AGENDA
         CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
                                        FEBRUARY 14, 2000
                                     Closed Session 5:30 P.M.
                                      Public Meeting 6:30 P.M.
                               Public Hearings begin at 8:00 P.M.
                                           Council Chamber
                                  Pasadena City Hall, Room 247
5:30 P.M.  CLOSED SESSION
(To be heard at 5:30 p.m., and/or at the conclusion of the meeting)
A. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to
    Government Code Section 54957.6:  
    City Negotiators:   Gale Harrison and Steven Lem
    Employee Organization:   United Public Employees of California, Local 777
    (PACTE)

B. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE REGARDING PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT 
     pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
     Title: City Prosecutor
6:30 P.M.  PUBLIC MEETING
1. ROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA - Public comment
    will be limited to 20 minutes at the beginning of the meeting and will continue
    under Item 12 (below) "Public Comment (continued)". Please limit comments to 
    3 minutes each.
 
3. OLD BUSINESS
  A.  PREDEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW FOR THE PROPOSED 140 UNIT
       APARTMENT BUILDING AT 290 NORTH HUDSON AVENUE
       Recommendation of City Manager:   This report is being provided for
       information purposes only.
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  B.  PREDEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW FOR PROPOSED RENOVATION OF
       6 BUNGALOWS, DEMOLITION OF 2 BUNGALOWS AND
       CONSTRUCTION OF A 90-UNIT ASSISTED LIVING PROJECT AT
       3 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE        
       Recommendation of City Manager:   This report is being provided for
       information purposes only.
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  C.  PREDEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW FOR THE DEMOLITION OF
       MULTIPLE STRUCTURES, RELOCATION OF A VICTORIAN RESIDENCE
       AND CONSTRUCTION OF 140 AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING UNITS
       AT 790 NORTH FAIR OAKS AVENUE
       Recommendation of City Manager:   This report is being provided for 
       information purposes only.
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  D.  STATUS REPORT ON THE GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE ELEMENT
       UPDATE AND ZONING CODE REVISION PROJECT
       Recommendation of City Manager:     It is recommended that the City
       Council review and receive the status report.
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  E.  REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE THAT CERTAIN
       ABANDONED RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY BEHIND 1625 TO 1727 EAST
       WALNUT STREET, AND THE APPROVAL OF THE SALE THEREOF TO
       THE ADJACENT LAND OWNERS TO THE SOUTH
       Recommendation of City Manager:
       (a) Find and determine that the certain abandoned railroad right-of-way
       segment behind 1625 to 1727 East Walnut Street falls under Class 12 of
       categorically exempt projects and thus, exempt from the requirements of the
       California Environmental Quality Act "CEQA", and direct the City Clerk to file
       a Notice of Exemption with the Los Angeles County Recorder;
       (b) Declare that this certain abandoned railroad right-of-way segment is
       exempt from the competitive sale requirement of Chapter 4.02 of the
       Pasadena Municipal Code; and
       (c) Authorize the City Manager to negotiate with the Metropolitan
       Transportation Authority and the land owners adjacent to and south of the
       abandoned railroad right-of-way segment, and to enter into and execute on
       behalf of the City of Pasadena the contracts, deeds and/or other documents
       required to acquire and convey the City's interests therein.
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  F.  AUTHORIZE THE PASADENA WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT TO
       ENTER INTO THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE BEHIND-THE-METER 
       SERVICES
       Recommendation of City Manager:   Authorize the General Manager of
       Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) to enter into vendor network program
       agreements with third-party providers of behind-the-meter water and energy
       related services in accordance with the principles in Exhibit 1 of the agenda
       report.
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 G.  LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE - ONE YEAR STATUS
       Recommendation of City Manager:   This report is for information only.  A
       one-year status report on the Living Wage Ordinance is required pursuant to
       Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.11.060.  No City Council action is
       required.
