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PUBLIC COMMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCCIONES PARA COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
APRIL 15, 2024
Closed Session: 4:30 P.M.
Public Meeting: 5:30 P.M.
Public Hearing: 5:30 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
CLOSED SESSION
– 4:30 P.M.
A.
CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding
pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: Knox., B. v.
City of Pasadena, et al.
USDC Case No. 2:23-cv-04447-MEMF-PD
B.
CONSIDERATION OF INITIATION OF LITIGATION
pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) (one potential case)
C.
CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding pending litigation pursuant
to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust
Litigation
USDC (E. Dist. N.Y.) Case No.: 05-MD-1720 (MKB) (JO)
PUBLIC MEETING – 5:30 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. Comments are limited to
3 minutes
each, and the Mayor may limit this time if reasonable under the
circumstances.
The City Council may not discuss or take action on issues not on the meeting
agenda, except that members of the City Council or staff may briefly respond
to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising public testimony
rights (Government Code Section 54954.2).
CONSENT CALENDAR
(The Consent Calendar consists of routine items which will be approved by
one motion and one vote unless removed for separate discussion. There will
be one opportunity for public comment on all consent items. Comments are
limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor may limit this time if reasonable
under the circumstances.)
City Manager/Executive
Director
1.
AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND CONTRACT NO. 32093 WITH SYCAMORES TO ADD FUNDING FOR
MOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAMMING (Housing Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the
recommended actions in the agenda report are exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines
per Section
15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA only
applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;
(2)
Authorize the City
Manager to amend Contract No. 32093 with Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family
Services, dba The Sycamores, to increase the contract
value by $81,121 for a
total not-to-exceed contract value of $331,367
through June 30, 2025, for the provision of emergency shelter using motel
vouchers;
(3)
Authorize the City
Manager to approve no-cost amendments to Contract No. 32093 which extend the
term beyond June 30, 2025; and
(4)
To the extent the
amendments to Contract No. 32093 could be considered a separate procurement
subject to the Competitive Selection Process, grant an
exemption pursuant to
Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) Section 4.08.049(B),
contracts for which the City’s best interests are served. Competitive price
bidding is
not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F) contracts for
professional or unique services.
2.
AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR ENCAMPMENT
RESOLUTION FUNDING WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND
HOUSING AGENCY; APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT NO. 32596
WITH UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES SUBJECT TO AWARD OF STATE
FUNDS
(Housing Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the recommended action in the agenda report is
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State
CEQA Guidelines per
Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA only
applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;
(2)
Authorize the submittal of an application for State of
California Encampment Resolution Funding, Round 3 for eligible programs and
activities that serve people
experiencing unsheltered homelessness living in encampments;
(3)
Authorize the City Manager to certify of execute, and the
City Clerk to attest, that application and all other documents, agreements and
amendments related to the
application and subsequent State award;
(4)
Authorize the City Manager to amend Contract No. 32596
with Union Station Homeless Services to co-administer the proposed project,
should the application be
selected for funding, to add funding in an amount no greater than what is
awarded by the State, and extend the contract term pursuant to City Charter
Section 1002(F), contracts for professional or unique services. To the extent
that this grant funding is subject to City procurement
requirements, grant the proposed
contract 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; and
(5)
Authorize the City Manager to approve no-cost amendments
to the subject contract with Union Station Homeless Services which may extend
the term beyond
June 30, 2027.
3.
AUTHORIZE PURCHASE ORDER WITH 72 HOUR LLC (DBA: CHEVROLET OF
WATSONVILLE/NATIONAL AUTO FLEET GROUP) FOR THE PURCHASE OF
THREE (3) FORD F-150
TRUCKS AND TWO (2) FORD EXPLORER
POLICE INTERCEPTOR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED
$317,108
(Police
Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is
recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the
action in the agenda report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3) the “Common
Sense” exemption
that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an
effect on the environment;
(2)
Authorize the City
Manager to enter into a Purchase Order, for Fiscal Year 2024, with 72 Hour, LLC
(72 Hour) in the amount not-to-exceed $317,108 for the
purchase of three (3) new
Ford F-150 trucks and two (2) new Ford Explorer
Police Interceptor Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV); and
(3)
Neither Competitive Bidding nor Competitive
Selection are required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H) and Pasadena
Municipal Code Section 4.08.049(B),
contracts may be exempted from the competitive selection process
where a determination is made that the best interests of the city are served by
a direct award of
a contract without a competitive selection process.
