AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
JULY 12, 1999
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 AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR, pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.8:
Property: 300 East Colorado Boulevard
Negotiating Parties: Jay Goldstone, Steven Harding, Marsh Rood and Richard Froese
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
B. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.9(c): Initiation of Litigation (one potential
case)
6:30 P.M. PUBLIC MEETING
1. ROLL CALL AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
A. ROSE MARIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PLAYHOUSE DISTRICT
ASSOCIATION, REGARDING LATINO FEST PASADENA, TO BE HELD
ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1999
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ACTION: REFERRED TO CITY MANAGER FOR PROCESSING
3. OLD BUSINESS - No Items
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) EXCHANGE OF SEWER EASEMENTS AT 65 NORTH ARROYO
BOULEVARD
Recommendation of City Manager: Adopt a resolution:
(a) Approving and accepting a Grant of Easement for sewer purposes
and consenting to the recordation thereof.
(b) Directing the City Manager to execute, on behalf of the City, a
Quitclaim Deed releasing all of the City's rights, title, and interest in the
sewer easement acquired by it in 1923.
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ACTION: APPROVED
(2) CONTRACT AWARD TO ROY ALLAN SLURRY SEAL, INC. FOR THE
SLURRY SEAL OF STREETS - 1999 FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $233,000
Recommendation of City Manager:
(a) Accept the bid dated June 16, 1999, submitted by Roy Allan Slurry
Seal, Inc. in response to the specifications for the Slurry Seal of Streets,
1999, reject all other bids received, and authorize the City Manager to
enter into such contract as is required.
(b) Acknowledge the project to be categorically exempt under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with
Article 19, Section 15301 (Class 1), subsection (c) of the Resources
Agency of California Guidelines (minor alteration involving negligible
expansion of use beyond that previously existing), and authorize the City
Manager to execute and the City Clerk to file a Notice of Exemption for
the project with the Los Angeles County Clerk.
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ACTION: APPROVED
(3) AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH UNION
METAL CORPORATION, AMERON POLE PRODUCTS, A DIVISION
OF AMERON INTERNATIONAL, AND YOUNG & COMPANY TO
FURNISH AND DELIVER STREET LIGHT STANDARDS FOR THE
OLD PASADENA AND PASADENA PLAYHOUSE DISTRICTS, FOR
AMOUNTS NOT TO EXCEED $630,260, $492,258 AND $248,320,
RESPECTIVELY
Recommendation of City Manager: Accept the bids submitted by
Union Metal Corporation, Ameron Pole Products, a Division of Ameron
International, and Young & Company in response to the specifications
for Furnishing and Delivering Street Light Standards for the Old
Pasadena and Playhouse Districts, reject all other bids received, and
authorize the City Manager to enter into such contracts as are required.
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ACTION: APPROVED
(4) RECOGNIZE REVENUE FROM THE 1999-2000 USED OIL
RECYCLING BLOCK GRANT - FIFTH CYCLE - GRANT NO. UBG5-
96-2092 IN THE AMOUNT OF $45,728 FROM THE CALIFORNIA
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD
Recommendation of City Manager:
(a) Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the
California Integrated Waste Management Board to promote
enhancement of used motor oil recycling projects in the city of
Pasadena.
(b) Approve a journal voucher recognizing and appropriating $45,728
in revenue from the California Integrated Waste Management Board to
the Used Oil Recycling Grant Account Budget No. 6461-406-764200-
93000).
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ACTION: APPROVED
(5) LEASE OF TWO HIGH SPEED COPIERS
Recommendation of City Manager:
(a) Authorize the Purchasing Administrator to issue a purchase order
to Oce' - USA, Inc. for the lease of one 3165 digital copier for the
Printing Services Section of the Information Technology Services
Division. Five year lease to be renewed annually for $11,000, for a five
year cost of $55,000;
(b) Authorize the Purchasing Administrator to issue a purchase order
to Danka Office Imaging for the lease of one ImageSource 110 analog
copier for the Printing Services Section of the Information Technology
Services Division. Five year lease to be renewed annually for $12,000,
for a five year cost of $60,000; and
(c) Grant this contract a partial exemption (vendor outreach only) from
the Affirmative Action in Contracting Ordinance pursuant to Pasadena
Municipal Code, Section 4.09.060(c), contracts for which the City's best
interests are served.
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ACTION: APPROVED
(6) FURNISHING, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF STATIONARY
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
Recommendation of City Manager: Accept the bid dated May
24,1999, submitted by Yuasa-Exide c/o Matzinger Keegan, in response
to the specifications to furnish deliver and install stationary lead-acid
batteries as indicated in Item 1 - "Flooded Batteries" of the bidders
proposal for Specifications LD-99-04, reject all other bids received, and
authorized the Purchasing Administrator to issue a purchase order not to
exceed $188,758.12.
It is further recommended that the City Council reject all bids for
Item 2 - "Sealed VRLA Batteries". The bids received for this item were
exorbitant. The Water and Power Department is in the process of
reviewing the specifications and new specifications will be developed
and reissued at a later date.
