AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
JUNE 7, 1999
Closed Sessions 5:30 P.M.
Public Meeting 6:30 P.M.
Public Hearings begin at 8:00 P.M.
Council Chamber
Pasadena City Hall, Room 247
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSIONS
(To be heard at 5:30 p.m., and/or at the conclusion of the meeting)
A. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to
Government Code Section 54957.6:
Agency Negotiators: Cynthia Kurtz and Gale Harrison
Employee Organizations: Pasadena Management Association; United
Public Employees of California, Local 777; American Federation of State,
County & Municipal Employees, Local 858; International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, Local 18
ACTION: DISCUSSED, NO ACTION REPORTED
B. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS, pursuant to
Government Code Section 54957.6:
Agency Negotiators: Gale Harrison and Steve Lem
Employee Organization: Pasadena Fire Management Association
ACTION: THIS ITEM WAS NOT DISCUSSED
6:30 P.M. PUBLIC MEETING
1. ROLL CALL AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
A. MR. JIM LISSNER, HERMOSA BEACH RESIDENT, REGARDING COST
OF COPIES OF POLICE RECORDS
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ACTION: INFORMATION RECEIVED AND REFERRED TO CITY MANAGER
FOR RESPONSE.
3. OLD BUSINESS
A. REQUEST TO AWARD CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
CONTRACT TO DANIEL, MANN, JOHNSON & MENDENHALL FOR THE
CITY HALL SEISMIC UPGRADE PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $100,000 FOR SCHEMATICS ONLY
Recommendation of City Manager: Authorize the City Manager to enter
into a contract with Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall (DMJM) for
construction management services for the City Hall Seismic Upgrade Project,
for an amount not to exceed $100,000, for schematics only, for a period of
four months.
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ACTION: APPROVED, WITH AMENDMENT THAT 2 COMMITTEES BE FORMED AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE, WITH EQUAL PRIORITY: CONSTRUCTION
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE & FINANCING COMMITTEE
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
(The Consent Calendar consists of routine items which will be approved by one
motion and one vote unless removed for separate discussion)
A. City Manager
(1) APPROVAL OF FINAL PARCEL MAP NO. 24918 TO SUBDIVIDE AN
EXISTING LOT AT 320 PATRICIAN WAY
Recommendation of City Manager: Adopt a resolution to:
(a) Approve the final Parcel Map No. 24918.
(b) Accept the offer of easements for sanitary sewer, ingress and
egress, and public utility purposes as shown on Parcel Map No. 24918.
(c) Authorize the City Clerk to execute the Certificate on the map
showing the City's approval of said map and acceptance of said
easement.
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ACTION: APPROVED
(2) CONTRACT AWARD - IMPROVEMENT OF ALLEYS - 1999 FOR AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $355,000
Recommendation of City Manager:
(a) Accept the bid dated May 5, 1999, submitted by Gentry Brothers,
Inc., in response to the Specifications for the Improvement of Alleys -
1999, reject all other bids received, and authorize the City Manager to
enter into such contract as required.
(2) Acknowledge the project to be categorically exempt from the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant
to Section 15301(c) of the State CEQA Guidelines (repair of existing
highways and streets) and authorize the City Manager to execute and
the City Clerk to file a Notice of Exemption for the project with the Los
Angeles County Clerk.
(3) Approve a journal voucher recognizing private capital in the amount
of $1,875 from Sundry Deposit Account No. 5206, a deposit for private
improvements in Clark Alley, and appropriating it to Budget Account No.
73876, Improvement of Alleys and Concrete Streets.
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ACTION: APPROVED
(3) PURCHASE OF PROPERTY INSURANCE
Recommendation of City Manager: Authorize the City Manager to
purchase Property Insurance under a joint purchase program
established by the City's Broker of Record, Robert F. Driver Company,
Inc., at an annual premium not to exceed $281,116 for the term
May 15, 1999 to May 15, 2000.
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ACTION: APPROVED
(4) APPROVAL OF FILING OF GRANT PROPOSAL TO THE SOUTH
COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FOR FUNDING
FROM THE CARL MOYER HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE ATTAINMENT
PROGRAM AND DESIGNATE THE CITY MANAGER AS AN AGENT
OF THE CITY
Recommendation of City Manager:
(a) Approve the filing of an application to the South Coast Air Quality
Management District for funding totaling $750,000 from the Carl Moyer
Heavy-Duty Vehicle Attainment Program in response to Request for
Proposals No. 9899-28 to be used in Fiscal Year 2000 to fund the
incremental cost of CNG engines as part of the planned vehicle
replacement discussed in the restructuring of the integrated waste
management operation as approved on May 10, 1999; and
(b) Appoint the City Manager or her designee as an authorized agent
empowered to execute in the name of the City of Pasadena, all
necessary applications, contracts, agreements, and amendments hereto
for the purposes of securing grant funds and to implement and carry out
the purposes specified in the grant application.
