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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OCTOBER 18, 2010 

Closed Session 5:30 P.M.
Public Meeting 6:30 P.M.
Public Hearing 7:30 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249 

Teleconference Location: 
Intercontinental Hotel le Grand
Business Center
   2, rue Scribe – 75009, Paris
 

CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 P.M. 
(To be heard at 5:30 p.m., and/or at the conclusion of the meeting)

A.        CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
Case Name:  Pasadenans for a Livable City and Pasadena Heritage v. City of Pasadena and Pasadena City Council; Real Parties in Interest: Pasadena Office, LLC, IDS Real Estate Group; and Does 1 to 5
Case No.: Los Angeles Superior Court No. BS 124250
 

PUBLIC MEETING - 6:30 P.M. 
ROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS

 

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 at the conclusion of the meeting, if necessary. Please limit comments to 3 minutes each.

 

CONSENT CALENDAR
(The Consent Calendar consists of routine items which will be approved by one motion and one vote unless removed for separate discussion)

1.        CONTRACTS WITH DESIGNATED ENGINEERING FIRMS TO PROVIDE VARIOUS TYPES OF UNIQUE POWER ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT
Recommendation
:
(1)    Find the contracts are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3);
(2)    Authorize the City Manager to enter into contracts, without competitive bidding pursuant to the City Charter Section 1002(F), contracts for professional or unique services, with R.W. Beck, KPFF Consulting Engineers, and Pike Energy Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1 million or four years whichever occurs first, per firm; and
(3)    Authorize the City Manager to enter into contracts, without competitive bidding pursuant to the City Charter Section 1002(F), contracts for professional or unique services, with VTA Consulting Engineers, Pellegrino Consulting Engineers, Inc., P2S Engineering, Inc., and Venderweil Power Group in an amount not to exceed $500,000 or four years whichever occurs first, per firm. 

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2.         AUTHORIZATION TO INCREASE THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF CONTRACT NO. 19,945 WITH FEHR AND PEERS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL
Recommendation
:  It is recommended that the City Council increase Contract No. 19,945 by $65,000, thereby increasing the not to exceed amount from $149,000 to $214,000.
 

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City Clerk/Secretary 

3.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

October 4, 2010 (City Council)

October 4, 2010 (Community Development Commission)

 4.         RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA 

Claim No. 11,215

Nichole Phillips

$   2,627.26

Claim No. 11,216

Lorraine Roche

Not Stated

Claim No. 11,217

Gustavo Diaz-Ordaz

500.00

Claim No. 11,218

Stephen Russell

25,000.00+

Claim No. 11,219

Lois R. Barth

412.91

Claim No. 11,220

Liliana Jakovljevic and Jasmina Koprivica

63.19

Claim No. 11,221

Amer Azad Sheriff

25,000.00+

 

OLD BUSINESS:  None   

 

REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES

Economic Development and Technology Committee 

Finance Committee 

Legislative Policy Committee 

Municipal Services Committee 

Public Safety Committee 

Reports from Representatives 

PUBLIC HEARING:  7:30 P.M.    

5.         PUBLIC HEARING: APPEAL OF A DECISION BY THE DESIGN COMMISSION – CONCEPT DESIGN REVIEW, 680 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD – IDS PLAYHOUSE PLAZA
Recommendation
(1)    Find that this project was subject to an environmental review in the Environmental Impact Report, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program adopted by the City Council on November 16, 2009, and that there are no changed circumstances or new information which would trigger further environmental review;
(2)    Find that the concept-level design is consistent with the Purposes of Design Review set forth in Section 17.61.030 of the Zoning Code, as well as the following design guidelines adopted by the Council:  Citywide Design Principles in the Land-Use Element of the General Plan and the Design Guidelines in the Central District Specific Plan;
(3)    Affirm the decision of the Design Commission to grant Concept Design approval with the conditions  adopted by the Design Commission on August 30, 2010 (Attachment A of the agenda report);
(4)    Affirm the decision of the Design Commission to adopt the findings for a height-limit exception through height averaging (Section 17.30.050 Pasadena Municipal Code) to permit increased height in the portion of the building fronting on Colorado Boulevard and a corresponding decrease in height on the southern portion of the building (Attachment A of the agenda report); and
(5)    Direct that an advisory 50% review and final design review be conducted by the Design Commission.    



ATTACHMENTS A & B 1174k

ATTACHMENTS C & D 1132k

ATTACHMENT E 25182k

CORRESPONDENCE 443k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 1187k

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS

City Council 

6.         RESIGNATION OF LYNNE TUITE FROM THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (District 2 Nomination)

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ORDINANCES                      

 First Reading:   None 

Second Reading:  None 

INFORMATION ITEMSNone

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Victor Gordo, Steve Madison, Jacque Robinson, Terry Tornek)
Meets the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor)

November 3, 2010

December 1, 2010

January 5, 2011

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 25, 2010

November 8, 2010

November 22, 2010 (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 S039 (Fair Oaks Conference Room, Basement)

October 20, 2010 (Cancelled)

October 28, 2010 (Special meeting)

November 17, 2010

MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Chair Margaret McAustin, Bill Bogaard, Terry Tornek)
Meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council Chambers, 2nd Floor)

October 26, 2010

November 9, 2010

November 23, 2010

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)

October 21, 2010 (Special Meeting at 4:30 p.m., Grand Conference Room)

November 1, 2010

December 6, 2010

FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES

October 25, 2010

November 1, 2010 (To be cancelled)

November 8, 2010

November 15, 2010

November 22, 2010 (Special City Council Workshop on Strategic Planning, 8:00 a.m., 300 East Green Street, Pasadena Conference Center)

November 22, 2010 (Regular meeting to be cancelled)

November 29, 2010 (To be cancelled)

December 6, 2010

December 13, 2010

December 20, 2010 (To be cancelled)

December 27, 2010 (To be cancelled)

January 3, 2011 (To be cancelled)

January 10, 2011

January 17, 2011 (To be cancelled)

January 20, 2011 Mayor’s State of the City Address, 7:00 p.m., ArcLight Cinemas,

336 East Colorado Blvd. (2nd level of Paseo Colorado)

January 24, 2011

January 31, 2011

FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:

October 25, 2010, 7:30 P.M. - Joint Public Hearing: Northwest Redevelopment Merger and Villa-Parke Plan Amendment

November 8, 2010, 7:30 p.m. – Joint Public Hearing: Approval of a Substantial Amendment to the 2008-2009 CDBG Annual Action Plan

December 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m. – Designation of 808 South San Rafael Avenue as a Historic Monument

December 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m. – Designation of 2606 Deodar Circle as a Historic Landmark

December 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m. – Designation of Weston – Bungalowcraft as a Historic Landmark District


commission vacancies 365k