this 200 00:26:21,120 --> 00:26:31,200 slide is uh an illustration of our community partners. Um we utilize the 201 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:36,640 Glendel Public Library um as a place where I meet with families. They have 202 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:41,919 been very generous with us to give us a key and a room for when um we need to 203 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:50,080 have our meetings because it's a pretty neutral um location. 204 00:26:45,120 --> 00:26:57,039 Um the YWCA works closely with us. Um the city of Glendel homeless services, 205 00:26:52,400 --> 00:27:02,559 we also work closely with them. Um, and one more thing I want to mention on on 206 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:06,960 that slide is Oh, sorry. Going backwards. 207 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:10,440 Uh, sorry. Sorry. 208 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:21,679 Can you make the slide bigger? Sorry, it's 209 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:27,200 going. Okay. Um, I just want to make a point about our narcotics bureau. They 210 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:33,840 are a big part of our program because they attend several events with us and 211 00:27:30,559 --> 00:27:39,520 do presentations with us. Um, and we just had one of our program um, the 212 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:43,600 youth empowerment program graduation. And a lot of the feedback we got from 213 00:27:41,679 --> 00:27:48,640 the students was that they really enjoyed the collaborative effort that we 214 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:53,279 had with the narcotics bureau and having the officers be there and present with 215 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:58,640 us. [snorts] These are some of our community outreach 216 00:27:55,440 --> 00:28:04,880 and prevention efforts. Um so we've partnered a lot with GUSD 217 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:12,000 both in 2024 and 2025. Um mainly in 2023 218 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:19,520 um we worked to establish our program mission, vision, our logo and um you 219 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:25,919 know um the objectives for what our program will look like. So that's why 220 00:28:21,279 --> 00:28:31,039 you don't see a lot of events for 2023. This is again a um list, not a 221 00:28:28,799 --> 00:28:35,760 comprehensive list, but a list of some of the events we participated in in 222 00:28:33,679 --> 00:28:41,520 2025. And um here are some photos. 223 00:28:39,279 --> 00:28:45,679 Um we have a photo of you, Mayor Najarian, when you visited us. 224 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:48,000 » Oh, that's me. >> Yes. [laughter] 225 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:55,120 And um >> I was saying, who's that handsome guy? 226 00:28:51,679 --> 00:29:03,279 Um, one thing I will also mention here is the DA National Drug Takeback Event 227 00:28:58,399 --> 00:29:12,720 was something that we did um last year um or last year and we did it in April 228 00:29:07,919 --> 00:29:18,320 and October and each day we only did the drug takeback for four for four hours 229 00:29:15,919 --> 00:29:25,120 and during that time we were able to collect um 200 13 pounds of unused and 230 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:31,120 expired medications. So, this is a, you know, partnership with the DEA and our 231 00:29:27,679 --> 00:29:36,799 police officers where no questions asks, you bring and you drop off your unused 232 00:29:33,279 --> 00:29:44,720 or expired medications. Um, 233 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:50,240 this is um some data to um about Narcan. you can see um how Glendel Fire 234 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:56,799 Department and Glendel Police Department administer Narcan or how many times they 235 00:29:53,360 --> 00:30:05,840 did it in 2024 and 2025 and these are year to date. Um 236 00:30:00,399 --> 00:30:12,799 so we are making an effort to really um encourage documentation and use of 237 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:20,159 Narcan as much as possible because it reverses the um opioid overdose and um 238 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:25,840 it can save a life. So, we've done several trainings with Narcan both in 239 00:30:23,039 --> 00:30:33,200 the community, in the schools, um, and throughout several um, community events. 240 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:38,880 Again, this is just another slide that highlights our accomplishments. 241 00:30:35,919 --> 00:30:44,799 Um, we've done presentations at Roosevelt Middle School. We've done 242 00:30:42,159 --> 00:30:51,120 presentations for parents and scouts at Homemen at Men. Um, Red Ribbon Week is 243 00:30:48,159 --> 00:31:00,399 also a a week where we're pretty active within our schools. Um, 244 00:30:55,200 --> 00:31:04,880 we've also um um completed three public service announcements. I don't know if 245 00:31:02,159 --> 00:31:10,159 we'll get to see them, but they focus all on fentanyl. So, um they're on our 246 00:31:08,159 --> 00:31:14,480 website. We have a website within Glendel PD. It's it's a work in 247 00:31:12,559 --> 00:31:22,120 progress, but we have some really good resources there, including resources for 248 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:22,120 veterans. Um, 249 00:31:22,159 --> 00:31:30,159 I will briefly share a little bit about this success story just to give you an 250 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:37,760 idea of what that looks like. Um, so I th this timeline is represents 251 00:31:34,559 --> 00:31:43,600 a two-year process. I started working with this 17-year-old 252 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:51,039 um from one of our high schools uh who came from a family with um a low 253 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:56,960 socioeconomic status had um problem with substance abuse. Um we were able to 254 00:31:54,159 --> 00:32:02,320 coordinate a hospitalization because I we work closely with our hope team, the 255 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:06,320 school and our local hospitals. Um 256 00:32:03,919 --> 00:32:14,480 after that hospitalization, we were able to get treatment for him. Um after which 257 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:20,640 um he relapsed again, but moving forward because of a arrest he had and because 258 00:32:18,159 --> 00:32:27,600 of a court date that he had within the Glendel courts, I was able to work with 259 00:32:23,919 --> 00:32:34,000 our public defenders and request a mental health diversion or substance 260 00:32:29,519 --> 00:32:40,399 abuse diversion. and um really help him get into treatment. So, 261 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:48,640 you know, this he is now 19 years old and um clean and sober for a few months 262 00:32:43,519 --> 00:32:53,360 now. So, um there's a long process, but we we stay with the person, you know, 263 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:58,640 regardless of what the need is or where they are in their um journey of 264 00:32:56,000 --> 00:33:03,600 recovery. our future projects. Um these are some 265 00:33:01,519 --> 00:33:10,880 of them. The one that I would like to highlight um today is 266 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:18,080 um documentary screening um of a movie called Dirty Drugs. Um the focus is on 267 00:33:14,559 --> 00:33:23,840 fentanyl and um it is going to be on February 26th at 6:00 p.m. at the Look 268 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:29,519 Theater. We're going to have a panel discussion um after the movie and we're 269 00:33:27,679 --> 00:33:36,080 going to have resources for the community as well. So um this is one of 270 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:40,720 the events, but we have um an event this Friday as well at the Pacific Park for 271 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:46,559 Teen Night Out and several other things that are in the works. 272 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:52,240 Um this is just some feedback that we received from the community or um 273 00:33:49,279 --> 00:33:59,840 families that we've come across. Um and for the community, what they you 274 00:33:56,559 --> 00:34:04,159 can do as a community member is if you have anyone who's in need of our 275 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:10,159 services, whether it's substance abuse or mental health, um please feel free to 276 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:15,679 refer them to our program and we will work with them. 277 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:20,639 This is our contact information, my information, and Seline. Seline is our 278 00:34:17,839 --> 00:34:25,919 program assistant. We are both working part-time for this program. So, um, just 279 00:34:23,359 --> 00:34:28,560 keep that in mind. And that is our website. 280 00:34:27,919 --> 00:34:33,808 Um, >> thank you. 281 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:33,808 » Thank you. Should we Sorry, [applause] 282 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:44,079 » we have a sorry, a flyer for the movie screening for anyone. Okay. That's at 283 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:49,520 the theater. Save the date. >> There you go. February 26th and your 284 00:34:47,359 --> 00:34:53,119 information is on the Glendale PD website. 285 00:34:50,399 --> 00:34:56,720 » Yes. Yes. Under substance abuse and mental health. 286 00:34:54,159 --> 00:35:01,359 » And if someone calls in, >> uh, they're not going to necessarily be 287 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:05,359 arrested for substance abuse. The first step is to help and right 288 00:35:04,079 --> 00:35:09,359 » resolve the issues. >> I'm not a obviously I'm not a police 289 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:14,640 officer. I'm a clinician. I work very closely with our officers, but the goal 290 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:20,480 of our program is really to provide supports and services. So, um, and we 291 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:25,760 are actually going to do a PSA on, um, the good Samaritan law to help people 292 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:28,800 know, you know, that they can reach out or they can call for help without 293 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:32,720 getting arrested. >> Good. Well, thank you. Thank you very 294 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:36,634 much. Do my colleagues have any questions or comments? 295 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:41,720 » No. Can we put the information [clears throat] that information sheet 296 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:41,720 one more time? the contact information. 297 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:48,760 » Thank you. >> No, the one before this. 298 00:35:45,359 --> 00:35:48,760 » There you go. 299 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:55,760 » Okay. So, if you know someone that needs [music] help, 300 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:58,560 » substance abuse or mental health arena, please 301 00:35:56,880 --> 00:36:03,119 » contact our police department. >> And uh yeah, I just want to say thank 302 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:07,920 you. It's a really big problem, not just in Glendale, all over 303 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:12,720 » everyone. and uh the sooner we can find and identify the signs especially when 304 00:36:10,720 --> 00:36:16,640 they're young and offer the help >> and support that individuals need then 305 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:22,720 um I [clears throat] think you know if we were to look at it from a very um 306 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:27,920 » kind of a cold statistical issue if we don't do things early on we all end up 307 00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:33,040 paying the price for it in a number of ways not the least of which the lives uh 308 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:37,680 that are destroyed um by chronic substance abuse um untreated mental 309 00:36:35,359 --> 00:36:41,520 health issues and others. So, you know, I encourage everyone if they know 310 00:36:39,359 --> 00:36:46,480 someone who's struggling, uh you've heard it here, you have some resources 311 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:49,359 here from the city now. Um there is no reason for you to not reach out and 312 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:53,839 maybe you're just curious, just call, ask questions about uh what is the best 313 00:36:52,079 --> 00:36:56,960 uh help that you can provide to a loved one, a friend, or someone that you know 314 00:36:55,280 --> 00:37:00,720 who's struggling. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. 315 00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:04,560 » Uh we have a speaker. Oh, Mr. >> I was just going to say thank you, but 316 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:08,800 also ask you a question. The screening is that free? 317 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:12,480 » Um, all the services are free. So, you mean my assessment screening? No, the 318 00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:15,359 film screening I meant. Sorry. At the Look Theater. Is that free of charge? 319 00:37:14,079 --> 00:37:20,400 » Yes, it's free of charge. >> But people need to uh RSVP. 320 00:37:17,359 --> 00:37:25,520 » They are going to RSVP and the city manager's office is going to have um 321 00:37:22,720 --> 00:37:30,000 more information on how to RSVP, but space is limited [snorts] because we 322 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:34,960 only have one theater. So, I would encourage people to RSVP as soon as 323 00:37:32,240 --> 00:37:40,960 possible, but we will have more of these screenings. This is the first one. Um, 324 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:45,440 and hopefully all will go well and we can disseminate it more in our community 325 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:49,280 and have the panel discussions to start talking. 326 00:37:46,720 --> 00:37:53,119 » Okay. So, anyone in the community can um >> it's open to anyone for free. 327 00:37:51,359 --> 00:37:55,920 » Okay. Wonderful. Thank you again for what you do. 328 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:59,481 » Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. [applause] 329 00:38:02,079 --> 00:38:10,920 » We do have a speaker. I'm going to permit two minutes on this item. 330 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:10,920 » Our speaker is Herbert Milano. 