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ACTION: APPROVED
(7) PURCHASE OF THREE NEW 1999 ONE-TON TRUCKS WITH 8-FOOT
UTILITY BODIES
Recommendation of City Manager:
(a) Accept the bid dated April 20, 1999, submitted by Thorson Motor
Center in response to specifications for the purchase of three new 1999
one-ton trucks with 8-foot utility bodies,
(b) Reject all other bids, and
(c) Authorize the Purchasing Administrator to issue a purchase order
contract to Thorson Motor Center, in an amount not to exceed $111,714.
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ACTION: APPROVED
B. City Clerk
(1) Approval of Minutes - May 24, 1999
May 31, 1999 (Canceled)
ACTION: APPROVED AS SUBMITTED
(2) Receive and file claims against the City of Pasadena
Claim No. 8279 Christina Beltrocco $4,012.44
Claim No. 8280 Lance Charles, Sr. Unknown
Claim No. 8281 Lance Charles, Sr. Unknown
Claim No. 8282 Chang Choung Unknown
Claim No. 8283 David Diedrich for Michael
Diedrich, a minor Unknown
Claim No. 8284 William Mack Whittman Unknown
Claim No. 8285 Denzel Thompson Unknown
Claim No. 8286 Craig Turkel 134.87
Claim No. 8287 Tamara Gibson Unknown
Claim No. 8288 Thomas Fox Unknown
ACTION: RECEIVED AND FILED
5. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
A. Business Enterprise Committee
B. Deregulation Committee
(1) CUSTOMER SERVICE, UTILITY BILLING AND METER READING
Recommendation of City Manager:
(a) Direct the City Manager to continue to provide customer service,
billing and meter reading service with City employees contingent upon
the City of Pasadena negotiating an agreement with Glendale for joint
use of their Harris billing system or purchase a joint billing system with
the City of Burbank or any other municipal utility.
(b) Direct the City Manager to guarantee that any customer service,
billing or meter reading employee whose position is impacted by the
plan to reduce in-house costs is guaranteed an interview for any like
position in the City.
(c) Direct the City Manager to benchmark the progress of the City's
utility against industry standards and using an independent review report
to the City Council bi-annually on progress in reducing costs and
increasing service levels.
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ACTION: APPROVED AS AMENDED
C. Finance Committee
(1) CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL
FEE SCHEDULE (COST OF SERVICE STUDY ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS) (See Item 6.A., 8:00 p.m.)
D. Legislative Policy Committee
E. Public Safety Committee
F. Reports from Representatives
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 8:00 P.M.
A. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL FEE
SCHEDULE (COST OF SERVICE STUDY ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS)
Recommendation of City Manager: It is recommended that the City
Council adopt a resolution approving the fiscal year 2000 General Fee
Schedule which contains amended fees using data gathered during the
annual review of the Cost of Service Study.
This action, taken annually by the City Council, set the fees charged by
the City for the upcoming fiscal year. This action also maintains an on-going
policy of the City Council to recover the full cost of specific services rendered
by the City, and to ensure that the fees charged do not exceed the
reasonable cost of providing services, facilities, or regulatory activity for which
they are charged. Subsidies from general tax revenue are to be held to b
minimum, so that only those individuals requesting specific services bear the
cost of those services. Those fees increased by the 2.2% Consumer Price
Index were reviewed and recommended by the administering departments.
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ACTION: APPROVED AS AMENDED
B. PUBLIC HEARING: OSWEGO STREET ZONE CHANGE AND GENERAL
PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY
Recommendation of City Manager:
(1) Approve the Initial Environmental Study and Negative Declaration
prepared for this project (Attachment 3 of the agenda report);
(2) Approve the De Minimis Impact on the State Fish and Wildlife Habitat
(Attachment 4 of the agenda report);
(3) Approve the General Plan Amendment from Medium Density
Residential (0-16 dwelling units/net acre) to Medium-High Density Residential
(0-32 dwelling units/net acre) (Attachment 1 of the agenda report) for the
parcels which are along Oswego Street and on the west side of Altadena
Drive in the study area and direct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution
approving the General Plan Amendment;
(4) Approve the zone change from RM 16 (Multi-family Residential, 0-16
units per acre) to RM 32 (Multi-family residential, 0-32 dwelling units/net acre)
(Attachment 2 of the agenda report) for parcels which are along Oswego
Street and on the west side of Altadena Drive in the study area and direct the
City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to establish the new zone; and
(5) Direct the City Clerk to file a Notice of Determination and a Certificate of
Fee Exemption for the California Department of Fish and Game with the Los
Angeles County Recorder (Attachment 5 of the agenda report)
Recommendation of Planning Commission: The Planning Commission
voted 5-3 to deny staff's recommendations listed above. The basis of the
Commission's denial is contained within a letter to the City Council dated
June 3, 1999, in Attachment 6 of the agenda report - Planning Commission
Recommendation to the City Council. The Commission's objections were
based on concerns about density and that the proposal was a "project-driven"
General Plan Amendment.
