CONDOMINIUM PROJECT LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
ALTADENA DRIVE AND VILLA STREET
Recommendation of City Manager: This report is being provided for
information purposes only at this time.
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ATTACHMENTS TO THE STAFF REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING
AT THE PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
June 10, 2002
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
100 N. Garfield Avenue, 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 LEGAL COUNSEL
REGARDING
PENDING LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(a)
Name of Case: New Way Recycling v. City of Pasadena
Case No. BC 266832
B. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
REGARDING
PENDING LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(a)
Name of Case: Matilda Mitchell, Antonio Becerra
v. City of Pasadena, et al.,
Case No. BC 272877
C. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY
NEGOTIATORS
pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 300 West Green Street
Agency Negotiator: Richard Bruckner
Negotiating Parties: Worldwide Church of God
D. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
REGARDING
POTENTIAL LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(b):
One potential case
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
A. PREDEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW FOR
THE PROPOSED 52-UNIT
CONDOMINIUM PROJECT LOCATED AT THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
ALTADENA DRIVE AND VILLA STREET
Recommendation of City Manager: This report
is being provided for
information purposes only at this time.
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B. Conduct first reading of "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING PASADENA
MUNICIPAL CODE,
TITLE 4, CHAPTER 4.08, COMPETITIVE BIDDING
AND PURCHASING,
REPEALING PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 4,
CHAPTER 4.09,
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN CONTRACTING, AND
AMENDING PASADENA
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 2, CHAPTER 2.360,
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN
CITY EMPLOYMENT, TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH
APPLICABLE
STATE LAW"
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C. Adopt "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING
CHAPTER 1.20 ('ELECTION DISTRICTS') OF THE
PASADENA
MUNICIPAL CODE" (Introduced by Vice
Mayor Little)
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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) AUTHORIZATION
TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH HENKELS
AND McCOY, INC. FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION OF UNDERGROUND
ELECTRICAL CONDUIT
SYSTEMS, VAULTS AND OTHER
MISCELLANEOUS WORK
BY THE WATER AND POWER
DEPARTMENT FOR
ELECTRIC SERVICE CONNECTIONS WITH
ALTRIO
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - SPECIFICATION LD-02-4
Recommendation of
City Manager: It is recommended that the City
Council: (i)
accept the bid dated May 2, 2002 submitted by Henkels and
McCoy, Inc. in
response to Specification LD-02-4 on the above subject;
(ii) reject all
other bids; (iii) authorize the General Manager to enter into
a contract for a
period of one year or an amount not to exceed
$400,000, whichever
occurs first; and (iv) authorize the City Manager to
approve an
extension of the contract for one additional one-year period
at a maximum of
$400,000.
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(2) AGREEMENT FOR
SEWER SERVICE AT 3708 VIA SERRANO, CITY
OF LA CANADA
FLINTRIDGE
Recommendation of
City Manager: Adopt a resolution authorizing the
City Manager to
enter into an agreement among County Sanitation
District No. 16 of
Los Angeles County, the City of Pasadena, and Nymia
Cucueco governing
the conveyance, treatment, and disposal of
wastewater from a
proposed single-family home at 3708 Via Serrano in
the City of La
Canada Flintridge, and agreeing to the recordation
thereof.
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B. City Clerk
(1) Approval of Minutes - April 8, 2002
(2) Receive and file claims against the City of Pasadena
Claim No. 9027 Aurora
Rosales
$25,000.00+
Claim No.
9028 Lynn
Packard
155.16
Claim No.
9029 Travon Young, Sherene Young &
Travon Young,
Jr.
Unknown
Claim No.
9030 Kim Mi Ja
2,000.00
Claim No.
9031 Bill Lockyear, Attorney
General Unknown
Claim No.
9032 Raj Bhakta, Super 8
Motel
650.00
5. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
A. Economic Development and Technology Committee
B. Finance Committee
(1) ADOPTION OF
THE FISCAL YEAR 2003 OPERATING BUDGET
(See Item 6.A.,
8:00 p.m.)
C. Legislative Policy Committee
D. Municipal Services Committee
E. Public Safety Committee
F. Reports from Representatives
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 8:00 P.M.
A. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING:
ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2003
OPERATING BUDGET
Recommendation of City Manager: It is
recommended that the City
Council:
(1) Adopt by
resolution the City's Fiscal Year 2003 Operating Budget as
detailed in Exhibit A of the agenda report
and as amended by the
recommended Modifications 1 through 17
outlined in the Background section
of the agenda report.
(2) Adopt a
resolution increasing the transfer from the Light and Power
Fund to the General Fund from 5% to 7.5% of
gross revenue not to exceed
net revenue.
