NOTICE OF SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
OF THE PASADENA CITY COUNCIL
AND THE PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
 BOARD OF EDUCATION
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018 

PUBLIC MEETING: 6:30 P.M.
PASADENA CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBER
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE, ROOM S249

 

                NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special joint meeting of the Pasadena City Council and the Pasadena Unified School District’s (PUSD) Board of Education will be held on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at City Hall, Council Chamber, 100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249, Pasadena.  The special joint meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the following items: 

1.        CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

2.      ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO THE CALLING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF PASADENA CONSOLIDATED WITH THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2018, TO SUBMIT A CHARTER AMENDMENT MEASURE TO CHANGE THE TIMING OF FUTURE CITY ELECTIONS, AND AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2018 ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET TO COVER ELECTION RELATED EXPENSES
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)     Find that the proposed action is not a project subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in Section 21065 and Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines and, as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required for the project;
(2)     Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasadena calling and giving notice of a special election of the City of Pasadena on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, for the submission of a Charter amendment measure to change the timing of future City elections to occur on statewide election dates held in even years, consistent with state law;
(3)     Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasadena requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to authorize and order the consolidation of said special election of the City of Pasadena with the Statewide Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, and requesting the Los Angeles County Clerk/Registrar of Voters to administer said election on behalf of the City;
(4)     Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasadena setting priorities for filing written arguments pertaining to a proposed City Charter amendment measure changing the timing of City of Pasadena elections, and directing the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis;
(5)     Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasadena providing for the filing of rebuttal arguments with respect to the City of Pasadena’s proposed Charter amendment; and
(6)    
Amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Adopted Operating Budget by appropriating $147,000 from the City’s General Fund balance to Account No. 10113002-811400 to cover election related expenses for the June 5, 2018 special municipal election.

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      RESOLUTIONS
      CALLING AND CONSOLIDATING ELECTION 1951k
      REQUESTING ELECTION SERVICES FORM COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 715k
      SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING ARGUMENTS AND REBUTTALS 456k
      AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS 479k

     
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3.      ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF THE PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATED WITH THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2018, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING A CHARTER AMENDMENT MEASURE TO CHANGE THE TIMING AND FORMAT OF FUTURE SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council, on behalf of the Pasadena Unified School District, take the following actions:
(1)     Find that the proposed action is not a project subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in Section 21065 and Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines and, as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required for the project;
(2)     Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasadena calling and giving notice of a special municipal election of the Pasadena Unified School District to be held in said City and in the territory annexed thereto for Pasadena Unified School District purposes on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, for the purpose of submitting a Charter amendment measure to change the timing and format of future School District elections to occur on Statewide General election dates held in even years, consistent with state law;
(3)     Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasadena requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to authorize and order the consolidation of said special municipal election of the City of Pasadena and the territory annexed thereto for Pasadena Unified School District purposes with the Statewide Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, and requesting the Los Angeles County Clerk/Registrar of Voters to administer said election on behalf of the School District;
(4)     Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasadena setting priorities for filing written arguments pertaining to a proposed City Charter amendment measure to change the timing and format of future Pasadena Unified School District elections, and directing the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis; and
(5)     Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasadena providing for the filing of rebuttal arguments with respect to the Pasadena Unified School District proposed Charter amendment measure.

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    RESOLUTIONS           
            CALLING AND CONSOLIDATING ELECTION 2993k
            REQUESTING ELECTION SERVICES FORM COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 764k
            SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING ARGUMENTS AND REBUTTALS 478k
            AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS 494k

           
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4.      COLLABORATE PASADENA (ORAL PRESENTATION) 

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5.      OFFICE OF THE YOUNG CHILD (ORAL PRESENTATION) 

        
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6.      REPORT ON PUSD FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN (ORAL PRESENTATION) 

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - PRESENTED AT MEETING

7.      REPORT ON CITY’S GENERAL FUND FISCAL OUTLOOK (ORAL PRESENTATION) 

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8.      ADJOURNMENT

  

Terry Tornek, Mayor

City of Pasadena

Roy Boulghourjian, President

PUSD Board of Education

 Note to the public:    Public comment is limited to items on this special joint meeting agenda.  An opportunity for public comment on items on the agenda will be provided when the items are discussed.  Please limit comments to no more than 3 minutes each.  

Free street parking is available on the streets surrounding City Hall beginning at 5:00 p.m.  Free child care will be provided for those attending the meeting at City Hall, 2nd Floor, Room S222.  

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices are available at all Pasadena City Council meetings.  Assistive Listening headphones and neckloops can be checked out at the desk of the Sergeant-at-Arms, located inside the City Council Chambers.

 

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Spanish translation services will be provided at this meeting. 

Habrá servicio de interpretación en Español en esta junta. 

 

I HEREBY CERTIFY that this notice, in its entirety, was posted  on the Internet at www.cityofpasadena.net/councilagendas and on the Council Chamber Bulletin Board, Room S249, City Hall,

100 North Garfield Avenue, the Pasadena Unified School District Education Center posting box, 351 South Hudson Avenue, and a copy was distributed to Central Library for posting this 9th day of February, 2018, at 5:30 p.m., and that copies hereof were faxed or delivered to each member of the City Council and the PUSD Board of Education, and to each local newspaper of general circulation, radio or television station requesting notice in writing, all of which recipients are identified on the distribution list set forth herein below.

  

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Mark Jomsky, CMC

City Clerk

 

DISTRIBUTION:

Mayor and City Council             Central Library                          Pasadena Weekly
PUSD Board of Education         Public Information Officer           Los Angeles Times
City Manager                             La Opinion                                Star News
Superintendent of Schools        Pasadena Now                          Pasadena Independent    
City Attorney                             Pasadena Journal