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CITY OF PASADENA
NOTICE OF MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
January 11, 1999
Closed Session 5:30
Joint Meeting with Pasadena Board of Education 6:30 P.M.
Council Chamber
Pasadena City Hall, Room 247
5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION A. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant Exposure to Litigation pursuant to Subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code: One potential case
ACTION: DISCUSSED, NO ACTION REPORTED
6:30 P.M. PUBLIC MEETING
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
3. JOINT MEETING ITEMS (6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.)
A. PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PRIORITIES 1998-99
Recommendation of City Manager and Superintendent of Schools: It is
recommended that the City Council and the Board of Education:
(1) Review the 1998-99 District goals and priorities, the learning plans, and
the activities which support these goals;
(2) Identify areas in which the City can support the priorities, especially
those relating to student learning, before and after school student activities,
and technology infra-structure; and
(3) Reach agreement on specific areas to be explored and/or developed
immediately.
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ACTION: DIRECTED THAT THE CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFFS
WORK TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY BUDGETARY OPPORTUNITIES
THAT CAN ENHANCE NOT JUST THE SUPERVISORY ASPECTS
OF AFTER SCHOOL AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOUR PROGRAMS,
BUT ACTIVITIES WHICH SHOULD INCLUDE ACADEMIC
PROGRAMS AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PARTICIPANTS IN THOSE AREAS AS WELL. STAFF IS TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT POSSIBLE FUNDING SOURCES
AND WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THOSE DOLLARS -- NOT
ONLY FOR SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS, BUT WHAT DOLLARS CAN
BE DIRECTED TO LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AS
WELL.
B. JOINT COLLABORATION ON ENSURING CHILDREN'S HEALTH
COVERAGE THROUGH THE HEALTHY FAMILIES/MEDI-CAL FOR
CHILDREN PROGRAM AND OTHER INSURANCE SOURCES
Recommendation of City Manager and Superintendent of Schools: It is
recommended that the City Council and the Board of Education take the
following actions:
(1) Adopt and endorse a common logo as the uniform symbol for
community-based initiatives to provide affordable health coverage to
uninsured children in the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD);
(2) Direct staffs to develop a public education, outreach and enrollment
campaign to increase awareness, disseminate information and enroll children
and families into available insurance programs;
(3) Direct staffs to investigate potential financing to expand outreach and
enrollment assistance strategies; and
(4) Direct staffs to track proposed legislation and advocate for enactment of
policy which improves the design, implementation and evaluation of the State
Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) or the Healthy Families
Program.
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ACTION: APPROVED AS AMENDED
C. PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITIES: MEASURE Y AND
STATE PROPOSITION 1A
Recommendation of City Manager and Superintendent of Schools: It is
recommended that the City Council and the Board of Education:
(1) Review the background of Measure Y and receive a report on its
implementation;
(2) Review the background of the State Proposition 1A and its impact for
PUSD;
(3) Become familiar with the work of the District's Facilities Master Planning
Committee and the student population growth projected over the next seven
years; and
(4) Explore ways in which the City and the District can partner regarding:
(a) the increased use of school sites by the community; and
(b) support for interim housing of students during school construction and
potential growth.
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ACTION: APPROVED AS AMENDED
D. SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNANCE ISSUES
Recommendation of City Manager and Superintendent of Schools: It is
recommended that the City Council and the Board of Education:
(1) Review the history of discussion and action concerning governance of
the Pasadena Unified School District and reach a joint agreement on whether
there is a need for a new task force;
(2) If there is agreement to move forward, jointly define the charge of the
task force; and
(3) Reach agreement on the membership of the task force.
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ACTION: THERE WAS GENERAL CONSENSUS AMONG THE SCHOOL BOARD
AND CITY COUNCIL THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD, THE CITY
COUNCIL OF SIERRA MADRE, AND SUPERVISOR ANTONOVICH
OR HIS DESIGNEE (E.G., THE ALTADENA TOWN COUNCIL)
WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT TO THE PASADENA
CITY COUNCIL ON WHAT THEY THINK THE APPROPRIATE
MAKEUP OF THE TASK FORCE SHOULD BE, THE
REPRESENTATION THAT TASK FORCE MIGHT HAVE AND
WHAT THE CHARGE OF THE TASK FORCE MIGHT BE. EACH OF
THESE BODIES WILL BE ASKED TO PUT THIS ISSUE ON
THEIR AGENDAS FOR DISCUSSION AND INPUT BACK TO THE
PASADENA CITY COUNCIL.
E. GENERAL COMMENTS OF CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEMBERS
ACTION: STAFF WAS DIRECTED TO REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL ON
(1) ADDITIONAL STAFFING FOR THE PARTNERSHIP FOR
SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE, AND (2) THE POSSIBILITY
OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TAPPING INTO THE CITY'S
FIBER OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE AS IT WIRES ALL THE
SCHOOLS.
4. ADJOURNMENT