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 AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
MAY 22, 2017 

NOTICE TO PUBLIC:
The City Council and Finance Committee will be
conducting a Special Joint Meeting
at 3:00 p.m. to discuss the
 Fiscal Year 2018 Recommended Operating Budget 

Closed Session 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 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 REGARDING PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE with Labor Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Employee Title and Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney/City Prosecutor
City Representative: Terry Tornek
   

ACTION:  DISCUSSED; NO REPORTABLE ACTION AT THIS TIME

B.     CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: Garcia v. American Golf

Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.
GC050056
Second District Court of Appeal Case No. B267613
 

ACTION:  APPROVAL GIVEN TO SEEK APPELLATE REVIEW;  VOTE: 7 AYES, 0 NOES (ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER HAMPTON)

C.     CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) (one potential case)
 

ACTION:  DISCUSSED; NO REPORTABLE ACTION AT THIS TIME

D.     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. Brown Armstrong Accountancy Corporation

Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.
BC620201 

ACTION:  DISCUSSED; NO REPORTABLE ACTION AT THIS TIME

E.     CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Property Locations:   430 and 470 N. Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA
Agency Negotiator:  Steve Mermell
Negotiating Party:  Mano Leventakis
Under Negotiation:  Price and terms of payment
   

ACTION:  DISCUSSED; NO REPORTABLE ACTION AT THIS TIME

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.      APPROVAL OF FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 072778 FOR CONSOLIDATION OF TWO LOTS INTO ONE LOT AND CREATION OF 30 AIR PARCELS FOR RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM PURPOSES AT 135-145 SOUTH WILSON AVENUE
Recommendation
:

(1)
      Adopt a resolution to approve final Tract Map No. 072778 for the consolidation of two lots into one lot and the creation of 30 air parcels for residential condominium purposes; and
(2)
      Authorize the City Clerk to execute the Certificate on the map showing the City’s approval of said map.
Recommendation of the Hearing Officer
:
The subject tentative map was approved on April 16, 2014 by the subdivision Hearing Officer, to be recorded within two years.
In 2008, the State passed Senate Bill 1185, which automatically granted a one-year extension to all approved tentative maps. In 2013, the State passed Assembly
Bill 116, which allows all tentative maps with an expiration date prior to January 1,

2016, to be automatically extended by 24 months.
The 24-month extension is in addition to the one-year extension granted by Senate Bill 1185. Therefore, the amended expiration date of the final Tract Map is April 16, 2019. 

242k

RESOLUTION 1092k

ATTACHMENTS A & B 450k

ACTION:  APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION

2.      CONTRACT AWARD TO R.E. SCHULTZ CONSTRUCTION INC., FOR PLAY EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AT MCDONALD PARK FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $260,000
Recommendation
:

(1)
      Find that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines in accordance with Title 14, Chapter 3, Class 1, Section 15302, Replacement or Reconstruction (play equipment); and
(2)
      Accept the bid dated May 3, 2017, submitted by R.E. Schultz Construction Inc., in response to the Project Specifications for McDonald Park Play Equipment Replacement, and authorize the City Manager to enter into such contract for an amount not-to-exceed $260,000. 

241k

ACTION:  APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION

3.      CONTRACT AWARD TO MERRIMAC ENERGY GROUP FOR PURCHASE OF JET-A FUEL FOR A NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $875,000       
Recommendation
:

(1)    Find that the proposed action is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21065 of CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines and, as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required for the project; and
(2)    Accept the bid dated April 3, 2017, submitted by Merrimac Energy Group in response to specifications for Jet-A; reject all other bids received; and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Merrimac Energy Group in an amount not-to-exceed $525,000 over a three-year period with the option for two additional one-year terms in the annual amount of $175,000, at the discretion of the City Manager, for a maximum total contract length of five years. 

