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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
JULY 22, 2002
Closed Session 5:30 P.M.
Public Meeting 6:30 P.M.
Public Hearings begin at 7:30 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room 247
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
(To be heard at 5:30 p.m., and/or at the conclusion of the meeting)
A. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY
NEGOTIATORS
pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 72 East Glenarm, Pasadena
Negotiation Parties: Richard Bruckner, Don Cosgrove; Art
Center College of
Design
Under Negotiation: Price and terms
6:30 P.M. PUBLIC MEETING
1. ROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND CEREMONIAL
MATTERS
2. 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 under Item 12 (below) "Public Comment
(continued)". Please limit
comments to 3 minutes each.
3. OLD BUSINESS: None
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) PURCHASE OF
ONE JOHN DEERE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE LOADER
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $75,798
Recommendation of
City Manager:
(1) Authorize a
purchase order to Coastline Equipment in an amount
not to exceed
$75,798 for the purchase of one Four-Wheel Drive
Loader;
(2) Grant an
exemption from competitive bidding pursuant to City
Charter Section
1002(H), contracts with other governmental entities or
their contractors
for labor, material, supplies or services; and
(3) Grant this
contract an exemption to the competitive selection
process of the
Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance, pursuant
to Pasadena
Municipal Code Section 4.08.047(B), contracts for which
the City's best
interests are served.
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(2) RECOGNITION
AND APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS IN THE FISCAL
YEAR 2003 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET
Recommendation of
City Manager: Approve a journal voucher
recognizing and
appropriating the revenue from eight grants to Capital
Improvement Program
(CIP) projects as outlined in Attachment A of the
agenda report.
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(3) APPROVAL OF
APPLICATION AND RESOLUTION TO THE
RESOURCES AGENCY OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE
LOS ANGELES RIVER
PARKWAY GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE
WESTSIDE PERIMETER
TRAIL AND HABITAT RESTORATION
PROJECT AT
HAHAMONGNA WATERSHED PARK IN THE ARROYO
SECO
Recommendation of
City Manager: Approve the City of Pasadena's
application and
resolution to the Resources Agency of the State of
California for the
Los Angeles River Parkway Grant Program in the
amount of $600,000
for the Westside Perimeter Trail and Habitat
Restoration Project
at Hahamongna Watershed Park in the Arroyo
Seco.
Recommendation of
Recreation and Parks Commission: At their
regular meeting on
July 2, 2002, the Recreation and Parks Commission
reviewed and
unanimously endorsed approval of the City of Pasadena's
application and
resolution to the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean
Water, Clean Air,
and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2002 and
recommend that City
Council take similar action.
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B. City Clerk
(1) Approval
of Minutes - April 29, 2002
(2) Receive
and file claims against the City of Pasadena
Claim No. 9047 Joseph
& John Dumbacher $25,000.00+
Claim No.
9048 Enterprise Rent A
Car
$3,230.21
C. Public Hearings
Set:
August 5,
2002, 4:30 p.m. - Revisions to Land Use Element - Objective,
Policies and Procedures Section
August 5,
2002, 4:30 p.m. - Revisions to Historic Preservation Ordinance
August 5,
2002, 4:30 p.m. - Approval of Central District and General Plan
Design Guidelines
August 5,
2002, 4:30 p.m. - Zoning Code Revisions - Single Family, RM-12
Commercial/Industrial Chapters
August 12,
2002, 8:00 p.m. - General Plan Amendment from Neighborhood
Commercial and Medium Density Residential
(0-16 dwelling units/net acre)
to Medium-High Density Residential (0-32
dwelling units/net acre and a Zone
Change from CL SD (Limited Commercial, Sign
District Overlay) and RM-16
(Multi-family Residential, 16 dwelling
units/net acre) to Planned Development
(PD) for property located at 435 North
Altadena Drive
August 19,
2002, 8:00 p.m. - General Plan Amendment from Medium
Density Residential (0-16 units per acre)
to Low-Medium Residential (2 units
per lot) and a Zone Change from RM-16
(Multi-family Residential, 16 units
per acre to RM-12 (Multi-family
Residential, 2 units per lot) for parcels located
along Raymond Avenue and Summit Avenue
between Maple Street and Villa
Street
5. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
A. Economic Development and
Technology Committee
B. Finance Committee
(1) AMENDMENT TO
THE FY 2003 OPERATING BUDGET TO ADD A
CITY SERVICE WORKER
- ENGINEERING AIDE POSITION TO THE
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT
Recommendation of
City Manager:
(1) Amend the
Fiscal Year 2003 Operating Budget to add 1.0 FTE,
City Service Worker
- Engineering Aide, to the Public Works Department
for a period of one
year; and
(2) Approve a
journal voucher recognizing and appropriating $51,000
in Private Capital
from Altrio Communications to Budget Account
No. 101-762100 to
fund this position for one year.
