Council Meeting - June 27, 2011

CITY OF PASADENA
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 27, 2011
5:00 P.M.

PASADENA CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM S249
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE
PASADENA, CA 91101

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the City Council will be held on Monday, June 27, 2011, at the Pasadena City Hall, Council Chamber Room S249, Pasadena, CA 91101. The special meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. to discuss the following:

1. ROLL CALL

2. PUBLIC COMMENT - LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THIS SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE (Please limit comments to 3 minutes each.)

3.         PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE: REPORT OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED $2 MILLION REDUCTION IN FIRE DEPARTMENT’S FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2012 OPERATING BUDGET AND ASSOCIATED SERVICE LEVEL IMPACTS

Recommendation: It is recommended that the Public Safety Committee recommend to the City Council that the following actions be taken in order to achieve the proposed $2 million reduction in Fire Department’s FY 2012 operating budget:

(1)          Endorse civilianization of the Fire Inspection Bureau;

(2)          Endorse conversion of one Advanced Life Support Ambulance to Basic Life Support to be staffed by civilian Emergency Medical Technicians;

(3)          Defund a Deputy Fire Marshal position for six months;

(4)          Defund a vacant Staff Assistant II position; and

(5)          Reduce the medical insurance line item by $64,000 and the contract services line item by $63,000. 

350k

 4.        APPROVAL OF FUND BALANCE POLICY FOR THE GENERAL FUND

           Recommendation:

(1)          Approve the “Fund Balance Policy for the General Fund”;

(2)          Delegate to the Finance Director the authority to assign fund balances for specific purposes for inclusion in the annual financial reports; and

(3)          Adopt a resolution approving the City of Pasadena General Fund Emergency Contingency commitment of fund balance of the General Fund. 

386k

5.         CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: ADOPTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2012 OPERATING BUDGET
Revised Recommendation: Pursuant to Finance Committee action on June 6, 2011, it is recommended that the City Council:
(1)          Adopt by resolution the City’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Operating Budget and FY 2012-2016 Capital Improvement Program as summarized in the revised Exhibit A and B (attachments to agenda report);
(2)          Adopt a resolution determining the amount to be transferred from the Light and Power Fund to the General Fund for FY 2012; and
(3)          Direct the City Attorney within 60 days to complete amendments to Article VII of Title 2 of the Pasadena Municipal Code to incorporate the organizational changes required as a result of the adopted FY 2012 budget.

1106k

EXHIBITS A THRU C 376k

RESOLUTIONS 202k

HANDOUTS 499k

CORRESPONDENCE 190k

6. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: ADOPTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2012-2016 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (See related Item No. 5)

1106k

EXHIBITS A THRU C 376k

RESOLUTIONS 202k

HANDOUTS 499k

CORRESPONDENCE 190k

7. RESIGNATION OF CHARLES NELSON FROM THE NORTHWEST COMMISSION (District 4 Nomination)

25k

8. REAPPOINTMENT OF THOM MROZEK TO THE RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011 (District 4 Nomination)

9. APPOINTMENT OF JOHN McLEAN TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION (District 1 Nomination)

10. APPOINTMENT OF LAURA LUNA TO THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (District 4 Nomination)

11. APPOINTMENT OF MORRIS DENT TO THE LIBRARY COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011 (District 4 Nomination)

12. APPOINTMENT OF GREG JONES TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION (District 4 Nomination)

13. APPOINTMENT OF KHATCHIK CHAHINIAN TO THE ROSE BOWL OPERATING COMPANY (District 4 Nomination)

14. APPOINTMENT OF MANOOCHEHR ADHAMI TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION (District 4 Nomination)

15. APPOINTMENT OF MELISSA ERTLER TO THE NORTHWEST COMMISSION (District 5 Nomination)

16. APPOINTMENT OF BRIGHAM YEN TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011 (District 1 Nomination)

17. ADJOURNMENT

                                                                                    ________________________
                        Bill Bogaard, Mayor
                        City of Pasadena

I HEREBY CERTIFY that this notice, in its entirety, was posted on the Internet at www.cityofpasadena.net/councilagendas and on the Council Chamber Bulletin Board, Room S249 and the Bulletin Board in the rotunda area, City Hall, 100 North Garfield Avenue, and a copy was distributed to Central Library for posting this 23^rd day of June, 2011, at 5:30 p.m., and that copies hereof were faxed, emailed 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.

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Mark Jomsky, CMC
City Clerk