Recommendation of Cultural Heritage Commission: The Cultural
Heritage Commission, at its November 2, 1998 meeting, reviewed the
proposal. The property contains houses constructed in 1908, 1915, and
1953. Two of the homes are, therefore, over 50 years of age and would
require a Certificate of Appropriateness if any demolitions were required. If
the proposal is approved, the applicant will be required to apply for and
receive approval of any demolition requests. The Cultural Heritage
Commission voted 6-0 for the following findings concerning the proposal:
(1) Find that the portion of Oswego Street affected by the proposed General
Plan Amendment and Zone Change does not qualify for designation as a
landmark district under Section 17.52.040;
(2) Find that the Craftsman-era bungalows at 2460 (c. 1908) and 2480
Oswego St. (c. 1915) and the ranch-style house as 2470 Oswego St. (1953)
do not qualify for designation as landmarks or for rating as structures of merit;
(3) Find that the proposed General Plan Amendment from Medium Density
Residential (0-16 dwelling units/net acre) to Medium-High Density Residential
(0-32 dwelling units/net acre) and zone change from RM-16 (Multi-family
Residential, 0-16 dwelling units/net acre) to RM-32 (Multi-family Residential,
0-32 dwelling units/net acre) will not have an adverse effect on historic
resources; and
(4) Forward these comments to the Planning Commission and City Council.
Recommendation of Design Commission: The Design Commission
reviewed the proposal and voted 4-0 on October 26, 1998 for the following
findings:
(1) Find that the new construction on the campus of the senior citizen
building is - in concept - appropriate in siting and scale;
(2) Concur with the conclusion in the initial environmental study that design
review and application of the City's design guidelines to this project will
reduce any adverse effects on aesthetics to a level of insignificance.
(3) Forward these recommendations to the Planning Commission and the
City Council for their consideration on the proposal.
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ACTION: APPROVED
7. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
A. City Council
(1) APPOINTMENT OF CLIFF BENEDICT TO CITY HALL RESTORATION
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (District 4 Appointment)
ACTION: APPROVED
(2) RESIGNATION OF ALLESANDRA MOCTEZUMA FROM ARTS
COMMISSION (Mayor's Appointment)
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ACTION: ACCEPTED
(3) REAPPOINTMENT OF JANET ERWIN TO ACCESSIBILITY AND
DISABILITY COMMISSION (District 2 Appointment)
ACTION: APPROVED
(4) REAPPOINTMENT OF AIDA MORALES TO COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS OF WOMEN (District 2 Appointment)
ACTION: APPROVED
(5) REAPPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL COPPESS TO PLANNING
COMMISSION (District 2 Appointment)
ACTION: APPROVED
(6) REAPPOINTMENT OF TOM SELINSKE TO RECREATION AND
PARKS COMMISSION (District 2 Appointment)
ACTION: APPROVED
(7) RESIGNATION OF ANGELA SHERICK FROM ARTHUR NOBLE
AWARD COMMITTEE (District 2 Appointment)
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ACTION: ACCEPTED
(8) RESIGNATION OF SHIRLEY MAULLER FROM ARTHUR NOBLE
AWARD COMMITTEE (District 7 Appointment)
ACTION: ACCEPTED
B. City Manager
(1) JOINT ACTION: STATUS REPORT ON "PASEO COLORADO" -
PLAZA PASADENA RENOVATION PROJECT
Recommendation of City Manager/Chief Executive Officer: This
item is for information purposes only; no action is required.
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ACTION: CONTINUED TO MEETING OF AUGUST 2, 1999
8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING
A. Approval of Minutes - May 24, 1999
May 31, 1999 (Canceled)
ACTION: APPROVED AS SUBMITTED
B. JOINT ACTION: STATUS REPORT ON "PASEO COLORADO" - PLAZA
PASADENA RENOVATION PROJECT [See Item 7.B.(1)]
ACTION: CONTINUED TO MEETING OF AUGUST 2, 1999
9. ORDINANCES
A. First Reading:
(1) Hold first reading of "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA
ADDING CHAPTER 10.38 TO THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE
CONTROLLING VEHICULAR CRUISING"
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ACTION: OFFERED FOR FIRST READING BY COUNCILMEMBER LITTLE
B. Second Reading: None
10. INFORMATION ITEMS
A. UPDATE OF LIGHT AND POWER FUND ESTIMATE OF STRANDED
INVESTMENT AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL PLAN
Recommendation of City Manager: This item is for information only.
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ACTION: CONTINUED TO FUTURE DATE
B. YWCA PARKING OPTIONS - TROVE INVESTMENTS
Recommendation of City Manager: This item is for information only, as a
report back to City Council within 90 days.
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ACTION: INFORMATION RECEIVED
11. COMMUNICATIONS - No items
12. ADJOURNMENT