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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
JUNE 14, 2004
Closed Sessions 5:30 P.M.
Public Meeting 6:30 P.M.
Public Hearings 7:00 P.M. & 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 REGARDING PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code 54957
Title: City Manager
B. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to
Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Negotiators: Karyn Ezell, Richard Kunz
Employee Organizations: Pasadena Fire Fighters Association, Local 509;
Pasadena Firefighters Management Association; Pasadena Police Officers
Association; Pasadena Sergeants Association; and Non-Represented Police
and Fire Management Employees
C. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: Public rights-of-way, utility easements and facilities within the
City of Pasadena
Negotiators: Cynthia Kurtz (City); Champion Broadband and Altrio
Communications
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
D. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to
Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Representatives: Karyn Ezell and Richard Kunz
Employee Organization: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
(IBEW)
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) APPROVAL OF FINAL PARCEL MAP NO. 26888, BEING A FOUR-
UNIT CONDOMINIUM PROJECT AT 170-180 NORTH CHESTER
AVENUE
Recommendation of City Manager: Adopt a resolution to:
(1) Approve the final map for Parcel Map No. 26888.
(2) Accept the offer of a five-foot wide easement for utility purposes as
shown on Parcel Map No. 26888.
(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.
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B. City Clerk
(1) Receive and file claims against the City of Pasadena
Claim No. 9572 Sonia Vasquez $ 2,250.00
Claim No. 9573 Helayne Hill 376.80
for minor John Justice Hill
Claim No. 9574 Daina Tesh by Not stated
Attorney Mark C. Leventen
(2) Public Hearing Set
June 28, 2004, 8:00 p.m. - Call for Review to City Council of Application
for Concept Design Review for the Construction of a Six-Story Mixed-
Use Building with Subterranean Parking located at 220 N. Lake Avenue
(Case No. PLN 2003-00445)
(3) Appeal Hearing Set
June 28, 2004, 8:00 p.m. - Appeal to City Council re Denial of
Application for Permit to Operate a Massage Establishment at 2846 E.
Foothill Boulevard
5. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
A. Economic Development and Technology Committee
B. Finance Committee
(1) CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: FISCAL YEAR 2005
RECOMMENDED OPERATING BUDGET (See Item 6.B.)
C. Legislative Policy Committee
D. Municipal Services Committee
E. Public Safety Committee
F. Reports from Representatives
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7:00 p.m.
A. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TITLE 17
(ZONING CODE) OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW FOR
SECOND UNITS IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
Recommendation of City Manager: Continue the public hearing to June 21,
2004 at 7:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
B. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: FISCAL YEAR 2005 RECOMMENDED
OPERATING BUDGET
Recommendation of City Manager: It is recommended that the City Council
receive public comment and continue the public hearing to 8:00 p.m. on
June 21, 2004, 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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THE DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2005 CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED
OPERATING BUDGET IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING IN THE
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND AT THE MAIN LIBRARY AND ALL BRANCH
LIBRARIES.
C. PUBLIC HEARING: NOMINATION OF 683 S. LOS ROBLES AVENUE FOR
DESIGNATION AS A LANDMARK
Recommendation of City Manager: It is recommended that the City
Council, following a public hearing:
(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 meets Criterion 3 of Section
17.52.040, Pasadena Municipal Code, for its significance as a unique
example of the Prairie School of Architecture;
(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 April 19,
2004, the Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City
Council designate 683 South Los Robles Avenue a landmark.
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D. PUBLIC HEARING: LEVY OF ASSESSMENT AGAINST HOTEL AND
MOTEL BUSINESSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-05 IN CONNECTION
WITH THE PASADENA TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Recommendation of Pasadena Center Operating Company: It is
recommended that the City Council (i) conduct a public hearing on the levy of
an assessment against Hotel and Motel Businesses for Fiscal Year 2004-05
in connection with the Pasadena Tourism Business Improvement District (the
"District"); and (ii) at the conclusion of the public hearing, in the absence of a
majority protest, adopt a resolution confirming the Annual Report of the
Advisory Board as originally filed and levying the assessment for Fiscal Year
2004-05 in connection with the District.
