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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
DECEMBER 5, 2011
Closed Session 5:30 P.M.
Public Meeting 6:30 P.M.
Public Hearings 7:00 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 P.M.
(To be heard at 5:30 p.m., and/or at the conclusion of the meeting)
A. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code
Section
54956.9(a)
Case
Name: Pasadena Coalition for a Responsible Development v. City of
Pasadena and City Council of Pasadena; Real Parties in
Interest Park Place Commercial, LP, and Does 1 through 25
Case No.: Los Angeles Superior Court No. BS 130039
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)
City Manager/Chief Executive Officer
1.
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, WEST
COVINA SERVICES GROUP FOR A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $135,000 TO PROVIDE
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE FOR THE POLICE COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH
(CAD) AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RMS)
Recommendation:
(1)
Find
that the authorization to enter into a professional contract is exempt from
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and
(2)
Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with the City of West
Covina, West Covina Services Group for annual software maintenance and
service in an amount not to exceed $135,000 for fiscal year 2012, with two
optional one-year extensions in an amount not to exceed $157,500 in fiscal
year 2013 and $170,000 in fiscal year 2014. The proposed contract is exempt
from competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter, Section 1002(H), and
Pasadena Municipal Code, Section 4.08.049(A)(3), contracts with other
government entities.
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2.
REJECTION OF ALL BIDS FOR THE RENTAL OF UNIFORMS FOR THE WATER AND POWER
DEPARTMENT
Recommendation:
Reject all bids received October 25, 2011 in response to Specifications No.
LD-11-7 for the purchase of uniforms for the Water and Power Department.
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3.
AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF FIFTEEN COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS BUSES FOR THE
PASADENA AREA RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,473,000
Recommendation:
(1)
Find that the
purchase of these vehicles is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15302,
replacement of existing transit facilities involving negligible or no
expansion of capacity;
(2)
Authorize the
issuance of a purchase order contract to Creative Bus Sales, without
competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H), contracts with
other government entities or their contractors, in an amount not to exceed
$4,473,000 for the purchase of ten 32-foot and five 25-foot buses, all of
which operate on compressed natural gas; and
(3)
Grant the proposed
purchase order contract an exemption from the competitive selection process
of the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance pursuant to Pasadena
Municipal Code Section 4.08.049(B), contracts for which the City’s best
interests are served.
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City Clerk/Secretary
4. RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA
Claim No. 11,498 |
AT & T |
$ 1,781.58 |
Claim No. 11,499 |
AT & T |
Not Stated |
Claim No. 11,500 |
California Institute of Technology |
5,395.00 |
Claim No. 11,501 |
Allstate as Subrogee for Deborah Hagman |
650.00 |
Claim No. 11,502 |
May Fontenot |
Not Stated |
OLD BUSINESS: None
REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Economic Development and Technology Committee
Finance Committee
Legislative Policy Committee
Municipal Services Committee
Public Safety Committee
Reports from Representatives
PUBLIC HEARINGS: 7:00 P.M.
5.
PUBLIC HEARING: ADOPTION OF A ZONE CHANGE TO DESIGNATE A LANDMARK
DISTRICT OVERLAY FOR THE RAYMOND-ESTHER LANDMARK DISTRICT (LD-19)
Recommendation:
(1)
Find that the
application for a zone change to create a landmark district is categorically
exempt from the environmental review pursuant to the guidelines of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), (Section 15308: Class 8,
Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment);
(2)
Find the proposed
Raymond-Esther Landmark District meets the criteria for designation as a
Landmark District pursuant to Section 17.62.040(F) of the Pasadena Municipal
Code and approve the landmark district designation and the zoning map
overlay for the Raymond-Esther Landmark District, LD-19 as shown in
Attachment A of the agenda report;
(3)
Adopt a resolution
approving a Declaration of Landmark District Designation for Raymond-Esther
Landmark District, Pasadena, California;
(4)
Authorize the
Mayor to execute the Declaration of Landmark District Designation for
Raymond-Esther Landmark District, Pasadena, California;
(5)
Direct the City
Clerk to record the declaration with the Los Angeles County Recorder; and
(6)
Direct the City
Attorney to prepare an ordinance within 60 days amending the official zoning
map of the City of Pasadena established by Section 17.20.020 of the Pasadena
Municipal Code to designate the landmark district with the LD-19 overlay
zone.
