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AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND

THE 457 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN TRUSTEES

MARCH 14, 2011

Closed Sessions 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

A.        CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
Case Name: Pasadena Coalition for Responsible Development v. City of Pasadena, City Council of Pasadena; Real Party in Interest Park Place Commercial, LP, and Does 1-25

Case No.: Los Angeles Superior Court No. BS 130039

B.        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 

1.         ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANT FISCAL YEAR 2011/2012

            Recommendation: It is recommended that the Pasadena Community Development Commission adopt a resolution approving the submission of a grant application to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to fund the Northwest Pasadena Community Planning Project in a total amount not to exceed $250,000 to develop a strategic plan to improve the public right-of-way to increase transit, pedestrian, and bicycle access.

            Recommendation of Northwest Commission, Community Development Committee, and Fair Oaks Project Area Committee:

                        On February 22, 2011, the Fair Oaks Project Area Committee recommended that the City Council approve the staff recommendation of approval.

                        On February 24, 20211, the Northwest Commission and Community Development Committee recommended that the City Council approve the staff recommendation to adopt a resolution.

    8807k

2.         APPROVAL OF KEY BUSINESS TERMS OF AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL COMMUNITY RENAISSANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECT LOCATED AT 131-135 NORTH MAR VISTA AVENUE; CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT – AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXEMPTION; FINDING OF BENEFIT – CALIFORNIA REDEVELOPMENT LAW SECTION 33334.2(G); APPROPRIATION OF $2,600,000 LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING TRUST FUNDS

            Recommendation:

            It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:

            (1)       Acknowledge that the proposed affordable permanent supportive housing project located at 131-135 North Mar Vista Avenue (the Mar Vista Project) is exempt from environmental review, pursuant to the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(9), Administrative Code Title 14, Chapter 3, Class 1, Section 15194, affordable housing exemption, and authorize the City Clerk to file with the County Clerk a Notice of Exemption for the project;

            (2)       Approve key business terms of a Predevelopment, Acquisition, Disposition, Development and Loan Agreement, as set forth in the agenda report, for the development by National Community Renaissance of the Mar Vista Project; and

            (3)       Authorize the City Manager to approve any documents necessary to implement the Mar Vista Project.

            It is recommended that the City Council and Pasadena Community Development Commission (Commission) take the following actions:

            (1)       Adopt a joint resolution finding that the expenditure of monies from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Trust Fund for the Mar Vista Project will be of benefit to the Commission’s redevelopment project areas; and

            (2)       Approve a journal voucher appropriating $2,600,000 from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Trust Fund balance for the Mar Vista Project.

            Recommendation of Community Development Committee: At its regular meeting on February 24, 2011, the Community Development Committee considered and unanimously recommended that the City Council/ Commission approve the subject recommendation.

    1237k

3.         ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE SALARY RESOLUTION RELATED TO SALARY CONTROL RATES FOR UNREPRESENTED TOP, MIDDLE, AND PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT CLASSIFICATIONS

            Recommendation: Adopt the resolution amending the Salary Resolution to eliminate the salary increase originally scheduled for April 2011 for the unrepresented Top, Middle, and Professional Management classifications.

    293k

    Resolution  587k

4.         FINANCE COMMITTEE: ACCEPTANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA GANG REDUCTION, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION (CalGRIP) GRANT, 2010/2011; AND AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE FLINTRIDGE CENTER FOR RELATED GANG REDUCTION, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES

Recommendation:

            (1)        Recognize and appropriate to the Police Department’s Fiscal Year 2011 Operating Budget a grant from the State of California, Emergency Management Agency-CalGRIP in the amount of $369,309;

            (2)        Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with the Flintridge Center in an amount not to exceed $343,965, without competitive bidding, pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F), contracts for professional or unique services, to operate the CalGRIP grant; and

            (3)        Grant the proposed contract an exemption from the competitive selection process of the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance, pursuant to Section 4.08.49(B), contracts for which the City’s best interests are served.

    781k

5.         FINANCE COMMITTEE: QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT –

QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2010

            Recommendation: This report is for information only.

