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 AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, AND THE
PASADENA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY
OCTOBER 22, 2018 

Closed Session 5:30 P.M.
Public Meeting 6:30 P.M.
Public Hearing 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 WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: Jennifer Curtis and Steve Mermell
Employee Organization: Non-Represented Executive Management, Non-Represented Management, and Non-Represented Non-Management
   

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.      FINANCE COMMITTEE: QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT – QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30, 2018
Recommendation:
This report is for information purposes only. 

1397k

ATTACHMENT A


ACTION:   APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION

2.      FINANCE COMMITTEE: APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO ACCEPT AND ADMINISTER $8 MILLION IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT INNOVATION GRANT FUNDS FOR TRANSITION AGE YOUTH AND GERIATRIC EMPOWERMENT MODEL PROGRAMS
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 an agreement with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) to accept and administer Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation 2 grant funds on behalf of the City of Pasadena;
(3)
      Amend the Public Health Department’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Operating Budget by recognizing and appropriating funds of $2 million in DMH MHSA Innovation grant funding and increasing the department’s personnel allocation by 13.20 Full-Time Equivalents (FTE), grant-funded, limited-term positions;
(4)
      Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract, without competitive bidding, pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F), Contracts for Professional or Unique Services, with Heritage Clinic for geriatric services for one year with three one year renewals, at the discretion of the City Manager and contingent on continued grant funding, in an amount not-to-exceed $590,450 per year; and
(5)
      Grant the proposed contract an exemption from the competitive selection process pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.08.049(B), contracts for which the City’s best interests are served, for the reasons stated in the body of the agenda report. 

1410k

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - PRESENTED AT MEETING

ACTION:   APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION

3.      FINANCE COMMITTEE: AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 OPERATING BUDGET TRANSFERRING 1.0 PROGRAM COORDINATOR III FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO THE CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
Recommendation:

(1)
      Find that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” as defined in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b); and
(2)
      Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget transferring 1.0 Program Coordinator III (PCN 5323), the position and appropriations, from the Fire Department to the City Manager’s Office. 

382k

ACTION:   APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION

City Council 

City Attorney 

4.      2018 LOCAL AGENCY BIENNIAL NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF PASADENA CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE
Recommendation:
This notice is required by law for information purposes only. 

197k

ACTION:   APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION

City Clerk/Secretary 

5.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

             October 1, 2018   City Council

             October 1, 2018   Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission

             October 8, 2018   City Council

             October 8, 2018   Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission 

       
ACTION:   APPROVED AS SUBMITTED

6.         RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA          

Claim No. 13,172

Law Offices of Paul Kingston, representing Jason Winbush

$       Not stated

Claim No. 13,173

Knarik Chaparian

           2,165.57

        ACTION:   RECEIVED AND FILED

7.         PUBLIC HEARING SET 

December 3, 2018, 7:00 p.m. – Appeal of the Design Commission’s Decision to Approve an Application for Concept Design Review for a New 5-Story, Mixed-Use Development with 42 Residential Units and 5,729 Square Feet of Commercial Space with Three Levels of Subterranean Parking on a Currently Vacant Lot – 233 North Hudson/737 East Walnut Street 

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 HEARING:  7:00 P.M.

8.      PUBLIC HEARING: JOINT ACTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PASADENA PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY (PPFA) TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT (TEFRA) HEARING AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO THE 2018 SERIES A&B ROSE BOWL REFUNDING BONDS 
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
      Find that the proposed action is not a project subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in Section 21065 of CEQA and Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required for the project;
(2)
      Hold a TEFRA hearing, pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) regarding the issuance of the tax-exempt lease revenue bonds (“Tax-Exempt Bonds”) by the Pasadena Public Financing Authority.  Under the Code, the Tax-Exempt Bonds may qualify for tax exemption under Section 103 of the Code only if the Tax-Exempt Bonds are approved by the “applicable elected representative” of both the governmental unit issuing the Tax-Exempt Bonds or on behalf of which the Tax-Exempt Bonds are to be issued, and a governmental unit having jurisdiction over the area in which the Project is located after a public hearing held following reasonable public notice;
(3)
      Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasadena approving the issuance of lease revenue refunding bonds in an amount not-to-exceed $50,000,000, including approval for purposes of internal revenue Code Section 147(f) , and the execution and delivery of a second amendment to amended and restated lease, third amendment to amended and restated sublease, purchase agreement, continuing disclosure agreement, preliminary official statement and final official statement in connection therewith, and authorizing the taking of certain other actions in connection therewith; and
(4)
      Approve the termination of the swap with Deutsche Bank.
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the Pasadena Public Financing Authority:
(1)
      Hold a public hearing, pursuant to Section 6586.5(a)(2) of the Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985, constituting Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California.  At the public hearing the Authority will consider whether the issuance of the bonds will provide “significant public benefits.”  “Significant public benefits” include, among others, demonstrable savings in effective interest rate, bond preparation, bond underwriting or bond issuance costs; and
(2)
      Adopt a resolution of the Board of the Pasadena Public Financing Authority authorizing the issuance of lease revenue refunding bonds in an amount not-to- exceed $50,000,000 and the execution and delivery of a second amendment to amended and restated lease, third amendment to amended and restated sublease, purchase agreement, escrow agreement, preliminary official statement and final official statement in connection therewith, and authorizing the taking of certain other actions in connection therewith.