243k

TPA 126k

ACTION:  APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION

4.      ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION TO SIGN THE GENERAL CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION (FTA) GRANT APPLICATIONS
Recommendation:

(1)
      Find that the recommended action to adopt the subject resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines per Section 15061(b)(3), the “General Rule” that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment; and
(2)
      Authorize the Director of Transportation to sign the General Certifications and Assurances required to submit Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant applications. 

166k

RESOLUTION 2999k

ACTION:  APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION

5.      FINANCE COMMITTEE: RECOGNITION AND APPROPRIATION OF 2016 URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE (UASI) GRANT FUNDS
Recommendation:
(1)    Find that the proposed action is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21065 of CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines and, as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required for the project;
(2)    Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with the City of Los Angeles to accept and administer UASI grant funds on behalf of the City of Pasadena; and
(3)    Amend the fiscal year 2017 Operating Budget by recognizing and appropriating expenditures of $240,221 in grant funds awarded by UASI as detailed in the fiscal impact section of the agenda report. 

223k

ACTION:  APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDTION

6.      FINANCE COMMITTEE: QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT: QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 2017
Recommendation:
This report is for information purposes only.     

808k

QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT 2980k

ACTION:  APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION

City Council 

7.      ITEM PULLED 

City Clerk/Secretary 

8.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

April 24, 2017

Special Joint Meeting of the City Council and Finance Committee

May 8, 2017

Special Joint Meeting of the City Council and Finance Committee

May 8, 2017

City Council

May 8, 2017

Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission

        ACTION:  APPROVED AS SUBMITTED

9.         RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA          

Claim No. 12,867

Hwannie Shen

$       Not stated

Claim No. 12,868

B&D Law Group, APLC, representing Lizbeth Segura

         25,000.00+

Claim No. 12,869

The Lawyers Group, Inc., representing Dijon Gray

         25,000.00+

Claim No. 12,870

The Lawyers Group, Inc.,

representing Shamark Wright, Jr.

         25,000.00+

Claim No. 12,871

Dalal (Dolly) Asadourian

           1,950.00

        ACTION:  RECEIVED AND FILED

10.      PUBLIC HEARINGS SET 

June 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Zoning Code Amendment: Hillside Overlay Districts (HD, HD-1, HD-SR)
 

June 19, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) Hearing and Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Issuance of the California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Front Porch Communities and Services), Series 2017, in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not-to-Exceed $175,000,000 for the Purpose of Financing and Refinancing the Acquisition, Construction, Improvement, Renovation and Equipping of a Senior Living Community and Certain Other Matters Related Thereto

         ACTION:  PUBLIC HEARINGS 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 HEARING: 7:00 P.M.

11.    CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: FISCAL YEAR 2018 RECOMMENDED OPERATING BUDGET              
Recommendation: Receive public comment and continue this public hearing to each subsequent regular meeting of the City Council at 7:00 p.m., until June 19, 2017 or such other date as the City Council may determine, and, at which time, the City Council will be asked to close the public hearing and adopt the Fiscal Year 2018 Recommended Operating Budget.  

175k

ATTACHMENTS A & B 1234k

ACTION:  CONTINUED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO JUNE 5, 2017 AT 7:00 P.M.

12.    CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: FISCAL YEAR 2018 RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE OF TAXES, FEES, AND CHARGES
Recommendation: Receive public comment and continue this public hearing to each subsequent regular meeting of the City Council at 7:00 p.m., until June 12, 2017 or such other date as the City Council may determine, and, at which time, the City Council will be asked to close the public hearing and formally adopt the Fiscal Year 2018 Schedule of Taxes, Fees, and Charges. 

190k

ATTACHMENT A 697k

ACTION:  CONTINUED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO JUNE 5, 2017 AT 7:00 P.M.

13.    CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: FISCAL YEAR 2018 RECOMMENDED GENERAL FEE SCHEDULE
Recommendation: Receive public comment and continue this public hearing to each subsequent regular meeting of the City Council at 7:00 p.m., until June 12, 2017 or such other date as the City Council may determine, and, at which time, the City Council will be asked to close the public hearing and formally adopt the Fiscal Year 2018 General Fee Schedule. 

