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THE RECAP REFLECTS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE COUNCIL ACTIONS, HOWEVER,
                                        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
MAY 19, 2014 

NOTICE TO PUBLIC:
The City Council and Finance Committee will be
conducting a Special Joint Meeting
at 3:00 p.m. to discuss the
City Manager’s Recommended Operating Budget,
General Fee Schedule, and Schedule of
Taxes, Fees and Charges 

Closed Session 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 LEGAL COUNSEL regarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: California Clean Energy Committee v. City of Pasadena 
Appellate Case No. B254889 (LASC Case No. BS142693) 

B.        CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Property Location: 78 North Marengo Avenue
Agency Negotiators: Michael J. Beck and Steve Mermell          
Negotiating Party: Jesse Stein
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment of proposed lease

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)

 

 

City Manager/Executive Director 

1.         AUTHORIZE A PURCHASE ORDER WITH MULLAHEY FORD FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE REPLACEMENT 2014 FORD F-450 PAINT STRIPER FOR A TOTAL OF $93,500
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)       Neither competitive bidding nor competitive selection is required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H), and Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.08.049; and
(3)       Authorize the issuance of a purchase order with Mullahey Ford in an amount not to exceed $93,500 for the purchase of one replacement Ford F-450 paint striper without competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H), contracts with other governmental entities or their contractors for labor, material, supplies or services. 

332K

2.         AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC., TO FURNISH POWER STRUT EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PARTS FOR THE WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT
Recommendation:
(1)       Find that this action is exempt from environmental review pursuant to the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), Section 15301 (Existing Facilities);
(2)       Accept the bid dated March 10, 2014, submitted by Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc., in response to the Notice Inviting Bids dated February 27, 2014, for power strut equipment and miscellaneous parts;
(3)       Reject all other bids received; and
(4)       Authorize the City Manager to issue a purchase order contract to Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc., for $785,000 or a period of two years, whichever occurs first, with two one-year extensions not to exceed $392,500 per year.

  240K

3.         AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (METRO) FOR THE PROPOSITION A DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM
Recommendation:
(1)       Find that the execution of the Proposition A Discretionary Incentive Grant Program Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3);
(2)       Authorize the City Manager to execute a MOU with Metro for the Proposition A Discretionary Incentive Grant Program for funding generated by reporting Pasadena Area Rapid Transit System data for Fiscal Year 2011. The City is eligible to receive $219,256 for the current fiscal year. Signed authorization of this MOU must be submitted to Metro by June 30, 2014, and an invoice must be submitted by December 31, 2014; and
(3)       Authorize the City Manager to execute future anticipated MOU’s with Metro for subsequent annual funding marks for the Proposition A Discretionary Incentive Grant Program.

 438K

4.         AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (METRO) FOR THE PROPOSITION A GROWTH OVER INFLATION FUNDS
Recommendation:
(1)       Find that the execution of the Proposition A Growth Over Inflation Funds Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3);
(2)       Authorize the City Manager to execute a MOU with Metro for the Proposition A Growth Over Inflation Funds in order to receive funding as a Tier 2 operator. This MOU shall be in effect from July 1, 2013 until June 30, 2014. The City is eligible to receive $393,962; and
(3)       Authorize the City Manager to execute future anticipated MOU’s with Metro for subsequent annual funding marks for the Proposition A Growth Over Inflation Funds.

 655K

5.         FINANCE COMMITTEE:  ISSUANCE OF A PURCHASE ORDER TO CALE AMERICA, INC., FOR $234,894 FOR THE PURCHASE OF MULTI-SPACE PARKING METERS
Recommendation:
(1)       Find that the following proposed actions are exempt from review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3);
(2)       Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with CALE America, Inc., for the purchase of 25 multi-space parking meters to be placed in South Lake Parking Meter District in the amount not to exceed $240,000. Neither competitive bidding nor competitive selection is required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F), and Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.08.049, and grant the proposed contract an exemption from the competitive selection process of the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.08.049 (B), contracts for which the City’s best interests are served; and
(3)       Recognize and appropriate in FY 2014, $234,894 from the South Lake Parking Meter Operations Fund to Account No. 8109-232-774313.
South Lake Parking Place Commission Recommendation: At their July 25, 2013 meeting, the South Lake Parking Place Commission recommended that the City Council approve staff’s recommendation. 

