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 AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
DECEMBER 9, 2013 

Dinner Recess 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 

 

 

 

 City Manager/Executive Director 

1.        AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH WESTERN WATER WORKS SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., TO FURNISH AND DELIVER MISCELLANEOUS WATER UTILITY MATERIALS FOR THE WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000 PER YEAR FOR TWO YEARS          Recommendation:
(1)      Find that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction); and
(2)      Accept the bid dated November 22, 2013 submitted by Western Water Works Supply Company, Inc., in response to Specification WD-13-03 to furnish and deliver miscellaneous water utility materials to the Water and Power Department (Department) and authorize the City Manager to issue a Purchase Order Contract for the two-year period to Western Water Works Supply Company, Inc., with two optional one-year extensions subject to the approval of the City Manager. The Contract shall not exceed $1,500,000 annually. 

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2.        AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CDM SMITH TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE JULIA MORGAN YWCA BUILDING AT 78 NORTH MARENGO AVENUE FOR A HOTEL PROJECT
Recommendation:
(1)      Find that entering into the proposed contract with CDM Smith is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule);
(2)      Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract, without competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F) contracts for professional or unique services, with CDM Smith in an amount not to exceed $300,620 for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed adaptive reuse and hotel project; and
(3)      It is further recommended that the City Council grant the proposed contract an exemption from the Competitive Selection Process 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 COUNCIL PRESENTATION - PRESENTED AT MEETING

3.        APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF PASADENA AND THE PASADENA FIREFIGHTERS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE TERM OF DECEMBER 9, 2013 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2016
Recommendation:
(1)      Approve a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Pasadena (City) and the Pasadena Firefighters Management Association (PFMA) for the term of December 9, 2013 through June 30, 2016;
(2)      Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasadena to authorize tax deferral of member paid contributions to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System for the safety employees in the bargaining unit represented by PFMA; and
(3)      Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasadena to report the value of employer paid member contributions (EPMC) for the safety employees represented by PFMA and supersede resolution No. 8163 insofar as it applies to the safety employees represented by PFMA. 

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ATTACHMENTS 1 & 2 225k

ATTACHMENT 3 1839k

4.        CONTRACT AWARD TO B-ONE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., FOR LA CASITA DEL ARROYO- HISTORIC REHABILITATION FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $407,700
Recommendation: 
(1)      Find the proposed project described in the agenda report to be categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines in accordance with Title 14, Chapter 3, Class 31, Section 15331, Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation; and
(2)      Accept the bid dated October 24, 2013, submitted by B-One Construction Company, Inc., in response to the Project Specifications for La Casita del Arroyo – Historic Rehabilitation and authorize the City Manager to enter into such contract as is required for an amount not to exceed $407,700. 

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5.         FINANCE COMMITTEE: ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ROSE BOWL ADMISSION TAX, THE GRANDSTAND
SEAT SURCHARGE, AND THE GRANDSTAND PERMIT APPLICATION FEE
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council approve the scheduled rate increases effective February 1, 2014, for the Grandstand Permit Application, the Rose Bowl Admission Tax, and the New Year’s Day Related Business Grandstand Seat Surcharge as set forth in the agenda report. 

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SCHEDULE OF TAXES, FEES & CHARGES 448k

6.        FINANCE COMMITTEE: FISCAL YEAR JUNE 30, 2013 SINGLE AUDIT REPORTS
Recommendation:  It is recommended that the Single Audit Reports on Federal Awards for the year ending June 30, 2013 be received by the City Council.   

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SINGLE AUDIT REPORTS 285k

7.        FINANCE COMMITTEE: APPROVAL OF A JOURNAL VOUCHER TRANSFERRING $1,164,000 FROM THE 1999 PENSION OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND NON-DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET TO COVER THE REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIRE AND POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM PURSUANT TO CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT NO. 20,823 BETWEEN THE CITY OF PASADENA AND THE FIRE AND POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Recommendation:  It is recommended that the City Council approve a journal voucher transferring $1,164,000 from the 1999 Pension Obligation Debt Service Fund to the General Fund Non-Departmental budget and appropriating said amount to Account No. 8043-101-952100 to cover the required supplemental contribution to the Fire and Police Retirement System pursuant to Contribution Agreement No. 20,823 between the City of Pasadena and the Fire and Police Retirement System.

