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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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(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.
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(3) QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT - QUARTER ENDING 12/31/99
Recommendation of City Manager: This item is for information
purposes only.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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(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.
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(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).
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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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)
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10. INFORMATION ITEMS - No Items
11. COMMUNICATIONS - No Items
12. PUBLIC COMMENT (Continued)
13. ADJOURNMENT