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PUBLIC COMMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCCIONES PARA COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS
CORRECTED
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
AUGUST 26, 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
Note to public: Please see separate
Closed Session Special Meeting agenda scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m.
Teleconference Location:
Stanford Sierra Conference Center
Main Lodge Teleconference Booths
103 Fallen Leaf Road
Fallen Leaf, CA 96150
CLOSED SESSION
– 4:00 P.M.
A.
CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.8 Properties:
1.
180 Glenarm Street, Pasadena, CA
2.
269 Palmetto Drive, Pasadena, CA
3.
1175 Pasadena Avenue, Pasadena, CA
4.
163 State Street, Pasadena, CA
5.
230 Wigmore Avenue, Pasadena, CA
6.
215 Madeline Drive, Pasadena, CA
7.
218 Madeline Drive, Pasadena, CA
8.
888 Pasadena Avenue, Pasadena, CA
9.
894/894-B Pasadena Avenue, Pasadena, CA
10.
1112 Pasadena Avenue, Pasadena, CA
11.
1200 Pasadena Avenue, Pasadena, CA
12.
584 Saint John Avenue and 230/230-A California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA
13.
696 Saint John Avenue, Pasadena, CA
14.
734 Saint John Avenue, Pasadena, CA
15.
180 State Street, Pasadena, CA
16.
225 State Street, Pasadena, CA
17.
237 State Street, Pasadena, CA
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
Agency negotiator:
Miguel Márquez
Negotiating parties:
State of California, Department of Transportation
B.
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.8
Property
Location: 145 North Raymond Avenue
Agency
Negotiator: Miguel Márquez
Negotiating
Party: Leslie Ito, Executive Director Armory Center for the Arts
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
C.
CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding significant exposure to
litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)/(e)(1) (one
potential case)
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.
ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING CITY-OWNED
PROPERTY AT 1015 AND 1027 N. LAKE AVENUE AS EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND PURSUANT TO
STATE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54221(f)(1)(F) FOR THE PURPOSE
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
(Housing Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the recommended actions in the agenda report do
not constitute a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 21065 of CEQA and Sections 15004(b)
(4) and 15378 of the State CEQA
Guidelines, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required;
(2)
Adopt the Resolution (attached to the agenda report)
declaring the property at 1015 and 1027 N. Lake Avenue as exempt surplus land
pursuant to State Government Code Section, 54221(f)(1)(F); and
(3)
Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute,
on behalf of the City, any documents necessary to effectuate the staff
recommendation.
RESOLUTION
2.
ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING ONE NEW
CLASSIFICATION AND UPDATING THE SALARIES OF TWENTY EXISTING CLASSIFICATIONS
(Human Resources Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the proposed
action in the agenda report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) “Common Sense”
exemption;
and
(2)
Adopt a Resolution
Establishing One New Classification and Updating the Salaries of Twenty Existing
Classifications.
4.
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT WITH ROBERT MEYERS STUDIO FOR OUTSOURCED PRINTING – LARGE FORMAT FOR AN
AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED
$1,109,000
(Finance Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find
that the action proposed 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 of
Section 15378(b);
(2)
Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract as
the result of the competitive bidding process with Robert Meyers Studio for
outsourced printing – large format in an amount not-to-exceed a grand total
of $1,109,000 for six-years,
which includes the option for three one-year extensions or an amount
not-to-exceed $554,500 whichever occurs first, at the discretion of the City
Manager; and
(3)
Authorize the City
Manager to approve no-cost amendments to the subject contract including
durational extensions.
5.
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT WITH SELECT ELECTRIC INC., FOR
INSTALLATION OF a TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT ORANGE GROVE BOULEVARD AND CRAIG
AVENUE
FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED
$694,249 (Public Works Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find the contract proposed in the agenda report to be
categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Title 14, Chapter 3, Article 19, Section 15301, Class 1 –
Existing Facilities, and
Section 15303, Class 3 – New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, and
that there are no features that distinguish this project from others in the
exempt class, and therefore, there
are no unusual circumstances;
and
(2)
Award the contract to lowest and best bid dated July 26,
2024 submitted by Select Electric Inc., in response to the project plans and
specifications for the Installation of a Traffic Signal at Orange Grove
Boulevard and Craig Avenue,
authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for an amount not-to-exceed
$694,249 which includes the base contract amount of $603,695 and a contingency
of $90,554 to
provide for any necessary
change orders.
6.
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT WITH CORNER
KEYSTONE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION FOR VILLA PARKE COMMUNITY
CENTER – ADA IMPROVEMENTS –
LOCKER ROOM PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $687,389 AND AMEND THE FISCAL
YEAR (FY) 2025 CIP BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE
$237,389
(Public Works Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find the contract proposed in the agenda report to
be categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Title 14, Chapter 3, Article 19, 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)
Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Corner Keystone
Construction Corporation for the Villa Parke Community Center – ADA Improvements
– Locker Room
project for
an amount
not-to-exceed $687,389,
which includes the base contract amount of $597,730
and a contingency of $89,659
to provide for any
necessary change orders; and
(3)
Amend the FY 2025 Capital
Improvement Program Budget by appropriating $237,389 in Residential Impact Fee
to the Villa Parke Community Center – ADA Improvements – Locker Room and Parking
Lot
(78072) project.
7.
