AGENDA
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE
MAY 10, 2023
PUBLIC MEETING 4:30 P.M.
MEMBERS
Gene Masuda, District 4
Jess Rivas, District 5
Steve Madison, District 6
Jason Lyon, District 7
STAFF
Brenda Harvey-Williams, Assistant City Manager
Javan Rad, Chief Assistant City Attorney
Tamer Sabha, Recording Secretary
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CITY OF PASADENA
NOTICE OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
MAY 10, 2023
PUBLIC MEETING 4:30 P.M.
PASADENA CIPf HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBER
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE, ROOM S249
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the special meeting of the Legislative Policy Committee, will be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 4:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber to discuss matters on the attached agenda.
STEVE MADISON, Chair
Legislative Policy Committee
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this agenda in its entirety, was posted on the Internet at httDS://www.citvofDasadena.net/commissions/citv-council-leaislative-DolicY-committee/ and on the Council Chamber Bulletin Board, Room S249, and the Bulletin Board in the rotunda area; City Halt, 100 North Garfield Avenue, this 8th day of May 2023 by 5:30p.m. and that copies hereof were emailed or delivered to each member of the City Council and to each local newspaper of general circulation, radio or television station requesting notice in writing, all of which recipients are identified on the distribution herein below. <^^—
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City Manager's Office
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Jana Stewart, Management Analyst III to Mayor/Council
Chris Giglio, Legislative Advocate
David Jones, Legislative Advocate
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Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator
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SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
MAY 10, 2023
Public Meeting: 4:30 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
PUBLIC MEETING - 4:30 P.1
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT - LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THIS SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA AND WILL BE HEARD AT THE TIME THE ITEM IS
CONSIDERED
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
NEW BUSINESS
1. CONTRACT AWARD TO EMANUELS JONES AND ASSOCIATES FOR
STATE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES*
2. DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF SB 252 (GONZALEZ); PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: FOSSIL FUELS: DIVESTMENT*
3. DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF AJR 1 (HOLDEN); REPUBLIC OF ARTSAKH*
4. BUDGET WORKSHOP - FY 2024 RECOMMENDED OPERATING BUDGET*
LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT
b. CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
c. PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
d. CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
e. CITY COUNCIL
INFORMATION ONLY
5. BRIEFING BY DAVID JONES AND KYRA EMANUELS ROSS ON STATE
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
a. California Legislation Supporting School Workforce and Teacher Housing
6. BRIEFING BY CHRIS GIGLIO ON FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
7. PAST AGENDAS FOR CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
a. Accessibility and Disability Commission - March 28, 2023 b. Arts & Culture Commission - March 8, 2023
c. Design Commission -March 14, 2023, March 28, 2023
d. Fire & Police Retirement System - March 15, 2023
e. Hahamongna Watershed Park Advisory Committee - March 28, 2023 f. Historic Preservation Commission -March 7, 2023, March 21, 2023 g. Human Relations Commission - Febmary 7, 2023, March 7, 2023 h. Human Services Commission - March 8, 2023
i. Northwest Commission - March 14,2023
j. Planning Commission - March 22,2023
k. Recreation and Parks Commission - March 7, 2023
1. Senior Commission - March 14,2023
m. South Lake Parking Place Commission - March 23, 2023 n. Transportation Advisory Commission - March 23, 2023
ADJOURN
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1. CONTRACT AWARD TO EMANUELS JONES AND
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Agenda Report
May 15, 2023
TO: City Council
THROUGH: Legislative Policy Committee (May 10,2023)
FROM: Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: CONTRACT AWARD TO EMANUELS JONES AND ASSOCIATES FOR
STATE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Find that the proposed action is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21065 of CEQA and Sections 15060 (c)(2), 15060 ( c )(3 ), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines and, as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required for the project; and
2. Approve a five-year contract renewal with Emanuels Jones and Associates for State legislative advocacy services, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028 for an annual contract cost of $69,880 in the first year; $72,580 in the second year; $74,680 in the third year, $75,400 in the fourth year, and $76,000 in year five.
Competitive bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F) contracts for professional or unique services; and
3. Exempt the proposed contract from the competitive selection process of the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance, pursuant to PMC Section
4.08.049(8), contracts for which the City's best interest are served.
BACKGROUND:
The City has contracted with Emanuels Jones and Associates to provide state legislative advocacy services since January 2001. Emanuels Jones and Associates was initially selected through a competitive selection process. The firm has provided the City a wide range of services over a very turbulent time in state government.
These services included:
• Promoting the city's adopted State Legislative Platform MEETING OFAGENDA ITEM NO.
Contract Award to Emanuels Jones and Associates for State Legislative Advocacy Services May 15, 2023
Monitoring issues of importance to the City of Pasadena Attending League of California Cities briefings on behalf of the city Alerting staff to legislative proposals that may impact the City Providing research and support in evaluating issues and proposed legislation Weekly tracking of legislation in which the City has taken an interest or position Lobbying for positions taken by the City of Pasadena
Taking lead on getting the City extension on various state grants.
Emanuels Jones has a close relationship with the City and is very knowledgeable about the issues and strategies that are important to us. Annually the principal partners attend an intensive two day workshop with the City's Department Directors to draft the upcoming legislative platform. This first-person contact is invaluable because of the discussion that occurs as well as the insight into Sacramento legislation. Additionally, over the past years they have also secured contracts with both the cities of Glendale and Burbank which gives us a greater voice as the Tri-Cities when moving forward legislation in Sacramento.
The more recent accomplishments include:
- Worked to secure funding of $4.5M in 2021 and $1.7M in 2022 when PWP was facing a significant shortfall due to customer non-payment of electric and water bills during COVID-19
- Secured $23M in funding for the newly created Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Tmst in the state budget to assist the homeless population and persons and families of extremely low, very low, low, and moderate income - Worked to ensure direct COVID-19 funding to the City's Public Health Department in 2021 when COVID funding was being distributed to Counties - Other recent funding secured for Pasadena inludes $1.6M for Pasadena Playhouse HVAC upgrades; $4M for seismic retrofit study for Central Library; $8.75M Cap & Trade funds for Heritage hlouse; $5M in budget for Central Library, $20M in OPR grant funds for Carnegie Science for the Pasadena Research Hub Emanuels Jones and Associates' current contract term expires June 30, 2023. Over the past five years we have spent $312,544. Staff believes the modest increase in pricing to be fair.
COUNCIL POLICY CONSIDERATION:
This action supports the City Council's strategic planning goal to maintain fiscal responsibility and stability.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
The action proposed herein is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 21065 ofCEQA and State CEQA Guidelines Contract Award to Emanuels Jones and Associates for State Legislative Advocacy Services May 15, 2023
Sections 15060 (c)(2), 15060 (c)(3), and 15378. The provision of state legislative advocacy services is a continuing administrative activity, and this action would not cause either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Therefore, the proposed action is not a "project" subject to CEQA, as defined in Section 21065 of CEQA and Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Since this action is not a project subject to CEQA, no environmental document is required.
FISCAL IMPACT
Annual cost of this contract will be as follows:
Fiscal Year 2024: $5,590 per month, plus $2,800
Fiscal Year 2025: $5,815 per month, plus $2,800
Fiscal Year 2026: $5,990 per month, plus $2,800
Fiscal Year 2027: $6,050 per month, plus $2,800
Fiscal Year 2028: $6,100 per month, plus $2,800
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Approved by:
Respectfully submitted,
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LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
COVF.RNMF.NT RELATIONS
Jana Stewart
Office of the Mayor and City Council
City of Pasadena
100N.Garfield,Room231
Pasadena, CA 91109
DearJana:
Thank you for the opportunity to continue to serve the City of Pasadena as your legislative advocates.
Emanuels Jones & Associates (EJA) is an experienced and highly effective firm. We are detailed oriented, and client focused. We exclusively represent local municipalities, non- profit agencies, and private companies with a municipal focus. We have served most of our clients for over a decade. We understand the inner workings of municipal government and understand local priorities and budget needs. We have decades of experience lobbying for municipal clients, and we have a demonstrated and verifiable track-record of successful pro-active advocacy for our clients securing $934,000,000 in funding.
Attached please find a cost proposal for FY24-28, as well as a list of some of our recent accomplishments on behalf of the City of Pasadena.
We look forward to our continued positive and beneficial working relationship working with the City.
Sincerely,
A.~Js
President
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SUITE 306, SACRAMENTO
CALIFORNIA 95814
TEL: 916.444.6789
FAX: 916.444.0303
COST PROPOSAL
We request a 5% increase, in the 1st year followed by 4%, 3% and then 1% increases in subsequent years as follows.
FY2023-2024:
FY2024-2025:
FY2025-2026:
FY2026-2027;
FY2027-2028:
$5590 per month
$5815 per month
$5990 per month
$6050 per month
$6100 per month
We will also have annual expenses up to $2500 for pre-approved travel expenses (airfare, hotel, meals, rental car, or other ground transportation) for one EJA visit to Pasadena each year.
In addition, EJA will also continue to complete all registration and reporting requirements as mandated by the Lobbying Disclosure Act for the City during the term of the contract at $75 per filing with 4 filings per year for a total of $300 per year.
For background, this chart outlines Pasadena payments to EJA since 2008.
Pasasdena Payments to EJA
YearMonthly FeesAnnual Fees%Increase
2008-2009 | $ 3,800.00 | $45,600.00na
2009-2010 | $ 3,800.00 | $45,600,000%
2010-2011 | $ 3,800.00 | $45,600.000%
2011-2012 | $ 3,800.00 | $45,600.000%
2012-2013 [ $ 3,800.00 | $45,600.000%
2013-2014 | $ 4,000.00 | $48,000.005%
2014-2015 | $ 4,000.00 | $48,000.000%
2015-2016 | $ 4,000.00 | $48,000.000%
2016-2017 | $ 4,000.00 | $48,000.000%
2017-2018 | $ 4,000,00 | $48,000.000%
2018-2019 | $ 4,400.00 | $52,800.0010%
2019-2020 | $ 4,840.00 | $58,080.0010%
2020-2021 | $ 5,324.00 [ $63,888.0010%
2021-2022 | $ 5,324.00 | $63,888.000%
2022-2023 | $ 5,324.00 | $63,888.000%
2023-2024 \ $ 5,590.00 \ $67,080.005%
2024-2025 | $ 5,815.00 \ $69,780.004%
2025-2026 [ $ 5,990.00 \ $71,880.003%
2026-2027 } $ 6,050.00 \ $72,600.001%
2027-2028 \ $ 6,100.00 | $73,200.001%
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EMANUELS JONES AND ASSOCIATES
RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE CIT^ OF PASADENA
» When Pasadena Water and Power was facing a significant shortfall due to customers non-payment of electric and water bills during Covid, EJA worked to secure funding - $4,500,000 2021 and $1,700,000 in 2022.
In 2022 the Governor signed SB1177 (Portantino) to create the Burbank-Glendale- Pasadena Regional Housing Trust to fund housing to assist the homeless population and persons and families of extremely low, very low, low, and moderate Income.
In 2022 secured $23,000,000 in funding for the newly created Burbank-Glendale- Pasadena Regional Housing Trust In the state Budget
• In 2021 when Covld funds were being distributed to counties, EJA worked to ensure direct Covid funding to the cities of Pasadena, Berkeley, and Long Beach Public Health Deparfanents.
Other Recent Funding for Pasadena
o 2022 $20,000,000 in OPR Grant funds for Carnegie Science for the Pasadena Research Hub
o 2022 $5,000,000 in budget for Pasadena Central Libraryo 2021 $8,750,000 Cap & Trade funds for Heritage House o 2021 $4,000,000 for a seismic retrofit study for the Pasadena Central Libraryo 2021 $1,600,000 for Pasadena Playhouse HVAC upgrades During the 2021-2022 Legislative Session, EJA tracked 319 pieces of legislation for the City. The City supported 9 bills and opposed 3 bills (see attached report).
PASASENA SUPPORT AND OPPOSE BILL LIST
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liAB 768Holden DiSchool safety: aquatic and pool safety jprogram; model policy.
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NEW BUSINESS
2. DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF SB 252 (GONZALEZ); PUBLIC
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May 10,2023
Legislative Policy Committee
FROM: /y^Brenda Harvey-Williams, Assistant City Manager \f
RE: SB 252 (Gonzalez): Public Retirement Systems Fossil Fuels Divestment State legislative proposal. Senate Bill ("SB") 252 is also known as the "Fossil Fuel Divestment Act." If signed into law, SB 252 would prohibit the California Public Employees Retirement System ('-Ca'PERS") and the California State Teachers Retirement System ("CalSTRS") from investing in fossil fuel companies, and provide they divest any current holdings in these companies by July 2031, among other provisions (as amended April 20,2023).
