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PASADENA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
AUGUST 13, 2012

Public Meeting 6:30 P.M.
 

SPECIAL MEETING LOCATION:
Pasadena Convention Center
Conference Plaza Building, Room 101-105
300 East Green Street, Pasadena 

Note to PublicPublic Comment: Public comment is limited to items on this special meeting agenda. An opportunity for public comment on items on the agenda will be provided when the items are discussed.                          

 Parking: Parking validation will be available for those utilizing the Pasadena Convention Center Garage (please bring your parking ticket to the meeting  
 location in the Center to be validated). Two entrances: Marengo Avenue to the west and Euclid Avenue to the east between Green and Cordova.  

PUBLIC MEETING - 6:30 P.M.  |
ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

SPECIAL ITEM

 1.        METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (METRO) SR-710 EXTENSION ALTERNATIVES
Recommendation
:  It is recommended that the City Council:

(1)
         Take an action to formally oppose the following SR-710 Study alternatives currently being considered by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority:
·
            Alternative H-2:  An arterial road along the current Avenue 64
·
            Alternative H-6: A highway along Huntington Drive/Fair Oaks Avenue/Pasadena Avenue connecting the I-10 to I-210
·
            Alternative F-5:  A freeway tunnel connecting I-10 to SR-134
(2)
         Authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the Metro Board of Directors advising of the City’s position; and
(3)
         Direct staff to continue to evaluate all other SR-710 Study alternatives and return to City Council with further recommendations as information becomes available.  

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ATTACHMENTS A thru F 2013k

CORRESPONDENCE 1395k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE Part 1 1973k

CORRESPONDENCE Part 2 568K

POWER POINT PRESENTATION 17304k

POWER POINT PRESENTATION 3061k

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

City Manager/Executive Director 

2.         CONTRACT AWARD TO VASILJ, INC., FOR 2012 SEWER CAPACITY UPGRADES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $239,000
Recommendation

(1)
          Acknowledge the project to be categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Title 14,  Chapter 3, Class 1, Section 15302; minor alterations of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination; and
(2)
          Accept the bid dated August 1, 2012, submitted by Vasilj, Inc., in response to the Project Specifications for the 2012 Sewer Capacity Upgrades, reject all other bids received, and authorize the City Manager to enter into such contract as is required for an amount not to exceed $239,000. 

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3.         AUTHORIZE PURCHASE ORDER WITH BRAUN NORTHWEST, INC., FOR PURCHASE OF TWO REPLACEMENT RESCUE AMBULANCES FOR A
TOTAL OF $355,527
Recommendation

(1)
          Find that this action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;
(2)
          Accept the bid dated July 31, 2012 submitted by Braun Northwest, Inc.;  and
(3)
          Authorize the issuance of a purchase order to Braun Northwest, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $355,527 for the purchase of two replacement rescue ambulances. 

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4.         CONTRACT AWARD TO E.C. CONSTRUCTION FOR FOOTING AND POLE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PASADENA WAYFINDING SIGNAGE PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $330,000
Recommendation

(1)
          Acknowledge the project to be exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Title 14, Chapter 3, Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that have a potential for causing a significant effect on the environment; and Section 15302, which applies to the replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced; and
(2)
          Accept the bid dated July 31, 2012, submitted by E.C. Construction, in response to the Project Specifications for the Footing and Pole Construction of the Pasadena Wayfinding Signage Project, reject all other bids received, and authorize the City Manager to enter into such contract as is required for an amount not to exceed $330,000. 

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5.         FINANCE COMMITTEE: AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS WITH THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SCAQMD) WITH THE RECEIPT OF MOBILE SOURCE AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION REVIEW COMMITTEE (MSRC) CLEAN TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
Recommendation

(1)
          Find that the following proposed actions are exempt from review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;
(2)
          Authorize the City Manager to execute all agreements with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) with the receipt of Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) Clean Transportation Funding and the implementation and management of the program, respectively;
(3)
          Recognize and approve a journal voucher appropriating $200,000 in SCAQMD grant funds to the Zero Emission Vehicle Charging Station (75045) Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project; and
(4)
          Approve a journal voucher amending the Fiscal Year 2013 CIP Budget by decreasing appropriations in CIP Project 75045 in the amount of $71,412 and return to Fund Balance in Pasadena Water and Power Public Benefit Program.  

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6.         FINANCE COMMITTEE:  RECOGNITION AND APPROPRIATION OF $330,774 IN GRANT FUNDS AND AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDER CONTRACTS NOT TO EXCEED $257,812 FOR POLICE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
Recommendation

(1)
          Recognize and appropriate $330,774 from the 2009 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) to the Fire Grants Fund 230, Project 91147;
(2)
          Authorize the issuance of purchase order contracts to Aeroflex Wichita, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $105,087 and Motorola Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $152,725 for the purchase of various police communications equipment.  Competitive bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H), contracts with other governmental entities or their contractors for labor, material, supplies, or services; and
(3)
          Grant the proposed purchase order contracts exemption from the competitive selection process of the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance, Chapter 4.08 of the Pasadena Municipal Code, pursuant to Section 4.08.049(B), contracts for which the City’s best interests are served.  