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4. CONSENT CALENDAR
    (The Consent Calendar consists of routine items which will be approved by one
     motion and one vote unless removed for separate discussion) 
   A.  City Manager 
      (1) RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FOOTHILL PRIVATE INDUSTRY
           COUNCIL TO ACT AS THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD
           AND TO IMPLEMENT PROVISIONS OF THE WORKFORCE
           INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998 AS IT REPLACES THE JOB TRAINING
           PARTNERSHIP ACT
           Recommendation of City Manager: Adopt a resolution authorizing the
           Foothill Private Industry Council to act as the Workforce Investment
           Board under the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,
           and to implement provisions of said Act as it replaces the Job Training
           Partnership Act of 1983. 
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   B.  City Clerk
      (1) Approval of Minutes - December 13, 1999 (Special & Regular)
                                          December 15, 1999 (Special)
                                          December 20, 1999 (Canceled)
                                          December 27, 1999 (Special)
      (2) Receive and file claims against the City of Pasadena
           Claim No. 8428     Stephanie Johnson                      $   38.79
           Claim No. 8429     Edward R. Sullivan, III                  Unknown
           Claim No. 8430     George D. Martinez                          90.92
           Claim No. 8431     Tinnin-Traylor Ent                           172.73

      (3) Public Hearings Set:
           February 28, 1999, 8:00 P.M. - Amendment to Title 17 of the
           Pasadena Municipal Code Prohibiting Vehicles/Equipment Sales,
           Leasing and Rentals and Vehicle Storage within the Vehicle Repair
           Restricted Overlay District (VR) in the Fair Oaks/Orange Grove
           Corridor   
5. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
  A.  Business Enterprise Committee
  B.  Deregulation Committee
  C.  Finance Committee
      (1) FISCAL YEAR 2000 ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS
           Recommendation of City Manager:   Approve journal vouchers
           implementing certain administrative amendments to the Fiscal
           Year 2000 Operating Budget as detailed in Attachment A of the agenda
           report.
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      (2) ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING COMPETITIVE BIDDING
           PROCEDURES FOR, APPROVING THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE
           OF AND AUTHORIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF A REQUEST FOR
           AN INTEREST RATE SWAP, APPROVING THE FORM OF AN
           INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZING THE ENTRY
           INTO ONE OR MORE INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS AND
           CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATING THERETO
           Recommendation of City Manager:   Adopt a resolution establishing
           competitive bidding procedures for, approve the Publication of Notice of
           and authorize the distribution of a Request for an Interest Rate SWAP
           and approve the Form of an Interest Rate Swap Agreement, authorize
           the entry into one or more Interest Rate Swap transactions and certain
           actions relating thereto.
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      (3) QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT - QUARTER ENDING 12/31/99
           Recommendation of City Manager: This item is for information
           purposes only.
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  D.  Legislative Policy Committee
  E.  Public Safety Committee
  F.  Charter Reform Task Force on School District Governance
  G.  Reports from Representatives
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 8:00 P.M.
  A.  APPEAL OF DECISION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION TO
       APPROVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION
       OF 175 NORTH BONNIE AVENUE   -  Appeal Withdrawn
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  B.  CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING:   PROPOSED ZONE CHANGES FOR
       PROPERTIES WITHIN THE TWO STUDY AREAS ALONG THE SAN
       PASQUAL/ CALIFORNIA CORRIDOR
       Recommendation of City Manager:
       (1) Adopt the Initial Environmental Study and the Negative Declaration
       (Attachment 2 of the agenda report);
       (2) Approve the De Minimis Impact on the State Fish and Wildlife Habitat
       (Attachment 3 of the agenda report);
       (3) Approve the Zone Change from RS-6 (Single-family Residential, 0-6
       units/acre) to RS-4 for the respectively zoned properties within Study Area 1,
       as shown on the map (Attachment 1 of the agenda report);
       (4) Approve the Zone Change from RS-4 (Single-family Residential, 0-4
       units/acre) to RS-2 (Single-family Residential, 0-2 units/acre) for the
       respectively zoned properties within Study Area 1, as shown on the map
       (Attachment 1 of the agenda report);
       (5) Approve the Zone Change from RS-4 (Single-family Residential, 0-4
       units/acre) to RS-2 (Single-family Residential, 0-2 units/acre) for the
       properties within the Study Area 2, Sub-area A, as shown on the map
       (Attachment 1 of the agenda report);
       (6) Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance implementing these
       recommendations; and
       (7) Direct the City Clerk to file a Notice of Determination (Attachment 4 of
       the agenda report) and a Certificate of Fee Exemption for the California
       Department of Fish and Game, with the Los Angeles County Recorder.