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B. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: UPDATED
GENERAL PLAN NOISE
ELEMENT
Recommendation of City Manager: It is
recommended that after the public
hearing the City Council:
(1) Adopt the Initial
Environmental Study and Final Negative Declaration
and make the appropriate findings
(Attachment 5 of the agenda report); and
(2) Receive the Existing
and Future Conditions report (Attachment 1 of the
agenda report), as amended (see Attachment
3 of the agenda report), as the
basis of the updated Noise Element; and
(3) Adopt a resolution
(Attachment 4 of the agenda report) adopting the
updated Noise Element (i.e., the
Objectives, Policies, and Implementation
report - Attachment 2 of the agenda
report), as amended (see Attachment 3
of the agenda report); and
(4) Direct the City Clerk
to file a Notice of Determination and a Certificate
of Fee Exemption for the California
Department of Fish and Game
(Attachment 6 of the agenda report) with
the Los Angeles County Recorder.
Recommendation of the Planning Commission:
The Planning Commission
considered the proposed amendments at its
regular meeting of April 24,
2002, and unanimously voted to recommend
approval of the updated Noise
Element with the following changes:
(1) Revise policies
regarding traffic noise to recognize the City's limitations
on controlling such noise;
(2) Clarify the
City's commitment to working to reduce traffic noise on
residential streets;
(3) Include a
cross-reference to Implementation Measure 13 in Policy 3b.
(4) Revise policies
regarding aircraft noise to recognize the City's limitations
on controlling such noise;
(5) Add an
additional policy regarding the Rose Bowl to minimize noise
when the Noise Restrictions Ordinance
[Pasadena Municipal Code (P.M.C.)
Chapter 9.36 - see Attachment 8 of the
agenda report] is suspended;
(6) Add an
additional policy regarding the Rose Bowl to require annual
reporting on noise complaints;
(7) Commit the City
to updating the Noise Restrictions Ordinance (P.M.C.
Chapter 9.36 - see Attachment 8 of the
agenda report) within one year and
revise it every three years thereafter; and
(8) Commit the City
to requiring mitigation from light rail noise.
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C. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING:
APPROVAL OF ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
(2002-2003) FOR THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN
THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(HUD)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG);
EMERGENCY
SHELTER GRANT (ESG); HOME INVESTMENT
PARTNERSHIP ACT
(HOME); HOPWA (HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PERSONS WITH
AIDS) PROGRAMS; AND RELATED HUMAN SERVICES
ENDOWMENT
FUND (HSEF) ALLOCATIONS
Recommendation of City Manager/Chief
Executive Officer: It is
recommended that, upon the close of the
public hearing, the City Council and
Community Development Commission adopt a
resolution:
(1) Approving the Annual Action Plan
(2002-2003) which includes the
following funding allocations: CDBG
$3,167,567; HOME $1,275,000; ESG
$88,000; $88,000 in Housing Trust Funds;
and the related annual Human
Services Endowment Fund $120,000;
(2) Authorizing the City Manager/Chief
Executive Officer to execute, and
the City Clerk/Secretary to attest, the
Annual Action Plan (2002-2003) and
any and all other documents deemed
necessary by HUD to obtain the
allocation of the aforementioned federal
CDBG, ESG, HOME, and HOPWA
funds in accordance with the plan; and
(3) Authorizing upon approval by HUD of the
City of Pasadena's
application, the City Manager/Chief
Executive Officer on behalf of the City of
Pasadena and the Pasadena Community
Development Commission to
execute, and the City Clerk/Secretary to
attest, the recipient, sub-recipient,
owner participation agreements and/or
amendments thereto, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney/General
Counsel, for all of the recipients
and/or sub-recipients recommended for a
funding allocation as contained in
the agenda report.
Recommendation of Advisory
Bodies: The subject recommendation was
approved by the Northwest Commission on
April 9, 2002; and approved by
the Human Services Commission on May 6,
2002.
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7. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
A. City Council
(1) APPROVAL OF
CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH CAROLYN CHANEY
AND ASSOCIATES INC.
FOR LEGISLATIVE LIAISON SERVICES
Recommendation of
Mayor: It is recommended that the City Council
approve a two-year
contract renewal with Carolyn Chaney and
Associates for
federal legislative liaison services effective July 1, 2002
through June 30,
2004, without competitive bidding pursuant to City
Charter Section
1002(F) (Professional Services) and automatically
exempt from
competitive selection pursuant to Pasadena Municipal
Code Section
4.09.060 (B)(4) (Lobbying Services).
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(2) APPOINTMENT OF
CATHI CHADWELL TO THE COMMISSION ON
THE STATUS OF
WOMEN, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002 (District 4
Nomination)
(3) APPOINTMENT OF
BEN GREEN TO THE SENIOR COMMISSION
(Mayoral
Nomination)
(4) REAPPOINTMENT
OF ELIZABETH TRUSSELL TO THE PLANNING
COMMISSION (At
Large/District 4 Nomination)
(5) REAPPOINTMENT
OF JUNE TAKENOUCHI TO THE CODE
ENFORCEMENT
COMMISSION (District 4 Nomination)
(6) REAPPOINTMENT
OF GREG JONES TO THE LIBRARY
COMMISSION
(District 4 Nomination)
(7) REAPPOINTMENT
OF BILL UKROPINA TO THE RECREATION AND
PARKS COMMISSION
(District 4 Nomination)
B. City Manager
(1) RESOLUTION
AMENDING THE SALARY RESOLUTION AND
ADOPTION OF AN
AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH
PASADENA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
RELATING TO THE
CLASSIFICATIONS OF HEALTH OFFICER,
BUILDING AND
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION MANAGER,
BUILDING OFFICIAL
AND CITY ENGINEER
Recommendation of
City Manager: Adopt a resolution amending the
Salary Resolution
to increase the control rates for the classifications of
Health Officer and
Building and Neighborhood Revitalization Manager.
