Ara J. Najarian

Board Member

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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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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

2025-0796 - PROGRAM MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY CHANGE REPORT Received

RECEIVE AND FILE this Status Report on Program Management Quarterly Changes.

10/15/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED

Budgeting Construction Informational Report Program Management

2025-0806 - PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROJECT STATUS Received

RECEIVE AND FILE this Program Management Project Status Report that summarizes capital program performance through August 2025.

10/15/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED

Capital Project Construction Construction safety Contractors Express lanes I-105 Informational Report Metro Rail D Line Metro Vision 2028 Plan Program Management Project Project Status Report Project management Safety Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 3

2025-0809 - CALTRANS QUARTERLY UPDATE Received

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

10/15/2025 - RECEIVED

Bridge construction Budgeting Construction Contractors Disadvantaged business enterprises Interchanges Measure M Oral Report / Presentation Project SR-57 SR-60 San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Southern California Highways

2025-0811 - COUNTYWIDE PLANNING MAJOR PROJECT STATUS REPORT Received

RECEIVE AND FILE Countywide Planning Major Project Status Report.

10/15/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED

Capital Project Complete streets Informational Report Metro ExpressLanes Program Management Project Project Status Report SR-1 Strategic planning

2025-0849 - 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 June 1, 2025, to August 31, 2025.

10/15/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED

Budget Budgeting Century City City of Los Angeles Construction Contractors Contracts Gorman Groundwater Informational Report LAX/Metro Transit Center Station Labor Los Angeles International Airport Memorandum Of Understanding Metro Center Street Project Metro Rail D Line Metro Rail K Line Metro Vision 2028 Plan Program Program Management Project Project management Safety Statistics Strategic planning Testing Transit centers Tunnel lining Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative Westside Cities subregion 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