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PUBLIC COMMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCCIONES PARA COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
AUGUST 19, 2024
Closed Session: 4:30 P.M.
Public Meeting: 5:30 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
CLOSED SESSION
– 4:30 P.M.
A.
CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding
pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Name of Case:
Leal, E. v. City of
Pasadena, et al
.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.
21STCV29446
B.
CITY
OF PASADENA CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 1015 and 1027
North Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA
Agency Negotiators:
Miguel Márquez
Negotiating Party:
Designated entities pursuant to Surplus Land Act (Gov’t Code § 54220, et seq.) Under Negotiation:
Price and terms of payment
C.
CITY
COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency
Designated Representatives: Miguel
Márquez and Tiffany Jacobs-Quinn
Employee Organization: Pasadena Police Officers Association (PPOA) PUBLIC MEETING – 5:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Public comment will be limited to a total of
20 minutes
at the beginning of the meeting and will continue
at the conclusion of the meeting, if necessary. Comments are limited to 3 minutes
each, and the Mayor may limit this time if reasonable under the circumstances.
The City Council may not discuss or take action on issues not on the meeting agenda, except that members of the City Council or staff may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising public testimony rights (Government Code Section 54954.2).
CONSENT CALENDAR
(The Consent Calendar consists of routine items which will be approved by one motion and one vote unless removed for separate discussion. There will be one opportunity for public comment on all consent items. Comments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor may limit this time if reasonable under the circumstances.)
City
Manager/Executive Director
1. 1.
AUTHORIZE THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH TOTER
,
LLC
FOR THE PURCHASE OF 7,000
ROTATIONALLY
MOLDED AUTOMATED
REFUSE CONTAINERS IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $375,000
(Public Works Dept.)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines
Section 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b); (2)
Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract
with Toter, LLC for the purchase of 7,000 rotationally molded automated refuse containers in an amount not-to-
exceed $375,000. Competitive price bidding is not required pursuant to the City Charter Section, 1002(H) (Contracts with other governmental entities or their contractors for labor, materials, supplies, or services); and (3)
Grant the recommended contract an exemption from the
Competitive Selection process pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code Section
4.08.049(B), contracts for
which the City’s best interests are served.
2. 2.
ADOPT A
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
RESOURCES RECYCLING AND RECOVERY FOR
GRANT AND PAYMENT PROGRAMS
(Public Works Dept.)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the action
proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b); and (2)
Adopt the attached
resolution (to the agenda report) authorizing the Public Works Department to submit applications for grant and payment programs and enter into grant agreements with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
RESOLUTION
3. 3.
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO A CONTRACT WITH ITERIS INC., TO PROVIDE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER (TMC)
STAFFING FOR
SPECIAL EVENTS IN AN AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $349,876
(Transportation Dept.)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the action proposed in the agenda report is
covered by the “Common Sense” exemption set forth in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15601(b)(3) that CEQA
only applies to projects that may have a significant effect on the environment; and
(2)
Authorize the City
Manager to enter into a contract, as the result of the competitive selection process, as specified by Section 4.08.047 of the Pasadena Municipal Code, with Iteris Inc., for Traffic Management Center staffing for special events for three years or an amount not-to-exceed $349,876, which includes the base
contract amount of $304,240 and a contingency of $45,636 to provide for any necessary change orders. Competitive price bidding is not required pursuant to City
Charter Section 1002(F) contracts for professional or unique services.
TPA
4. 4.
APPROVE CORRECTION TO EXPAND THE PLAYHOUSE PARKING METER ZONE
BOUNDARIES AND DIRECT CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE (Transportation Dept.)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the recommended
actions in the agenda report are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines per Section 15301 (existing facilities), there are no features that distinguish this project from others in the exempt class, and therefore, there are no unusual circumstances;
(2)
Approve the correction to
expand the boundaries of the Pasadena Playhouse parking meter zone to be identical to the Playhouse Village Property-based Business Improvement District to allow more interested parties to be eligible for a position on the Playhouse Parking Meter Zone Advisory Commission; and
(3)
Direct the City Attorney
to prepare an ordinance within 60 days amending Pasadena Municipal Code Chapter
10.45 to expand the boundaries of the Pasadena
Playhouse parking meter zone and return to City Council with a legal description of the boundaries consistent with the general description boundaries in the agenda report as
shown in Attachment A of the agenda report.
ATTACHMENT A
5. 5.
AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
ALLIANCE FOR COOPERATIVE ENERGY SERVICES POWER MARKETING, LLC FOR ENERGY
PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED
$5,605,392 FOR THE WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT
(Water & Power Dept.)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the
action proposed in the agenda report
is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines
Section 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b) ;
and
(2)
Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract as a result of the competitive selection process, as specified by Section 4.08.047 of the Pasadena Municipal Code,
with Alliance for Cooperative Energy Services Power
Marketing, LLC (“ACES”) for energy portfolio management services for a grand total amount of $5,605,392 over six
years, which includes the option for three additional
one-year extensions for an amount not-to-exceed $2,802,696, at the discretion of the City Manager. Competitive price
bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F), contracts for professional or unique services.