In April 2023, the bill passed the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill is currently in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The attached summary document provides background on existing law, summarizes SB 252 provisions, and identifies organizations in support of, and opposition to the bill.
Staff suggests the Legislative Policy Committee review and discuss the proposed legislation and determine if the City should go on record with a formal position.
AttachiTients
City Hall' WON. Garfietd Avenue . Pasadena, CA 91109
(626) 744-4333 . Fax (626) 744-4774
BILL SUMMARY FOR REVIEW & DISCISSION
SB 252 (Gonzalez): Public Retirement Systems Fossil Fuels Divestment (As amended: April 20, 2023 Version)
Authors
Principal Author - Senator Lena Gonzatez (D-Long Beach) Co-Authors - Senator Henry Stern (D- Calabasas) and Senator Scott Weiner (D-San Francisco) Sponsors
California Faculty Association (calfac.org) and Fossil Free California (fossilfreeca.org) Bill Language
Full text- httDS://leginfo.leeislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill id=202320240SB252 Existing Law
Grants the retirement board of a public employee retirement system sole authority and fiduciary responsibility for investment/administration of the retirement fund and system.
Provides the Legislature may, by statute, continue to prohibit certain investments by a retirement board where it is in the public interest to do so, pursuant to the California Constitution.
Prohibits the retirement boards from making investments in coal companies. Current law also prohibits the boards' investments in certain countries, such as Sudan and Iran, and in Turkey (if a specified federal law is passed regarding the Armenian Genocide). Additionally, the Legislature previously passed bills requiring PERS and STRSto divest from South Africa during Apartheid.
Summary
SB 252 would prohibit the PERS and STRS boards from making any additional or new investments or renewing existing investments of public employee retirement funds in a fossil fuel company. The bill would also require PERS and STRS to divest investments in a fossil fuel company on or before July 1, 2031. Please Note: The original version of the bill had a compliance deadline of 2030. The bill was amended on April 20, 2023, to revise the compliance date to 2031.
In addition, the bill includes with a 4-year off-ramp (no later than January 1,2035) should the funds encounter specified market conditions.
PERS and STRS boards would be not required to act unless they determine, in good faith, that the action is consistent with their fiduciary responsibilities.
Beginning February 1, 2025, the bill would also require PERS and STRS to submit an annual report to the Legislature, and must include:
1. A list of fossil fuel companies of which the boards have liquidated its investments;
2. A list of fossil fuel companies with which the boards still have not liquidated investments; and
3. A list of fossil fuel companies of which the boards have not liquidated its investments as a result of a determination that a sale or transfer of investments is inconsistent with the boards' fiduciary responsibilities (pursuant to the California Constitution).
Registered Positions
As of the April 18, 2023 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, there are 158 organizations registered in support and 10 organizations registered in opposition.
REGISTERED SUPPORT
California Faculty Association
(sponsor)
Fossil Free California (sponsor)
Active San Gabriel Valley
AFSCME CA
AFT 1521 E Board (LACCD)
Alameda County Democratic Party
Albany Teachers Association
Alliance of Nurses for Healthy
Environments
Ban Single Use Plastic
Bay Area System Change Not
Climate Change
Black Women for Wellness
Board of Supervisors for The City
and County of San Francisco Breast
Cancer Action
California Climate Voters
California Environmental Voters
California Faculty Association
California Federation ofTeachers
California Interfaith Power and
Light
California Nurses Association
California Nurses for Environmental
Health and Justice
California State University Long
Beach
California Public Interest Research
Group (CALPIRG)
Cascadia Climate Action Now
Center for Biological Diversity
Center for Community Energy
Center on Race, Poverty and the
Environment
Central Valley Air Quality Coalition
Change Begins With Me (Indivisible)
City of Berkeley
Clean Earth 4 Kids
Cleanearth4kids.org
Climate Action CA
Climate Action Campaign
Climate Action Campaign of the
Humboldt Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship
Climate Action Now UCLA!
Climate Crisis Action Team,
Unitarian Universalist Church of
Davis
Climate Equity Policy Center
Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas
Climate Hawks Vote
Climate Health Now
Climate Organizing Hub
Climate Reality Project, Los Angeles
Chapter
Climate Reality Project, San
Fernanda Valley
Coastside Jewish Community
Congregation Shir Ami Dayenu
Circle
Consumer Watchdog
Converging Storms Action Network
Cool Davis
Courage California
Courage Campaign
CTA Bat Caucus
Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate
Action
Democratic Party of Contra Costa
County
Democrats of Rossmoor
Divest NJ Coalition
Duarte Unified Education
Association
Earth Ethics, Inc.
Earth Care Alliance Sonoma Valley
Earth Guardians
Earth Guardians Bay Area Crew
East Valley Indivisibles
El Pueblo Para El Aire Y Agua Limpia
De Kettleman City
Elders Climate Action, Norcal and
Socal Chapters
Environmental Working Group
Equity Transit
Extinction Rebellion San Francisco
Bay Area
Faculty Association of California
Community Colleges
Feminists in Action
Feminists in Action Los Angeles
Food and Water Watch
Fossil Free California
Fridays for Future Sacramento
Friends Committee on Legislation of
California
Friends of the Earth
Green Team at Francis Parker
School
Greenlining Institute
Ground Game LA
Harmony Union Teachers
Association
Health Professionals for Equality
and Community Empowerment
Healthy Environment for All Lives
Human Rights Working Group, First
UU Society of SF
Humboldt Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship's Climate Action
Campaign
Indivisible CA: State Strong
Indivisible Sacramento
Indivisible San Francisco
Indivisible Yolo
Labor Network for Sustainability
Let's G re en CA
Los Angeles Community College
District
Maine Youth Action
Napa Climate Now!
Natural Resources Defense Council
(NRDC)
North Bay Electric Auto Association
Oakland Education Association
Oil & Gas Action Network
Pacifica Climate Committee
Physicians for Social Responsibility
San Francisco Bay
Pierce College Sustainability
Committee
Protect Playa Now
Public Health Advisory Council,
Climate Actions Campaign
Puvunga Wetlands Protectors
Queers 4 Climate
Regenerating Paradise
San Bernardino Valley Audubon
Society
San Diego 350
San Diego Pedlatricians for Clean
Air
San Diego Physicians for Clean Air
San Fernanda Valley Chapter of
Climate Reality Project
San Francisco Bay Area Physicians
for Social Responsibility
San Francisco Bay Physicians for
Social Responsibility
San Francisco Baykeeper
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Santa Barbara Standing Rock
Coalition
Santa Cruz Climate Action Network
Saphron Initiative
Schools for Climate Action
See-la (social Eco Education-la)
Sierra Club California
Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action
SoCal 350 Climate Action
Social Compassion in Legislation
Social Eco Education Los Angeles
Sonoma Valley Earth Care Alliance
South Bay Progressive Alliance
Stand.earth
Sunflower Alliance
System Change Not Climate Change
The Climate Center
The Green Team at Francis Parker
School
The Greenlining Institute
The Leap Institute
The River Project
Third Act
Third Act Educators
TIAA-Divest! I
Town of Fairfax
Transition Sebastopol !
Twin Hills Teachers Association !
UC Green New Deal Coalition
United Educators of San Francisco
Youth vs. Apocalypse
Zero Waste
3 individuals
350 Bay Area Action
350 Chico
350 Conejo
350 East Bay
350 Humboldt
350 Humboldt: Grass Roots Climate
Action 350 Marin
350 Sacramento
350 San Diego
350 South Bay LA
350 South Bay Los Angeles
350 Southland Legislative Alliance
SSOVentura County Climate Hub
1000 Grandmothers for Future
Generations
1000 Grandmothers, Bay Area
REGISTERED OPPOSITION
Association of California Cities -
Orange County
California Independent Petroleum
Association
California Public Employees'
Retirement System
California School Boards
Association
California Special Districts
Association
California State Teachers'
Retirement System
City of Newport Beach
League of California Cities
Rural County Representatives
Western States Petroleum
Association
ACalPERS
PERSPECTIVE
News for CalPERS members and beneficiaries
Investments
Why We're Opposing Divestment
in Senate Bill 252
1 month ago
During the CalPERS Board of Administration meeting in March, board members voted to formally oppose Senate Bill 252 (Gonzalez), legislation that would require divestment from fossil fuel companies.
By a vote of 7-1 , the board agreed with a staff recommendation to oppose the bill, which will be considered by the California State Senate this spring. Its important to explain why CalPERS opposes SB 252 and how the legislation could affect you as a CalPERS member.
What is SB 252?
If signed into law, SB 252 would prohibit the CalPERS Board of Administration, along with the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) Teachers' Retirement Board, from making new investments in fossil fuel companies. It would also require both pension funds to divest existing fossil fuel company investments on or before July 1 , 2030, if those actions were found to be consistent with their fiduciary duties. SB 252 would also require both CalPERS and CalSTRS, beginning on February 1, 2025, and every year going forward, to report to the governor and Legislature on the status of any fossil fuel company holdings and divestments.
Why are we opposing SB 252?
The California Constitution requires CalPERS to put its members' retirement benefits before all other obligations and to manage the pension fund with this responsibility first and foremost. CaiPERS recognizes the material risk that climate change poses to all of us, the global economy, and to our long-term investments. But we also believe it is a risk that we must address through investment practices such as advocacy and engagement. The partnerships we have forged across the world are showing promise, and we must continue these efforts to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. As a global investor, directed by the California Constitution to carry out a fiduciary duty to its members and employer partners, CalPERS does not believe that mandatory fossil fuel divestment is an effective solution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Divestment has little—if any—impact on a compan/s operations and therefore does nothing to reduce greenhouse emissions. Forcing CalPERS to sell fossil fuel companies' stock does not change the amount of gasoline people use to drive to work, to pick up children from school, or to deliver food to the grocery store. 'The companies in question can easily replace CalPERS with new investors, ones who are unlikely to speak up as loudly or as consistently as we have about the urgent need to move toward a low-carbon economy," said CatPERS Chief Executive Officer Marcie Frost.
We also believe that divestment would create a ripple effect on our ability to produce the investment returns needed to fulfill our members' retirement promises. As of December 31 , 2022, the estimated value of publicly traded securities held by CalPERS that meet the SB 252 criteria of a "fossil fuel company" was $9.4 billion. Every missing dollar of investment returns must be offset by employer and employee contributions.
What happens now?
Senate Bill 252 was passed in the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 19, 2023.
It will now move to the Senate Appropriations Committee. If approved, the bill would take effect on January 1, 2024, but was amended to push back the divestment date to 2031.
Additional Resources
For more information, you can check out Agenda Item 8c: Senate Bill 252 (Gonzalez) - Divestment from Fossil Fuel Companies (PDF), which was presented during the March board meeting by Daniel Brown, the chief of CalPERS' Legislative Affairs Division. You can also read the bill or watch the board discussion on our YouTube channel starting at the 29-minute mark. ""WSSSS^i"'-^
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SB 252 (Gonzalez) - Fossil Fuel Divestment Act
SUMMARY
Senate Bill (SB) 252 will prohibit the California Public Employees Retirement System (CatPERS) and the
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
from investing in fossil fuel companies, and provide they divest any current holdings in these companies by 2030, with an additional 5-year off-ramp should the funds
encounter specified market conditions.
EXISTING LAW
SB 185 (De Lean, Chapter 605, Statutes of 2015) required CalPERS and CalSTRS to divest their investments in
thermal coal companies, which has resulted in a positive $598 million return to the CalPERS fund.
California Constitution Article 16, Section 17 - establishes that: "the Legislature may by statute continue to prohibit certain investments by a retirement board where it is in the public interest to do so, and provided that the
prohibition satisfies the standards of fiduciary care and loyalty required of a retirement board."
BACKGROUND/PROBLEM
Californians, along with states and nations around the
globe, are facing the real and immediate threats of
climate change and its ever-growing impacts on our
health, safety, environment, and our ability to pass on a livable planet to future generations.
California has been a world leader in taking steps to
combat the causes of climate change, setting historic
carbon reduction goals, and taking meaningful actions to help prevent environmental destruction and protect
communities who bear the overwhelming brunt of
carbon emissions.
Despite these forward-thinking actions, California's multi- billion dollar retirement pension funds are actively
investing billions of dollars in the very fossil fuel
companies that are the primary cause of climate change.
CalPERS and CaiSTRS, which invest the pension funds of
state employees and teachers, have an investing power
of $469 billion and $327 billion, respectively.