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ACTION: APPROVED
B. City Clerk
(1) Approval of Minutes - March 15, 1999
March 22, 1999
March 29, 1999
ACTION: APPROVED AS SUBMITTED
(2) Receive and file claims against the City of Pasadena
Claim No. 8260 Financial Healthcare Svs.$ 3,000+
Claim No. 8261 Antonio Monerroza 94.34
Claim No. 8262 1250 S. Orange Grove
Condominium Assoc. 5,000.00
Claim No. 8263 Stanley Large Unknown
Claim No. 8264 Charles Laing Unknown
Claim No. 8265 Robert W. Lyon 229.00
Claim No. 8266 Kim Palmer 212.00
Claim No. 8267 Yosemite Waters 853.12
Claim No. 8268 Enterprise Rent-A-Car 339.25
ACTION: RECEIVED AND FILED
(3) Public Hearing Set:
June 28, 1999, 8:00 p.m. - Amendments to the General Fee
Schedule for Fiscal Year 2000
ACTION: PUBLIC HEARING SET
5. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
A. Business Enterprise Committee
(1) PUSHCART VENDING
Recommendation of City Manager: Direct the City Attorney to draft
amendments to Pasadena Municipal Code Section 8.16.020,
Subsections E & G ("Pushcarts"), to allow pushcart vending in parks and
allow vending in one area for more than 5 minutes.
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ACTION: APPROVED AS AMENDED TO ALLOW 4 HOURS OF VENDING
IN THE PARKS.
B. Deregulation Committee
C. Finance Committee
D. Legislative Policy Committee
E. Public Safety Committee
F. Reports from Representatives
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 8:00 P.M.
A. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: FISCAL YEAR 2000 AND 2001
RECOMMENDED OPERATING BUDGET
Recommendation of City Manager: Receive public comment and continue
this public hearing to each subsequent meeting of the City Council at
8:00 p.m. until June 21, 1999, or such other later 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 Operating Budget.
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ACTION: CONTINUED TO JUNE 21, 1999, AT 8:00 P.M.
B. PUBLIC HEARING: RECOMMENDATION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT
OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY
HOUSING SERVICES, INC. (CHS) FOR DESIGNATION AS THE NEW
COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY FOR THE FOOTHILL AREA
Recommendation of City Manager:
(1) Adopt the recommendation from the Public Hearing Panel of April 28,
1999 and continued on May 11, 1999, that Community Housing Services, Inc.
(CHS) be designated the new Community Action Agency for the Foothill area
(Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, Arcadia, Monrovia and
Duarte); and
(2) Authorize staff to submit this recommendation to the State Department
of Community Services and Development for State review and approval.
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ACTION: APPROVED
7. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
A. City Council
(1) RESIGNATION OF KATHERINE PEREZ FROM TRANSPORTATION
ADVISORY COMMISSION (District 5 Appointment)
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ACTION: ACCEPTED
(2) RESIGNATION OF SONA PAPARIAN FROM ROSE BOWL AQUATIC
CENTER BOARD (City Council Appointment)
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ACTION: ACCEPTED
(3) APPOINTMENT OF ARNOLD I. SIEGEL TO PLANNING COMMISSION(District 7 Appointment)
ACTION: APPROVED
(4) APPOINTMENT OF ELAINE F. KRAMER TO HUMAN SERVICES
COMMISSION (District 1 Appointment)
ACTION: APPROVED
(5) APPOINTMENT OF GEOFFREY BAUM TO PASADENA COMMUNITY
ACCESS CORPORATION (District 6 Appointment)
ACTION: APPROVED
(6) APPOINTMENT OF JOHN B. QUINN TO ROSE BOWL OPERATING
COMPANY (District 6 Appointment)
ACTION: APPROVED
(7) APPOINTMENT OF MARCHELLE ELLIOTT TO ACCESSIBILITY AND
DISABILITY COMMISSION (District 6 Appointment)
ACTION: APPROVED
(8) APPOINTMENT OF VICE MAYOR STREATOR TO THE
INDEPENDENT CITIES ASSOCIATION, REPLACING FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER VILLICANA
ACTION: APPROVED
(9) RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF KEITH JONES AS THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE TO FIRE AND POLICE
RETIREMENT BOARD
ACTION: APPROVED
(10) RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF RENEE RUBALCAVA AS THE
GARFIELD HEIGHTS LANDMARK DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE ON
THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION
ACTION: APPROVED
B. City Manager
(1) 710 FREEWAY DESIGN ADVISORY GROUP REPORT ON INTERIM
TRAFFIC MITIGATION FOR THE 710 FREEWAY GAP
Recommendation of City Manager: Approve the Draft Project Study
Report as prepared by Caltrans for the local interim traffic improvement
projects in the 710 Freeway Gap Cities.
