AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 20, 1999
Closed Sessions 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 LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b):
Two potential cases
B. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING
LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
Name of Case: Nicholas Akers, et al. v. City of Pasadena, et al.,
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. GC 023342
C. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to
Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Negotiator: Gale Harrison, Bruce Barsook
Employee Organization: Pasadena Firefighters Local 809
6:30 P.M. PUBLIC MEETING
1. ROLL CALL AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
A. JANICE BEA AND CAROL ANAWALT, RESIDENTS AGAINST 1465 SAN
PASQUAL STREET FLAG LOT SUBDIVISION
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ACTION: ITEM WITHDRAWN BY ABOVE SPEAKERS
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 - No Items
B. City Clerk
(1) Receive and file claims against the City of Pasadena
Claim No. 8335 VOID
Claim No. 8336 Nancy Sagatelian $ 657.78
Claim No. 8337 Frieda Kinley Unknown
Claim No. 8338 Bardiut Leyva 433.43
Claim No. 8339 Danny Bakewell, Sr. Unknown
Claim No. 8340 Viatcheslav Malicor 90.00
ACTION: RECEIVED AND FILED
(2) Public Hearings Set
October 25, 1999, 8:00 p.m. - Proposed Levy of Proposed
Assessments for the Old Pasadena Business Improvement
District
October 25, 1999, 8:00 p.m. - Call for Review of Use
Permit No. 3582, La Estrella Take-Out Restaurant, 500
N. Fair Oaks Avenue, extended hours of operation
October 25, 1999, 8:00 p.m. - Resolution approving the
Issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds by
California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(TEFRA)
November 1, 1999, 8:00 p.m. - Call for Review of Use
Permit No. 3587, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, six portable
trailers surrounding the Rose Bowl Stadium
ACTION: PUBLIC HEARINGS SET
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) Authorize the General Manager of the Water and
Power Department (Department) to enter into an agreement
with the City of Lodi's municipal utility, Lodi Electric
Utility (LEU) for the joint and cooperative operation of
an Orcom Customer Information System incorporating the
principles in Attachment A of the agenda report.
(B) Authorize the General Manager of the Department to
enter into an agreement with Orcom Solutions, Inc.,
incorporating the principles outlined in Attachment B
of the agenda report, for the purchase and installation
of a deregulation-ready utility billing hardware and
software Customer Information System in the amount not
to exceed $1,500,000.
(C) Approve an amendment to the FY 2000 Capital Budget
for Water and Power to add $1,500,000 for the purchase and
implementation of the Customer Information System.
(D) Adopt the Supplemental Agreements signed by the
Unions representing employees performing the functions of
meter reading, utility field services, call center, billing
and credit services.
(E) The above recommendations A, B, C and D, are contingent
upon the Supplemental Agreements with the Unions being
amended to contain language that in the event benchmarks
are not met and as a result, the functions are contracted
out, there will be no severance packages offered to the
impacted employees.
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ACTION: APPROVED, AS AMENDED
C. Finance Committee
D. Legislative Policy Committee
E. Public Safety Committee
F. Reports from Representatives
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS/APPEALS - 8:00 P.M.
A. APPEAL OF DECISION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE TO APPROVE
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION OF
595 SOUTH MARENGO AVENUE
Recommendation of City Manager:
(a) Find that the house at 595 South Marengo Avenue does not
qualify for designation as a landmark nor as a structure of
merit (according to the definitions in the Pasadena Municipal
Code, Section 2.75.110 T, and Section 2.75.120); and
(b) Based on this finding, affirm the decision of the
Cultural Heritage Commission to approve a Certificate of
Appropriateness for demolition of the house at 595 South
Marengo Avenue.
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ACTION: APPEAL DENIED; CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION DECISION UPHELD
7. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
A. City Council
(1) CONSIDERATION OF ADDING ARTS COMMISSION
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CITY CENTER IMPLEMENTATION
TASK FORCE (Mayor Bogaard)
ACTION: STAFF TO RETURN WITH UPDATE REPORT ON TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES.
B. City Manager
(1) RESOLUTION DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO CITY MANAGER TO
SUBMIT DISABILITY RETIREMENT APPLICATIONS ON BEHALF
OF LOCAL SAFETY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Recommendation of City Manager: Adopt a resolution
delegating authority to the City Manager to submit
disability retirement applications to the Public
Employees' Retirement System on behalf of local safety
members eligible for disability retirement.
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ACTION: APPROVED
(2) NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS LEASE AGREEMENT
Recommendation of City Manager:
(a) Secure a lease agreement for Neighborhood
Connections under the terms described in Attachment A of
the agenda report. The lease shall be for occupancy in
the Walnut-Hill Center, located at 1384 E. Walnut Street,
Pasadena. Said lease to be contingent upon:
(b) Successful negotiation of a lease at Hen's Teeth
Square for approximately 2,000 square feet for Police
Department programs consistent with the terms discussed
in Attachment D of the agenda report.
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ACTION: APPROVED
C. Advisory Bodies
(1) ROSE BOWL USE PLAN OUTLINE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL
Recommendation of the Rose Bowl Operating Company: This
item is for information only.
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ACTION: RECEIVED AND FILED
8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING (To be canceled)
9. ORDINANCES
A. First Reading:
(1) Conduct first reading of "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
PASADENA AMENDING SECTION 2.155.030 (A) OF THE
PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER,
OR DESIGNEE, TO SERVE ON THE PASADENA COMMUNITY
ACCESS CORPORATION BOARD WITHOUT FURTHER CITY
COUNCIL RATIFICATION"
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ACTION: FIRST READING OFFERED BY COUNCILMEMBER LITTLE
B. Second Reading:
(1) Adopt "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA
SUSPENDING SECTIONS 9.36.220 AND 9.36.230 OF THE
PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON
HOURS OF OPERATION OF AMPLIFIED SOUND AND NOISE
SOURCES FOR SPECIFIED HOURS AND AREAS ON OCTOBER 3,
1999 ("DIABETES ASSOCIATION WALK-A-THON" TO BE HELD
AT CENTENNIAL SQUARE)" (Introduced by Councilmember
Little)
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ACTION: ADOPTED
(2) Adopt "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA FIXING
THE FY 2000 TAX RATE FOR THE POLICE BUILDING AND JAIL
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND ESTABLISHING
PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SAID
TAX" (Introduced by Vice Mayor Streator)
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ACTION: ADOPTED
10. INFORMATION ITEMS: No Items
11. COMMUNICATIONS: None
12. ADJOURNMENT