Unfortunately, CalPERS estimates that they are currently investing $9.4 billion of these dollars in fossil fuel
companies, and CalSTRS is investing in 159 fossil fuel
companies with a combined market value of
approximately $5.4 billion.
While California businesses and communities prepare to
undertake the transformative changes necessary to meet
our critical emissions reductions goals of 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and 85% below by 2045, CalPERS is actively purchasing ownership in oil and gas companies such as
$1.3 billion in Exxon, $817 million in Chevron, $158
million in Saudi Aramco, $61 million in PetroChina, $55 million in China Petroleum & Chemical, and dozens of
other fossil fuel companies.
With the explosion of investment and development in
carbon-free technologies, consumer pressure, and
governmental regulation forcing a move away from fossil fuels, it has become clear that the fossil fuel industry may be a risky and myopic financial investment. In fact, data from the last four decades shows that in 1980, the fossil fuel industry claimed 29% of the S&P 500, whereas today, it only occupies 5.3%, the lowest level in more than 40 years.1
An estimated 1,500 institutions with over $39 trillion in assets have already taken action to end direct financial support of climate destruction by committing to some
form of fossil fuel divestment, including the University of California, the California State University, the State and City of New York, the State of Maine, the Vatican, and the province of Quebec.2
In October of 2021, Netherland's ABP, the fifth largest public employee pension fund in the world with $600
billion in assets, announced it would divest its current $17.4 billion of fossil fuels investments by the first
quarter of 2023, citing corporate engagement as an
ineffective strategy to change fossil fuel behavior.3 These investment numbers dwarfthatofCalPERS and CalSTRS,
and is following a divestment timeline of under two
years.
Major investment management firms, BlackRock and
Meketa, have independently concluded that funds can
divest from fossil fuels without weakening investment
returns.4 A further study has shown that if CalPERS and CalSTRS had divested from fossil fuels in 2010, they
would have gained $11.9 billion and $5.5 billion in returns by 2019.5
In fact, CalPERS and CalSTRS have taken on divestments
that have resulted in positive returns for the funds.
CalPERS's active divestment from Thermal Coal has
resulted in $598 million in gains; divestment from Iran has resulted in $256 million in gains; and divestment from firearms manufacturers has resulted in $36 million in
gains. OfCalPERS active divestments, only the divestment from tobacco companies has resulted in losses to the
pension fund, and no one is arguing that CalPERS reinvest into such a dangerous product that runs afoul of the
state's public interest.
The pension funds have already recognized the need to
move investments out of dangerous carbon emitting
companies. CalPERS and CalSTRS have committed to
reach a goal of NetZero investments at some point over
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Many of the teachers and state employees whose
retirement futures are invested by CalPERS and CalSTRS
have passed resolutions calling for the divestment of
fossil fuels, including the California Faculty Association, the California Federation of Teachers, associations
representing higher education faculty, academic senates at California State University and the University of
California, and local teachers' unions from Los Angeles to Oakland.
SOLUTION
SB 252 seizes the momentum of the worldwide
divestment movement and continues the bold and
progressive actions that California must take to address climate change. SB 252 ends the contradictory and
incongruous actions that position the state as a leader in the fight against climate change, while simultaneously
investing billions directly in the fossil fuel companies that are causing climate change.
Specifically, SB 252 will prohibit CalPERS and CalSTRS
from making any new investments in the top 200 fossil
fuel companies, and provides an off-ramp of 7 years to
divest any current investments; with an additional 5-year off-ramp should the funds encounter specified market
conditions.
Additionally, SB 252 will require CalPERS and CalSTRS to annually report on their divestment progress beginning in 2025.
SUPPORT
California Faculty Association (Sponsor)
Fossil Free California (Sponsor)
Harmony Union Teachers Association
Breast Cancer Action
CA Nurses for Environmental Health and Justice
Cascadia Climate Action Now
Health Professionals for Equality and Community
Empowerment
Physicians for Social Responsibility San Francisco Bay
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San Diego Physicians for Clean Air
Ban Single Use Plastics
Bay Area System Change Not Climate Change
CALPIRG
California Climate Voters
Center for Biological Diversity
Center for Community Energy
Center on Poverty, Race and the Environment
Change Begins With ME (Indivisible)
CleanEarth4Kids.org
Climate Action CA
Climate Action Campaign
Climate Action Campaign of the Humboldt Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship
Climate Action Now UCLA!
Climate Equity Policy Center
Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas
Climate Organizing Hub
Climate Reality Project SFV
Coastside Jewish Community
Consumer Watchdog
Earth Guardians
Earth Guardians Bay Area Crew
East Valley Indivisibles
El Pueblo Para el Aire Y Agua Limpia de Kettleman City
Elders Climate Action
Environmental Working Group , ^
Equity Transit 1 ^ J
Extinction Rebellion SF i ' '
Feminists in Action Los Angeles
Food and Water Watch
Friends Committee on Legislation of California
Friends of the Earth
Green Team at Francis Parker School
Healthy Environment for All Lives (HEAL)
Lets Green CA
National Resources Defense Council
Oil and Gas Action Network
Protect Ptaya Now
Regenerating Paradise
Santa Barbara Standing Rock Coalition
Santa Cruz Climate Action Network
Saphron Initiative
SF Baykeeper
Schools for Climate Action
Sierra Club California
Social Compassion in Legislation
Social Eco Education Los Angeles
South Bay Progressive Alliance
Stand.earth
Sunflower Alliance
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System Change Not Climate Change
The Climate Center
The River Project
Third Act Educators
DC Green New Deal Coalition
Youth Vs Apocalypse
1000 Grandmothers for Future Generations
350 Bay Area Action
350 Humboldt
350 Marin
350 San Diego
350 Sacramento
350 Southland Legislative Alliance
350 South Bay Los Angeles
350 Conejo San Fernanda Valley
CONTACT
TrevorTaylor
Legislative Director
(916) 651-4033
[email protected]
Senator Lena Gonzalez
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SB 252 (Gonzalez): Public Retirement Systems
Fossil Fuels Divestment
Legislative Policy Committee
May 10,2023
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• Sudan and Iran. Turkey (if specified federal law passed). ' Previously required to divest from South Africa during Apartheid. > Legislature may, by statute, continue prohibiting certain board investments, in the public's interest.
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SB 252 Summary (as amended 04-20-23)
> New requirements for PERS and STRS boards:
1) No new, additional or renewed investments in fossil fuel companies. 2) Divest fossil fuel company investments by July 1, 2031. >' 4-year off-ramp/extension if funds encounter specified market conditions. 3) Not required to act if inconsistent w/fiduciary responsibilities. 4) Starting 04-01-25, submit annual report to Legislature. Must list:
;' Liquidated fossil fuel investments;
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" Fossil fuel investments not liquidated because inconsistent w/fiduciary responsibilities.
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Positions (as of 04-18-23)
Registered Support - approx. 1 60
> Examples:
• CA Faculty Assoc., Fossil Free California, City of Berkeley, Natural Resources Defense Council, Clean Earth 4 Kids,
Sierra Club CA, LA Community College District
Registered Opposition - 10
> Examples:
• League of CA Cities, City of Newport Beach, CalPERS,
CalSTRS, CA Special Districts Assoc., Western States
Petroleum Assoc., CA School Boards Assoc.
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Committee Discussion
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3 NEW BUSINESS
3. DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF AJR 1 (HOLDEN); REPUBLIC
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MEMORANDUM
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AJR 1 (Holden, Carrillo and Friedman): Relative to the Republic ofArtsakh Assembly Joint Resolution (AJR) 1 introduced on February 9, 2023 would condemn Azerbaijan's blockade of the Republic ofArtsakh and urge the United States government to take immediate action at assisting the Armenians ofArtsakh. At the City Council meeting on April 24, 2023, which is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, several members of the public requested the City support this resolution.
At the request of Councilmember Madison, this item is presented to the Committee for review and discussion as this falls outside of the City's current state and federal legislative platforms.
The Resolution unanimously passed the Assembly and currently is in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Attachments
City Hall. 100 N. GarfieUAvenue . Pasadena, CA 91109
(626) 744-4333 . Fax (626) 744-4774
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AJR 1 (Holden, et al.)
As Amended March 23, 2023
Majority vote
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Condemns Azerbaijan's blockade ofArtsakh; calls for the Biden Adniinistaration to recognize the independence ofArtsakh and take tangible action to hold Azerbaijan accountable for the blockade; and requests iinmediate hiunaaitarian assistance to Armenians in Artsakh.
Major Provisions
Resolves, on behalf of fhe Assembly and the Senate offhe State of California, jointly, the following;
1) The State of California unequivocally condemns the illegal and inhumane blockade enforced by Azerbaijan against Artsakh.
2) The Legislature respectfully calls on the President of the United States and the United States Department of State to condemn Azerbaij ati's blockade against the Armenian people and immediately take action to hold Azerbaijan accountable for its human rights abuses and war crimes through the enforcement of restrictions on the provision of military assistance to Azerbaijan pursuant to Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act, and through the imposition of targeted sanctions on Azerbaijani officials involved directly in the commissioning of war crimes.
3) The Legislature calls on the President of the United States and the United States Agency for International Development to work to immediately facilitate the provision of urgent humanitarian assistance by way of airlift to the Armenians ofArtsakh in order to prevent an impendmg humanitarian catastrophe.
4) The Legislature reaffirms its support for the continuing efforts of Armenians ofArtsakh to develop as a free and independent nation, urges the President and Congress of the United States to support the self-determination of the Armenians ofArtsakh and recognize the democratic independence of the Republic ofArtsakh, and calls on the President of the United States and the United States Department of State to engage proactively in multilateral conflict resolution efforts to ensure a lasting resolution to this conflict that ensure the fundamental right to self-determinatiou for the Armenians ofArtsakh. 5) The Legislature calls on the Biden administration to introduce a United Nations Security Council resolution to establish a United Nations Mission in Nagomo-Karabakh, consisting of at least 5,000 military personnel and representing at least two permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs. 6) The Legislature urges the United States government to take immediate action to assist the Armenians ofArtsakh.
7) The Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Secretary of State, to the United States Agency for AJR1
International Development's Administrator, and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
COMMENTS
Artsakh and its Conflict with Azerbaijan. Populated for centuries by Christian Annenian and Turkic Azeris, Artsakh became part of the Russian empire in the 19th Century. (Artsakh is the Armenian name for the region. Since its democratic vote for independence in 1991, the Amienians in Artsakh consider to be the Artsakh Republic. The area also is referred to as Nagomo-Karabakh, or the Nagomo-Karabakh Republic. Neither the United States, nor any member state of the United Nations recognizes Artsakh or Nagomo-Karabakh as an independent nation.) The conflict in Artsakh region dates back to the early 20th century when the region was part of the Russian Erapire. The region was largely populated by Armenian Christians and Muslim Azerbaijanis.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the region was claimed by both Armenia and Azerbaijan.
In 1988, the Nagomo-K-arabakh Autonomous Oblast, which was mostly Armenian, voted to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia. In 1991, Azerbaijan declared its independence from the Soviet Union, and the conflict escalated into a full-scale war. The violence reached its peak in the early 1990s, when both sides were accused of ethnic cleansing and forced population transfers.
In 1994, a ceasefire was declared when Artsakh and seven surrounding districts were controlled by Armenia. However, the conflict remained unresolved, with sporadic armed clashes and tensions continuing. In September 2020, the conflict escalated again, with Azerbaijani forces launching an offensive to retake control of the disputed territories. The fighting lasted for 44 days, resulted in the deaths of thousands of people, and displaced hundreds of thousands. A Russian-brokered ceasefire was declared in November 2020, with Azerbaijan regaining control of several of the disputed territories.
The conflict remains unresolved today, with both sides continuing to assert their claims to Nagomo-Karabakli. Negotiations have so far failed to produce a permanent peace agreement.
Russia, France, and the United States (U.S.) co-chair the OSCE's Minsk Group, which had been attempting to broker an end to the dispute but this has been thrown into doubt by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The EU is also seeking to aid a peaceful resolution of the issue. In 2014, the California Legislature recognized and encouraged the efforts of the ethnic Armenian majority within the Nagomo-Karabakli region to gain independence and be recognized as an independent nation (See AJR 32 (Gatto), Resolution Chapter 168, Statutes of 2014).