ATTACHMENT A
TPA
6. 6.
AUTHORIZe city
manager TO ENTER INTO SEPARATE CONTRACTS WITH ANIXTER INC., AND HOWARD Industries Inc., for Underground and
submersible TRANSFORMERS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $6,736,160
FOR THE WATER AND
POWER DEPARTMENT
(Water & Power Dept.)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the
proposed action in the agenda report is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 21065, 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required for the project; (2)
Award contract to lowest and best bid dated June 11,
2024, submitted by
Anixter Inc.(“Anixter”),
in response to the
specifications for Electrical Utility
Underground, Submersible, and Vault-Type Transformers for the Water and Power Department, authorize the City Manager to enter into a one-year contract for an amount
not-to-exceed $2,298,000; and
(3)
Award contract to
the lowest and best bid dated June 11, 2024, submitted by Howard Industries Inc. (“Howard”), in response to the specifications for Electrical Utility Underground, Submersible, and Vault-Type
Transformers for the Water and Power Department, authorize the City Manager to enter into a one-year contract for an
amount not-to-exceed $4,438,160, which includes the
base contract amount of $3,826,000 and a contingency of $612,160 to provide for any necessary change orders.
7. 7.
AUTHORIZe
the city manager TO ENTER INTO a CONTRACT WITH NEXGEN POWER INC., for electrical utility pad mount TRANSFORMERS FOR A
TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $10,000,000
FOR THE WATER
aND POWER DEPARTMENT
(Water & Power Dept.)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the
proposed action in the agenda report is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 21065, 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required for the project; and
(2)
Award contract to
lowest and best bid dated June 17, 2024, submitted by Nexgen Power Inc (“Nexgen”), in response to the specifications for Electrical Utility Pad Mount Transformers for the Water and Power Department,
authorize the City Manager to enter into a three-year contract for an amount not-to-exceed $6,000,000; with the
option for two additional one-year extensions for an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000 each, for a maximum contract amount not-to-exceed $10,000,000.
8. 8.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE
:
AUTHORIZE THE SUBMITTAL
OF AN APPLICATION TO THE BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA
REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND FOR FUNDING IN AN AMOUNT
NOT-TO-EXCEED $3,250,000 FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT WITH HERITAGE HOUSING PARTNERS AT 1878 E. WALNUT STREET
(Housing Dept.)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the action
proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 21065 and within the meaning of Section
15378(b);
(2)
Authorize the City of
Pasadena to apply for funding from the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust Fund in an amount not-to-exceed $3,250,000 for a short-term loan for an affordable housing project at
1878 E. Walnut Street that will result in the addition of a total of thirty-one (31) affordable home ownership units to
Pasadena’s housing stock; and
(3)
Authorize the City
Manager, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the City, the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust Fund funding application, along with any associated funding documents and
agreements, as well as any amendments thereto, as required for participation in the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional
Housing Trust Fund funding program.
City Council
9. RESIGNATIONS, APPOINTMENTS, AND REAPPOINTMENTS
RESIGNATION OF
VICTOR CABALLERO FROM THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION (District 1
Nomination)
APPOINTMENT OF
REV. MICHAEL J. ROFFINA TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION (District 7
Nomination)
APPOINTMENT OF
TUNISIA OFFRAY TO THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
(District 7
Nomination)
APPOINTMENT OF
SUZANNE YORK TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMISSION
(Mayor Nomination)
APPOINTMENT OF
JEANNETTE KLEIN TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION (At Large
Nomination/District 2)
APPOINTMENT OF
ZIANDRY PERALTA TO THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (District 1
Nomination)
City Attorney
City Clerk/Secretary
10a.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
July 8, 2024
City Council
July 8, 2024
Successor Agency to the Pasadena
Community Development Commission
July 15, 2024
City Council
July 15, 2024
Successor Agency to the Pasadena
Community Development Commission
10b.
RECEIVE AND
FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA
Claim No.
