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Verdugo Wash master plan study delayed after conflict-of-interest advice and council requests further review
Summary
Council paused awarding a $5.76 million consultant contract for the Verdugo Wash master plan after the Fair Political Practices Commission advised two council members to recuse; council directed staff to submit additional factual material to the FPPC and return with any response before final contract execution.
The Glendale City Council on Tuesday paused final approval of a $5,762,370 consultant contract for the Verdugo Wash master plan after a dispute over whether three council members should participate in the vote.
The item before the council was a recommendation to authorize the city manager to execute a professional services agreement with Michael Van Valkenbrae Associates Inc. to prepare a master plan funded by state grants. City Attorney Garcia told the council that the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) issued an advice letter in December concluding that Council Members Ara Najarian and (name variant) Garpetian have disqualifying conflicts of interest because they own real property within 500 feet of parts of the project; Council Member Brotman was advised he did not have a disqualifying interest under the FPPC’s public-general-rule…
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