Agenda — Public Safety Committee, July 16, 2025

AGENDA

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

REGULAR MEETING NOTICE
JULY 16, 2025
PUBLIC MEETING 4:00 P.M.

MEMBERS
Victor M. Gordo, Mayor
Tyron Hampton, District 1
Justin Jones, District 3
Steve Madison, District 6
STAFF
Nicholas G. Rodriguez, Assistant City Manager
Danielle St. Clair, Assistant City Attorney
Tamer Sabha, Recording Secretary

MISSION STATEMENT
The City of Pasadena is dedicated to delivering exemplary municipal services, responsive to our entire community and consistent
with our history, culture, and unique character.

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CITY OF PASADENA

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
JULY 16, 2025
PUBLIC MEETING: 4:00 P.M.

PASADENA CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBER
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE, ROOM 5249
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the regular meeting of the Public Safety Committee, will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. in the Pasadena City Hall Council Chamber S249.

Victor M. Gordo
Public Safety Co
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this notice, in its entirety, was posted on the Internet at www.cityofpasadena.net/commissions/city council-public-safety-committee 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 Central Library for posting this 10th day of July, 2025, by 5:30 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 fo he • below.

DISTRIBUTION:

City Council
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City Clerk
Beacon News
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La Opinion
Public Information Officer
Central Library
Los Angeles Times
Pasadena Independent
Pasadena Star News
Pasadena Weekly
Pasadena Unified School District
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REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
JULY 16, 2025
Public Meeting: 4:00 P.M.

Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
The Public Safety Committee may take action within its authority on any item listed on this agenda as it deems appropriate following consideration and discussion of the matter.

PUBLIC MEETING - 4:00 P.M.

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Public commen.t Vt!ill 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. Please limit comments to 3 minutes each.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
March 19, 2025 - Regular Meeting*
April 16, 2025 - Cancellation of Regular Meeting*

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

1. APPROVAL OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE BIANNUAL MEETING

OF COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION AND PASADENA
POLICE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP*

2. APPROVAL OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE HANDLING OF

COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS SENT TO THE COMMUNITY POLICE
OVERSIGHT COMMISSION*

3. RECEIVE INFORMATION ON FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES*

4. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH

LA CARE TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CALIFORNIA

ADVANCING AND INNOVATING MEDI-CAL (CAL-AIM) FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $991,128 FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS*

INFORMATION ONLY

5. PASADENA ELDERLY AND DEPENDENT ADULT LIAISONS (PEDAL) INTRODUCTION*

6. REPORT ON AB 392 AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION BY PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT*

7. FIREWORKS MITIGATION EFFORTS AND DEBRIEF*

ADJOURN
* Attachments Included
2 APPPROVAL OF MINUTES
MARCH 19, 2025 - REGULAR MEETING*
APRIL 16, 2025-CANCELLATION OF REGULAR MEETING*

OPENING
ROLL CALL:

Staff:

PUBLIC COMMENT

INFORMATION ONLY
01 CITY OF PASADENA

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES

PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER - S249
MARCH 19, 2025

MEETING
Mayor Gordo called the meeting of the Public Safety Committee to order at 4:12 p.m.

Mayor Victor M. Gordo
Councilmember Tyron Hampton (Absent)
Councilmember Justin Jones
Councilmember Steve Madison
Manuel Carmona, Director of Public Health
Nicholas G. Rodriguez, Assistant City Manager
Danielle St. Clair, Assistant City Attorney
Betty Gao, Recording Secretary
No one appeared for public comment on matters not on the agenda.

REPORT ON GANG OUTREACH AND VIOLENCE
INTERRUPTION SERVICES FOR 2024 Q3 AND Q4: JUL - DEC
2024
Manuel Carmona, Director of Public Health, presented a PowerPoint presentation on the item, and responded to questions.

Councilmember Jones spoke on the importance of tracking the number of referrals made to community-based organizations in order to measure the long-term success of participants in the Gang Outreach and Violence Interruption Services (GOVIS) program.

In response to Councilmember Jones' comments, Public Health Director Carmona stated that GOVIS contractors are focused on violence interruption, and staff is working to develop a case management model to track long-term outcomes that will be discussed during the City's annual budget process.

Councilmember Madison asked staff about legal protections available for GOVIS contractors and determine if the Pasadena Police Department is able to provide security to Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) campuses to assist the school district with their financial obligations, and as an opportunity to form positive relationships between students and police officers.
03/19/2025

ADJOURNMENT
ATTEST:

Tamer Sabha
Recording Secretary
02 Danielle St. Clair, Assistant City Attorney, stated that the City Attorney's Office will look into the matter of legal protections for GOVIS contractors and return to the Committee with a response.

Mayor Gordo suggested that staff contact community-based organizations and request they share data on the success of GOVIS referrals for education, jobs, mental health, and substance abuse.

He also requested that staff contact surrounding municipalities and Los Angeles County to explore the possibility of issuing a joint Request for Proposal (RFP) for gang violence and violence interruption services once the current contract ends.

Following discussion, on the order of the Chair, and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.

Betty Gao, Recording Secretary, shared information on the Public Safety Committee special meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 7, 2025, with the Committee requesting that staff send calendar invitations for the special meeting date.

On the order of the Chair, the regular meeting of the Public Safety Committee was adjourned at 4:46 p.m.

Mayor Victor M. Gordo, Chair
Public Safety Committee
03/19/2025
ATTEST:

Tamer Sabha
Recording Secretary

CITY OF PASADENA

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES

PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE
COUNCIL CHAMBER - ROOM S249
APRIL 16, 2025

REGULAR MEETING
The regular meeting of the Public Safety Committee, scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 4:00 p.m., was cancelled as ordered on April 11, 2025, and posted by staff.

Mayor Victor M. Gordo, Chair
Public Safety Committee
04/16/2025

NEW BUSINESS

1. APPROVAL OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE BIANNUAL

MEETING OF COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
AND PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP*

2. APPROVAL OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE HANDLING

OF COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS SENT TO THE COMMUNITY
POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION*

3. RECEIVE INFORMATION ON FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES*

4. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN

AGREEMENT WITH LA CARE TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE CALIFORNIA ADVANCING AND INNOVATING MEDI-CAL (CAL
AIM) FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $991,128 FOR A PERIOD
OF THREE YEARS*

APPROVAL OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE BIANNUAL

MEETING OF COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
AND PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP*
Agenda Report
TO:

July 16, 2025
Public Safety Committee
FROM: Community Police Oversight Commission
SUBJECT: APPROVE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE BIANNUAL

MEETING OF COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION AND

PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP
RECOMMENDATION:

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; and

2. Approve the Rules and Regulations for the biannual meeting of the Community Police Oversight Commission (CPOC) Chair and Vice Chair and Pasadena Police Department (PPD) leadership.

ADVISORY COMMISSION/BOARD/CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION:

On June 12, 2025, the CPOC unanimously voted (with one absence) to adopt the Rules and Regulations regarding the biannual meeting of CPOC Chair and Vice Chair and PPD leadership, which are included here as Attachment 1.

BACKGROUND:

Chapter 2.60 of the Pasadena Municipal Code states that the Commission shall adopt Rules and Regulations for the conduct of the Commission's business consistent with the municipal code. These Rules and Regulations do not become effective until final approval by the City Council.

MEETING OF _____ _ AGENDA ITEM NO. ____ _
Approval of Rules and Regulations for Community Police Oversight Commission July 16, 2025

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Starting in 2024, CPOC leadership, comprised of the Chair and Vice Chair, began meeting periodically with PPD leadership to build rapport, foster collaboration, and advance the Commission's objectives, including its mission to enhance and strengthen community-police relations. During those discussions, CPOC and PPD leadership agreed that it would be productive to meet on a standard basis.

The proposed Rules and Regulations formalize and support this effort by requiring the CPOC Chair and Vice Chair to meet with the PPD Chief and Deputy Chief at least twice a year. These meetings are also attended by the Independent Police Auditor and support staff from the City Attorney's Office Oversight Commission Support Division.

The regularly scheduled meetings will ensure consistent communication and collaboration between the CPOC and the PPD, thereby strengthening the CPOC's role and effectiveness in fulfilling its mission.

COUNCIL POLICY CONSIDERATION:

The proposed action is consistent with the City Council's Strategic Planning Goal of ensuring public safety.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

The action proposed herein is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 21065 of CEQA and State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378. The approval of rules and regulations for Commissions is an organizational and administrative action that 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 the action is not a project subject to CEQA, no environmental document is required.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approving the Rules and Regulations of the Community Police Oversight Commission would not entail any fiscal impact.