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(2) AMENDMENTS TO
THE FY 2003 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM BUDGET
Recommendation of
City Manager: Approve a journal voucher
amending five
projects in the FY 2003 - 2008 Capital Improvement
Program as outlined
in Attachment A of the agenda report.
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(3) APPROPRIATION
OF FUNDS FOR RETENTION OF A CONSULTANT
TO CONDUCT A NEEDS
ASSESSMENT STUDY OF COMPUTER
ASSISTED DISPATCH,
RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND MOBILE
COMPUTING IN THE
PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Recommendation of
City Manager: Approve a journal voucher
amending FY 2003
Operating Budget by appropriating $75,000 from the
unappropriated
Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund balance
to Budget Account
No. 8115-201-407400, Supplemental Law
Enforcement
Services Contract Services account.
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(4) APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
TWO NEW
VEHICLES FOR THE
COUNTER TERRORISM SECTION OF THE
PASADENA POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Recommendation of
City Manager: Approve a journal voucher
amending the FY
2003 Operating Budget by appropriating $50,000 from
the unappropriated
Asset Forfeiture Fund balance to Budget Account
No.
8505-207-407500, Asset Forfeiture.
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C. Legislative Policy
Committee
D. Municipal Services
Committee
(1) INCREASED
RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NON-
EXCLUSIVE SOLID
WASTE FRANCHISE SYSTEM FOR
COLLECTION OF
COMMERCIAL WASTE
Recommendation of
City Manager: Direct the City Attorney to draft an
ordinance amending
Chapter 8.61 of the Pasadena Municipal Code to
require
non-exclusive franchise haulers to recycle 50% of all materials
collected and make
other modifications to the chapter as detailed in the
agenda report.
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E. Public Safety Committee
F. Reports from
Representatives
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7:30 P.M.
A. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: ZONING
CODE AMENDMENT TO
REVISE THE SIGN REGULATIONS, MODIFY THE
SIGN DESIGN
GUIDELINES IN OLD PASADENA AND THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT, AND
CONSOLIDATE THE GUIDELINES INTO ONE SET OF
CITY-WIDE SIGN
DESIGN GUIDELINES
Recommendation of City Manager:
(1) Find that the
proposed code amendment is consistent with the General
Plan as outlined in the agenda report;
(2) Adopt a Negative
Declaration of environmental impacts indicating that
there are no significant adverse impacts
associated with the proposed code
amendment;
(3) Approve the code
amendment to the Draft Sign Regulations, and the
changes to the Sign Design Guidelines
consolidating the existing guidelines
into one set of city-wide Sign Design
Guidelines; and
(4) Direct the City
Attorney's office to draft an ordinance amending the
Zoning Code that would codify the approved
code amendment.
Recommendation of Design Commission and
Planning Commission: At
the February 11, 2002 meeting, the Design
Commission reviewed the Final
Draft of the Sign Ordinance. At that
meeting, the Commission recommended
that the Planning Commission and City
Council approve the revised Sign
Ordinance and Sign Design Guidelines.
At the February 13,
2002 meeting, the Planning Commission also
reviewed the Final Draft of the Sign
Ordinance. At that meeting, the City
Attorney's office recommended minor changes
to the draft ordinance due to
issues related to First Amendment
concerns. The Planning Commission
recommended that the City Council approve
the Sign Ordinance and Sign
Design Guidelines subject to changes
related to First Amendment issues,
clarification to the number and size of
signs permitted in single-family
residential districts, and minor
modifications to the sign maintenance
provisions to differentiate between what
constitutes general maintenance and
alterations of existing signs. Staff
concurred with the Planning Commission's
recommended changes and has included these
changes in the proposed
Sign Ordinance.
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8:00 P.M.
B. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: TO
CONSIDER GRANTING NON-
EXCLUSIVE SOLID WASTE FRANCHISES
Recommendation of City Manager:
(1) Hold a public hearing
to consider granting non-exclusive solid waste
franchises.
(2) After the public hearing is
held, grant a franchise to all applicants.
(3) Direct the City Attorney to
prepare the necessary ordinances for the
approved applications and authorize the
City Manager to enter into the
franchise agreements on or after the
effective date of the ordinance
approving such franchise.
