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 AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
MAY 21, 2012
 

Closed Sessions 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 SESSIONS - 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 - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - CONSIDERATION OF INITIATION OF LITIGATION pursuant to
            subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9 (two potential cases) 

B.        CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54956.9 (one potential case) 

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 Council 

1.         APPOINTMENT OF BRYANT B. LYLES TO THE NORTHWEST COMMISSION (District 3 Nomination)  

City Clerk/Secretary 

2.         RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA 

Claim No. 11,653

Samuel Gendler

$ Not Stated

Claim No. 11,654

Kimberly M. Bullock

Not Stated

Claim No. 11,655

Kimberly King

Not Stated

Claim No. 11,656

Edgar Guzman Luna

Not Stated

Claim No. 11,657

Robert Loitz

Not Stated

Claim No. 11,658

Rosalind Place HOA

1,000.00

Claim No. 11,659

Kenneth Chang

25,000.00+

Claim No. 11,660

Basam Hamzeh

25,000.00+

 

OLD BUSINESS:  None   

 

REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES

Economic Development and Technology Committee 

Finance Committee 

3.         AMENDMENTS TO FISCAL YEAR 2012 ADOPTED BUDGET
Recommendation

(1)
         Amend the Fiscal Year 2012 Adopted Budget as detailed in the Proposed Budget Amendments section of the agenda report;
(2)
          In regard to Item 2 in the background section of the agenda report:
(a)
      Authorize the issuance of a purchase order to Seagrave Apparatus,  LLC, in an amount not to exceed $130,568 for the purchase of two new compressed air foam systems; competitive bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(C), contracts for labor, materials, supplies or services available from only one vendor;
(b)
          Find that this action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the General Rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment; and
(c)
          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 4.08.048(B), contracts for which the City’s best interests are served.
(3)
          Regarding Item 3 of the background section of the agenda report:
(a)
          Authorize an increase to Purchase Order No. 49401 with Logans Marketing in an amount not to exceed $198,700, for the purchase of slurry and cold mix required to complete the last 1,500 feet of main line pipe installation in the county area served by Pasadena Water and Power (PWP); and
(b)
          Find that this action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the General rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment. 

332k

Legislative Policy Committee 

Municipal Services Committee 

Public Safety Committee 

Reports from Representatives 

PUBLIC HEARINGS:  7:00 P.M.    

4.         CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGApproval of the Annual Action Plan (2012-2013) and Related Funding Allocations for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program; Home Investment Partnership Act (HOME); and Human Services Endowment Fund (HSEF)
Recommendation
:  It is recommended that upon close of the public hearing the City Council adopt a resolution:

(1)
          Approving the Annual Action Plan (2012-2013) as an application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for funding under the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) and Home Investment Partnership Act (HOME) programs;
(2)
          Approving an application for CDBG Entitlement funds in the amount of $1,753,607; the allocation of the CDBG current year program income of $303,828; the reprogramming of CDBG carryover funds that were not allocated in previous years, in the amount of $192,690 for a total of $2,250,125 for the 2012-2013 CDBG program activities.  Specific agency and City Set-Aside awards can be found in Attachments A, B and C of the agenda report; and
(3)
          Authorizing the City Manager to execute, and the City Clerk to attest, the Annual Action Plan (2012-2013), the grant agreements, the sub-recipient agreements, and any and all other documents deemed necessary by HUD to obtain the allocation of the aforementioned federal CDBG, ESG and HOME funds.
Recommendation of Northwest Commission
:  On April 20, 2012 the Northwest Commission approved a motion to recommend to the City Council funding for L.A. County Neighborhood Housing Services and the Ecumenical Council of Pasadena Area Congregations for CDBG Non-Public Service funding.  On May 15, 2012, at the request of the City Council, the Northwest Commission reexamined its recommendation and modified it as outlined in Attachment A of the agenda report.  

1227k

CORRESPONDENCE 1211k

DRAFT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 8487k

5.         CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: ANNUAL Amendments to the General Fee Schedule
Recommendation
:  Receive public comment and continue the public hearing to each subsequent regular meeting of the City Council until June 4, 2012, or such other later date as the City Council may determine, at which time the City Council will be asked to close the public hearing and formally adopt the General Fee Schedule.  

143k

ATTACHMENT A Part 1 2583k
ATTACHMENT A Part 2 2384k
ATTACHMENT A Part 3 2484k

ATTACHMENTS B and C 722k

6.         PUBLIC HEARING:  SCHEDULE OF TAXES, FEES AND CHARGES
Recommendation
:  Receive public comment and continue the public hearing to each subsequent regular meeting of the City Council until June 4, 2012, or such other later date as the City Council may determine, at which time the City Council will be asked to close the public hearing and formally adopt the Schedule of Taxes, Fees, and Charges. 

599k

7.         PUBLIC HEARING: RECOMMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2013 OPERATING BUDGET 
Recommendation

(1)
          Open the public hearing and receive public comment on the City Manager’s Recommended Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget; and
(2)
          Continue this public hearing to each subsequent regular meeting of the City Council until June 4, 2012 or such other later date as the City Council may determine, at which time the City Council will be asked to close the public hearing and formally adopt the Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget. 

1223k

CORRESPONDENCE 1400k

http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/Finance/2013_Recommended_Budget/

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS

City Council 

ORDINANCES                     

First Reading:  None 

Second Reading:  None 

INFORMATION ITEMS

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Victor Gordo, Steve Madison, Gene Masuda, Jacque Robinson)|
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)

June 6, 2012

July 4, 2012 (To be cancelled)

August 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 Chamber, 2nd floor)

May 21, 2012 (Special joint meeting of the City Council and Finance Committee, City Hall Council

Chamber, S249, 1:00 p.m.)

May 28, 2012 (To be cancelled)

June 11, 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)

May 23, 2012

June 27, 2012

July 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 Chamber, 2nd Floor)

May 22, 2012

June 12, 2012

June 26, 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)

May 21, 2012 (Cancelled)

June 4, 2012

June 18, 2012

 

FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES

May 28, 2012 (To be cancelled)

June 4, 2012

June 11, 2012

June 18, 2012

June 25, 2012 (To be cancelled)

July 2, 2012 (To be cancelled)

July 9, 2012

July 16, 2012

July 23, 2012

July 30, 2012

FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:

June 4, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – Continued Public Hearing: Annual Amendments to the General Fee Schedule

June 4, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – Continued Public Hearing: Schedule of Taxes, Fees and Charges for Fiscal Year 2013

June 4, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – Continued Public Hearing: Recommended Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget

June 4, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – Proposed Amendments to the Water Rate Ordinance, Chapter 13.20 of the Pasadena Municipal Code

June 4, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – Proposed Refuse Collection Fee and Franchise Fee Increases

June 11, 2012, 7:00 p.m. - Resolution of Intention to Establish the South Lake Avenue Property-Based Business Improvement District

June 18, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – Public Art Master Plan Recommendations and Approval (To be rescheduled)


COMMISSION VACANCIES 81k