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ACTION: APPROVED, AND DIRECTED STAFF TO RETURN WITH A PROPOSAL
TO IMPLEMENT THE DESIGN ADVISORY GROUPS PRIORITIES.
(2) SUSPENSION OF THE NOISE ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
PROPOSED AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 5K WALK TO BE HELD
AT AREA H AND THE ARROYO SECO ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24,
1999 FROM 8:00 A.M. TO NOON
Recommendation of City Manager: Direct the City Attorney to
prepare an ordinance to suspend the Noise Ordinance and a Notice of
Exemption, with respect to the proposed American Cancer Society 5K
Walk to be held at Area H and the Arroyo Seco on Sunday, October 24,
1999, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
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ACTION: APPROVED
(3) REPAIR OF AIR CONDITIONING IN CITY HALL
Recommendation of City Manager:
(a) Create a project account titled "City Hall Air Conditioning";
(b) Appropriate $75,000 from anticipated increases in Taxes, Fees,
and Charges to purchase a replacement chiller unit for the air
conditioning system in City Hall;
(c) Exempt the purchase from competitive bidding pursuant to City
Charter Section 1002(G), the Competitive Bidding Ordinance pursuant
to Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.08.150, and the Affirmative
Action in Contracting Ordinance pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code
Section 4.09.060(B)(2), contracts for labor, materials, supplies or
services for actual emergency work on the basis of an emergency due to
the breakdown of equipment which, if not repaired, poses a hazard to
the health and safety of City employees and the operation of City
systems.
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ACTION: APPROVED
C. Advisory Bodies
(1) PASADENA SENIOR CENTER PARKING
Recommendation of the Transportation Advisory Commission: It
is recommended that the City Council approve the following
recommendations to improve carpool usage by Pasadena Senior Center
(PSC) users and open additional parking to alleviate a significant near-
term and future parking shortage at the Center:
(1) PSC will establish nine "Preferred Parking" spaces in the 85 E.
Holly on-site parking lot for vehicles with two or more occupants only;
(2) PSC will establish an additional three disabled parking spaces
(total of five disabled spaces) in the 85 E. Holly on-site parking lot;
(3) PSC volunteers to park free-of-charge in the Holly Street Garage
and not in the PSC contiguous lots;
(4) PSC will not issue permanent or temporary membership cards
solely for parking purposes;
(5) Continue free-of-charge parking for senior users of the PSC at the
Holly Street Garage facility; other users of the facility to be charged
$1.00 for parking with authorized validation from PSC;
(6) Upon establishment of the "Preferred Parking" and Disabled
Parking spaces, the 18 spaces at the Holly Street Garage currently
designated "Senior Carpool Reserved" be changed to "Senior Parking,
Reserved / 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM M-F"; the spaces to be available for
General Parking at all other times; and
(7) Staff and the Transportation Advisory Commission continue to work
with PSC and other stakeholders to discuss and recommend
adjustments to the Senior Center Transporation Plan as necessary.
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ACTION: APPROVED
8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING
A. Approval of Minutes - March 15, 1999 (Canceled)
March 22, 1999
March 29, 1999
ACTION: APPROVED AS SUBMITTED
9. ORDINANCES
A. First Reading:
(1) Hold first reading of "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA
GRANTING NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISES FOR SOLID WASTE
COLLECTION TO 48 APPLICANTS"
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ACTION: OFFERED FOR FIRST READING BY COUNCILMEMBER LITTLE
B. Second Reading: None
10. INFORMATION ITEMS - No Items
11. COMMUNICATIONS - No Items
12. ADJOURNMENT