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City Council 

7.         APPOINTMENT OF ANA OGAZ TO THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (PCC Nomination) 

8.         APPOINTMENT OF TONY SANTILENA TO THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (Mayor Nomination) 

9          APPOINTMENT OF JASON LUCAS TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION (Mayor Nomination/District 3) 

City Clerk 

10.      APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

July 30, 2012  (City Council)

 

11.      RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA          

Claim No. 11,730

Aurora Isabel

$ Not Stated

Claim No. 11,731

Jocelyn Boyd, Barbara Roseman

2,000.00

Claim No. 11,732

Karla Edwards

1,121.00

Claim No. 11,733

Christopher Baxter

550.00

Claim No. 11,734

Patricia A. Ferguson

Not Stated

 

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 HEARINGS:  None    

 

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS

City Manager 

12.       APPROVE PURCHASE ORDER NO. 51778 WITH FLOWSERVE CORPORATION ISSUED UNDER EMERGENCY PURCHASE PROVISIONS AND AUTHORIZE AN INCREASE OF $62,198 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $293,198 FOR REPAIRS TO THE BROADWAY UNIT 3 PRIMARY BOILER FEED PUMP
Recommendation

(1)
          Find that contracting with Flowserve for the repair of the boiler feed pump is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, Class 1, existing facilities;
(2)
          Grant approval of Purchase Order No. 51778 with Flowserve Corporation for $231,000 issued by the City Manager under the emergency purchase provisions of the Pasadena Municipal Code, Section 4.08.150;
(3)
          Authorize the City Manager to increase the limit of Purchase Order No. 51778 with Flowserve Corporation by $62,198 for the repair of the Broadway Unit 3 Primary Boiler Feed Pump.  The total amount of the contract shall not exceed $293,198.  Competitive bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter, Section 1002(G), contracts for actual emergency work; and
(4)       Grant this contract an exemption from the competitive selection process of the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance, pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code, Section 4.08.049(B), contracts for which the City’s best interests are served.  

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City Council 

ORDINANCES                     

First Reading:  None 

Second Reading:   

13.       Adopt “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE BY THE CITY OF NOT TO EXCEED $15,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF CITY OF PASADENA ELECTRIC REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, 2012A SERIES, PAYABLE OUT OF THE LIGHT AND POWER FUND, AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A SEVENTH SUPPLEMENT TO ELECTRIC REVENUE BOND FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT, ESCROW AGREEMENTS AND A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH” (Introduced by Councilmember Holden)  

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ORDINANCE 252k
EXHIBITS A & B to ordinance 2203k
EXHIBITS C & D to ordinance 1989k

INFORMATION ITEMS

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Victor Gordo, Steve Madison, Gene Masuda, Jacque Robinson)

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)

September 5, 2012

October 3, 2012

November 7, 2012

FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Chris Holden, Victor Gordo, Margaret McAustin, Terry Tornek)
Meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m., 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2nd floor)

August 13, 2012

August 27, 2012 (To be cancelled)

September 10, 2012

LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE (Chair Bill Bogaard, Steve Madison, Jacque Robinson)
Meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S039 (Fair Oaks Conference Room, Basement)

August 22, 2012 (To be cancelled)

September 26, 2012

October 24, 2012

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 Chamber, 2nd Floor)

August 14, 2012 (Cancelled)

August 28, 2012

September 11, 2012

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair Steve Madison, Gene Masuda, Margaret McAustin, Jacque Robinson)
Meets the first and third Monday of each month at 4:15 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S038 (City Hall Grand Conference Room, Basement)

August 20, 2012(To be cancelled)

September 3, 2012 (To be cancelled)

September 17, 2012

 

FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES

 

August 20, 2012 (To be cancelled)

August 27, 2012 (To be cancelled)

September 3, 2012 (To be cancelled)

September 10, 2012

September 17, 2012 (To be cancelled)

September 24, 2012

October 1, 2012

October 8, 2012 (To be cancelled)

October 15, 2012

October 22, 2012

October 29, 2012

November 5, 2012

November 12 (To be cancelled)

November 19, 2012

November 26, 2012

 

FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:

September 10, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – Designation of 160 South Orange Grove Boulevard as a Landmark

September 10, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – Designation of 164-180 South Orange Grove Boulevard as a Landmark

September 10, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – Designation of three trees on the property at 2900 East Del Mar Boulevard (300 South San Gabriel
Boulevard & 2810 East Del Mar Boulevard) as individual Landmarks   (updated title)


                                                                                                                      COMMISSION VACANCIES 92k