327k

ACTION:  CONTINUED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO JUNE 5, 2017 AT 7:00 P.M.

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS

City Manager 

14.    DISCUSSION OF THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE YWCA BUILDING LOCATED AT 78 NORTH MARENGO AVENUE (To be heard at 6:45 p.m. or thereafter)
Recommendation:

(1)
      Find that on August 15, 2016, the City Council adopted findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) certifying an Environmental Impact Report, adopted a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and approved the YWCA/KHP Hotel Project, and that there are no changes to the Project, changed circumstances, or new information which would trigger further environmental review; and
(2)
      Adopt a motion accepting and approving the Economic Development Subsidy Report pursuant to Government Code Section 53083 for a Ground Lease Agreement by and between City of Pasadena and KHP III Pasadena LLC  (KHP) that includes KHP’s plan to rehabilitate the existing approximately 42,000 square-foot historic YWCA building and construct a new two-to-six-story, 87,342-square foot new building, both of which would become an approximate 129,342-square-foot, 181-room Kimpton Hotel with subsidies and City participation opportunities as was previously presented at the April 3, 2017 City Council Meeting; or
(3)
      Direct staff to undertake a new Competitive Selection process seeking proposals for the future rehabilitation and redevelopment of the YWCA Building. 

507k

ATTACHMENT 1
402k

CORRESPONDENCE 198k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

        CORRESPONDENCE Part 1 (A - W) 7383k

        CORRESPONDENCE Part 2 (C - H) 1563k

        CORRESPONDENCE Part 2 (L - T) 2016k

        CORRESPONDENCE Part 3 (C - W) 1271k

        CORRESPONDENCE Part 4 225k

        CORRESPONDENCE Part 5  337k

       
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - PRESENTED AT MEETING

      
ACTION:  APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION NO. 3, AMENDED TO TAKE ACTION TO RE-CONSTITUTE THE CIVIC CENTER IMPLEMENTATION 
      TASK FORCE TO CONSIDER THE FUTURE REHABILITATION AND USE OF THE YWCA BUILDING WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE CIVIC CENTER,
      WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (EDTECH) TO DISCUSS AND FRAME THE SCOPE OF PURPOSE OF THE
      TASK FORCE, AND WITH THE TASK FORCE TO COMPLETE ITS SCOPE OF WORK AND RETURN WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY
      COUNCIL WITHIN 6 MONTHS FROM THE TIME IT BEGINS ITS WORK

City Council 

ORDINANCES                     

First Reading:  None 

Second Reading:   

15.    Adopt “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA ADDING CHAPTER 8.88 TO TITLE 8 OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE PERMITTING SUSPENSION OF CITY UTILITY SERVICES FOR VIOLATION OF SPECIFIED SECTIONS OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE, AND AMENDING TITLE 14, CHAPTER 14.04, SECTION 14.04.030 (VIOLATIONS) OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS” (Introduced by Councilmember Masuda) 

104k

ORDINANCE 15870k

CORRESPONDENCE OF MAY 15 2017 COUNCIL MEETING 495k

ACTION:  ADOPTED

16.    Adopt “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 9.45 OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED “UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS” (Introduced by Councilmember Hampton) 

97k

ORDINANCE 3327k

ACTION:  ADOPTED

17.    Adopt “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF PASADENA ESTABLISHED BY TITLE 17, CHAPTER 17.20, SECTION 17.20.020 OF The PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE (THORNDIKE LANDMARK OVERLAY DISTRICT)” (Introduced by Councilmember Masuda) 

103k

ORDINANCE 2266k

EXHIBIT A 131k

ACTION: ADOPTED

INFORMATION ITEM

 

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 third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor)

June 20, 2017

July 18, 2017

August 15, 2017

FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Mayor 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)

May 22, 2017 (Special Joint City Council/Finance Committee Meeting to commence at 3:00 p.m.)

