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                                        IT DOES NOT REFLECT THE OFFICIAL ACTIONS OF THE COUNCIL WHICH WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE OFFICIAL MINUTES.        

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  AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
JANUARY 27, 2014 

Closed Session 5:30 P.M.
Public Meeting 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: American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 858 

B.        CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to
Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: Kristi Recchia and Michael J. Beck
Employee Organization: Pasadena Firefighters Association (PFFA) Local 809

C.        CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding pending
litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: Kenneth McDade, Anya Slaughter, and the Estate of
Kendrec McDade v. City of Pasadena
Case No.: CV12-02892 DMG (JCGx) 

D.        CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding pending
litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: Coalition for Preservation of the Arroyo v. City of Pasadena
LASC Case No.: BS141038 

 

 

City Manager/Executive Director 

1.         APPROVAL OF COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE AT CENTRAL PARK TO HONOR PANKOW BUILDERS’ $50,000 DONATION FOR LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CENTRAL PARK ROSE GARDEN IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CENTRAL PARK MASTER PLAN
Recommendation:
(1)       Find that the activity described in the agenda report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the General Rule. The proposed commemorative plaque and minor park improvements will not result in any potentially significant effects to the environment; and
(2)       Approve the request to install a commemorative plaque in recognition of Pankow Builders’ $50,000 donation of goods and services for landscape improvements to the Central Park Rose Garden in furtherance of the Central Park Master Plan.
Recommendation of the Recreation and Parks Commission: On December 2, 2013, the Recreation and Parks Commission voted to support the proposed installation of a commemorative plaque at Central Park to honor Pankow Builders’ 50^th anniversary as a Pasadena business, in recognition of the firm’s $50,000 donation of goods and services for landscape and hardscape improvements in the Central Park Rose Garden in furtherance of the Central Park Master Plan. 

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2.         AUTHORIZE AN INCREASE OF PURCHASE ORDER NO. 54619 WITH TELETRAC, INC., FOR MAINTENANCE AND AIR-TIME ASSOCIATED WITH THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITE (GPS) NAVIGATION SYSTEM INSTALLED IN CITY VEHICLES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $83,000
Recommendation:
(1)       Find that this action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3), the General Rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;
(2)       Find that neither competitive bidding nor competitive selection is required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002
(A-H), and Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.08.049; and
(3)       Authorize an increase to Purchase Order No. 54619 with Teletrac, Inc., in the amount of $83,000 for the maintenance and air-time of the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) navigation system for a revised not-to-exceed amount of $157,999.

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3.         RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE CITY ENGINEER TO CERTIFY DOCUMENTS FOR CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS) ADMINISTERED TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works and the City Engineer to certify necessary documents for detailed procedural requirements for Caltrans administered transportation projects.

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4.         APPROVAL OF THE SUBMISSION OF THE 2013 CONTINUUM OF CARE HOMELESS ASSISTANCE APPLICATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

            Recommendation:

(1)       Authorize the filing with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the 2013 Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance Application for a funding request of $2,977,171 for thirteen projects; and

(2)       Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute, and the Secretary to attest, the 2013 CoC Homeless Assistance Application and all other related documents, agreements, and amendments.

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5.         APPROVAL OF AN INCREASE TO PURCHASE ORDER NO. 54517 WITH SANOFI PASTEUR, INC., FOR THE PURCHASE OF VACCINES AND TUBERCULOSIS TESTING SOLUTION

            Recommendation:

(1)       Authorize an increase to Purchase Order No. 54517 with Sanofi Pasteur, Inc., in the amount of $50,000; thereby, increasing the not to exceed amount from $74,999 to $124,999 for the purchase of vaccines and tuberculosis testing solution; and

(2)       Grant the proposed increase 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. Competitive bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F), contracts for professional or unique services.

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6.         FINANCE COMMITTEE: APPROPRIATE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $167,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND UNAPPROPRIATED RESERVE TO THE HOUSING AND CAREER SERVICES DEPARTMENT’S FISCAL YEAR 2014 OPERATING BUDGET TO COVER DUE DILIGENCE AND LOAN REPAYMENT COSTS RELATED TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE PASADENA ENTERPRISE CENTER PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1015 NORTH LAKE AVENUE

Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council appropriate $167,000 from the General Fund unappropriated reserve to the Housing and Career Services Department’s Fiscal Year 2014 Operating Budget to cover due diligence costs related to the City’s acquisition of real property located at 1015 North Lake Avenue and the repayment of a County of Los Angeles Community Development Commission (“County CDC”) loan. 