Respectfully submitted,

ESPRIT JONES
Chair, Community Police Oversight
Commission
Approval of Rules and Regulations for Community Police Oversight Commission July 16, 2025

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Prepared by:

Shannon Prior
Principal Administrative Analyst
Oversight Commission Support Division
Attachment A - Rules and Regulations for the Biannual Meeting of the Community Police Oversight Commission and Pasadena Police Department Leadership Attachment B - Community Police Oversight agenda and draft minutes, June 12, 2025
Attachment A
Pursuant to ARTICLE XI of the Community Police Oversight Commission (CPOC) Rules and Regulations, which reads: "AMENDMENT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS SECTION 1: These rules may be proposed to be amended by a majority vote of the Commission, upon which the rules shall be submitted to the City Council for approval," the following amendment concerning the biannual meeting of CPOC and Pasadena Police Department leadership is proposed.

ARTICLE XIII

BIANNUAL MEETING OF CPOC AND PPD LEADERSHIP
Section 1. To fulfill the purpose and functions of the Community Police Oversight Commission (CPOC) to enhance, develop, and strengthen community-police relations (as outlined in Pasadena Municipal Code Chapter 2.60.110), CPOC and Pasadena Police Department (PPD) leadership will meet at least biannually. a. Participants will include the CPOC Chair, Vice Chair, Independent Police Auditor (IPA), Oversight Commission Support Division staff, and the PPD Chief and Deputy Chief.
b. The biannual meetings will take place between October to November and April to May.
c. Discussion
items will include, but are not limited to, the following:
i. The CPOC's work plan, including topics and policy areas addressed by its ad hoc committees;
ii. Community outreach and education; and
iii. Strategies to further the purpose and functions of the CPOC as set forth in the applicable codes, rules, and regulations.

Attachment B
AGENDA

COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
THURSDAY, June 12, 2025
6:00 P.M.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE, ROOM S249, PASADENA, CA 91101

MEMBERS
Esprit Loren Jones, Chair, District 1
Phillip J. Argento, Vice Chair, Mayoral
Alexis Abernethy, Community Based Organization
Florence Annang, Community Based Organization
Juliana Serrano, Community Based Organization
Selina Ho, District 2
Donald R. Matthews, District 3
Teddy Bedjakian, District 4
Raul Ibanez, District 5
Paula Verrette, District 6
Lawrence Lurvey, District 7
STAFF
Shannon Prior, Principal Administrative Analyst
Frankie Gudiel, Management Analyst II/Recording Secretary

MEETING INFORMATION
Regular Community Police Oversight Commission meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Pasadena City Hall Council Chambers, Room S249.

Agendas and supporting documents are available on the City's website at:
https://www.cityofpasadena.neUcommissions/community-police-oversight-commission.

Items on the agenda may not be called in order listed.

To request meeting materials in alternative formats or other disability-related modifications or accommodations necessary to facilitate meeting participation, please contact the City Attorney's Office as soon as possible at (626) 744-4141 or [email protected]. Language translation services are available for this meeting by calling (626)744-4141 at least 24 hours in advance.

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Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Community Police Oversight Commission after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Attorney/City Prosecutor's Department at 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room N210, Pasadena, during normal business hours.

PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION MEETING FOR JUNE 12, 2025, AT 6:00 P.M. WILL BE ACCEPTED IN-PERSON AND BY VIDEOCONFERENCE/TELECONFERENCE.

Link to City 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:
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If a public comment speaker wishes to speak on more than one agenda item, please indicate which items on the online form. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Chair and Commission may limit this time if reasonable under the circumstances.
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Participants' phone calls to the Commission meeting will be recorded as part of the Commission meeting. By staying on the line and making public comment during the Commission meeting by phone, you are agreeing to have your phone call recorded. The following is the connectivity information for virtual participation:

Computer or electronic devices, join the meeting at:
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2. Members of the public may submit correspondence of any length prior to the start of the meeting, at the following email address: [email protected].

Correspondence will be forwarded to the Commission prior to the start of the meeting, posted on line, and made part of the legislative record for the item.

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AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
THURSDAY, June 12, 2025
6:00 P.M.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE, ROOM S249, PASADENA, CA 91101

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Public comments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Chair may adjust this time if reasonable under the circumstances. The Commission may not discuss or take action on issues not on the meeting agenda, except that members of the Commission or staff may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising public testimony rights (Government Code Section 54954.2).

When speaking, please address your comments to the commission and not towards members of city staff or to the public in the audience.

Since this meeting is also on Zoom, please speak into the microphone at all times during public comment so everyone on Zoom and in the room can hear you. Please limit loud talking in the audience so that the Commission and members in the audience can hear each other speaking.

MINUTES AND STAFF UPDATES

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM MAY 8, 2025, REGULAR MEETING*

2. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES

INFORMATIONAL AND DICUSSION ITEMS

3. INFORMATIONAL MONTHLY REPORT AND STATUS UPDATE BY INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR*

4. INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION REGARDING THE PPD'S WELLNESS PROGRAM*

5. UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS AND NEXT MEETING: JULY 10, 2025

6. RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR OUTGOING COMMISSIONERS**

ACTION ITEMS

7. ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE HANDLING OF COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS*

8. ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE BIANNUAL MEETING OF CPOC AND PPD LEADERSHIP*

9. DISCUSSION OF UPDATES TO THE WORK PLAN AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF UPDATED COMMISSION WORK PLAN*

ADJORNMENT
*Attachments
**Item will be heard after Item 9
Esprit Loren Jones
Community Police Oversight Commission Chair
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this notice was posted in its entirety on the internet at https://www.cityofpasadena.neUcommissions/community-police-oversight-commission/ and on the Council Chamber Bulletin Board, Room S249 of City Hall, the Bulletin Board in the rotunda area of City Hall, and a copy was
distributed to the Hastings Branch Library for
posting this 9th day of June 2025, by 5:30 p.m. and that copies hereof were emailed, faxed, or delivered to each member of the Community Police Oversight Commission, 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.

DISTRIBUTION:

Community Police Oversight Commission
City Council
City Manager
City Attorney
Public Information Officer
Hastings Branch Library
Pasadena Independent
Frankie Gudiel
Recording Secretary
ColoradoBoulevard.net
Pasadena Star News
Pasadena Weekly
Pasadena Journal
Pasadena Now
La Opinion
Los Angeles Times
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Habra servicio de interpretaci6n disponible para estas juntas 1/amando al (626) 7 44-4141 por lo menos con 24 horas de anticipaci6n. *Draft Minutes*
Regular Meeting
Community Police Oversight Commission
Thursday, June 12, 2025
6:00 P.M.

Council Chambers, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249, Pasadena, CA 91101 Commissioners Present: Commissioners Alexis Abernethy, Florence Annang, Selina Ho, Raul Ibanez, Lawrence Lurvey, Donald Matthews, Juliana Serrano, Paula Verrette, Vice Chair Phillip Argento, Chair Esprit Loren Jones
Commissioners Absent: Commissioner Teddy Bedjakian
Staff Present: Shannon Prior, Frankie
Gudiel, Deputy Chief Art Chute, Commander Bill
Grisafe, and Sergeant Kim Baecker
Others Present: Teresa Magula (Independent Police Auditor), and Anthony R. Taylor (Outside Counsel for the CPOC)

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chair Jones called the meeting to order at 6:07 PM. Staff (Gudiel) called the roll, and a quorum was established for the Commission.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
The following individual(s) provided public comment on items not on the agenda:
• Yadi - Commented regarding the current ICE raids, asked for the Military Equipment Policy to be reviewed, and the license plate
readers.
• Ted Smith - He introduced himself to the Commission as a candidate for one of the vacant Community-Based Organization seats.

Chair Jones announced that agenda item six (6) would be moved and addressed before the meeting adjourned.

MINUTES AND STAFF UPDATES

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM MAY 8, 2025, REGULAR MEETING Vice Chair Argento moved, seconded by Commissioner Serrano, to approve the minutes of the May 8, 2025, regular meeting. The motion passed by the following vote:
1 COMMISSIONER AYES NOES ABSENT ABSTAIN
Abernethv X
Annanq X
Bediakian X
Ho X
Ibanez X
Lurvey X
Matthews X
Serrano X
Verrette X
Vice Chair Araento xx
Chair Jones
The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• None

2. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES
Staff (Prior) gave an update on the following matters:
• CPOC Community-Based Organization Seat
Seven applications were submitted before the deadline and were forwarded to the Public Safety Committee for review at their regular meeting on June 18, 2025. After reviewing the applications, the Public Safety Committee will select three candidates to be considered by the City Council.
• Presentation By Pasadena Police Department
Chief Eugene Harris gave an informative presentation to the City Council on June 2, 2025, on the Police Department's 2024 Year-End Review and Ongoing Work.
• Mediation Program
Staff (Prior) and IPA Magula met with representatives from the City of Portland, City of New Orleans, and City of Phoenix to discuss their mediation programs and related processes and procedures.
• Juneteenth Celebration Hosted By The City of Pasadena and The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Staff (Prior) and Commission members will be in attendance at the event on June 14, 2025. The Commission will have its own table set up at the event for community outreach.
• Flyer for the Commission
Staff has completed a flyer for the Commission to hand out at events. The Commission is welcome to give feedback to Staff, and the next step is to translate the flyer into Spanish.
2 The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• None

INFORMATIONAL AND DICUSSION ITEMS

3. INFORMATIONAL MONTHLY REPORT AND STATUS UPDATE BY

INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR
Independent Police Auditor Teresa Magula provided a status update on her work for this month, which included completing a draft report on vehicle pursuits, reviewing complaints, policies, and processes from the Pasadena Police Department (PPD), and attending various PPD meetings, training sessions, and events. She also provided updates on her current and ongoing projects in collaboration with City staff, the CPOC ad hoc committees, and PPD.

