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                                                AGENDA
         CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
                                        OCTOBER 15, 2007

                                     Closed Sessions 5:30 P.M.
                                      Public Meeting 6:30 P.M.
                             Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
                            100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249

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 AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
    CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to
    Government Code Section 54956.8
    Property Locations:   136 West Howard Street; 1303 North Summit Avenue; 
    306 South El Molino Avenue; 675-693 Del Mar Boulevard
    Agency Negotiators:  Cynthia J. Kurtz, Brian K. Williams 
    Negotiating Parties:   Arifur Rahman; JC Holdings LLC and Benny K. Wang;
    Field Family Limited Partnership 
    Under Negotiation:  Price and terms of payment

B. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to
    Government Code Section 54957.6 
    City Representatives: Karyn S. Ezell and Arthur Chavez
    Employee Organization: Unrepresented Top, Middle and Professional
    Management and Non-Represented Employees

C. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL to discuss pending
     litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
    Case Name: Rose Ingber and Lawrence Ingber v. City of Pasadena
    Case No.: LASC No. GC037109

D. CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
    CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to
    Government Code Section 54956.8
    Property Location: 45 North San Gabriel Boulevard (Episcopal Housing
    Alliance dba Institute for Urban Research and Development) 
    Agency Negotiators: Brian K. Williams, Greg Robinson
    Negotiating Parties: Joe Colletti, PhD, Nava America
    Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment

E. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE REGARDING PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
    PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
    Title: City Manager  

6:30 P.M.  PUBLIC MEETING

1. ROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND
    SPECIAL PRESENTATION

  A.  PRESENTATION BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER ANTHONY PORTANTINO
       REGARDING THE STATE OF THE STATE (To be heard at 7:00 p.m.)

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 11 (below) "Public Comment (continued)". Please limit
    comments to 3 minutes each.

3. 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) CONTRACT AWARD TO CALIFORNIA ENGINEERING AND
           CONTRACTING, INC., FOR THE INSTALLATION OF IN-FILL
           LIGHTING ON HALSTEAD STREET FROM ROSEMEAD
           BOULEVARD TO SOUTH OF FOOTHILL BOULEVARD FOR AN
           AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,200
           Recommendation of City Manager:  
           (1) Accept the bid dated September 5, 2007 submitted by California
           Engineering and Contracting, Inc., in response to the Specifications for
           the Installation of In-Fill Lighting on Halstead Street from Rosemead
           Boulevard to South of Foothill Boulevard, reject all other bids received,
           and authorize the City Manager to enter into such contract as is required
           for an amount not to exceed $200,200; and 
           (2) Acknowledge the project to be categorically exempt under Section
           21084 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance
           with Article 19, Section 15301 (Class 1), subsection (c) of the Resources
           Agency of California Guidelines (minor alterations involving negligible
           expansion of use beyond that  previously existing) pursuant to the
           finding of the Secretary of the Resources Agency, 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. 

	740k

      (2) AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH DAVID
           EVANS AND ASSOCIATES, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $400,000 FOR
           LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR PARK CAPITAL
           IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
           Recommendation of City Manager: Authorize the City Manager to
           enter into a contract with David Evans and Associates, Inc., for
           landscape design services for park and landscape capital improvement
           projects in an amount not to exceed $400,000 per year pursuant to
           Charter Section 1002(F), contracts for professional or unique services. 

	709k

   B.  City Clerk

       (1) Approval of Minutes   -   October 1, 2007   

       (2) Receive and file claims against the City of Pasadena

           Claim No. 10,460   Vartan Kazezian                              $     Not stated 
           Claim No. 10,461   Steve Buchanan                                     Not stated 
           Claim No. 10,462   Letha Wilks aka Kenneth Yamada,
                                       Derrick Lobb                                          Not stated 
           Claim No. 10,463   Letha Pearl Wilks                                  Not stated 
           Claim No. 10,464   Allan Brayant Bonilla                                1,400.00 
           Claim No. 10,465   Stacy White                                               625.00 
           Claim No. 10,466   Los Angeles Engineering, Inc.                Not stated 

       (3) Public Hearing Set

           November 5, 2007, 7:30 p.m. - Green Space, Recreation and Parks
           Element of the General Plan and Green Space, Recreation and Parks
           Master Plan, and Associated Negative Declaration 

4. OLD BUSINESS:   None           

5. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES

   A.  Economic Development and Technology Committee

   B.  Finance Committee

   C.  Legislative Policy Committee

   D.  Municipal Services Committee

   E.  Public Safety Committee

   F.  Reports from Representatives

6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None  

7. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS

   A.  City Manager

      (1) ADDITIONAL HISTORIC PROPERTY CONTRACTS (MILLS ACT) FOR
           2007
           Recommendation of City Manager:  
           (1) Acknowledge that authorizing additional Historic Property Contracts
           is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
           (CEQA) (Section 15308, Class 8 exemption, Actions by Regulatory
           Agencies for Protection of the Environment);
           (2) Acknowledge that the Historic Property Contracts program, as
           adopted by City Council in 2002 and amended in 2007,  set annual limits
           on the number of contracts (maximum of 20 single-family residential
           properties each year and three multi-family residential, commercial, or
           industrial properties each year) and unrealized revenue to the City
           ($75,000 annually, or $25,000 for any one property);
           (3) Acknowledge that the Historic Property Contracts program allows
           for City Council to approve additional contracts beyond these limits;
           (4) Acknowledge that the unrealized revenues have been substantially
           less than anticipated (average of $18,000 per year); and 
           (5) Authorize the City Manager to enter into 6 Historic Property
           Contracts for multi-family and commercial properties in 2007 (calendar
           year).

	897k

   B.  City Council

      (1) APPOINTMENT OF ROBIN SALZER TO THE PASADENA CENTER
           OPERATING COMPANY (Mayor Nomination/District 6)

      (2) APPOINTMENT OF ROSANNA ESPARZA TO THE COMMISSION ON
           THE STATUS OF WOMEN (Mayor Nomination/District 1)

      (3) RESIGNATION OF LAINIE ROSE MILLER FROM THE COMMUNITY
           DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (District 6 Nomination)

	100k

8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING

   A.  Approval of Minutes  -  October 1, 2007

9. ORDINANCES

   A.  First Reading: 

      (1) Conduct first reading of "AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF
           THE CITY OF PASADENA TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING THE
           CONVERSION OF RENTAL APARTMENT UNITS TO FOR-SALE
           CONDOMINIUM UNITS"

	1017k

   B.  Second Reading: None

10.    INFORMATION ITEMS: None

11.    PUBLIC COMMENT (Continued)

12.    CLOSED SESSIONS (Continued, if necessary)

13.    ADJOURNMENT


                                               SCHEDULED
                         COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Victor Gordo, Bill Bogaard,
Steve Madison, Jacque Robinson)

LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE (Chair Bill Bogaard, Margaret McAustin, Sidney F. Tyler)

January 7, 2008


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