    901k
    Quarterly Investment Report - Part 1  2550k

                Page 12 & 13 in color  4555k

    Quarterly Investment Report - Part 2  3319k
    Page 8 & 9 in color 4660k
 

6.         FINANCE COMMITTEE: RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $135,900 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY’S FISCAL YEAR 2011 OPERATING BUDGET, COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS FUND 501

            Recommendation: Approve a journal voucher recognizing $135,900 from the Fiscal Year 2008 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) and appropriate these funds to the Fiscal Year 2011 Department of Information Technology Operating Budget, Computing and Communications Fund 501.

    371k

City Clerk/Secretary

7.         RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA

8.         PUBLIC HEARING SET

Economic Development and Technology Committee

Finance Committee

9.         RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SOLICITATION AND/OR NEGOTIATION OF AND ENTRY INTO ONE OR MORE INTEREST RATE SWAPS; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ENTRY INTO ONE OR MORE INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT(S) AND INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS TO REPLACE DEPFA BANK PLC AS SWAP COUNTERPARTY; AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATING THERETO

             Recommendation:

(1)        Adopt a resolution authorizing entry into one or more interest rate transactions to replace DEPFA BANK, plc (DEPFA) as swap counterparty, and authorizing and approving certain actions related thereto; and
(2)       Terminate the swap associated with the Conference Center bonds and, on either a negotiated or competitive basis, contemporaneously enter into a replacement swap with a qualified swap provider rated in the AA category by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Aa category by Moody’s.

   613k

    Resolution  (Attachment A)  812k
    Memorandum (Attachment B) 1567k
 

10.      FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011 MID YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENTS

           Recommendation: Authorize elimination from the budget 34.9 vacant positions to help achieve the goal of eliminating the General Fund structural deficit by
Fiscal Year 2014.

    325k

                 FY 2011 Mid Year Position Reductions  212k

Legislative Policy Committee

Municipal Services Committee

Public Safety Committee

Reports from Representatives

11.       PUBLIC HEARING: ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS – AMENDMENTS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD (ND) OVERLAY DISTRICT (LOWER HASTINGS RANCH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS)

Recommendation:

            (1)       Adopt the Initial Study (Attachment A of the agenda report) and the Negative Declaration for the proposed Zoning Code Amendments;

            (2)       Approve a finding of consistency with the General Plan and a finding that the proposed amendments would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or general welfare of the City;

            (3)       Approve the proposed Zoning Code Amendments as contained in the agenda report, and as amended by the Planning Commission; and

            (4)       Direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance within 90 days consistent with the provisions set forth herein.

            Recommendation of Planning Commission:

            On December 8, 2010, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve the proposed Zoning Code Amendments with the following clarifications to staff’s recommendations:

            (1)       That front entries even when they are enclosed shall also comply with the proposed development standards for front porch; and

            (2)       The amendment includes a proposed development standard that requires the second story side walls to be setback a minimum of 5 feet from the existing first floor walls.  The existing first floor walls shall be those walls that existed at the date this ordinance becomes effective.

     2089k

        Initial Study (Attachment A) 6199k
        Map of Lower Hastings Ranch Neighborhood (Attachment B)  1436k
        Summary of Proposed Development Standards (Attachment C)  171k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 111k

CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION - PRESENTED AT MEETING
 

City Council

12.       CONSIDERATION OF CALL FOR REVIEW OF A HEARING OFFICER DECISION TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS REGARDING HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 5518 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 450 JUNIPER DRIVE (Councilmember Madison)

Agenda Material   2700k

13.       REQUEST TO ALLOW COMMISSIONER MEREDITH McKENZIE (WHO HAS MOVED OUT OF PASADENA) TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE PASADENA COMMUNITY ACCESS CORPORATION BOARD THROUGH END OF CURRENT TERM PURSUANT TO PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.45.020 (District 1)

14.       APPOINTMENT OF TERRY TORNEK TO THE FIRE & POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM BOARD (Council Nomination)

15.       APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 8, 2010

Minutes  122k

16.       CITY OF PASADENA DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN PERFORMANCE REVIEW-PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2010

            Recommendation of Deferred Compensation Plan Administrator and Oversight Committee: It is recommended that the Deferred Compensation Plan Trustees receive the performance review for the City’s Deferred Compensation Plan for period ending December 31, 2010.

  316k

First Reading:  None

Second Reading:  None