After the presentation, IPA Magula, with assistance from Deputy Chief Art Chute, addressed the Commission's questions and concerns. They discussed the use of force, the procedures for filing complaints regarding the PPD, police training, PPD's social media protocols, and provided further insight into the topics covered in the presentation.

The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• Yadi

4. INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION REGARDING THE PPD'S WELLNESS

PROGRAM
Sergeant Kim Baecker (Sgt. Baecker) delivered an informative presentation on the Pasadena Police Department's Wellness Unit. In her presentation, she provided insights into her role within the Wellness Unit, outlining its goals, responsibilities, budget, collaborations, support systems, resources, training, and programs. Sgt.

Baecker explained how these initiatives are designed to help support officers both within the department and in the surrounding areas.

After the presentation, Sgt. Baecker, with assistance from Commander Bill Grisafe,
addressed the Commission's questions and concerns related to budgeting, available programs, data collection, training, trauma-informed care for officers, and provided further insight into the topics covered in the presentation. Commissioner Serrano stepped away at 7:32 PM and returned at 7:38 PM.

The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• None

5. UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS AND NEXT MEETING: JULY 10, 2025 Staff (Prior) and IPA Magula announced that the following item(s) would be planned for future meetings:
• CPOC's FY 2024-25 Annual Report of Accomplishments
3 • Election of ChairNice Chair for FY 2025-26
• National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) Planning
• Recommendation Letter Re: IPA Selection Process
• Vehicle Pursuit Report
• License Plate Readers
The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• None

6. RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR OUTGOING COMMISSIONERS Agenda item six (6) was heard after agenda Item nine (9). During the discussion, Commissioners Serrano, Abernethy, and Annang shared their thoughts and experiences, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to serve on the Commission.

The Commission also expressed its appreciation to the outgoing commissioners and acknowledged their contributions.

The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• Yadi

ACTION ITEMS

7. ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE HANDLING OF

COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS
Staff (Prior) gave a brief introduction to the item. Chair Jones provided additional background on the development of the proposed amendment for handling community complaints. During the discussion, IPA Magula and Outside Counsel Anthony Taylor addressed the Commission's questions and concerns related to the amendment of the Rules and Regulations.

Commissioner Lurvey motioned to approve the proposed Rules and Regulations, seconded by Commmissioner Verrette.

Vice Chair Argento moved a substitute motion, seconded by Commissioner Serrano, to have the proposal sent back to the ad hoc committee for further consideration in light of the discussions had during this meeting. The motion did not pass by the following vote:

COMMISSIONER AYES NOES ABSENT ABSTAIN
Abernethy X
Annana X
Bediakian X
Ho X
Ibanez X
Lurvey X
4 Matthews X
Serrano X
Verrette X
Vice Chair Araento X
Chair Jones X
Commissioner Luver moved the main motion, seconded by Commissioner Verrette, to approve the policy as written with the addition of the sentence provided by Outside Counsel Anthony Taylor, along with the language quoted from the Ordinance. The main motion did not pass by the following vote:

COMMISSIONER AYES NOES ABSENT ABSTAIN
Abernethy X
Annana X
Bedjakian X
Ho X
Ibanez X
Lurvev X
Matthews X
Serrano X
Verrette X
Vice Chair Argento X
Chair Jones X
Commissioner Lurvey moved the amended motion, seconded by Commissioner Abernethy, to accept the proposed amendment to the CPOC Rules and Regulations with the addition of the following language, following the first paragraph, which ends with the word "proposed," "whereas the CPOC may receive complaints under MC 2.60.11 0.B.1 related to the PPD, the appropriate procedure for the handling of community complaints is as follows". The amended motion passed by the following vote:

COMMISSIONER AYES NOES ABSENT ABSTAIN
Abernethy X
Annana X
Bediakian X
Ho X
Ibanez X
Lurvey X
Matthews X
Serrano X
Verrette X
Vice Chair Araento X
Chair Jones X
5 The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• Sandy Annala
• Yadi

8. ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE BIANNUAL MEETING

OF CPOC AND PPD LEADERSHIP
Chair Jones summarized the proposed amendment to the Commission's Rules and Regulations.

Commissioner Verrette moved, seconded by Commissioner Lurvey, to approve the proposed amendment. The motion passed by the following vote:

COMMISSIONER AYES NOES ABSENT ABSTAIN
Abernethv X
Annanq X
Bediakian X
Ho X
Ibanez X
Lurvey X
Matthews X
Serrano X
Verrette X
Vice Chair Araento X
Chair Jones X
The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• None

9. DISCUSSION OF UPDATES TO THE WORK PLAN AND CONSIDERATION OF

APPROVAL OF UPDATED COMMISSION WORK PLAN
Staff (Prior) provided a summary of the work done by the ad hoc committees during the month.

Chair Jones moved, seconded by Commissioner Annang, to approve the work plan updates. The motion passed by the following vote:

COMMISSIONER AYES NOES ABSENT ABSTAIN
Abernethy X
Annana X
Bediakian X
Ho X
Ibanez X
Lurvey X
Matthews X
Serrano X
6 Verrette
Vice Chair Araento
Chair Jones
The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• None

ADJOURNMENT
Chair Jones adjourned the regular meeting at 10:26 PM.

Esprit Loren Jones
Community Police Oversight Commission Chair
ATTEST:

Frankie Gudiel
Recording Secretary
7 APPROVAL OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE HANDLING

OF COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS SENT TO THE COMMUNITY
POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION*
Agenda Report
TO:

July 16, 2025
Public Safety Committee
FROM: Community Police Oversight Commission
SUBJECT: APPROVE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE HANDLING OF

COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS SENT TO THE COMMUNITY POLICE

OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council:

2. Approve the Rules and Regulations for the handling of community complaints sent to the Community Police Oversight Commission (CPOC).

ADVISORY COMMISSION/BOARD/CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION:

On June 12, 2025, the CPOC voted 7-1 (with two abstentions and one absence) to adopt the Rules and Regulations pertaining to the handling of community complaints alleging misconduct by Pasadena Police Department (PPD) employees, which are included here as Attachment 1.

BACKGROUND:

Chapter 2.60 of the Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) states that the Commission shall adopt Rules and Regulations for the conduct of the Commission's business consistent with the municipal code. These Rules and Regulations do not become effective until final approval by the City Council.

MEETING OF _____ _ AGENDA ITEM NO. ____ _
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The PMC does not provide for the CPOC or the Independent Police Auditor (IPA) to investigate or adjudicate complaints of misconduct by PPD personnel. However, PMC Chapter 2.60.11 0(B)(1) stipulates that one of the CPOC's functions is to "receive community feedback and complaints and refer them for further review, as appropriate." Additionally, Chapter 2.30.020(A)(8)(b) empowers the IPA to audit complaints made against PPD personnel.

At the beginning of fiscal year 2025, the CPOC established an Ad Hoc Committee to review the PPD's complaint handling process, as well as define the CPOC's role in receiving and following up on allegations of police misconduct.

Although the CPOC and IPA have limited authority in the complaint process, members of the public may be unaware of these limitations and may still bring complaints directly to either party.

To provide clarity and consistency in handling such complaints, the Ad Hoc Committee, in collaboration with IPAs Dr. Richard Rosenthal and Teresa Magula, developed the attached Rules and Regulations. These Rules and Regulations outline the procedures to be followed when the CPOC, the Oversight Commission Support Division (OCSD), or the IPA receives a complaint or allegation of misconduct involving a PPD employee.

The proposed Rules and Regulations ensure that all complaints are promptly acknowledged. Complainants will receive information on how to file a formal complaint with the PPD. Furthermore, if a complainant is dissatisfied with the outcome of the PPD's process, they may contact the CPOC to request an audit by the IPA. To the extent permitted by law, the IPA will share the results of any such audit with both the CPOC and the complainant.

COUNCIL POLICY CONSIDERATION:

The proposed action is consistent with the City Council's Strategic Planning Goal of ensuring public safety.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

Approval of Rules and Regulations for Community Police Oversight Commission July 16, 2025

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FISCAL IMPACT:

Approving the Rules and Regulations of the Community Police Oversight Commission would not entail any fiscal impact.

