NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Joint City Council Meeting will be held in the Council Chamber – 275 East Olive Avenue, Second Floor, on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., to discuss matters on the attached agenda. 

Members of the public have the option to participate in the meeting via in-person and/or telephonically for Closed Session, General Public Comment, Public Hearings, and Study Sessions. They may also submit their written comments regarding City business using the eComment feature on the City website, or by emailing the City Council directly at citycouncil@burbankca.gov.

Auxiliary aids and services are available for individuals with speech, vision, or hearing impairments (48-hour notice is required). For more information, please contact the ADA Coordinator at (818) 238-5051.

Interpretation Requests:

If you would like to participate in Public Comments and require an interpreter, please telephone the City Clerk's Office at (818) 238-5851 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

Si desea participar en los comentarios públicos y necesita un intérprete, por favor llame a la Oficina de la Secretaria Municipal al (818) 238-5851 al menos 48 horas antes de la reunión.

How to View the Meeting:

Public Comment Options:

1. To speak during Closed Session Public Comment, General Public Comment, Public Hearing Public Comment, and Study Session Public Comment periods during the meeting, members of the public may speak in-person in the Council Chamber or call (818) 238-3335. Speaker time limits will be determined by the Presiding Officer, depending on how many public comment cards are received and how many callers are in the queue at the commencement of each public comment period (as shown below). Additional public comment cards and calls will not be accepted once the public comment period commences.
• 1 – 20 Total Speakers – 3 minutes each
• 21 – 39 Total Speakers – 2 minutes each
• 40+ Total Speakers – 1 minute each
  
  
2. The Reports to Council Public Comment periods are only accepted in person – public comment cards must be submitted before the public comment period begins for each report to Council. Speaker time limits will be determined by the Presiding Officer depending on how many public comment cards have been received at the commencement of each public comment period (as shown below). Additional public comment cards will not be accepted once the public comment period commences.
• 1 – 20 Total Speakers – 3 minutes each
• 21 – 39 Total Speakers – 2 minutes each
• 40+ Total Speakers – 1 minute each
  
  
3. eComment will remain open until 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.
   
   
4. Email the City Council directly citycouncil@burbankca.gov
   Emails received on or before 3:00 p.m. on City Council Meeting Day will be distributed to the City Council in advance of the meeting. Any correspondence received after this time will be distributed the following business day.
   
   
5. The Presiding Officer has the discretion to reduce speaking time for each speaker in order to ensure that City business can be completed at a reasonable hour.

Public Disclosure:

This agenda contains a summary of each item of business which the City Council, Parking Authority and Police Commission may discuss or act on at this meeting. The agenda packet consisting of the staff reports and all other documentation relating to each item on this agenda will be posted on the City's website at www.burbankca.gov. Any writings or documents provided to the City Council regarding any item on this agenda subsequent to distribution of the agenda packet will be posted on the City's website at www.burbankca.gov. If you have a question about any matter on the agenda, please call the Office of the City Clerk at (818) 238-5851. The Council Chamber is disabled accessible. Auxiliary aids and services are available for individuals with speech, vision, or hearing impairments (48-hour notice is required). Please contact the ADA Coordinator at (818) 238-5051 with questions or concerns.

1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation

1. Pursuant to Govt. Code §54956.9(d)(1)
2. Name of Case: Anush Kemdjian v. City of Burbank
3. Case No.: 25NNCV00700
4. Brief description and nature of case: Trip and fall

2. Conference with Real Property Negotiator

1. Pursuant to Govt. Code §54956.8
2. Property: Burbank Town Center - Burbank Center Stage Home of The Colony Theatre - 555
   North Third Street, Burbank, CA 91502
3. Parties Whom Agency or City is Negotiating with: Onni Burbank Town Center LLC, 1031 S.
   Broadway, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA - Peter Park; The Colony Theatre Company, 555
   North Third Street, Burbank, CA - Heather Provost
4. City Negotiator: Marisa Garcia, Parks and Recreation Director
5. Terms Under Negotiation: Terms for 1. Sublease and Master Lease Modification and 2. Operating Agreement

Note and file Office of Independent Review Group’s Report.

