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

2023-0259 - PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT/CONSTRUCTION CAREERS POLICY (PLA/CCP) Received

5/18/2023 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Azusa Board approved a Motion Construction Construction industry Contractors Disparity Study Gender Informational Report Labor Labor agreements Outreach Policy Prime Contractor Project Project Labor Agreement/Construction Careers Policy Strategic planning Tunnel supports

2023-0200 - TUNNEL ADVISORY PANEL Approved

5/25/2023 - APPROVED
Alignment Atlantic Station Board approved Contract Budgeting C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance Central Los Angeles subregion Construction Construction engineering Contracts Design build Downtown Los Angeles East Los Angeles Excavation and tunneling Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector Gateway Cities subregion Geotechnical engineering Gold Line Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Groundwater Light rail transit Los Angeles Union Station Metro Rail A Line Metro Rail C Line Metro Rail D Line Metro Rail E Line Metro Rail L Line Metro Vision 2028 Plan Procurement Project Project delivery Project management Rail transit Subway stations Tunnel supports Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative Underground construction West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 1 Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 2 Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 3 Westside/Central Service Sector Whittier Wilshire/Western Station Zoning

2023-0351 - CREATION OF A PERMANENT BUSINESS INTERRUPTION FUND MOTION Approved

5/25/2023 - APPROVED
Ara Najarian Business Interruption Fund Construction Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project Fernando Dutra Hilda Solis Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker Karen Bass Kathryn Barger Lindsey Horvath Little Tokyo Los Angeles International Airport Metro Rail A Line Metro Rail C Line Metro Rail D Line Metro Rail E Line Metro Rail K Line Metro Rail L Line Metro Vision 2028 Plan Motion / Motion Response Paul Krekorian Program Project Rail transit Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project San Fernando Valley Service Sector Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative Van Nuys Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 1 Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 2 Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 3 Westside/Central Service Sector

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