1541k

RESOLUTION - CITY COUNCIL 1614k

RESOLUTION - PPFA 1198k

EXISTING ROSE BOWL DEBT SERVICE - TABLES A & B 507k

SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE 967k

THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBLEASE 1331k

INDENTURE 14673k

ESCROW AGREEMENT 2326k

CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT 1429k

LEASE REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS 13103k

APPENDIX A - FINANCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 9728k

BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT 5602k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 245k

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - PRESENTED AT MEETING

ACTION:   APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS

City Manager 

9.      POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE TENANT PROTECTION ORDINANCE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 9.75
Recommendation:

(1)
      Find that the recommended action is exempt from 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)
      Receive the report on potential modifications to the Tenant Protection Ordinance Pasadena Municipal Code Chapter 9.75; and
(3)
      Provide any further direction to staff. 

836k

ATTACHMENT A


SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 431k

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - PRESENTED AT MEETING

ACTION:   DISCUSSED; DIRECTION PROVIDED TO STAFF TO FURTHER STUDY THE ISSUE AND RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT A FUTURE DATE

City Council 

ORDINANCES                     

First Reading:  None 

Second Reading:  None 

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)

November 20, 2018 (To be cancelled)

December 11, 2018 (Special meeting)

December 18, 2018 (To be cancelled)

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)

October 22, 2018

November 12, 2018 (To be cancelled)

November 26, 2018 (To be cancelled)

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)

October 23, 2018

November 27, 2018

December 25, 2018 (To be cancelled)

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)

October 23, 2018

November 13, 2018

November 27, 2018

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair John J. Kennedy, Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison, Terry Tornek)
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)

November 5, 2018

November 21, 2018

December 3, 2018

FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES


October 29, 2018

November 5, 2018

November 12, 2018 (To be cancelled)

November 19, 2018

November 26, 2018 (To be cancelled)

December 3, 2018

December 10, 2018

December 17, 2018

December 24, 2018 (To be cancelled)

December 31, 2018 (To be cancelled)

FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:

October 29, 2018, 7:00 p.m. - Continued Public Hearing: Call for Review of the Design Commission’s Decision on an Application for Consolidated Design Review for a New 112,205-Square-Foot, 5-Story Medical Office and Retail Building at 550-566 East Colorado Boulevard

October 29, 2018, 7:00 p.m. - Designation of 901 Laguna Road as a Landmark

October 29, 2018, 7:00 p.m. - Designation of 171 South Grand Avenue as a Landmark

November 5, 2018, 7:00 p.m. - Designation of 464 E. Walnut Street as a Landmark

November 5, 2018, 7:00 p.m. - Designation of 885 S. Madison Avenue as a Landmark

November 5, 2018, 7:00 p.m. - Designation of 1000 Cordova Street as a Landmark

November 19, 2018, 7:00 p.m. - Designation of 817 Rio Grande Street as a Landmark

November 19, 2018, 7:00 p.m. - Designation of 200 Fern Drive as a Historic Monument

December 3, 2018, 7:00 p.m. - Appeal of the Design Commission’s Decision to Approve an Application for Concept Design Review for a New 5-Story, Mixed-Use Development with 42 Residential Units and 5,729 Square Feet of Commercial Space with Three Levels of Subterranean Parking on a Currently Vacant Lot – 233 North Hudson/737 East Walnut Street


                                                                                             COMMISSION VACANCIES 39k

 

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