June 5, 2017 (Special Joint City Council/Finance Committee Meeting to commence at 3:00 p.m.)

June 12, 2017 (Special Joint City Council/Finance Committee Meeting to commence at 3:00 p.m.)

LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE (Chair Terry Tornek, Steve Madison, Gene Masuda)
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)

May 23, 2017 (To be cancelled)

June 27, 2017

July 25, 2017

MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Chair Margaret McAustin, Tyron Hampton, 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)

May 23, 2017

June 13, 2017

June 27, 2017 (To be cancelled)

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair John J. Kennedy, Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison)
Meets the first Monday of each month at 4:15 p.m. and the third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council Chamber, 2nd Floor)

June 5, 2017 (To be cancelled)

June 21, 2017

July 3, 2017 (To be cancelled)


FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES

 

May 29, 2017 (To be cancelled)

June 5, 2017 (Special Joint City Council/Finance Committee Meeting at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Room S249, 100 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena)

June 5, 2017

June 12, 2017 (Special Joint City Council/Finance Committee Meeting at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Room S249, 100 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena)

June 12, 2017

June 19, 2017

June 26, 2017 (To be cancelled)

July 3, 2017 (To be cancelled)

July 10, 2017

July 17, 2017

July 24, 2017

July 31, 2017 (To be cancelled)

August 7, 2017 (To be cancelled)

August 14, 2017 (To be cancelled)

August 21, 2017

August 28, 2017

September 4, 2017 (To be cancelled)

September 11, 2017

September 18, 2017

September 25, 2017

October 2, 2017

FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:

June 5, 2017, 7:00 p.m. - Designation of 1128 - 1134 North Los Robles Avenue as a Landmark

June 5, 2017, 7:00 p.m. – Continued Public Hearing: Appeal of the Board of Zoning Appeals’ Decision on Modification of Expressive Use Permit No. 3537 Regarding the Property Located at 490 East Union Street – Pasadena Museum of California Art

June 5, 2017, 7:00 p.m. - Continued Public Hearing: Fiscal Year 2018 Recommended Operating Budget

June 5, 2017, 7:00 p.m. - Continued Public Hearing: Fiscal Year 2018 Recommended Schedule of Taxes, Fees, and Charges

June 5, 2017, 7:00 p.m. - Continued Public Hearing: Fiscal Year 2018 Recommended General Fee Schedule

June 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m. - Recommended Increase to the Electric Distribution and Customer Charges

June 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m. - Zoning Code Amendment: Hillside Overlay Districts (HD, HD-1, HD-SR)

June 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m. - Continued Public Hearing: Fiscal Year 2018 Recommended Operating Budget

June 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m. - Continued Public Hearing: Fiscal Year 2018 Recommended Schedule of Taxes, Fees, and Charges

June 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m. - Continued Public Hearing: Fiscal Year 2018 Recommended General Fee Schedule

June 19, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) Hearing and Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Issuance of the California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Front Porch Communities and Services), Series 2017, in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not-to-Exceed $175,000,000 for the Purpose of Financing and Refinancing the Acquisition, Construction, Improvement, Renovation and Equipping of a Senior Living Community and Certain Other Matters Related Thereto

June 19, 2017, 7:00 p.m. - Proposed Zoning Code Text Amendment to the City’s Existing Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance (Zoning Code Section 17.50.275)

June 19, 2017, 7:00 p.m. – Resolution Approving the Annual Report of the Advisory Board of the Pasadena Tourism Business Improvement District, Declaring its Intention to Levy Assessments Against Hotel and Motel Businesses within the District for Fiscal Year 2018 and Setting a Public Hearing on the Levy of the Assessments for June 19, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.

June 19, 2017, 7:00 p.m. - Continued Public Hearing: Fiscal Year 2018 Recommended Operating Budget
 

                                                                                                       COMMISSION VACANCIES 61k