331 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:22,480 » Mayor Nigarian members of the city council. My name is Herbert Molano. I 332 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:27,599 applaud the city council for the uh funding and the support of programs like 333 00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:32,400 this. I've uh became aware of the program uh early last year when I saw a 334 00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:37,520 message that appeared on the city's website that fentinel overdoses had had 335 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:42,640 quadrupled and I didn't know if they quadrupled from two to eight or if it 336 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:45,920 quadrupled from you know 20 to 80. The uh it didn't really give me a number and 337 00:38:44,240 --> 00:38:50,160 I requested a meeting with the police department and I with the doctor who 338 00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:55,920 just presented the information to you. I met with her as well [snorts] and what 339 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:59,440 it it brings to mind is the following uh and I know Mr. because we talked 340 00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:05,920 about this many times for the better part of 20 years is that the city needs 341 00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:11,839 to reconsider providing an annual quality of life report where all of 342 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:17,520 these measures concerning drug use, high school graduation, the uh uh domestic 343 00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:23,839 violence, all of the issues that pertain to society's problems be presented to 344 00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:28,800 you such that you can set a budget based upon the situation that the community 345 00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:33,040 finds itself in. I have made this presentation to the 346 00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:37,440 city council no fewer than 20 times during the years and it is a shame 347 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:44,240 because we had a fantastic report back in 2001 2002 and I encourage for the 348 00:39:41,359 --> 00:39:49,280 city to put in the budget a process by which you collect the information that 349 00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:52,640 is necessary for us to evaluate how we are doing and what are the problems of 350 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:58,000 the community. She just mentioned basically that we had 351 00:39:54,880 --> 00:40:04,240 60 uh opioids cases where Narcom was used. Giving us national numbers doesn't 352 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:08,480 really address the problem as to what it's really for Glendale. And that's 353 00:40:05,839 --> 00:40:13,119 what we really should know yeartoear so you could establish goals and programs 354 00:40:10,720 --> 00:40:19,652 to basically address them. I appeal to you one more time. Thank you very much. 355 00:40:16,240 --> 00:40:19,652 » Thank you. [applause] 356 00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:28,800 What is the next item, please? >> Mayor, the next item is item C, 357 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:31,920 proclamation for KoreanAmerican Day. >> Okay, before we get into the 358 00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:38,480 proclamations, um I would like to mention and recognize 359 00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:47,200 some special guests and visitors that we have from the sister city of Bowen. We 360 00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:53,359 have a cadre of students from uh Bowen and many of them you can 361 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:57,520 tell the young people in the room uh are from there. So if they would all please 362 00:40:55,119 --> 00:41:01,573 like to stand up and be recognized. [applause] 363 00:41:04,240 --> 00:41:14,079 And this is one of the purposes of our sister city uh programs uh is a cultural 364 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:20,240 exchange, not just a exchange of dignitaries at the council level or 365 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:25,119 government level, but but to have students, actual 366 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:30,640 young learners who have their whole lives ahead of them, uh exchange their 367 00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:35,280 understanding of our cultures and our manners and our systems of education and 368 00:41:33,040 --> 00:41:41,520 government. So these young people are from the uh Bowen sister city. You've 369 00:41:38,240 --> 00:41:46,079 got a wonderful city. I visited there just a few months ago and I think I 370 00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:49,839 explained a little bit in some of my remarks earlier at that time. But I 371 00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:56,880 would like to invite one of the students forward to make a few remarks to the 372 00:41:52,400 --> 00:42:03,800 city council um from the student representing the students of Bowen. So 373 00:42:00,240 --> 00:42:03,800 please come forward. 374 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:13,920 Thank you. And I didn't have your name. I knew it before. I I we met earlier, 375 00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:19,040 but if you could please let everyone know uh your name, your age, your 376 00:42:17,359 --> 00:42:26,960 schooling, and then you can have your remarks, please. 377 00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:31,079 » My name is Tio Gim and I'm 16 years old. My school is 378 00:42:31,359 --> 00:42:34,680 middle school. 379 00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:41,040 » Okay. Thank you very much. And if you have some remarks, uh you're welcome to 380 00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:46,640 start. >> Honorable mayor and distinguish me 381 00:42:44,079 --> 00:42:52,160 members of the city council. Good evening. 382 00:42:48,240 --> 00:42:58,319 My name is Chi Gim and I'm truly honored to stand here today as a student 383 00:42:55,040 --> 00:43:02,720 representative from Bone County, South Korea. 384 00:43:00,079 --> 00:43:10,160 First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest gratitude for 385 00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:16,960 inviting us to this prestigious chamber. Standing here tonight, it finally feels 386 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:24,560 real that I'm in the United States and my heart is filled excitement and the 387 00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:30,000 for the experiences ahead. Before arriving, 388 00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:37,440 I was both excited and nervous about exploring a world I had never seen. 389 00:43:34,240 --> 00:43:44,000 However, thanks to warm your warm welcome and hospitality, 390 00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:49,839 my fear had faded and I feel deeply at home in Glendale. 391 00:43:46,319 --> 00:43:57,920 To me, America was always a country I was I only saw in textbook. Today, 392 00:43:54,480 --> 00:44:05,040 standing here in person and addressing you in this beautiful city, it feels 393 00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:11,760 like a dream come true. In particular, I was deeply moved to learn about the 394 00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:18,880 KoreanAmerican Day proclamation being held today. As a young Korean 395 00:44:15,200 --> 00:44:24,800 student, I feel immense pride and gratitude toward the city of Glendale 396 00:44:22,240 --> 00:44:31,760 for honoring the history and contributions of the Korean community. 397 00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:36,560 This be visit is a precious journey where everything we see and feel becomes 398 00:44:34,400 --> 00:44:43,599 a lesson. I'm confidence that our time here will 399 00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:51,520 open our eyes to wider world and serve as a foundation for our future dreams. 400 00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:55,839 Although I am still a student, I will cherish the kindness I have received 401 00:44:54,240 --> 00:45:02,480 here. When I return home, I will share these 402 00:44:59,119 --> 00:45:08,160 memories with my community and strive to grow into a global leader who can 403 00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:16,319 contribute to the friendship between our two nations. Once again, I sinc 404 00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:23,440 sincerely appreciate the mayor and the city council for your warm hospitality. 405 00:45:20,640 --> 00:45:28,106 I hope that our meeting tonight remains a cherished memory for all of us. Thank 406 00:45:26,800 --> 00:45:30,126 you for your kind attention. [clears throat] 407 00:45:30,726 --> 00:45:32,746 [applause] 408 00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:47,920 » Thank you students. It's wonderful to have you with us for this week. 409 00:45:44,560 --> 00:45:55,280 Now, we have a proclamation, series of proclamations to present for 410 00:45:51,440 --> 00:46:01,280 KoreanAmerican Day, which uh is today, January 13th of 2026. 411 00:45:58,240 --> 00:46:04,960 I would like to invite uh to the podium to receive these 412 00:46:03,359 --> 00:46:12,800 commendations uh Yong Ku Kang from the uh consulate of 413 00:46:09,680 --> 00:46:20,240 the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles. Jun Lee, the consular educational 414 00:46:16,319 --> 00:46:26,640 affairs officer of the consulate. Mr. Chang Lee, president of the Korean 415 00:46:23,280 --> 00:46:31,359 Glendale Sister City Association. Mr. Steve Park, president of the 416 00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:37,760 Korean-American Federation of North Los Angeles. TC Kim, president of the 417 00:46:34,480 --> 00:46:42,000 Korean-American Foundation of Glendale and the KoreanAmerican Memorial 418 00:46:40,319 --> 00:46:46,160 Foundation representative and the Hwarang Youth 419 00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:52,880 Group. >> So, if you'll all come forward, 420 00:46:50,160 --> 00:47:01,599 my proclamation is designating 421 00:46:55,680 --> 00:47:06,800 January 13, 2026 as Koreanamean Day. Uh, as you know, I'm going to summarize the 422 00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:11,040 proclamation. It's rather long, but uh, Glendale and its adjacent cities are 423 00:47:08,880 --> 00:47:15,920 home to a significant Korean-American population, representing one of the 424 00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:22,240 largest concentrations of Koreans outside of the Korean Peninsula. And 425 00:47:19,760 --> 00:47:27,760 whereas Glendale is proud to be home to a longstanding sister city partnership 426 00:47:25,040 --> 00:47:34,319 with South Korea, fostering cultural, educational, and civic collaboration. 427 00:47:32,240 --> 00:47:38,079 And whereas the first Korean immigrants fought for the freedom and independence 428 00:47:36,160 --> 00:47:43,359 of the motherland, and their children grew up to be patriotic American 429 00:47:40,160 --> 00:47:48,480 citizens, served in the US armed forces since World War I, and made other 430 00:47:45,760 --> 00:47:55,839 important significant contributions to the vitality of the United States. 431 00:47:51,680 --> 00:48:03,440 Therefore, I are an Ajarian mayor joined by the Glendale City Council proclaim 432 00:47:58,880 --> 00:48:07,983 January 13th, 2026 as Korean American Day. 433 00:48:05,440 --> 00:48:07,983 Thank you. [applause] 434 00:48:10,079 --> 00:48:14,920 And if my colleagues would like to join me, 435 00:48:15,760 --> 00:48:19,160 got some 436 00:48:23,119 --> 00:48:31,800 Okay. Yeah. Everybody come out. Everybody from 437 00:48:27,200 --> 00:48:31,800 Greek community for them. 438 00:48:41,440 --> 00:48:49,240 Okay, I know we called your >> I have one too. Okay. 439 00:48:50,503 --> 00:48:52,523 [snorts] 440 00:49:11,839 --> 00:49:18,520 » Hey. Oh, the kids need to 441 00:49:18,720 --> 00:49:22,760 » take a knee, kneel down 442 00:49:30,000 --> 00:49:33,480 to win the game. 443 00:49:38,160 --> 00:49:43,240 » Okay, >> weo 444 00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:50,599 Okay, everyone. A big smile. 445 00:49:51,440 --> 00:49:54,920 I love you. 446 00:50:08,480 --> 00:50:12,280 Thank you. >> All right. 447 00:50:12,379 --> 00:50:14,399 [applause] 448 00:50:19,119 --> 00:50:25,960 » How are you? >> How are you? my regards. 449 00:50:22,800 --> 00:50:25,960 Thank you. 450 00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:46,160 Mr. Kim, >> thank you. 451 00:50:44,319 --> 00:50:52,880 » Good evening, everyone. Uh, happy Korean-American Day. Um, today we're 452 00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:57,599 celebrating uh with about 2.5 million other Korean-Americans throughout the 453 00:50:54,480 --> 00:51:01,200 nation, over 50 proclamations, and here for Glendel, we have, as you can see, 454 00:50:59,680 --> 00:51:06,000 many representing from the Korean community here today. um wanted to just 455 00:51:04,480 --> 00:51:12,000 say that the Korean-American day is not just remembering the our ancestors and 456 00:51:09,839 --> 00:51:16,319 the uh remembering their arrival as a Korean-American immigrants but it's to 457 00:51:14,559 --> 00:51:21,520 recognize the friendship between two countries USA and and South Korea only 458 00:51:19,440 --> 00:51:27,520 to say that the Glendale city is very unique because there are about 28 459 00:51:25,040 --> 00:51:31,920 California cities uh that has sister city relationship with South Korea out 460 00:51:29,520 --> 00:51:37,200 of which Glenda has the most. We have three sister city plus three uh 461 00:51:35,359 --> 00:51:42,640 friendship cities. So you can say Glender is the friendless city to South 462 00:51:39,359 --> 00:51:48,640 Korea and we're celebrating our friendship over the years and this is a 463 00:51:45,440 --> 00:51:52,319 time to say thank you for all your help from the Gund city and the city 464 00:51:50,079 --> 00:51:56,880 government everyone to support the Korean-American community and how we can 465 00:51:54,480 --> 00:52:01,040 continue to grow this relationship for the future. We want to teach the next 466 00:51:58,880 --> 00:52:07,440 generation how important this friendship is and for us to continue. And to do so, 467 00:52:04,720 --> 00:52:11,119 uh, we prepared a appreciation flag to the leaders of the Glendere city. The 468 00:52:09,599 --> 00:52:15,280 last time I presented this, I've been doing this for 13 years. Last time I 469 00:52:13,040 --> 00:52:20,000 presented this was about six years ago. So I'd like to, if I can invite all of 470 00:52:17,760 --> 00:52:23,920 you back for the beautiful appreciation plaque that we prepared for the Korean 471 00:52:21,760 --> 00:52:26,920 community, present it to you. >> Okay. 472 00:52:28,319 --> 00:52:31,960 wear out this car 473 00:52:37,200 --> 00:52:41,680 » to to Mayor Ara. >> Here we go. 474 00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:43,760 » Okay. >> See, 475 00:52:42,559 --> 00:52:50,440 » thank you. >> Oh, it's almost getting [applause] 476 00:52:46,960 --> 00:52:50,440 a fresh one. 477 00:52:51,920 --> 00:52:59,839 » Okay. [applause] Sorry. 478 00:52:57,760 --> 00:53:02,839 Nice. All right. Let's another photo for this. 479 00:53:02,960 --> 00:53:07,119 » Okay. >> This is from uh us with community to 480 00:53:06,720 --> 00:53:11,079 you. >> Thank you 481 00:53:07,680 --> 00:53:11,079 » for your support. 