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 AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
APRIL 22, 2013 

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 

A.        CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 
Agency Designated Representatives: Kristi Recchia and Michael J. Beck
Employee Organization:  International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501, and Service Employees International Union, Local 721 

B.        CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION   pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: Pasadena Coalition for Responsible Development v. City of Pasadena, et al.
Case No.: BS130039 

A.        Presentation by “GO PUBLIC”, A Story Behind Public Education (A Day in the Life of THE Pasadena Unified School District) 

 

City Manager/Executive Director 

1.         CONTRACT AWARD TO VART CONSTRUCTION, INC., FOR MISCELLANEOUS CONCRETE REPAIR – 2013, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $457,000
Recommendation: 
(1)          Acknowledge the proposed project to be categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines in accordance with Title 14, Chapter 3, Class 1, Section 15301, minor alterations of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that previously existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination; and
(2)          Accept the bid dated April 3, 2013, submitted by Vart Construction, Inc., in response to the Project Specifications for Miscellaneous Concrete Repair – 2013, reject all other bids received, and authorize the City Manager to enter into such contract as is required for an amount not to exceed $457,000.  

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2.         AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER CONTRACT TO PHYSIO CONTROL INCORPORATED FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIVE LIFEPAK-15 CARDIAC MONITOR/DEFIBRILLATORS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $136,122.50
Recommendation: 
(1)          Find that the recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and
(2)          Authorize the issuance of a purchase order contract, without competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(C), contracts for labor, materials, supplies or services available from only one vendor, to Physio Control, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $136,122.50, for the purchase of five Lifepak-15 cardiac monitor/defibrillators. 

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3.         APPROVAL OF A SHORT TERM LOAN FROM FUND 407-774500 TO FACILITATE THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF LEASE AGREEMENT FOR PARKING METER EQUIPMENT
Recommendation:  Approve a journal voucher transferring $238,863 from Old Pasadena Parking Fund Account No. 8737-407-774500 to Civic Center Parking Meter Fund Account No. 6816-214-774311, and appropriate the same amount in Account No. 8109-214-774311 for the purchase of parking meters.  

89k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 70k

4.         AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES, INC., AND DD SYSTEMS, INC., FOR PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION AND EQUIPMENT FOR CENTRAL PARK PLAYGROUND RENOVATION
Recommendation: 
(1)          Find that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15302, replacement or reconstruction
(2)          Authorize the City Manager to enter into a purchase order contract with Landscape Structures, Inc., for the purchase of playground equipment for Central Park Playground Renovation for an amount not to exceed $127,564;
(3)          Find that the purchase order contract with Landscape Structures, Inc., is exempt from competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H), contracts with other governmental entities or their contractors for labor, material, supplies or services; and
(4)          Accept the bid dated February 13, 2013, submitted by DD Systems, Inc., in response to the specifications for Central Park Playground Renovation for installation and construction of project, reject all other bids received, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract not to exceed $235,000.   

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5.         AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT NO. 21,123 WITH E. C. CONSTRUCTION TO INCREASE THE TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT BY $30,000 FROM $550,000 TO $580,000 FOR SOUTH ACCESS PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS FROM COLORADO BOULEVARD TO SIERRA MADRE VILLA LIGHT RAIL STATION
Recommendation: 
(1)          Find that on July 16, 2012, the City Council acknowledged the project to be categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Title 14, Chapter 3, Class 1, Sections 15301 and 15302, for minor alteration of existing public facilities involving negligible expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination; and Categorical Exclusion, pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 23, United States Code, Section 326 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated June 7, 2010, executed between the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the State; and
(2)          Authorize the City Manager to amend Contract No. 21,123 with E. C. Construction to increase the contract amount by $30,000, for a total not to exceed amount of $580,000 for additional work as part of the South Access Pedestrian Corridor Improvements from Colorado Boulevard to the Sierra Madre Villa Light Rail Station Project. 

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6.         ACCEPTANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA GANG REDUCTION, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION (CalGRIP) GRANT, 2013/2014 AND AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE FLINTRIDGE CENTER FOR RELATED GANG REDUCTION, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES
Recommendation: 
(1)          Find that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant  to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, existing facilities;
(2)          Recognize and appropriate to the Police Department’s Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget a grant from the State of California, Emergency Management Agency-CalGRIP in the amount of $492,520;
(3)          Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with the Flintridge Center in an amount not to exceed $467,176, without competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter 1002(F), for contracts and professional or unique services to operate the CalGRIP grant; and
(4)          Grant the proposed contract an exemption from the competitive selection process of the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance, pursuant to Section 4.08.049(B), contracts for which the City’s best interests are served. 

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7.         RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE $149,273 FROM THE 2012 URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE (UASI) GRANT
Recommendation: 
(1)          Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and
(2)          Recognize revenues, appropriate and authorize staff to make necessary adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2013 Fire Grants Fund (Fund 230) in the amount of $149,237. This new funding will be split between Police Department ($113,273) and Fire Department ($36,000) as follows:  Revenues: 230-6365-401000 ($113,273) and 230-6365 ($36,000).  Appropriations:  8109-230-401000 ($45,500), 8127-230-401000 ($20,500), 8504-230-401000 ($47,273), and 8109-230-361000 ($36,000). 

