AGENDA CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FEBRUARY 14, 2000
Closed Session 5:30 P.M. Public Meeting 6:30 P.M. Public Hearings begin at 8:00 P.M. Council Chamber Pasadena City Hall, Room 247
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION (To be heard at 5:30 p.m., and/or at the conclusion of the meeting)
A. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6: City Negotiators: Gale Harrison and Steven Lem Employee Organization: United Public Employees of California, Local 777 (PACTE) B. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE REGARDING PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 Title: City Prosecutor
6:30 P.M. PUBLIC MEETING
1. ROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA - Public comment will be limited to 20 minutes at the beginning of the meeting and will continue under Item 12 (below) "Public Comment (continued)". Please limit comments to 3 minutes each. 3. OLD BUSINESS
A. PREDEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW FOR THE PROPOSED 140 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING AT 290 NORTH HUDSON AVENUE Recommendation of City Manager: This report is being provided for information purposes only. 126k
B. PREDEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW FOR PROPOSED RENOVATION OF 6 BUNGALOWS, DEMOLITION OF 2 BUNGALOWS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 90-UNIT ASSISTED LIVING PROJECT AT 3 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE Recommendation of City Manager: This report is being provided for information purposes only. 168k
C. PREDEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW FOR THE DEMOLITION OF MULTIPLE STRUCTURES, RELOCATION OF A VICTORIAN RESIDENCE AND CONSTRUCTION OF 140 AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING UNITS AT 790 NORTH FAIR OAKS AVENUE Recommendation of City Manager: This report is being provided for information purposes only. 161k
D. STATUS REPORT ON THE GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE ELEMENT UPDATE AND ZONING CODE REVISION PROJECT Recommendation of City Manager: It is recommended that the City Council review and receive the status report. 203k
E. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE THAT CERTAIN ABANDONED RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY BEHIND 1625 TO 1727 EAST WALNUT STREET, AND THE APPROVAL OF THE SALE THEREOF TO THE ADJACENT LAND OWNERS TO THE SOUTH Recommendation of City Manager: (a) Find and determine that the certain abandoned railroad right-of-way segment behind 1625 to 1727 East Walnut Street falls under Class 12 of categorically exempt projects and thus, exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act "CEQA", and direct the City Clerk to file a Notice of Exemption with the Los Angeles County Recorder; (b) Declare that this certain abandoned railroad right-of-way segment is exempt from the competitive sale requirement of Chapter 4.02 of the Pasadena Municipal Code; and (c) Authorize the City Manager to negotiate with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the land owners adjacent to and south of the abandoned railroad right-of-way segment, and to enter into and execute on behalf of the City of Pasadena the contracts, deeds and/or other documents required to acquire and convey the City's interests therein. 198k
F. AUTHORIZE THE PASADENA WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE BEHIND-THE-METER SERVICES Recommendation of City Manager: Authorize the General Manager of Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) to enter into vendor network program agreements with third-party providers of behind-the-meter water and energy related services in accordance with the principles in Exhibit 1 of the agenda report. 163k
G. LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE - ONE YEAR STATUS Recommendation of City Manager: This report is for information only. A one-year status report on the Living Wage Ordinance is required pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.11.060. No City Council action is required. 216k
4. CONSENT CALENDAR (The Consent Calendar consists of routine items which will be approved by one motion and one vote unless removed for separate discussion)
A. City Manager
(1) RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FOOTHILL PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL TO ACT AS THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD AND TO IMPLEMENT PROVISIONS OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998 AS IT REPLACES THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT Recommendation of City Manager: Adopt a resolution authorizing the Foothill Private Industry Council to act as the Workforce Investment Board under the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and to implement provisions of said Act as it replaces the Job Training Partnership Act of 1983. 119k
B. City Clerk
(1) Approval of Minutes - December 13, 1999 (Special & Regular) December 15, 1999 (Special) December 20, 1999 (Canceled) December 27, 1999 (Special)
(2) Receive and file claims against the City of Pasadena
Claim No. 8428 Stephanie Johnson $ 38.79 Claim No. 8429 Edward R. Sullivan, III Unknown Claim No. 8430 George D. Martinez 90.92 Claim No. 8431 Tinnin-Traylor Ent 172.73 (3) Public Hearings Set:
February 28, 1999, 8:00 P.M. - Amendment to Title 17 of the Pasadena Municipal Code Prohibiting Vehicles/Equipment Sales, Leasing and Rentals and Vehicle Storage within the Vehicle Repair Restricted Overlay District (VR) in the Fair Oaks/Orange Grove Corridor
5. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
A. Business Enterprise Committee
B. Deregulation Committee
C. Finance Committee
(1) FISCAL YEAR 2000 ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS Recommendation of City Manager: Approve journal vouchers implementing certain administrative amendments to the Fiscal Year 2000 Operating Budget as detailed in Attachment A of the agenda report. 230k
(2) ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCEDURES FOR, APPROVING THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF AND AUTHORIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF A REQUEST FOR AN INTEREST RATE SWAP, APPROVING THE FORM OF AN INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZING THE ENTRY INTO ONE OR MORE INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS AND CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATING THERETO Recommendation of City Manager: Adopt a resolution establishing competitive bidding procedures for, approve the Publication of Notice of and authorize the distribution of a Request for an Interest Rate SWAP and approve the Form of an Interest Rate Swap Agreement, authorize the entry into one or more Interest Rate Swap transactions and certain actions relating thereto. 184k
(3) QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT - QUARTER ENDING 12/31/99 Recommendation of City Manager: This item is for information purposes only. 183k
D. Legislative Policy Committee
E. Public Safety Committee
F. Charter Reform Task Force on School District Governance
G. Reports from Representatives
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 8:00 P.M.