Claimant
Claim Amount
2025-0008
Yashua
$
35,000.00+
2025-0009
Crystal Taylor
10,000.00+
2025-0010
Helena Delu
275.00
2025-0011
Ryan Henry
Not Stated
2025-0012
Jacqueline Buickians
1,789.08
2025-0013
Marti Mackey
35,000.00+
2025-0014
Osvaldo Dominguez
35,000.00+
2025-0015
Omar Elhosseiny & Carolyn Gordon
Not
stated
2025-0016
Laura Peralta-Jones
1,983.05
2025-0017
State Farm Mutual Automobile a/s/o Arshavir
Balasanyan
7,778.46
2025-0018
Martha Jaime
1,500.00
2025-0019
Rebecca F Ding
10,000.00+
2025-0020
Lisa Cho
500.00
2025-0021
Marti Mackey
35,000.00+
2025-0022
Filiberta Cortez
Not stated
OLD BUSINESS:
None
PUBLIC HEARING:
None
MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT
(There will be one opportunity for public comment
for those speakers who wish to
speak
on more than one item of business on the agenda, excluding public hearings.
Comments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor may limit this time if reasonable under the circumstances.)
REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Economic
Development and Technology Committee
11. DELEGATE TO THE ROSE BOWL OPERATING COMPANY (RBOC) BOARD THE MAKING OF FINDINGS
TO TEMPORARILY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
DISPLACEMENT EVENTS WITHIN THE
CENTRAL ARROYO
(Rose Bowl
Operating Company)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the recommended action in the agenda report
is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines per
Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common
Sense” exemption that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment; and
(2)
Direct the City Attorney to prepare and return with
an ordinance within 60 days to amend PMC 3.32.270.A to delegate to the RBOC Board the making of findings
required for the RBOC to host up to
25 displacement events per calendar year until December 31, 2033 (ten-year period).
ATTACHMENT A
CORRESPONDENCE
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE
POWER POINT PRESENTATION
- PRESENTED AT THE MEETING
12. APPROVAL OF AMENDED RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PASADENA
AND THE ROSE BOWL OPERATING COMPANY (RBOC)
(Rose Bowl
Operating Company)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the actions proposed in the agenda report
are not “projects” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources
Code Section 21065 and Sections
15060(c)(2) and (c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines; (2)
Approve a recommendation of the Finance Director of
an exception to the process for disposition of surplus personal property, pursuant to Pasadena Municipal
Code Section 4.04.080, for the “valid
public purpose” of returning revenue to the RBOC, and authorize the Board of the RBOC to dispose of RBOC personal property upon
a finding of “valid public purpose”;
and
(3)
Approve the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement
between the City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company consistent with the terms set
forth in the agenda report.
ATTACHMENT A
CORRESPONDENCE
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE
POWER POINT PRESENTATION
- PRESENTED AT THE MEETING
Finance Committee
Legislative Policy Committee
Municipal Services Committee
Public Safety Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
City Manager
City Council
City Attorney
ORDINANCES
First Reading
:
None
Second Reading
:
None
INFORMATION ITEM
13. MACK AND JACKIE ROBINSON
FAMILY HOME MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL MARKER
(Office of the City Manager)
Recommendation
:
The
agenda report is provided for informational purposes only; no action is required at this time.
(To be discussed and considered
following the Consent Calendar agenda items)
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT B
ATTACHMENT C
POWER POINT PRESENTATION
- PRESENTED AT THE MEETING
BRIEF REPORTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES/REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
(Chair Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison, Jess Rivas, Jason Lyon) Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2
nd
floor)
August 20, 2024
September 17, 2024
October 15, 2024
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(Chair Mayor Victor M. Gordo, Tyron Hampton, Felicia Williams) Meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m., 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2
nd
floor)
August
26, 2024 (Special Meeting to commence at 3:00 p.m.)
September 9, 2024 (Special Meeting to commence at 3:00
p.m.)
September 23, 2024 (Special Meeting to commence at
3:00 p.m.)
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
(Chair Vice Mayor Steve Madison, Jason Lyon, Gene Masuda, Jess Rivas) Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 4:30 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council Chamber, 2
nd
Floor)
September
3, 2024 (To be cancelled)
October 1, 2024
November 5, 2024
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
(Chair Felicia Williams, Tyron Hampton, Justin Jones, Jason Lyon) Meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N.
Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council Chamber, 2
nd
Floor)
August
27, 2024
September 10, 2024
September 24. 2024
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
(Chair Mayor Victor M. Gordo, Tyron Hampton, Justin Jones, Steve Madison) Meets the third Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N.
Garfield Avenue, Room
S249 (Council Chamber, 2
nd
Floor)
August 21,
2024
September 18,
2024
October 16,
2024
FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES
August 26, 2024
September
2, 2024 (To be cancelled)
September
9, 2024
September
16, 2024
September
23, 2024
September
30, 2024
October
7, 2024
October
14, 2024 (To be cancelled)
October
21, 2024
October
28, 2024
November
4, 20224 (To be cancelled)
November 11, 2024 (To be cancelled)
November
18, 2024
November 25, 2024
FUTURE
PUBLIC HEARING
:
August 26, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
– Consideration of Proposed Street Vacation – Nina Street from Sunnyslope Avenue to its East Terminus
COMMISSION VACANCIES