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 AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
MARCH 16, 2015 

Closed Sessions 5:30 P.M.
Public Meeting 6:30 P.M.
Public Hearings 7:00 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
 

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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: Kristi Recchia and Michael J. Beck
Employee Organizations: American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Pasadena Association of Clerical and Technical Employees/Laborer’s International Union of North America (PACTE/LIUNA), Pasadena Management Association (PMA), Pasadena Fire Fighters Association (PFFA), Pasadena Fire Management Association (PFMA), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Non-Represented Executive Management, and Non-Represented Non-Management
 

ACTION:  DISCUSSED; NO REPORTABLE ACTION AT THIS TIME

B.    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
   

ACTION:  DISCUSSED; NO REPORTABLE ACTION AT THIS TIME

C.    CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF INITIATION OF LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4): One potential case 

ACTION:  NOT DISCUSSED

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.     AUTHORIZE PURCHASE ORDER WITH PLUMBERS DEPOT, FOR PURCHASE OF ONE REPLACEMENT COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS STREET SWEEPER FOR A TOTAL COST OF $360,225
Recommendation:

(1)   Find that the 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)   Find that neither competitive bidding, nor competitive selection, is required, pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H), and Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.08.049; and
(3)   Authorize the issuance of a purchase order with Plumbers Depot, in an amount not-to-exceed $360,225 for the purchase of one Global M4 compressed natural gas (CNG) street sweeper, without competitive bidding, pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H), contracts with other governmental entities or their contractors for labor, materials, supplies, or services. 



ATTACHMENT A 31k

TPA 40k

ACTION:  APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION

City Council 

2.     APPOINTMENT OF JAMES ARAGON TO THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (Pasadena City College Nomination) 

ACTION:  APPROVED

3.     RESIGNATION OF SOJI KASHIWAGI FROM THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION (District 4 Nomination) 

20k

ACTION:  ACCEPTED WITH REGRETS

City Attorney 

City Clerk/Secretary 

4.       RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA        

Claim No. 12,362

Center for Disability Access representing Cynthia McCormick

$     25,000.00+             

 

Claim No. 12,363

Law Offices of Weber & Weber representing Tommy Grant, Jr.

Not stated

 

Claim No. 12,364

Lois Booth

25,000.00+

Claim No. 12,365

Mie-T Leung

25,000.00+

Claim No. 12,366

Progressive Insurance as subrogee for Carmen Rogers

Not stated

 

Claim No. 12,367

Alice Haroutiounian

25,000.00+

Claim No. 12,368

Darlene Hampton

907.00

 

Claim No. 12,369

Maria P. Schweitzer

183.00

 

Claim No. 12,370

Maria P. Schweitzer

190.00

 

Claim No. 12,371

DeWitt Algorri & Algorri representing Anna Giangregorio

25,000.00+

Claim No. 12,372

Patricia Ann Golson, Esq.

25,000.00+

            ACTION:  RECEIVED AND FILED

5.       PUBLIC HEARING SET          

March 23, 2015, 7:00 p.m. – Designation of 21 East Howard Street as a Landmark  

            ACTION:  PUBLIC HEARING SET

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:  7:00 P.M.    

6.     PUBLIC HEARING: SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY ANNUAL PLAN (2015) TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City of Pasadena as Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission (City), after a public hearing:
(1)   Find that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), as it will not have a potentially significant environmental effect, and therefore falls under the general rule exemption; and
(2)   Approve the City’s Public Housing Agency Annual Plan (2015), and authorize the City Manager to execute any and all documents regarding its submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 

187k


DRAFT PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY ANNUAL REPORT 20122k

ACTION:  APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION

7.     PUBLIC HEARING: APPROVAL OF SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF PASADENA 2010-2015 CONSOLIDATED PLAN
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council, following the public hearing, approve the submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of a Substantial Amendment to the Five-Year Consolidated Plan (2010-2015), as described in the agenda report. 

129k

ACTION:  APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS

City Manager 

City Council 

ORDINANCES                       

First Reading: None 

Second Reading:   

8.     Adopt “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 8.78, SECTION 8.78.071 OF THE TOBACCO USE PREVENTION ORDINANCE, IN THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE, TO PROHIBIT SMOKING ON THE GROUNDS OF ALL PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARIES” (Introduced by Councilmember Masuda) 

89k


ORDINANCE 52k

CORRESPONDENCE 54k

ACTION: ADOPTED

9.     Adopt “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING CHAPTER 8.60 (SOLID WASTE) AND CHAPTER 8.61 (SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FRANCHISE SYSTEM) OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TO OPEN THE FRANCHISE SYSTEM TO COMPOSTING HAULERS, CORRECT OMISSIONS FROM THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCES, CLARIFY AND/OR ADD DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPOSTING, CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS, AND OTHER HAULERS, AND TO ALLOW COMPOSTING ENTITIES TO COLLECT SPECIFIED MATERIAL FROM  COMMERCIAL ENTITIES AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES” (Introduced by Councilmember McAustin) 

104k

ORDINANCE 813k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 51k

ACTION:   Item Deferred to March 23, 2015

INFORMATION ITEMSNone

 

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)

April 6, 2015 (To be cancelled)

May 4, 2015

June 1, 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)

March 23, 2015

April 13, 2015

April 27, 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)

March 25, 2015

April 22, 2015

May 27, 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)

March 24, 2015

April 14, 2015

April 28, 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)

March 16, 2015 (Special meeting to commence at 4:00 p.m.)

April 20, 2015

May 18, 2015

FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES

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 23, 2015, 7:00 p.m. – Designation of 21 East Howard Street as a Landmark


                                                                                     COMMISSION VACANCIES 20k