Council Meeting - February 01, 2016

AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 1, 2016

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

CLOSED SESSION - 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 regarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: Rocky Easley v. City of Pasadena, et al.
LASC Case No.: GC 047471

B. CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Addresses of Properties: 155 East Green Street, Pasadena; 300 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena; and 400 East Green Street, Pasadena
Agency Negotiators: Michael J. Beck, Steve Mermell
Negotiating Parties: Lance Taylor
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment

C. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE REGARDING PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Position Title: City Manager
City Representative: Terry Tornek

D. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE REGARDING PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957
Position Title and Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney/City Prosecutor
City Representative: Terry Tornek

E. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE REGARDING PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE with Labor Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Employee Title and Unrepresented Employee: City Clerk
City Representative: Terry Tornek

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 Manager/Executive Director

1.     CONTRACT AWARD TO FLEMING ENVIRONMENTAL, INC., FOR EXPANSION OF TIME-FILL/FAST-FILL REFUELING SYSTEM AT CITY YARDS – PHASE II FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $309,200
Recommendation:
(1)     Find that on July 23, 2007, the City Council found the Installation of Time-fill/Fast-fill Refueling System at City Yards (Phase I) to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), that the scope of project construction (Phase II) was anticipated by the action, and such scope of project construction does not constitute changed circumstances or new information which would trigger further environmental review pursuant to CEQA; and
(2)     Accept the bid dated January 20, 2016, submitted by Fleming Environmental, Inc., in response to the Specifications for the Installation of Time-fill/Fast-fill Refueling System at City Yards (Phase II), and authorize the City Manager to enter into such contract as is required for an amount not-to-exceed $309,200.

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2.     FINANCE COMMITTEE: APPROVAL OF INTERNAL AUDIT FRAMEWORK
        Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:
        (1)      Find that the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State
        CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), (“General Rule”); and
        (2)      Approve the Internal Audit framework as described in the agenda report.
        Recommendation of the Finance/Audit Committee: On January 25, 2016, the Finance/Audit Committee reviewed
        the Internal Audit framework and recommended that the City Council approve staff’s recommendation.

        211k

        ATTACHMENT A 402k

        POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - PRESENTED AT MEETING

City Council

3. APPOINTMENT OF MYRA MARTIN BOOKER, PH.D. TO THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (Mayor Nomination)

City Clerk/Secretary

4. RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA

Claim No. 12,570	Craig Bowlin	$ 850.00
Claim No. 12,571	Mid-Century Insurance as subrogee for Esperanza Solorzano	2,365.72
Claim No. 12,572	United Financial Casualty Company a/s/o Marla Lefevre	3,243.51
Claim No. 12,573	Gloria Ruiz Adviento	Not stated
Claim No. 12,574	Paula Shatsky	Not stated

5. PUBLIC HEARINGS SET

February 29, 2016, 7:00 p.m. – Appeal of Board of Zoning Appeals Decision Regarding Conditional Use Permit No. 6116, Allowing the City of Pasadena to Use the Gymnasium at McKinley School After School Hours and On Weekends, 325 South Oak Knoll Avenue (PLN2013-00485)

March 14, 2016, 7:00 p.m. – Appeal of Board of Zoning Appeals Decision Regarding Hillside Development Permit No. 6196 to Allow for the Demolition of an Existing One-Story, 5,844 Square Foot, Single-Family Residence, and the Construction of a 7,843 Square Foot, One-Story, Single-Family Residence, a 750 Square Foot Attached Three Car Garage, and a 1,305 Square Foot Detached Pool House on a 35,897 Square Foot Lot, Within the Hillside Overlay District, for the Property Located at 920 Hillcrest Place (PLN2014-00252)