Prepared by:

Shannon Prior
Principal Administrative Analyst
Oversight Commission Support Division
Respectfully submitted,

ESPRIT JONES
Chair, Community Police Oversight
Commission
Attachment A - Rules and Regulations for the Community Police Oversight Commission's Handling of Community Complaints
Attachment B - Community Police Oversight agenda and draft minutes, June 16, 2025
Attachment A
Pursuant to ARTICLE XI of the Community Police Oversight Commission (CPOC) Rules and Regulations, which reads: "AMENDMENT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS SECTION 1: These rules may be proposed to be amended by a majority vote of the Commission, upon which the rules shall be submitted to the City Council for approval," the following amendment concerning the CPOC's handling of community complaints is proposed.

ARTICLE XII

HANDLING OF COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS
SECTION 1. Whereas the CPOC may receive complaints under Sec. 2.60.110(8)(1) of the Pasadena Municipal Code related to the Pasadena Police Department (PPD), the appropriate procedure for the handling of community complaints is as follows.

SECTION 2. In the event a community member or organization brings forward to the CPOC, or the Oversight Commission Support Division (OCSD), and/or the Independent Police Auditor (IPA), any allegation of misconduct by a PPD employee, OCSD staff will, as soon as possible, advise the complainant or complainant-organization as follows:
a. Neither the CPOC, OCSD, nor IPA has the jurisdiction to investigate or adjudicate a complaint of misconduct.
b. The complainant should file a timely complaint with the PPD through its website or by contacting the Professional Standards Unit.
c. Upon the filing of the complaint, the complainant will receive a Case Number from the PPD and will, pursuant to PPD policy, be advised of the result of the complaint.
d. If, upon receipt of the disposition of the complaint, the complainant is not satisfied with how the complaint was handled, the complainant may contact OCSD staff and request that the IPA audit the PPD's handling of the complaint. e. The IPA will subsequently report back to the CPOC and the complainant on any findings, to the extent permissible by law.

SECTION 3. OCSD staff will, at the earliest opportunity, forward any complaint information to the IPA for their information and any appropriate action within the authority and jurisdiction of the IPA.

SECTION 4. No member of the CPOC or OCSD staff, nor the IPA, will evaluate the credibility or validity of any complaint of misconduct. Every complainant will be provided with the opportunity to decide whether to file a complaint with the PPD, regardless of the opinion of any Commissioner, OCSD staff member, or the IPA as to the validity of the complaint.

Attachment B
AGENDA

COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
THURSDAY, June 12, 2025
6:00 P.M.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE, ROOM S249, PASADENA, CA 91101

MEETING INFORMATION
Regular Community Police Oversight Commission meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Pasadena City Hall Council Chambers, Room S249.

Agendas and supporting documents are available on the City's website at:
https://www.cityofpasadena.net/comm issions/comm unity-police-oversight-commission.

Items on the agenda may not be called in order listed.

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Link to City Meeting Policy:
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AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
THURSDAY, June 12, 2025
6:00 P.M.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE, ROOM S249, PASADENA, CA 91101

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

When speaking, please address your comments to the commission and not towards members of city staff or to the public in the audience.

MINUTES AND STAFF UPDATES

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM MAY 8, 2025, REGULAR MEETING*

2. STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES

INFORMATIONAL AND DICUSSION ITEMS

3. INFORMATIONAL MONTHLY REPORT AND STATUS UPDATE BY INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR*

4. INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION REGARDING THE PPD'S WELLNESS PROGRAM*

5. UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS AND NEXT MEETING: JULY 10, 2025

6. RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR OUTGOING COMMISSIONERS**

ACTION ITEMS

7. ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE HANDLING OF COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS*

8. ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE BIANNUAL MEETING OF CPOC AND PPD LEADERSHIP*

9. DISCUSSION OF UPDATES TO THE WORK PLAN AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF UPDATED COMMISSION WORK PLAN*

ADJORNMENT
*Attachments
**Item will be heard after Item 9
Esprit Loren Jones
Community Police Oversight Commission Chair
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this notice was posted in its entirety on the internet at https://www.cityofpasadena.net/commissions/community-police-oversight-commission/ and on the Council Chamber Bulletin Board, Room S249 of City Hall, the Bulletin Board in the rotunda area of City Hall, and a copy was distributed to the Hastings Branch Library for posting this 9th day of June 2025, by 5:30 p.m. and that copies hereof were emailed, faxed, or delivered to each member of the Community Police Oversight Commission, 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.

DISTRIBUTION:

Language translation services are available for this meeting by calling (626) 744-4141 at least 24 hours in advance.

Council Chambers, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249, Pasadena, CA 91101 Commissioners Present: Commissioners Alexis Abernethy, Florence Annang, Selina Ho, Raul Ibanez, Lawrence Lurvey, Donald Matthews, Juliana Serrano, Paula Verrette, Vice Chair Phillip Argento, Chair Esprit Loren Jones
Commissioners Absent: Commissioner Teddy Bedjakian
Staff Present: Shannon Prior, Frankie Gudiel, Deputy Chief Art Chute, Commander Bill Grisafe, and Sergeant Kim Baecker
Others Present: Teresa Magula (Independent Police Auditor), and Anthony R. Taylor (Outside Counsel for the CPOC)

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chair Jones called the meeting to order at 6:07 PM. Staff (Gudiel) called the roll, and a quorum was established for the Commission.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
The following individual(s) provided public comment on items not on the agenda:
• Yadi - Commented regarding the current ICE raids, asked for the Military Equipment Policy to be reviewed, and the license plate readers. • Ted Smith - He introduced himself to the Commission as a candidate for one of the vacant Community-Based Organization seats.

Chair Jones announced that agenda item six (6) would be moved and addressed before the meeting adjourned.

MINUTES AND STAFF UPDATES

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM MAY 8, 2025, REGULAR MEETING Vice Chair Argento moved, seconded by Commissioner Serrano, to approve the minutes of the May 8, 2025, regular meeting. The motion passed by the following vote:
1 COMMISSIONER AYES NOES ABSENT ABSTAIN
Abernethv X
AnnanQ X
Bediakian X
Ho X
Ibanez X
Lurvey X
Matthews X
Serrano X
Verrette X
Vice Chair Araento xx
Chair Jones
The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• None

INFORMATIONAL AND DICUSSION ITEMS

3. INFORMATIONAL MONTHLY REPORT AND STATUS UPDATE BY

The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• Yadi

4. INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION REGARDING THE PPD'S WELLNESS

Baecker explained how these initiatives are designed to help support officers both within the department and in the surrounding areas.

After the presentation, Sgt. Baecker, with assistance from Commander Bill Grisafe, addressed the Commission's questions and concerns related to budgeting, available programs, data collection, training, trauma-informed care for officers, and provided further insight into the topics covered in the presentation. Commissioner Serrano stepped away at 7:32 PM and returned at 7:38 PM.

The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• None

5. UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS AND NEXT MEETING: JULY 10, 2025 Staff (Prior) and IPA Magula announced that the following item(s) would be planned for future meetings:
• CPOC's FY 2024-25 Annual Report of Accomplishments
3 • Election of Chair/Vice Chair for FY 2025-26
• National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) Planning
• Recommendation Letter Re: IPA Selection Process
• Vehicle Pursuit Report
• License Plate Readers
The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• None

The Commission also expressed its appreciation to the outgoing commissioners and acknowledged their contributions.

The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• Yadi

ACTION ITEMS

7. ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE HANDLING OF

Commissioner Lurvey motioned to approve the proposed Rules and Regulations, seconded by Commmissioner Verrette.

COMMISSIONER AYES NOES ABSENT ABSTAIN
Abernethv X
Annana X
Bediakian X
Ho X
Ibanez X
Lurvev X
4 Matthews X
Serrano X
Verrette X
Vice Chair Araento X
Chair Jones X
Commissioner Luver moved the main motion, seconded by Commissioner Verrette, to approve the policy as written with the addition of the sentence provided by Outside Counsel Anthony Taylor, along with the language quoted from the Ordinance. The main motion did not pass by the following vote:

COMMISSIONER AYES NOES ABSENT ABSTAIN
Abernethv X
Annana X
Bediakian X
Ho X
Ibanez X
Lurvev X
Matthews X
Serrano X
Verrette X
Vice Chair Araento X
Chair Jones X
Commissioner Lurvey moved the amended motion, seconded by Commissioner Abernethy, to accept the proposed amendment to the CPOC Rules and Regulations with the addition of the following language, following the first paragraph, which ends with the word "proposed," "whereas the CPOC may receive complaints under MC 2.60.11 0.B.1 related to the PPD, the appropriate procedure for the handling of community complaints is as follows". The amended motion passed by the following vote:

COMMISSIONER AYES NOES ABSENT ABSTAIN
Abernethv X
Annana X
Bediakian X
Ho X
Ibanez X
Lurvev X
Matthews X
Serrano X
Verrette X
Vice Chair Araento X
Chair Jones X
5 The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• Sandy Annala
• Yadi

8. ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE BIANNUAL MEETING

OF CPOC AND PPD LEADERSHIP
Chair Jones summarized the proposed amendment to the Commission's Rules and Regulations.

