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Ara J. Najarian

Board Member
Ara J. Najarian

Appointee of the the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee, nominated by the North County/San Fernando Valley Subcommittee

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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.

Board Reports

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

2024-1084 - TRANSIT ORIENTED COMMUNITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PILOT INVESTMENT FUND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR Active

AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award a firm fixed price Contract No. PS122552000 to Vermont Slauson - LDC, Inc. for the administration of the Transit Oriented Communities Economic ...

4/16/2025 - CARRIED OVER

Budgeting Contract administration Contracts Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Funding plan Guidelines Little Tokyo Los Angeles International Airport Metro Rail A Line Metro Rail E Line Metro Rail K Line Metro Vision 2028 Plan Pilot studies Plan Procurement Program Ridership Safety Strategic planning Transit Oriented Community Transit Oriented Development Westside/Central Service Sector

2025-0139 - CALTRANS QUARTERLY UPDATE Received

RECEIVE the quarterly oral report on the status of the Caltrans construction projects.

4/16/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED

Auxiliary lanes Budgeting Construction Contractors Disadvantaged business enterprises Highway safety I-105 I-405 Oral Report / Presentation Project Ramps (Interchanges) SR-1 Safety Southern California Highways Variance

2025-0140 - COUNTYWIDE PLANNING MAJOR PROJECT STATUS REPORT Received

RECEIVE AND FILE Countywide Planning & Development Major Project Status Report.

4/16/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED

Capital Project Complete streets Highway transportation Informational Report Project Project Status Report SR-1 Strategic planning Vehicle miles of travel

2025-0187 - PROGRAM MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY CHANGE REPORT Received

RECEIVE AND FILE Status Report on Program Management Quarterly Change Report.

4/16/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED

Budgeting Construction Informational Report Program Management Rail transit

2025-0255 - 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, 2024, to February 28, 2025.

4/16/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED

Budget Budgeting Construction Contractors Contracts Groundwater I-5 Information management Informational Report Labor Metro Rail D Line Metro Vision 2028 Plan Pedestrians Procurement Program Program Management Project Project management Safety Safety and security Statistics Strategic planning Transfers Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 1 Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 2 Wilshire/La Cienega Station