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7.         FINANCE COMMITTEE: CONTRACT AWARD TO EXCEL PAVING COMPANY FOR IMPROVEMENT OF GREEN STREET FROM DE LACEY AVENUE TO FAIR OAKS AVENUE, AND FAIR OAKS AVENUE FROM COLORADO BOULEVARD TO GREEN STREET, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $325,000
Recommendation:
(1)       Find the project proposed in the agenda report 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;
(2)       Appropriate $254,118 in Proposition 1B funds to the Improvement of Green Street – Orange Grove Boulevard to Hill Avenue Capital Improvement Project (73927); and
(3)       Accept the bid dated January 14, 2014, submitted by Excel Paving Company in response to the Project Specifications for Improvement of Green Street and Fair Oaks Avenue, and authorize the City Manager to enter into such contract as is required for an amount not to exceed $325,000. 

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City Council 

8.         RESIGNATION OF LAURA CRAFT HOGENSEN FROM THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
(Mayor Nomination)

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9.         APPOINTMENT OF CINDY SCHNUELLE TO THE NORTHWEST COMMISSION (District 5 Nomination) 

10.       APPOINTMENT OF JENNIFER McCREIGHT TO THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
(District 4 Nomination) 

City Clerk/Secretary 

11.      APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

December 16, 2013	City Council
December 16, 2013	Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community  Development Commission
December 23, 2013	City Council
December 23, 2013	Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community  Development Commission
December 30, 2013	City Council
December 30, 2013	Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community  Development Commission
January 6, 2014	City Council
January 6, 2014	Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community  Development Commission
January 13, 2014	City Council
January 13, 2014	Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission
January 20, 2014	City Council
January 20, 2014	Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission

 

12.      RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA          

Claim No. 12,084	Tenishia Thomas	$ 25,000.00+
Claim No. 12,085	John D. Joseph	352.90
Claim No. 12,086 Claim No. 12,087 Claim No. 12,088 Claim No. 12,089 Claim No. 12,090	Leonard Larsen III Martha Maritza Fernandez Christopher Whelan Brian Mathiesen Hector Mendoza	None stated         25,000.00+         2,890.99           360.45        25,000.00+

 

 

Economic Development and Technology Committee

Finance Committee

Legislative Policy Committee 

Municipal Services Committee

Public Safety Committee

Reports from Representatives 

 

 City Manager

 City Council

 Advisory Bodies

 13.     APPROVAL OF FINDINGS RELATED TO THE STAGING OF ADDITIONAL DISPLACEMENT EVENTS AT THE ROSE BOWL STADIUM ON AUGUST 7^TH AND 8^TH, 2014
Recommendation of Rose Bowl Operating Company:  It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)       Find that the actions in the agenda report are categorically exempt under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15323 (Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings);
(2)       Make the required findings, pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code Section 3.32.270, to authorize two additional Displacement Events at the Rose Bowl Stadium on August 7th and 8th, 2014; and
(3)       Direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption by January 31, 2014. 

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SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 386k

 First Reading:

 14.           Conduct first reading of “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING CHAPTER 8.62 OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE, THE CITY’S CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE, TO COMPLY WITH RECENT CHANGES IN STATE LAW AND TO MODERNIZE THE CITY’S ORDINANCE”

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 15.           Conduct first reading of “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA ADDING CHAPTER 6.09 TO TITLE 6   OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRING THE MANDATORY SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF
PIT BULL AND PIT BULL CROSS BREED DOGS”

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CORRESPONDENCE_PART 1  1968K

CORRESPONDENCE_PART 2   2502K

CORRESPONDENCE_PART 3   2044K

CORRESPONDENCE_PART 4   2179K

CORRESPONDENCE_PART 5   4343K

CORRESPONDENCE_PART 6   858K

CORRESPONDENCE_PART 7   2209K

CORRESPONDENCE_PART 8   3223K

CORRESPONDENCE_PART 9   1322K

                  CORRESPONDENCE_PART 10 1689K

                  CORRESPONDENCE_PART 11  4750K

                  CORRESPONDENCE_PART 12  2837K

                  CORRESPONDENCE_PART 13  3674K

                  CORRESPONDENCE_PART 14  3879K

                  CORRESPONDENCE_PART 15  1351K

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE PART 1 1932k

CORRESPONDENCE PART 2 1557k

CORRESPONDENCE PART 3 7452k

CORRESPONDENCE PART 4 1874k         

 Second Reading: 

16.            Adopt “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ESTABLISHED
      BY SECTION 17.20.020 OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE (WOTKYNS-RICHLAND LANDMARK OVERLAY
      DISTRICT)” (Introduced by Councilmember McAustin) 

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