482 00:53:19,056 --> 00:53:21,076 [applause] 483 00:53:22,880 --> 00:53:25,760 » My god. 484 00:53:32,559 --> 00:53:39,380 Thank you. We'll pass it up. Yes, we'll pass that. Thank you so much. 485 00:53:37,680 --> 00:53:42,680 » Thank you so much. Say hello to [clears throat] the mayor. 486 00:53:44,720 --> 00:53:47,720 » Okay. 487 00:53:55,040 --> 00:54:00,960 Well, I want to thank everyone also for coming and uh visiting, especially those 488 00:53:58,720 --> 00:54:04,640 who have traveled so far to visit our country, our great state, and our 489 00:54:03,040 --> 00:54:10,319 wonderful city here in Glendale. Welcome to Glendel. I hope the rest of uh their 490 00:54:07,040 --> 00:54:13,280 visit is uh exciting. Um you made it just in time. Had you come a couple of 491 00:54:11,839 --> 00:54:17,119 weeks before, it would have been rain and thunderstorm and you wouldn't have 492 00:54:15,839 --> 00:54:21,760 recognized California. But you're here at a great time. the weather is turning 493 00:54:18,480 --> 00:54:24,640 and um you know we we're very proud of the ties with our Korean-American 494 00:54:23,359 --> 00:54:28,800 community. Obviously, we have a school where we have Korean language immersion 495 00:54:26,960 --> 00:54:32,880 uh and very active members of the community um here. So, we're very 496 00:54:31,280 --> 00:54:37,760 grateful for that relationship and the contributions our uh Korean-American 497 00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:41,587 residents make to us and have a enjoy the rest of your stay. Thank you and 498 00:54:39,839 --> 00:54:43,607 thank you for the recognition. [applause] 499 00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:52,640 » I would like to invite Angela from the Warang. Did I pronounce that correctly? 500 00:54:50,640 --> 00:54:58,400 Youth. Youth group. >> Thank you. Good evening, honorable mayor 501 00:54:55,440 --> 00:55:02,160 and city council members of Glendale. My name is Angela Lee and I am the summit 502 00:55:00,480 --> 00:55:06,720 chairperson of the Huadang Youth Foundation. Thank you for the 503 00:55:04,319 --> 00:55:11,920 opportunity to speak tonight. I am honored to be here in recognition of 504 00:55:08,559 --> 00:55:16,319 KoreanAmerican Day. Korean-American Day observed on January 13th commemorates 505 00:55:14,319 --> 00:55:21,680 the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States in 1903. 506 00:55:19,760 --> 00:55:26,480 With little more than hope and determination, they laid the foundation 507 00:55:23,680 --> 00:55:31,599 for generations to come. Today, Korean-Americans are proud contributors 508 00:55:28,960 --> 00:55:36,240 to every part of American life. Here in Glendale, the Korean-American community 509 00:55:34,160 --> 00:55:41,520 plays a vital role in the city's cultural and economic strength. From 510 00:55:39,040 --> 00:55:46,240 family, small family-owned businesses to community organizations and youth 511 00:55:43,440 --> 00:55:52,079 groups, Korean-Americans help Glendel make it a more vibrant and diverse and 512 00:55:49,040 --> 00:55:57,520 welcoming city. KoreanAmerican Day is not only a celebration of heritage, but 513 00:55:54,799 --> 00:56:03,040 also a reminder of shared values, hard work, service to others, and commitment 514 00:55:59,839 --> 00:56:07,760 to community. These values align closely with the spirit of Glendel and the 515 00:56:04,720 --> 00:56:12,000 promise of our democracy. As a student, Korean-American Day is meaningful to me 516 00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:16,640 because it reminds me that my identity is something to be proud of. It also 517 00:56:14,400 --> 00:56:21,680 encourages young people like me to become responsible leaders who 518 00:56:18,640 --> 00:56:26,000 contribute positively to our society. On behalf of the Hadang Youth Foundation, I 519 00:56:24,079 --> 00:56:29,680 would like to sincerely thank the city of Glendale for recognizing 520 00:56:27,599 --> 00:56:34,959 Korean-American Day and supporting our community. Thank you. 521 00:56:31,440 --> 00:56:34,959 » Thank you very much. [applause] 522 00:56:40,079 --> 00:56:46,559 What's the next item? 523 00:56:44,079 --> 00:56:50,960 » Next item is an announcement. The nominating panel for vacancy on the arts 524 00:56:48,480 --> 00:56:56,240 and culture commission created by resignation of Sue Bellank 525 00:56:54,160 --> 00:57:01,280 uh will be will be Asatrian and Brotman. This 526 00:56:58,880 --> 00:57:06,079 starts the 60-day clock for the panel to make a nomination subject to a 30-day 527 00:57:04,079 --> 00:57:12,559 extension. >> Okay, we got the 60-day shot clock on 528 00:57:08,880 --> 00:57:15,680 that. Um, thank you. What is the next item? 529 00:57:13,599 --> 00:57:19,520 » Next are consent items. The following are routine and may be acted upon by one 530 00:57:17,520 --> 00:57:23,680 motion. Any member of council or the audience requesting separate 531 00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:27,119 consideration may do so by making such requests before motion is proposed. 532 00:57:26,880 --> 00:57:31,040 Thank you, >> Mayor Narian. There are no public 533 00:57:29,200 --> 00:57:34,160 comments on this item. >> Okay. Is there a motion? 534 00:57:32,400 --> 00:57:37,040 » I'll move the consent calendar. >> Second. 535 00:57:35,440 --> 00:57:40,079 » Let's take roll call. >> Council members Asatan Brotman. 536 00:57:39,599 --> 00:57:41,440 » Yes. >> Carpetan. 537 00:57:40,960 --> 00:57:42,559 » Yes. >> Kasakian. 538 00:57:42,240 --> 00:57:46,400 » Yes. >> Mayor Najayan. 539 00:57:43,839 --> 00:57:50,880 » Yes. Next item. >> Next are city council and staff comments 540 00:57:48,960 --> 00:57:54,799 including reports from conferences and regional meetings. 541 00:57:52,960 --> 00:57:58,799 » Mr. Broman, I will start with you. Why don't you start at that end? 542 00:57:56,400 --> 00:58:02,559 » Okay. Pass, Mr. Garbetta. >> Yes. Um, not much for tonight. I just 543 00:58:01,040 --> 00:58:07,680 want to say it's great to be back. I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and 544 00:58:05,040 --> 00:58:14,559 New Year holiday season and uh, we're back to work. Um, um, I wish everyone to 545 00:58:11,359 --> 00:58:18,960 have a great 2026 and I'm sure it will be a better year for all of us this 546 00:58:17,119 --> 00:58:23,119 year. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> Thank you, Mr. Kasakian. 547 00:58:20,960 --> 00:58:27,040 » Thank you. Um we uh I had the pleasure of going to the I Glendelc chapter's 548 00:58:25,680 --> 00:58:32,400 holiday get together. There were a number of other uh community events that 549 00:58:29,359 --> 00:58:37,119 were happening. Um and uh it was wonderful to see a lot of folks uh that 550 00:58:34,559 --> 00:58:42,480 we hadn't seen uh over the holidays. Uh I want to ask um for us to again staff 551 00:58:40,880 --> 00:58:46,799 is probably already working on this but time is of the essence. Um over the 552 00:58:44,720 --> 00:58:50,720 weekend I had to come by city hall to pick get something from my desk and 553 00:58:48,480 --> 00:58:56,880 there were about four or five of these delivery robots parked and just sitting 554 00:58:52,960 --> 00:59:00,960 there on Isabel um doing nothing. Um and I've I've mentioned this before, we 555 00:58:58,480 --> 00:59:05,280 worked very hard to maintain a certain quality um on our streets and sidewalks 556 00:59:03,119 --> 00:59:09,520 in Glendale. We took pride when we were able to eradicate the scourge of 557 00:59:07,440 --> 00:59:15,839 abandoned shopping carts only to be beset by these random um uh robot 558 00:59:12,880 --> 00:59:21,119 delivery devices. Uh so I'd like us to uh as hastily as possible, as quickly as 559 00:59:18,079 --> 00:59:26,480 possible, uh bring to the council and if we need to pass an urgency ordinance to 560 00:59:23,599 --> 00:59:30,640 ban um their operation until we come up with guidelines, rules or determine what 561 00:59:28,799 --> 00:59:36,160 we want to do with them, I'd like to ask to consider that as as well because it 562 00:59:33,119 --> 00:59:40,480 is really getting out of hand. Um uh and lastly, I want I saw over the holidays 563 00:59:38,240 --> 00:59:44,480 that there was a sobriety checkpoint that was established on Glenn Oaks. I 564 00:59:42,319 --> 00:59:48,960 want to thank our police department um for doing that. I think we need uh more 565 00:59:46,559 --> 00:59:52,319 of that as much as possible. And I'd like to ask, and I don't need an answer 566 00:59:50,559 --> 00:59:55,119 here, but I was going to ask this of staff afterwards, but I'll use this 567 00:59:53,760 --> 00:59:58,640 opportunity. I'd like to know when was the last time I can't remember if 568 00:59:56,880 --> 01:00:04,400 someone can remind me when we received a report of um the uh citations that we've 569 01:00:02,799 --> 01:00:10,319 issued uh through the police department, moving violations. Um, so we can get a 570 01:00:06,880 --> 01:00:14,880 sense of what is uh the patterns out there. What are we issuing more tickets 571 01:00:12,319 --> 01:00:19,680 for? What are we seeing that we're not uh able to issue tickets for? And uh 572 01:00:17,520 --> 01:00:23,040 give us a better understanding so we can make better policy decisions. Thank you. 573 01:00:22,559 --> 01:00:24,400 » Thank you. >> That's all. Okay, 574 01:00:23,680 --> 01:00:31,760 » Mr. Brown. >> Yes. Um I just have two things. one uh I 575 01:00:28,319 --> 01:00:37,440 want to give a brief report um uh on uh the meeting of the Glendale I'm 576 01:00:35,440 --> 01:00:41,839 sorry the Burbank Glendale Pasadena Regional Housing Trust which I'm 577 01:00:39,040 --> 01:00:48,240 currently chairing. Um this is a three city trust that um manages money that 578 01:00:44,880 --> 01:00:53,280 was uh provided originally in a grant um with the help of Senator Portantino 579 01:00:50,720 --> 01:00:58,480 uh and then continues to seek additional funds. So, we we met recently and I 580 01:00:55,680 --> 01:01:02,960 realize sometimes the the the the news on what we do doesn't really get shared 581 01:01:00,640 --> 01:01:08,960 with my colleagues and and the public. So, we do have a few um uh 582 01:01:06,480 --> 01:01:15,920 accomplishments that uh I'm proud of. One is that the the um the trust 583 01:01:11,839 --> 01:01:22,319 received a $5 million grant from uh from the state from the um well, it's 584 01:01:19,599 --> 01:01:28,960 called the local housing trust fund uh which is a fund set up by the state um 585 01:01:25,680 --> 01:01:34,640 HCD for affordable housing projects. So the the trust received a $5 million 586 01:01:31,760 --> 01:01:38,079 grant. It was actually one of only four trusts around the state to get the full 587 01:01:36,319 --> 01:01:44,880 amount that was available out of about 37 applicants. Uh Glendale receives uh 588 01:01:42,319 --> 01:01:50,240 or will receive 4 million out of that 5 million. Um complicated reasons for why 589 01:01:48,079 --> 01:01:54,400 we're getting 4 million uh and uh Burbank is getting 1 million. Um but 590 01:01:52,720 --> 01:01:58,720 anyway, that is money that now we have available for our next affordable 591 01:01:56,319 --> 01:02:05,520 housing project when that comes to us. Um, we were also awarded in the trust 592 01:02:02,559 --> 01:02:10,720 $3.6 million to run a first-time home buyer mortgage assistance program. Each 593 01:02:08,640 --> 01:02:17,920 city will get a third of that. So, each city will get um what is that? Do I have 594 01:02:14,319 --> 01:02:20,400 this right? 1.8 million. Uh, no. 2 million. 595 01:02:18,240 --> 01:02:24,799 » No, no, no. I It's 1.8 million times three, actually. So, the 3.6 million was 596 01:02:22,480 --> 01:02:30,240 the wrong number. So, what is that? Three uh 597 01:02:26,799 --> 01:02:35,839 » 5.4. Okay. Um something like that. Okay. But I know each city is getting 1.8 598 01:02:32,799 --> 01:02:40,559 million um to run this program. Pasadena will actually administer the program for 599 01:02:38,240 --> 01:02:43,920 us. So we don't have to do that inhouse. I know at one time we did have a 600 01:02:42,079 --> 01:02:48,559 program, but we've we've since terminated that and um Pasadena has the 601 01:02:47,040 --> 01:02:53,760 staff and the capacity to do that for us. So, it'll be very uh easy for us to 602 01:02:50,960 --> 01:03:00,240 just plug into that and um and I'm sure information will be coming through staff 603 01:02:55,839 --> 01:03:03,680 as to uh how um how that will be um communicated and who's eligible and that 604 01:03:02,240 --> 01:03:09,520 kind of thing. But it's it's exciting that we can uh relaunch that program. 605 01:03:07,440 --> 01:03:12,720 And uh and then we are applying for an additional $5 million grant under 606 01:03:11,280 --> 01:03:18,400 something called the regional early action planning program uh for gap 607 01:03:16,319 --> 01:03:22,880 financing. These are for projects that um we want to support that are falling 608 01:03:20,720 --> 01:03:30,000 short of their financing and we can provide um uh loan financing or in some 609 01:03:26,960 --> 01:03:34,079 cases grant financing. Uh anyway, I wanted to share that with everybody. So, 610 01:03:32,079 --> 01:03:39,119 the other thing I have is I want to give uh kudos to David Eisenberg of the 611 01:03:36,480 --> 01:03:43,039 Sierra Club. Um he doesn't know I'm saying this now, so I don't know if he's 612 01:03:40,960 --> 01:03:48,799 watching, but he organized something called uh the Glendale Art Walk. Um and 613 01:03:46,720 --> 01:03:54,880 uh and I attended for part of it anyway. It was a fourmile path that he figured 614 01:03:51,839 --> 01:04:01,119 out all around uh the downtown Glendale taking in 50 public artworks including 615 01:03:58,079 --> 01:04:05,680 murals, statues, utility boxes and creative crosswalks. He organized this 616 01:04:03,039 --> 01:04:08,240 thing himself. Uh and there was a a good group and I was asking people where they 617 01:04:07,119 --> 01:04:12,319 were from and actually most of the people were from were not from Glendale. 618 01:04:10,480 --> 01:04:17,200 They were from the east side. They were from you know Pasadena. They were from 619 01:04:14,720 --> 01:04:21,200 different parts of LA coming to Glendale to kind of see what we have to offer in 620 01:04:19,520 --> 01:04:26,079 terms of public art. It was really it was really uh fun and and and amazing 621 01:04:23,920 --> 01:04:30,720 and and I just want to give him credit for having spent his personal time to to 622 01:04:28,720 --> 01:04:36,079 put that together and to walk the entire thing. I think I only made maybe two 623 01:04:32,960 --> 01:04:41,440 miles of it. So anyway, that's it for me and uh happy new year to everyone. 