Recommendation of Historic Preservation Commission:
At a public hearing on October 17, 2011, the Historic Preservation
Commission determined that the proposed Raymond-Esther landmark district
meets the criteria for designation in Section 17.62.040, Pasadena Municipal
Code and unanimously recommended approval of the designation.
Recommendation of Planning Commission:
At a public hearing on September 9, 2011, the Planning Commission found that
the proposed zone change to create a landmark district is consistent with
the General Plan and the purposes of the zoning code, certified the final
petition with the signatures from at least 51 percent of the property owners
and voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve designation
of the Raymond-Esther landmark district.
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SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE 233k
6.
continued Public Hearing: Appeal of Proposed Wireless
Telecommunications Facility at Grand Avenue and California Boulevard (IE
05372C)
Recommendation:
(1)
Find
that this action is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15268 Ministerial Projects; and
(2)
Approve the application to allow the installation of a wireless
telecommunications facility on top of an existing wood utility pole at the
northeast corner of Grand Avenue and California Boulevard with mitigations.
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ATTACHMENTS A THRU C
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CORRESPONDENCE 669k
CORRESPONDENCE OF NOVEMBER 14, 2011 PART 1 4134k
CORRESPONDENCE OF NOVEMBER 14, 2011 PART 2 7511k
CORRESPONDENCE OF JULY 11, 2011 PART 1 6454k
CORRESPONDENCE OF JULY 11, 2011 PART 2 2753k
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
City Manager
7.
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER’S DECLARATION OF
LOCAL EMERGENCY
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt
a resolution in support of ratifying the City Manager’s Declaration of a
Local Emergency issued on December 1, 2011.
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SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION
- PRESENTED AT MEETING
ORDINANCES
First Reading: None
Second Reading:
8.
Adopt “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING SECTION 10.45.027,
OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE, TO ALLOCATE NO FEE (OFFICIAL CITY BUSINESS)
PARKING PLACARDS ON THE BASIS OF NEED BY CITY DEPARTMENT AND COUNCIL RATHER
THAN BY STAFF CLASSIFICATION” (Introduced by Councilmember Robinson)
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INFORMATION ITEMS: None
ADJOURNMENT
SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
(Chair Victor Gordo, Steve Madison, Gene Masuda, Jacque Robinson)December 7, 2011 (Cancelled)
January 4, 2012
February 1, 2012
FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Chris Holden,
Victor Gordo, Margaret McAustin, Terry Tornek)
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)
December 12, 2011 (Special meeting)
December 26, 2011 (To be cancelled)
January 9, 2012
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)
December 6, 2011 (Special Meeting)
December 28, 2011
January 25, 2012
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)
December 13, 2011
December 27, 2011
January 10, 2012
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair Steve
Madison, Gene Masuda, 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)
December 5, 2011 (Special meeting)
December 19, 2011
January 2, 2012 (To be cancelled)
FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES
December 12, 2011
December 19, 2011 (To be cancelled)
December 26, 2011 (To be cancelled)
January 2, 2012 (To be cancelled)
January 9, 2012
January 16, 2012 (To be cancelled)
January 23, 2012
January 26, 2012 (Mayor’s State of the City Address, 7:00 p.m., A Noise Within Theatre,
3352 East Foothill Boulevard)
January 30, 2012
February 6, 2012
February 13, 2012 (To be cancelled)
February 20, 2012 (To be cancelled)
February 21, 2012 (Special Joint Meeting with Pasadena Unified School District, Board of Education, 6:30 p.m., Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall, 100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249)
February 27, 2012
FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:
December 12, 2011, 7:30 p.m. - Consideration to Adopt a Program of Enforcement for the Pasadena Water and Power Department Pursuant to Section 399.30(e) of the Public Utilities Code Revised Recently by Enactment of the California Renewable Energy Resources Act, Senate Bill X1-2
January 23, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – Open Space and Conservation Element of the General Plan