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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OCTOBER 12, 2009
Dinner Recess 5:30 P.M. Public Meeting 6:30 P.M. Public Hearings 7:30 P.M. Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall 100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
5:30 P.M. DINNER RECESS
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 a total of 20 minutes at the beginning of the meeting and will continue under Item 10 (below) "Public Comment (continued)". Please limit comments to 3 minutes each.
3. 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) AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH MORROW-MEADOWS CORPORATION, TO PROVIDE LABOR AND MATERIALS FOR THE GLORIETTA BOOSTER STATION ELECTRICAL UPGRADES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $643,000 FOR THE WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT, SPECIFICATION WD-07-07 Recommendation of City Manager: (1) Acknowledge that this work is categorically exempt from Environmental Review, pursuant to the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15302 (Replacement of Reconstruction of Structures); (2) Accept the bid dated August 4, 2009 submitted by Morrow- Meadows Corporation (Morrow), in response to Specification WD-07-07, for providing labor and materials for electrical upgrades at Glorietta Booster Station for the Water and Power Department; (3) Reject all other bids; and (4) Authorize the City Manager to enter into such contract for an amount not to exceed 643,000. 455k (2) AMEND RESOLUTION NO. 8962 ADOPTING THE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FY 2010 Recommendation of City Manager: Amend Resolution No. 8962: (1) Establish the appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2010 at $216,264,931; and (2) Establish appropriations subject to the limit for Fiscal Year 2010 at $123,252,650. 499k
(3) AGREEMENT FOR SEWER SERVICE AT 250 INVERNESS DRIVE, CITY OF LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE Recommendation of City Manager: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement among County Sanitation District No. 16 of Los Angeles County, the City of Pasadena, and the property owners governing the conveyance, treatment, and disposal of wastewater from a single-family home at 250 Inverness Drive in the City of La Ca¤ada Flintridge, and agreeing to the recordation thereof. 955k
(4) ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION TO EXPAND EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND CHECKS Recommendation of City Manager: Adopt a resolution to implement federal level criminal background checks and notification of subsequent arrests for all employees. 639k
(5) PURCHASE OF TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT TO OUTFIT THE NEW POLICE HELICOPTER, AS WELL AS THE PURCHASE OF AN ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER Recommendation of City Manager: Authorize the issuance of the following purchase order contracts in order to equip the new police helicopter: (1) A purchase order contract to FLIR Systems Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $247,000 for the purchase of a thermal imaging camera; (2) A purchase order contract to Paravion Technology Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $150,000 for the purchase of one Augmented Reality System (ARS) helicopter mapping system and military grade computer; and (3) A purchase order contract to Broadcast Microwave Systems in an amount not to exceed $105,000 for the purchase of an airborne digital video down-linking system. It is further recommended that the City Council authorize issuance of a purchase order contract to Lenco BearCat Armored Vehicles in an amount not to exceed $280,652 for the purchase of an armored vehicle capable of operating in hazardous materials environments. Competitive bidding for each of these purchases is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(C), contracts for labor, materials, supplies or services available from only one vendor. 1904k SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA TPA 302k
B. City Clerk/Secretary
(1) Approval of Minutes
September 28, 2009 (City Council) September 28, 2009 (Community Development Commission) (2) Receive and file claims against the City of Pasadena
Claim No. 10,959 Jenny Chou $ 600.00 Claim No. 10,960 Rickie Thompson 25,000.00+ Claim No. 10,961 Rickie Thompson 25,000.00+ Claim No. 10,962 Jeffrey and Erica Henderson 1,036,000.00 Claim No. 10,963 Holeinwon, LP 435.81 Claim No. 10,964 Mohamed R. Hajar 250.00
4. OLD BUSINESS: None
5. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
A. Economic Development and Technology Committee
B. Finance Committee
(1) FISCAL YEAR 2010 OPERATING BUDGET AMENDMENTS Recommendation of City Manager: (1) Authorize a journal voucher implementing certain amendments to the Fiscal Year 2010 Operating Budget as detailed in the background section of the agenda report. The net effect of these amendments to the various fund balances is as follows: an increase of $21,122 to the Water Fund; a net increase to the General Fund of $1,516,436; a net decrease to the Power Fund of $1,957,757; reductions to the Gas Tax Fund of $158,063; the Refuse Fund of $1,301,364; the PCDC Downtown Project Area Fund of $10,000; the PCDC Old Pasadena Project Area Fund of $10,000; and the Sewer and Storm Drain Fund of $197,946. In addition, the following funds' revenues will be affected as follows: an increase of $782,950 to the Fire Grant Fund, an increase of $2,606,581 to the General Fund, an increase to the Fleet Maintenance Fund of $124,633, a decrease of $197,599 to the Refuse Fund, and a decrease of $466,800 to the Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund; and (2) Adopt a resolution increasing the amount to be transferred from the Light and Power Fund by $2.0 million to the General Fund as a one-time additional transfer for Fiscal Year 2010 for a grand total $15,973,764. 1970k
C. Legislative Policy Committee
(1) RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HEALTH CARE REFORM PRINCIPLES Recommendation of City Manager: (1) Adopt a resolution in support of health care reform principles; and (2) Authorize the Mayor to send a copy of the resolution to the appropriate elected officials. 1287k
D. Municipal Services Committee
E. Public Safety Committee
F. Reports from Representatives
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 7:30 P.M.