624 01:04:38,559 --> 01:04:47,920 » Thank you. Uh I just have a few things. Uh the first item 625 01:04:44,240 --> 01:04:53,200 um comes from from me there. This isn't on the agenda, but January 9th was 626 01:04:51,039 --> 01:05:01,039 National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. And I deeply appreciate law 627 01:04:57,680 --> 01:05:10,480 enforcement at the local, county, state, and federal levels. Um 628 01:05:07,039 --> 01:05:14,980 it's a it's a difficult job. I have a son who's in law enforcement. I have a 629 01:05:12,319 --> 01:05:20,720 nephew who's in law enforcement. [snorts] Um, and they tell me it's it's 630 01:05:17,599 --> 01:05:26,000 not an easy job that they do have um challenges. So, that was January 9th. We 631 01:05:24,160 --> 01:05:31,280 missed it. We had a weird schedule, but I wish I had a proclamation to hand out, 632 01:05:28,480 --> 01:05:36,960 but uh I do want to recognize uh law enforcement officers and extend uh 633 01:05:33,920 --> 01:05:43,920 appreciation for their hard work. Uh we have a few things. Yes, we can 634 01:05:38,960 --> 01:05:50,559 clap for that. Yes. Yes. [applause] Uh so we we're back in action. The city 635 01:05:47,039 --> 01:05:56,799 council, as you can tell, is uh back in action. The city activities are ramping 636 01:05:53,599 --> 01:06:03,680 up. Uh coming up this week on January 15th, which is Thursday, from 7 a.m. to 637 01:06:01,680 --> 01:06:10,400 9:00 a.m., we are going to be commemorating uh Martin Luther King Jr. 638 01:06:07,359 --> 01:06:15,920 with a breakfast. So, join us on Thursday for a community breakfast 639 01:06:12,799 --> 01:06:21,039 honoring the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. and reflect on his 640 01:06:19,119 --> 01:06:28,960 contributions to uh American society. That is going to 641 01:06:25,520 --> 01:06:34,720 be held at the Glendale Elks Lodge on Colorado near the intersection of 642 01:06:31,039 --> 01:06:41,200 Colorado and brand. And there is an RSVP that we're asking you to make to um 643 01:06:37,920 --> 01:06:47,200 daggerian at glendelca.gov. And this will also be on the website. 644 01:06:44,160 --> 01:06:53,280 Our keynote speaker is Shannon Bradley, the chief health, equity, inclusion, and 645 01:06:50,000 --> 01:07:01,039 community officer for KEK Medicine of USC. So it'll be a wonderful uh morning. 646 01:06:57,200 --> 01:07:07,039 you can come down and uh mingle with members of the local government, local 647 01:07:04,319 --> 01:07:15,599 community, and hear the remarks from our keynote speaker. The next event is 648 01:07:12,160 --> 01:07:22,079 January 20th. It's next Tuesday, usually the time for our regular city council 649 01:07:18,319 --> 01:07:27,440 meeting, but we are having city hall in your neighborhood. 650 01:07:24,960 --> 01:07:32,400 And the neighborhood is going to be the Fremont Park neighborhood in the newly 651 01:07:29,760 --> 01:07:37,119 renovated community room. Many of you may have had a chance to see uh Fremont 652 01:07:34,880 --> 01:07:43,839 Park and perhaps the community room when we did our grand opening a month or so 653 01:07:39,440 --> 01:07:48,720 ago. It will be at 6:00 p.m. Uh this will not be livereamed, 654 01:07:46,240 --> 01:07:53,920 so don't fi don't think you can just, you know, watch it on TV while it's 655 01:07:50,559 --> 01:07:58,960 going on. it. Uh will it be recorded for for later broadcast? 656 01:07:56,480 --> 01:08:03,680 We'll see. But but come in person. It's more fun in person. It's a very informal 657 01:08:02,160 --> 01:08:08,319 uh atmosphere. We are going to have presentations from [snorts] different 658 01:08:05,839 --> 01:08:13,359 departments. No phone calls. So if you want to make comments, you have to be 659 01:08:10,000 --> 01:08:17,839 there in person. Mr. Mohill in person. I know you'll be there. Um so 660 01:08:16,159 --> 01:08:22,159 we encourage all of you to attend. There'll be um similar to the last one 661 01:08:20,080 --> 01:08:27,040 we had which was in the Spar Heights Community Center. Very informal time to 662 01:08:24,560 --> 01:08:32,159 ask questions. Council members will be uh mingling and uh being able to speak 663 01:08:30,319 --> 01:08:38,080 to you and answer any questions or issues that you may have. You can yell 664 01:08:34,080 --> 01:08:42,319 at us. Uh you can applaud our work, but uh there will be some good information 665 01:08:39,679 --> 01:08:49,520 given out. So that's January 20th, city hall in your neighborhood. And uh I wish 666 01:08:46,719 --> 01:08:53,679 everyone a great uh new year and productive new year. We are going to be 667 01:08:51,120 --> 01:08:58,000 doing uh great business here at city council. 668 01:08:55,359 --> 01:09:01,679 Mr. Golanian, anything from staff side? >> No sir. Thank you. 669 01:08:59,199 --> 01:09:08,159 » Very good. We will uh conclude this part of the agenda and move to the next item. 670 01:09:06,560 --> 01:09:11,520 » The next item is community event announcements. Three minutes per 671 01:09:09,759 --> 01:09:15,759 speaker. Members of the public will be permitted to announce upcoming events 672 01:09:13,359 --> 01:09:19,120 taking place in the community. Mayor Nagan, we have two uh comments on this 673 01:09:18,400 --> 01:09:24,159 item. >> Please call them up. 674 01:09:20,319 --> 01:09:27,159 » The first uh individual is Herbert Milano. 675 01:09:38,159 --> 01:09:45,440 Good evening members of the city council. U Mayor Nigerian and staff. My 676 01:09:42,480 --> 01:09:50,719 name is Herbert Milano. Uh since early September I have been conducting a 677 01:09:47,920 --> 01:09:55,280 weekly television show uh on issues having to do with Glendel similar to 678 01:09:52,960 --> 01:09:59,360 what uh the issues are in many cities with regard to budgeting with regard to 679 01:09:57,520 --> 01:10:06,640 the emphasis on proper information that the public needs to know. Uh starting 680 01:10:02,320 --> 01:10:11,600 tomorrow, we'll be doing three uh forums for candidates for office for anybody 681 01:10:08,480 --> 01:10:17,679 who's already pulled form 501, meaning that have the intent to run for office. 682 01:10:14,800 --> 01:10:21,600 Uh and the the forums are available from four to six individuals. Uh we already 683 01:10:20,000 --> 01:10:28,000 have some individuals who have signed up for it and will be there tomorrow uh at 684 01:10:24,640 --> 01:10:35,120 the uh the studios of Armenian American Broadcasting Channel. there at TV on 685 01:10:29,920 --> 01:10:40,719 1110 Sonora Avenue. Uh we will be setting up the type of questions that 686 01:10:37,280 --> 01:10:48,000 are normally not covered in the uh uh regional or uh the the different forums 687 01:10:45,280 --> 01:10:51,920 that normally fall under the purview of the homeowners association and it's 688 01:10:50,239 --> 01:10:56,960 going to be different from the way that the League of Women Voters presents it 689 01:10:53,840 --> 01:11:00,880 to you. What we like to do is to address the same type of questions to potential 690 01:10:59,040 --> 01:11:06,960 candidates uh based on the major decisions that you 691 01:11:03,840 --> 01:11:11,360 have made in the past four years. So we will be presenting the decisions that 692 01:11:08,960 --> 01:11:15,840 you made oftentimes unanimously and then ask the candidates for office how they 693 01:11:13,360 --> 01:11:20,640 would have voted and ask you basically to give us a a fresh reason for the uh 694 01:11:19,199 --> 01:11:25,280 the manner in which you created your vote. is a way of creating 695 01:11:22,480 --> 01:11:31,120 accountability for the incumbents and to see how our uh uh proposed c new 696 01:11:28,560 --> 01:11:34,000 candidates will will answer uh the similar type of questions that you 697 01:11:32,320 --> 01:11:38,400 faced. So, it's a little bit different format. I have not given uh ahead of 698 01:11:36,320 --> 01:11:43,760 time any of the questions to anyone. So, they all be the same. So, I'm inviting 699 01:11:40,719 --> 01:11:49,679 uh councilman member Don Brain since you pulled the 501 already. uh and uh Miss 700 01:11:47,360 --> 01:11:53,920 Asatron if she pulls the form 501, she'll also be invited to attend. So I 701 01:11:52,159 --> 01:11:59,199 look forward to it. We will be broadcasting every Monday at 7:30 p.m. 702 01:11:57,280 --> 01:12:03,360 on that particular channel. Thank you very much. 703 01:12:00,320 --> 01:12:08,640 » So Mr. Milano, just uh procedurally it the filing period I don't even think has 704 01:12:06,719 --> 01:12:13,440 opened, has it? I mean, are people pulling papers from the the city at this 705 01:12:11,440 --> 01:12:19,280 point? Madame Clerk, >> the filing period is from February 9th 706 01:12:16,159 --> 01:12:24,640 to March 6th. However, uh individuals can submit their 501 forms, which is the 707 01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:28,000 the FPPC form >> Yeah. declaration for Okay. So, I don't 708 01:12:26,159 --> 01:12:32,960 want you to miss out any candidates who may be joining the field after and let 709 01:12:31,040 --> 01:12:39,360 people not think that it's just this group of I don't know how many you have 710 01:12:35,760 --> 01:12:43,920 in mind, but I hope that you'll uh consider getting the viewpoints of 711 01:12:42,000 --> 01:12:48,880 others who may be joining the race. >> Absolutely. Uh uh mayor, this is really 712 01:12:47,040 --> 01:12:53,760 really essential that we be as inclusive as possible. The uh but I we didn't want 713 01:12:51,440 --> 01:12:57,840 to compete with established forms that already are extent. So this gives us a 714 01:12:56,000 --> 01:13:02,000 chance to at least uh get a little bit more information on those candidates or 715 01:13:00,080 --> 01:13:06,400 or those individuals who have a desire to become candidates and then eventually 716 01:13:04,000 --> 01:13:09,920 file the the other forms necessary to to be a proper candidate. 717 01:13:07,920 --> 01:13:14,640 » Okay. So are you excluding yourself from that list of candidates, Mr. 718 01:13:12,000 --> 01:13:21,040 » No, I am not running for office. Sorry, but I know it sounds like it. Yes. 719 01:13:18,080 --> 01:13:25,080 » Thank you. Next item. Next speaker. >> Next speaker is Mike Mohill. 720 01:13:33,280 --> 01:13:37,360 Are you running for council, Mr. Mo? Since that question is already out 721 01:13:36,960 --> 01:13:39,199 there. >> I'll let you know. 722 01:13:38,640 --> 01:13:40,880 » You've got time. >> I'll let you know. 723 01:13:39,920 --> 01:13:45,120 » You've got time. >> Yeah. 724 01:13:43,120 --> 01:13:50,480 » Good evening, Glendor residents. My name is Mike Mohill. Want to wish you all a 725 01:13:47,600 --> 01:13:55,600 happy New Year's. >> Happy New Year. 726 01:13:53,199 --> 01:13:59,679 I'd like to make an announcement. You know, our Glendo community 727 01:13:56,960 --> 01:14:05,679 newsletter reaches approximately 20,000 people when it goes out every time. It's 728 01:14:02,560 --> 01:14:12,159 the largest circulation in the city. We want to expand that reach and we're 729 01:14:09,360 --> 01:14:19,280 now on Instagram under the name of Mike Mohill. 730 01:14:16,239 --> 01:14:22,840 Also, Facebook, Mohill News. 731 01:14:23,360 --> 01:14:30,880 In the future, we're working on a website, 732 01:14:28,640 --> 01:14:35,600 which will again expand our influence in the city. We're an allv volunteer 733 01:14:33,520 --> 01:14:40,400 organization. People love to read us. City employees 734 01:14:38,880 --> 01:14:46,480 help us write this. We have whistleblowers who contact us. 735 01:14:44,719 --> 01:14:52,239 We're all about making sure that Glendale is run efficiently. 736 01:14:50,080 --> 01:14:57,280 We don't try and play favorites. You know, I'm an equal opportunity offender 737 01:14:54,960 --> 01:15:01,360 and I'm also an equal opportunity praiser. 738 01:14:59,120 --> 01:15:07,600 So again, I just want to bring up the fact that we're on Instagram under the 739 01:15:03,280 --> 01:15:11,600 name Mike Mohill and Facebook Mohill News. 740 01:15:09,120 --> 01:15:16,480 And in the near future, we have a website. Thank you all and again, happy 741 01:15:14,560 --> 01:15:22,159 new year all. >> Thank you. And I'm not running for city 742 01:15:19,040 --> 01:15:26,757 council, but if I did, what would happen? What do you think? 743 01:15:23,679 --> 01:15:30,560 Think I'd have a good chance? [laughter] 744 01:15:27,840 --> 01:15:33,120 » You always bring uh ideas to the table, Mr. Mohal. I'll say that one. 745 01:15:32,239 --> 01:15:38,400 » Yeah. Okay. Bye. >> Thank you. 746 01:15:36,080 --> 01:15:42,239 » And that will conclude this part, the community event 747 01:15:40,239 --> 01:15:47,280 announcements. Next item, please. 748 01:15:45,120 --> 01:15:50,880 Next is the first period of oral communications. Maximum three minutes 749 01:15:49,120 --> 01:15:54,719 per speaker, 30 minute aggregate speaking time limit. Members of the 750 01:15:52,880 --> 01:15:58,080 public may address the council on agenda items or non-aggenda items within the 751 01:15:56,719 --> 01:16:02,719 city council subject matter jurisdiction. If a speaker addresses the 752 01:16:00,719 --> 01:16:07,120 council on an agenda item during the first period of oral communications, 753 01:16:04,960 --> 01:16:11,440 they may not speak again when the agenda item is called. A speaker who addresses 754 01:16:09,440 --> 01:16:15,679 the council on a non-aggenda item during the first period of oral communications 755 01:16:13,679 --> 01:16:21,760 may not speak during the second period of oral communications. 756 01:16:18,000 --> 01:16:26,199 Mayor Najarian, we have um seven cards and two callers on this item. 757 01:16:26,480 --> 01:16:32,640 » Okay, let's go through it. You all have three minutes. 758 01:16:30,320 --> 01:16:38,760 » Our first speaker is Tony Pasarella. Following Tony is Mike Mohill and Chris 759 01:16:35,760 --> 01:16:38,760 Pratt. 760 01:16:42,480 --> 01:16:51,440 Good evening, council. Tony Pasarella. The community health and safety watchdog 761 01:16:48,159 --> 01:16:58,320 strikes again. Enforcement failure. Gas powered leaf blowers. Glendale pass 762 01:16:54,480 --> 01:17:04,640 ordinance 6068 in 2023 codified in GMC 763 01:17:01,280 --> 01:17:10,320 8.50 banning gas powered leaf blowers citywide. Enforcement was slated to 764 01:17:07,360 --> 01:17:15,040 begin September 1, 2024 with warnings and escalating fines for 765 01:17:13,440 --> 01:17:20,400 violations. This ordinance was designed to protect 766 01:17:16,960 --> 01:17:27,920 public health, reduce harmful pollution, and eliminate noise. But nearly 18 767 01:17:24,239 --> 01:17:33,840 months later, violations continue daily citywide with virtually no consequences. 768 01:17:31,600 --> 01:17:39,760 The ordinance relies on comp complaintbased enforcement, 769 01:17:37,280 --> 01:17:44,800 meaning residents must call in violations to the city. Some laws make 770 01:17:42,800 --> 01:17:51,040 that reasonable. For example, smoking on apartment balcony or night noise uh 771 01:17:48,000 --> 01:17:55,440 where violations are private or intermittent and patrols are nearly 772 01:17:53,760 --> 01:18:00,880 impossible. Like leaf, leaf blowers are not like 773 01:17:58,400 --> 01:18:06,560 that. They're loud, visible, and predictable. A single code officer could 774 01:18:04,719 --> 01:18:11,679 drive through a neighborhood and immediately identify violations. 775 01:18:09,600 --> 01:18:18,719 Yet, Glendale approach leaves enforcement entirely to the residents. 776 01:18:16,239 --> 01:18:22,640 Ensuring compliance is rare and inconsistent. 777 01:18:20,719 --> 01:18:29,840 My work takes me throughout Glendale, and I witness this every day. 778 01:18:25,280 --> 01:18:36,640 Gas blowers are used openly all day, six days a week with no regard for the law, 779 01:18:33,199 --> 01:18:42,239 no deterrent, no penalty. The public health noise and environmental harms 780 01:18:39,520 --> 01:18:46,960 continue unchecked. This is not enforcement gap due to 781 01:18:44,159 --> 01:18:51,440 hidden violations. This is policy failure. 