A. APPEAL OF DECISION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION TO APPROVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION OF 175 NORTH BONNIE AVENUE - Appeal Withdrawn 19k
B. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: PROPOSED ZONE CHANGES FOR PROPERTIES WITHIN THE TWO STUDY AREAS ALONG THE SAN PASQUAL/ CALIFORNIA CORRIDOR Recommendation of City Manager: (1) Adopt the Initial Environmental Study and the Negative Declaration (Attachment 2 of the agenda report); (2) Approve the De Minimis Impact on the State Fish and Wildlife Habitat (Attachment 3 of the agenda report); (3) Approve the Zone Change from RS-6 (Single-family Residential, 0-6 units/acre) to RS-4 for the respectively zoned properties within Study Area 1, as shown on the map (Attachment 1 of the agenda report); (4) Approve the Zone Change from RS-4 (Single-family Residential, 0-4 units/acre) to RS-2 (Single-family Residential, 0-2 units/acre) for the respectively zoned properties within Study Area 1, as shown on the map (Attachment 1 of the agenda report); (5) Approve the Zone Change from RS-4 (Single-family Residential, 0-4 units/acre) to RS-2 (Single-family Residential, 0-2 units/acre) for the properties within the Study Area 2, Sub-area A, as shown on the map (Attachment 1 of the agenda report); (6) Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance implementing these recommendations; and (7) Direct the City Clerk to file a Notice of Determination (Attachment 4 of the agenda report) and a Certificate of Fee Exemption for the California Department of Fish and Game, with the Los Angeles County Recorder. Recommendation of the Planning Commission: The Planning Commission considered this case at a public hearing on January 12, 2000, and voted unanimously to recommend approval of staff's recommendation. 357k
C. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF A MORATORIUM ON THE CREATION OF FLAG LOTS CITYWIDE IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS WITH A HILLSIDE OVERLAY Recommendation of City Manager: (1) Find the proposed project to be Statutorily Exempt from environmental review pursuant to the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA Guidelines, Section 15262, Feasibility and Planning Studies; (2) Find that the proposed moratorium is consistent with the policies of the General Plan; (3) Approve a moratorium on the creation of flag lots citywide in single-family residential zoning districts with a hillside overlay; and (4) Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance implementing these recommendations. Recommendation of Planning Commission: The Planning Commission considered this case at a public hearing on February 9, 2000, and voted unanimously to recommend approval of staff's recommendation. 166k
7. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
A. City Council - No Item
B. City Manager (Items 1-3 regarding City Hall Seismic Retrofit will be heard at 7:00 p.m. or thereafter)
(1) APPROVAL OF "ALTERNATE D" AS THE BASIS FOR PROCEEDING WITH PLANS FOR RESTORATION AND SEISMIC UPGRADE OF CITY HALL Recommendation of City Manager: Approve the recommendation of the City Hall Restoration Oversight Committee that Alternate D, Base Isolation and New Office Wing, as presented in the June 1995 Report on Seismic Evaluation and Upgrade Concepts for the Pasadena City Hall prepared by Forell/Elsessor Engineers, Inc., and in the December 1999 Pasadena City Hall Seismic Upgrade Cost Estimate prepared by Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall, as revised by City staff, be used as the basis for proceeding with plans for the restoration and seismic upgrade of City Hall. The total budget estimate for the project in 2001 dollars in $96.6 million. 430k
(2) AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CERRELL ASSOCIATES INC., TO OBTAIN SEISMIC RETROFIT FUNDING Recommendation of City Manager: (1) 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 Cerrell Associates Inc., in an amount not to exceed $140,000, to obtain seismic retrofit funding. (2) Approve a journal voucher appropriating $140,000 from the Charter Capital Projects Fund to Project Account No. 71904, City Hall Seismic Upgrade and Exterior Restoration. 92k