The Current Blockade ofArtsakh. Late last year, Azerbaijanis claiming to be environmental activists began blocking a winding road known as the Lachin Comdor that forms the only land connection between Armenia and Artsakh. The blockade threatens food supplies to Artsakh's 120,000 people. Armenia argues that the protests are orchestrated by Azerbaijan and says the country also has repeatedly halted supplies of gas to the region - claims that Azerbaijan adamantly rejects. The current blockade ofArtsakh, which had already been economically isolated, became more acute during the six-week fighting that erupted last year, leading to the displacement of thousands of people and the loss of lives on both sides. (Corder, Mike, "Armenia urges UN [United Nationsjcourt to order Azerbaijan to end road block" (Januaiy 30, 2023) AP News, available at https://apnews.conVarticle/politics-united-nations-inten'iational-court-of- iustice-armenia-azerbaiian-866f477e6686e3al30e05d57b6ee7080.) AJR1
Last month, the United Nations' highest court ordered Azerbaijan to "take all steps at its disposal" to allow free movement of traffic along the only road between Armenia and the ethnic Armenian Nagomo-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan that has been blocked by protesters in a move that has further fueled tensions between the two countries. (Corder, Mike, "UN court calls for end to Nagorno-Karabakh roadblock in Azerbaijan" (Febmary 22, 2023), PBS News Hour, available at https://www.Dbs.org/newshour/world/un-court-calls-for-end-to-nagomo-karabakh- roadblock-in-azerbaijan.) The legally binding 13-2 niling by the International Court of Justice results from the latest legal skirmishes in a long-running feud between Armenia and Azerbaijan overArtsakh. (Ibid.)
This resolution condemns Azerbaijan's blockade ofArtsakh; calls for the Biden Administration to recognize the independence ofArtsakh and take tangible action to hold Azerbaijan accountable for the blockade; and requests immediate humanitarian assistance to Annenians in Artsakh. The resolution starts by recounting the 2,000 year history of the Armenian people living in and around Artsakh, as well as the long history of their oppression, including the Amienian Genocide of 1915; the separation ofArtsakh from Annenia by Azerbaijani authorities; persecution during the reign of Joseph Stalin; death and displacement suffered under Soviet Azerbaijani rule; and reprisals for the democratic vote of the Armenians ofArtsakh for their own independence. This resolution also celebrates the Am-ienians ofArtsakh for their ability to consolidate a free and democratic society, including by holding a successful referendum for independence in 1991, despite constant attempts by Azerbaijan to undemiine the security and prosperity ofArtsakh.
According to the Author
We need to provide assistance to the Armenians in the Republic ofArtsakh to prevent a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. Azerbaijan has cut off power to Artsakh during the blockade that began on December 12, 2022. Over 120,000 people, including women, children, elderly, disabled among others are left 53 days without heat in the freezing winter. The blockade completely severs Artsakh's only humanitarian lifeline to Armenia, preventing the transport of food, fuel, medicine, and other vital humanitarian supplies to the region. California is home to a large diaspora of Annenian Americans, many whose family and friends are being impacted by the continued blockade.
Arguments in Support
The Armenian National Committee of America - Western Region emphasizes the strong and historic connections between Armenians and the State of California in its letter of support for the resolution:
The State of California is home to the largest concentration ofAiTnenians outside ofAi-menia and Artsakh, many of which have family and ancestral connections to Artsakh. In 2014, the State of California ovei-whelmingly recognized Artsakh's independence. The Armenian- American community looks to California's leadership to exert pressure on the Biden Administration to use all tools at its disposal to compel Azerbaijan to end the illegal blockade and rescue our compatriots in Artsakh who remain under siege. We ask that the California State Legislature again stands with the people ofArtsakh by supporting AJR 1. The passage of this resolution will send a clear message to Azerbaijan that Californians will not tolerate the threat of starvation, isolation, or worse - genocide - to uproot the Aimenians ofArtsakh from their rightful homeland.
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Arguments in Opposition
Ramiz Dashdamirov, Acting Consul General of the Republic of Azerbaijan writes the following in opposition to the resolution:
I am writing to express our strong opposition to the California State Assembly Joint Resolution 1 (AJR-l) which is prepared on the basis of false and fake information. The resolution puts the esteemed California State Legislature in the middle of a complicated foreign policy issue 7,000 miles away, and contradicts and hurts U.S. foreign policy and national interests.
It's Amienia that launched a new war of aggression against Azerbaijan in 2020, bombmg our major cities outside the war zone, using even the widely banned cluster munitions (as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International also confirmed), as a result of which 101 Azerbaijani civilians, including 12 infants and children, were killed, 423 civilians were wounded, and 80,000 displaced. Yet the resolution fails to mention it too. It's Armenia that razed to the ground 10,000 square kilometers of Azerbaijani territory, completely obliterating 900 villages and seven cities, and heavily contaminating them with hundreds of thousands of landmines.
As for the claims stating that the Lachin road was closed, and the Armenian residents living in the area are allegedly facing the threat of a humanitarian crisis, it should be noted that the Lachin road was closed not by Azerbaijani protesters, but by the peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation temporarily deployed in tlie territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan is ready to facilitate humanitarian needs of all Armenian residents living on its territories, and the claims of Armenian side are baseless.
Azerbaijan again calls on all third parties, foreign countries and their officials to refrain from one-sided actions and statements, feeding separatism in the territory of Azerbaijan. Such statements do not help fostering dialogue between Azerbaijani authorities and local ethnic Armenians, who unlike those who have been illegally implanted there for malign political purposes, are eligible for such a dialogue and reintegration.
Azerbaijan has been a long-standing and reliable partner of the United States. Our two countnes enjoy vital cooperation in the fields as strategic as energy diversification, counterterrorism, and nonproliferation. The U.S. has also repeatedly - under both Democratic and Republican Administrations - stated its full support to Azerbaijan's tenitorial integrity.
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CONSULTANT: Alison Merrilees / JUD. / (916)319-2334FN:0000181 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 29. 2023
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 23,2023
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—2023-24 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Joint ResolutionNo. 1
Introduced by Assembly Members Holden, Wendy CarriIIo, and Friedman
(Principal coauthor: Senator Portantino)
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Calderon, Megan Dahle,
Mike Fong, Gipson, Lackey, Petrie-Norris, Reyes, Luz Rivas, BIanca Rubio, and Santiago) Santiago, Addis, Aguiw-Cwry, Alanis, Arambula^ Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman,
Boerner Horvath, Bryan, Juan Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Davies, Essayli, Flora, Vince Fong, Gallagher, Haney, Hart, Hoover, Jones-Sawyer, Lee, Low, Loyventhal, Maienschein, Mathis, McCarty, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Stephanie Nguyen, Pacheco, Papan, Jim Patterson, JoePatterson, Ramos, Rendon, Robert Rivfis, Rodriguez, Sanchez, Schiavo, Soria, Ta, Ting, Valencia, Villapudua, Waldron, Wallis, Weber, Wicks, Wilson, Wood, andZbur)
(Coauthors: Senators Archulcta and Wilk)^rc/;«/eto, Durazo, Menjivar, and Wilk)
February 9, 2023
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 1—Relative to the Republic of Artsalch.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AJR 1, as amended, Holden. Republic ofArtsakh.
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This measure would condemn Azerbaijan's blockade of the Republic ofArtsakh and urge the United States government to take immediate action to assist the Armenians ofArtsakh.
Fiscal committee:no.
1 WHEREAS, Artsakh is the ancestral homeland of the Armenian 2 people and has been a center of Armenian language, culture, and 3 religion, having maintained its autonomy for over two milleMiia; 4 and
5 WHEREAS, The Armenians of Artsakh were targeted during 6 the Armenian Genocide of 1915 by Azerbaijani nationalists with 7 the backing of the Ottoman Empire, where they massacred over 8 3 0,000 Armenians in Baku, over 20,000 Armenians in Shushi, and 9 over 10,000 Annenians in Nakhichevan; and
10 WHEREAS, Artsakh was an integral part of the First Republic 11 ofAmienia founded itt the wake of the Armenian Genocide due 12 to the advocacy of United States President Woodrow Wilson, who 13 recognized the independence of the fledgling Armenian state; and 14 WHEREAS, Despite Artsakh's distinctly Armenian identity, it 15 was arbitrarily and illegally separated from Armenia by the Soviet 16 Union at the direction of Joseph Stalin in 1921 and placed xmder 17 the administrative control of Soviet Azerbaijan; and 18 WHEREAS, For over 70 years, the Armenians of Artsakh 19 suffered routine discrimination and persecution at the hands of 20 Soviet Azerbaijani authorities culminating in anti-Annenian 21 pogroms in Sumgait (1988), Kirovabad (1988), and Baku (1990), 22 resulting in hundreds of deaths and the forced displacement of 23 over 400,000 Annenians; and
24 WHEREAS, In response to escalating anti-Annenian violence, 25 the Armenians ofArtsakh exerted their right to self-determination 26 and declared their independence on September 2,1991, which was 27 reaffirmed by referendum on December 10 of the same year, 28 recogmzing that the Azerbaijani government was unable and 29 unwilling to ensure the fundamental rights offhe Armenian people; 30 and
31 WHEREAS, Azerbaijan shortly thereafter launched a war of 32 aggression against Armenia and Artsakh that saw Azerbaijani lay 33 siege to Amienian towns and cities, and perpetrate human rights 34 violations, which ended in Armenian victory with a ceasefire 3 5 brokered by Russ ia; and
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1 WHEREAS, For the next 25 years, the Armenians ofArtsakh 2 consolidated a free and democratic society despite constant 3 attenipts by Azerbaijan to undennine the security and prosperity 4 of the region; and
5 WHEREAS, In September 2020, Azerbaijan abandoned decades 6 of multilateral diplomacy and launched a war of territorial 7 expansion against the Armenians ofArtsakh that resulted in the 8 ethnic cleansing of over 70 percent ofArtsakh territory; and 9 WHEREAS, Azerbaij an perpetrated widely documented human 10 rights abuses, including the unlawful targeting of schools, homes, 11 hospitals, and churches with prohibited weapons, the execution of 12 Armenian civilians, and torture of Armenian prisoners of war; and 13 WHEREAS, Following a trilateral ceasefire statement signed 14 in November 2020, Azerbaijan's aggression has continued 15 unabated, including routine incursions in Artsakh's ten-itory and 16 the continuoiis invasions and occupation of the sovereign territory 17 of the Republic of Armenia since May 2021; and
18 WHEREAS, Azerbaijan has maintained a total blockade of-fee 19 Republic ofArtsakh since December 12,2022, completely severing 20 Artsakh's only humanitarian lifeline to Armenia, preventing the 21 transport of food, fuel, medicine, and other vital humanitarian 22 supplies to the region, and leaving Artsakh's 120,000 Armenians 23 facing critical shortages oflife-sustaining goods; and 24 WHEREAS, The State of California is home to the largest 25 Armenian American population in the United States, and 26 Armenians living in California have enriched our state through 27 their contributions in business, agriculture, academia, government, 28 and the arts; and
29 WHEREAS, The State of California recognized the
30 mdcpcndcncc of the -Republic of Aitsakh encouraged and 31 supported the continuing efforts of the Armenians ofArtsakh to 32 develop as a free and independent nation in 2014 and has been at 33 the forej&ont of efforts to raise awareness of the plight of its 34 indigenous Armenian population amidst Azerbaijan's relentless 35 aggression; and
36 WHEREAS, The United States acknowledged the threat
37 Azerbaijan poses to die Armemans ofArtsakh with the passage 38 of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act in 1992, which 39 prohibited the provision of United States assistance to Azerbaijan 97 AJR1—4—
1 until the tune it ceases all blockades and the offensive use offeree 2 against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh; and
3 WHEREAS, Azerbaijan remains comnaitted to enacting a policy 4 of ethnic cleansing against the Armenians ofArtsakh to impose 5 its will on the Armenian people through the use of coercion, 6 intimidation, and the use of force; now, therefore, be it 7 Resolved, By the Assembly and the Senate of the State of 8 California, jointly, That the State of California unequivocally 9 condemns the illegal and inhumane blockade enforced by 10 Azerbaij an against Artsaldi; and be it further