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7. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
A. City Council
(1) APPROVAL OF CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH CAROLYN C. CHANEY
& ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR LEGISLATIVE LIAISON SERVICES
Recommendation of Mayor: Approve a two-year contract renewal with
Carolyn C. Chaney & Associates, Inc. for Federal legislative liaison
services effective July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2006, 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) REAPPOINTMENT OF KEVIN M. BRANDT TO THE CODE
ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION (Mayor Nomination)
(3) REAPPOINTMENT OF REBECCA MEDINA TO THE COMMISSION
ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (At-large/District 1 Nomination)
(4) REAPPOINTMENT OF ANDREW WILSON TO THE DESIGN
COMMISSION (At-large/District 7 Nomination)
(5) REAPPOINTMENT OF PIXIE BOYDEN TO THE NORTHWEST
COMMISSION (Mayor Nomination)
(6) REAPPOINTMENT OF ANITA FROMHOLZ TO THE RECREATION
AND PARKS COMMISSION (Mayor Nomination)
(7) REAPPOINTMENT OF CARLTON MAESE TO THE SOUTH LAKE
PARKING PLACE COMMISSION (At-large/District 7 Nomination)
(8) REAPPOINTMENT OF JODY GERSTNER TO THE UTILITY
ADVISORY COMMISSION (Mayor Nomination)
(9) REAPPOINTMENT OF MARTHA YOHALEM TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES COMMISSION (District 7 Nomination)
(10) REAPPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL OVERING TO THE PASADENA
COMMUNITY ACCESS CORPORATION (District 7 Nomination)
(11) REAPPOINTMENT OF FRANK OSEN TO THE RECREATION AND
PARKS COMMISSION (District 7 Nomination)
B. City Manager (No items)
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 AMENDING
TITLE 2, CHAPTER 2.05 OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TO
CHANGE THE LOCATION OF THE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE
PASADENA CITY COUNCIL" (Introduced by Councilmember Little)
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10. INFORMATION ITEMS:
A. PREDEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW FOR THE PROPOSED MUSEUM
AND PLAZA OF THE AMERICAS (350 NORTH LOS ROBLES AVENUE)
(PPR2004-00002)
Recommendation of City Manager: The agenda report is for information
only.
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B. SOLICITATION OF LOCAL CONTRACTORS AND BUSINESSES TO
WORK SPECIFICALLY ON THE PASADENA CITY HALL SEISMIC
RETROFIT PROJECT
Recommendation of City Manager: The agenda report is presented for
information only.
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11. PUBLIC COMMENT (Continued)
12. CLOSED SESSIONS (Continued, if necessary)
13. ADJOURNMENT
SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
(Chair Steve Madison,
Steve Haderlein, Paul Little, Victor Gordo)
Meets
the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in Council Conference
Room 240
June 16, 2004 (To be canceled)
July 7, 2004
July 21, 2004
FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Paul Little, Bill Bogaard, Joyce Streator, Sidney F. Tyler, Jr.)
Meets
the second and fourth Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m., in Finance Department
Conference Room 345
June 14, 2004 (Joint Special meeting at 3:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber, Room 247)
June 21, 2004 (Joint Special meeting at 4:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, Room 247)
June 28, 2004
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
July 6, 2004
August 3, 2004
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Chair Sidney F. Tyler, Jr., Joyce Streator,
Steve Haderlein)
Meets the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m., in Council Conference Room 240
June 16, 2004 (To be canceled)
June 18, 2004 (Special meeting at 3:30 p.m., in the Council Conference Room 240)
July 21, 2004
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
Room 323
June 21, 2004
July 5, 2004 (To be canceled)
July
19, 2004
FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES
June 21, 2004
June 28, 2004
July 5, 2004 (To be cancelled - 4th of July)
July 12, 2004 (To be cancelled)
July 19, 2004 (New regular meeting location - Pasadena Senior Center)
July 26, 2004
August 2, 2004
August 9, 2004
August 16, 2004
August 23, 2004
August 30, 2004 (To be cancelled)
September 6, 2004 (To be cancelled - Labor Day)
September 13, 2004
September 20, 2004
September
22, 2004 (Special joint meeting with L.A. County Supervisor
Michael
Antonovich, 7:30 a.m., City Council
Conference Room 240, City Hall)
September 27, 2004
October 4, 2004
October 11, 2004
October 18, 2004
October 25, 2004
FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND APPEALS:
June
21, 2004, 7:00 p.m. - Continued Public
Hearing: Proposed Amendment
to Title 17 (Zoning Code) of the Pasadena Municipal
Code to Allow for Second
Units in Single-Family Residential Zoning Districts
June
21, 2004, 8:00 p.m. - Continued Public
Hearing: Fiscal Year 2005
Recommended Operating Budget
June
28, 2004, 8:00 p.m. - Vacation of land
along the West Side of Bonnie Avenue
from Del Mar Boulevard to 750 North of Del
Mar Boulevard for Pasadena City College
June
28, 2004, 8:00 p.m. - Call for Review to
City Council of Application for
Concept Design Review for the Construction of a
Six-Story Mixed-Use Building
with Subterranean Parking located at 220 N. Lake
Avenue (Case No. PLN 2003-00445)
June
28, 2004, 8:00 p.m. - Appeal to City
Council re Denial of Application for Permit
to Operate a Massage Establishment
at 2846 E. Foothill Boulevard
July 26, 2004, 7:00 p.m. - Public Hearing: Inclusionary Housing Fees