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AGENDA CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION July 21, 2003
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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 Agency Representatives: Karyn Ezell, Steve Lem Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented Management Employees
B. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE REGARDING PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 Title: City Attorney
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. SUMMARY OF 2000 CENSUS DATA FOR PASADENA (To be heard at 7:30 p.m. or thereafter) 67,386k
B. SUSPENSION OF THE NOISE ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE RACE FOR THE CURE TO BE HELD AT AREA H AND THE ARROYO SECO ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2003, FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. Recommendation of City Manager: (1) Acknowledge that the Temporary Conditional Use Permit and the suspension of the Noise Ordinance necessary to hold this non-profit event is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15323, Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings. (2) Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to suspend the Noise Ordinance and a Notice of Exemption, with respect to the Race for the Cure to be held at Area H and the Arroyo Seco on Sunday, November 2, 2003, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 188k
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. 26402, BEING A 3-UNIT CONDOMINIUM PROJECT AT 597 SOUTH MADISON AVENUE Recommendation of City Manager: Adopt a resolution to: (1) Approve the final map for Parcel Map No. 26402. (2) Accept the offer of a dedication for street purposes as shown on Parcel Map No. 26402 (3) Authorize the City Clerk to execute the certificate on the map showing the City's approval of said map and acceptance of said dedication. 191k
(2) APPROVAL OF FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 53744, BEING A 12-UNIT CONDOMINIUM PROJECT AT 106 SOUTH EL MOLINO AVENUE Recommendation of City Manager: Adopt a resolution to approve final Tract Map No. 53744 and authorize the City Clerk to execute the certificate on the map showing the City's approval of said map. 173k
(3) AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH CALIFORNIA- AMERICAN WATER COMPANY FOR THE EXCHANGE OF WATER AND WATER STORAGE CAPACITY Recommendation of City Manager: Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with California-American Water Company (Cal-Am) to enable Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) to: (1) Sell water to Cal-Am through an existing interconnection located at 888 South Oak Knoll Avenue; and (2) Provide up to 500,000 gallons of reservoir storage to capacity supplement Cal-Am's water distribution system. 225k
(4) RESOLUTIONS APPROVING PROGRAM SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENTS FOR STATE ROUTE 710 MITIGATION FEDERAL-AID PROJECTS - ARROYO PARKWAY STREET ENHANCEMENT AND TRAFFIC CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) Recommendation of City Manager: (1) Adopt resolutions approving Program Supplement Agreements to Administering Agency-State Agreement No. 07-5064 between the City of Pasadena and the State of California, for State Reimbursement covering preliminary engineering for the following State Route (SR) 710 Mitigation Projects: (a) Arroyo Parkway Street Enhancement, Federal-Aid Project No. RABA01-5064(025), Program Supplement Agreement No. M060. (b) Traffic Control and Monitoring System - Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Federal-Aid Project No. RABA01- 5064(029), Program Supplement Agreement No. M061. (2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the same on behalf of the City. 367k
(5) AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT NO. 18,171 FOR PREPARATION OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATE FOR THE STATE ROUTE 710 MITIGATION PROJECT - RAYMOND AVENUE TO SR 110 CONNECTOR Recommendation of City Manager: Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to Contract No. 18,171 with DMJM & Harris, Inc., for preparation of Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) for the State Route (SR) 710 Mitigation - Raymond Avenue to SR 110 Connector Project to increase the total contract "not to exceed" amount by $538,000 from $395,000 to $933,000. 258k
B. City Clerk
(1) Approval of Minutes - April 14, 2003
(2) Receive and file claims against the City of Pasadena
Claim No. 9326 Karl Lemaire/Bao Phap Monastery$ 10,000.00 Claim No. 9327 FTR International, Inc. 10,000.00+
5. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
A. Economic Development and Technology Committee
B. Finance Committee
(1) APPROVE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PASADENA AND THE PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF $437,000 PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TO IMPROVE SELECTED SCHOOL FIELDS Recommendation of City Manager: Approve the contract between the City of Pasadena and the Pasadena Unified School District for the disbursement of $437,000, as allocated by Council on June 23, 2003, to improve eight selected school playing fields within the Pasadena Unified School District. 252k
C. Legislative Policy Committee
D. Municipal Services Committee
E. Public Safety Committee
F. Reports from Representatives
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS/APPEALS - 8:00 P.M.
