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PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ON MARCH 17, 2020, THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR FEBRUARY 8, 2021 AT 2:00 P.M. WILL TAKE PLACE SOLELY BY VIDEOCONFERENCE/TELECONFERENCE.
In order to facilitate public participation at meetings held solely by electronic means, the City will accept public comment in the following manner:
1. Members of the public may submit comments
of any length up to two hours prior to the start of the meeting, at the
following email address:
Please be aware that, while these comments will be provided to the members of the body and will become part of the meeting record, they will not be read aloud. Any comment submitted in this fashion will be forwarded to the legislative body prior to the start of the meeting.
2. During the meeting, members of the public
may submit up to 200 words regarding items on the agenda, at the following
webpage:
If you wish your comments to be read aloud during the meeting, please indicate so on the form. If you submit more than one form, only the first one received will be read aloud. The City reserves the right to summarize comments if necessary for the orderly and timely flow of the meeting. All comments in their entirety will become part of the meeting record and will be forwarded to the legislative body.
3. If assistance is needed by phone, please call the City Clerk’s Office at: (626) 744-4124.
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(LISTEN ONLY), PLEASE DIAL-IN 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE MEETING (1:50 P.M.):
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BECAUSE YOU ARE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE ELECTRONICALLY AS SET FORTH ABOVE, CONTACT
THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AT (626) 744-4124 OR
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DE ACUERDO CON LA ORDEN EJECUTIVA N-29-20 EMITIDO POR EL GOBERNADOR
GAVIN NEWSOM EL 17 DE MARZO DE 2020, LA REUNIÓN ESPECIAL DEL CONSEJO DE LA CIUDAD PARA EL 8 DE FEBRERO DE 2021 A las 2:00 P.M. SE EFECTUARÁ SOLAMENTE POR VIDEOCONFERENCIA/TELECONFERENCIA.
Con el fin de facilitar la participación del público en las reuniones celebradas únicamente por medios electrónicos, la Ciudad aceptará comentario público de la siguiente manera:
1. El público podrá presentar comentarios de cualquier duración hasta dos horas antes del inicio de la reunión, al siguiente correo electrónico:
correspondence@cityofpasadena.net
Favor de tomar en cuenta que, si bien estos comentarios se proporcionarán a los miembros del consejo y serán parte los récords de la reunión, no se leerán en voz alta. Cualquier comentario presentado de esta manera se remitirá al órgano legislativo antes del inicio de la reunión.
2. Durante la reunión, el público podrá presentar hasta 200 palabras con respecto a los puntos en el orden del día en la siguiente página web:
www.cityofpasadena.net/city-clerk/public-comment
Si desea que sus comentarios sean leídos en voz alta durante la reunión, indíquelo en el formulario. Si envía más de un formulario, sólo se leerá en voz alta el primero que se reciba. La alcaldía se reserva el derecho de resumir los comentarios si es necesario para el flujo ordenado y oportuno de la reunión. Todos los comentarios en su totalidad pasarán a ser parte del acta de la reunión, y se remitirán al órgano legislativo.
3. Si requiere asistencia por teléfono, llame a la Oficina del Secretario de la Ciudad al: (626) 744-4124.
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SI NECESITA UNA MODIFICACION O ACOMODACIÓN RAZONABLE DE ACUERDO CON LA LEY DE ESTADOUNIDENSES CON DISCAPACIDADES PORQUE USTED NO PUEDE PARTICIPAR ELECTRÓNICAMENTE COMO SE ESTABLECE ANTERIORMENTE, CONTÁCTESE CON LA OFICINA DE LA SECRETARÍA DE LA CIUDAD LO ANTES POSIBLE AL (626) 744-4124 O CITYCLERK@CITYOFPASADENA.NET
SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY
TO THE PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Public Meeting: 2:00 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
PUBLIC MEETING – 2:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS
PUBLIC COMMENT – LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THIS SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA AND WILL BE HEARD AT THE TIME THE ITEM IS CONSIDERED
SPECIAL ITEM – COVID-19
1.
COVID-19 UPDATE FROM DR. YING-YING GOH, PUBLIC
HEALTH OFFICER
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE 1743k
PUBLIC COMMENT 1896k
PUBLIC COMMENT PART 2 81k
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
2.
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH UTILITY TREE SERVICE, LLC, TO
PROVIDE POWER LINE CLEARANCE TREE TRIMMING SERVICES FOR THE WATER AND POWER
DEPARTMENT FOR A MAXIMUM CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $15,720,000
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:
(1) Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from
the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities); and that there are no
features that distinguish this project from others in the exempt class and,
therefore, there are no unusual circumstances;
(2) Accept the letter from Flintridge Tree Care, Inc., dated
January 13, 2021 rescinding their bid to provide power line clearance tree
trimming services for the Water and Power Department; and
(3) Accept the bid dated August 10, 2020 from Utility Tree
Service, LLC, (“UTS”) in response to Specifications for Tree Trimming Services
for the Water and Power Department; and authorize the City Manager, or his
designee, to enter into a contract for an initial period not-to-exceed three
years or until $9,432,000 has been expended, whichever occurs first; with two
optional one-year extensions, each not-to-exceed $3,144,000.