OLD BUSINESS: None

REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES

Economic Development and Technology Committee

6.    DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE PAYMENT OF A CITY-WIDE MINIMUM WAGE (To be heard at 7:15 p.m., or thereafter)
Recommendation:
(1)          Find the actions proposed in the agenda report are exempt from environmental review pursuant to State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (“general rule”), Section 15378(b)(4) (definition of project excludes government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project);
(2)          Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance and return within 30 days requiring the payment of a city-wide minimum wage, as follows:
           a. July 1, 2016 the hourly wage shall be $10.50
           b. July 1, 2017 the hourly wage shall be $12.00
           c. July 1, 2018 the hourly wage shall be $13.25
(3)          Direct staff: a) to return to the City Council no later than February 18, 2019 with a report assessing the impact of the local minimum wage on reducing poverty, unemployment, job creation, and the overall local business climate as further described in the background section of the agenda report; and, b) request direction from the City Council regarding an amendment to the Pasadena Minimum Wage ordinance to increase the wage, as follows:
           a. July 1, 2019 the hourly wage shall be $14.25
           b. July 1, 2020 the hourly wage shall be $15.00
           c. Beginning July 1, 2022 and each July 1 thereafter, the hourly wage shall adjust by an amount equal to the change in the Los Angeles-
                Riverside-Orange County consumer price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers;
(4)     Provide policy direction on elements of the proposed ordinance as outlined in the background section of the agenda report; and
(5)     Direct staff to take appropriate actions and return as necessary to the City Council to increase compensation rates for City employees earning less than the City-wide minimum wage except those employed in job-training and youth employment programs as discussed in the body of the agenda report.

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ATTACHMENTS A thru C 1179k

CITY COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE 6251k

EDTECH COMMITTEE CORRESPONDENCE JANUARY 27, 2016 713k

EDTECH COMMITTEE CORRESPONDENCE DECEMBER 10, 2015 1598k

EDTECH COMMITTEE CORRESPONDENCE NOVEMBER 19, 2015 555k

EDTECH COMMITTEE CORRESPONDENCE OCTOBER 21, 2015 106k

EDTECH COMMITTEE CORRESPONDENCE AUGUST 27, 2015 11552k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE PART 1 2792k

CORRESPONDENCE PART 2 4487k

CORRESPONDENCE PART 3 390k

Finance Committee

Legislative Policy Committee

Municipal Services Committee

Public Safety Committee

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 7:00 P.M.

7. PUBLIC HEARING: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) AND ADOPTING A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE PASADENA NON-POTABLE WATER PROJECT Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council continue the public hearing to the February 22, 2016 City Council meeting at 7:00 p.m.

8.     CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: DESIGNATION OF 805 SOUTH MADISON AVENUE AS A LANDMARK
Recommendation:
(1)       Find that the designation of a historic resource is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15308: Class 8 – Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment);
(2)       Find that the property at 805 South Madison Avenue meets Criterion “C” for designation as a landmark (Pasadena Municipal Code Section 17.62.040) because the building is locally significant as a two-story Arts-and-Crafts period house designed by regionally significant architect Frederick L. Roehrig, and retains integrity;
(3)       Adopt a resolution approving a Declaration of Landmark Designation for 805 South Madison Avenue, Pasadena, California;
(4)       Authorize the Mayor to execute the Declaration of Landmark Designation for 805 South Madison Avenue, Pasadena, California; and
(5)       Direct the City Clerk to record the declaration with the Los Angeles County Recorder.
Recommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission: At its regular meeting of December 1, 2015, the Historic Preservation Commission recommended that the City Council approve the designation of 805 South Madison Avenue as a landmark under Criterion “C” of Pasadena Municipal Code Section 17.62.040.

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RESOLUTION 83k

ATTACHMENTS A & B 1359k

ATTACHMENTS C & D 1954k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 80k

9.     CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: ADOPTION OF A ZONE CHANGE TO DESIGNATE A LANDMARK DISTRICT OVERLAY FOR THE GREEN STREET VILLAGE LANDMARK DISTRICT (LD-23)
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 (CEQA), (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15308: Class 8, Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment);
(2)       Find the proposed Green Street Village Landmark District meets the criteria for designation as a Landmark District as specified in Section 17.62.040.F of the Pasadena Municipal Code;
(3)       Find that the proposed zoning map amendment is consistent with the General Plan;
(4)       Find that the proposed zoning map amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or general welfare of the City;
(5)       Approve the landmark district designation and the zoning map amendment for the Green Street Village Landmark District, LD-23; and
(6)       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-23 Overlay Zone.
Recommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission: On October 20, 2015, the Historic Preservation Commission determined that the proposed Green Street Village Landmark District meets the criteria for designation in Section 17.62.040.F of the Pasadena Municipal Code and unanimously recommended approval of the designation.