A. APPEAL OF DESIGN COMMISSION DECISION TO DENY THE APPLICATION FOR CONSOLIDATED DESIGN REVIEW FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE SECOND FLOOR AND ADDITION OF NEW GLAZING (L.A. FITNESS, 201 S. LAKE AVENUE) Recommendation of City Manager: (1) Acknowledge that this project has been determined to be categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15301, Existing Facilities; (2) Acknowledge that the project does not affect any protected trees; (3) Find that the design of the project complies with the City-wide Design Principles in the Land Use Element of the General Plan, the Urban Design Objectives and Policies in the Land Use Element of the General Plan, the Purposes of Design Review, and the Central District Design Guidelines; and (4) Reverse the decision of the Design Commission and approve the application for consolidated design as revised. Recommendation of the Design Commission: (1) Find that the design of the project does not comply with the applicable guidelines; and (2) Deny the application for consolidated design review. ` 468k
B. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: FY 2004-2008 RECOMMENDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET Recommendation of City Manager: It is recommended that City Council receive public comment and continue the public hearing to 8:00 p.m. on July 28, 2003 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 FY 2004-2008 Capital Improvement Program Budget. 176k
7. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
A. City Council
(1) HAHAMONGNA HYDROLOGY STUDY PREPARED BY PHILIP WILLIAMS AND ASSOCIATES (Vice Mayor Tyler) ( To be heard at 7:00 p.m.) 878k
(2) APPOINTMENT OF COUNCILMEMBER PAUL LITTLE AS ALTERNATE CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY KNOWN AS MULTIMODAL OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT ENTITY (MODE)
(3) RESIGNATION OF JAMES G. ELLIS FROM THE SOUTH LAKE PARKING PLACE COMMISSION (At-large/District 7 Nomination) 80k
(4) RESIGNATION OF PETER MOORE FROM THE ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER BOARD (City Council/District 7 Nomination) 76k
B. City Manager
(1) INCLUSIONARY HOUSING BIENNIAL REPORT; APPROVAL OF INCLUSIONARY HOUSING IN-LIEU FEE, INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS, INCLUSIONARY HOUSING TRUST FUND - PROJECT FUNDING CRITERIA AND RELATED DOCUMENTS Recommendation of City Manager: It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: (1) Schedule a public hearing to adopt the new In-Lieu Fees (Attachment A of the agenda report) for September 8, 2003; (2) Adopt a resolution approving Amendments to the Inclusionary Housing Regulations (Attachment C of the agenda report); (3) Approve the expanded Rental Sub-Area D boundaries (Attachment D-1 of the agenda report); and (4) Approve the Inclusionary Housing Trust Fund - Project Funding Criteria. Recommendation of Advisory Bodies: The subject recommendations were presented to the Planning Commission on July 9, 2003, and the Community Development Committee ("Committee") on July 10, 2003. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed revisions to the Inclusionary Housing Regulations and requested that Item f) Inclusionary Housing Trust Fund (VIII) of Attachment "C" of the agenda report, be revised to indicate "up to and not more than 10% of the Inclusionary Housing In-Lieu Fees collected and deposited in the Inclusionary Housing Trust Fund be utilized for administrative costs along with a requirement for a biennially review of administrative costs. This has been included in this recommendation. The Planning Commission also voiced its desire that any future amendments to the Ordinance or Zoning Code (i.e. , Small Projects In-Lieu Fee, Condominium Conversion, and Commercial Linkage Fee, etc.) be brought before the body for its consideration. The Community Development Committee recommended approval of the In-Lieu Fees, the revised Rental Sub-Area "D" boundaries and the Inclusionary Housing Trust Fund - Project Funding Criteria. The Community Development Committee also recommended that a more detailed Project Funding Criteria be developed (i.e., statement of eligibility, funding application process, priorities, weighted evaluation criteria including community impact, development funding application, etc.) and submitted to the Committee for approval to facilitate their review of proposed projects. 764k
(2) RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO CONDUCT CRIMINAL OFFENDER RECORD INFORMATION (CORI) CHECKS ON EMPLOYMENT, VOLUNTEER, AND PERMIT APPLICANTS Recommendation of City Manager: It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City to continue the practice of conducting Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) checks on employment, volunteer, and permit applicants. 207k
C. Advisory Bodies
(1) RECOMMENDED REVISIONS TO HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION RULES AND REGULATIONS Recommendation of Human Services Commission: It is recommended that the City Council approve the revisions to the Human Services Commission Rules and Regulations, to update selected items to correspond with amendments to the Pasadena Municipal Code adopted in 2000 (primarily addressing the number of members, definition of a quorum and meeting requirements) as well as delete references to outdated subcommittees to an emergency grants process. 164k
8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING (To be cancelled)
9. ORDINANCES
A. First Reading: None
B. Second Reading:
(1) Adopt "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE BY THE CITY OF NOT TO EXCEED $15,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF CITY OF PASADENA ELECTRIC REVENUE BONDS, 2003 SERIES, PAYABLE OUT OF THE LIGHT AND POWER FUND, AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A THIRD SUPPLEMENT TO ELECTRIC REVENUE BOND FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT AND A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH" (Introduced by Councilmember Tyler) 522k
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
August 6, 2003
August 20, 2003
September 3, 2003
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 21, 2003 (Special Meeting at 4:00 p.m., Finance Department Conference Room 345)
July 28, 2003
August 4, 2003 (Special Meeting at 4:00 p., Management Conference Room 323)
August 11, 2003
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE (Chair Bill Bogaard)
Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 3:30 p.m., in the Council Conference Room 240
August 5, 2003
September 2, 2003
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Chair Sidney F. Tyler)
Meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m., in Council Conference
Room 240
August 6, 2003
August 20, 2003
September 3, 2003
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
July 21, 2003
August 4, 2003
August 18, 2003
FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES
July 28, 2003
August 4, 2003
August 11, 2003
August 18, 2003
August 25, 2003 (To be cancelled)
September 1, 2003 (To be cancelled - Labor Day Holiday)
September 8, 2003
September 15, 2003
September 22, 2003 (Joint Meeting with Pasadena Center Operating Company
Board, 6:30 p.m., Council Chamber)
September 29, 2003
October 6, 2003
October 13, 2003
October 20, 2003
October 27, 2003
November 2, 2003
November 10, 2003 (To be cancelled - Veterans Day Holiday)
November 17, 2003
November 24, 2003
FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:
August
4, 2003, 8:00 p.m. - Adopt the 2003
Annual Self-Certification of Conformance
with the Los Angeles County Congestion
Management Program and the 2003 Local
Implementation Program
August
11, 2003, 8:00 p.m. - Adoption of Negative Declaration
and Approval of Terms
and Conditions of Owner Participation, Purchase,
Development, Loan and Lease Agreement
Between Pasadena Community Commission and
Los Angeles Community Design Center
for Development of the Orange Grove Gardens
Housing Project at 252-284 E. Orange Grove
Boulevard.
August
11, 2003, 8:00 p.m. - Establishment of
Height Limit Overlay District and Adoption
of the Height Limit Overlay District
in Zoning Study Areas 1-C, 2, and 12.