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 AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 23, 2015 

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

Teleconference Location: 

Rosewood London Hotel
252 High Holborn – Room 267
London WC1V 7EN
 

CLOSED SESSIONS - 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 REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
         Property Location: 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA
         Agency Negotiators: Michael J. Beck and Steve Mermell
         Negotiating Party:
Elizabeth Doran
         Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
  

B.    CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: Kristi Recchia and Michael J. Beck
Employee Organization: Pasadena Management Association (PMA) 

C.    CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: Kristi Recchia and Michael J. Beck
Employee Organizations: Pasadena Police Officers Association (PPOA), Pasadena Police Sergeants Association (PPSA), and Non-Represented Management
 

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)

City Manager/Executive Director  

1.      ASSIGNMENT OF NON-EXCLUSIVE SOLID WASTE FRANCHISE FROM CROWN DISPOSAL COMPANY TO RECOLOGY LOS ANGELES
Recommendation:
(1)   Find that the non-exclusive Solid Waste Collection Franchise System Ordinance is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is exempt per Section 15061(b)(3); and
(2)   Direct the City Attorney to draft an amendment to Ordinance No. 7222 that approves the transfer and assignment of the non-exclusive solid waste franchise from Crown Disposal Company to the new owner, Recology Los Angeles.
 

207k

TPA 56k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 136k

2.      CONTRACT AWARD TO OHL USA, INC., FOR THE SEISMIC RETROFIT AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LA LOMA ROAD BRIDGE PROJECT – FEDERAL AID PROJECT HP21L-5064(020) FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $10,815,000        Recommendation:
(1)   Acknowledge the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project, certified on September 25, 2006, with an addendum that was approved in September 2012; and
(2)   Accept the bid dated January 7, 2015, submitted by OHL USA, Inc., in response to the project plans and specifications for the Seismic Retrofit and Reconstruction of the La Loma Road Bridge Project, and authorize the City Manager to enter into such contract for an amount not-to-exceed $10,815,000. 

187k

3.      AUTHORIZATION TO INCREASE THE NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF CONTRACT NO. 21,365 WITH HHS  CONSTRUCTION, INC., BY $20,000, AND TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR PERFORMANCE OF FIBER OPTIC SPLICING, TESTING, AND EMERGENCY TROUBLESHOOTING SERVICES BY TWO MONTHS
Recommendation:
(1)   Find that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), general rule;
(2)   Authorize an increase to the not-to-exceed amount of Contract No. 21,365, with HHS Construction, Inc., by $20,000, from $74,000 to $94,000, to provide fiber optic splicing, testing, and emergency troubleshooting services (Contract No. 21,365 was awarded as the result of a competitive bid process); and
(3)   Authorize the City Manager to extend the time for performance of these services under Contract No. 21,365 by two months, to July 3, 2015, under the same terms and conditions. 

157k

ATTACHMENT A 27k

4.      ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT NO. 21,637 WITH PROCESSES UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL, INC., TO STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.
Recommendation:
(1)   Find that project and construction management services for the Glenarm Repowering Project was subject to adequate environmental review as part of the Glenarm Repowering Project Final Environmental Impact Report Findings adopted by City Council on April 8, 2013; and
(2)   Authorize the City Manager to approve the assignment of Contract No. 21,637 with Processes Unlimited International, Inc., (ProU) to Stantec Consultant Services, Inc. (Stantec), for construction and management services for the Glenarm Repowering Project. 



TPA 181k

5.      AMENDMENT TO THE AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO PURCHASE ORDER CONTRACTS WITH ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC., TO INCREASE THE NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT FROM $858,964 TO $936,053.14 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THREE VEHICLES FOR THE WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT
Recommendation:

(1)   Find the proposed action is exempt from 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)   Authorize the City Manager to amend the authorization to enter into purchase order contracts, previously approved by City Council on December 15, 2014, with Altec Industries, Inc., for the purchase of one Articulating Telescopic Aerial Device Mode No. AT40M, increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $121,284 to $132,127.02; one Digger Derrick Model No. D3060B, increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $357,359 to $389,448.77; and one Stake Truck with 18-Ton Crane, increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $380,321 to $414,477.35; and
(3)   Find these amendments are not subject to competitive bidding, pursuant to Pasadena City Charter Section 1002(H), and the City Council is asked to approve exemption from Competitive Selection for each of them as in the best interests of the City, pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.08.048(B)(1).   

199k

TPA 48k

6.      FINANCE COMMITTEE: RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE $8,064 FROM THE 2013 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM (HSGP) TO THE FIRE GRANT FUND (230)
Recommendation:

(1)   Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and
(2)   Recognize and appropriate $8,064 to the Fire Department Grant Fund (230) for a Mobile Exercise (MOBEX) drill. 

90k

City Council 

7.     APPOINTMENT OF MANDIP K. SAMRA TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION (District 7 Nomination) 

8.     APPOINTMENT OF KRISTEN TACHIKI TO THE SENIOR COMMISSION (Agency Nomination) 

9.     APPOINTMENT OF ELONA JACKSON-HINTON TO THE ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (Mayor Nomination)

10.   REAPPOINTMENT OF ALEX AGHAJANIAN TO THE ROSE BOWL OPERATING COMPANY EFFECTIVE MARCH 2, 2015 (Tournament of Roses Nomination) 

City Attorney 

City Clerk/Secretary 

11.     APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

December 1, 2014

City Council

December 1, 2014

Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission

12.     RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA        

Claim No. 12,345

Carlena Johnson

    $   Not stated

Claim No. 12,346

Theresa Winbush

        400.00

Claim No. 12,347

Joe Galgoul

5,602.07

Claim No. 12,348

Daniel P. Garcia

967.00

Claim No. 12,349

De Pietro Limited Partnership representing Kevin Highgate

25,000.00+

Claim No. 12,350

Camerons Seafood

43,000.00+

 