1511k
3.
CONTRACT AWARD TO TRANSCORE, LLC FOR $368,000 TO PROVIDE ADAPTIVE CONTROL
SERVICES AS PART OF THE ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC CONTROL NETWORK PHASE II METRO GRANT
FUNDED PROJECT
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:
(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) Review for Exemption;
(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 Transcore, LLC for the expansion of
the Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS), as described in the
scope of work for the Adaptive Traffic Control Network-Phase II Metro funded
project (FA No. 920000000F7318), for an amount not-to-exceed $368,000, which
includes a base contract amount of $335,000 and contingency amount of $33,000
for the provision of necessary change orders, if any; 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 4.08.049B, contracts for which the
City’s best interests are served.
1418k
TPA 72k
4.
FINANCE COMMITTEE: AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE ORDER WITH
ELLIS EQUIPMENT INC., TO FURNISH AND DELIVER CONCRETE K-RAILS AND TL2 SLEDS FOR
THE ON-STREET DINING PROGRAM NOT-TO-EXCEED $230,000
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find this action is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section
15061(b)(3), Review for Exemption;
(2)
Authorize the City Manager to enter into a purchase
order, without competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F),
contracts for professional or unique services, with Ellis Equipment Inc., for
the procurement of concrete K-rail and TL2 SLEDs for the on-street dining
program in an amount not-to-exceed $230,000, which includes the base purchase
amount of $190,000 and an optional contingency of $40,000;
(3)
Appropriate $35,000 from the General Fund operating
reserve for the on-street dining program to the Department of Transportation
Fiscal Year 2021 Operating Budget contract services account 10124003-811400; and
(4)
It is further recommended that the City Council grant
the proposed purchase order an exemption from the Competitive Selection process
set forth in 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.
1394k
TPA 63k
City Council
5. RESIGNATIONS, APPOINTMENTS, & REAPPOINTMENTS
RESIGNATION OF NORMA ESTELA FERNANDEZ FROM THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (Mayor Nomination)
RESIGNATION OF JESSICA C. RIVAS FROM THE
NORTHWEST COMMISSION (District 5
Nomination)
226k
APPOINTMENT OF CASEY JAGUSCH TO THE ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (District 2 Nomination)
City Clerk/Secretary
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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January 11, 2021 |
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January 11, 2021 |
Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission |
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January 18, 2021 |
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January 18, 2021 |
Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission |
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January 25, 2021 |
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January 25, 2021 |
Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission |
7. RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA
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Claim No. 13,673 |
Sassan Amini |
$ 10,000.00+ |
PUBLIC HEARING:
8.
PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
NO. 30469, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NO. 34, 100 WEST WALNUT (LINCOLN/PARSONS PROJECT,
PROJECT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10 WEST WALNUT AVENUE)
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the proposed amendments to the Development
Agreement do not involve physical changes to the environment and, if adopted,
are therefore exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section
15061(b)(3);
(2)
Direct the City Manager to negotiate amendments to the
Development Agreement pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) 17.66.080(A)
consistent with the topics identified in the agenda report; and
(3)
Direct the City Attorney to prepare an amended
Development Agreement within 60 days for City Council consideration of the terms
to which the parties agree at a subsequent meeting.
1939k
ATTACHMENT A 13257k
ATTACHMENT B 917k
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE 432k
PUBLIC COMMENT 1776k
OLD BUSINESS: None
REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Economic Development and Technology Committee
Finance Committee
9.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO BALANCE THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 GENERAL FUND OPERATING
BUDGET
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the action
proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” as defined in State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15378(b);
(2)
Approve the proposed
amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Operating Budget;
(3)
Amend the City Council
Department’s FY 2021 Operating Budget by adding a 1.0 Full-time Equivalent (FTE)
City Council District Liaison and appropriating $60,000 from the unappropriated
General Fund balance; and
(4)
Amend the City Attorney’s
Office FY 2021 Operating Budget by adding a 1.0 FTE Management Analyst II and
appropriating $38,500 from the unappropriated General Fund balance.
2341k
ATTACHMENT A 481k
Legislative Policy Committee
Municipal Services Committee
Public Safety Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
City Manager
City Council
ORDINANCES
First Reading:
10. Conduct
first reading of “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING TITLE 14
(BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) AND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF TITLE 17 (THE ZONING
CODE) TO REVISE THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICTS INCLUDING NEW DESIGN STANDARDS, NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS,
AND DISCRETIONARY REVIEW PROCESS”
448k
ORDINANCE (REVISED) 2776k
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT (ITEMS 10 &
11)
11.
Conduct first reading of “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING VARIOUS
PROVISIONS OF TITLE 17 (ZONING CODE) OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION”
427k
ORDINANCE PART 1 8792k
ORDINANCE PART 2 10435k
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE
PUBLIC COMMENT
PUBLIC COMMENT (ITEMS 10 &
11)
Second Reading: None
CLOSED SESSION
A.
CITY COUNCIL
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(d)(2): One potential case
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
B.
CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)
Name of Case: Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association v. City of
Pasadena
Case No.: U.S. District Court Case No. 2:2-cv-01051
ADJOURNMENT