Council Meeting - November 24, 2003

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A. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to
    Government Code Section 54957.6
    Agency Negotiators:  Karyn Ezell, Richard Kunz
    Employee Organization: American Federation of State, County & Municipal
    Employees

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.

      (1) AGREEMENTS WITH STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
           CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL FOR SUPPLEMENTAL LAW
           ENFORCEMENT 
           Recommendation of City Manager: 
           (1) Authorize the City Manager to enter into contracts with the State of
           California which would authorize the California Highway Patrol to provide
           supplemental law enforcement services to the City for major Rose Bowl
           events and New Year's activities for a period of three years at a
           combined cost not to exceed $400,000 per year.  These contracts are
           exempt from competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter Section
           1002(H), contracts with other governmental entities or their contractors.
           (2) Authorize the City Manager to extend these contracts for two
           additional years.
	231k

      (2) AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SHERIFF
           DEPARTMENT FOR SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
           Recommendation of City Manager:  
           (1) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with the County
           of Los Angeles Sheriff Department to provide supplemental law
           enforcement services to the City of Pasadena for New Year's activities
           for a period of up to three years at a cost not to exceed $450,000 per
           year.  The proposed contract is exempt from competitive bidding
           pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H), contracts with other
           government entities or their contractors. 
           (2) Authorize the City Manager to extend this contract for two
           additional years.
	179k

      (3) AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE
           EXPENDITURE DEADLINE FOR THE BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION
           ACCOUNT GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
           TRANSPORTATION
           Recommendation of City Manager: Authorize the City Manager to
           apply for an extension of the expenditure deadline for the Bicycle
           Transportation Account from the California Department of
           Transportation (Caltrans) for the following two granted projects: (1)
           Bikeway Backbone Enhancement; and (2) The Restoration of Historical
           Flint Wash Trail Crossing.  
	339k

      (4) APPROVAL OF A JOURNAL VOUCHER RECOGNIZING $12,000
           FROM THE CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT PROGRAM
           FOR COMPLETION OF A HISTORIC CONTEXT REPORT AND
           WINDSHIELD SURVEY OF PERIOD REVIVAL RESIDENTIAL
           ARCHITECTURE
           Recommendation of City Manager: 
           (1) Approve a journal voucher recognizing revenue from the Certified
           Local Government Grant Program in the amount of $12,000 and
           appropriate it to Budget Account No. 8115-101-444410 to complete a
           historic context report and windshield survey of four areas of the City to
           document period revival residential architecture in Pasadena.
           (2) Authorize the City Manager to sign the grant documents for the
           City of Pasadena.
	212k

      (5) APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
           THE CITY OF PASADENA AND THE PASADENA MANAGEMENT
           ASSOCIATION FOR THE TERM OF APRIL 1, 2003, THROUGH
           MARCH 31, 2005.
           Recommendation of City Manager: It is recommended that City
           Council approve the successor Memorandum of Understanding between
           the City of Pasadena and the Pasadena Management Association
           (PMA) for the period April 1, 2003, through March 31, 2005, and
           approve a journal voucher allocating funds from the Personnel Reserves
           as appropriate.
	242k

           Claim No. 9422     Rafael Ivan Hernandez                        $  4,376.57  
           Claim No. 9423     Pamela Jean King                                    317.45  
           Claim No. 9424     Jennifer A. Bowling                               Unknown  
           Claim No. 9425     James Barbes                                       1,662.00  
           Claim No. 9426     Krikor A. Maljian                                      337.72  
           Claim No. 9427     Stevad Trust                                        16,100.00+
           Claim No. 9428     Dean C. Johnson & Wilma H. Johnson    9,452.30

      (2) JOINT ACTION: 2003-2004 INVESTMENT POLICY
           Recommendation of City Manager/Chief Executive Officer: It is
           recommended that the City Council and the Pasadena Community
           Development Commission adopt the City Treasurer's Statement of
           Investment Policy and Investment Strategy for Fiscal Year 2004.
	305k

  A.  PUBLIC HEARING: NOMINATION OF 1275 EAST GREEN STREET FOR
       DESIGNATION AS A LANDMARK
       Recommendation of City Manager:  
       (1) Acknowledge that the application for a landmark designation is
       categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
       (2) Find that the commercial building at 1275 East Green Street meets
       Criterion 3 of Section 17.52.040, Pasadena Municipal Code, for its
       significance as an exceptional example of early adaptive use of a dwelling
       into a medical office and a representative example of Mission Revival style in
       a medical office property type; and
       (3) Approve the designation of the property as a landmark;
       (4) Adopt a resolution designating the property as a landmark (Attachment
       A of the agenda report);
       (5) Authorize the Mayor to execute the declaration of designation
       (Attachment B of the agenda report); and
       (6) Direct the City Clerk to record the declaration with the Los Angeles
       County Recorder.
       Recommendation of Historic Preservation Commission: On October 6,
       2003, the Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City
       Council designate 1275 East Green Street a landmark. 
	452k

  B.  PUBLIC HEARING: NOMINATION OF 1201 AVOCA AVENUE FOR
       DESIGNATION AS A LANDMARK
       Recommendation of City Manager:  
       (1) Acknowledge that the application for a landmark designation is
       categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act;
       (2) Find that the single-family residence at 1201 Avoca Avenue meets
       Criterion 3 of Section 17.52.040, Pasadena Municipal Code, for its
       significance as an important representation of architecture of the Arts and
       Crafts period in Pasadena and an architecturally intact example of the work of
       G. Lawrence Stimson Company, a prominent design/build firm that had a
       major influence on the built environment during the period;
       (3) Approve the designation of the property as a landmark;
       (4) Adopt a resolution designating the property as a landmark (Attachment
       A of the agenda report);
       (5) Authorize the Mayor to execute the declaration of designation
       (Attachment B of the agenda report); and
       (6) Direct the City Clerk to record the declaration with the Los Angeles
       County Recorder.
       Recommendation of Historic Preservation Commission: On October 6,
       2003, the Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City
       Council designate 1201 Avoca Avenue a landmark.
	387k

  C.  PUBLIC HEARING: REVISIONS TO THE ZONING CODE - TRIP
       REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS
       Recommendation of City Manager: It is recommended that the City Council
       continue the public hearing to December 8, 2003 at 8:00 p.m.