11 Resolved, That the Legislature respectfully calls on the President 12 of the United States aiid the United States Department of State to 13 condemn Azerbaijan's blockade against the Armenian people and 14 immediately taJke action to hold Azerbaijan accountable for its 15 human rights abuses and war crunes through the enforcement of 16 restrictions on the provision of military assistance to Azerbaijan 17 pursuant to Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act, and 18 through the imposition of targeted sanctions on Azerbaijani 19 officials involved directly in the commissioning of war crimes; 20 and be it further
21 Resolved, That the Legislature calls on the President of the 22 United States and the United States Agency for International 23 Development to work to immediately facilitate the provision of 24 urgent humanitarian assistance by way of airlift to the Armenians 25 of Artsakh in order to prevent an impending humanitarian 26 catastrophe; and be it farther
27 Resolved, That the Legislature calls on the Biden administration 28 to introduce a United Nations Security Council resolution to 29 establish a Uiiited Nations Mission in Nagomo-Karabakh, 30 consisting of at least 5,000 military personnel and representing at 31 least two permanent members of the United Nations Security 32 Council and the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs; and be it further 33 Resolved, That the Legislature reaf&nns its recognition of the 34 Republic of Artsakh support for the continuing efforts of the 35 Armenians ofArtsakh to develop as a free and independent nation, 36 urges the President and Congress of the United States to support 37 the self-determination of the Armenians ofArtsakh and recognize 38 the democratic independence of the Republic ofArtsakh, and calls 39 on the President of the United States and the United States 40 Department of State to engage proactively in multilateral conflict 97 —5—AJR1
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17 resolution efforts to ensiire a lasting resolution to this conflict that ensure the fundamental right to self-determination for the Armenians ofArtsakfa; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature condcnms-Azerbaijan's blockade of the Republic ofArtsakh and urges the United States government to take immediate action to assist the Armenians ofArtsakh; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Secretary of State, to the United States Agency for International Development's Administrator, and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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NEW BUSINESS
4. BUDGET WORKSHOP - FY 2024 RECOMMENDED
OPERATING BUDGET*
a. LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
b. CIFf CLERK'S OFFICE
c. PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
d. CITf ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
e. CITY COUNCIL
BUDGET WORKSHOP - FY 2024 RECOMMENDED OPERATING
BUDGET
a. LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
Department of Libraries and Information ServicesDepartment of Libraries and Information Services FY 2024 Recommended Operating BudgetLegislative Policy CommitteeMay 10, 2023Presented by Tim McDonald, Acting Library Director Department of Libraries and Information ServicesDepartmental Overview 2 Then Now•10 locations •14 locations•Full leadership team •Long term vacancies in leadership positions•Centralized operations•Decentralized operations•No online programs •Virtual and Hybrid programs•Self-service and browsing•Increased reliance on staff for access to collections and services Department of Libraries and Information ServicesFY 2023 Accomplishments•Addressing impacts of the Central Library closure>Award of Design Services Contract to Gruen Associates>Opening of Jefferson campus>Establishment of Community Programming Committee•Renewal of the Library Services Continuation Measure•Opening of Lamanda Park Library Pocket Park•One-on-one support for Housing is Key rental assistance•Support of City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and M-Pox outbreak3
Department of Libraries and Information ServicesAppropriations by Category 4 CategoryFY 2020ActualsFY 2021ActualsFY 2022ActualsFY 2023AdoptedFY 2024Recommended%ChangePersonnel 8,567,936 8,402,365 8,053,476 9,666,386 9,416,957 -2.6%Services & Supplies 2,241,819 1,704,391 2,117,675 2,810,993 3,222,891 14.7%Internal Srvc Chrg 2,810,528 3,004,585 2,982,701 3,293,712 3,919,790 19.0%Grand Total 13,620,283 13,111,341 13,153,851 15,771,091 16,559,638 5.0%FTE99.98 87.70 -12.28 Department of Libraries and Information ServicesAppropriations by Division 5 DivisionFY 2020ActualsFY 2021ActualsFY 2022ActualsFY 2023AdoptedFY 2024Recommended%ChangeLibrary Administration 1,010,121 1,003,322 1,031,100 1,282,753 1,409,381 9.9%Library Projects & Grants 1,450,126 1,686,633 1,967,516 2,141,083 2,200,613 2.8%Public Services 5,453,265 5,788,154 5,303,232 7,008,564 6,720,520 -4.1%Support Services 5,706,770 4,633,232 4,852,229 5,338,692 6,229,123 16.7%Grand Total 13,620,283 13,111,341 13,154,076 15,771,091 16,559,638 5.0%
Department of Libraries and Information ServicesSignificant Changes from FY 2023 Budget 6 •Increase of $988K to budget for enhancement expenses attributed to Central Retrofit, relocation to Jefferson/Rose Palace, and Library Improvements. •Internal Service charges up by 19% mainly due to additional square footage serviced by BSFMD.
Department of Libraries and Information Services
7 FY 2024 Priorities/Workplan•Library visits are projected to remain lower than pre-pandemic levels in FY 2024. As the community begins to feel safer gathering in public again, an increase in foot traffic is expected.•Library programs and services will be offered in person and virtually in FY 2024 to meet an increased demand for online engagement.•The Library is the lead Department for the implementation of the 2022 Early Child Development Policy and its related key initial activities.•Address impacts of the Central Library closure>Relocating City property, services and staff>Planning for retrofit and construction costs>Developing program and space plans department-wide Department of Libraries and Information ServicesQuestions•Questions? 8 BUDGET WORKSHOP - FY 2024 RECOMMENDED OPERATING
BUDGET
b. CITf CLERK'S OFFICE
REVISED
Office of the City Clerk
FY 2024 Recommended
Operating Budget
Legislative Policy Committee
May 10, 2023
Office of the City Clerk
Accomplishments
• Administered November 2022 Election:
> PUSD Nomination Process for Districts 1, 3, 5, & 7
> Worked with City Manager and City Attorney on
Placing Measures L & H on the Nov 22 Ballot
> Prepared and mailed Supplemental Voter Guide
for Measures L & H (English and Spanish)
• Implemented Charter Amendment for new
Charter Article XVIII (Rent Control)
2 Office of the City Clerk
• Administered Vacancy Process for District 3:
> September 29, 2022 Appointment
> December 15, 2022 Appointment
• Prepared and presented information on the
formation of a Charter Study Task Force
> Completed and circulating a Request for Proposals
seeking consultant services to lead Charter Study
Task Force
> Preparing applications for residents interested in
serving on Charter Study Task Force
3 Accomplishments
Office of the City Clerk
• Pasadena Rental Housing Board (PRHB)
application process
> Conducted more than a dozen informational
sessions on applying to the PRHB
> Issued more than 60 applications to City residents
interested in serving on the Board
> Processed and verified 40 applications submitting
applicants interested in serving on the PRHB
> Provided updates on the PRHB process in January
and March 2023
> Coordinated City Council appointment process to
the PRHB on April 19, 2023
4 Accomplishments
Office of the City Clerk
• Collaborated with DoIT, Pasadena Media, and
other City departments on return to in-person
meetings:
> City Council returned on January 9, 2023; transitioned to Hybrid public comment on February 27, 2023
> Council Committees, Planning, Design, and CPOC
transitioned to Hybrid public comment in March 2023
• Coordinated enhanced security for City Council
meetings
• Prepared online webpages and postings to
facilitate Hybrid public comment
5 Accomplishments
Office of the City Clerk
Appropriations by Category
6 Office of the City Clerk
Appropriations by Division
7 • Support for Charter Study Task Force
> Estimated cost of consultant services - $125,000
> Estimated cost for meeting support, outreach, and
miscellaneous expenses - $75,000
> Staff to utilize unspent Election funds
> Return to City Council for mid-year adjustment as needed Office of the City Clerk
FY 2024 Priorities
Key Issues
• Oversee preparation and coordination for work of
Charter Study Task Force
Strategies
• Completed Consultant RFP Preparation – Currently
circulating
• Assist City Council in setting Charge and Focus of Task Force
• Work with City Attorney and City Manager in
supporting work of the Task Force
• Prepare meetings, agendas, minutes, staff reports,
and final report, as needed (in coordination with
consultant and City staff)
8 Office of the City Clerk
FY 2024 Priorities
Key Issues
• Assist City Manager and City Attorney in the initial
support of Pasadena Rental Housing Board
Strategies
• Completed application process and assisted City
Council with appointment process
• Planning phase for the support of PRHB initial
meeting (scheduled for May 24, 2023)
• Provide training to PRHB staff on preparation of
agendas, minutes, and staff reports
• Assist PRHB staff during transition - public meeting
setup, scheduling, and coordination
9 Office of the City Clerk
FY 2024 Priorities
Key Issues
• Administer the Nomination Process for the offices of
Mayor and City Council Districts 1, 2, 3*, 4, and 6
Strategies
• Prepare Election Resolutions, Notices, Webpage,
and Outreach
• Prepare Nomination materials and presentations
• Process candidates for City elected offices
• Work with Los Angeles County on Election
Administration efforts in Pasadena
• Provide support and information to Pasadena
voters
* Special Election for District 3 – Two-year term
10 Office of the City Clerk
FY 2024 Priorities
Key Issues
• Complete Citywide Imaging Services RFP Process
and Contract
Strategies
• Distribute RFP to qualified vendors (emphasis on
locating local vendors)
• Review and score proposals submitted
• Select most qualified vendor based on stated
criteria
• Administer imaging services on behalf of City
departments
11 Office of the City Clerk
12 Questions/Comments
BUDGET WORKSHOP - FY 2024 RECOMMENDED OPERATING
BUDGET
c. PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
REVISED
Planning and Community Development DepartmentFY 2024 Recommended Operating BudgetLegislative Policy CommitteeMay 10, 2023 Planning and Community Development DepartmentFY 2023 Accomplishments2021-2029 Housing Element Adoption and CertificationCompleted Specific Plan Updates to the East Colorado and South Fair Oaks Specific PlansContinued ePermitting implementationBegan Implementation of the SCAG ADU RecommendationsAddressed High Number of Department Vacancies2 Planning and Community Development DepartmentAppropriations by Category 3 CategoryFY 2020ActualsFY 2021ActualsFY 2022ActualsFY 2023 AdoptedFY 2024Recommended %ChangePersonnel 11,438,299 11,830,063 10,640,918 12,291,904 13,146,592 7.0%Services & Supplies 3,701,346 4,117,451 4,023,291 5,780,269 5,546,973-4.0%Internal Srvc Chrg 2,343,023 2,493,337 2,462,961 2,842,371 3,260,678 14.7%Capital Outlay 0 0 37,658 0 0 -Debt Service 0 0 75 0 0 -Grand Total 17,482,668 18,440,851 17,164,903 20,914,544 21,954,243 5.0%FTE82.00 84.00 2.00 Planning and Community Development DepartmentAppropriations by Fund 4 FundFY 2020ActualsFY 2021ActualsFY 2022ActualsFY 2023AdoptedFY 2024 Recommended% ChangeGeneral Fund (101) 7,913,207 8,307,936 7,860,620 8,795,055 9,142,878 4.0%General Fund Projects Fund (105) 378,747 579,840 614,023 950,000 950,000 0%New Years Day Gen Fund Events (106) 21,387 0 5,894 16,893 16,893 0%Building Services Fund (204) 8,867,962 8,723,940 8,347,511 10,761,238 11,431,897 6.2%Capital Public Art Fund (310) 0 0 0 21,000 36,967 76.0%Cultural Trust Fund (613) 301,364 829,135 336,855 370,358 375,608 1.4%Grand Total 17,482,668 18,440,851 17,164,903 20,914,544 21,954,243 5.0% Planning and Community Development DepartmentSignificant Changes from FY 2023 BudgetNet Budget Increase of approximately $1 million Personnel increase by $855k>Salaries, PERS and benefits increase ($627k)>Addition of two (2) FTEs ($228k)•Film Coordinator•Code Compliance OfficerServices & Supplies decrease by $233kIS Charges increase by $418k5 Planning and Community Development DepartmentFY 2024 PrioritiesGeneral Plan ImplementationKey Code AmendmentsContinue Specific Plan UpdatesCitywide Historic Resources SurveyPermitting Improvements6 Planning and Community Development DepartmentFY 2024 PrioritiesGeneral Plan - Housing Element – ProductionProgram 6 – Housing Sites>Establish No Net Loss Program for Sites Inventory>New Approaches to Housing (i.e. Adaptive Reuse Program)>Housing Opportunities in Northwest Pasadena>Update Specific PlansProgram 8 – Inclusionary Housing >Review Effectiveness of Inclusionary OrdinanceProgram 9 – Removal of Constraints>Create Expedite Process for Affordable Housing Projects•Program 10 – Regulatory Incentives>Update Density Bonus Regulations Program 11 – Alternative Housing Opportunities>Update ADU Regulations and ProceduresProgram 23 – Zoning Code Updates>Evaluate Design Review Process7 Planning and Community Development DepartmentFY 2024 PrioritiesGeneral Plan - Housing Element – HomelessnessProgram 19 – Homeless Services>Investigate Establishing “Safe Parking” RegulationsProgram 