A. PUBLIC HEARING: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 5317 (INCLUDES ADDITIONAL MINOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS), ADJUSTMENT PERMIT NO. 11612, FLOOR AREA INCREASE OF TEN PERCENT, PRIVATE TREE REMOVAL, FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR IDS PLAYHOUSE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT 680 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD Recommendation of City Manager: It is recommended that the City Council at the close of the public hearing take the following actions: (1) Adopt the resolution certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report, adopting Environmental Findings, a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; (2) Approve the Findings of Fact (Attachment A of the agenda report) with the Conditions of Approval (Attachment B of the agenda report) and the Comprehensive Water Conservation Plan (Attachment C of the agenda report); (3) Approve the Conditional Use Permit for a new non-residential project that exceeds 25,000 square feet (Attachment A of the agenda report); (4) Approve the Minor Conditional Use Permit for a new project that exceeds 15,000 square feet in the Transit-Oriented District (Attachment A of the agenda report); (5) Approve the Minor Conditional Use Permit to establish a commercial parking use (Attachment A of the agenda report); (6) Approve the Adjustment Permit for four deviations from the Zoning Code, including: building height; to exceed Floor Area Ration (FAR) in one FAR district; to not construct the building at the property lines on East Colorado Boulevard and South El Molino Avenue; and to reduce the required number of loading spaces from five to two (Attachment A of the agenda report); (7) Approve a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) increase of 10 percent (Attachment A of the agenda report); (8) Approve the Private Tree Removal Application (Attachment A of the agenda report). Recommendation of Design Commission: On July 13, 2009, the Design Commission conducted advisory review of the project. The Commission concluded by majority vote that the project is generally consistent with the design-related findings, and that the Commission shall have some flexibility in the final review and approval of the project's site plan, building massing and modulation, arrangement of floor plates, in addition to the details that are reviewed in Final design. The Commission also made some specific recommendations to further modulate and articulate the building. Recommendation of Planning Commission: On July 22, 2009, the Planning Commission conducted advisory review of the project that was reviewed by the Design Commission. By unanimous vote, the Commission recommended that the Council disapprove all requested entitlements and not to certify the EIR. The Commission made an additional recommendation (by a 5-3 vote) that if the Council approves any version of the proposed project, that it should be designed to comply with all applicable development standards (e.g., no adjustments or variances for height, floor area, etc.), that it does not include an FAR increase, and that the 155 public parking spaces are omitted from the project. Further, the Commission added that if such a project is approved, the EIR should be revised to re-analyze potential traffic and pedestrian safety impacts of the revised project. The majority of the Commissioners asserted that the proposed building is too large and incompatible with other development in the vicinity. Following the meeting, the Commission sent a memorandum to the City Council summarizing its action. It is in Attachment L of the agenda report. 2490k ATTACHMENTS A Thru D 7422k ATTACHMENTS E Thru H 5456k ATTACHMENT I 24133k ATTACHMENTS J and K 2003k ATTACHMENT L 204k RESOLUTION PART 1 4180k RESOLUTION PART 2 4081k EXHIBIT A OF RESOLUTION 1764k FINAL EIR 30931k PERMIT APPLICATIONS 13348k CORRESPONDENCE 5308k SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE 2868k
B. PUBLIC HEARING: CALL FOR REVIEW OF DECISION BY THE DESIGN COMMISSION, MINOR CHANGES TO AN APPROVED PROJECT: SUBSTITUTE MATERIAL/FINISH ON CORNICE, 125 NORTH RAYMOND AVENUE (RAYMOND RENAISSANCE PROJECT) Recommendation of City Manager: (1) Find that the revised Final Environmental Impact Report and Addendum certified by the City Council on January 7, 2002 - with findings of fact and a statement of overriding considerations for the Raymond Theater Reuse and Mixed-Use Project ("project") now known as the "Raymond Renaissance" - and a Second Consistency Finding to the revised FEIR pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq.) and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 (May 2005) apply to this action. (2) Find that the change to the material of the cornice is, as specified in Section 17.61.030.I.6 and Section 17.64.050 Pasadena Municipal Code: Minor and consistent with the intent of the original approval (the physical form, projection, and placement of the cornice comply with the approved design); Consistent with all applicable provisions of the Zoning Code (No provisions about the material and finish of a cornice are in the Zoning Code); Does not involve a feature of the project that was specifically addressed