CITY OF PASADENA
NOTICE OF SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FEBRUARY 5, 2024, 3:00 P.M.
PASADENA CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBER
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE, ROOM S249
NOTE TO PUBLIC: PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THIS SPECIAL
MEETING AGENDA
For assistance with any issues or questions related to public participation, please call the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 744-4124
PUBLIC’S VIRTUAL ACCESS TO THE MEETING IS AS FOLLOWS:
Video Conference: http://cityofpasadena.net/cczoom
OR
Phone: 1-669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 161 482 446
A SPECIAL EMERGENCY CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD TODAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024 AT 3:00 P.M., BY VIDEOCONFERENCE/TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(e)(1) FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE PREVIOUSLY -NOTICED REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR LATER TODAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024 AT 4:30 P.M.
SHOULD TAKE PL ACE VIA TELECONFERENCING PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(e)(1), DUE TO THE GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY:
1. ROLL CALL
2. AUTHORIZE PREVIOUSLY-NOTICED 4:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE PLACE VIA TELECONFERENCING PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(e)(1) (City Manager) Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:
(1) Find that the recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines per 15061(b)(3), the “common sense” provision that CEQA only applies to projects that may have a significant effect on the environment; and
(2) Authorize the 4:30 p.m. regular meeting of the City Council to take place via teleconferencing pursuant to California Government Code Section 54953(e)(1), in view of the Governor's proclamation of a state of emergency.
3. ADJOURNMENT
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Victor M. Gordo, Mayor
City of Pasadena
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this notice, in its entirety, was posted on the Internet at www.cityofpasadena.net/councilagendas and on the Council Chamber Bulletin Board, Room S249 and the Bulletin Board in the rotunda area, City Hall, 100 North Garfield Avenue, and a copy was distributed to the Hastings Ranch Branch Library for posting this 5th day of February, 2024, at 1:30 p.m., and that copies hereof were faxed, 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 list set forth herein below.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Assistive Listening Devices are available at all City Council Meetings. Assistive Listening headphones and neckloops can be checked out at the desk of the Sergeant-at-Arms, located inside the City Council Chambers. To request meeting materials in alternative formats or other disability-related modifications or accommodations necessary to facilitate meeting participation, please contact the City Clerk’s Office as soon as possible at (626) 744- 4124 or [email protected]. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help ensure availability.
Language translation services are available for this meeting by calling (626)744-4124 at least 24 hours in advance.
Habrá servicio de interpretación disponible para éstas juntas llamando al (626)744-4124 por lo menos con 24 horas de anticipación.
Meetings are broadcast live on cable Channel 3 and on the Internet at https://www.cityofpasadena.net/city-
manager/pasadena-media/ ( Click on “Wat ch Now”)
Items on the agenda may not be called in order listed. Agendas and supporting documents are available on the Internet at http://ww2.cityofpasadena.net/councilagendas/council_agenda.asp
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council/Successor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S-228, Pasadena, during normal business hours.
DISTRIBUTION:
City Council Los Angeles Times
City Manager Colorado Boulevard.net
City Attorney Pasadena Now
Public Information Officer Pasadena Star News
Central Library Pasadena Weekly
Pasadena Independent La Opinion
PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEETING FOR
FEBRUARY 5, 2024 AT 3:00 P.M. WILL BE ACCEPTED IN-PERSON AND BY VIDEOCONFERENCE/TELECONFERENCE.
Link to City Council Meeting Policy:
cityofpasadena.net/CityCouncilMeetingPolicy
In order to facilitate public participation at meetings the City will accept public comment in the following manner:
1. Whether participating in- person or virtually at 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, at the following webpage:
www.cityofpasadena.net/city-clerk/public-comment
If a public comment speaker wishes to speak on more than one agenda item, please indicate which items on the online form (multiple item speakers will be handled according to the process posted on the agenda and as specified in the City Council meeting policy). Public comments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor and City Council may limit this time if reasonable under the circumstances.
2. In-person Meeting Participation: Complete an online speaker card at the following website: www.cityofpasadena.net/city-clerk/public-comment After submitting a public speaker card, members of the public may attend the meeting in-person by coming to the Pasadena City Council Chamber, Room S249 at City Hall at the date and start-time of the posted meeting.
Virtual Meeting Participation: For virtual participants, you may attend by connecting to the meeting using a computer, other electronic device, or by telephone. Please review the agenda to identify the published start time for the meeting and connect to the meeting just prior to, or at the start of the meeting.
To participate in public comment for an item and to be recognized to speak, it is required that the speaker login to the meeting using the same name or telephone number used on the Speaker Card form. This will allow City staff to locate and promote the speaker into the meeting when it is time for their public comment.
Participants’ phone calls to the City Council meeting will be recorded as part of the City Council meeting. By staying on the line and making public comment during the City Council meeting by phone, you are agreeing to have your phone call recorded. Following is the connectivity information for virtual participation:
Computer or electronic devices, join the meeting at: cityofpasadena.net/cczoom
Telephone only dial-in: 1-669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 161 482 446
3. Speaker Card Help Line: If a public comment speaker needs assistance in completing a speaker card, please call the City Clerk’s Office at: (626) 744-4124. Help line will open 30 minutes prior to the posted start time of the meeting.
4. Members of the public may submit correspondence of any length prior to the start of the meeting, at the following email address:
Correspondence will be forwarded to the City Council prior to the start of the meeting, posted online, and made part of the legislative record for the item.
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IF YOU NEED A REASONABLE MODIFICATION OR ACCOMMODATION PURSUANT TO
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
BECAUSE YOU ARE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE ELECTRONICALLY AS SET FORTH ABOVE, CONTACT THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AT (626) 744-4124 OR [email protected].