23 – Zoning Code Updates>Update Emergency Shelter and Low Barrier Navigation Center Regulations 8 Planning and Community Development DepartmentFY 2024 PrioritiesGeneral Plan ImplementationHousing Element: Code Amendment Package>Emergency Shelters>Safe Parking>Low Barrier Navigation Centers>Recycled Sites>Modifications for Individuals with DisabilitiesPlanning Commission reviewed in AprilCity Council review in JuneSafety Element Update (Winter 2023)Environmental Justice Element (Winter 2023)9 Planning and Community Development DepartmentFY 2024 PrioritiesKey Code Amendments / Housing Element Implementation Measures:ADU Regulations – underway (Summer 2023)Adaptive Reuse Ordinance (kick-off Summer 2023)Updates to the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (Fall 2023) 10 Planning and Community Development DepartmentFY 2024 PrioritiesSpecific Plan UpdatesCentral District>Planning Commission(June 2023)>City Council(August 2023)North Lake>Planning Commission Hearing(September 2023)>City Council Hearing(December 2023)Lamanda Park>Planning Commission Study Session(November 2023)>Planning Commission Hearing(February 2024)>City Council Hearing(May 2024)East Pasadena>Planning Commission Study Session(February 2024)>Planning Commission Hearing(April 2024)Fair Oaks/Orange Grove>Planning Commission Study Session(June 2024)11 Planning and Community Development DepartmentFY 2024 PrioritiesCitywide Historic Resource SurveyRFP released April 2023Consultant SelectedContract May 2023FY 2024 - Completion of Phase One >Phase One •Historic Context StatementoIdentify types of historic resources that qualify for historical designation>Phase Two•Reconnaissance Survey>Phase Three•Intensive Survey12 Planning and Community Development DepartmentFY 2024 PrioritiesContinue ePermitting Implementation90% of residential MEP permits available online30% of building permit types available onlineExpand ePermitting Services:>Remodels, reroofs, window replacement, block walls, and temporary structuresExpand Express Permit Portal:>Residential PV Solar SystemsContinue ADU Permitting ImprovementsWebsite UpdateVirtual AppointmentsDesign GalleryPrototype Plans13 BUDGET WORKSHOP - FY 2024 RECOMMENDED OPERATING
BUDGET
d. CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
City Attorney/City ProsecutorFY 2024 Recommended Operating BudgetLegislative Policy CommitteeMay 10, 2023 City Attorney/City Prosecutor DepartmentFY 2023 AccomplishmentsObtained $867,000 in settlement of litigation seeking unpaid hotel taxes from former Sheraton Pasadena Hotel operatorsObtained defense verdict in disability discrimination/employment jury trial by former City employeeReviewed over 3,000 cases involving over 4,000 criminal charges for filing considerationProsecuted over 2,500 new cases in the Pasadena Courthouse; continued to handle cases filed in prior fiscal yearsResponsible for City’s Community Mediation Program; participate in various other programs, including Pasadena Elderly Dependent Adult Liaisons (PEDAL)Started new diversion program and maintained existing diversion programs designed to reduce recidivismWent live with Origami/ERP claim payment integration, streamlining inefficiencies and allowing access to real-time data for improved risk mitigation City Attorney/City Prosecutor DepartmentFY 2023 Accomplishments (cont’d)Presented Citywide Risk Mitigation training with the Civil Division, as well as, various risk mitigation trainings for Pasadena Police DepartmentSuccessfully recruited new Insurance and Claims Specialist for more effective risk management efforts, equitable division of labor and improved response times, quality of service, and quantity of work completedClaim payment integration automated processes, reduced redundancies, and allowed access to real-time data for internal and external stakeholdersUpdated Claim for Damages form with current aesthetic and for easier data entry into OrigamiIncorporated defined insurance requirements in ERP for purchase ordersStaffed the Community Police Oversight Commission (CPOC), managed the City’s independent police auditor (IPA) through his first year with the City, and conducted policy research and analysis at the request of the CPOC and IPA City Attorney/City Prosecutor DepartmentAppropriations by Category Category FY 2020Actuals FY 2021Actuals FY 2022Actuals FY 2023Adopted FY 2024Recommended %ChangePersonnel 6,182,052 6,283,075 6,427,414 7,119,798 8,002,337 12.4%Services & Supplies 3,878,522 3,518,896 3,860,686 3,330,722 3,369,475 1.2%Internal Srvc Chrg 620,970 607,260 644,908 690,419 728,464 5.5%Grand Total 10,681,544 10,409,230 10,933,008 11,140,939 12,100,276 8.6%FTE38.50 39.00 0.50 City Attorney/City Prosecutor DepartmentAppropriations by Division Category FY 2020Actuals FY 2021Actuals FY 2022Actuals FY 2023Adopted FY 2024Recommended %ChangeCity Attorney-Administration 4,533,056 4,678,159 4,841,080 4,883,432 5,451,481 11.6%City Prosecutor 2,397,514 2,391,367 2,544,875 2,774,781 3,114,736 12.3%Liability & Claims 476,171 471,208 440,915 679,874 719,461 5.8%Outside Legal Services 3,274,803 2,868,496 3,106,138 2,200,000 2,200,000 0.0%Oversight Commission Support - - - 602,852 614,598 1.9%Grand Total 10,681,544 10,409,230 10,933,008 11,140,939 12,100,276 8.6% City Attorney/City Prosecutor DepartmentSignificant Changes from FY 2023 Budget>Personnel increased by $883k (12.4%)Reclassification of Prosecutor Attorney positions0.5 FTE Increase for City Investigator>Services & Supplies increased by $39k (1.2%)Data processing (Prosecutor’s software)Insurance>Internal Services Charges increased by $38k (5.5%) City Attorney/City Prosecutor DepartmentSignificant Changes from FY 2023 Budget (cont’d)Possible continued and/or new litigation of matters challenging Charter measure establishing Rental Housing BoardSignificant expenses incurred in aggressively defending employment matters, several of which are scheduled to proceed to trial in FY 2024Increased prosecution caseloadIncreased prosecution obligations, including managing City’s Community Mediation Program and implementing new diversion programsNumber of liability claims doubledOver 50 claims filed against City as the wrong entityHeavy rains created numerous potholes, fallen trees and limbsIncreased public activity with the end of the pandemic City Attorney/City Prosecutor DepartmentFY 2024 PrioritiesActively reassess legal costs and risks associated with Council and staff goals, especially where court decisions and/or changes in the law may inform certain approachesContinue to explore and identify ways to provide high-quality legal services in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possibleContinue to ensure transparency by assisting City departments in promptly and thoroughly responding to public records requestsDesign, develop, and launch Restorative Justice Diversion ProgramIncrease training provided to local law enforcement, as well as, other departmentsSeek new approaches to handling certain mental health casesExpand Community Prosecution and PACE programStart Homeless Court in Pasadena Courthouse City Attorney/City Prosecutor DepartmentFY 2024 Priorities (cont’d)Persevere through the hardened insurance market and increasing challengesWork with City Manager and Deputy City Manager on risk mitigation efforts and potential reorganizationComplete implementation and go-live with the Origami/ERP litigation case payment integrationComplete implementation and go-live with the Origami Certificate of Insurance moduleContinue to support the work of the CPOC to further their purpose of enhancing, developing, and strengthening community-police relationsManage and sustain the services of the contracted IPA, including the release of public reports and the development of department recommendations in collaboration with the CPOC BUDGET WORKSHOP - FY 2024 RECOMMENDED OPERATING
BUDGET
e. CITY COUNCIL
City CouncilFY 2024 Recommended Operating BudgetLegislative Policy CommitteeMay 10, 2023 City CouncilExpenses•Changes from FY 2023 Budget>Increase of $112,890 (3.6%)>Personnel costs increased by $77,947 (4.4%) mainly due net increases to salaries, PERS and benefits;>Services and Supplies increased by $22,778 (2.5%) mainly due to increases in insurance, membership dues and consultant services>Internal Service Charges increased by $12,165 (2.7%) mainly due to reinstatement of Building Preventive Maintenance2 City CouncilAppropriations by Category
3 INFORMATION ITEMS
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Regular Meeting
Accessibility and Disability Commission
Tuesday,February 28, 2023
5:30 P.M.
Jackie Robinson Community Center
1020 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Public comments for items not on the agenda
4. Approval of minutes
• January 24,2023
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5. New business
Information Items
Presentation about accessibility and disability related trainings provided to Pasadena Police Department Officers - Jennifer Estep, Training Coordinator, Pasadena Police Department
6. Old business
Action items
Commission work plan updates and discussion*
7. Reports/comments from the Chair
8. Comments from Commissioners
9. Staff comments
10. Upcoming meeting agenda items
11. Adjournment
*Attachments
3 AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2023
5:30 PM
175 NORTH GARFIELD AVE. - HEARING ROOM
PASADENA, CA 91101
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. FEBRUARY 8, 2022
4. STAFF INFORMATION ITEMS
A. PRESENTATION ON WALDEN SCHOOL ARTS PROJECT BY BEN BOQUIST
5. COMMISSION ITEMS
A. DISCUSSION OF DESIGN COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE ROLE
B. APPOINTMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS
C. APPOINTMENT OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE
6. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS AND COMMITTEES A. COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR
B. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
C. GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE
D. PUBLIC ART SUBCOMMITTEE
E. DESIGN COMMISSION
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DESIGN COMMISSION
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
6:30 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS - ROOM S249
100 N. GARFIELD AVE, PASADENA CA 91101
1. ROLL CALL
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. JANUARY 24, 2023
B. FEBRUARY 14, 2023
3. PUBLC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
4. CONCEPT DESIGN REVEW
A. 270 N. L.OS ROBLES AVE (COUNCIL DISTRICT 3)
Construction of a new six-story, 105-unit, residential apartment building located above one level of subterranean and one level of at-grade parking.
Staff Recommendation:
1. Find that the application for Concept Design Review was subject to environmental review in the Categorical Exemption adopted by the City Council on January 30, 2023 in conjunction with its approval of an application for amendments to the Fuller Theological Seminary Master Plan and Development Agreement, which included the subject project, and that there are no changed circumstances or new information which would require further environmental review.
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2. Approve the application for Concept Design Review subject to conditions to be further reviewed during Final Design Review.
(Case Planner: Rathar Duong)
Owner/Applicant: CDB Investments LP c/o Bill McKibbin
Architect: LCRA Architects
5. ACTION ITEM
A. CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) ANNUAL REPORT
Review and approval of the CLG annual report prior to submittal to the California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP). The reporting period is for October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
(Case Planner: Robert Keatinge)
6. COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM STAFF
A. FINAL DESIGN REVIEW SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST UPDATE
B. GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANT PRESENTATIONS
7. COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM COMMISSION
8. COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Selection of volunteers for the Field Trip Subcommittee
1. Urban Forestry Advisory Committee - (Carpenter)
2. Historic Preservation Commission - (Over)
3. Planning Commission - (Delgado)
4. Transportation Advisory Commission - (Litwin)
5. Arts & Culture Commission - (Sepulveda)
6. Concept Design Review Application Subcommittee - (Toro, Rao, Sepulveda)
7. Las Encinas Psychiatric Hospital & Barn Subcommittee - (Carpenter, TBD)
8. Olivewood (North and South) Subcommittee - (Chiao, TBD)
9. 1336 E. Colorado Blvd Subcommittee - (Chiao, Carpenter, TBD)
10. 1200 E. California Blvd Subcommittee (Chiao, Delgado, Rao)
11. 280 Ramona St Subcommittee (Chiao, Delgado, TBD)
12. Field Trip Subcommittee (TBD, TBD)
9. ADJOURNMENT
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htto://ww5.citvofDasadena.net/commissions/desian-commission/.
Kevin Johnson, Principal Planner
Michi Takeda, Recording Secretary
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DESIGN COMMISSION
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
6:30 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS - ROOM S249
100 N. GARFIELD AVE, PASADENA CA 91101
1. ROLL CALL
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. MARCH 14,2023
3. PUBLC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
4. CONCEPT DESIGN REVEW
A. 130-140 MAR VISTA AVE - (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5)
Demolition ofthree-non-historic detached residential units and associated site structures and the removal of two protected trees for the construction of a new, approximately 32,000 gross square-foot, four-story, 23-unit multi-family residential building with one level of subterranean parking.