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City Clerk/Secretary 

8.         RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA          

Claim No. 11,890	Nancy Kemp	$       25,000.00+
Claim No. 11,891	Bak Hong Chow/Lisa Chow	933.98
Claim No. 11,892	Marilyn Jordan	Not Stated
Claim No. 11,893	Gwendolyn A. Jean-Baptisto	169.95
Claim No. 11,894	Anderson Commercial Plumbing, Inc., c/o The Hahn Legal Group, APC	25,000.00+
Claim No. 11,895	Antranik Kevorkian	50,000,000.00+
Claim No. 11,896	Tori Ann Carranza	Not Stated
Claim No. 11,897	Acclaim Resource Partners c/o ACE a/s/o Melinda Vagenas	3,273.66
Claim No. 11,898	Sandy Reyes	600.00
Claim No. 11,899	Chauncy Tipton	272.00

 9.         PUBLIC HEARING SET             

May 13, 2013, 1:00 p.m. – Recommended Fiscal Year 2014 Operating Budget

 

 

Economic Development and Technology Committee 

Finance Committee 

Legislative Policy Committee 

Municipal Services Committee 

Public Safety Committee 

Reports from Representatives 

10.       PUBLIC  HEARING:  ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ORDERING THE VACATION OF A TRIANGULAR PIECE OF LAND AT SOUTHEAST CORNER OF GREENHILL ROAD AND HASTINGS RANCH DRIVE, AT 3740 GREENHILL ROAD
Recommendation:  
(1)          Find that the vacation of a triangular piece of land at the southeast corner of Greenhill Road and Hastings Ranch Drive, at 3740 Greenhill Road is Categorically Exempt (Class 4) in accordance with the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Title 14, Chapter 3, Section 15305, minor alterations in land use limitations;
(2)          Hold a public hearing on the proposed vacation and hear evidence offered by persons interested;
(3)          Find that the subject portion of land proposed for vacation is consistent with the General Plan Mobility Element and is unnecessary for present or prospective public use for street purposes;
(4)          Declare that the City’s interest in the subject portion of land proposed for vacation is in easement only with a nominal market value of less than $10,000 for public street purposes, and that the land is not owned by the City as fee title, and that it is not subject to the provisions of the Pasadena Municipal Code, Chapter 4.02, sale of surplus real property; and
(5)          Adopt a resolution ordering the vacation of the subject portion of land at the southeast corner of Greenhill Road and Hastings Ranch Drive, at 3740 Greenhill Road, in accordance with the conditions and recommendations contained in the agenda report.
Recommendation of Planning Commission:  On Wednesday, January 23, 2013, the Planning Commission reviewed and recommended that the City Council approve the proposed street vacation as presented by the Department of Public Works.  The Department of Public Works memorandum to the Planning and Community Development Department, dated December 12, 2012, is included in Attachment A of the agenda report. 

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11.       PUBLIC HEARING:  Fiscal Year 2014-2018 Recommended Capital Improvement Program Budget
Recommendation: 
(1)          Open the public hearing on the City Manager’s Recommended FY 2014-2018 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget;
(2)          Continue the public hearing to April 29, 2013, at 1:00 p.m., and thereafter at each subsequent regular meeting of the City Council until the City Council determines that the public hearing may close and then formally adopt the FY 2014 – 2018 CIP Budget; and
(3)          Refer the City Manager’s recommended FY 2014 – 2018 CIP Budget to the Finance Committee and direct the meeting be noticed as a joint meeting between the Finance Committee and the City Council. 

583k

http://cityofpasadena.net/PublicWorks/Capital_Improvement_Program/      

 City Manager 

12.       UPDATE OF THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AND MOBILITY ELEMENTS
Recommendation:  It is recommended that the City Council direct staff to analyze the environmental impact of the following eight components of the General Plan Land Use and Mobility Elements:
A.           Changes to the Guiding Principles (Attachment A.1 of the agenda report)
B.           New Policy Topic Areas (Attachment A.2 of the agenda report)
C.           Land Use Element Policy Outline (Attachment A.3 of the agenda report)
D.           Updated Mobility Element Objectives (Attachment A.4 of the agenda report)
E.           Mobility Supporting Initiatives, Goals, and Objectives (Attachment A.5 of the agenda report)
F.            Proposed Specific Plan Boundaries (Attachment A.6 of the agenda report)
G.           General Plan Land Use Diagram (Attachment A.7 of the agenda report)
H.           Development Caps (Attachment A.8 of the agenda report) 

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ATTACHMENT A - STAFF'S FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS 2192k
ATTACHMENT A7 - LAND USE DIAGRAM 1749k
ATTACHMENT A8 - DEVELOPMENT LEVELS 160k

ATTACHMENT B - MAP SHOWING PROPERTIES GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO TWO ACRES 177k

ATTACHMENT C - ADVISORY BODY CHANGE MAPS 1092k

ATTACHMENT D - LAND USE CATEGORIES 834k

CORRESPONDENCE 920k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 699k

City Council 

13.      CONSIDERATION OF A CALL FOR REVIEW OF A HEARING OFFICER DECISION TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS REGARDING EXPRESSIVE USE PERMIT NO. 6052, AND MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 5465, AT 25 NORTH RAYMOND AVENUE, THE NEW YORK DELI (Councilmember Bryant) 

580k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 72k

First Reading:

14.       Conduct first reading of “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 2.75 (HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION) TO ALLOW HISTORIC DISTRICTS LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES TO HAVE A VOTING REPRESENTATIVE ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION”

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Second Reading: 

15.       Adopt “AN EXTENSION OF AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 7229 OF THE CITY OF PASADENA TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING THE APPROVAL OF NEW RECYCLING FACILITIES, THE EXPANSION OR MODIFICATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES, AND THE RESUMPTION OF DISCONTINUED LEGAL NONCONFORMING STATUS FOR RECYCLING FACILITIES” (Introduced by Councilmember Gordo)

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