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REVISED AND CORRECTED AGENDA
CITY OF PASADENA
CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 4, 2011
CLOSED SESSIONS 5:30 P.M.
PUBLIC MEETING 6:30 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING 7:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE, ROOM S249

            NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council and Community Development Commission’s agenda for Monday, April 4, 2011, is revised and corrected to remove agenda Item Nos. 8, 9, and 10, as shown on the attached agenda. 

            I HEREBY CERTIFY that this notice, in its entirety, was posted on the City of Pasadena Council Chamber Bulletin Board, Room S249, and the Bulletin Board in the rotunda area of City Hall, and a copy was distributed to Central Library for posting this 1st day of April, 2011, at 5:30 p.m., and that copies hereof were faxed or delivered to each member of the City Council and to each local newspaper of general circulation, radio or television station requesting notice in writing, all of which recipients are identified on the distribution list set forth herein below.


Distribution:
City Council                             Los Angeles Times                  La Opinion
City Manager                           Pasadena Star News               Central Library
City Attorney                            Pasadena Weekly                    Neighborhood Connections

Public Information Officer       Pasadena Journal

 

 REVISED AND CORRECTED AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
APRIL 4, 2011 

Closed Sessions 5:30 P.M.
Public Meeting 6:30 P.M.
Public Hearing 7:30 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
 

CLOSED SESSIONS - 5:30 P.M. 
(To be heard at 5:30 p.m., and/or at the conclusion of the meeting
)

A.        POTENTIAL THREATS TO SECURITY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS OR FACILITIES pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Consultation with: Pasadena Police Chief Phillip L. Sanchez
 

B.        CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6

            Agency Negotiators: Mary Ellen Schubel, Julie A. Gutierrez, and Michael J. Beck
Employee Organization: Pasadena Management Association

 

PUBLIC MEETING - 6:30 P.M. 
ROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS

 

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 at the conclusion of the meeting, if necessary. Please limit comments to 3 minutes each.

 

CONSENT CALENDAR
(The Consent Calendar consists of routine items which will be approved by one motion and one vote unless removed for separate discussion)

1.         APPROVAL OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA VIA THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER LOCAL BOARD FOR 2011-2012 EMERGENCY HOUSING AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OPERATING GRANT FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF THE BAD WEATHER SHELTER
Recommendation
: It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution:
(1)       Authorizing the filing of an application with the State of California via the Los Angeles County Emergency Food and Shelter Local Board for Winter Shelter operating funding in the amount of $10,000 through the 2011-2012 Emergency Housing and Assistance Program (EHAP), in support of the Bad Weather Shelter;
(2)       Authorizing the City Manager to execute, and the City Clerk to attest, the 2011 EHAP Operating Facility Application and all other related documents, agreements, and amendments; and
(3)       Find that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), as it will not have a potentially significant environmental effect and therefore falls under the General Rule exemption.           

226k

City Clerk/Secretary 

2.         RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA 

Claim No. 11,340

State Farm Insurance Company as subrogee for Deborah Cornejo

$   5,550.92

Claim No. 11,341

Robert Utomo

Not Stated

Claim No. 11,342

Jennifer Gates

25,000.00+

Claim No. 11,343

Linda W. Cantwell as President of Trianon Owners Association

25,000.00+

Claim No. 11,344

Gerardo C. Moreno

3,800.00

 

OLD BUSINESS:  None   

 

REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES

Economic Development and Technology Committee

Finance Committee

Legislative Policy Committee

3.         PASADENA SUPPORT OF THE TRANSPORTATION FOR AMERICA FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
Recommendation
: Adopt a resolution supporting the Transportation for America Federal Transportation Legislative Platform, and direct staff to present to City Council a resolution supporting the Transportation for America position on reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
Recommendation of Legislative Policy Committee: At their special meeting on March 29, 2011, the Legislative Policy Committee passed a motion recommending that the City Council adopt a resolution supporting the Transportation for America position on reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). 

565k

Municipal Services Committee 

Public Safety Committee 

4.         PROPOSED MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS TO REDUCE DRIFTING TOBACCO SMOKE IN MULTI-UNIT HOUSING
Recommendation
:
(1)       Find the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15308; and
(2)       Direct the City Attorney to prepare and return within 60 days, with amendments  to  the  Pasadena  Municipal  Code  (PMC)  to  restrict  smoking  in multi-unit housing by amending the City’s Municipal Code as follows:
           a.         Specifically define secondhand smoke as a public nuisance and as an infraction under PMC Section 8.04.020.P and PMC Section 1.24.040;
           b.         Prohibit tobacco smoking on patios and balconies, and in outdoor common areas, of multi-unit housing;
           c.         Require disclosure of the ordinance requirements to all prospective and existing tenants and buyers in rental, lease, and purchase agreements by January
                       2012; and
           d.         Establish phase-in period for 100% smokefree multi-unit housing by 2014. 