Staff Recommendation:
1. Find that the application for Concept Design Review is exempt from environmental review pursuant to the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §21080(b)(9); Administrative Code, Title 14, Chapter 3, §15332, Class 32, Infill Development Projects, and that there are no features that distinguish this project from others in the exempt class; therefore there are no unusual circumstances; and
2. Approve the application for Concept Design Review subject to conditions to be further reviewed during Final Design Review
(Case Planner: Edwar Sissi)
Owner: Alexander & Kathy Metaxas
ApplicanVArchitect: Tighe Architecture
5. COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM STAFF
A. FINAL DESIGN REVIEW SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST UPDATE
6. COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM COMMISSION
7. COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
1. Urban Forestry Advisory Committee - (Carpenter)
2. Historic Preservation Commission - (Over)
3. Planning Commission - (Delgado)
4. Transportation Advisory Commission - (Litwin)
5. Arts & Culture Commission - (Sepulveda)
6. Concept Design Review Application Subcommittee - (Toro, Rao, Sepulveda)
7. Las Encinas Psychiatric Hospital & Barn Subcommittee - (Carpenter, TBD)
8. Olivewood (North and South) Subcommittee - (Chiao, TBD)
9. 1336 E. Colorado Blvd Subcommittee - (Chiao, Carpenter, TBD)
10. 280 Ramona St Subcommittee (Chiao, Delgado, TBD)
11. 3200 East Foothill Boulevard (SpaceBank) - (Chiao, Carpenter)
12. 130-140 N. Fair Oaks Avenue Subcommittee - (TBD, TBD, TBD)
13. Design Awards Subcommittee - (Sepulveda, Litwin)
14. Field Trip Subcommittee - (Sepulveda, Litwin)
8. ADJOURNMENT
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httD://ww5.citvofDasadena.net/commissions/desian-cQjnmissjon/. 'L
Kevin Johnson, Principal PlannerMichi Takeda, Recording Secretary
PASADENA
FIRE &
POLICE
RETIREMENT
SYSTEM
PASADENA FIRE & POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
RETIREMENT BOARD - REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, March 15,2023
City Council Chambers, 100 N. Garfield Ave, #S249
10:15 a.m.
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Public Comment
3. Minutes: February 15, 2023 (Regular Meeting)
CONSENT CALENDAR
4. Approve the monthly retirement allowance roll of $992,490.06 for February 2023.
5. Schedule the CalPERS Service Pending Industrial Disability Retirement hearing application for Gregory Quon, Fire Engineer for the May 17, 2023 regular meeting of the FPRS Board.
6. Schedule the CalPERS Sen/ice Pending Industrial Disability Retirement hearing application for Todd Witt, Firefighter/Paramedic for the May 17, 2023 regular meeting of the FPRS Board.
7. Schedule the CalPERS Service Pending Industrial Disability Retirement hearing application for Joshua Ward, Battalion Chief for the May 17, 2023 regular meeting of the FPRS Board.
CaIPERS HEARINGS
8. CalPERS scheduled hearing on the Service Pending industrial Disability Retirement application for Bobby Lomeli, Police Sergeant.
ACTION ITEMS - The Board may discuss and take action on the following items:
9. Review, discuss and consider approval of contract for auditing services.
10. Review, discuss and possibly take action on the Fiscal Year 2023 Midyear Budget Review and Long-term System Expense Forecast.
11. Review and approve FPRS staffing coverage and City Temporary Worker authorization.
12. Discuss and possibly take action on the following investment reports submitted by Verus Investments:
a. Review and file, February 2023 Performance Update
b. Review and file, Transaction Summary
c. Receive and approve, Investment of Concord Proceeds
d. Review, discuss and possibly take action on the System's 10-Year Asset Af location Review and Return Forecast
e. Review and file, Portfolio Duration Presentation
f. Review, discuss and possibly take action on Verus Investments' fee adjustment and 3 year contract proposal
INFORMATION ITEMS
13. Staff Report
a. February 2023 Budget/Expense Report
14, Counsel Report
15. Articles/Newsletters/Conferences
COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
ADJOURN
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Bernadette K. Carpio
Administrator/Secretary to the Board
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Regular Meeting
Hahamongna Watershed Park Advisory Committee
Tuesday, March 28,2023
6:00 P.M.
City Yards, Public Works Building
233 West Mountain Street, Second Floor
Pasadena, CA 91103
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Public comments for items not on the agenda
4. Approval of minutes
• January 24,2023*
5. New business
Action Items
• Support the Concept Design for Oak Grove Disc Golf Course Improvements - Hahamongna Watershed Park*
Hayden Melbourne, P.E., Principal Engineer, Public Works Department • Set meeting date for annual meeting in June
Information Items
• Update from Hahamongna Accountability Project (HAP)*
HAP members
• Los Angeles County Public Works updates
Keith Hala, P.E., Civil Engineer, Los Angeles County Public Wori<s o Reservoir Restoration Project
o Southeast entrance for Hahamongna Oak Grove Drive
Improvement Project
o Study update on the potential presence of shot hole borer beetle at the northeast area of Hahamongna
3 • Water Supply and the Arroyo Seco*
Natalie Ouwersloot, Engineering Manager, Pasadena Water & Power Department
• Overview of bicycle use in Hahamongna Watershed Park* Garrett Crawford, Parks Superintendent, Parks, Recreation and Community Services
2. Old business
Action items
• Work Plan updates and discussion*
3. Reports/comments from the Chair
4. Comments from Committee Members
5. Staff comments
6. Upcoming meeting agenda items
7. Adjournment
*Attachments
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Hahamongna Watershed Park Advisory
Committee Chair
Garrett Crawford,
Parks Superintendent, Staff Liaison
Note to Public: An opportunity for public comment will be provided at the time the above items are discussed. In order to facilitate public participation at meetings, the Commission will accept public comment in the following manner:
In-person public comments during the meeting:
Prior to or during the meeting, members of the public may provide public comment by submitting a speaker card prior to the start of public comment on that item to the recording secretary.
Advance correspondence, to become part of the record:
Members of the public may submit written correspondence of any length prior to the start of the meeting, at the following email address: [email protected].
Correspondence will be forwarded to the Hahamongna Watershed Park Committee prior to the meeting if received at least 30 minutes before the start of the meeting. Any correspondence received later wilt be forwarded to the Commission by email the next business day.
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023
6:00 P.M.
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
GEORGE ELLERY HALE BUILDING - HEARING ROOM
175 NORTH GARFIELD AVE. (ENTRANCE ON RAMONA ST.)
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES - NONE
4. INFORMATION ITEM
A. CITyWIDE HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY WORK PLAN
Overview of a work plan staff has developed to guide the Citywide Historic Resources Survey project.
(Case Planner: Kevin Johnson)
5. COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM STAFF
6. COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONERS
7. COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
• Design Commission - (Over)
• Mills Act Plaque subcommittee - (Miller, Mueller, De La Cruz, and Schnuelle)
8. ADJOURNMENT
POSTING STATEMENT: I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Agenda, in its entirety was posted on the City Council Chamber Bulletin Board S249, and the bulletin board in the rotunda area at City Hall, 100 North Garfield Avenue on or before the 2nd day of March 2023, by 5:30 p.m. The agenda will also be posted at the Hale Building, 175 N. Garfield Ave, and the agenda may be viewed at the City's website at:
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023
6:00 P.M.
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
GEORGE ELLERY HALE BUILDING - HEARING ROOM
175 NORTH GARFIELD AVE. (ENTRANCE ON RAMONA ST.)
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
A. JANUARY 17, 2023
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
C. MARCH 7, 2023
4. LANDMARK DESIGNATION
A. 420 S. GREENWOOD AVE (COUNCIL DISTRICT 7)
Designation of the property at 420 S. Greenwood Ave as a landmark pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code Section 17.62.040, Criterion C, because it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a historic resource property type, period and architectural style.
Staff Recommendation:
1. Find that the designation of a historic resource is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15308, Class 8 pertaining to Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment such as designation of historic resources; and
2. Recommend that the Historic Preservation Commission forward a recommendation to the City Council to approve the designation of the property at 420 S. Greenwood Ave as a landmark.
(Case Planner: Robert Keatinge)
Owner/Appticant: Jeff Prince
5. ACTION ITEM
A. CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) ANNUAL REPORT
Review and approval of the CLG annual report prior to submittal to the California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP). The reporting period is for October 1, 2021 through September 30,2022.
(Case Planner: Robert Keatinge)
B. SELECTION OF 2023 PRESERVATION AWARD SUBCOMMITTEE
COMMENTS AND REPORT FROM STAFF
COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONERS
6. 7.
8.COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Design Commission - (Over)
Mills Act Plaque subcommittee - (Miller, Mueller, De La Cruz, and Schnuelle)
9. ADJOURNMENT
POSTING STATEMENT: I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Agenda, in its entirety was posted on the City Council Chamber Bulletin Board S249, and the bulletin board in the rotunda area at City Hall, 100 North Garfield Avenue on or before the 16th day of March 2023, by 5:30 p.m. The agenda will also be posted at the Hale Building, 175 N. Garfield Ave, and the agenda may be viewed at the City's website at:
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Regular Meeting
Human Relations Commission
Tuesday,February 7,2023
6:30 P.M.
Jackie Robinson Community Center
1020 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Public comments for items on the agenda
4. Approval of minutes
January 10, 2023*
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5. New business
iij^ttion Items
Presentation from Day One - Youth Support Programs and Efforts - Christy Zamani, Executive Director, Day One*
Information from the Planning and Community Development Department, Cultural Affairs Division, regarding the criteria for the selection and evaluation of civic art in Pasadena - Staff (Davidson)*
6. Old business
iitjpn Items
Recommendation to the City Council to remove plaques and portraits at City facilities of individuals involved in campaigns of racial segregation.* • Recommend to the City Council to consider implementing the 211 LA hate incident reporting system for incidents of hate to aid the City in achieving better human relations.*
Commission work plan updates and discussion
7. Reports/comments from the Chair
8. Comments from Commissioners
9. Staff Comments
10. Upcoming meeting agenda items
*
3 11. Adjournment
*Attachments
Brandon Lamar, Chair
Human Relations Commission
Note to Public: An opportunity for public comment will be provided at the time the above items are discussed. In order to facilitate public participation at meetings, the Commission will accept public comment in the following manner:
1. In-person public comments during the meeting:
Prior to or during the meeting, members of the public may provide public comment by submitting a speaker card prior to the start of public comment on that item to the recording secretary.
2. Advance correspondence, to become part of the record:
Members of the public may submit written correspondence of any length prior to the start of the meeting, at the following email address: [email protected].
Correspondence will be forwarded to the Human Relations Commission prior to the meeting if received at least 30 minutes before the start of the meeting. Any correspondence received later will be forwarded to the Commission by email the next business day.
Posting statement: I hereby certify that this agenda, in its entirety, was posted on the City Council Chamber bulletin board, Room S249, the bulletin board in the rotunda area at City Halt, 100 North Garfield Avenue, and Jackie Robinson Community Center, 1020 North Fair Oaks Avenue, and a copy was distributed to the branch libraries for posting on or before the 3rd day of February 2023, by 5:30 P.M.; and that copies were emailed not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, to each member of the Human Relations Commission, to each local newspaper of general circulation, radio, or television station requesting notice in writing, all of which media recipients are identified on the distribution list below. The agenda may be viewed at the City's website at:
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Jane Whitmore, Recording Secretary
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department
To request meeting materials in alternative formats or other disability-related modifications or accommodations necessary to facilitate meeting participation, please contact the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department as soon as possible at (626) 744-7295 [email protected]. Providing at least 72-hour advance notice will help ensure availability.
For the current Public Health Orders that will apply to this meeting, visit www.cityofpasadena.neVcovid-19/#health-orders.
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Regular Meeting
Human Relations Commission
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
6:30 P.M.
Jackie Robinson Community Center
1020 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Public comments for items not on the agenda
4. Approval of minutes
February 7, 2023*
iliiiation item
Review of Pasadena Police Department Community Brief for January 2023*
6. Old business
Commission work plan updates and discussion*
7. Reports/comments from the Chair
8. Comments from Commissioners
9. Staff Comments
10. Upcoming meeting agenda items
11. Adjournment
*Attachments
Brandon Lamar, Chair
Human Relations Commission
3 Note to Public: An opportunity for public comment will be provided at the time the above items are discussed. In order to facilitate public participation at meetings, the Commission will accept public comment in the following manner:
1. In-person public comments during the meeting:
Prior to or during the meeting, members of the public may provide public comment by submitting a speaker card prior to the start of public comment on that item to the recording secretary.
2. Advance correspondence, to become part of the record:
Members of the public may submit written correspondence of any length prior to the start of the meeting, at the following email address: [email protected].
Correspondence will be fonwarded to the Human Relations Commission prior to the meeting if received at least 30 minutes before the start of the meeting. Any correspondence received later will be forwarded to the Commission by email the next business day.