       Recommendation of the Planning Commission:    The Planning
       Commission considered this case at a public hearing on January 12, 2000,
       and voted unanimously to recommend approval of staff's recommendation.
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     C.  PUBLIC HEARING:   CONSIDERATION OF A MORATORIUM ON THE
       CREATION OF FLAG LOTS CITYWIDE IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
       ZONING DISTRICTS WITH A HILLSIDE OVERLAY
       Recommendation of City Manager:  
       (1) Find the proposed project to be Statutorily Exempt from environmental
       review pursuant to the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act,
       CEQA Guidelines, Section 15262, Feasibility and Planning Studies; 
       (2) Find that the proposed moratorium is consistent with the policies of the
       General Plan;
       (3) Approve a moratorium on the creation of flag lots citywide in single-family 
       residential zoning districts with a hillside overlay; and
       (4) Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance implementing these
       recommendations.  
       Recommendation of Planning Commission:   The Planning Commission
       considered this case at a public hearing on February 9, 2000, and voted
       unanimously to recommend approval of staff's recommendation.
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7. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
  A.  City Council  -   No Item
  B.  City Manager   (Items 1-3 regarding City Hall Seismic Retrofit will be heard at
       7:00 p.m. or thereafter)
      (1) APPROVAL OF "ALTERNATE D" AS THE BASIS FOR PROCEEDING
           WITH PLANS FOR RESTORATION AND SEISMIC UPGRADE OF
           CITY HALL
           Recommendation of City Manager:   Approve the recommendation of
           the City Hall Restoration Oversight Committee that Alternate D, Base
           Isolation and New Office Wing, as presented in the June 1995 Report
           on Seismic Evaluation and Upgrade Concepts for the Pasadena City
           Hall prepared by Forell/Elsessor Engineers, Inc., and in the December
           1999 Pasadena City Hall Seismic Upgrade Cost Estimate prepared by
           Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall, as revised by City staff, be used
           as the basis for proceeding with plans for the restoration and seismic
           upgrade of City Hall.  The total budget estimate for the project in 2001
           dollars in $96.6 million.
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      (2) AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CERRELL
           ASSOCIATES INC., TO OBTAIN SEISMIC RETROFIT FUNDING
           Recommendation of City Manager:   
           (1)  Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract, without
           competitive bidding, pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F), contracts
           for professional or unique services, with Cerrell Associates Inc., in an
           amount not to exceed $140,000, to obtain seismic retrofit funding.
           (2) Approve a journal voucher appropriating $140,000 from the Charter
           Capital Projects Fund to Project Account No. 71904, City Hall Seismic
           Upgrade and Exterior Restoration. 
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      (3) CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES
           GROUP FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES,
           AND WITH DANIEL, MANN, JOHNSON & MENDENHALL FOR
           CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR RESTORATION
           AND SEISMIC RETROFIT OF CITY HALL
           Recommendation of City Manager:
           (1) Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to Contract
           No. 16,899, with Architectural Resources Group for architectural/
           engineering services for the restoration and seismic retrofit of City Hall
           that will increase the contract "not to exceed" amount from $900,000 to
           $7,180,000.  Authorize the expenditure of only $1,000,000 of this
           amount before December 2000 for completion of partial Design
           Development activities, with any further expenditure of funds contingent
           upon subsequent City Council decisions concerning the project. 