Commissioner Verrette moved, seconded by Commissioner Lurvey, to approve the proposed amendment. The motion passed by the following vote:

COMMISSIONER AYES NOES ABSENT ABSTAIN
Abernethv X
Annana X
Bediakian X
Ho X
Ibanez X
.

Lurvev X
Matthews X
Serrano X
Verrette X
Vice Chair Araento X
Chair Jones X
The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• None

9. DISCUSSION OF UPDATES TO THE WORK PLAN AND CONSIDERATION OF

APPROVAL OF UPDATED COMMISSION WORK PLAN
Staff (Prior) provided a summary of the work done by the ad hoc committees during the month.

Chair Jones moved, seconded by Commissioner Annang, to approve the work plan updates. The motion passed by the following vote:

COMMISSIONER AYES NOES ABSENT ABSTAIN
Abernethv X
Annana X
Bediakian X
Ho X
Ibanez X
Lurvev X
Matthews X
Serrano X
6 Verrette X
Vice Chair Araento X
Chair Jones
The following individual(s) provided public comment on this agenda item:
• None

ADJOURNMENT
Chair Jones adjourned the regular meeting at 10:26 PM.

Esprit Loren Jones
Community Police Oversight Commission Chair
ATTEST:

Frankie Gudiel
Recording Secretary
7 RECEIVE INFORMATION ON FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES*
TO:

FROM:

Public Safety Committee
Fire Department
Agenda Report
July 16, 2025
SUBJECT: RECEIVE INFORMATION ON FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES RECOMMENDATION:

There is no staff recommendation for this item. The Public Safety Committee may, however, make recommendations to the full City Council relating to this item as it deems appropriate following consideration and discussion of the matter BACKGROUND:

At the June 23, 2025 City Council meeting action was taken to direct the City Attorney to prepare an Ordinance to designate Fire Hazard Severity Zones as required by California Government Code section 51179. In order to meet the statutory requirements, first reading of the Ordinance is scheduled for the July 14, 2025 City Council meeting.

Second reading of the Ordinance is scheduled for the July 21, 2025 City Council meeting. It was also requested that information on the Fire Hazard Severity Zones be provided to the Public Safety Committee for consideration and discussion of the matter.

In 1996, the City Council enacted Ordinance 6683 which adopted the "City of Pasadena Fire Hazard Area Map", dated July 1, 1996, pursuant to the requirements of the California Government Code, section 51175, et seq. This map defined areas of the City identified by the Fire Department, in consultation with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), wherein additional fire protective construction requirements were warranted due to the presence of increased fire hazards caused by the urban-wildland interface. These areas are known as "Fire Hazard Severity Zones." CAL FIRE uses Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps to identify areas with the highest potential for wildfires based on factors that include topography, vegetation, weather patterns, and historical fire activity. FHSZ Maps classify land into three hazard levels which include moderate, high, and very high. Each level reflects how likely an area is to experience wildfire and level of intensity.

MEETING OF _____ _ AGENDA ITEM NO. ____ _
Fire Hazard Severity Zones
July 16, 2025

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The California Government Code requires CAL FIRE to periodically review and make recommendations regarding the delineation of fire hazard severity zones in consultation with local fire departments. These maps were updated and adopted on July 28, 2008 by the City of Pasadena. The proposed Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map, dated March 24, 2025 is the result of the most recent review of local conditions conducted by Cal Fire using updated technology, knowledge of fire behavior in the urban-wildland interface, and current local conditions. The updated FHSZ map affects building codes, defensible space requirements, and disclosure obligations for property transactions.

The FHSZ in Pasadena are generally in the Arroyo Seco, west and north of the 210 freeway, and in east Pasadena in the upper Hastings Ranch neighborhood. The FHSZ Map was presented to the public at several public meetings, and was publicized in the City Manager Weekly Newsletter and posted on Facebook, X, and lnstagram. The FHSZ map was also made available for public comment on the City's website at cityofpasadena.net/fire. Comments were related to several items including: continuous fuel control in the Arroyo Seco, impact to insurance premiums, clarification of the defensible space requirements, and consider more areas of the City to include in the FHSZ map. Once adopted, the Ordinance and related documents will be submitted to the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection for oversight and compliance.

Adoption of the FHSZ Map creates no new regulatory requirements. The changes to the Map are relatively minor. The two-tiered zoning previously used (High Hazard and Interface Zone) have been divided into three zones consistent with the new State nomenclature- Very High, High and Moderate. The boundaries of the various zones have shifted to reflect current science and local conditions of wild land fire behavior.

Based on the current map, there are 3,911 properties in the Very-High Fire Severity Zone. The new map would increase that to 4,61 O properties. 887 parcels will be added and 188 will be removed. It's crucial for property owners in identified High and Very High Fire Severity Zones to be aware of defensible space requirements and take proactive steps to reduce wildfire risk. Builders also need to consider fire-resistant features in these areas. These additional properties and parcels require inspections annually and represents an 18% increase. The Pasadena Fire Department will complete these additional inspections with existing staff and resources, and will work with property owners to take the necessary steps to reduce risks.

COUNCIL POLICY CONSIDERATION:

The California State Fire Marshal High Hazard Severity Zone Maps supports the City Council's strategic goals to ensure public safety.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

The proposed action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3), the common sense exemption.

Fire Hazard Severity Zones
July 16, 2025

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FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact as a result of receiving information on the proposed Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map from CAL FIRE.

Prepared by:

Timothy Sell
Deputy Fire Chief/ Fire Marshal
Pasadena Fire Department
Approved by:
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Respectfully submitted,

CHAD AUGUSTIN
Fire Chief
Pasadena Fire Department
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AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN

AGREEMENT WITH LA CARE TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE CALIFORNIA ADVANCING AND INNOVATING MEDI-CAL (CAL
AIM) FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $991,128 FOR A PERIOD
OF THREE YEARS*
Agenda Report
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Public Safety Committee (July 16, 2025)
FROM: Public Health Department
July 21, 2025
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT

WITH LA CARE TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

CALIFORNIA ADVANCING AND INNOVATING MEDI-CAL (CAL-AIM)
FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $991,128 FOR A PERIOD OF

THREE YEARS
RECOMMENDATION:

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; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to enter an agreement with L.A. Care to accept and administer funds on behalf of the City of Pasadena to implement maternal health improvement activities for the population eligible for Medi-Cal.

BACKGROUND:

L.A. Care Health Plan is the nation's largest publicly operated health plan serving more than 2.5 million members and serves as the primary Managed Care Plan (MCP) for Medi-Cal in Los Angeles County. In January 2022, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) launched the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (Cal-AIM). Cal-AIM is a comprehensive, multi-year initiative to transform and strengthen Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program. CalAIM aims to create a more coordinated, person-centered, and equitable healthcare·system by improving health outcomes and quality of life for Medi-Cal enrollees.

As a component of Cal-AIM, DHCS implemented the Population Health Management (PHM) initiative to improve the health of Medi-Cal beneficiaries by proactively identifying MEETING OF _____ _ AGENDA ITEM NO. ____ _
Agreement with L.A. Care
July 21, 2025

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and addressing their needs, both clinical and social. PHM shifts the focus from reactive, crisis-driven care to a proactive, preventative approach, ensuring members receive timely and appropriate support. The Initiative focuses on assessing individual health risks, providing care management, and connecting members with resources and services, ultimately leading to better health outcomes and reduced disparities.

In alignment with PHM requirements, L.A. Care is partnering with the Pasadena Public Health Department by providing $991,128 over three years to implement community health assessment and community health improvement plan strategies. Of the total funding, $330,376 was appropriated in the FY26 Adopted Operating Budget on June 16, 2025. The partnership will focus on closing maternity care disparity for Black and Native American persons by:
• Supporting group prenatal care implementation at two local clinics; • Launching Centering Pregnancy, an evidenced-based curriculum for moms, babies, and providers; and
• Supporting personnel and technical infrastructure for collecting and reporting community health data.

COUNCIL POLICY CONSIDERATION:

The proposed action is consistent with the City Council's strategic planning goal to support and promote the quality of life and local economy. The agreement award reflects a city partnership between the Public Health Department and L.A. Care to implement community health improvement strategies including improving health outcomes for expecting mothers within the Black and Native American communities.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

The proposed execution of grant documents is
not subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).CEQA excludes, from environmental review, actions that are not "projects" as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b). Sections 21065 and 15378(b) define a project as an action which may cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Section 15378 excludes from the definition of "project" government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. Such is the case with the proposed agreement with L.A. Care to accept and administer funds on behalf of the City of Pasadena to implement maternal health improvement activities for the population eligible for Medi cal.

Agreement with L.A. Care
July 21, 2025

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FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no anticipated impact to the Health Fund (Fund 203). Expenses and anticipated revenue were included in the FY 2026 Adopted Operating Budget.

Remaining grant funding will be included in the annual budget submission in future fiscal years.

