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
2025-0810 - TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN AND POLICIES Withdrawn
WITHDRAWN: RECEIVE AND FILE status report on development and implementation of the Metro Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Master Plan and Policies (Master Plan).
5/20/2026 - WITHDRAWN
2028 Mobility Concept Plan Budgeting Demand responsive transportation Hubs Informational Report Metro Vision 2028 Plan Motion / Motion Response Multimodal Olympic games Outreach Plan Research Safety 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 Zoning2026-0208 - FISCAL YEAR 2027 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ANNUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION Received
RECEIVE AND FILE this report summarizing the FY27 Program Management Annual Program Evaluation (Attachment A).
5/20/2026 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Annual Program Evaluation Arroyo Verdugo subregion Bids Budgeting Capital Project Construction Contractors Informational Report Labor Link Union Station Measure M Metro Busway G Line Metro Rail A Line Metro Rail B Line Metro Rail D Line Metro Rail K Line Partnerships Pasadena Pomona Procurement Professional Services Program Program Management Progressive Design/Build Project Project delivery Project management South Bay Cities subregion South Bay Service Sector Strategic planning Tariffs Torrance Utility Cooperative Agreement2026-0028 - CALTRANS QUARTERLY REPORT Received
2026-0201 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CHANGE ORDER SPOT CHECKS Received
RECEIVE AND FILE Office of the Inspector General Construction Change Order Spot Check Report for the period December 1, 2025, to February 28, 2026.
4/15/2026 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Airport Metro Connector (AMC) Station Project Bids Budget Budgeting Bus rapid transit Construction Construction management Contractors Contracts Design build Failure Management Informational Report Labor Los Angeles International Airport Maintenance of way Metro Busway G Line Metro Rail B Line Metro Rail C Line Metro Rail D Line Metro Rail K Line Metro Vision 2028 Plan North Hollywood Station Procurement Program Program Management Project Project management Safety Statistics Strategic planning Terminal 27 Transit buses Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 1 Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 22026-0202 - PROGRAM MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY CHANGE REPORT Received