782 01:18:48,880 --> 01:18:57,280 Some bans are com are complaintbased because enforcement is impractical. Leaf 783 01:18:54,480 --> 01:19:03,679 blowers are different and comp compliantbased enforcement is guaranteed 784 01:19:00,480 --> 01:19:09,600 to fail. A law that is violated citywide every 785 01:19:06,480 --> 01:19:14,320 day without consequences is not environmental 786 01:19:11,760 --> 01:19:19,679 policy. It's institutional failure. I 787 01:19:17,600 --> 01:19:24,719 respectfully request that council direct staff to implement the enforcement 788 01:19:22,400 --> 01:19:30,880 mechanisms and ensure code compliance follow 789 01:19:27,520 --> 01:19:38,560 through and publicly report enforcement actions and outcomes 790 01:19:34,800 --> 01:19:44,239 because a law without enforcement is a lie told to the public. Thank you. 791 01:19:43,440 --> 01:19:48,400 » Next speaker. >> Our next speaker is Mike Mohill. 792 01:19:45,840 --> 01:19:51,800 Following Mike Mohill is Chris Pratt and Herbert Milano. 793 01:19:59,679 --> 01:20:07,600 Evening Glendo uh Glendale City Council. My name is Mike Mohill. 794 01:20:05,040 --> 01:20:12,560 You know, I've come before this council many times and I've written on in my 795 01:20:10,080 --> 01:20:17,120 newsletter many times the finances of the Americana at brand 796 01:20:15,615 --> 01:20:24,159 [clears throat] council members. Is Glendo making money from the Americana? 797 01:20:20,960 --> 01:20:30,960 I don't think so. because it was making money. You'd let this the taxpayers of 798 01:20:26,640 --> 01:20:35,280 Glendale know every year the city bought the land, 799 01:20:32,800 --> 01:20:40,000 not leased the land to M to Mr. Rick Caruso so that he can he can get money 800 01:20:38,159 --> 01:20:46,719 use the money to get a loan to build his Americana at at brand. 801 01:20:44,159 --> 01:20:53,679 the city was supposed to share with the uh income of the Americana and we have 802 01:20:50,560 --> 01:21:00,480 never seen a report that 803 01:20:55,520 --> 01:21:06,880 Glendale taxpayers are getting money. I think art you called Mr. Caruso 804 01:21:04,000 --> 01:21:13,920 the [clears throat] pope of Glendale because nobody wants to touch him. 805 01:21:10,320 --> 01:21:20,000 I'd like to see this council agendaize the American ad branch finances. 806 01:21:17,280 --> 01:21:24,400 It's about time because when you all ran for city council, you all told me at one 807 01:21:22,400 --> 01:21:28,719 time you were going to agendaize it and you never do. 808 01:21:26,800 --> 01:21:35,840 It's time. It's over time to agendaize this item. 809 01:21:33,440 --> 01:21:39,920 Glendale taxpayers deserve an accountability. 810 01:21:37,679 --> 01:21:44,880 We should also have an outside consultant do a report on the American. 811 01:21:42,880 --> 01:21:48,080 I don't want the city to do the report, the analysis because they're going to be 812 01:21:46,560 --> 01:21:52,639 biased, you know, go to the what do they call 813 01:21:49,760 --> 01:21:58,159 some type of of within the city council, a former uh city manager, uh what's her 814 01:21:55,440 --> 01:22:03,120 name? Forgot her name. Okay, you know that you know the word the terminology. 815 01:22:00,239 --> 01:22:07,280 It's Nonsense. The report was in the city 816 01:22:05,679 --> 01:22:14,800 website. I want a outside consultant to do the 817 01:22:10,880 --> 01:22:19,679 forensic analysis of the and if and Mr. Broman and Miss Ellen Satine running for 818 01:22:17,120 --> 01:22:24,000 city Rio for city council. I'm going to ask again all the candidates who are 819 01:22:21,679 --> 01:22:29,280 running for city council. If this council does not agendaize the 820 01:22:26,080 --> 01:22:33,040 American finances, let's do it. Well, I I want this to be done before the 821 01:22:31,360 --> 01:22:37,840 election. I want to have it on the record that can 822 01:22:35,360 --> 01:22:44,880 be it can be reported in all the local newspapers that Glendale is making money 823 01:22:40,719 --> 01:22:49,520 from Americana or it is not. Remember Glendo taxpayers spent millions 824 01:22:47,920 --> 01:22:54,480 of dollar and also by the way we're paying uh money on the the interest on 825 01:22:52,480 --> 01:23:00,960 that loan. You know other cities um they they 826 01:22:58,159 --> 01:23:06,239 leased the land to Mr. Carroso. But no, Glenda was so wise. We gave him the 827 01:23:03,520 --> 01:23:11,199 land. We should thank Mr. Jim Starboard, who was the city manager at the time. 828 01:23:09,520 --> 01:23:16,880 I haven't seen his head here in a long time. 829 01:23:12,880 --> 01:23:22,560 You know, elections have consequences. And I want to see an accounting this 830 01:23:18,880 --> 01:23:29,159 year in 2026. Let the taxpayers of Glendo know how much money we're either 831 01:23:24,960 --> 01:23:29,159 making or losing. Thank you. 832 01:23:29,920 --> 01:23:34,080 Next speaker. >> Our next speaker is Chris Pratt. 833 01:23:32,000 --> 01:23:37,440 Following Chris Pratt is Herbert Milano and Not Haruchunyan. 834 01:23:35,760 --> 01:23:42,239 » Happy new year, mayor and members of the council. I join my fellow citizens in 835 01:23:40,159 --> 01:23:45,920 asking for accountability. We're the parents and the neighbors and the 836 01:23:44,239 --> 01:23:48,400 workers and the taxpayers of Glendale. And we're the people who sit in these 837 01:23:47,040 --> 01:23:52,239 seats meeting after meeting because it matters. This week we watched a 838 01:23:50,639 --> 01:23:55,760 horrifying video out of Minnesota. A woman was murdered during a federal 839 01:23:53,520 --> 01:23:59,440 immigration enforcement action. Whether you agree or disagree with the policy, 840 01:23:58,000 --> 01:24:03,440 the image shook people to their core, and it could have been any one of us. 841 01:24:01,840 --> 01:24:08,880 Our family has a six-year-old, too. Here in Glendale, we've seen what happens 842 01:24:04,719 --> 01:24:12,159 when people stand up and say no. When residents showed up and demanded 843 01:24:10,400 --> 01:24:16,000 the city end its involvement in housing and protecting ICE, that only happened 844 01:24:14,239 --> 01:24:20,080 because the watcher spoke up. And that's why we're here tonight, to remind us of 845 01:24:17,760 --> 01:24:25,440 something uncomfortable. What happens when power goes unchecked always starts 846 01:24:23,040 --> 01:24:30,080 small. It starts with process being ignored, with rules being bent just this 847 01:24:27,520 --> 01:24:34,400 once, with voices dismissed because they're inconvenient. We're growing 848 01:24:32,400 --> 01:24:39,040 tired of watching power protect itself instead of the public. 849 01:24:36,639 --> 01:24:42,080 We are tired of council members forming LLC's and accepting six-f figureure 850 01:24:40,800 --> 01:24:45,840 consulting fees routed through international corporations while 851 01:24:43,440 --> 01:24:49,199 preaching transparency. We're tired of wealthy donors receiving special 852 01:24:47,360 --> 01:24:54,159 dispensation for noise ordinances while ordinary residents are told to endure 853 01:24:51,199 --> 01:24:57,440 it. And yes, we're tired of public park contracts being steered away from the 854 01:24:55,679 --> 01:25:01,920 winner of of free and fair process toward insiders with friends on this 855 01:24:59,280 --> 01:25:05,679 dis. That's not leadership. It's abuse of discretion. At the last meeting in 856 01:25:04,000 --> 01:25:09,760 this very room, the council discussed a $5 million traffic camera contract. And 857 01:25:07,760 --> 01:25:14,320 on this stage, the council cited the city losing the Gloretta Park lawsuit as 858 01:25:12,480 --> 01:25:18,719 a reason not to put that contract out for fair bidding. Let that sink in, 859 01:25:16,639 --> 01:25:23,679 Glendale. The takeaway wasn't, "Hey, we broke the law and we must do better." It 860 01:25:21,679 --> 01:25:28,400 was that was uncomfortable. So, let's avoid oversight next time. That's the 861 01:25:26,800 --> 01:25:31,679 opposite of accountability. A judge didn't intervene to embarrass this city. 862 01:25:30,159 --> 01:25:36,480 A judge intervened because the law was ignored. And the answer to that cannot 863 01:25:33,440 --> 01:25:39,520 be fine. Then we'll just stop asking. You chose to serve this community. You 864 01:25:38,080 --> 01:25:43,679 were elected to represent its people, not power, not insiders. And we're 865 01:25:41,360 --> 01:25:48,080 asking for accountability. You can pass an urgency ordinance for robots at city 866 01:25:45,840 --> 01:25:53,120 hall, but you can't release a free and fair public works RF RFP despite being 867 01:25:51,120 --> 01:25:56,880 compelled by a California state judge to do so. So, we'll keep watching every 868 01:25:55,440 --> 01:25:59,679 meeting, every vote, every workaround. We're finding each other. We're learning 869 01:25:58,000 --> 01:26:03,280 the rules. We're waking up to the power and responsibility we carry as citizens. 870 01:26:02,000 --> 01:26:08,080 Glendale is going to get loud. We're going to stay loud. We're going to keep 871 01:26:04,320 --> 01:26:12,719 watching. Thank you. >> Our next speaker is Herbert Milano. 872 01:26:10,239 --> 01:26:16,199 Following Herbert Milano is not Harunan and Edmond Hagopyan. 873 01:26:19,760 --> 01:26:26,000 Mayor Nigerian members of the city council. My name is Herbert Milano. I 874 01:26:23,920 --> 01:26:34,320 have a couple of visuals if they can actually produce them. The U I want to 875 01:26:29,120 --> 01:26:37,840 address the issue of the city's debt for the past 20 years which kind of aligns 876 01:26:36,639 --> 01:26:45,920 pretty well with the number of years you've been in city council. Mr. Narian 877 01:26:41,040 --> 01:26:52,400 back in um around 20 years ago uh the uh the city's obligation or the city's 878 01:26:49,440 --> 01:26:56,719 obligation per dwelling u was somewhere on the neighborhood of 879 01:26:54,560 --> 01:27:02,400 about $696 per dwelling for the purpose of 880 01:26:59,120 --> 01:27:06,719 addressing the pension system. And that particular 881 01:27:05,199 --> 01:27:10,400 ordinance that was passed by the city council in 882 01:27:08,719 --> 01:27:17,840 2001 has had a huge impact on Glendale 883 01:27:13,520 --> 01:27:23,120 residents. Yet it was passed with less than 60 seconds. No debate, no 884 01:27:20,800 --> 01:27:28,800 discussion, no present, no presentation by the city treasurer, nothing. It was 885 01:27:25,679 --> 01:27:33,280 cryptic and it was just say 3% at 50. Can we modify the patient system with 886 01:27:30,480 --> 01:27:41,040 that? But look at the numbers now. Every family now has a burden of $9,510 887 01:27:38,080 --> 01:27:44,000 as a result of that without counting the hundreds of millions of dollars that we 888 01:27:42,639 --> 01:27:48,520 have already paid Kalpers in order to assist for that. Next slide, please. 889 01:27:51,520 --> 01:28:01,440 All right. So now we have the city's bonds, the bonded obligation, 890 01:27:57,600 --> 01:28:06,880 which way back uh in the year 2005 was around $3,000 per family. And now we are 891 01:28:04,960 --> 01:28:11,920 at $8,760 per family. But here's the kicker. If 892 01:28:10,239 --> 01:28:15,760 the city were to issue general obligation bonds, you would be forced to 893 01:28:14,159 --> 01:28:20,080 go to the public and get the public to vote on it. But the city didn't do that 894 01:28:18,080 --> 01:28:24,639 when he wanted to basically finance the uh the police building. It went through 895 01:28:22,320 --> 01:28:28,320 a different gimmick where now you have a a finance authority. The finance 896 01:28:26,800 --> 01:28:32,320 authority can get the bonds and then you lease the property back to the city and 897 01:28:30,320 --> 01:28:35,520 the voters are out of the loop because then you don't have to go to the voters. 898 01:28:34,239 --> 01:28:40,159 And it is the same thing with the rest of the bonds. The rest of the 899 01:28:37,760 --> 01:28:43,920 obligations that primarily look at the last five years since Mr. Broadman has 900 01:28:42,000 --> 01:28:49,679 been here in uh here with us. Look at the significant increases that we have 901 01:28:45,840 --> 01:28:55,440 had and yet the voters are not involved. zero money out of that obligation was 902 01:28:52,719 --> 01:28:59,280 voted was actually presented to the voters for a vote. It completely 903 01:28:57,199 --> 01:29:03,360 bypassed and I think that the charter review committee should be addressing 904 01:29:01,040 --> 01:29:07,920 this. We should not have measures by which the city council can completely 905 01:29:05,679 --> 01:29:14,840 bypass the voter and get us to the tune of billions of dollars in debt. Next 906 01:29:11,360 --> 01:29:14,840 item, please. 907 01:29:16,719 --> 01:29:23,840 All right. This is the combined debt of both of those obligations, just those 908 01:29:21,440 --> 01:29:28,639 two. And of course, I I used smoothing to basically get this. Um, but 909 01:29:26,080 --> 01:29:34,719 basically, the debt went from roughly $4,000 per family now to around $17,400 910 01:29:32,719 --> 01:29:40,239 per family without the vote of the public whatsoever. We need to change the 911 01:29:37,520 --> 01:29:44,320 charter so that whatever the city council wants to put us into such a 912 01:29:42,480 --> 01:29:49,440 significant debt that we at least have the choice of determining what it should 913 01:29:45,840 --> 01:29:57,480 be. Thank you very much. >> Our next speaker is Norunyan. Following 914 01:29:52,159 --> 01:29:57,480 Nor is Edmond Hagopian and Liz Radley. 915 01:29:57,520 --> 01:30:03,920 » Good evening. This is Maj and City Council member. 916 01:30:01,920 --> 01:30:10,639 » Just a moment. Let's get you a microphone. 917 01:30:08,159 --> 01:30:16,400 » So, good good evening everybody and uh happy new year. And uh as you know I'm 918 01:30:13,520 --> 01:30:23,520 an ex firefighter and uh I got injured at work when it disaster came and uh uh 919 01:30:20,320 --> 01:30:31,120 it was uh in 1989 and uh I don't know how you uh I was so 920 01:30:28,000 --> 01:30:38,719 very hope I got injured at work you know and I got uh spinal cord injury and uh 921 01:30:35,520 --> 01:30:45,760 so first day when the doctor came to my room and said you you have to leave in a 922 01:30:41,760 --> 01:30:54,320 wheelchair and I I lost my hope because I was so hope to get to work again. So 923 01:30:50,159 --> 01:31:00,239 and uh I suicide myself by electricity but unfor unfortunately 924 01:30:57,280 --> 01:31:06,320 fortunately I didn't die. So but and then I start my career as I was in a 925 01:31:03,360 --> 01:31:13,920 musician and I start working on a wood and a metal. I'm carving a wood and uh I 926 01:31:10,560 --> 01:31:20,560 I have been living in United States uh since 2000 December and uh so I see 927 01:31:17,920 --> 01:31:27,040 Glendel how gross Glendel and getting bigger and uh safe and a nice uh and I 928 01:31:24,560 --> 01:31:34,080 had a chance to get one of the affordable housing that's art uh is in 929 01:31:30,480 --> 01:31:43,199 it artists and I I showed my artworks and uh Mr. Mike Fort and I selected and 930 01:31:38,880 --> 01:31:51,440 Mr. Guano. So it was uh there and uh it was very good and uh so I was uh so here 931 01:31:47,280 --> 01:31:58,080 I'm here to declare that I was wrongly accused and uh become criminal and 932 01:31:54,480 --> 01:32:05,520 punished by the judge and uh so I I choose wrong things to marry wrong lady 933 01:32:01,440 --> 01:32:14,480 in a church and I never will someone who is amputated but I that uh it it was 934 01:32:10,400 --> 01:32:20,239 wrong and uh it I I got that recognized last day but and then she wants to live 935 01:32:17,840 --> 01:32:28,480 in that house where I lived for eight years and she convicted me because and 936 01:32:24,400 --> 01:32:35,520 said many wrong things and maybe uh you know about that and kick out from the 937 01:32:31,520 --> 01:32:44,000 house and I don't want to this occurs for two another house then I I 938 01:32:40,080 --> 01:32:49,840 will go and uh will be selected to go uh these places because I cannot find 939 01:32:46,560 --> 01:32:57,040 wheelchair places to live and uh so one years I live in a in a car and in 940 01:32:53,199 --> 01:33:04,880 hospitals in some places now I have witness that uh every time with me and 941 01:33:00,960 --> 01:33:12,400 she's my fiance and she's with with me and so And as as well I want to Glendel 942 01:33:09,920 --> 01:33:20,239 to grow wheelchair wheelchair sport because I'm a sportsman and I need to 943 01:33:16,960 --> 01:33:22,000 wheelchair basketball wheelchair grow in Glendel. 