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION FOR $2M FOR THE RECONNECTING
COMMUNITIES PLANNING GRANT FOR
THE 710 MASTER PLAN AND SPECIFIC PLAN PROCESS, AND AMEND THE CITY MANAGER’S
OFFICE FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGET
(Office
of the City Manager)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that
the proposed action in the agenda report is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA guidelines Section
15061(b)(3);
(2)
Authorize the City
Manager or his designee to enter into an agreement with the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) to receive grant funding for the Reconnecting Communities
Planning grant in the
amount of $2,000,000 and
execute any subsequent agreements regarding this grant award; and
(3)
Amend the City
Manager's Office Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget by recognizing revenue and
appropriating $1,350,000 of the grant award in the General Fund Projects Fund
(Fund 105), and also
appropriating the grant match
of $2,000,000 in Fund 105 to administer the Reconnecting Pasadena Master Plan
and Specific Plan process.
City Council
City Attorney
City Clerk/Secretary
8a.
RECEIVE AND
FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA
Claim No. |
Claimant |
Claim Amount |
2025-0023 |
John Anton Latta |
$
1,225.00 |
2025-0024 |
Robert Ruiz |
9,999.00 |
2025-0025 |
Annette Denise McDaniel |
10,000.00+ |
2025-0026 |
Santosa Delivery |
4,546.21 |
8b.
PUBLIC HEARING SET:
September 23, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
– Draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (2023-2024 program
year) for projects funded from Community Development Block grant,
Emergency Solutions grant, and Home Investment
Partnership Act
OLD BUSINESS:
None
PUBLIC HEARING:
(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.)
9.
HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED VACATION
AND HEAR EVIDENCE OFFERED BY INTERESTED PARTIES AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION ORDERING
THE VACATION OF
NINA
STREET FROM SUNNYSLOPE AVENUE
TO ITS EAST TERMINUS (Public
Works Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that on July
15, 2024, the City Council adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the
Pasadena Rusnak Porsche project, which includes the vacation of Nina Street from
Sunnyslope Avenue to East
terminus, in accordance with
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
(2)
Hold a public
hearing on the proposed vacation and hear evidence offered by interested
parties;
(3)
Find that the
subject portion of land proposed for vacation is consistent with the General
Plan Mobility Element and is unnecessary for present or prospective public use
for street purposes;
(4)
Declare that the
City’s existing interest in the subject portion of land proposed for vacation is
an easement dedicated for public street purposes; the land is not owned by the
City in fee title;
and it is not
subject to the provisions of
Chapter 4.02, Sale of Surplus Real Property, of the Pasadena Municipal Code;
(5)
Adopt a Resolution
ordering
the vacation of Nina Street from Sunnyslope Avenue to its East terminus, in
accordance with the conditions and recommendations contained in this report; and
(6)
Authorize the City
Manager to execute a Condition Satisfaction Contract between the City and the
applicant,
Rusnak Daimler Chrysler Center Inc., a Delaware Corporation.
Recommendation of the
Planning Commission:
On May 8, 2024, the Planning Commission voted unanimously in support of the City
Council approving the vacation of Nina Street from Sunnyslope Avenue to
its East terminus subject to
fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Exhibit C of the Resolution (attached
to the agenda report) for the Order to Vacate.
The
Commission also found unanimously that the subject
portion of land proposed for
vacation is consistent with the General Plan Mobility Element and is unnecessary
for present or prospective public use for street purposes.
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
10.
MILITARY EQUIPMENT ANNUAL REPORT AND RENEWAL
OF EXISTING MILITARY EQUIPMENT (Police Dept.)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the project
proposed in the agenda report is exempt under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the "Common Sense" exemption
that CEQA applies
only to projects that may have
an effect on the environment;
(2)
Find that each type of
military equipment identified in the Pasadena Police Department (PPD) June 2023
to June 2024 Annual Military Equipment Report has complied with the standards
for approval set
forth in the PPD Military
Equipment Policy 711 and Government Code Section 7070 et seq.; and
(3)
Approve the continued
use of the currently authorized military equipment by renewing Ordinance No.
7395 pursuant to Government Code Section 7071(e)(1).
CORRESPONDENCE 08-21-2024 PSC
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
City Council
City Attorney
ORDINANCES
First Reading:
11.
Conduct first reading of “AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING TITLE 2, ARTICLE I, CHAPTER 2.05,
SECTION 2.05.060 OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TO CHANGE
THE REGULAR MEETING TIMES FOR
THE CITY COUNCIL”
Second Reading:
None
INFORMATION ITEM:
None
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)
October 15, 2024
November 19, 2024
FINANCE
COMMITTEE (Chair Mayor Victor M. Gordo,
Tyron Hampton, Felicia Williams)
August
26, 2024 (Special Meeting to commence at 3:00 p.m.)
September 9, 2024 (Special Meeting to commence at 3:00
p.m.)
September 23, 2024 (Special Meeting to commence at
3:00 p.m.)
LEGISLATIVE
POLICY COMMITTEE
(Chair Vice Mayor Steve Madison, Jason
Lyon, Gene Masuda, Jess Rivas) Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 4:30
p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council Chamber, 2nd
Floor)
September
3, 2024 (To be cancelled)
October 1, 2024
November 5, 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)
September 10, 2024
September 24. 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)
October 16,
2024
November 20,
2024
FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES
September 2, 2024 (To be
cancelled)
September 9, 2024
September 16, 2024
September 23, 2024
September 30, 2024
October 7, 2024
October 14, 2024 (To be
cancelled)
October 21, 2024
October 28, 2024
November 4, 20224 (To be
cancelled)
November 11, 2024 (To be
cancelled)
November 18, 2024
November 25, 2024
December 2, 2024 (To be
cancelled)
December 9, 2024 (City Council
Organizational meeting)
December 16, 2024
December 23, 2024 (To be
cancelled)
December 30, 20224 (To be cancelled)
FUTURE PUBLIC HEARING:
September 23, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
– Draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (2023-2024 program
year) for projects funded from Community Development Block grant, Emergency
Solutions grant, and Home Investment Partnership Act