185K

City Council 

6.         REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014:
        DENNIS S. CAMPOS (District 1 Nomination)
        JENNIPHA-LAUREN NIELSEN (Mayor Nomination/District 3) 

7.         REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014:
        JOHN McLEAN (District 1 Nomination)
        ANGELA CONTRERAS (District 2 Nomination)
        ELIZABETH “BUFF” MEGAW (District 6 Nomination) 

8.         REAPPOINTMENT OF LEONARD JAMES HARTLEY TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014 (District 4 Nomination) 

9.         REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014:
        TAMIKA FARR (District 1 Nomination)
        DARLA DYSON (District 2 Nomination)
        ANDREA ABRAMS (District 7 Nomination) 

10.       REAPPOINTMENT OF NOAM MAITLESS TO THE DESIGN COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014 (Mayor Nomination/District 4) 

11.       REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014:
        ED WILSON (Mayor Nomination/District 1)
        MOREY WOLFSON (District 3 Nomination)
        ALAN LAMSON (District 4 Nomination) 

12.       REAPPOINTMENT OF PETER BOYLE TO THE FIRE AND POLICE RETIREMENT BOARD EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014 (Mayor Nomination/District 7) 

13.       REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014:
        SANDRA CLARK DAVIS (District 3 Nomination)
        CATHERINE PHELPS (District 7 Nomination) 

14.       REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014:
        TONY SANTILENA (Mayor Nomination)
        JAMES D. SMITH (District 3 Nomination) 

15.       REAPPOINTMENT OF MORRIS DENT TO THE LIBRARY COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014 (District 4 Nomination) 

16.       REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE NORTHWEST COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014:
        FERNANDO SERRANO (District 1 Nomination)
        HILDA MARELLA DELGADO (District 3 Nomination) 

17.       REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE PASADENA CENTER OPERATING COMPANY BOARD EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014:
        PAUL LITTLE (Mayor Nomination/District 2)
        FELICIA WILLIAMS (Mayor Nomination/District 2) 

18.       REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE PASADENA COMMUNITY ACCESS CORPORATION BOARD EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014:
        HARALD ZECHNER (District 4 Nomination)
        TIMOTHY F. WINTER (District 6 Nomination) 

19.       REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014:
        LOUISA NELSON (Mayor Nomination)
        VINCE FARHAT (Mayor Nomination/District 6) 

20.       REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014:
        DONNA ESTACIO (Mayor Nomination/District 7)
        PATRICIA KEANE (District 2 Nomination) 

21.       REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE SENIOR COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014:
        PATRICIA TROLLMAN (Agency Nomination)
        DAVID J. JACOBS (District 3 Nomination) 

22.       REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014:
        BLAIR MILLER (District 1 Nomination)
       JAMES DE PIETRO (District 7 Nomination) 

City Clerk/Secretary 

23.      APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

May 5, 2014	City Council
May 5, 2014	Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission

24.      RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA          

Claim No. 12,164	Barbara Minnifield	$ 10,000.00+
Claim No. 12,165	Col. Arthur Coleman	25,000.00+
Claim No. 12,166	Project Resources Group for Charter Communications	1,773.04
Claim No. 12,167	Albin C. & Harriet W. Koch	175.00

25.      PUBLIC HEARING SET             

June 9, 2014, 7:00 p.m. – Approval Of Annual Action Plan (2014-2015) and Related Funding Allocations for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG); Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG); Home Investment Partnership Act (HOME); and Pasadena Assistance Fund (PAF)

 

 

 Economic Development and Technology Committee

 Finance Committee

 Legislative Policy Committee 

Municipal Services Committee 

Public Safety Committee 

26.       CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2015 OPERATING BUDGET
Recommendation:
(1)       Receive public comments on the City Manager’s Recommended Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Operating Budget; and
(2)       Continue this public hearing to each subsequent regular meeting of the City Council at 7:00 p.m., until June 9, 2014, or such other date as the City Council may determine, and at which time the City Council will be asked to close the public hearing and formally adopt the City Manager’s Recommended Fiscal Year 2015 Operating Budget. 

