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Tweet Button Share this Page: Click here to view this message in your browser. May 2018 This publication is brought to you by Mayor Zareh Sinanyan, and Councilmembers Ara Najarian, Paula Devine, Vartan Gharpetian, and Vrej Agajanian A Message From Carl Povilaitis Appointed to Police Chief Yasmin Beers Roubik Golanian Appointed to Assistant City Manager Glendale City Manager It’s an exciting time in the City of Glendale. We have a proactive City Council and a dynamic leadership team. Just this past Tuesday, Council confirmed the appointment of two new Executives – Carl Povilaitis as On Tuesday May 1, 2018, the Glendale City Council confirmed the appointment Police Chief and Roubik Golanian of Carl Povilaitis to Police Chief and Roubik Golanian to Assistant City Manager. as Assistant City Manager. They are both strong leaders and have To read more about their experience and dedication to Glendale, click on the proven track records of links below. accomplishments. Mutually, Carl and Roubik have served in Carl Povilaitis, Police Chief various capacities and have Roubik Golanian, Assistant City Manager demonstrated an exceptional capability to adapt to an ever- changing community. RFP for Local and Regional Renewable, Congratulations! Low-Carbon, and Zero Carbon Energy We are definitely moving at a steady pace. Your current and Capacity Resource Options leadership team and new department directors will continue the long history of excellence in Click here to download the Request for Proposal Glendale by working together with the Mayor, City Council, staff, and A pre-bid conference will be held at the offices of GWP and via webinar on May http://www.icontact-archive.com/RyJnuXv1oVxj_1ouqY2hZ8iRdMGWX4C4?w=4[1/26/2021 4:21:13 PM] Tweet Button our community members. The 30, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time. Qualified proposers must notify GWP by strength that this leadership email [email protected] to register for the bidders conference at embodies, and the dedication and least one day prior to the event. Respondents wishing to tour City buildings talent of our staff, has brought and/or land for evaluation of resource potential should request this at least one about a year filled with many week prior to the pre-bid meeting. Tours will occur in the afternoon of May 30, accomplishments that will be and will be available to qualified proposers. carried through as Glendale moves toward its goals. All proposals are due August 3, 2018 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time. Submittals must include five (5) copies of the proposal and a flash drive, and must be delivered I’m proud of the teamwork I have to the Glendale Water & Power Administration office located at 141 N. Glendale seen in Glendale this past year. Avenue, 4th Floor, Glendale, CA, 91206-4975. When it came down to critical decisions, Council and staff PLANNED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS worked in symbiosis to discuss and work through them. Where there have been disagreements, they have been about approaches and strategies, not on purpose. We are excited about the new opportunities in Glendale’s future. Our community will only continue to get better and progress if we all work towards our overarching goal – to continue to provide our residents, businesses, and visitors with a full scope of high quality municipal services, programs, safety, facilities, infrastructure, and other amenities that make our community so desirable. Sure, we have difficult challenges ahead and important decisions to make, Click here to learn about the Proposed Grayson Repowering Project but I am confident that our team will embrace these challenges and move our community forward Are You Registered to Vote? with a focus on our purpose and goals. On behalf of the Glendale City Council, Executive Team, and staff, I’d like to say that it is a privilege and honor to lead this community at such a transitional and exciting time. Literacy Classes - Sign up Today! Beginning in March of 2020, Glendale Municipal Elections (Elected offices for the City of Glendale, Glendale Unified School & Glendale Community College The Adult Literacy Program helps Districts) will coincide with Statewide Primary Election dates. To comply with adults who want to learn English, State Law, a one-time extension of the term of current Councilmembers, City as well as English-speaking adults Clerk, City Treasurer, GUSD and GCCD Board members accommodates the who need to improve their reading adjustment from off to even-numbered years. and writing skills. Conversation classes and one-on-one tutoring Learn more here. sessions are offered for adults ages eighteen and over. Learn more here. Stay Current with our New App! Lupn Glendale Free Citizenship Classes Wednesdays http://www.icontact-archive.com/RyJnuXv1oVxj_1ouqY2hZ8iRdMGWX4C4?w=4[1/26/2021 4:21:13 PM] Tweet Button Where: Library Connection @ Adams Square, 1100 E. Chevy Chase Dr. When: Every Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. What: Learn the