in, or was a basis for findings in a Negative Declaration (ND), Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), or Environmental Impact report (EIR) for the project (the material of the cornice is not addressed in the Environmental Impact Report); Does not involve a feature of the project that was specifically addressed in, or was a basis for conditions of approval for the project, or that was a specific consideration by the applicable review authority in the approval of the permit (the change of material is unrelated to conditions of approval); and Does not expand the approved floor area or any outdoor activity area by 10 percent or more over the life of the project (change of material is unrelated to floor area). (3) Find that the proposed change - if modified to comply with the condition of approval - is consistent with the applicable design guidelines. (4) Find that there are changed circumstances sufficient to justify the proposed changes (representations from developer about structural properties when installing copper with specified spans and projections, concerns about liability and waterproofing). (5) Based on these findings, approve the request for changes to the previously approved design with the following condition: As an alternate to recoating or cladding the roofline cornice, staff shall work with the applicant on aesthetic enhancements to the project. Recommendation of Design Commission: Approve the request for changes to the previously approved design with the following condition: In lieu of the existing plaster finish, the applicant and the applicant's architect or consultant shall propose a method to change the finish (e.g., paint in solid color) - and this proposal to change the finish shall be reviewed and approved by a three - person subcommittee of the Design Commission. The Commission also indicated that this work may be delayed to accommodate construction loans and other financing issues. 1254k ATTACHMENTS A Thru C 2179k ATTACHMENT D 2820k
7. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
A. City Manager
B. City Council
8. ORDINANCES
A. First Reading: None
B. Second Reading:
(1) Adopt "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING TITLE 17 (THE ZONING CODE) DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT" (Introduced by Vice Mayor Gordo) 1985k
(2) Adopt "AN INTERIM UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING TITLE 17 (THE ZONING CODE) TO AUTHORIZE A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN PLANNING PERMITS AND LAND-USE ENTITLEMENTS WITH EXPIRED TIME EXTENSIONS" (Introduced by Councilmember Robinson)
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9. INFORMATION ITEM: None
10. PUBLIC COMMENT (Continued)
11. CLOSED SESSIONS (Continued, if necessary)
12. ADJOURNMENT SCHEDULED COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
(Chair Victor Gordo,Meets the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.,
Pasadena City Hall,
100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd
Floor)
November 4, 2009
December 2, 2009
January 6, 2010
FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Chris Holden, Victor Gordo,
Steve Haderlein,
Margaret McAustin)
Meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 4:00
p.m., 100 N. Garfield Avenue,
Room S249 (City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd floor)
October 12, 2009
October 26, 2009
November 9, 2009 (To be cancelled)
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE (Chair Bill Bogaard, Steve Madison, Jacque Robinson)
Meets the third Wednesday of each month at 8:15 a.m.,
Pasadena City Hall,
100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd
Floor)
October 21, 2009
November 18, 2009
December 16, 2009
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Chair Margaret McAustin, Bill Bogaard, Terry Tornek)
Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 4:15 p.m., Pasadena
City Hall,
100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd
Floor)
October 27, 2009
November 24, 2009
December 22, 2009
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair Steve Haderlein, Steve
Madison, Margaret McAustin,
Jacque Robinson)
Meets the first Monday of each month at 4:15 p.m., Pasadena
City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue,
Room S038 (City Hall Grand
Conference Room, Basement)
January 4, 2010 (To be cancelled)
October 19, 2009
October 26, 2009
November 2, 2009
November 9, 2009 (To be cancelled)
November 16, 2009
November 23, 2009
November 30, 2009 (To be cancelled)
December 7, 2009
December 14, 2009
December 21, 2009 (To be cancelled)
December 28, 2009 (To be cancelled)
January 4, 2010 (To be cancelled)
January 11, 2010
January 18, 2010 (To be cancelled)
January 25, 2010
February 1, 2010
February 8, 2009
February 15, 2009 (To be cancelled)
February 22, 2009
FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:
October 19, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
- Design Guidelines for Neighborhood Commercial and Multi-Family
Residential Districts
November 2, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
- Continued Public Hearing: Call For Review of Zoning
Administrator
Interpretation (ZA No. 32), 219 South Michigan Avenue (Eddie’s Market)
COMMISSION VACANCIES 373k