CITY OF BURBANK
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING WITH PLANNING COMMISSION
JOINT MEETING WITH SUCCESSOR AGENCY,
HOUSING AUTHORITY, PARKING AUTHORITY, AND YOUTH ENDOWMENT SERVICES FUND BOARD 3:30 p.m. - Council Chamber,
275 E. Olive Avenue, Second Floor
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Joint City Council Meeting will be held in the Council Chamber - 275 East Olive Avenue, Second Floor, on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at 3:30 p.m., to discuss matters on the attached agenda.
Members of the public have the option to participate in the meeting via in-person and/or telephonically for General Public Comment and Public Hearings. They may also submit their written comments regarding City business using the eComment feature on the City website, or by emailing the City Council directly at [email protected] Auxiliary aids and services are available for individuals with speech, vision, or hearing impairments (48-hour notice is required). For more information, please contact the ADA Coordinator at (818) 238-5051.
How to View the Meeting:
Local Cable: Spectrum Channel 6 or AT&T Uverse Channel 99.
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City Website Live Streaming: Click here.
Public Comment Options:
1. To speak during General Public Comment and Public Hearing Public Comment periods during the meeting, members of the public may speak in-person in the Council Chamber or call (818) 238-3335. Calls received will be placed in a queue and forwarded to the Mayor in real time after in-person comments have been received.
2. The Reports to Council Public Comment periods are only accepted in person.
3. eComment will remain open until 2:30 p.m. the day of the meeting.
4. Email the City Council directly [email protected].
Emails received on or before 2:30 p.m. on City Council Meeting day will be distributed to the City Council in advance of the meeting. Any correspondence received after this time will be distributed the following business day.
B.
Closed Session in City Hall First Floor Conference Room:
1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation):
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Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Govt. Code §54956.9(d) (2), (e) (2) City as potential Defendant concerning construction of Empire Interchange Improvements. b.
Number of potential case(s): 1 (Property Damage and Loss Profits) A.
Public Comment: (Three minutes on Closed Session and Study Session items only) To Comment, please telephone into the meeting at (818) 238-3335 or to speak in person, a YELLOW Public Comment Card must be completed and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.
C.
Special Joint Meeting with the Planning Commission: 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
1. Study Session: Training to City Council and Planning Commission Regarding Housing Legislation – City Attorney’s Office California Housing Laws Burbank PowerPoint Presentation California Housing Laws Burbank with Citations PowerPoint Presentation D.
Call to Order: 6:00 p.m.
E.
Invocation: The Courts have concluded that sectarian prayer as part of City Council meetings is not permitted under the Constitution.
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Flag Salute:
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Roll Call:
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Adjournment in Memory of John Stenberg
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Announcements: (The Mayor will make announcements on various topics in addition to any listed) I.
Council Presentations/Recognitions: (The Mayor will make presentations to various groups/persons)
1. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring March 1-31, 2023 “Women’s History Month” in the City of Burbank – City Council J.
City Manager Report: (Updates on Notable Events, if any) K.
Presentation:
1. Presentation of an Update from the Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport Authority – City Manager’s Office PowerPoint Presentation
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Reporting on Closed Session: (The City Attorney will report the Closed Session items and report out actions taken) M.
Joint General Public Comment: (Three minutes on any matter concerning City business and/or any agenda items except the Public Hearing.) To Comment, please telephone into the meeting at (818) 238-3335 or to speak in person, a YELLOW Public Comment Card must be completed and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.
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Council, City Manager, and/or City Attorney Comment: (Responses to General Public Comment, if any, shall be brief and in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act) O.
Consent Calendar: (Items on the Consent Calendar are generally routine matters and should be adopted by one motion without an oral report)
1. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Burbank Municipal Code Sections 1-1-105 Violations of the Code and 1-1-108.1 Administrative Citations – Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Recommendation: Adopt AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 1-1-105 VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE AND 1-1-108.1 ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS.
MOTION: Adopted 5-0
Staff Report
Attachment 1
Ordinance No. 23-3,989
2. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Title 7 (Public Ways and Property), Chapter 4 (Trees and Vegetation) of the Burbank Municipal Code to Protect Trees in Public Right of Ways During Construction Activities – Community Development Department/Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Recommendation: Adopt AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING TITLE 7 (PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY) CHAPTER 4 (TREES AND VEGETATION) OF THE BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROTECT TREES IN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Staff recommends that the City Council find that the proposed City code amendment (the project) is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq,) (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, because there is no possibility that it may have a significant effect on the environment, and because it is not a “project” as that term is defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
MOTION: Adopted 5-0
Staff Report
Attachment 1
Ordinance No. 23-3,990
3. City Council Minutes – City Clerk’s Office
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 14, 2023, and the Dark Meeting of February 21, 2023.
MOTION: Approved 5-0
Council Minutes
4. Successor Agency Minutes – City Clerk’s Office
Recommendation: Approve the Successor Agency Minutes of the Joint Meeting of December 13, 2022.
MOTION: Approved 5-0
Successor Agency Minutes
5. Housing Authority Minutes – City Clerk’s Office
Recommendation: Approve the Housing Authority Minutes of the Joint Meeting of December 13, 2022.
MOTION: Approved 5-0
Housing Authority Minutes
6. Parking Authority Minutes – City Clerk’s Office
Recommendation: Approve the Parking Authority Minutes of the Joint Meeting of December 13, 2022.