512k

ATTACHMENTS A and B 2315k

CORRESPONDENCE 252k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 129k

Reports from Representatives 

PUBLIC HEARING:  7:30 P.M.    

5.         PUBLIC HEARING: APPROVAL AND SUBMITTAL OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY ANNUAL PLAN (2011) TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Recommendation
: It is recommended that the Pasadena Community Development Commission (Commission), after a public hearing:
(1)       Find that the proposed action is exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), as it will not have a potentially significant environmental effect and therefore falls under the General Rule exemption; and
(2)       Approve the Public Housing Agency Annual Plan (2011), and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute any and all documents regarding its submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
           

212k

DRAFT ANNUAL PLAN 30019k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 433k

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS

City Council 

6.         RESIGNATION OF JAMES MARLATT FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (District 4 Nomination) 

21k

7.         RESIGNATION OF FLORALINE STEVENS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION (District 1 Nomination) 

23k

8.         ITEM REMOVED

9.         ITEM REMOVED

10.      ITEM REMOVED

11.      RATIFICATION OF THE NOMINATION OF SHARON YONASHIRO TO THE DESIGN COMMISSION (Transportation Advisory Commission Nomination) 

139k

ORDINANCES                      

First Reading:  None 

Second Reading

12.      Adopt “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING SECTION 10.52.010, OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE, DESIGNATING PORTIONS OF SIERRA MADRE BOULEVARD AS A TRUCK ROUTE” 

184k

INFORMATION ITEMS

13.      DEMONSTRATION OF CITIZEN SERVICE CENTER BY DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Oral presentation) (To be heard at 7:00 p.m., or thereafter) 

14.      ROTATING PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION PROGRAM SELECTION PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation
: This is an information only report.

 233k

ATTACHMENT A 7919k

ATTACHMENTS B and C 3225k

ADJOURNMENT

 

SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Victor Gordo, Steve Madison, Jacque Robinson, Terry Tornek)
Meets the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor)

April 6, 2011 (Cancelled)

April 13, 2011 (Special Meeting)

May 4, 2011

FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Chris Holden, Victor Gordo, Steve Haderlein, Margaret McAustin)
Meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m., 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd floor)

April 11, 2011

April 25, 2011

May 2, 2011 (Special meeting)

LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE (Chair Bill Bogaard, Steve Madison, Jacque Robinson)
Meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S039 (Fair Oaks Conference Room, Basement)

April 27, 2011

May 25, 2011

June 22, 2011

MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Chair Margaret McAustin, Bill Bogaard, Terry Tornek)
Meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council Chambers, 2nd Floor)

April 12, 2011 (To be cancelled)

April 26, 2011

May 10, 2011

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair Steve Haderlein, Steve Madison, Margaret McAustin, Jacque Robinson)
Meets the first and third Monday of each month at 4:15 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S038 (City Hall Grand Conference Room, Basement)

April 4, 2011 (To be cancelled)

April 18, 2011 (To be cancelled)

May 2, 2011

 

FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES

 

April 11, 2011

April 18, 2011 (To be cancelled)

April 25, 2011

May 2, 2011 (City Council Reorganization)

May 9, 2011

May 16, 2011

May 23, 2011

May 30, 2011 (To be cancelled)

June 6, 2011

June 13, 2011

June 20, 2011

June 27, 2011 (To be cancelled)

FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:

April 11, 2001, 7:30 p.m. – Designation of 1175 La Loma Road as a Landmark

April 25, 2011, 7:30 p.m. – Major Project Processing Zoning Code Amendment

April 25, 2011, 7:30 p.m. – Fiscal Year 2012 -2016 Recommended Capital Improvement Program Budget

April 25, 2011, 7:30 p.m. – Amendment to the 2008 Chandler School Master Plan (1005 Armada Drive) to Allow Construction of the Approved Campus Improvements in Two Phases and to Provide Temporary Off-Site Parking for Faculty and Staff

June 6, 2011, 7:30 p.m. – 2011 Adoption of the City of Pasadena’s 2010 Urban Water Management Plan


                                                                                                                        COMMISSION VACANCIES 74k