  D.  PUBLIC HEARING: ESTABLISHMENT OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY
       DISTRICT NO. 03-1 RAYMOND AVENUE (GLENARM TO DEL MAR
       BOULEVARD)
       Recommendation of City Manager:  
       (1) Adopt a resolution establishing Underground Utility District No. 03-1.
       (2) Acknowledge this project to be categorically exempt under the California
       Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article 19, Section
       15302 (a) of the CEQA Guidelines (conversion of overhead electric utility
       systems to underground) 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.
	348k

  E.  PUBLIC HEARING: AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FEE SCHEDULE
       (COST OF SERVICE STUDY, MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS)
       Recommendation of City Manager: Adopt a resolution amending the FY
       2004 General Fee Schedule to include:
       (1) A Security Performance Deposit of three percent or $30,000, whichever
       is less, of project valuation to ensure compliance with Ordinance No. 6917,
       pursuant to the Pasadena Municipal Code Section 8.62.050;
       (2) An administrative review fee based on project size and complexity to
       ensure compliance with Ordinance No. 6917, pursuant to the Pasadena
       Municipal Code Section 8.62.050;
       (3) A new Public Health Promotion Fee relating to the Tobacco Control
       Program as further described in the agenda report; and
       (4) Increases to the following three Public Health Fees relating to Food
       Sanitation Inspections and Permits, Alcohol and Drug Recovery Programs,
       and Vital Statistic fees, all of which are further described in the agenda
       report. 
	702k

      (1) AMENDMENT TO THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT OF THE
           BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA AIRPORT AUTHORITY
           RENAMING THE AIRPORT THE "BOB HOPE AIRPORT"
           Recommendation of City Manager: Authorize the City Manager to
           enter into a contract amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement of the
           Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority to change the name of
           the airport to the "Bob Hope Airport".
	170k

      (2) AMENDMENT OF THE MASTER PLANS FOR CENTRAL AND
           MEMORIAL PARKS AND APPROVAL OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE
           VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL IN MEMORIAL PARK
           Recommendation of City Manager: It is recommended that the City
           Council amend the Central and Memorial Park Master Plans to allow the
           Vietnam Veterans Memorial to be placed in Memorial Park in lieu of
           Central Park.
           Recommendation of the Recreation and Parks Commission: The
           Recreation and Parks Commission recommended that the City Council
           approve amending Central and Memorial Park Master Plans to allow the
           Vietnam Veterans Memorial to be placed permanently in Memorial Park
           in lieu of Central Park.
           Recommendation of the Design Commission: The Design
           Commission recommended that the City Council approve amending
           Central and Memorial Park Master Plans to allow the Vietnam Veterans
           Memorial to be placed permanently in Memorial Park in lieu of Central
           Park.
	325k

      (2) APPROVAL OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,000 TO THE
           ECUMENICAL COUNCIL OF PASADENA AREA CHURCHES FOR
           THE PROVISION OF BAD WEATHER EMERGENCY SERVICES
           Recommendation of Chief Executive Officer:
           (a) Approve a grant in the amount of $35,000 to the Ecumenical
           Council of Pasadena Area Churches ("Ecumenical Council") from the
           Low and Moderate Income Housing Trust Fund for the provision of Bad
           Weather Emergency Shelter Services in accordance with the terms and
           provisions of the contractual agreement between the Commission and
           the Ecumenical Council; and
           (b) Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute, and the Secretary
           to attest, the contract with the Ecumenical Council for said services.  
           Recommendation of Community Development Committee: The
           subject item was presented to the Community Development Committee
           on Thursday, November 13, 2003.   The Committee approved
           recommendation to the Commission on November 13, 2003.
	477k

      (1) Conduct first reading of "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
           PASADENA ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 8.13 TO THE PASADENA
           MUNICIPAL CODE TO MANDATE THE POSTING OF CURRENT
           HEALTH INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORTS IN RETAIL FOOD
           ESTABLISHMENTS"
	729k

      (1) Adopt "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING
           TITLE 17, 'THE ZONING CODE,' OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL
           CODE, ESTABLISHING THE EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD
           SPECIFIC PLAN ZONING DISTRICT AND SUBDISTRICTS TO
           IMPLEMENT THE EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN"
           (Introduced by Councilmember Haderlein)
	1921k

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Steve Madison,
Steve Haderlein, Paul Little, Victor Gordo)

Meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in Council Conference
Room 240

Meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m., in Finance Department
Conference Room 345

LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE (Chair Bill Bogaard, Chris Holden, Sidney F. Tyler, Jr.)

Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 3:30 p.m., in the Council Conference Room 240

December 2, 2003 (To be cancelled)
December 9, 2003 (Special meeting at 3:30 p.m., Council Conference Room - 240)

Meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m., in Council Conference

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair Steve Haderlein, Steve Madison, Victor Gordo)

Meets the first and third Monday of each month at 4:15 p.m., in the Management Conference