(3) CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, AND WITH DANIEL, MANN, JOHNSON & MENDENHALL FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR RESTORATION AND SEISMIC RETROFIT OF CITY HALL Recommendation of City Manager: (1) Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to Contract No. 16,899, with Architectural Resources Group for architectural/ engineering services for the restoration and seismic retrofit of City Hall that will increase the contract "not to exceed" amount from $900,000 to $7,180,000. Authorize the expenditure of only $1,000,000 of this amount before December 2000 for completion of partial Design Development activities, with any further expenditure of funds contingent upon subsequent City Council decisions concerning the project. (2) Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to Contract No. 16,976, with Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall for construction management services in connection with the restoration and seismic retrofit of City Hall that will increase the contract "not to exceed" amount from $100,000, to $2,490,000. Authorize the expenditure of only $300,000 before December 2000 for the completion of partial Design Development activities, with any further expenditure of funds contingent upon subsequent City Council decisions concerning the project. (3) Approve a journal voucher transferring $1,300,000 from the Charter Capital Reserve to Budget Account No. 71904 (City Hall Seismic Upgrade and Exterior Restoration) to cover the estimated cost of the two recommended consultant contract amendments for the balance of calendar year 2000. If the project is ultimately funded by other sources, the $1,300,000 will be repaid to the Charter Capital Fund. (4) Grant the proposed contract amendment with the Architectural Resources Group an exemption from the competitive selection process required by the Affirmative Action in Contracting Ordinance, pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.09.060(C), best interests (cost and other City policy). 447k
(4) DIRECT CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 9.37 REGARDING LEAF BLOWING MACHINES Recommendation of City Manager: Direct the City Attorney to prepare an amendment to Chapter 9.37 of the Pasadena Municipal Code regarding leaf blowing machines that will: (1) Change the earliest time when a leaf blower may be used in the city from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., with hours of use between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Weekend use will remain unchanged from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and use will be prohibited on Sundays; (2) Prohibit the use of a leaf blower, during after hours, in a commercial area if the leaf blower is being used within 200 feet of residential property; (3) Lower the maximum noise level allowable to 65 decibels, from 70 decibels, when the leaf blower is measured from a site 50 feet away; (4) Require the employer of a landscape gardener to assist the Public Health Department in notifying the gardener that a complaint was received; (5) Assign primary responsibility to the Environmental Health Services Division Manager for the administration and enforcement of the Leaf Blowing Machines Ordinance; (6) Require landscape gardeners to display their current business license stickers on their vehicles to identify them as having met all Business License and Health Department requirements. 243k
(5) SUPPORT FOR PROPOSITION 14 THE STATEWIDE BOND FOR LITERACY AND LIBRARIES Recommendation of City Manager: (a) Support Proposition 14, the Statewide Bond for Literacy and Libraries, slated for the March 7, 2000 ballot, which provides $350 million in bond money for building new libraries, repairing existing facilities, upgrading telecommunications and electrical systems, improving study conditions, and creating a safe, comfortable environment for library users. (b) Authorize the Mayor to send letters to the appropriate authorities stating Pasadena's position. (c) Authorize City Council and staff to speak at public forums and meetings representing the City's position and to sign support literature and authorize mailing of support literature. 161k
(6) PROPOSITION 12 - THE SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, CLEAN WATER, CLEAN AIR AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2000 - CITY STRATEGY OF FUNDING Recommendation of City Manager: For information only. 188k
8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING
A. Approval of Minutes - December 13, 1999 December 20, 1999 (Canceled) December 27, 1999 (Canceled)
9. ORDINANCES
A. First Reading: None
B. Second Reading:
(1) Adopt " AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING THE CITY'S COMPETITIVE BIDDING ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE SOLICITATION AND ENTERING INTO OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS DESIGNED TO OFFSET, HEDGE, OR REDUCE INTEREST RATES, PAYMENT, AND OTHER RISKS AND IMPROVE NET COSTS" (Introduced by Vice Mayor Streator) 135k
10. INFORMATION ITEMS - No Items
11. COMMUNICATIONS - No Items
12. PUBLIC COMMENT (Continued)
13. ADJOURNMENT