           (2) Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to Contract
           No. 16,976, with Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall for construction
           management services in connection with the restoration and seismic
           retrofit of City Hall that will increase the contract "not to exceed" amount
           from $100,000, to $2,490,000.  Authorize the expenditure of only
           $300,000 before December 2000 for the completion of partial Design
           Development activities, with any further expenditure of funds contingent
           upon subsequent City Council decisions concerning the project. 
           (3) Approve a journal voucher transferring $1,300,000 from the
           Charter Capital Reserve to Budget Account No. 71904 (City Hall
           Seismic Upgrade and Exterior Restoration) to cover the estimated cost
           of the two recommended consultant contract amendments for the
           balance of calendar year 2000.  If the project is ultimately funded by
           other sources, the $1,300,000 will be repaid to the Charter Capital
           Fund.
           (4) Grant the proposed contract amendment with the Architectural
           Resources Group an exemption from the competitive selection process
           required by the Affirmative Action in Contracting Ordinance, pursuant to
           Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.09.060(C), best interests (cost and
           other City policy).
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      (4) DIRECT CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO 
           PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 9.37 REGARDING LEAF
           BLOWING MACHINES
           Recommendation of City Manager:   Direct the City Attorney to
           prepare an amendment to Chapter 9.37 of the Pasadena Municipal
           Code regarding leaf blowing machines that will:
           (1) Change the earliest time when a leaf blower may be used in the
           city from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., with hours of use between 8:00 a.m.
           and 6:00 p.m.   Weekend use will remain unchanged from 9:00 a.m. to
           5:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and use will be prohibited on Sundays;
           (2) Prohibit the use of a leaf blower, during after hours, in a
           commercial area if the leaf blower is being used within 200 feet of
           residential property;
           (3) Lower the maximum noise level allowable to 65 decibels, from 70
           decibels, when the leaf blower is measured from a site 50 feet away;
           (4) Require the employer of a landscape gardener to assist the Public
           Health Department in notifying the gardener that a complaint was
           received;
           (5) Assign primary responsibility to the Environmental Health Services
           Division Manager for the administration and enforcement of the Leaf
           Blowing Machines Ordinance;
           (6) Require landscape gardeners to display their current business
           license stickers on their vehicles to identify them as having met all
           Business License and Health Department requirements.  
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      (5) SUPPORT FOR PROPOSITION 14 THE STATEWIDE BOND FOR
           LITERACY AND LIBRARIES
           Recommendation of City Manager:  
           (a) Support Proposition 14, the Statewide Bond for Literacy and
           Libraries, slated for the March 7, 2000 ballot, which provides $350
           million in bond money for building new libraries, repairing existing
           facilities, upgrading telecommunications and electrical systems,
           improving study conditions, and creating a safe, comfortable
           environment for library users.
           (b) Authorize the Mayor to send letters to the appropriate authorities
           stating Pasadena's position.
           (c) Authorize City Council and staff to speak at public forums and
           meetings representing the City's position and to sign support literature
           and authorize mailing of support literature.
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      (6) PROPOSITION 12 - THE SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, CLEAN
           WATER, CLEAN AIR AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF
           2000 - CITY STRATEGY OF FUNDING
           Recommendation of City Manager:   For information only.   
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8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING
  A.  Approval of Minutes  - December 13, 1999 
                                        December 20, 1999 (Canceled)
                                        December 27, 1999 (Canceled)       
9. ORDINANCES
  A.  First Reading:   None
  B.  Second Reading:
      (1) Adopt " AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING
           THE CITY'S COMPETITIVE BIDDING ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR
           THE SOLICITATION AND ENTERING INTO OF FINANCIAL
           INSTRUMENTS DESIGNED TO OFFSET, HEDGE, OR REDUCE
           INTEREST RATES, PAYMENT, AND OTHER RISKS AND IMPROVE
           NET COSTS"   (Introduced by Vice Mayor Streator) 
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10.    INFORMATION ITEMS  -   No Items
11.    COMMUNICATIONS  -   No Items
12.    PUBLIC COMMENT (Continued)
13.    ADJOURNMENT