Ara J. Najarian
Board Member

About Ara J. Najarian

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.

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Board Reports

Board reports acted upon most recently by committees to which Ara J. Najarian belongs

2023-0287 - STATE AND FEDERAL REPORT Received

5/18/2023 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Ara Najarian Budgeting California State Transportation Agency Center for Transportation Excellence East Los Angeles Federal Transit Administration GoPass Gold Line Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Grant Aid Housing Hubs Informational Report Link Union Station Metro Rail C Line Metro Rail E Line Metro Rail K Line Metro Rail L Line Motion / Motion Response Pasadena Program Project Rail transit Transit Pass Transit operators United States Department Of Transportation West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor

2023-0219 - ON-CALL COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES BENCH Approved

5/25/2023 - APPROVED
Budgeting Cleaning Contracts Customer service Metro Rail A Line Metro Rail K Line Metro Transit Ambassadors Plan Procurement Program Rail Ops Mgmt & Admin (Project) Request For Proposal Safety

2023-0296 - EXPRESSLANES PAY-AS-YOU-GO PILOT EVALUATION Active

5/18/2023 - FORWARDED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION
Audit Budget Budgeting Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Customer service Evaluation and assessment Express lanes General purpose lanes I-10 I-110 Impact fees Metro Equity Platform Metro ExpressLanes Motion / Motion Response Off peak periods Payment Peak periods Policy Program Strategic planning Tolls Travel time Volume

2023-0027 - MEASURE M MULTI-YEAR SUBREGIONAL PROGRAM ANNUAL UPDATE - NORTH COUNTY SUBREGION Approved

5/25/2023 - APPROVED
Active Transporation, Transit And Tech Program - Expenditure Plan Line Item 56 (Project) Active Transportation Program Agreements Bicycling Budgeting Capital Improvement Program Construction Guidelines Highway Efficiency Program Highway Efficiency Program (North County) (Project) Joint Powers Agreement Measure M Measure M Multi-Year Subregional Program Metrolink Metrolink Antelope Valley Line North Los Angeles County Transportation Coalition North Los Angeles County subregion Palmdale Pedestrians Plan Program Project Ridesourcing SR-138 SR-14 Safety Santa Clarita Strategic planning Subregional Equity Program Subsidies Transit Projects - Expenditure Plan Line Item 65 (Project)

2023-0099 - HIGH DESERT CORRIDOR FY24 WORK PROGRAM Approved

5/25/2023 - APPROVED
Agreements Americans With Disabilities Act Automatic vehicle location Board approved Life-of-Project Budget Budget Budgeting California Environmental Quality Act California High Speed Rail California High Speed Rail Authority California State Transportation Agency Funding plan Grant Aid High Desert Corridor High speed rail Joint Powers Agreement Los Angeles Union Station Measure M Metro Rail A Line Metro Vision 2028 Plan Metrolink Antelope Valley Line National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969 North Los Angeles County subregion Palmdale Partnerships Plan Program Project Record Of Decision Ridership Strategic planning