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City Council 

8.       APPOINTMENT OF JASMINE WARD TO THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (District 1 Nomination) 

City Clerk/Secretary 

9.       APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

October 7, 2013 City Council October 7, 2013 Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission October 14, 2013 City Council October 14, 2013 Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community                  Development Commission

10.       RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA          

Claim No. 12,062	Samuel Wu	$100.00
Claim No. 12,063	Lillian Sandoval	25,000.00+
Claim No. 12,064	John Wesley Williams	25,000.00+
Claim No. 12,065	Mercury Insurance	6,072.08
Claim No. 12,066	Victor M. Riehl	5,702.40
Claim No. 12,067	Clarke Chiasson	25,000.00+
Claim No. 12,068 Claim No. 12,069	Anthony Tam Pacific Bell/AT&T/Diane Mancini	25,000.00+         3.381.17

11.     PUBLIC HEARING SET       

December 16, 2013, 7:00 p.m. – Approval of a Development Agreement between the Norton Simon Art Foundation and the City of Pasadena to Maintain Existing Land-Use Regulations for Property at 267-337 West Colorado Boulevard and 55-77 North St. John Avenue (Rusnak-Pasadena Automobile Dealership Property)

 

 

 

 

Economic Development and Technology Committee 

Finance Committee 

Legislative Policy Committee 

Municipal Services Committee 

Public Safety Committee 

Reports from Representatives 

12.      CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: DRAFT CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (2012-2013 PROGRAM YEAR) FOR PROJECTS FUNDED FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP ACT, AND HUMAN SERVICES ENDOWMENT FUND PROGRAMS
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council, following the public hearing, approve the submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for the 2012-2013 Program Year for projects funded under the Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, the HOME Investment Partnership Act, and the Human Services Endowment Fund programs. 

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ATTACHMENT A  36k

CAPER 21641k

CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION - PRESENTED AT MEETING

13.      PUBLIC HEARING: ADOPTION OF A ZONE CHANGE TO DESIGNATE A LANDMARK DISTRICT OVERLAY FOR THE WOTKYNS-RICHLAND LANDMARK DISTRICT (LD-20)
Recommendation:
(1)      Find that the application for a zone change to create a landmark district is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act, (Section 15308: Class 8, Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment);
(2)      Find the proposed Wotkyns-Richland Landmark District meets the criteria for designation as a Landmark District as specified in Section 17.20.040(F) of the Pasadena Municipal Code;
(3)      Approve the landmark district designation and the zoning map overlay for the Wotkyns-Richland Landmark District, LD-20; and
(4)      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-20 Overlay Zone, including a provision that views from the Arroyo Seco of the rear of the properties are not public views that would be subject to historic preservation ordinance requirements.
Historic Preservation Commission Recommendation:  On July 15, 2013, the Historic Preservation Commission determined that the proposed Wotkyns-Richland Landmark District meets the criteria for designation in Section 17.62.040 of the Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) and unanimously recommended approval of the designation.  The Commission further recommended that the implementing ordinance for the landmark district state that views from the Arroyo Seco are not public views that would be subject to historic preservation ordinance requirements.
Planning Commission Recommendation:  At a public hearing on September 11, 2013, 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 Wotkyns-Richland Landmark District.

The Commission further recommended that the implementing ordinance for the landmark district state that views from the Arroyo Seco are not public views that would be subject to historic preservation ordinance requirements. 

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ATTACHMENTS A & B 686k

City Manager 

City Council 

First Reading:   

14.      Conduct first reading of “AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF TITLE 17 (THE ZONING CODE) TO ALLOW EMERGENCY SHELTERS, LIMITED” 

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ORDINANCE 153k

EXHIBITS TO ORDINANCE 1 thru 3 576k

15.      Conduct first reading of “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE NOS. 7098 AND 6691 TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO PASADENA ENTERPRISE ZONE, CREATE AND APPLY FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO THE PASADENA LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AREA, AND AMEND THE TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC REDUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT FEE SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 4.19 OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE” 

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ORDINANCE 161k

Second Reading: 

16.      Adopt “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA ADOPTING TITLE 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS INCORPORATING THE 2013 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE AND APPENDIX CHAPTERS C, D, H, I AND J; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE AND APPENDIX E, G AND H; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE; THE 2013 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE; AND THE 2013 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE” (Introduced by Councilmember Gordo) 

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ORDINANCE Part 1 1634k

ORDINANCE Part 2 1476k

17.      PREDEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW OF PROJECT LOCATED AT 2632 EAST WASHINGTON BOULEVARD (‘ST. LUKE’S MEDICAL CENTER’)
Recommendation: This report is intended to provide information to the City Council. No action is required. 

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ATTACHMENT A 2985k

CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION - PRESENTED AT MEETING

18.      UPDATE BY COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ON THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND PROPOSED ALTERNATIVES FOR THE DEVIL’S GATE DAM SEDIMENT REMOVAL PROJECT (To be heard at 7:00 p.m. or thereafter)
Recommendation:  This report is for information only.  

CORRESPONDENCE  86k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 1445k

CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION - PRESENTED AT MEETING