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ATTACHMENTS A & B 434k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 128k

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - PRESENTED AT MEETING

10.   CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: DESIGNATION OF THE HOUSE AT 2480 OSWEGO STREET AS A LANDMARK        Recommendation:
(1)       Find that the designation of a historic resource is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15308: Class 8 – Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment);
(2)       Find that the house at 2480 Oswego Street is significant under Criterion “C” for designation as a Landmark (Pasadena Municipal Code Section 17.62.040) because it is a locally significant example of the “Airplane” subtype of California Arts and Crafts architectural style of the early twentieth century and retains integrity;
(3)       Adopt a resolution approving a Declaration of Landmark Designation for 2480 Oswego Street, Pasadena, California;
(4)       Authorize the Mayor to execute the Declaration of Landmark Designation for 2480 Oswego Street, Pasadena, California; and
(5)       Direct the City Clerk to record the declaration with the Los Angeles County Recorder.
Recommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission: At its regular meeting on October 20, 2015, the Historic Preservation Commission recommended that the City Council approve the designation of the house at 2480 Oswego Street as a Landmark under Criterion “C” of Pasadena Municipal Code Section 17.62.040.

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RESOLUTION 81k

ATTACHMENTS A & B 914k

ATTACHMENT C 1232k

ATTACHMENTS D & E 832k

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - PRESENTED AT MEETING

11. PUBLIC HEARING: APPEAL OF DESIGN COMMISSION DECISION: CONSOLIDATED DESIGN REVIEW – DEMOLITION OF THE HOUSE AT 180 SOUTH EUCLID AVENUE
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council (in light of the submittal of new information by the applicant) remand to the Design Commission for further review the appeal of the Design Commission’s denial of an application for Consolidated Design Review to demolish the house at 180 South Euclid Avenue.

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ATTACHMENTS A & B 804k

CORRESPONDENCE 76k

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA

CORRESPONDENCE 431k

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS

City Manager

City Council

ORDINANCES

First Reading:

12. Conduct first reading of “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 17.20.020 OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE (GREEN STREET VILLAGE LANDMARK OVERLAY DISTRICT)” (See related Item No. 9)

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ORDINANCE 250k

Second Reading:

13. Adopt “A SECOND EXTENSION OF THE INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA TEMPORARILY LIMITING SINGLE FAMILY HOME DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAY DISTRICT IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE POTENTIAL HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THE LOWER HASTINGS RANCH NEIGHBORHOOD” (Introduced by Vice Mayor Masuda)

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ORDINANCE 360k

INFORMATION ITEMS: None

BRIEF REPORTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES/REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

ADJOURNMENT

SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Victor Gordo, Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison, Andy Wilson)
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, 2nd Floor)

February 1, 2016
March 7, 2016
April 4, 2016

FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Terry Tornek, Victor Gordo, John J. Kennedy, 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, 2nd floor)

February 8, 2016
February 22, 2016
March 14, 2016

LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE (Chair Terry Tornek, Steve Madison)
Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor)

February 23, 2016
March 22, 2016
April 26, 2016

MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Chair Margaret McAustin, Terry Tornek, Andy Wilson)
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)

February 9, 2016
February 23, 2016
March 8, 2016

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair John J. Kennedy, Tyron Hampton, 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, 2nd Floor)

February 2, 2016 (Special meeting to commence at 6:30 p.m.)
February 15, 2016 (To be cancelled)
March 21, 2016 (To be cancelled)

FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES

February 8, 2016 (Special Joint Meeting with the Pasadena Unified School District, Board of Education, 6:30 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, Council Chamber, S249)

February 15, 2016 (To be cancelled)

February 22, 2016

February 29, 2016

March 7, 2016

March 14, 2016

March 21, 2016 (To be cancelled)

March 28, 2016 (To be cancelled)

April 4, 2016

April 11, 2016

April 18, 2016

April 25, 2016

May 2, 2016

May 9, 2016

May 16, 2016

May 23, 2016

May 30, 2016 (To be cancelled)

FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:

March 14, 2016, 7:00 p.m. – Approval and Submittal of the Public Housing Agency Annual Plan (2016) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)