TPA
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF
AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE
UTILITY VEHICLES (SUV)
ONLY
4.
CONTRACT AWARD TO EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS
INC., FOR THE PURCHASE OF IRRIGATION SUPPLIES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED
$528,300 (PRCS Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the proposed action in the agenda report
is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 21065 of CEQA
and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA
Guidelines, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required;
and
(2) Accept the
bid dated March 13, 2024 submitted by Ewing Irrigation Products Inc., in
response to the specifications to provide irrigation supplies, ii) reject all
other
bids received, and iii) authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Ewing Irrigation Products Inc., in an amount not-to-exceed
$316,980 over a three-year
period with the option of two one-year extensions in
the annual amount of $105,660, at the discretion of the City
Manager, for a maximum total contract length of five
years and a grand total
contract amount of $528,300.
5.
AUTHORIZATION TO
ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR THE RECEIPT OF
HOMELESS SERVICES FUNDING
IN AN
AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED
OF $677,897 FOR HOMELESS SERVICES
(Housing
Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the recommended actions in the agenda report are exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines
Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” provision that CEQA only
applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;
(2)
Authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract the County of Los Angeles for the receipt of funding
to provide
homelessness prevention, time-limited subsidies,
housing navigation and
location, and emergency shelter programs in
the City of Pasadena
in the amount
not-to-exceed
of $677,897 of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Measure
H funds;
(3)
Authorize the City Manager to amend the subject
contract with County of Los Angeles to add $1,324,440
subject to the availability of FY 2025 Measure H funds for
a not-to-exceed total
of $2,002,337;
(4)
Authorize the City
Manager to execute one additional amendment to the subject contract with a
not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000 subject to the availability of FY
2026
Measure H funds for the continued
provision of homeless services; and
(5)
Authorize the City Manager to approve no-cost extension amendments to the
subject contract which extend the term beyond June 30, 2027.
(REVISED)
6.
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION GIVING NOTICE OF
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR NON-EXCLUSIVE POLICE TOWING FRANCHISES AND SETTING A
PUBLIC
HEARING
(Police Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the
project proposed in the agenda report is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section
15061(b)(3); the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA only
applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;
(2)
Adopt a resolution
(a) giving notice of applications received for non-exclusive police towing
franchise from four firms as set forth in the Agenda Report; and
(b) setting a
public hearing for May 13, 2024 at 5:30
pm to consider the granting of police towing franchises; and
(3)
Direct the City Clerk
to publish the resolution at least once in a newspaper of the general
circulation in the City not less than ten days prior to the date set for the
hearing.
RESOLUTION
7.
AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND CONTRACT NO. 32342 WITH
OPENGOV FOR A CITYWIDE EPROCUREMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED
$189,366
(Finance Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is not a project subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA
Guidelines
Section 21065 and within the meaning Sections 15060(c) and 15378(b);
and
(2)
Authorize the City Manager to amend Contract
No. 32342 with OpenGov for a Citywide eProcurement system from a not-to-exceed
amount of $107,000 to
$189,366 for a five-year term.
TPA
8.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE: AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE SHOWER OF HOPE TO
OPERATE A
SAFE PARKING PROGRAM
(Housing Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the recommended action in the agenda
report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant
to State CEQA Guidelines per
Section 15061(b)(3), the "Common Sense" exemption that CEQA only
applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;
(2)
Authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with End Homelessness California, dba The Shower of Hope, in an amount
not-to-exceed $305,000 with a
contract term ending June 30, 2025, to operate a safe parking program;
(3)
Authorize the City Manager to amend the
recommended contract to extend the term up to three additional years and add up
to $915,000 for a total not-toexceed
amount of $1,220,000; and
(4)
To the extent the contract and amendments could
be considered separate procurements subject to the Competitive Selection
Process, grant an exemption pursuant
to Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) Section 4.08.049(B), contracts
for which the City's best interests are served. These transactions are exempt
from competitive
bidding per PMC Section 4.08.030 and City Charter Section
1002(F) based on contracts for professional or
unique services.