944 01:33:21,199 --> 01:33:24,239 » Thank you. >> Okay, 945 01:33:22,400 --> 01:33:28,400 » your three minutes are up. Thank you for speaking to us. 946 01:33:26,400 --> 01:33:34,960 » Our next speaker is Edmin Hagopian. Following Edmond is Riz Red Radley. 947 01:33:32,800 --> 01:33:39,120 » Hello. Good evening council members. My name is Edmin Hakobian. Happy new year 948 01:33:37,280 --> 01:33:44,560 and I'm hoping we can have a productive year this year. I will be persistently 949 01:33:42,080 --> 01:33:50,639 and continuously advocating for more information from the city on the boss 950 01:33:46,880 --> 01:33:57,679 rapid transit project and also on the financials of the city. Uh the boss 951 01:33:54,400 --> 01:34:01,679 rapid uh transit uh project has the potential to uproot the uh uproot the 952 01:34:00,320 --> 01:34:06,480 entire community and I'm not exaggerating. 953 01:34:03,360 --> 01:34:11,280 Um I have repeatedly asked for a fact sheet to be published by the city and 954 01:34:08,880 --> 01:34:18,639 the response that I got from uh from the city management and from mayor Najarian 955 01:34:14,159 --> 01:34:23,440 was uh the uh the count uh the metro is working on a on on on something that we 956 01:34:21,120 --> 01:34:27,840 should wait for and the city declined to provide the fact sheet because it's a 957 01:34:25,040 --> 01:34:32,960 county project. This county project is not just a overpass that goes over the 958 01:34:30,000 --> 01:34:38,320 city of Glendel with no impact. It has an enormous uh it's going to change the 959 01:34:36,320 --> 01:34:44,320 entire city, the density, the number of population, the services that we need 960 01:34:40,880 --> 01:34:48,400 and I think it's uh irresponsible not to educate the people about what's going to 961 01:34:46,320 --> 01:34:54,000 happen. I I I'm just asking for information and and the reason I'm I can 962 01:34:51,440 --> 01:34:58,560 go look it up myself, but the reason I'm emphasizing that that comes from the 963 01:34:56,080 --> 01:35:04,560 city because the residents deserve to know from our uh elected officials and 964 01:35:01,840 --> 01:35:10,080 our city expert as to what's going to happen. Please, I I would really 965 01:35:07,199 --> 01:35:15,520 appreciate it if you can uh take that seriously. It's it's a big concern. Uh a 966 01:35:13,679 --> 01:35:20,800 lot of people don't know about it. that also has to do with the outreach. So 967 01:35:17,920 --> 01:35:24,880 with you providing information, a fact sheet of what's going to happen when the 968 01:35:22,560 --> 01:35:30,800 BRT comes in, that's going to allow people to decide what to do. And uh we 969 01:35:28,400 --> 01:35:35,840 are in an I was we are in an election season, so that would also allow them to 970 01:35:33,440 --> 01:35:40,320 ask their candidate and future council members as to what they are planning to 971 01:35:38,080 --> 01:35:44,719 do. Pasadena uh they had a they have a memor 972 01:35:42,159 --> 01:35:49,840 memorandum of understanding that the BRT is not going to have a dedicated uh bus 973 01:35:47,679 --> 01:35:56,320 lane in their city and the other cities are working towards that and why not why 974 01:35:53,360 --> 01:36:00,719 are we not exercising that as an option in our city or at least having a 975 01:35:58,480 --> 01:36:07,040 discussion having having a pros and cons as to what's going to happen if we have 976 01:36:02,400 --> 01:36:14,480 that option. Um uh my next uh uh remark is u uh in regards to the financials. Um 977 01:36:12,159 --> 01:36:18,400 Mr. Golanian, you mentioned that you wanted to bring the revenue 978 01:36:16,560 --> 01:36:22,880 opportunities to the council and I understand you skipped one meeting 979 01:36:20,560 --> 01:36:28,239 because council member Asadrian was not here but then I I was really hoping to 980 01:36:25,199 --> 01:36:32,639 see that revenue options the following uh session but it was not there. Could 981 01:36:30,480 --> 01:36:35,199 you please provide that in advance? Thank you. 982 01:36:35,760 --> 01:36:40,040 Next is Liz Redley. 983 01:36:46,560 --> 01:36:53,920 » Good evening, mayor, city council members, and staff. Um, I want to 984 01:36:51,280 --> 01:36:59,760 amplify again the Glendale Medic program, which as you all know is a 985 01:36:56,480 --> 01:37:03,840 membership program. um so that if you are taken to the hospital or if you 986 01:37:01,440 --> 01:37:09,760 receive paramedic services and you go by ambulance that it will cover your co-pay 987 01:37:06,719 --> 01:37:15,920 from your insurance. Um there's a couple things I really want to make note on. 988 01:37:11,600 --> 01:37:21,199 One is that you have to mail to GWP to join and then you have to redo that 989 01:37:18,800 --> 01:37:24,560 every year. I'd love to see a way to be able to just click a link on the 990 01:37:22,480 --> 01:37:28,960 website, sign up there, click a box that says automatic renewal, and never have 991 01:37:26,639 --> 01:37:33,440 to think about it again because I've realized that mine has expired and I 992 01:37:30,960 --> 01:37:37,679 need to mail in again. So, it'd be terrific if you could do that. I'm sure 993 01:37:35,280 --> 01:37:43,119 Fire Chief Brooks would appreciate uh the greater income that would come in if 994 01:37:40,560 --> 01:37:46,159 it was automatic and easy because a lot of people are going to go, "Oh, that's a 995 01:37:44,320 --> 01:37:50,560 great idea." but never actually do the part where they have to put something in 996 01:37:48,080 --> 01:37:56,960 the mail in order to enroll and then do it every year. Um, and secondly, 997 01:37:53,679 --> 01:38:03,840 obviously, I would like to uh hope that you would speedily be able to follow the 998 01:37:59,920 --> 01:38:08,159 protocols that u uh would approve the new interim police chief, Robert 999 01:38:05,760 --> 01:38:12,760 William. Get rid of the interim, make him police chief. Thank you very much. 1000 01:38:12,800 --> 01:38:20,159 Uh we have two callers. Our first caller is Elise Kayan. You're on air. You have 1001 01:38:17,600 --> 01:38:25,920 three minutes. >> Thank you. Good evening. Uh Mayor 1002 01:38:22,719 --> 01:38:32,320 Najarian and city council. Uh I missed the consent items. They went by so fast. 1003 01:38:28,320 --> 01:38:37,119 Um and I just want to thank uh GWP for moni monitoring its facilities and 1004 01:38:34,560 --> 01:38:41,840 equipment and making um needed repairs and upgrades which you just approved. We 1005 01:38:39,840 --> 01:38:45,679 have a utility system that serves our whole city and it needs a lot of 1006 01:38:43,520 --> 01:38:51,840 equipment, facilities, expertise, and programs to run. And although utility 1007 01:38:49,440 --> 01:38:56,719 costs have skyrocketed across the country and across the state, um some in 1008 01:38:54,960 --> 01:39:02,000 Glendale are trying to pin this nationwide problem on Glendale City 1009 01:38:59,199 --> 01:39:07,119 Council decisions. Um, I note that Glendel Water and Power and Glendel City 1010 01:39:04,400 --> 01:39:13,040 Council have created programs that help lower costs for everyone. Off- peak 1011 01:39:10,560 --> 01:39:18,639 charging credits for electric vehicles, uh, is one of those programs. It 1012 01:39:14,719 --> 01:39:23,840 actually reduces the utilities costs. If EV owners commit to charging car 1013 01:39:20,800 --> 01:39:28,480 batteries during off- peak hours, GWP's business costs are lower because it will 1014 01:39:25,760 --> 01:39:34,080 then mean less infrastructure, less energy purchases, less polluting gas to 1015 01:39:31,119 --> 01:39:39,360 burn. It's a win for everybody, lowincome customers as well as EB 1016 01:39:36,960 --> 01:39:44,000 owners, which this program's critics don't seem to understand. So, thank you 1017 01:39:41,440 --> 01:39:48,880 for the off- peak charging program and thank you for the upgrades you approved 1018 01:39:46,800 --> 01:39:53,520 tonight. and to Glendale Water and Power, please bring the same focus and 1019 01:39:51,280 --> 01:39:58,320 concern to speed up a lot more city-sighted solar and battery storage 1020 01:39:55,679 --> 01:40:02,960 projects. Thank you. >> Thank you. And our final caller is 1021 01:40:01,040 --> 01:40:06,719 anonymous. You're on air. You have three minutes. 1022 01:40:04,400 --> 01:40:10,560 » Hi. Uh good evening. Um I would just real quick is the Glendale police chief 1023 01:40:09,040 --> 01:40:13,800 here tonight because I have a question for him. 1024 01:40:13,920 --> 01:40:22,239 the interim chief. You've been promoted. Uh uh interim chief Williams. Yes. Yes. 1025 01:40:20,080 --> 01:40:26,239 The Glendo police chief is. He can't answer your questions though, so it'll 1026 01:40:23,920 --> 01:40:32,800 be a one-way conversation. >> I see. I see. Okay. Well, um first thing 1027 01:40:30,000 --> 01:40:36,719 I want to say, surprise, surprise. Um, I don't know if the city council is 1028 01:40:34,400 --> 01:40:43,360 following this or not, but I just recently saw a video on Instagram 1029 01:40:40,080 --> 01:40:49,199 um channel called Only in Glendale. And um, surprisingly, we have young people 1030 01:40:46,880 --> 01:40:53,600 um, doing donuts at the DMV parking lot, which is really interesting. And I hope 1031 01:40:51,360 --> 01:40:58,480 the city of Glendel is aware of that. That's been going on um, at this DME 1032 01:40:56,320 --> 01:41:07,520 parking lot. So, um, the question that I like to ask 1033 01:41:02,400 --> 01:41:11,360 the police chief is, um, has this, have you 1034 01:41:09,199 --> 01:41:16,560 thought about considering creating a small counterterrorism unit at the 1035 01:41:14,400 --> 01:41:22,320 Glendel Police Department? That's my question. Thank you. 1036 01:41:19,679 --> 01:41:28,080 » We have one. >> Um, thank you very much. Uh we can 1037 01:41:25,760 --> 01:41:31,280 address it at some later time perhaps. Next speaker. 1038 01:41:29,760 --> 01:41:37,920 » Uh that is all. >> That is all. Okay. Uh that closes this 1039 01:41:35,440 --> 01:41:42,080 period of oral communications. What is the next item? 1040 01:41:39,360 --> 01:41:46,880 » Next are action items. Um the only action item is my item, city clerk, 1041 01:41:45,040 --> 01:41:52,719 regarding calling for and giving notice of the general municipal election to be 1042 01:41:48,880 --> 01:41:56,320 held on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026. One, a resolution calling on giving 1043 01:41:54,400 --> 01:42:01,679 notice of a general municipal election to be held on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 in 1044 01:41:59,440 --> 01:42:06,239 the city of Glendel for the election of certain officer officers as required by 1045 01:42:04,159 --> 01:42:11,520 the provisions of the laws of the of the state of California relating to charter 1046 01:42:08,880 --> 01:42:15,360 cities. to a resolution requesting the board of supervisors of the county of 1047 01:42:13,520 --> 01:42:19,920 Los Angeles to direct the registar recorder county clerk to render full 1048 01:42:17,280 --> 01:42:24,960 consolidated election services with the exception of candidate filing to said 1049 01:42:22,159 --> 01:42:30,080 city relating relating to the conduct of a general municipal election to be held 1050 01:42:26,960 --> 01:42:34,000 on June 2nd 2026. Three, a resolution setting forth 1051 01:42:31,920 --> 01:42:39,600 regulations relating to candidate statements for the June 2nd, 2026 1052 01:42:36,560 --> 01:42:44,920 general municipal election. and four, a resolution of appropriation in the 1053 01:42:41,199 --> 01:42:44,920 amount of $669,882 1054 01:42:45,040 --> 01:42:50,119 for the June 2nd, 2026 election. 1055 01:42:50,800 --> 01:43:00,560 » Are there any cards on this item? >> There are no cards on this item. 1056 01:42:56,960 --> 01:43:05,119 » Would you like to just explain what this all means before? 1057 01:43:02,320 --> 01:43:08,960 » Yes. Uh the recommendation is that the city 1058 01:43:06,800 --> 01:43:13,760 council approve a resolution calling for a general municipal election to be held 1059 01:43:10,880 --> 01:43:19,600 on June 2nd, 2026 for the election of three city council seats, one city clerk 1060 01:43:16,719 --> 01:43:23,679 seat and one city treasurer seat each for for a four-year term and to adopt a 1061 01:43:22,080 --> 01:43:28,960 resolution requesting consolidated election services with the exception of 1062 01:43:26,400 --> 01:43:33,760 candidate filing from the county of Los Angeles the registar recorder county 1063 01:43:30,960 --> 01:43:38,400 clerk's office and to adopt a resolution setting forth regulations relating to 1064 01:43:35,760 --> 01:43:44,480 candidate statements and a and of course the resolution of appropriation for to 1065 01:43:41,360 --> 01:43:48,239 cover the election costs. >> Hey, does council have any questions or 1066 01:43:47,119 --> 01:43:50,880 I do a motion? >> Mr. Kra. 1067 01:43:49,040 --> 01:43:54,480 » Yeah, just just one thing I noticed when I read the staff report was the fact 1068 01:43:52,400 --> 01:43:59,679 that there's an appropriation requested that this is not a budgeted item and it 1069 01:43:57,679 --> 01:44:03,360 surprises me. I guess uh apparently that's how we've always done it. But we 1070 01:44:01,840 --> 01:44:07,760 know an election is coming. We know roughly how much it's going to cost, you 1071 01:44:04,880 --> 01:44:14,719 know, give or take. Um this is a large ticket. What is it? 700 give or 1072 01:44:10,719 --> 01:44:19,360 take,000, you know. Um why is it why don't we budget these things so that we 1073 01:44:17,600 --> 01:44:24,719 don't you don't come to us now and have to make a special appropriation out of 1074 01:44:20,960 --> 01:44:29,280 our reserves or or what have you. >> Sure. Maybe I can give that a shot if uh 1075 01:44:27,199 --> 01:44:33,280 the city clerk's okay with that. Um there was a time where we used to do it 1076 01:44:31,119 --> 01:44:37,760 this way and we did change it several years ago where we would budget half of 1077 01:44:35,040 --> 01:44:41,600 what we anticipated uh the cost to be in one year and then we would end up 1078 01:44:39,119 --> 01:44:45,119 carrying over funds that we didn't use to the following year. So essentially we 1079 01:44:43,600 --> 01:44:48,639 were locking up several hundreds of thousands of dollars uh every other year 1080 01:44:47,280 --> 01:44:53,360 when we knew we weren't going to use them. So really it was a matter of it's 1081 01:44:50,880 --> 01:44:57,360 it's six in one half dozen in the other. it's a fixed cost um that we're going to 1082 01:44:55,840 --> 01:45:00,719 have to pay one way or another. One of the challenges I think we have is and 1083 01:44:59,119 --> 01:45:05,199 the city clerk I think can attest to this is we don't exactly know what that 1084 01:45:02,960 --> 01:45:09,199 election cost is going to be uh in any given election year. Um it really is 1085 01:45:07,600 --> 01:45:13,920 dependent on what the county ends up coming back uh to us with based on what 1086 01:45:11,520 --> 01:45:18,960 their overall uh cost for running the elections actually is. It could vary w 1087 01:45:16,400 --> 01:45:22,960 uh pretty vastly depending on how many propositions there are on the ballot uh 1088 01:45:21,040 --> 01:45:27,119 in other agencies which ultimately affects our total cost. 1089 01:45:25,679 --> 01:45:31,199 » Okay. I don't know how my colleagues feel, but I it does make sense to me 1090 01:45:28,800 --> 01:45:35,119 that we would we would budget even if we air on the on the low side. Um, we know 1091 01:45:33,679 --> 01:45:39,920 this is coming and the purpose of a budget is to look at all the ins and 1092 01:45:37,360 --> 01:45:44,719 outs and make a holistic decision about where we want to put our money and to 1093 01:45:41,360 --> 01:45:48,199 then now have to come up with $700,000 I don't think is appropriate. 