Approved by:
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MIGU�MARQUEZ
City Manager
Respectfu I ly submitted,
JUDI DUNAWAY, MPH, fJ: 1
Acting Director of Public He

INFORMATION ONLY

3. PASADENA ELDERLY AND DEPENDENT ADULT LIAISONS
(PEDAL) INTRODUCTION*

4. REPORT ON AB 392 AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION BY PASADENA
POLICE DEPARTMENT*

5. FIREWORKS MITIGATION EFFORTS AND DEBRIEF*

PASADENA ELDERLY AND DEPENDENT ADULT LIAISONS
(PEDAL) INTRODUCTION*
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• The Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons Team {PEDAL) is a multi-disciplinary group created in August 2021 to improve the quality of life for elder and dependent adults in skilled nursing/long-term care facilities in Pasadena.
• PEDAL is an outgrowth of significant patient-safety events that caused the evacuation of two SNF's in Pasadena in 2020; the evacuations were handled by the Pasadena Fire Department on an emergency basis even though Pasadena has no
regulatory authority, illustrating the need for better
coordination among agencies, especially in a crisis situation. 2 � Introduction
�, Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons
• The Team was initiated to:
> Improve the quality of life for all citizens of Pasadena. > Assist in resolving matters important to facility residents, their families and healthcare professionals.
> Take local action where possible to maintain required standards at skilled and long-term care facilities.
> Advocate for improved regulation by state and county agencies and for coordinated crisis response to SNF's.
> Build stronger relationships with first-responders.
> Coordinate enforcement consequences.
> Collaborate in partnership with educational and technical assistance opportunities.
3 W Introduction
Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons
0 The PEDAL Team is a collaboration comprised of professionals from multiple disciplines including:
> Pasadena Public Health Department
> Pasadena Fire Department
> Pasadena Police Department
> Pasadena City Manager's Office
> Pasadena City Attorney/City Prosecutor's Office
> Pasadena Planning & Community Development Department
> Wise & Healthy Aging
> Huntington Health
> USC - Keck School of Medicine
4 � Introduction
Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons
• PEDAL serves an important role given that:
> Pasadena has a higher population per-capita residing in long-term care facilities compared to L.A. County overall, with more than 3,000 residents in more than 100 skilled nursing, assisted living and long-term care facilities.
> Several Pasadena located long-term care facilities have demonstrated chronic operational deficiencies that have resulted in life-threatening conditions for residents.
> The City has no licensing or regulatory authority over these facilities and there are myriad consequences on the people who live and work there, our first responders, our public health system, healthcare systems, and the citizens of Pasadena.
5 � Introduction
Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons I •
• Despite extensive regulation of skilled nursing/long-term care facilities, 2021 reports by the L.A. County Office of the Inspector General found that substandard care is an ongoing and persistent problem. • Challenges are often caused by:
> Staffing and workforce issues.
> Insufficient training.
> Poor infection control practices.
> Opaque financial transactions.
> Insufficient oversight.
> The need for county wide crisis mitigation and response planning to coordinate with partner agencies and stakeholders
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�-- Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons
An important part of PEDAL's mission is to provide community outreach, education, information and training.
• To date PEDAL has presented three separate 4-hour training symposiums largely oriented towards skilled nursing facility administrators, infection preventionists, directors of nursing, and admissions coordinators. • Recent training and education topics included:
> Sepsis prevention and control within the SNF environment > Addressing the burden of the RSV virus and Covid-19 in long-term care facilities > Collaboration with Wise & Healthy Aging - Long Term
Care Ombudsman Program
> Fire prevention and best practices in skilled nursing facilities. 7 � Introduction
b, Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons
• What is the PEDAL Team working towards?
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> Increased accountability and oversight amongst state and county regulatory agencies.
> Expanded collaborative relationships with State and County regulatory and licensing agencies including participation in comprehensive crisis mitigation and response plans for SNF' s in the event of facility wide crises. > Improved and expanded training opportunities for facility operators and their staff. > Systemic and cultural changes in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. > Increased empowerment of facility residents and their family members to:
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• Long-term care facilities are entrusted with the responsibility of providing a safe, supportive environment for residents to live and receive necessary care. • In Pasadena, there are over 1,000 individuals living in 14 skilled nursing homes {includes two LAC facilities with a Pasadena mailing address/\} and over 2,300 individuals living in almost 100 assisted living/residential care facilities in Pasadena. Pasadena has 12 skilled nursing facilities {SNFs}A in its health jurisdiction.
• Long-term care facilities {LTCFs} in the United States, including skilled nursing facilities {SN Fs} and assisted living facilities {ALFs}, are populated by adults who need residential care for underlying medical conditions.

A Pasadena Park Healthcare and Wellness Center, and Two Palms Nursing Center are within the Foothill Healthcare District and overseen by LAC Department of Public Health. For more information on addresses and health districts, query: https://appcenter.gis.lacounty.gov/districtlocator/ 4 Since 2018, the health and well-being
of these residents in LTCFs has been a
prioritized health objective in the
Community Health Improvement
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older adults who experience elder abuse.
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s• Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons
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For more information, visit: https://www.cityofpasadena.net/public-health/data/#community-health-improvement-plan � PPHD PEDAL Staffing
rt Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons I
• Since 2020, LTCF support has been exclusively funded by ELC Grants. (-3.5 FTE)
• As of March 24, 2025, ELC has been terminated until further notice.
• PPHD is evaluating ability to offer expanded LTCF support. �PAfADENA
Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons
Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons
PEDAL Team
Wise and Healthy Aging Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Rachel Tate, MSW, Vice-President Ombudsman Services
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• The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is a Federal and State mandated program to provide advocacy for residents in long-term care facilities
> Administered through the California Department of Aging An ombudsman serves as an intermediary who addresses any concerns related to quality of life or quality of care
FUNCTIONS OF THE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN:
> Identify, investigate and work to resolve complaints by residents on their behalf. > Conduct routine unannounced visits.
> Mediate between residents, families, and staff to find solutions. > Witness the signing of AHCDs in skilled nursing facilities. 17 W Wise and Healthy Aging Long-Term Care
• Ombudsman Program
Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons
• Resident Advocacy
> Consent based, person centered advocacy for long-term core residents. > Provide information and support to residents and their families about long-term care options and resident's rights.

Systemic Advocacy
> Identify systemic issues and advocate for policy changes to improve long-term care quality and resident well-being.
> Work with providers, regulators, and other stakeholders to address concerns and make recommendations for improvement.
> Educate residents, families, and facility staff about resident rights, long-term core options, and quality of care options.
> Provide information to the public about long-term core facilities and services. 18 W Wise and Healthy Aging Long-Term Care
. Ombudsman Program
;". Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons 1.-.. ' ; • Education and Outreach
> Educate residents, families and facility staff about resident rights, long-term care options, and quality of care issues.
> Provide information to the public about long-term care facilities and services. > Provide in-service training to facility staff about residents' rights, mandated reporting, and other topics.
• Collaboration and Coordination
> Work with other agencies and organizations to ensure residents' safety and well being.
• Monitoring and Reporting
> Conduct facility visits to monitor conditions and ensure residents' rights are being upheld.
> Assist residents by making referrals to regulatory agencies when appropriate. 19 REPORT ON AB 392 AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION BY PASADENA
POLICE DEPARTMENT*
WPAfADENA
City Attorney's/City Prosecutor's Department - Civil Division Report on AB 392 and its Implementation by
Pasadena Police Department
Michele Beal Bagneris, City Attorney/City Prosecutor
Danielle St. Clair, Assistant City Attorney
Public Safety Committee Meeting
July 16, 2025
�,... Background
City Attorney's/City Prosecutor's Department- Civil Division ..

Former Penal Code § 196
• Homicide is justifiable when committed by police officers and those acting by their command and assistance, either
•
•

1. In obedience to any judgment of a competent court

2. When necessarily committed in overcoming actual resistance to the execution of some legal process, or in the discharge of any other legal duty.

3. When necessarily committed in retaking felons who have been rescued or have escaped, or when necessarily committed in arresting persons charged with felony, and who are fleeing from justice or resisting such arrest.

In effect from 1872 to 2019
Oldest unamended law enforcement use of force statute in the country 2 � ..... Background
City Attorney's/City Prosecutor's Department - Civil Division Former Penal Code § 835a
Any peace officer who has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a public offense may use reasonable force to effect the arrest, to prevent escape or to overcome resistance.