Study Session Public Comment: To speak in person, a GREEN Public Comment Card must be completed and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.

Council Action:

Approve the City Council Minutes of the Joint Meeting of September 30, 2025, and the Dark Meeting of October 7, 2025.

Approve the Parking Authority Minutes of the Joint Meeting of September 9, 2025.

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING ARTICLE I, SECTION 14 OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 CITYWIDE FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE VALET PARKING METER FEE.

1. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK RATIFYING AND APPROVING GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THE BULK GRID ASSET ENHANCEMENTS FOR GRID RELIABILITY PROGRAM (ADVANCED GAS PATH RESILIENCY UPGRADE) FOR MAGNOLIA POWER PLANT AT BURBANK WATER AND POWER (BWP), AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE BWP GENERAL MANAGER, AS THE CITY MANAGER’S DESIGNEE, TO NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE, AND IMPLEMENT ALL REQUIRED AND RELATED AGREEMENTS AND FORMS WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POWER AUTHORITY, AND OTHER SUBCONTRACTORS AND VENDORS, SUCH AUTHORITY SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POWER AUTHORITY OF SUCH PROJECT; and
2. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK RATIFYING AND APPROVING GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THE BULK GRID ASSET ENHANCEMENTS FOR GRID RELIABILITY PROGRAM (ADVANCED COMPRESSOR RESILIENCY UPGRADE) FOR MAGNOLIA POWER PLANT AT BURBANK WATER AND POWER (BWP), AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE BWP GENERAL MANAGER, AS THE CITY MANAGER’S DESIGNEE, TO NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE, AND IMPLEMENT ALL REQUIRED AND RELATED AGREEMENTS AND FORMS WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POWER AUTHORITY, AND OTHER SUBCONTRACTORS AND VENDORS, SUCH AUTHORITY SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POWER AUTHORITY OF SUCH PROJECT.

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT $323,374.11 FROM THE STATE CITIZEN’S OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (COPS) PROGRAM AND AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS.

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT PROGRAM AGREEMENTS WITH THE VERDUGO CONSORTIUM AND THE CITY OF GLENDALE.

Approve and authorize the General Manager of Burbank Water and Power to:

1. Execute an Electrical Services Agreement with SJ4 BURBANK, LLC, subject to review and approval by the City Attorney’s Office, with reasonable changes in form and substance satisfactory to the City Attorney’s Office, if required;
2. Execute any other ancillary documents, including amendments, in form and substance satisfactory to the City Attorney’s Office and up to an amount available within any City Council-approved Fiscal Year Budget; and
3. Accept all Aid-in-Construction (AIC) payments needed to provide electric service to the project under this Agreement or any other AIC letters or agreements related to the Project. 

Accept Public Comment on the Proposed Renewal of the Burbank Tourism Business Improvement District.

*** If Additional Documents/Correspondences are submitted for this item, they will be
periodically posted to the City website for public viewing. ***

Public Hearing Public Comment: To comment, please telephone into the meeting at (818)
238-3335. To speak in person, a SALMON Public Comment Card must be completed and
presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.

Council Action:

Appoint one member to the Burbank Housing Corporation Board of Directors to fill a full two-year term ending October 31, 2027.

Public Comment: To speak in person, a YELLOW Public Comment Card must be
completed and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.

Council Action:

1. Introduce AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE, CITY OF BURBANK LOCAL AMENDMENTS, AND THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS THERETO, AND AMENDING PORTIONS OF TITLE 9 OF THE BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE.
2. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK MAKING EXPRESS FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS THAT MODIFICATIONS TO THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE ARE REASONABLY NECESSARY BECAUSE OF LOCAL CLIMATIC, GEOLOGICAL, TOPOGRAPHICAL, OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.

Public Comment: To speak in person, a YELLOW Public Comment Card must be
completed and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.

Council Action: