Ara J. Najarian
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Appointee of the the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee, nominated by the North County/San Fernando Valley Subcommittee
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Ara J. Najarian has served on the Glendale City Council for 12 years and was recently re-elected to his fourth term with the highest number of votes of all candidates. He has served three terms as Mayor of Glendale. Before serving on Council Ara was elected to the Glendale Community College Board of Trustees.
Ara is a regional leader in transportation, holding a seat on the Los Angeles MTA since 2006 and previously serving as MTA Chairman. Ara also is 2nd Vice Chairman of Metrolink and has served on the Board of Directors since 2007.
Ara sits on the Board of Directors of the San Fernando Valley Council of Governments, and held the position of Chairman.
Ara received a B.A in Economics from Occidental College, and his J.D. degree from the University of Southern California Law School. In his private life, Ara is a practicing attorney in Glendale. He is married to Palmira Perez, and has two boys.
Board Reports
Board reports acted upon most recently by committees to which Ara J. Najarian belongs
2026-0463 - CONSOLIDATED AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 Received
RECEIVE AND FILE the Consolidated Audit Financial and Compliance Reports completed by Vasquez and Company (Vasquez) and Simpson and Simpson (Simpson), certified public accountants, for the fiscal ...
7/16/2026 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Access Services Inc. Annual reports Audit Burbank Commerce Compton Consolidated Audit Design build Evaluation and assessment Ez Pass Federal Transit Administration Financial Audit Formula Allocation / Local Return Funding plan Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector Gateway Cities subregion Glendale Glendora Guidelines Huntington Park Informational Report Local Returns Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) Measure M Measure R Memorandum Of Understanding Metro Vision 2028 Plan Metrolink Pasadena Program Proposition A Proposition C Public Hearing Redondo Beach Santa Fe Springs South Bay Service Sector Strategic planning Torrance Transit operators Transportation Development Act - Article 4 Transportation Development Act of 19712026-0029 - COUNTYWIDE PLANNING MAJOR PROJECT STATUS REPORT Received
2026-0341 - PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT/CONSTRUCTION CAREERS POLICY Received
RECEIVE AND FILE the status update on the Project Labor Agreement and Construction Careers Policy (PLA/CCP) programs through the quarter ending March 2026, including updates on tasks related to ...
7/15/2026 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Alignment Barriers (Roads) Central Los Angeles subregion City of Los Angeles Conservation Construction Construction Support Construction industry Contractors Contracts East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project Gender Hubs Informational Report Labor Labor agreements Labor unions Los Angeles County Department Of Public Works Los Angeles Unified School District Memorandum Of Understanding Metro Equity Platform Metro Vision 2028 Plan Motion / Motion Response Outreach Partnerships Pasadena Policy Prime Contractor Procurement Program Project Project Labor Agreement/Construction Careers Policy Project management Race and ethnicity Request For Proposal San Fernando San Fernando Valley Service Sector San Fernando Valley subregion South Bay Cities subregion Strategic planning Students Surveys Training programs Video Visibility Westside Cities subregion2026-0384 - CALTRANS QUARTERLY UPDATE Received
2026-0408 - TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN AND POLICIES Received
RECEIVE AND FILE report on implementation of the Metro Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Master Plan and Policies (Master Plan).
7/15/2026 - RECEIVED
2028 Mobility Concept Plan Budgeting Demand responsive transportation Hubs Informational Report Metro Vision 2028 Plan Motion / Motion Response Multimodal Olympic games Outreach Plan Research Shared mobility Southern California Association Of Governments Strategic planning Surveys Tourism Transportation Demand Management Transportation policy Travel demand management Travel time Vehicle miles of travel Vehicle occupancy Walking Zoning