1094 01:45:48,719 --> 01:45:53,440 » Just a comment, but I mean I no issue with the 1095 01:45:51,920 --> 01:46:00,080 » we're hoping that no one runs in the elections and the incumbents just walts 1096 01:45:55,760 --> 01:46:03,520 into a reelection. So is is a issue here that we haven't we didn't anticipate and 1097 01:46:02,159 --> 01:46:07,520 we anticipate it right. Do you how do you earmark it or how do you prepare for 1098 01:46:05,520 --> 01:46:11,440 this expense >> uh either clerk or uh the assistant city 1099 01:46:10,880 --> 01:46:14,880 manager Mr. >> Techn ultimately it's an expense we know 1100 01:46:13,280 --> 01:46:19,840 that we're going to bear every other year uh and ultimately it it becomes 1101 01:46:18,000 --> 01:46:23,600 part of your budgeting process. We have always even in years where we have 1102 01:46:22,159 --> 01:46:28,000 budgeted it and I'm going to look over to my right here to our assistant city 1103 01:46:25,119 --> 01:46:32,000 clerk. Um, I can't remember a time where we didn't come back to the city council 1104 01:46:30,000 --> 01:46:34,719 and ask for an additional appropriation because we were off by a couple of 1105 01:46:33,440 --> 01:46:38,800 hundred,000. >> Mhm. 1106 01:46:36,719 --> 01:46:44,000 » So, but now but point being at least then there was some amount that was 1107 01:46:41,280 --> 01:46:47,920 locked up. Is the issue now that nothing is locked up? No, that can't be 1108 01:46:46,400 --> 01:46:52,159 » the case. Is that it? So, >> that's there. We we did not budget for 1109 01:46:50,159 --> 01:46:56,159 the election as part of the annual budgeting process because we anticipated 1110 01:46:54,320 --> 01:46:59,280 we consciously anticipated that we would essentially ask for the the 1111 01:46:57,440 --> 01:47:03,440 appropriation when we knew what the total cost of the election would be. 1112 01:47:01,280 --> 01:47:08,159 » I understand seems I I agree with Mr. Broman and perhaps it's a 1113 01:47:06,400 --> 01:47:12,239 condition of the fact that you know we did it a little differently for a number 1114 01:47:09,760 --> 01:47:15,840 of years when uh I was in that office. I would like to see us at least have some 1115 01:47:13,760 --> 01:47:19,040 of that placed in that uh department budget at least when you present us with 1116 01:47:18,000 --> 01:47:22,880 that. We know we're going to have an election every few years. You're right 1117 01:47:20,560 --> 01:47:28,480 that there is factors like for instance one of one of the other agencies um and 1118 01:47:25,840 --> 01:47:32,080 do they still do they pay their share? Do the school and the college board 1119 01:47:30,080 --> 01:47:36,400 still pay for theirs? So ultimately it's mostly our share or whatever it is. we 1120 01:47:34,560 --> 01:47:41,520 should still have something even if it's going to be 700,000. You know, we can 1121 01:47:39,199 --> 01:47:45,119 base we can base in the future the next election on what the last one was and if 1122 01:47:43,840 --> 01:47:49,119 we have money left over then we have money left over. If it's a little bit 1123 01:47:46,560 --> 01:47:53,600 more then we are where we are right now again. So that would be my preference at 1124 01:47:51,600 --> 01:47:58,560 least. I don't know if staff feels strongly I understand your reasoning. I 1125 01:47:56,080 --> 01:48:01,360 just think that um this gives us a better picture. 1126 01:47:59,600 --> 01:48:03,920 » No, we don't feel strongly one way or another. Again, it was just a matter of 1127 01:48:02,639 --> 01:48:07,440 not tying up several hundreds of thousands of dollars in one year and 1128 01:48:05,360 --> 01:48:13,040 carrying it over. But in years where we do have an election coming up, so it'll 1129 01:48:09,040 --> 01:48:18,560 be in 2028 uh in the 2728 budget, we can certainly put in a placeholder of 1130 01:48:15,920 --> 01:48:21,760 $700,000 or so. Uh and if we need to come back and ask for $100,000 to make, 1131 01:48:21,199 --> 01:48:24,560 we will. >> I' I'd hate for us to go to the public 1132 01:48:23,600 --> 01:48:27,920 and say, "Well, we're not going to have an election because we don't have 1133 01:48:25,520 --> 01:48:31,840 money." So, um I think it's better to tell folks that we have the money saved 1134 01:48:29,520 --> 01:48:35,440 up to pay for the next election to elect the officials that run the city. 1135 01:48:33,840 --> 01:48:39,360 » Yeah, we don't disagree, council members. Um and by the way, that would 1136 01:48:37,119 --> 01:48:44,719 not happen. Although I I don't want to give anyone ideas, right? As a matter of 1137 01:48:42,800 --> 01:48:49,360 fact, I asked the same questions of Mr. Dtalion, but point taken. 1138 01:48:48,000 --> 01:48:51,119 » Okay. Well, with that, I'll move the item. 1139 01:48:49,840 --> 01:48:56,639 » I'll second. >> Roll call, please. 1140 01:48:53,679 --> 01:48:57,840 Council members Assad Broman, >> yes. 1141 01:48:57,040 --> 01:48:59,040 » Carpetan, >> yes. 1142 01:48:58,159 --> 01:49:00,400 » Kasakian, >> yes. 1143 01:48:59,360 --> 01:49:03,440 » Mayor Najarian, >> yes. 1144 01:49:02,239 --> 01:49:08,400 » Next item, please. >> Next item is discussion of council 1145 01:49:05,679 --> 01:49:13,280 member future agenda requests. A request by Mayor Najarian to agendaize the 1146 01:49:10,239 --> 01:49:18,159 discussion to consider reordering agenda for future agenda requests to the 1147 01:49:15,119 --> 01:49:23,280 afternoon portion of council agendas. Um, Mayor Narian, we do have one speaker 1148 01:49:20,639 --> 01:49:28,400 card on this item. Well, the the title of the item is 1149 01:49:26,080 --> 01:49:35,360 pretty self-explanatory. These are the uh items that we wish to a as as we're 1150 01:49:31,840 --> 01:49:42,320 doing now uh discussing as to whether we want to agendaize this and the only 1151 01:49:37,360 --> 01:49:49,920 thing that uh is in play is the time uh at which we have that discussion. 1152 01:49:46,880 --> 01:49:57,280 Uh would we have to have a special meeting if there was well I guess 1153 01:49:55,600 --> 01:50:01,199 imagine a situation where there's no close session 1154 01:49:59,760 --> 01:50:04,960 » would be a special meeting because this is the regular meeting is always at 6 1155 01:50:03,040 --> 01:50:07,280 pm. So you would schedule a special meeting for purposes of 1156 01:50:06,080 --> 01:50:14,480 » we do that all the time. So I don't think that's a big deal. Anyway, that's 1157 01:50:09,119 --> 01:50:17,360 that's the the crux of this uh idea. Let's hear from the public for three 1158 01:50:16,800 --> 01:50:22,679 minutes. >> Uh, we have one speaker, Beth Brooks. 1159 01:50:26,719 --> 01:50:33,119 » Hi. Thank you. So I'm trying to understand this just for new business 1160 01:50:30,800 --> 01:50:36,880 you would call a special meeting in the afternoon because if you're going to 1161 01:50:34,480 --> 01:50:41,920 call a special meeting for this and sometimes these meetings go till 11:00 1162 01:50:39,600 --> 01:50:46,159 they're you know 5 hours and people are not watching and you know falling asleep 1163 01:50:44,639 --> 01:50:52,320 when they're watching or screaming at the TV. Uh why not then just divide up 1164 01:50:49,679 --> 01:50:55,280 the meetings uh and have two shorter meetings. I've always thought about 1165 01:50:53,760 --> 01:50:58,560 that. I've always thought that you should do shorter meetings like on a 1166 01:50:56,719 --> 01:51:03,199 Tuesday and then a Wednesday and that you do proclamations and you do you know 1167 01:51:01,280 --> 01:51:08,560 cert you do some things you sort of have a bis more business and then you have a 1168 01:51:05,600 --> 01:51:12,560 more you know community-based uh and you just cut it at two hours or three hours 1169 01:51:11,440 --> 01:51:15,520 you do something like that because if you are proposing this that's 1170 01:51:14,159 --> 01:51:20,239 essentially what you're proposing you're proposing let's take something off the 1171 01:51:17,280 --> 01:51:24,560 agenda and give it a that's normally on the agenda and give it a special 1172 01:51:21,600 --> 01:51:28,080 meeting. Why just this thing should have a should have a special meeting. I know 1173 01:51:26,159 --> 01:51:31,600 you usually meet in the afternoon because you do have closed sessions but 1174 01:51:29,600 --> 01:51:35,600 like you just said if you have one if you have some days where you don't have 1175 01:51:33,040 --> 01:51:39,599 a closed session you are meeting just to do this. I mean unless you're assuming 1176 01:51:37,679 --> 01:51:43,360 that these will take hours as you discuss new business then I understand 1177 01:51:41,599 --> 01:51:48,800 it. But if you're going to entertain this, it might be a good idea to just 1178 01:51:46,000 --> 01:51:52,560 entertain having, you know, changing the charter to have two shorter meetings, 1179 01:51:51,280 --> 01:51:58,440 you know, on a Tuesday and a Wednesday if this is something you're actually 1180 01:51:54,320 --> 01:51:58,440 talking about. Thank you. 1181 01:51:59,920 --> 01:52:08,000 » Any thoughts, Mr. Kasakin? So, I think I I was part of the impetus for for having 1182 01:52:05,679 --> 01:52:12,000 this come forward because we've seen how we sit here at at the end of the meeting 1183 01:52:10,159 --> 01:52:17,440 after we're all exhausted after we've all um you know, buted heads or you know 1184 01:52:15,199 --> 01:52:21,440 uh hugged each other, hugged it out and then the meeting goes on for another 1185 01:52:19,040 --> 01:52:25,599 hour. Um for items which are important, which are items that we hear from the 1186 01:52:23,760 --> 01:52:29,679 public that deserve to have consideration. In the past, any council 1187 01:52:27,920 --> 01:52:33,599 member could request an item, it would be, I think, put on directly, and then 1188 01:52:31,679 --> 01:52:37,679 that got too much. So, we said, okay, then another council member has to 1189 01:52:35,199 --> 01:52:43,119 second it. Well, that allowed for, you know, uh uh the continuation of these uh 1190 01:52:40,800 --> 01:52:46,159 items to be added. And then in order to check ourselves, we said we will put it 1191 01:52:44,560 --> 01:52:50,239 on the end, then we'll have this discussion, and then we'll have a vote 1192 01:52:47,840 --> 01:52:54,800 on the item to have it agendaized for it to then come back and actually be 1193 01:52:52,480 --> 01:52:59,280 studied. So, we just keep making more work for ourselves. Uh, and if we're and 1194 01:52:58,000 --> 01:53:02,560 and I don't think that there's anything wrong with that pro uh process because I 1195 01:53:01,360 --> 01:53:06,480 think there is something to be said about the majority of us have to agree 1196 01:53:04,560 --> 01:53:10,719 on what we want to have heard, discussed, and voted on. But that 1197 01:53:08,719 --> 01:53:15,840 process we can do that's kind of our agenda planning. It's our, you know, the 1198 01:53:12,480 --> 01:53:19,520 huddle that we're in before we um go to the scrimmage. 1199 01:53:17,760 --> 01:53:23,040 Um, sorry, it's playoff season, so I'm using some football analogies. Like, 1200 01:53:21,440 --> 01:53:26,960 let's do that in the afternoon. It's for us basically. It's for the council to do 1201 01:53:25,199 --> 01:53:31,119 that and it'll still be done openly and publicly, but it's not something that 1202 01:53:28,800 --> 01:53:35,119 necessarily warrants everyone's input because the time for that input is when 1203 01:53:33,199 --> 01:53:39,040 something passes that it gets over the hurdle and then is actually open for 1204 01:53:37,199 --> 01:53:42,639 discussion for everyone to come and have their input. The planning of it, the 1205 01:53:40,639 --> 01:53:47,599 pre-planning of it should happen between the city manager and staff um and us in 1206 01:53:45,840 --> 01:53:51,119 the afternoon in that session. I don't think it'll take much time, but if it's 1207 01:53:49,280 --> 01:53:54,239 taking an hour at the end of the e-me when most of us would like to be home 1208 01:53:52,719 --> 01:53:57,920 with our families, let's do it in the afternoon. 1209 01:53:56,400 --> 01:54:01,119 » Mr. Brain, >> I agree and I'll make the motion. 1210 01:54:00,480 --> 01:54:06,400 » I'll second. >> Is this is this just to agendaize for 1211 01:54:04,159 --> 01:54:09,599 » it to discuss all the >> the details of the 1212 01:54:07,920 --> 01:54:14,639 » short and sweet. >> Okay. Uh roll call. 1213 01:54:12,320 --> 01:54:17,360 » Council members Assad Broman. >> Yes. 1214 01:54:15,040 --> 01:54:20,560 » Carpetan. Yes. Kasakian. Yes. Mayor >> Najarian. 1215 01:54:18,080 --> 01:54:25,440 » Yes. >> Do we have any new business? Oh, I'm 1216 01:54:23,520 --> 01:54:28,400 sorry. There is a second period of oral communications. 1217 01:54:26,800 --> 01:54:31,920 » Is there anyone signed up for that? >> Yes. The second period of oral 1218 01:54:30,159 --> 01:54:36,000 communications discussion is limited to items not a part of this agenda. Each 1219 01:54:34,080 --> 01:54:39,599 speaker is allowed five minutes. Council may question or respond to the speaker, 1220 01:54:37,599 --> 01:54:43,920 but there will be no there will be no debate or decision. The city manager may 1221 01:54:42,400 --> 01:54:51,159 refer the matter to the appropriate department for investigation and report. 1222 01:54:46,560 --> 01:54:51,159 We do have one speaker, Beth Brooks. 