Claim No. 12,351

Southern California Gas Company

Not stated

Claim No. 12,352

Mariam Mnatsakanyan

760.00

Claim No. 12,353

Glory Fay Carpenter

Not stated

Claim No. 12,354

Robert Kwak

850.15

Claim No. 12,355

Liberty Mutual Insurance as subrogee for Yuan Ding/

Michelle Yuanqi Ding

13,355.97

Claim No. 12,356

Arthur Coleman

300,000,000.00

Claim No. 12,357

California Automobile Insurance Company 

2,862.00

Claim No. 12,358

Frederick J. Nameth representing Landiss Whitener, a minor

Not stated

Claim No. 12,359

Mercury Insurance as subrogee for Amy Chacon

5,035.84

13.     PUBLIC HEARING SET           

March 16, 2015, 7:00 p.m. – Substantial Amendment to the City of Pasadena 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan  

 

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 

PUBLIC HEARINGS:  None

 

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS

 City Manager 

14.    AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH PROPOSED ROBINSON PARK RECREATION CENTER DESIGN ALTERNATIVE   
Recommendation:
(1)   Find that on October 28, 2002, the City Council approved the Robinson Park Master Plan and the Initial Study and Negative Declaration (ND) prepared for the Master Plan, that the scope of project construction has been reduced from that studied in the ND, but such changes do not constitute changed circumstances or new information which would trigger further environmental review, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
(2)   Authorize the Department of Public Works to proceed with design of the $11,400,000 proposed project. 

314k

ATTACHMENTS A thru D 644k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 56k

15.   CONSIDERATION OF AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA TEMPORARILY LIMITING DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION IN THE LOWER HASTINGS RANCH NEIGHBORHOOD, AND OPTIONS FOR INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCES TO PROTECT OTHER NON-HILLSIDE AND NON-HISTORIC PROPERTIES ZONED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, INCLUDING PROPERTIES ALONG GLEN SUMMER ROAD
Recommendation:

(1)   Find that the proposed interim ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15262, because the interim ordinance does not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and because the project involves only feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions which the City has not approved, adopted, or funded, and does not involve adoption of a plan that will have a legally binding effect on later activities;
(2)   Find that the proposed moratorium is consistent with the objectives and policies of the General Plan;
(3)   Find that there is a current and immediate threat to public health, safety, and welfare, pursuant to the standards and policies set forth in the General Plan, in that the proposed interim ordinance is necessary to preserve the established and potentially historic neighborhood character of the Neighborhood Overlay District, and that there has been a change in circumstances since the adoption of interim urgency Ordinance No. 6380, in that the homes in the Neighborhood Overlay District not only contribute to a consistent neighborhood character, but may also be eligible for designation for historic significance; and
(4)   Adopt an interim urgency ordinance for the Lower Hastings Ranch Neighborhood temporarily prohibiting the following: demolition of more than 50 percent of exterior walls of a structure; second-story development or second-story additions of any size; a single-story addition to a dwelling unit that increases the gross floor area by more than 500 square feet or 20 percent of the existing floor area of the primary structure including an attached garage, whichever is greater; and a single-story detached accessory structure that constitutes more than 20 percent of the primary structure’s gross floor area including an attached garage.

476k

ATTACHMENTS A thru C 1287k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE

City Council 

ORDINANCES                       

First Reading:   

16.   Conduct first reading of “AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA TEMPORARILY LIMITING SINGLE FAMILY HOME DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAY DISTRICT IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE POTENTIAL HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THE LOWER HASTINGS RANCH NEIGHBORHOOD” (See related item No. 15)  

97k

ORDINANCE 643k

Second Reading:  None 

INFORMATION ITEMS:  None

 

BRIEF REPORTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES/REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Victor Gordo, Steve Madison, Gene Masuda, Jacque Robinson)
Meets the first Monday of each month at 4:15 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor)

March 2, 2015

April 6, 2015

May 4, 2015

FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Terry Tornek, Bill Bogaard, Victor Gordo, 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 Chamber, 2nd floor)

February 23, 2015

March 9, 2015

March 23, 2015

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)

February 25, 2015

March 25, 2015

April 22, 2015

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)

February 24, 2015

March 10, 2015

March 24, 2015

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair Jacque Robinson, John J. Kennedy, Steve Madison, Gene Masuda)
Meets the third Monday of each month at 4:15 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council Chamber, 2nd Floor)

February 23, 2015 (Special Meeting, Grand Conference Room S038, Basement)

March 16, 2015

April 20, 2015

FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES

 

March 2, 2015

March 9, 2015 (To be cancelled)

March 16, 2015

March 23, 2015

March 25, 2015 (Special Joint Meeting with Supervisor Antonovich)

March 30, 2015

April 6, 2015 (To be cancelled)

April 13, 2015

April 20, 2015 (To be cancelled)

April 27, 2015

May 4, 2015 (Organizational Meeting of the City Council)

May 11, 2015

May 18, 2015

May 25, 2015 (To be cancelled)

June 1, 2015

June 8, 2015

June 15, 2015

June 22, 2015

June 29, 2015 (To be cancelled)

FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:

March 16, 2015, 7:00 p.m. – Approval and Submittal of the Public Housing Agency Annual Plan (2015) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

March 16, 2015, 7:00 p.m. – Substantial Amendment to City of Pasadena 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan
 

                                                                                       COMMISSION VACANCIES 20k