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7. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
A. City Council
(1) APPOINTMENT OF
JAMES C. CAILLOUETTE TO THE COMMISSION
ON THE STATUS OF
WOMEN (District 7 Nomination)
(2) APPOINTMENT OF
WAYNE MILLER TO THE PASADENA
COMMUNITY ACCESS
CORPORATION BOARD (District 2
Nomination)
(3) APPOINTMENT OF
VANNIA DE LA CUBA TO THE RECREATION
AND PARKS
COMMISSION (District 5 Nomination)
B. City Manager
(1) REVISIONS TO
PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC ART
GUIDELINES, CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PUBLIC ART
GUIDELINES,
BOUNDARIES OF THE DOWNTOWN CULTURAL
TRUST FUND
DISPERSAL AREA, AND NEW APPLICATION
GUIDELINES FOR
TRUST FUND MONIES
Recommendation of
City Manager: It is recommended that the City
Council approve the
proposed revisions to the:
(1) Consolidation
of two current sets of Private Development Public
Art Guidelines;
(2) Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) Public Art Guidelines to pool
CIP public art
funds;
(3) Downtown
Cultural Trust Fund (DCTF) distribution area to include
the entire city;
(4) Downtown
Cultural Trust Fund name to Cultural Trust Fund
to reflect
city-wide application;
(5) Downtown
Cultural Trust Fund application process.
Recommendation of
Arts Commission: On June 12, 2002, the Arts
Commission approved
staff's recommendation and recommends to City
Council the
aforementioned revisions.
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8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING
A. Approval of Minutes
- April 29, 2002
9. ORDINANCES
A. First Reading: None
B. Second Reading:
(1) Adopt "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING
TITLE 16 (THE
SUBDIVISIONS CODE) AND TITLE 17 (THE ZONING
CODE) TO ALLOW
FLAG-LOT SUBDIVISIONS ONLY IN THE
HILLSIDE
DEVELOPMENT (HS) OVERLAY DISTRICT, AND THE
ADOPTION OF
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR FLAG-LOT
SUBDIVISIONS"
(Introduced by Vice Mayor Little)
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10. INFORMATION ITEMS: None
11. COMMUNICATIONS:
None
12. PUBLIC COMMENT (Continued)
13. CLOSED SESSION (Continued,
if necessary)
14. ADJOURNMENT
SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
(Chair Steve Madison)
Meets
the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in Council Conference
Room 240
August
7, 2002
August
21, 2002
September
4, 2002
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
(Chair Paul Little)
Meets
the second and fourth Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m. in Finance Department
Conference Room 345
July
22, 2002
August
12, 2002
August
26, 2002
LEGISLATIVE
POLICY COMMITTEE
(Chair Bill Bogaard)
Meets
the first Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Conference Room 240
August
6, 2002
September
3, 2002
MUNICIPAL
SERVICES COMMITTEE
(Chair Sidney F. Tyler)
Meets
the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in Council Conference
Room
240
July
23, 2002
August
13, 2002
August
27, 2002
PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE
(Chair Steve Haderlein)
Meets
the first and third Monday of each month at 4:15 p.m. in the Management
Conference
Room 323
August
5, 2002 (To be cancelled)
August
19, 2002
September
2, 2002 (To be cancelled)
FUTURE
COUNCIL MEETING DATES
July
29, 2002
August
5, 2002 (Special meeting, General Plan Workshop to begin at 4:30 p.m., Council
Chambers)
August
12, 2002
August
19, 2002
August
26, 2002 (To be cancelled)
September
2, 2002 (To be cancelled - holiday)
September
9, 2002
September
16, 2002
September
23, 2002
September
30, 2002
October
7, 2002
October
14, 2002
October
21, 2002
October
28, 2002
FUTURE
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND APPEALS:
August
5, 2002, 4:30 p.m.
- Revisions to Land Use Element - Objective, Policies and
Procedures Section
August
5, 2002, 4:30 p.m.
- Revisions to Historic Preservation Ordinance
August
5, 2002, 4:30 p.m.
- Approval of Central District and General Plan Design
Guidelines
August
5, 2002, 4:30 p.m.
- Zoning Code Revisions - Single Family, RM Commercial/Industrial
Chapters
August
12, 2002, 8:00 p.m.
- Proposed Banbury Oaks Historic District
August
12, 2002, 8:00 p.m.
- General Plan Amendment from Neighborhood Commercial
and Medium Density Residential (0-16 dwelling units/net acre) to Medium-High
Density
Residential (0-32 dwelling units/net acre and a Zone Change from CL SD
(Limited Commercial,
Sign District Overlay) and RM-16 (Multi-family Residential, 16 dwelling
units/net acre) to Planned
Development (PD) for property located at 435 North Altadena Drive
August
19, 2002, 8:00 p.m.
- Appeal re Savon Drug Store, 670 North Fair Oaks Avenue,
Case No. PLN 2001-00075
August
19, 2002, 8:00 p.m. -General
Plan Amendment from Medium Density Residential
(0-16 units per acre) to Low-Medium Residential (2 units per lot) and a Zone
Change from RM-16
(Multi-family Residential, 16 units per acre to RM-12 (Multi-family Residential,
2 units per lot) for
parcels located along Raymond Avenue and Summit Avenue between Maple Street and
Villa Street
September
16, 2002 8:00 p.m.
- Continued Public Hearing: Updated General Plan Noise Element