1223 01:54:52,719 --> 01:54:58,280 And we also have a caller. Okay. 1224 01:55:03,199 --> 01:55:07,360 I'm waiting for it to reset >> to five. 1225 01:55:06,480 --> 01:55:10,080 » It's at three. >> Yeah, I know it's [clears throat] at 1226 01:55:08,000 --> 01:55:13,080 three. Can we set the speaker's timer? Yeah. 1227 01:55:13,199 --> 01:55:20,480 Thank you. Uh given that you've weighed [clears throat] in on international, you 1228 01:55:18,159 --> 01:55:24,800 know, affairs before, I would love if you actually 1229 01:55:22,400 --> 01:55:29,360 uh put out a formal letter to the White House and the Secretary of Defense to 1230 01:55:27,119 --> 01:55:32,719 urgently do something uh against the massacre in Iran against 1231 01:55:31,360 --> 01:55:38,880 innocent people. This is this is horrific. Uh especially given the the 1232 01:55:36,639 --> 01:55:41,840 ethnic, you know, ethnic makeup of this city. I'm sure that there are people and 1233 01:55:40,239 --> 01:55:45,679 I hope that any of your family I hope they're not involved in anything. I hope 1234 01:55:43,920 --> 01:55:50,880 they're all safe, but there are, you know, many Armenians who who have ties 1235 01:55:48,639 --> 01:55:54,239 in Iran and I think that this would be very important for you to do. I think 1236 01:55:52,400 --> 01:55:59,360 every city council should be doing this. This is an absolute atrocity. Uh and and 1237 01:55:57,280 --> 01:56:04,000 we're just sitting, you know, he's just sitting on his hands uh doing nothing 1238 01:56:01,280 --> 01:56:06,880 and putting out uh you know, tweets. Uh so I would really urge you to please do 1239 01:56:05,520 --> 01:56:11,679 that because you this is a precedent you've taken before. you have you have 1240 01:56:09,199 --> 01:56:17,199 uh sent proclamations and things such as that nature. Um 1241 01:56:15,599 --> 01:56:21,280 uh I know you can't do anything about anonymous callers, but that's you know 1242 01:56:19,199 --> 01:56:25,280 just I just that's a pet peeve of mine. It's just really just ridiculous. People 1243 01:56:23,360 --> 01:56:29,440 can call in and say whatever crazy thing they want to. Not saying he's crazy, 1244 01:56:26,800 --> 01:56:34,239 just you know it just you know the ins just 1245 01:56:31,280 --> 01:56:37,840 uh I have a pet peeve about that. Um, I would like to present because I've 1246 01:56:36,080 --> 01:56:41,840 actually thought so much about this and it's not just this council. It's really 1247 01:56:39,520 --> 01:56:46,320 the way that that the public feels about government in every kind of way and why 1248 01:56:44,639 --> 01:56:50,480 they're apathetic and why they're fed up and why we come here because the public 1249 01:56:48,800 --> 01:56:55,920 because what we don't see or what I don't see I've tried to analyze it and 1250 01:56:52,159 --> 01:56:59,920 the analysis is you don't use objective criteria to make decisions. That's what 1251 01:56:58,000 --> 01:57:03,920 I'm seeing and it's not just you. So every side, left or right or whoever you 1252 01:57:02,239 --> 01:57:07,920 want to say it is, thinks of government like Santa Claus. And if their Santa 1253 01:57:05,840 --> 01:57:11,280 Claus gets in, they get everything on their wish list. And if their Santa 1254 01:57:09,440 --> 01:57:14,000 Claus doesn't get in, they don't get anything on their wish list. That's what 1255 01:57:12,560 --> 01:57:17,360 I'm seeing now with the city council. Wow. If he gets in, they're going to get 1256 01:57:15,679 --> 01:57:20,960 that. And if you get in and I'm going to get in and you know, you're going to get 1257 01:57:18,719 --> 01:57:27,040 that. But there if you utilized objective criteria, you would also 1258 01:57:23,599 --> 01:57:31,119 diffuse the arguments on both sides uh to say look, you're not taking our our 1259 01:57:29,199 --> 01:57:35,920 input into consideration. And there are a lot of things. Is it necessary? Do you 1260 01:57:33,599 --> 01:57:40,800 have the funding? Should you fund it? Do you have the legal authority? Is there a 1261 01:57:38,080 --> 01:57:46,400 clearly defined public purpose? Does it benefit the the general public? not a 1262 01:57:42,960 --> 01:57:51,360 narrow political or uh you know uh your pet pet group that you tend to agree 1263 01:57:49,440 --> 01:57:56,080 with. These are all questions you should be answering. Is it supported by data 1264 01:57:53,599 --> 01:58:00,960 and studies and measurable indicators? Is there a co costbenefit analysis? Are 1265 01:57:59,040 --> 01:58:04,960 the costs completely disclosed to the public? What is the funding source? What 1266 01:58:02,960 --> 01:58:09,199 are the long-term costs? You really literally have to have a matrix with 1267 01:58:07,520 --> 01:58:14,719 criteria the same way that you request an RFP and whoever is responding to your 1268 01:58:12,639 --> 01:58:21,119 proposal, there are points just like when Chris Pratt talked about the uh the 1269 01:58:18,000 --> 01:58:26,000 uh tennis vendor, there are points and that you actually look at that and you 1270 01:58:23,440 --> 01:58:29,199 you apply those criteria and then at least you could tell the public we 1271 01:58:27,840 --> 01:58:33,440 looked at this and we looked at that because I will say, you know, I will 1272 01:58:30,960 --> 01:58:40,000 argue against the bike lanes till I'm blew in the base because if you apply 1273 01:58:36,320 --> 01:58:45,760 any objective criteria to that it is not to be funded at all. There is no way 1274 01:58:42,960 --> 01:58:50,400 that should receive two cents. Okay? Because you also have to consider 1275 01:58:48,639 --> 01:58:54,239 is it harming the majority for the minority and what benefit does the 1276 01:58:52,400 --> 01:58:57,840 minority get out of it? Is it something people are you know that it's it's 1277 01:58:56,159 --> 01:59:01,440 they're dying and it's something that you're going to save their lives. you 1278 01:59:00,080 --> 01:59:05,520 you're you're basically not you're hurting 80% of the population to help 1279 01:59:03,520 --> 01:59:10,480 1%. That doesn't make sense in any world. That's a political decision. And 1280 01:59:07,840 --> 01:59:15,199 you will be relieved of people arguing that you're corrupt and you're, you 1281 01:59:13,119 --> 01:59:19,760 know, taking this from donors and you're doing that from donors. You will you 1282 01:59:17,040 --> 01:59:24,400 will eliminate those conversations if you present to people some objective 1283 01:59:22,639 --> 01:59:28,960 criteria that you have used for that. Because if people do hear things like, 1284 01:59:26,400 --> 01:59:32,159 "Well, this hurts 80% and helps 1%," they go, "Whoa, what what are you 1285 01:59:30,239 --> 01:59:35,520 benefiting from that?" And just because that's your political ideology, you 1286 01:59:33,840 --> 01:59:38,400 should impose that on people. That mothers who have to pick their kids up 1287 01:59:36,880 --> 01:59:42,239 at daycare should spend another 20 minutes in the car. I mean, you know, it 1288 01:59:39,920 --> 01:59:46,239 does none of this makes sense to people. So I'm imploring you uh to do that 1289 01:59:44,639 --> 01:59:50,239 because if you have disproportionate harm, there are so many ways that you 1290 01:59:48,560 --> 01:59:54,480 can apply criteria and also to think about 1291 01:59:52,400 --> 01:59:58,719 what kind of decision-m you're doing. Is it tactical? Is it strategic? Is it 1292 01:59:56,560 --> 02:00:02,320 short-term? Is it long-term? Because you can't, you know, have art installations 1293 02:00:00,639 --> 02:00:05,440 if people are homeless. I'm sorry that money. I'm sorry. You're going to have 1294 02:00:03,760 --> 02:00:09,280 to live without the art installations if people are are homeless. Priorities. You 1295 02:00:07,760 --> 02:00:13,440 have to set priorities and have objective criteria and that will help 1296 02:00:10,960 --> 02:00:19,440 you. and we could be a we could show every single city council how things 1297 02:00:15,199 --> 02:00:27,440 should be run if we do that. Thank you. >> Our next speaker is on on air. Fernando 1298 02:00:23,760 --> 02:00:32,080 Raldon, you have five minutes to speak. >> Uh thank you, Mr. Mayor, members of the 1299 02:00:29,199 --> 02:00:37,679 council, and uh members of uh the public. Happy New Year to everybody, and 1300 02:00:34,239 --> 02:00:42,880 uh happy MLK. And of course um we should also remember the memory of uh the great 1301 02:00:41,040 --> 02:00:48,400 Ed Roberts who was also a disabled advocate and also the founder of the 1302 02:00:46,000 --> 02:00:54,560 independent living centers in California and around the United States. Um my New 1303 02:00:51,920 --> 02:00:59,440 Year's resolution is simple. Um and I'm still going to ask this from uh from 1304 02:00:56,320 --> 02:01:04,719 city council. Please create a disability advisory group. I've already you've 1305 02:01:01,920 --> 02:01:08,239 already heard what uh what Mr. Small Hill said and he said it clearly, we got 1306 02:01:06,320 --> 02:01:11,840 to stop we got to make sure that our finances are in check. I want to make 1307 02:01:10,000 --> 02:01:18,400 sure that some of some of our budget here in in Glendel can be used for the 1308 02:01:16,159 --> 02:01:23,920 uh creation of a disability advisory council made up of volunteers such as 1309 02:01:21,119 --> 02:01:28,639 myself or any other disabil disabled person who lives in the city of Glendo 1310 02:01:26,080 --> 02:01:34,000 for the purpose of making sure that our we have more accessible housing which is 1311 02:01:31,040 --> 02:01:38,239 what we need right now. um better transportation. I'd like to see beline 1312 02:01:36,239 --> 02:01:44,000 expand a little bit more in their horizons and especially the dial ride 1313 02:01:40,639 --> 02:01:49,199 program and making sure that uh we have better connections with metro to make 1314 02:01:46,320 --> 02:01:55,360 sure that the bus routes are being met here at the city and around our 1315 02:01:51,520 --> 02:01:59,760 neighborhoods. The point is uh Mr. May me members of the council and I still 1316 02:01:56,639 --> 02:02:04,719 continue to ask this. We need more of the disabled input here in in Glendale. 1317 02:02:02,000 --> 02:02:08,880 I've lived all my life in in here in Glendel. I plan to live my retirement 1318 02:02:07,440 --> 02:02:14,719 here in Glendel as a person with a disability. So my hope is that uh the 1319 02:02:12,400 --> 02:02:19,199 that our voice with the disabled committee 1320 02:02:16,400 --> 02:02:24,320 um be heard especially in this upcoming election year. And as usual, that's my 1321 02:02:21,119 --> 02:02:28,320 two cents on that. Thank you. >> Thank you. And that is all. 1322 02:02:26,960 --> 02:02:30,719 » All right. And I believe that concludes our business our 1323 02:02:29,599 --> 02:02:34,159 » Yeah, I agenda. >> I'll I'll make a motion to adjourn. But 1324 02:02:32,480 --> 02:02:38,159 before we do, I do want to say that I think all of us, especially those who 1325 02:02:35,679 --> 02:02:43,679 have family in Iran, I I do not, but I have many friends um and uh close 1326 02:02:41,119 --> 02:02:46,159 friends who do. Um I'm have been in communication with them. I've been 1327 02:02:44,960 --> 02:02:51,520 following the news. My heart is breaking. I'm hoping that um those who 1328 02:02:49,119 --> 02:02:55,280 are uh protesting and speaking out for their rights and for freedom and for 1329 02:02:52,960 --> 02:03:02,080 better living conditions um are successful. Um and uh but I I would 1330 02:03:00,000 --> 02:03:08,320 pause before we make a public declaration unless there's consensus to 1331 02:03:04,320 --> 02:03:12,000 do so uh until I've had a chance to um talk to individuals and find out what it 1332 02:03:10,159 --> 02:03:16,400 is that we should say or be asking for. But I do stand in solidarity with the 1333 02:03:14,320 --> 02:03:20,960 people of Iran, with freedom loving people all over the world and with our 1334 02:03:18,560 --> 02:03:24,400 Iranian neighbors who hail from Iran here in the city of Glendale. Thank you. 1335 02:03:22,560 --> 02:03:32,080 And I move to adjourn. >> Before we adjourn, Mr. Mayor, I I kind 1336 02:03:27,440 --> 02:03:36,880 of agree with uh Miss Brooks. I think uh the European nation and most of the 1337 02:03:34,320 --> 02:03:42,400 world is very silent on this issue. I think they're turning the the blind eye. 1338 02:03:39,679 --> 02:03:50,880 Uh massive demonstrations all over the world. Uh and 99.9% peaceful. No 1339 02:03:48,000 --> 02:03:55,440 buildings were damaged. Uh no injuries to public. No police officer has been 1340 02:03:54,080 --> 02:04:02,239 assaulted. they don't flip the the police cars and 1341 02:03:57,679 --> 02:04:06,880 burn them down. Um but again I don't know for some strange reason everyone is 1342 02:04:04,960 --> 02:04:12,639 silent. Even the coverage that we they get uh by news media is almost nothing. 1343 02:04:10,960 --> 02:04:17,599 It's very similar to what was happening in Arts. 9 months of blockades and you 1344 02:04:16,239 --> 02:04:23,360 couldn't you couldn't even see it anywhere. And 120,000 people were 1345 02:04:20,719 --> 02:04:28,880 forcefully moved from their motherland. No coverage. I think um I'm really 1346 02:04:26,480 --> 02:04:33,520 shocked that human rights activists, women's rights activists, none of them 1347 02:04:31,280 --> 02:04:38,719 are out there speaking out about this what's going on in Iran. And uh the 1348 02:04:36,239 --> 02:04:45,360 people are fighting for their freedom. Um I think they will free themselves 1349 02:04:41,920 --> 02:04:52,159 eventually from what's going on from the uh the very vicious government that's 1350 02:04:47,840 --> 02:04:56,159 ruling for over 40 years. And I I I just I'm I'm really shocked that nothing is 1351 02:04:54,400 --> 02:05:01,040 happening. Nobody's saying anything. Nobody's taking a step to put a put a 1352 02:04:58,800 --> 02:05:06,480 stop to what's going on. Uh Iran is the only country that over 75% of their 1353 02:05:03,679 --> 02:05:12,080 population is between the age of I believe 20 25 to 40 and they're very 1354 02:05:10,320 --> 02:05:15,599 intelligent. They would they will free themselves up because they care about 1355 02:05:14,080 --> 02:05:19,760 what's going on and their rights especially the women's rights. We know 1356 02:05:16,960 --> 02:05:24,239 what happened in last 40 years. Uh maybe probably the the the issue they have is 1357 02:05:21,840 --> 02:05:27,599 they don't want to uh give into special interest groups. That's why maybe 1358 02:05:26,080 --> 02:05:31,119 nobody's talking about it. I I don't know. I don't have the magic answer. As 1359 02:05:28,960 --> 02:05:36,320 far as resolutions, I'm willing to look at it as well, but empty resolutions to 1360 02:05:33,760 --> 02:05:39,440 me it's uh we we issued resolutions as well. Of course, it's it's important to 1361 02:05:37,760 --> 02:05:44,000 do so, but I don't think it's going to make a difference in what's going on. I 1362 02:05:41,520 --> 02:05:48,000 think our uh government has to step in and [clears throat] do whatever it's 1363 02:05:45,440 --> 02:05:52,719 right. And many not only only United States, the entire world is watching and 1364 02:05:51,199 --> 02:05:59,840 not doing anything especially the European nations that they um pretended 1365 02:05:56,000 --> 02:06:04,400 to be the friends of the people of Iran, not the government, but the people of 1366 02:06:01,040 --> 02:06:06,719 Iran. But uh I stopped there, Mr. Mayor, and um 1367 02:06:05,360 --> 02:06:13,440 » yeah. >> Well, it's yeah, it's the death of any 1368 02:06:09,840 --> 02:06:19,040 person uh wherever located is tragic. Um, I think there's a lot of moving 1369 02:06:15,920 --> 02:06:27,360 pieces in the events in Iran. I think from what I've I've looked at both both 1370 02:06:23,199 --> 02:06:33,199 in uh Farsy and translations, this started as an economic protest due to 1371 02:06:29,760 --> 02:06:39,920 the collapsing economy due to the United States sanctions on the country. We know 1372 02:06:37,199 --> 02:06:46,960 that there are other uh governments involved in this with different uh 1373 02:06:42,960 --> 02:06:54,000 motives and I think before we decide to make a comment and uh encourage Trump to 1374 02:06:51,280 --> 02:07:00,159 bomb Iran or whatever he's been talking about, we need to just see what the true 1375 02:06:57,520 --> 02:07:04,639 facts are on the ground and then if if council decides to bring it up for uh a 1376 02:07:03,199 --> 02:07:07,840 further discussion, that's certainly something we can do. at that time. I 1377 02:07:06,639 --> 02:07:12,880 just don't know exactly what's happening. I'm hearing a lot of 1378 02:07:09,599 --> 02:07:15,760 different facts out there. Uh is there a motion to adjurnn? 1379 02:07:14,079 --> 02:07:19,159 » So moved. >> We are adjourned.