It is also
recommended that the City Council adopt an addendum
effective June 10,
2002, to the Memorandum of Understanding between
the City and the
Pasadena Management Association to establish the
Top Management
classification and control rate for the new position of
Building Official,
and to adjust the control rate for the classification of
City Engineer.
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(2) SUPPORT FOR
THE PHASE II EXTENSION OF THE METRO GOLD
LINE FROM PASADENA
TO CLAREMONT AND RECOMMENDATION
OF LIGHT RAIL
TECHNOLOGY AS THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
ALONG THE METRO
GOLD LINE PHASE II EXTENSION CORRIDOR
Recommendation of
City Manager: Adopt a resolution in support of
the Phase II
Extension of the Metro Gold Line from Pasadena to
Claremont and
authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the Los Angeles
to Pasadena Metro
Blue Line Construction Authority recommending light
rail transit as the
preferred alternative of transportation along the I-210
corridor.
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8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING
A. Approval of Minutes - April 8, 2002
B. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING:
APPROVAL OF ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
(2002 - 2003) FOR THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
("HUD") COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG); EMERGENCY
SHELTER
GRANT (ESG); HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
ACT (HOME);
HOPWA (HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS
WITH AIDS)
PROGRAMS; AND RELATED HUMAN SERVICES
ENDOWMENT FUND
(HSEF) ALLOCATIONS (See Item 6.C., 8:00
p.m.)
9. ORDINANCES
A. First Reading:
(1) Conduct first
reading of "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
PASADENA SUSPENDING
SECTIONS 9.36.220 AND 9.36.230 OF
THE PASADENA
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO AN EXEMPTION
FROM THE NOISE
ORDINANCE FOR PERMITTED EVENTS AT
AREA H AND THE
ARROYO SECO FOR SPECIFIED HOURS ON
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20,
2002 AND ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3,
2002 (MAKING
STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER AND RACE
FOR THE CURE)"
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(2) Conduct first
reading of "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF
PASADENA AMENDING PASADENA MUNICIPAL
CODE, TITLE 4,
CHAPTER 4.08, COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND
PURCHASING,
REPEALING PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 4,
CHAPTER 4.09,
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN CONTRACTING, AND
AMENDING PASADENA
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 2, CHAPTER
2.360, AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION IN CITY EMPLOYMENT, TO ENSURE
COMPLIANCE WITH
APPLICABLE STATE LAW" (See Item 3.B.)
B. Second Reading:
(1) Adopt "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING
CHAPTER 1.20
('ELECTION DISTRICTS') OF THE PASADENA
MUNICIPAL
CODE" (Introduced by Vice Mayor Little) (See Item 3.C.)
10. INFORMATION ITEMS: None
11. COMMUNICATIONS: None
12. PUBLIC COMMENT (Continued)
13. CLOSED SESSIONS (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
June
19, 2002
July
3, 2002
July
17, 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
June
10, 2002 (Special Joint Meeting, w/City Council, 4:00 p.m., Council Chambers)
June
24, 2002
July
8, 2002 (To be cancelled)
LEGISLATIVE
POLICY COMMITTEE
(Chair Bill Bogaard)
Meets
the first Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Conference Room 240
July
2, 2002
August
6, 2002
MUNICIPAL
SERVICES COMMITTEE
(Chair Sidney F. Tyler)
Meets
the first and third Wednesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in Council Conference
Room
240
June
19, 2002
July
3, 2002
July
17, 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
June
17, 2002
July
1, 2002
July
15, 2002
FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES
June
17, 2002
June
24, 2002
July
1, 2002
July
8, 2002 (To be
cancelled)
July
15, 2002
July
22, 2002
July
29, 2002
August
5, 2002
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
FUTURE
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
June
17, 2002, 8:00 p.m.
- Proposed Basis and Method of Levying Assessments
and the Levy of the Annual Assessment for Program Year 2002 for the South Lake
Business Improvement District
June
24, 2002, 8:00 p.m.
- Call for Review to the City Council for Conditional Use Permit
No. 4040 (Commercial Recreation Use - Arcade), 319 South Arroyo Parkway
July
22, 2002, 8:00 p.m.
- Continued Public Hearing: Consideration
of Granting of
Non-Exclusive Solid Waste Franchises