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CITY OF PASADENA
NOTICE OF MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
July 6, 1998

Public Meeting 6:30 P.M.
Council Chambers
Pasadena City Hall, Room 247

5:30 P.M.  DINNER RECESS

6:30 P.M.  PUBLIC MEETING

1. ROLL CALL AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS

2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA

3. OLD BUSINESS

   A.  CONSIDERATION OF CITY CHARTER REFORM

       (1) CHARTER REFORM TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS
           Recommendation of Charter Reform Task Force:
           (A)  General Form of City Government:   Based on its deliberations
           and the votes taken, the Task Force made the following
           recommendations:
               (1)       The City should continue to utilize the council/manager form of
           municipal government.  The duties and responsibilities of the City
           Manager and Council as currently described in the Charter should
           remain the same;
               (2)       The City Council should continue to have seven members
           elected by district, in addition to a citywide elected Mayor;
               (3)       The Mayor should:
                  (a)   Be elected at-large in a citywide election;
                  (b)   Have a term of four years with the first election being held
               in the 2001 municipal election cycle;
                  (c)   Sit as the presiding officer of the City Council and vote as
               any other Councilmember, and
                  (d)   Have the additional responsibility, at the beginning of
               each budget cycle, to deliver a budget message to the City, Council
               and City Manager indicating thematic budget priorities that should
               be taken into consideration in the preparation of the budget for
               submission to the full Council.
                  Additional duties that are not proposed as Charter
           amendments, but are the Task Force's vision of the role of the citywide
           elected Mayor, are detailed in Section III, Citywide Elected Mayor;
			
	ACTION:	Approved Task Force recommendation A.(1)-(3), with amendment that
		the question of whether to have a citywide elected mayor be put
		on the November 1998 ballot, and put two options before the voters
		on when the first mayoral race will be held -- March, 1999 or March 2001

           (B) City Council Compensation:   The Task Force recommends that
           the provisions in the Charter should be changed to provide for the
           following:
               (1)       Councilmembers elected by district should be paid a stipend
           of $250 per meeting, not to exceed $1,000 per month;
               (2)       The Mayor should be paid a stipend equal to 150% of the
           other Councilmembers;
               (3)       By a unanimous vote with all members present and voting, the
           Council can change the amount of the stipend annually and, if
           increased, by not more than the most recent annual percent change in
           the CalPERS cost of living index; and
               (4)       Councilmembers will be prohibited from receiving a stipend or
           other compensation for any other duties or position in the City,
           Community Development Commission or other City-related entity.  This
           will not prohibit Councilmembers from receiving compensation in
           connection with service with other public agencies;

	ACTION:	Approved Task Force recommendation B.(1)-(4) to be put on the November,
		1998 ballot; and to also put on the November, 1998 ballot the question
		of whether the Charter should be amended to establish a Committee on
		City Councilmember's compensation to gather public input and make a 
		recommendation to the Council.

           (C) Board of Education:   The Task Force also recommends that the
           method by which the Board of Education members are elected should
           be changed to a system of proportional representation and that it be
           accomplished as follows:
               (1)       The City Council form a new task force to study and make  a
           recommendation on a specific method of voting under a proportional
           representation system for School Board elections;
               (2)       Based upon the new task force's recommendations, Charter
           language would then be drafted and presented for a vote of the people
           on the specific method of voting under a proportional representation
           system, and provide for the election of all five School Board seats
           simultaneously.  This Charter amendment proposal should go before a
           vote of the people no later than the year 2000 and, if approved, the new
           voting method would be used for the next municipal election in the year
           2001;

	ACTION:	Council to form a new Task Force to include representation from the
		School District, City of Sierra Madre, and Antonovich/Board of Supervisors;
		Task Force is directed to review governance of the School Board and
		recommend a method of electing School Board members that is more
		accountable and responsive to the electorate; and, communicate
		to our State representatives Council's motion and let them know that
		the issue of district representation will be studied and request 
		their input on how to implement

           (D) Community Involvement/Neighborhood Councils:   The Task
           Force also discussed extensively the topic of neighborhood councils. 
           The main focus of those discussions was the expansion of the level of
           participation by citizens in municipal and civic affairs.  It was decided
           that the Task Force would recommend that the City Council should
           create a program to establish a Community Involvement Study Group. 
           The Study Group would assess current avenues of involvement within
           the city of Pasadena and recommend an overall Community
           Involvement Strategy for enhancing effective community participation. 
           The study should include, but not be limited to, consideration of an
           annual Community Congress, neighborhood councils, leadership
           development, and youth participation in the political process.
	511k - Revised Memo from City Attorney's Office and Hand-outs
	 2887K
	ACTION:	Approved the TAsk Force recommendation, by consensus
           
       (2) MINORITY REPORT FROM A MEMBER OF THE CHARTER REFORM
           TASK FORCE REGARDING PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE
           ARGUMENTS AGAINST PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION FOR
           THE PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF
           EDUCATION
     	804K
	ACTION:	Received and filed

       (3) CONSIDERATION OF PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL ACTION OF
           JANUARY 13, 1997, REGARDING PROPOSED CHARTER
           AMENDMENT REGARDING COUNCILMEMBERS' COMPENSATION 
	ACTION:	See Above Item (B)
	ADDITIONAL ACTION: Staff to return to Council on July 20, 1998, with appropriate resolutions
	to call the election and ballot language.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR   -    No Items
   
5. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES

   A.  Business Enterprise Committee

   B.  Deregulation Committee

   C.  Finance Committee

   D.  Legislative Policy Committee

   E.  Public Safety Committee

   F.  Reports from Representatives

6. PUBLIC HEARINGS -    None
   
7. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS

   A.  City Council 

       (1) CONSIDERATION OF ENACTING CAMPAIGN REFORM
           PROVISIONS  (Councilmember Paparian)  
       386(k)
	ACTION:	Referred to Legislative Policy Committee for further study 
		and recommendation to Council.

   B.  City Manager  -   No Items

8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING

   A.  CONSENT CALENDAR  -   No Items
       
9. ORDINANCES

   A.  First Reading:   None
           
   B.  Second Reading:   None

10.    INFORMATION ITEMS  -   None
 
11.    COMMUNICATIONS  -   None

12.    CLOSED SESSION   -   None

13.    ADJOURNMENT

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