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                                                                                                     REVISED

 AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 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 

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(d)(1)
 Name of Case: City of Pasadena v. Wooten
 LASC Case No.: BC585988
 

B.     CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding consideration of initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4): One potential case 

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 ISSUANCE OF A ONE-YEAR PURCHASE ORDER WITH EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF IRRIGATION SUPPLIES FOR A NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $85,000 ANNUALLY AND FOUR ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PURCHASE ORDERS
Recommendation
:

(1)
      Find that this action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 15601(b)(3), the General Rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;
(2)
      Accept the bid dated November 3, 2015, submitted by Ewing Irrigation Products in response to the Notice of Inviting Bids to Furnish Miscellaneous Irrigation Supplies; and
(3)
      Authorize the issuance of a one-year purchase order with Ewing Irrigation Products, in an amount not-to-exceed $85,000 annually with an option for four additional one-year purchase orders, at the discretion of the City Manager, for a maximum contract length of five years, for the purchase of irrigation supplies. 

124K

2.      FINANCE COMMITTEE: AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND CONTRACT NO. 20,914-2 WITH CONNEXIONZ, LTD. TO INSTALL SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ON THE CITY OF PASADENA TRANSIT FLEET
Recommendation:

(1)
      Find that the amendment of Contract No. 20,914-2 with Connexionz, Ltd. is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities;
(2)
      Authorize the City Manager to amend Contract No. 20,914-2 with Connexionz, Ltd. for an additional $325,917 for the purchase and installation of a surveillance system on the City of Pasadena transit fleet, for an amended contract amount not-to-exceed $1,717,236 for the deployment of the real time transit vehicle arrival information system (TVAIS); and
(3)
      Approve a journal voucher appropriating $75,917 in Fund 209 Proposition C Local Transit Fund to the Pasadena Transit on Board Security Surveillance Camera System (75081) project in the Fiscal Year 2016 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget.

146K

TPA 63k

City Council

City Clerk/Secretary 

3.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

September 28, 2015       

City Council

September 28, 2015         

 

Successor Agency to the Pasadena
Community Development Commission

4.         RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA          

Claim No. 12,522

Kim Mays

              $   219.00  

Claim No. 12,523

William and Danette Stein

                    103.68

Claim No. 12,524

Law Offices of Nadine M. Sayegh, representing Amalia Orosco

10,000.00+

Claim No. 12,525

Lee, Previant, Cellino & Barnes, representing Ross P. Siviglia

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 

5.      MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS: LOCAL REGULATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION AND DELIVERY         Recommendation:
(1)
    Find that the proposed Pasadena Municipal Code Amendments are exempt from environmental review under Section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule) of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and
(2)
    Direct the City Attorney to prepare and return with an ordinance within 30 days adding new sections to Chapter 8 of the Pasadena Municipal Code that prohibit the cultivation and delivery of medical marijuana in the City. 

 
     151K

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 430k

PUBLIC HEARING:  None

 

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS

 City Manager 

6.      BUDGET WORKSHOP TO CONSIDER PRIORITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 BUDGET PREPARATION
Recommendation
: The agenda report has been prepared to assist the City Council in setting priorities for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Operating and Capital budgets.

   237K

ATTACHMENT A 50K

    City Council 

ORDINANCES                     

 First Reading:  None 

Second Reading:  None

INFORMATION ITEMS

 

BRIEF REPORTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES/REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

 

ADJOURNMENT

SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Victor Gordo, Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison, Andy Wilson)
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)

December 7, 2015 (To be cancelled)

December 10, 2015 (Special meeting)

January 4, 2016 (To be cancelled)

FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Terry Tornek, Victor Gordo, John J. Kennedy, 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)

November 23, 2015

December 14, 2015

December 28, 2015

LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE (Chair Terry Tornek, Steve Madison)
Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor)

November 24, 2015 (To be cancelled)

December 22, 2015 (To be cancelled)

January 26, 2016

MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Chair Margaret McAustin, Terry Tornek, Andy Wilson)
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)

November 24, 2015 (To be cancelled)

December 8, 2015

December 22, 2015

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair John J. Kennedy, Tyron Hampton, 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)

December 7, 2015 (Special Joint Meeting with City Council. Time to be determined)

January 18, 2016 (To be cancelled)

February 15, 2016 (To be cancelled)

 

FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES

November 30, 2015 (To be cancelled)

December 7, 2015 (Special Joint Meeting with the City Council Public Safety Committee, Time to be determined)

December 7, 2015

December 14, 2015

December 21, 2015 (To be cancelled)

December 28, 2015 (To be cancelled)

January 4, 2016 (To be cancelled)

January 11, 2016

January 18, 2016 (To be cancelled)

January 25, 2016

February 1, 2016

February 8, 2016

February 15, 2016 (To be cancelled)

February 22, 2016

February 29, 2016

FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:

January 11, 2016, 7:00 p.m. – Public Hearing to Implement the Water System Capital Improvements Charge Formula Pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code Chapter 13.20.035

COMMISSION VACANCIES 22k