A peace officer who makes or attempts to make an arrest need not retreat or desist from his efforts by reason of the resistance or threatened resistance of the person being arrested; nor shall such officer be deemed an aggressor or lose his right to self defense by the use of reasonable force to effect the arrest or to prevent escape or to overcome resistance.
• In effect from 1957 to 2019
• Does not distinguish between deadly force and non-deadly force 3 �__. AB 392
City Attorney' s/�ity Prosecutor�_s Department - Civil Division .. "California Act to Save Lives"
• Introduced and passed in 2019
• Seeks to:
> raise the standard for police use of deadly force from "reasonable" to "necessary"
> Encourage use of less-lethal force and de-escalation techniques > Make substantial amendments to the affirmative defense of justifiable homicide by police officers
Confidential Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine ��AB 392
City Attorney's/�LtY Prosecutor's Department - Civil Division 1 1 "California Act to Save Lives"
• Limits use of deadly force to two circumstances:
> ( 1) to defend themselves or another person against an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury
> (2) to apprehend a person fleeing for a felony that threatened or resulted in death or serious bodily injury, if the officer reasonably believes that the person will cause death or serious bodily injury to another unless immediately apprehended. • The officer must reasonably believe deadly force is necessary based on the totality of the circumstances
Confidential Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine �� Updated Penal Code§ 835a
: City Attorney's/City Prosecutor's Department- Civil Division . ; • Opens with lengthy statement of legislative findings, including the following:
> "the authority to use physical force, conferred on peace officers by this section, is a serious responsibility that shall be exercised judiciously and with respect for human rights and dignity ... "
> "the decision ... to use force shall be evaluated from the perspective of a reasonable officer in the same situation, based on the totality of the circumstances known to or perceived by the officer at the time .... " and accounting for "occasions when officers may be forced to make quick judgments about using force" > "Individuals with physical, mental health, developmental, or intellectual disabilities are significantly more likely to experience greater levels of physical force during police interactions ... "
Confidential Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine --.� Updated Penal Code§ 835a
. City Attorney's/City Prosecutor's Department- Civil Division_ .. • General standard for use of force remains nearly unchanged from prior statute:
> 835(b ): Any peace officer who has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a public offense may use objectively reasonable force to effect the arrest, to prevent escape or to overcome resistance.
• Under the revised version of §835a, the use of deadly force is limited to the two situations described in AB 392
> Deadly force is defined as "any use of force that creates a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury, including, but not limited to, the discharge of a firearm."
Confidential Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine �..- Updated Penal Code§ 835a
City Attorney's/City Prosecutor's Department - Civil Division • Additional provisions of the law:
> Deadly force shall not be used based on the danger a person poses to themselves
> In determining whether deadly force is necessary, officers "shall use other available resources and techniques if reasonably safe and feasible to an objectively reasonable officer."
> Officers attempting to make an arrest are not required to retreat or desist from their efforts because the suspect resists or threatens to resist Confidential Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine �.....- Updated Penal Code§ 196
. City Attorney's/City Prosecutor's Department - Civil Division ; • Incorporates new standards for use of deadly force into affirmative defense of justifiable homicide:
> Homicide is justifiable when committed by peace officers and those acting by their command in their aid and assistance, under either of the following circumstances (a} In obedience to any judgment of a competent court.
(b) When the homicide results from a peace officer's use of force that is in compliance with Section 835a
Confidential Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine �� Implementation by PPD
·L. City Attorney's/City Prosecutor's Department - Civil Division . :

Gov. Newsom at signing of AB 392:
"The provisions of AB 392 will be reflected in both law enforcement agency policy and officer training statewide." 10 Confidential Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine �...- Implementation by PPD City Attorney's/City Prosecutq_r's Department - Civil Division .. • PPD Policy No. 300.4 "Deadly Force Applications" reflects the changes to state law
> When safe and feasible to do so, officers are required to make reasonable efforts to identify themselves, warn that deadly force may be used, and evaluate and use other available resources and techniques before using deadly force > States that deadly force should not be used based on the danger a person presents to themselves or based on a threat solely to property
> Defines "imminent threat" as a reasonable belief that a person has the present ability, opportunity, and apparent intent to immediately caused death or serious bodily injury > Includes citations to and exact language from Penal Code §835a • Current Policy Manual is available online at: cityofpasadena.neUpolice/department policies
1 1
Confidential Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine �� Implementation by PPD
City Attorney's/City Prosecutor's Department- Civil Division • PPD first provided training to officers on AB 392 in December 2019, prior to its effective date
> Course outline is available on the PPD Policies website • Since 2020, officers have been trained on updated policy > Most recent trainings were done in March 2025 for all patrol officers • AB 392 has been applied in all reviews of officer-involved shootings that occurred since January 2020
> Used by Chief to determine if use of deadly force is in policy > Policy 300.4 is referenced in Use of Force Review memos > Guides analysis and discussion by Use of Force Board
12 Confidential Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine § 835a. Legislative findings and decla,alions; use of force to ... ,, CA l'ENil\J:. §, 1136a, West's Annotated California Codes
Penal Code (Refs. & Annos}
Part 2. Of Criminal Procedure
Title

3. Additional Pro,risions Regarding Crimii,al Procedure (Refs & Annos) Chapter 5. Arrest, by Whom and How Made (Refs & Annos)
West's Ann.Cal.Penal Codes 835a
§ 835a .. Legislative findings. and declarati.f0ns; use o,f force to- effe·et arFe:st,. prevent escape, or overcome resistan:ce; use of deadly forrce� definition::s.

Currentness
(a) The Legislature linds and dedares. all of the following:
(I} That the authority to use physical force, conJerred on peace o.fficers by this, section, is a sedmis. ,esponsifuility tlml shl!llli be exercised judiciously and with respect for h1m,an Fights and dignity and fOE the sanctLty of every hm1man life. The Legi,lat,ire further finds and declares that every person has a right to be free from excessive use of force by officers a<:lforug under cofo• o£law. (2) As set forth below, it is the intent of the Legislature that p.eace officers use deadly force m,ly "'hem: necessai,y rm; cl'efemse of human life. In determining whether deadly force is necessary, officers. shall evaluate each situatimt iJm Hghl of lfu, paFlimla, circumstances of each case, and shall use other available resources and tedm±q,Yes. if reasowaJt))ly sarfe rundl :lfeag]Tu{!e to- an1 objectively reasonable office·r.
(3}
That tire decision by a peace office,· to use force shall be evaluated cwefullo/ and tl\omo,gldy, in, a ll11lJiliner that 11efil�c1s. tl1e gravity of that authority and the serfous. consequences. o. f
the· use· of fo,rce by p:eac.e officers, in u1·€bt11· to, ens1rwe· tfaat 01ffli�eus.1:1Se. force consistent with law and agency polici:e&�
(4) That the decision by a peace officer to us.e force shall be evaluated from tire perspective o. f
a reasmiable off1Cer iT> lhe same
situation, based on the totality of the circumstances known to- or perceived by the office Ji at the thn,e-, rathe1rthmii witl!u tTu.e be:m:et1t of hindsight, and that the totality ofthe circumstances shall account for occasions when oJrficers may be J'orcedi to, make "IJuiclt judgments about using force.
(5} That individ,ials with physical,. mental heafll,, developmental, or intellectual disabilities are sigJ>incanlly 1,:wne· likely to, experiwce· greater levels- of physical force·
during police interactions, as their dtsaibiliiy may affect their· a:Ml!ity t(i} l!l!nder.stan.dj o:r comply with commands from peace officer&. It is estimated that individuals witlu disahiHties rure inv0'1Ve<di in betwe.en 0n:e third and one-half of all fatal encounters with law enforcement. (b) Any peace officer who has reasonable cause lo believe that the person lo be anested has committed a public o1ffemse may use objectively reasonable force· to effect the arrest, to prevent escape·, o-r to overcm:ne' res.i:stauc·e. § 1135a. l.e11isla!ive lln<ll1t11s am! decl'a,atrens;. use ef fo•ce• to ... ,. CA PENil\.l §, 1135a.·------------- {c)(I) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), a peace officer is Justified in usmg deadly force upon aaotlier peus01, mmLy when• !he officer reasonably believes, based on the
totality nf the circumstances, that sucb force is necessary for eirt:J:te11 o:ff the folfow.ia:g reasons.:
(A) To defend against an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury to• the officer or lo autother penson. (B) To apprehend a fleeing person for any felony tha! threatened or rest1lted in death or seri@tls bodily iimj;1Wy,. irf lite officer reasonably believes tbat the person will cause death or serious bodily injury to another unless immediately app11ehemled .. Wl\ei;e· feasible, a peac·e officer shalt, prior to the use of force� make reasonable effin:ts. to- identify themsel'vesi as: a tp·eace· c;yf£i.c.e11· rurrrli to warn that
deadly fo,ce may be used, unless the officer has objectively i·eawi,able grounds to, believe lite persom is "ware oftlrose facts.
(2), A peace officer shall not use deadly force against a person based ou the danger that pers@u woses lo lh.ernsel'ves, if ma, objectively reasonable nffi:cer would believe the persrn:1 does no.t po.se am imminent threat of death.: 01;- s·edou:s. li)(;:,d!ily N1tjiuny t.0,
the· peace o-ffic·er or to another person.
(d) A peace officer who makes or attempts to make an arrest need not retreat or desist from !heir efforts Thy reasoru omlhe resistance or threatened res.istance of the pers0:n being arrested. A peac:e officer slmlit not be deemed fillt aggFessor· oF· lose iilite right to self-defense by the use o,f objectively reasonable force in compliance with suhdivis.im,s (b} and \c); lo effect the rurrest or to pFevent escape or to. overcome resistance·.' For the purposes. of this subdivision, "retFeat" db·es. n0t m:ean taette:at reposihl:0niiing· or other de·esealation tactics ..
(e) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall app.ty:
( l). "'Deadly force�' means any us.e of force that creates a s,uhstantia:l risk of caus.ing death o:rr s.e:rri:0:us bodl11y irajxury,. tmc1Ud1farug, but not limited to, the discharge of a firearm.
(2) A threat of death or serious bodily injury is. "imminent" when, based on the· totality of the· cirli.il!tr11ilstmc·es, a Feaso111able-0fticetr in the same situation would believe that a person has the present abili>ty, opportunity, and apparent intent to, i11>11ned\iately cause death or serio11_:s. bodily injury to the peace officer nr anothier person. An imminent har1:m.: is nnt me:rre:ly a fear @ff :fihture· liatn:1, no matter
how great the fear and no matter how great the likeliho.nd nf tbe harm, hnr1t Is, o.ne that, from appeattant£es, m:wst liHi::
instantly confronted and addressed.
(3} "Totality of the circumstances" means art facts known to the peace officer at the time, iTtoli:tmn:g lite cond�ct om !he o1Iftcer and the subject leading up lo the use of deadly force.