City Council
9. RESIGNATIONS,
APPOINTMENTS, & REAPPOINTMENTS
RESIGNATION OF
QUARTNEY CERVANTES FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
(Agency
Representative)
City Attorney
City Clerk/Secretary
10a. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
|
March 4, 2024 |
|
|
March 4, 2024 |
Successor Agency to the Pasadena
Community Development Commission |
|
March 25, 2024 |
|
|
March 25, 2024 |
Successor Agency to the Pasadena
Community Development Commission |
|
April 1, 2024 |
|
|
April 1, 2024 |
Successor Agency to the Pasadena
Community Development Commission |
10b.
RECEIVE AND
FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA
|
Claim No. |
Claimant |
Claim Amount |
|
2024-0237 |
David L. Toth |
$
2,500.00 |
|
2024-0238 |
Katherine Kleine |
35,000.00+ |
|
2024-0239 |
Kimberly Potter |
35,000.00+ |
|
2024-0240 |
Latoya White |
1,517.96 |
|
2024-0241 |
Oscar Sanabria |
35,000.00+ |
10c.
PUBLIC HEARINGS SET
May 6, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
– City of Pasadena’s Recommended Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025
May 20, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
– Approval of the Annual Action Plan
(2024-2025) and Related Funding Applications for the Community Development Block
Grant, Home Investment Partnership Act, and Emergency Solutions Grant Programs
OLD BUSINESS:
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
(Comments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor may limit this time
if reasonable under the circumstances. There will be one opportunity for
public comment for those speakers who wish to speak on more than one public
hearing.)
11.
Recommendation:
It is recommended
that the City of Pasadena (the "City"), as Successor Agency to the Pasadena
Community Development Commission, after a public
hearing:
(1)
Find that the recommended action in the agenda report is
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), pursuant to State
CEQA Guidelines per
15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA only
applies to projects that may have a significant effect on the environment; and
(2)
Approve the City’s Public Housing Agency Annual Plan
(2024), as attached to the agenda report, and authorize the City Manager to
execute any and all
documents regarding its submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT B
12.
OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING AND RECEIVE INFORMATION RELATING TO THE TIMELINE AND PROCESS FOR THE
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDED FISCAL
YEAR (FY) 2025 - 2029 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
BUDGET
(Public Works Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Open the public hearing on the City Manager’s
Recommended FY 2025 - 2029 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget;
(2)
Receive information related to the proposed
timeline and process for this year’s Capital Improvement Program Budget; and
(3) Continue the public
hearing to May 6, 2024 at 5:30 p.m., and as necessary, thereafter at each
subsequent meeting of the City Council until the City Council
determines that
the public hearing may close and then formally adopt the FY 2025
- 2029 CIP Budget.
(REVISED)
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT B
13.
PROPOSED STREET NAME CHANGE TO TROOP WAY – DAYTON STREET BETWEEN FAIR OAKS
AVENUE AND RAYMOND AVENUE; OR MORTON AVENUE
BETWEEN HAMMOND STREET AND
MOUNTAIN STREET
(Public Works Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the proposed street name change to Troop Way from - Dayton
Street from Fair Oaks Avenue to Raymond Avenue; or Morton Avenue between Hammond
Street and Mountain Street is categorically exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15061(b)(3), “Common Sense”
exemption that
CEQA only applies to projects which have the potential for
causing a significant effect on the environment; as well as
under Section 15301 as a minor alteration of an
existing facility with no change
in capacity; and
(2)
Adopt a resolution
changing the name of the portion of Dayton Street between Fair Oaks Avenue and
Raymond Avenue to Troop Way; or
(3)
Adopt a resolution
changing the name of the portion of Morton Avenue between Hammond Street and
Mountain Street to Troop Way; or
(4)
Provide alternate
direction.
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT B
ATTACHMENT C
ATTACHMENT D
ATTACHMENT E
RESOLUTION
CORRESPONDENCE
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE
TROOP WAY FOR MAY 20, 2024 AT
5:30 P.M.
14.
TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT (TEFRA)
HEARING AND RESOLUTION FOR THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY (CMFA) FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE GREEN HOTEL IN OLD PASADENA
(Finance
Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council
hold a TEFRA hearing and:
(1)
Find that the
proposed action in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in section 15378(b)(4) of the
State
CEQA Guidelines, and as such, no environmental document pursuant
to CEQA is required for the project; and
(2)
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasadena approving the
issuance of the California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA) Exempt Facility
Bonds in
an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $80,000,000 for the
purpose of financing or refinancing the acquisition, rehabilitation,
improvement, and equipping of the
Green Hotel and certain other matters related
thereto.
RESOLUTION
MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT
(There will be one opportunity for public comment for those speakers who
wish to speak
on more than one item of business on the agenda, excluding public hearings.
Comments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor may limit this time if
reasonable under the circumstances.)
REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Economic Development and Technology Committee
Finance Committee
Legislative Policy Committee
Municipal Services Committee
Public Safety Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
City Manager
City Council
City Attorney
ORDINANCES
First Reading:
15.
Conduct first reading of
“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING TITLE
2, ARTICLE VII, CHAPTER 2.365, SECTION 2.365.080 OF THE
PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES
PROCESS”
ORDINANCE
ACTION: INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAMPTON; CONDUCTED FIRST READING
Second Reading:
16.
Adopt
“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 17
(ZONING CODE) OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE
REGULATING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS”
(Introduced by Councilmember Hampton)
ACTION: ADOPTED
INFORMATION ITEM
17.
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE:
PRESENTATION OF CITYWIDE PARKING STRATEGIC PLAN
(Transportation Dept.)
Recommendation:
The agenda report
is intended to provide information to the City Council regarding the Citywide
Parking Strategic Plan; no action is required.
ACTION: PRESENTATION MADE; INFORMATION RECEIVED AND FILED
BRIEF REPORTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES/REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
(Chair Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison, Jess Rivas, Jason Lyon) Meets the third
Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue,
Room S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2nd floor)
April 16, 2024 (To be Cancelled)
May 9, 2024 (Special Meeting)
May 21, 2024
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(Chair Mayor Victor M. Gordo, Tyron Hampton, Felicia Williams)
April 29, 2024
(Special joint Meeting Finance Comm. and/or City Council to commence at 2:00
p.m.)
May 13, 2024
(Special Meeting to commence at 3:00 p.m.)
May 7, 2024
June 4, 2024
July 2, 2024
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
(Chair Felicia Williams, Tyron Hampton, Justin Jones, Jason Lyon) 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)
May 14, 2024
May 28, 2024
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
(Chair Mayor Victor M. Gordo, Tyron Hampton, Justin Jones, Steve Madison) Meets
the third Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N.
Garfield Avenue, Room
S249 (Council Chamber, 2nd
Floor)
April 17, 2024
May 1, 2024 (Special Meeting)
May 15, 2024
FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES
April 22, 2024 (To be cancelled)
April 29, 2024 (Special
joint meeting with Pasadena Unified School District)
May 6, 2024
May 13, 2024
May 20, 2024
May 27, 2024 (To be cancelled)
June 3, 2024
June 10, 2024
June 17, 2024
June 24, 2024 (To be cancelled)
July 1, 2024 (To be cancelled)
July 8, 2024
July 15, 2024
July 22, 2024
July 29, 2024 (To be cancelled)
FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS:
May 6, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
–
Continued Public Hearing: Approval of Recommended
Sewer Use Fee Rate Structure and Rate Adjustments
May 6, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
– Continued Public Hearing: Approval of Recommended Refuse Collection Fee
Increases
May 6, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
– City of Pasadena’s Recommended Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025
May 13, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
– Non-exclusive Police Towing Franchises
May 20, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
– Approval of the Annual Action Plan (2024-2025) and
Related Funding Applications for the Community Development Block Grant, Home
Investment Partnership Act, and Emergency Solutions Grant Programs
June 3,
2024, 5:30 p.m.
– Recommended Water Rate Structure and Rate Adjustments
June 10,
2024, 5:30 p.m.
– Consideration of Adopting an Appropriations Limit, as defined in Article XIIIB
of the Constitution of the State of California for Fiscal Year 2025