OPENING
ROLL CALL:
Staff:
INFORMATION ONLY
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CITY OF PASADENA
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES
PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE
COUNCIL CHAMBER - ROOM S249
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Chair Madison called the meeting
Committee to order at 4:46 p.m.
Chair Steve Madison
Councilmember Gene Masuda
Councilmember Jess Rivas
Councilmember Jason Lyon
Brenda Harvey-Williams, Assistant City Manager
David Reyes, Assistant City Manager
Kyra Emanuels Ross, State Legislative Advocate
Chris Giglio, Federal Legislative Advocate
Jason Mikaelian, Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development
Luis Rocha, Planning Manager
Javan Rad, Chief Assistant City Attorney
Tamer Sabha, Recording Secretary
BRIEFING BY DAVID JONES AND KYRA EMANUELS ROSS ON
STATE LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
Kyra Emanuels Ross, State Legislative advocate for the City, provided an update on state and local legislative matters listed below and responded to questions:
Laphonza Butler, California's newest Senator, the first black LGBT member was sworn in today, October 3, 2023;
Special election to be called to fill the seat for the late Senator Feinstein;
Governor Newsom to release 2024-2025 State budget in
June with an anticipated $15 billion deficit;
State legislature's notable Bills: SB799 Unemployment
Insurance; AB316 Vehicles; AB122 Fast Food Restaurant
Industry; SB253 Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act; SB261 Greenhouse Gases; SB423 Land Use;and
Insurance reform: rates, catastrophic modeling
Following discussion and on the order of the Chair, and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
BRIEFING BY CHRIS GIGLIO ON FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE
MATTERS
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Chris Giglio, Federal Legislative advocate for the City, provided an update on the following federal legislative matters listed below and/or answered questions on the following topics:
The lack of a Speaker of the House;
• The start of the new Federal Fiscal Year (FY), October 1, 2023; Congress has not decided on a final budget for FY 2024; Continuing Resolution
The Senate and House of Representatives FY 2024 budgets; and
The Federal Aviation Administration programs; farm /nutrition bill, and the Department of Defense program bills
The Chair spoke on the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein and expressed condolences and sympathy on her passing.
Following discussion, on the order of the Chair and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
DISCUSSION ON EXTENSION OF LAND USE RELATED
DEADLINES FOR ENTITLEMENTS
David Reyes, Assistant City Manager, and Luis Rocha, Planning Manager, presented a Powerpoint presentation on the item, including information on land use entitlement background, recently adopted ordinance language and time extensions related to land use, and responded to questions.
Jason Mikaelian, Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development, responded to questions regarding time extension limits related permit issuance, and design and building permit process, and responded to questions.
In response to Chair Madison request that staff to provide information on a chart of the various time periods related to land use deadlines, Mr. Reyes stated that staff will provide the information and distribute through the City Manager's newsletter.
Chair Madison asked staff to provide an update on staffs compliance with AB-2011 Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022.
Burke Farrar, residence not stated, spoke on the various building projects in Pasadena he is involved with, and spoke in support of extending land use deadline related to entitlements.
Following discussion, on the order of the Chair and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
ANNUAL REPORT - FISCAL YEAR 2022 - 2023 AND WORK
PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 - 2024:
a. Accessibility and Disability Commission
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b. Commission on the Status of Women
c. Environmental Advisory Commission
d. Human Relations Commission
e. Senior Commission
Chair Madison expressed appreciation to staff for submitting the reports with attendance sheets.
Following a brief discussion, on the order of the Chair and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
PAST AGENDAS FOR CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
a. Accessibility and Disability Commission - September 26, 2023 b. Commission on the Status of Women - September 6, 2023 c. Design Commission - September 26,2023
d. Environmental Advisory Commission - September 12, 2023, September 26, 2023
e. Fire & Police Retirement System - September 20, 2023 f. Hahamongna Watershed Park Advisory Committee - September 26,2023
g. Historic Preservation Commission - September 5, 2023, September 19, 2023
h. Human Relations Commission - September 5, 2023
Human Services Commission - September 13,2023
j. Library Commission - September 20,2023
k. Northwest Commission - September 12,2023
I. Pasadena Rental Housing Board - September 12, 2023,
September 27, 2023
m. Planning Commission - September 13, 2023, September 27, 2023
n. Senior Commission - September 12,2023
o. South Lake Parking Place Commission - September 28, 2023 p. Transportation Advisory Commission - September 28, 2023 Brenda Harvey-Williams, Assistant City Manager, expressed appreciation from the City's Boards and Commissions that the Committee acknowledges the diligent work of the various board and commission members.
Chair Madison requested that staff include the agendas of the Reconnecting Communities 710 Advisory Group at the next update.
Following a brief discussion, on the order of the Chair and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
In response to Chair Madison and Councilmember Lyon's inquiry, Brenda Harvey-Williams, Assistant City Manager, reported that staff will provide an update on an Anti-Discrimination policy in the near future.
On the order of the Chair, the special meeting of the Legislative Policy Committee was adjourned at 5:37 p.m.
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ATTEST:
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^oun^iJFri^mber Stevb Madison, Chair
Legislative Policy Committee
>ndra S. Robles
Recording Secretary
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