Posting statement: I hereby certify that this Agenda, in its entirety, was posted on the City Council Chamber bulletin board, Room S249, the bulletin board in the rotunda area at City Hall, 100 North Garfield Avenue, and Jackie Robinson Community Center,1020 North Fair Oaks Avenue, and a copy was distributed to the branch libraries for posting on or before the 3rd day of March 2023, by 5:30 P.M.; and that copies were emailed not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, to each member of the Human Relations Commission, to each local newspaper of general circulation, radio, or television station requesting notice in writing, all of which media recipients are identified on the distribution list below. The agenda may be viewed at the City's website at:
www.cityofpasadena.neVcommissions/human-relations-commission. t'J^- <5
10 Jane Whitmore, Recording Secretary
Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department
To request meeting materials in alternative formats or other disability-related modifications or accommodations necessary to facilitate meeting participation, please contact the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department as soon as possible at (626) 744-7295 [email protected]. Providing at least 72-hour advance notice will help ensure availability.
For the current Public hlealth Orders that will apply to this meeting, visit www.cityofpasadena.net/covid-19/#health-orders.
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Regular Meeting
Human Services Commission
Wednesday, March 8,2023
6:00 P.M.
Jackie Robinson Community Center
1020 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Public comments for items not on the agenda
4. Approval of minutes
• February 8, 2023
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5. New business
iiCT-ilion items
Review of Pasadena Police Department Community Brief for January 2023* Presentation from Union Station Homeless Services regarding programs and services provided in Pasadena for unhoused constituents - Anne Miskey, Chief Executive Officer, Union Station Homeless Services
Acti(>n,ttfenti|s
Recommend approval of PY23 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) staff recommendation for Grant Award - Randy Mabson (Program Coordinator, Department of Housing)*
• Review the Nomination Form received from Union Station Homeless Services for the agency representative vacancy and forward a recommendation of approval to the City Council*
6. Old business
Commission work plan updates and discussion*
7. Reports/comments from the Chair
8. Comments from Commissioners
9. Staff comments
3 10. Upcoming meeting agenda items
11. Adjournment
*Attachments
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Ana Maria Apodaca, Chair
Human Services Commission
Note to Public: An opportunity for public comment will be provided at the time the above items are discussed. In order to facilitate public participation at meetings, the Commission will accept public comment in the following manner:
1. In-person public comments during the meeting:
Prior to or during the meeting, members of the public may provide public comment by submitting a speaker card prior to the start of public comment on that item to the recording secretary.
2. Advance correspondence, to become part of the record:
Members of the public may submit written correspondence of any length prior to the start of the meeting, at the following email address: [email protected].
Correspondence will be forwarded to the Human Services Commission prior to the meeting if received at least 30 minutes before the start of the meeting. Any correspondence received later wilt be forwarded to the Commission by email the next business day.
Posting statement: I hereby certify that this agenda, in its entirety, was posted on the City Council Chamber bulletin board S249, the bulletin board in the rotunda area at City Hall, 100 North Garfield Avenue, and Jackie Robinson Community Center,1020 North Fair Oaks Avenue, and a copy was distributed to the branch libraries for posting on or before the 3rd day of March, 2023, by 5:30 P.M.; and that copies were emailed not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, to each member of the Human Services Commission, to each local newspaper of general circulation, radio, or television station requesting notice in writing, all of which media recipients are identified on the distribution list below. The agenda may be viewed at the City's website at:
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Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department
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Regular Meeting
Northwest Commission
Tuesday, March 14,2023
6:30 P.M.
Jackie Robinson Community Center
1020 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Public comments for items not on the agenda
4. Approval of minutes
February 14,2023*
5. Update from Pasadena Police Department - Lieutenant Derek Locklin*
6. New business
Inform^j^iitem
Status of new construction projects at Robinson Park and Washington Park - Kris Markarian, Deputy Public Works Director
Actiqn^ilt||n|s
Recommend approval of the PY23 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) staff recommendation for Grant Awards - Randy Mabson, Program Coordinator, Department of Housing*
Support staff's recommended FY 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget projects - Kris Markarian, Deputy Public Works Director*
7. Old business
lition iteftis
Review and approve language of letter from the Commission to new businesses in the Northwest.*
Commission Strategic Plan updates and discussion*
8. Reports/comments from the Chair
9. Comments from Commissioners
10. Staff Comments
3 11. Upcoming Agenda Items
12. Adjournment
*Attachments
Beveriy Sims, Chair
Northwest Commission
Note to Public: An opportunity for public comment will be provided at the time the above items are discussed. In order to facilitate public participation at meetings, the Commission will accept public comment in the following manner:
1. In-person public comments during the meeting:
Prior to or during the meeting, members of the public may provide public comment by submitting a speaker card prior to the start of public comment on that item to the recording secretary.
2. Advance correspondence, to become part of the record:
Members of the public may submit written correspondence of any length prior to the start of the meeting, at the following email address: [email protected].
Correspondence will be forwarded to the Northwest Commission prior to the meeting if received at least 30 minutes before the start of the meeting. Any correspondence received later will be forwarded to the Commission by email the next business day.
Posting statement: I hereby certify that this agenda, in its entirety, was posted on the City Council Chamber bulletin board S249, the bulletin board in the rotunda area at City Hall, 100 North Garfield Avenue, and Jackie Robinson Community Center, 1020 North Fair Oaks Avenue, and a copy was distributed to the branch libraries for posting on or before the 9th day of March 2023, by 5:30 P.M.; and that copies were emailed not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, to each member of the Northwest Commission, to each local newspaper of general circulation, radio, or television station requesting notice in writing, all of which media recipients are identified on the distribution list below. The agenda may be viewed at the City's website at:
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Lola Osborne, Deputy Director
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department
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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
6:30 P.M.
City Hall, Council Chambers, Room S249
100 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. FEBRUARY 8, 2023
4. DIRECTOR'S REPORT
5. ACTION ITEM
A. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FY2024-2028
General Plan consistency review of 24 new projects for inclusion in the Capital Improvement Program for 2024-2028.
It is recommended that the Planning Commission;
1) Find that the 24 new projects proposed for inclusion in the Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2024-2028 are consistent with the City of Pasadena's General Plan.
Case Manager: Steven Counts
6. INFORMATION ITEM
A. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE UPDATE - STUDY
SESSION
A Staff presentation and update on the SCAG Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) Grant efforts, followed by a discussion of the existing accessory dwelling unit (ADD) ordinance and recent updates to State law. Staff will receive feedback on potential updates to the ordinance from the Commission and public. This is an informational item only; no decision will be made at this time. Feedback received will inform the preparation of draft standards to be presented to the Planning Commission for consideration at a future date.
Case Manager: Guille Nunez
Planning Commission Agenda 3/22/23 - Page 4 of 5
7. COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM STAFF
8. COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Design Commission - Vice Chair Delgado
Board of Zoning Appeals - Chair Coher, Vice Chair Giessinger, Commissioners Hansen, Hernandez, and Rawlings
9. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS
10. ADJOURNMENT
POSTING STATEMENT: I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Agenda, in Its entirety was posted on the City Council Chamber Bulletin Board S249, and the bulletin board in the rotunda area at City Hall, 100 North Garfield Avenue on or before the 16th day of March 2023, by 5:30 p.m. The agenda will also be posted at the Hale Building, 175 N. Garfield Avenue and the agenda may be viewed at the City's website at: https://www.citvofDasadena.neVcommissions/Dlannina-commission/. (^iy6-^e^
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Director of Planning & Community Development
Haymstpi Tarn
Recording Secretary
Planning Commission Agenda 3/22/23 - Page 5 of 5
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Agenda
Regular Meeting
Recreation and Parks Commission
Tuesday, March 7,2023
6:00 P.M.
City Yards, Public Works Building - Second Floor
233 West Mountain Street, Pasadena, CA 91103
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Public comments for items not on the agenda
4. Welcome Commissioner Lon Bender
5. Approval of minutes
January 10,2023*
6. New business
Recommended FY 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Program
Staff: Phyllis Hallowell, Management Analyst V, Public Works Department
Vice Chair appointment
Chair Mark Mastromatteo
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Informatioglitems
• One Arroyo update*
Rick Gould, One Arroyo Foundation
Disc golf presentation*
Oak Grove Disc Golf Club
• Police Department update on park activities
Staff: Lt. Carolyn Gordon, Pasadena Police Department, Neighborhood Services Section 3 • Director's update*
Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department
Staff: Brenda Han/ey-Williams, Director
6. Old business
Actionitems
• Commission work plan updates, Ad Hoc Committee reports and discussion*
Committee and park assignments
Chair Mark Mastromatteo
7. Reports/comments from the Chair
8. Comments from Commissioners
9. Staff comments
10. Upcoming meeting agenda items
11. Adjournment
*Attachments
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Mark Mastromatteo, Chair
Recreation and Park Commission
Note to Public: An opportunity for public comment will be provided at the time the above items are discussed. In order to facilitate public participation at meetings, the Commission will accept public comment in the following manner:
In-person public comments during the meeting:
Prior to or during the meeting, members of the public may provide public comment by submitting a speaker card prior to the start of public comment on that item to the recording secretary.
Advance correspondence, to become part of the record:
Members of the public may submit written correspondence of any length prior to the start of the meeting, at the following email address: shouser(a»citvofDasadena.net Correspondence will be forwarded to the Recreation and Parks Commission prior to the meeting if received at least 30 minutes before the start of the meeting. Any correspondence received later will be forwarded to the Commission by email the next business day.
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Agenda
Regular Meeting
Senior Commission
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
2:00 P.M.
Jackie Robinson Community Center
1020 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Public comments for items not on the agenda
4. Approval of minutes
February 14, 2023*
5. New business
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Presentation from LA Metro regarding local transportation services and resources for seniors - Carlos Hernandez, Principal Community Relations Officer, Rail Safety & Mobility Programs*
6. Old business
Commission work plan updates and discussion*
7. Reports/comments from the Chair
Comments from Commissioners
9. Staff comments
10. Upcoming meeting agenda items
11. Adjournment
*Attachments
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Senior Commission
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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
SOUTH LAKE PARKING PLACE COMMISSION
CITY HALL
100 N. GARFIELD AVENUE
LA LOMA CONFERENCE ROOM N126
Thursday, March 23, 2023
9:00 A.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA (may be limited to 20 minutes at the beginning of the meeting and two minutes or less per comment depending on the number of public comments received)
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. February 16, 2023 Special Meeting
FUND 217. SHOPPER'S LANE SURFACE LOTS
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. Proposed Revenue Enhancements
B. Tree Replacement Recommendation
6. OLD BUSINESS
A. Property Taxes
B. Parking Lot Improvement Ideas
7. INFORMATION ITEMS
A. Financials
B. Meter Performance
C. Parking Enforcement
FUND 232. SOUTH LAKE ON-STREET METERS
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. Proposed Revenue Enhancements
9. OLD BUSINESS
10. INFORMATION ITEMS
A. Financials
B. Meter Performance
C. Parking Enforcement
11. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
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12. CHAIR'S COMMENTS
13. OTHER REPORTS
14.ADJOURNMENT
POSTING STATEMENT: f HEREBY CERTIFY that this Agenda, Jn its entirety was posted on the City Council Chamber Bulletin Board S249, and the bulletin board in the rotunda area at City Had, 100 North Garfietd Avenue on or before the 20tn day of March 2023, by 5;30 p.m. The agenda will also be posted at the Department of Transportation, 221 E. Walnut Street, Suits 210 door, and the agenda may be viewed atthe City's website at: aQgs^itvofpasadena.r'^^pomniiiss»r^^ansj^atlon--advisorY-commiss)pi^ oacuSHaiwif
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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
Thursday, March 23, 2023
4:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA (may be limited to 20 minutes at the beginning of the meeting and two minutes or less per comment depending on the number of public comments received)
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. January 26. 2023 Regular Meeting
5. OLD BUSINESS
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. Recommended FY 2023 -2027 Capital ImprovementPmaram - Action Item
7. COMMITTEE AND OTHER REPORTS
8. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
9. CHAIR'S COMMENTS
10. STAFF UPDATE
11.ADJOURNMENT
POSTING STATEMENT: I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Agenda, in its entirety was posted on the City Council Chamber Bulletin Board S249, and the bulletin board in the rotunda area at City Hall, 100 North Garfield Avenue on or before the 201h day of March, 2023, by 4 p.m. The agenda will also be posted at the Department of Transportation, 221 E. Wainut Street, Suite 210 door, and the agenda may be viewed at the City's website at: www.cityofDasadena.net/commissions/transDortation-advison/-commission.
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Atejandra E Flores, Recording Secretary