Credits
(Added by Stats.1957, c. 2147, p. 3&07, § 11. Amended b.y Stats .. 2019, c. 170 (A.B.392),. § 2, eff. Joi,. Ji, WW.} Notes of Decisions (&6)
§ 83'5a. Legislalive ll11dl11g,s and d1>clarati'ons;. use of force to ... , CA PEI\IAl § 835a:.

West's Ann. Cal.. Penal Code § S35a, CA PENAL § 835a
Current with Ch. I of2023-24 2nd Ex.Sess, and all laws through Ch. 1017 of2024 Reg.Sess.

Use of Force
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Policy Manual
300.4 DEADLY FORCE APPLICATIONS
Where feasible, the officer shall, prior to the use of deadly force, make reasonable efforts to identify themself as a peace officer and to warn that deadly force may be used, unless the officer has objectively reasonable grounds to believe the person is aware of those facts (Penal Code§ 835a).

If an objectively reasonable officer would consider it safe and feasible to do so under the totality of the circumstances, officers shall evaluate and use other reasonably available resources and techniques when determining whether to use deadly force. To the extent that it is reasonably practical, officers should consider their surroundings and any potential risks to bystanders prior to discharging a firearm (Government Code§ 7286(b)).

The use of deadly force is only justified when the officer reasonably believes it is necessary in the following circumstances (Penal Code§ 835a):
(a) An officer may use deadly force to protect themself or others from what the officer reasonably believes is an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury to the officer or another person.
(b) An officer may use deadly force to apprehend a fleeing person for any felony that threatened or resulted in death or serious bodily injury, if the officer reasonably believes that the person will cause death or serious bodily injury to another unless immediately apprehended.

Officers shall not use deadly force against a person based on the danger that person poses to themself, if an objectively reasonable officer would believe the person does not pose an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury to the officer or to another person (Penal Code § 835a).

Additionally, an officer shall not use deadly force against a person whose actions are a threat solely to property unless the person poses an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others in close proximity.

An "imminent" threat of death or serious bodily injury exists when, based on the totality of the circumstances, a reasonable officer in the same situation would believe that a person has the present ability, opportunity, and apparent intent to immediately cause death or serious bodily injury to the officer or another person. An officer's subjective fear of future harm alone is insufficient as an imminent threat. An imminent threat is one that from appearances is reasonably believed to require instant attention (Penal Code § 835a).
300.4.1 SHOOTING AT OR FROM MOVING VEHICLES
Shots fired at or from a moving vehicle are rarely effective and involve considerations and risks in addition to the justification for the use of deadly force. When feasible, officers shall take reasonable steps to move out of the path of an approaching vehicle instead of discharging their firearm at the vehicle or any of its occupants. An officer shall only discharge a firearm at a moving vehicle or its occupants if clearly articulable exigent circumstances exist, and the officer reasonably believes there are no other reasonable means available to avert the imminent threat of the vehicle, or if deadly force other than the vehicle is directed at the officer or others (Government Code § 7286(b)).

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Pasadena Police Department
Policy Manual
An officer shall not discharge a firearm at any part of a vehicle in an attempt to disable the vehicle except in cases of clearly articulable exigent circumstances such as a vehicle borne attack or other similar incident designed to cause mass casualties. 300.4.2 DISPLAYING OF FIREARMS
Given that individuals might perceive the display of a firearm as a potential application of force, officers should carefully evaluate each tactical situation and use sound discretion when drawing a firearm in public by considering the following guidelines (Government Code§ 7286(b)):
(a) If the officer does not initially perceive a threat but reasonably believes that the potential for such threat exists, firearms should generally be kept in the low-ready or other position not directed toward an individual.
(b) If the officer reasonably believes that a threat exists based on the totality of circumstances presented at the time (e.g., high-risk stop, tactical entry, armed encounter), firearms may be directed toward such threat until the officer no longer perceives such threat
Once it is reasonably safe to do so, officers should carefully secure all firearms. 300.4.3 AIMING OR POINTING FIREARMS AT PERSON($) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Instances of aiming or pointing of firearms at a person(s) shall be documented. In cases where there is an accompanying police report, officers will utilize the face page of the report in the tracking tab and include rationale in the body of the report. In cases not resulting in an accompanying police report, officers will immediately report the occurrence and rationale via Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) entry or, as soon as practical, following the event Copyright Lexlpol, LLC 2024/11/19, All Rights Reserved.

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FIREWORKS MITIGATION EFFORTS AND DEBRIEF*
�PAfADENA
Fire, Police and Public Information Office
Fireworks Mitigation
Efforts and Debrief July 16, 2025
Chad Augustin, Fire Chief, PFD
Anthony James, Deputy Chief, PFD
Lisa Derderian, Public Information Officer =-of PAR.-_
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� Pre 4th of July Mitigation Efforts
Fire, Police and Public Information Office
• Early activation of Fireworks Task Force and
patrols prior to July 4
• 3911 Hazardous Vegetation Inspections
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• Robust legacy and social media messaging
campaign in English and Spanish
• Signage posted throughout Pasadena (signs,
vehicle stickers, city electric signs)
• Press Cont erence
2 � City Enforcement
Fire, Police and Public Information Office -
• Deployment period
> Friday, June 27 - Thursday, July 3
• Enhanced staffing deployment consisting of personnel from PPD and PFD (4 PPD Officers; 1 PFD Arson Investigator)
> Friday, July 4
■ 6 PPD Officers, 1 Sergeant, 1 Arson and 1 PPD Corporal ■ Two Pasadena Fire Firework Prevention Teams
> Saturday, July 5
• 4 PPD Officers
> Sunday, July 6
• 4 PPD Officers
3 � Did our efforts work?
Fire, Police and Public Information Office
• Total calls for service by community
> 2022: 129
> 2023: 145
> 2024: 129
> 2025: 127
• Total Citations written
> 2022: 9
> 2023: 23
> 2024: 13
> 2025: l 0
• Total Firework related fires and injuries
> 1 Tree Fire, 2 Vegetation Fires; 0 Injuries
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• 2022: 19 pounds of
fireworks seized
• 2023: 118 pounds of
fireworks seized
• 2024: 48 pounds of
fireworks seized
• 2025: 128 pounds of
fireworks seized
> 80 pounds on July 4
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• Possession only of a safe and safe firework (PMC 14.30.030) ■ pt Violation: $250
■ 2nd Violation: $500
■ Additional: $750
• Possession only of a dangerous firework (PMC 14.30.030) ■ pt Violation: $300
■ 2nd Violation: $600
■ Additional: $800
• Discharge only of a safe and safe firework (PMC 14.30.040) ■ 1 st Violation: $500
■ 2nd Violation: $7 50
■ Additional: $1,000
• Discharge only of a dangerous firework (PMC 14.30.030) ■ 1 st Violation: $650
■ 2nd Violation: $850
■ Additional: $1,000
7 fli Proposed Drone Program
LJL��r�, Police and Public Information Office
• Drones to pinpoint illegal firework
activity
> Benefits of Drone Technology
■ Quick Deployment and
Maneuverable
■ Multiple Drones can respond to
different parts of the city
• Realtime Footage with
Recorded Video to pinpoint
location of illegal firework
activity
• Night Vision, FLIR Technology,
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Capabilities
8 � Summary
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> Fireworks pose a continued challenge to Public
Safety
> Mitigation through early messaging, outreach, and
education remains a priority
> City continues to emphasize public information,
awareness, inspections, patrols and enforcement
to reduce fireworks activity, injuries, and fires
> As a further deterrent, we propose a robust drone
program to assist with illegal firework enforcement
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Public Safety CommitteeJuly 16, 2025

Public Safety Committee
July 16, 2025