English, civics, and history requirements to pass the test and become a United States Citizen! Students must have a green card. This service is cosponsored by the International Rescue Committee. Pre- registration required. Classes continue every Wednesday. Learn more here. The City launched a 3-month pilot of the Lupn Glendale App, a new mobile app that will keep you in the loop on what is happening in your city. CALENDAR Find free city events, save your favorites, and filter what is relevant to Through May 6 - ReflectSpace: you and your family. NONLINEAR HISTORIES – Receive emergency alerts (traffic, weather) and important reminders. Transgenerational Memory of Trauma You can download Lupn Glendale in the Apple Store and Google Play. Downtown Central Library 222 East Harvard Street Share with friends and enjoy! This exhibition featured at the Downtown Central Library- 222 East Harvard Street- explores the impossible yet inevitable Planning Commission Hearing challenges of addressing the Proposal to Rename Maryland politics of memory of the Armenian Genocide by succeeding second, third and fourth generations. Learn more here May 5 - Map and Compass Class and Hike, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Brand Park 1601 West Mountain Street Dr. Thom Davis, Geological Maps Foundation, will teach this two- hour class that will cover basic topographic map reading; location, trail, and route finding skills; basic compass reading and use of a GPS device; and more. Class consists of an indoor lecture, followed by an outside exercise. This free class is limited to 12 students, 12 years of age and older. Paper maps and loaner The City of Glendale is hosting a public hearing on the proposal to rename compasses will be provided. The Maryland Avenue between Wilson and Harvard to Artsakh Drive. The hearing is lecture starts at 9:00 a.m. Space taking place on Wednesday, May 16th at 5:00 p.m. in the Municipal Services is limited, so please call (818) Building located at 633 E Broadway, room 105. 548-3795 to RSVP. Learn more here. Learn more here. May 5 – Some Like It Hot: Climate, 2:00 p.m. Fire Service Day Downtown Central Library http://www.icontact-archive.com/RyJnuXv1oVxj_1ouqY2hZ8iRdMGWX4C4?w=4[1/26/2021 4:21:13 PM] Tweet Button Auditorium 222 East Harvard Street JPL scientist Robert Haw discusses the long-term effects of climate change. Learn more here. May 5 – Vision Valley: The Glendale Biennial Opening Reception, 6:00 p.m. Brand Library & Art Center 1601 West Mountain Street A celebration of thirty-two artists working in Glendale. Learn more here. May 6 - Verdugo Mountains 10K Trail Run and Hike, 8:00 a.m. Brand Park 1601 West Mountain Street The 6.2 miles and 1,735 foot elevation gain will make for one Sunday morning you will never forget! Learn more here. Join the Fire Department on Saturday, May 12 for Fire Service Day from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. FREE pancake breakfast will be provided from 9:00 a.m. - May 6 – ReflectSpace Closing 12:00 p.m. Reception – Author Laura Michael, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Activities for the day include: Downtown Central Library 222 East Harvard Street Live demonstrations Enjoy a traditional Armenian Antique Fire engines Kinetson book celebration with CERT - Emergency Preparedness author Laura Michael for her new Sparky the Fire Dog book, Under The Light Of The Glendale Police Department's SWAT vehicle Moon. Learn more here. Climbing Wall and more! May 9 - Bike to School Day, 7:30 a.m. For more information, call (818) 548-4814 or learn more here. As a part of its Be Street Smart Click here to watch the video. Glendale Campaign, the City’s Community Development Department is inviting the Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Community to participate in Bike to School Day. The purpose of the Survey + Community Meeting event is to encourage students and parents to ride bikes safely to school more often, which will help reduce air pollution and traffic congestion, and promotes healthy lifestyle habits for school-age children, as well as the entire community. Learn more here. May 11 - Parent's Night Out, 6:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Pacific Community Center 501 South Pacific Avenue Drop off your child or children at the facility for an evening of fun, friends, pizza, games, popcorn and a movie, while you spend an evening out in honor of Mother’s Day! The fee is $15.00 per child, ages 5 to 12 years old. Participants are encouraged to bring their pajamas and a blanket. Among the many disasters that could befall a city of Glendale’s size and Learn more here. geographic location are major fires, earthquakes, flooding, and mudslides. The City of Glendale is committed to providing emergency services should disasters such as these arise, and is currently updating the City’s Local Hazard Mitigation May 12 - Riverwalk Workday, http://www.icontact-archive.com/RyJnuXv1oVxj_1ouqY2hZ8iRdMGWX4C4?w=4[1/26/2021 4:21:13 PM] Tweet Button Plan (LHMP) to proactively facilitate and support community-wide policies, 8:00 a.m.