MOTION: Approved 5-0
Parking Authority Minutes
7. Youth Endowment Services Fund Board Minutes – City Clerk’s Office Recommendation: Approve the Youth Endowment Services Fund Board Minutes of the Joint Meeting of December 13, 2022.
MOTION: Approved 5-0
Youth Endowment Services Fund Board Minutes
8. Review of the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report – Financial Services Department (Successor Agency, Housing Authority, Parking Authority and Youth Endowment Services Fund) Recommendation: Note and File.
MOTION: Note and file 5-0
Staff Report
Attachment 1
9. Approval to Accept $275,000 from the Los Angeles County Aging and Disabilities Department (County) Additional Baseline Funding for Elderly Nutrition Program Services and to Amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 Budget – Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Recommendation: Accept $275,000 Additional Baseline Funding for Elderly Nutrition Program Services and amend the FY 2022-23 Adopted Budget to appropriate $275,000 from revenue account 001.PR000.48010.1145.000000 (General Fund, Other Intergovernmental Revenue, California Department of Aging (CDA) and Disabilities Department, Nutrition State C-1) to expenditure account 001.PR42A.62300.0000.000000 (General Fund, Supplemental Nutrition Program, Special Department Supplies).
MOTION: Accepted 5-0
Staff Report
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
10. Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Revision of the Title, Specification, and Salary for the Classification of Emergency Management Coordinator to Emergency Management Administrator, and Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Citywide Salary Schedule – Management Services Department
1. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK APPROVING THE REVISION OF THE TITLE, SPECIFICATION, AND SALARY FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR.
2. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK APPROVING THE CITYWIDE SALARY SCHEDULE.
MOTION: Adopted 5-0
Staff Report
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
Resolution No. 23-29,409
Resolution No. 23-29,410
11. Review of the City of Burbank’s Vehicle Tow and Storage Services – Police Department Recommendation: Note and File.
MOTION: Note and file 5-0
Staff Report
Attachment 1
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Attachment 3
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Attachment 5
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Attachment 8
Attachment 9
Attachment 10
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Public Hearing:
12. Consideration of the Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Approval of a Conditional Use Permit for Project No. 22-0003178 – Located at 1521 E. Alameda Avenue – Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK DENYING AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S APPROVAL OF PROJECT NO. 22-0003178 FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE HEIGHT OF A PROPOSED SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING LOCATED AT 1521 E. ALAMEDA AVENUE TO BE MEASURED FROM THE AVERAGE GRADE IN LIEU OF BEING MEASURED FROM THE EXISTING GRADE, PURSUANT TO BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 10-1-603(C)(1). ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The Project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303(a), Class 3 of the State CEQA Guidelines pertaining to the construction of a new single-family dwelling in a residential zone. The Class 3, categorical exemption is applicable because the Project involves the ultimate construction of a new single-family dwelling unit on a Project site located at 1521 E. Alameda Avenue in the R-1 (Single Family Residential) zone.
Staff Report
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Correspondences
PowerPoint Presentation - Staff
PowerPoint Presentation - Applicant
Resolution No. 23-29,411
*** If Additional Documents/Correspondences are submitted for this item, they will be periodically posted to the City website for public viewing. *** Public Hearing Public Comment: To speak in person, a SALMON Public Comment Card must be completed and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.
Council Action: Adopted 4-0 (Anthony, abstain)
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Reports to Council: (Items listed under this section will have an oral report provided)
13. Update on BWP Electric Vehicle Transportation Programs - Burbank Water and Power Department Recommendation: Note and file.
Staff Report
PowerPoint Presentation
Public Comment: To speak in person, a YELLOW Public Comment Card must be completed and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.
Council Action: Note and File 5-0
14. Consideration of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement and Appointment of a City Council Member to the Board of Directors - Community Development Department Recommendation: Approve the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA) and Appoint a City Council Member to serve on the Board of Directors for a two-year term. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The recommended actions to approve the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA) and appoint a Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust (BGPRHT) Board member do not have the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment and has been determined to be categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), State CEQA Guidelines Section 15320 (changes in organization of local agencies). This exemption applies whenever local governmental agencies are organizing and this organization does not change the geographical area in which previously existing powers are exercised, and include as an example, the creation of a subsidiary organization or consolidation of organizations having identical powers. The JPA envisioned falls under both of the exemption examples.
Staff Report
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
PowerPoint Presentation
Public Comment: To speak in person, a YELLOW Public Comment Card must be completed and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.
Council Action: Approved and Appointed Council Member Perez 5-0
15. Review the General Fund’s Financial Status as of December 31, 2022, and Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget for the Purpose of Mid-Year Adjustments - Financial Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING THE BUDGET OF FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS.
Staff Report
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
Attachment 4
PowerPoint Presentation
Resolution No. 23-29,412
Public Comment: To speak in person, a YELLOW Public Comment Card must be completed and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.
Council Action: Adopted 5-0
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Council Committee Assignment Report: (Council Members report on Council committee assignments) S.
Council Comments: (Including reporting on attendance at conferences, regional meetings, and community events) Attachment 5
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Introduction of Additional Agenda Items: (Council Members may request future agenda items) U.
Adjournment: In Memory of City of Burbank Employee John Stenberg, to Tuesday, March 14, 2023, for a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber - 275 East Olive Avenue, Second Floor.