357K

http://www.cityofpasadena.net/Finance/2015-Recommended-Budget/

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 4647K

27.       CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: FISCAL YEAR 2015 RECOMMENDED GENERAL FEE SCHEDULE
Recommendation:
(1)       Receive public comments on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Recommended General Fee Schedule; and
(2)       Continue this public hearing to each subsequent regular meeting of the City Council at 7:00 p.m., until June 9, 2014, or such other date as the City Council may determine, and at which time the City Council will be asked to close the public hearing and formally adopt the Fiscal Year 2015 General Fee Schedule. 

160K

RESOLUTION 27K

ATTACHMENT A PART 1 3698K

ATTACHMENT A PART 2 4357K

ATTACHMENT B 393K

ATTACHMENT C 472K

28.       CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: FISCAL YEAR 2015 RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE OF TAXES, FEES, AND CHARGES
Recommendation:
(1)       Receive public comments on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Recommended Schedule of Taxes, Fees, and Charges; and
(2)       Continue this public hearing to each subsequent regular meeting of the City Council at 7:00 p.m., until June 9, 2014, or such other date as the City Council may determine, and at which time the City Council will be asked to close the public hearing and formally adopt the Fiscal Year 2015 Schedule of Taxes, Fees, and Charges. 

104K

ATTACHMENT A  458K

 City Manager

 City Council

 First Reading:  None

 Second Reading:  None

 

 

 

SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Victor Gordo, Steve Madison, Gene Masuda, Jacque Robinson)
Meets the first Monday of each month at 4:15 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2^nd Floor)

June 2, 2014 (To be cancelled)

July 7, 2014 (To be cancelled)

August 4, 2014

FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Terry Tornek, Bill Bogaard, Victor Gordo, Margaret McAustin)
Meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m., 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2^nd floor)

May 19, 2014 (Special joint meeting with the City Council to commence at 1:00 p.m.)

May 26, 2014 (To be cancelled)

June 2, 2014 (Special joint meeting with the City Council to commence at 1:00 p.m.)

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 28, 2014

June 25, 2014

July 23, 2014

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, 2^nd Floor)

May 20, 2014 (Special meeting)

May 27, 2014 (To be cancelled)

June 10, 2014

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair Jacque Robinson, John J. Kennedy, Steve Madison, Gene Masuda)
Meets the third Monday of each month at 4:15 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council Chamber, 2^nd Floor)

May 19, 2014 (To be cancelled)

June 16, 2014

July 21, 2014

FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES

May 26, 2014 (To be cancelled)

June 2, 2014

June 9, 2014

June 16, 2014

June 23, 2014

June 30, 2014 (To be cancelled)

July 7, 2014 (To be cancelled)

July 14, 2014

July 21, 2014

July 28, 2014

August 4, 2014

August 11, 2014

August 18, 2014 (To be cancelled)

August 25, 2014 (To be cancelled)

FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:

May 19, 2014, June 2, 2014, June 9, 2014, 7:00 p.m. – Continued Public Hearing: Fiscal Year 2015 Recommended Operating Budget

May 19, 2014, June 2, 2014, June 9, 2014, 7:00 p.m. – Continued Public Hearing: Amendments to the General Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2015

May 19, 2014, June 2, 2014, June 9, 2014, 7:00 p.m. – Continued Public Hearing: Fiscal Year 2015 Schedule of Taxes, Fees, and Charges

June 2, 2014, 7:00 p.m. – Recommended Electric Rate Increases and Changes to the Electric Rate Structure

June 9, 2014, 7:00 p.m. – Approval of Annual Action Plan (2014-2015) and Related Funding Allocations for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG); Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG); Home Investment Partnership Act (HOME); and Pasadena Assistance Fund (PAF)