AGENDA LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE
JANUARY 6, 2026
PUBLIC MEETING 5:00 P.M. MEMBERS Steve Madison, Chair, District 6 Gene Masuda, District 4 Jess Rivas, District 5 STAFF Brenda Harvey-Williams, Assistant City Manager Arnold Lee, Chief 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. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices are available from the City Clerk’s Office with a 24-hour advance notice. Please call (626) 744-4124 to request use of a listening device.
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CITY OF PASADENA
NOTICE OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
JANUARY 6, 2026
PUBLIC MEETING 5:00 P.M.
PASADENA CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBER
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE, ROOM S249
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the regular meeting of the Legislative Policy Committee, will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber to discuss matters on the attached agenda.
STEVE MADISON, Chair
Legislative Policy Committee
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this agenda in its entirety, was posted on the Internet at https://w\/1/W.cityofpasadena.net/commissions/city-council-legislative-policy-committee/ and on the Council Chamber Bulletin Board, Room S249, and the Bulletin Board in the rotunda area; City Hall, 100 North Garfield Avenue, this 31st day of December 2025 by 6:30 p.m. and that copies hereof were emailed or delivered to each member of the City Council and to each local newspaper of general circulation, radio or television station requesting notice in writing, all of which recipients are identified on the distribution herein below.
RUBEN MARTINEZ
City Manager's Office
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Steve Madison, Councilmember
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Miguel Marquez, City Manager
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Mark Jomsky, City Clerk
Michele Bagneris, City Attorney
Jana Stewart, Management Analyst Ill to Mayor/Council
Chris Giglio, Legislative Advocate
Kyra Ross, Legislative Advocate
Tamer Sabha, Recording Secretary
Pasadena Hastings Library
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Adam Schiff, U.S. Senator
Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator
Judy Chu, U.S. Congresswoman
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Sasha Renee Perez, State Senator
John Harabedian, State Assembly
Kathryn Barger, Board of Supervisors
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REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
JANUARY 6, 2026
Public Meeting: 5:00 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
The 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 - 5:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT – 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. Please limit comments to 3 minutes each.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
OLD BUSINESS
1. REQUEST BY CHAIR MADISON TO CONSIDER REVISIONS TO THE CITY’S
FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES AGREEMENT RELATED TO CAMPAIGN
MATERIALS, THE TIMING OF NOTIFICATIONS TO OPPONENTS FOR CAMPAIGN MESSAGING, AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS*
2. CONSIDERATION OF REVISED PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES
GOVERNING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE
FULL CITY COUNCIL
NEW BUSINESS
INFORMATION ONLY
Information only items contain no staff recommendations. The committee may, however, take action within its authority relating to informational items on the agenda as it deems appropriate following consideration and discussion of the matter.
3. BRIEFING BY KYRA EMANUELS ROSS ON STATE LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
4. BRIEFING BY CHRIS GIGLIO ON FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
5. CITY ADVOCACY LETTER
a. SB 677 (Wiener) Transit-oriented Development – Comments for Amendment*
6. PAST AGENDAS FOR CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS*
a. Accessibility and Disability Commission – December 16, 2025 b. Code Enforcement Commission – December 4, 2025
c. Design Commission – December 9, 2025, December 16, 2025 d. Northwest Commission – December 9, 2025
e. Pasadena Playhouse Parking Meter Zone Advisory – December 11, 2025 f. Reconnecting Communities 710 Advisory Group – December 17, 2025 g. Urban Forestry Advisory – December 10, 2025
ADJOURN
* INDICATES ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED
OLD BUSINESS
1. REVIEW OF REQUEST BY CHAIR MADISON TO CONSIDER
REVISIONS TO THE CITY’S FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES
AGREEMENT RELATED TO CAMPAIGN MATERIALS, THE
TIMING OF NOTIFICATIONS TO OPPONENTS FOR CAMPAIGN
MESSAGING, AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS*
PASADENA FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES AGREEMENT
1. Fair Campaign Pledge
I pledge to conduct my campaign for election to City office openly and fairly. To this end:
a. I will discuss the issues and participate in fair debate with respect to my views and qualifications;
b. I will not engage in or permit defamatory attacks upon the character of my opponents;
c. I will not engage in unwarranted invasions of personal privacy unrelated to campaign issues;
d. I will not use or permit use of any campaign material or advertisements which misrepresent, distort, or otherwise falsify any facts regarding myself or my opponents; e. I will publicly repudiate support coming directly or indirectly from any individual or group whose activities would violate this Fair Campaign Practices Agreement.
2. Written Campaign Messaging
a. I will clearly identify myself (or my campaign committee) as the source of all my written campaign messaging.
b. If all my opponents sign this Agreement, then during the last 30 days before the election I will provide my opponents with copies of all written campaign messaging distributed to voters at least 48 hours before such messaging is distributed, posted, or placed in the mail where myself (or my campaign committee) expends funds towards the distribution or amplification of such messaging, including mailers, billboards, signage, electronic mail (to 250 or more recipients), videos, or social media.
c. I acknowledge having signed this agreement that I may not withdraw from the agreement without first giving written notice to all of my opponents, as well as the City Clerk, of alleged violation(s) and attempting to mitigate or address any alleged violation concerns within 72 hours of said notice. I will continue to abide by the agreement until such mitigation efforts have concluded, but no earlier than 72 hours from said initial notice.
3. Use of Polls and Polling Information
a. I will not use or permit use in my campaign statements any false or misleading statements concerning the results of any poll.
b. I will not originate or permit questions to be asked in polls which misrepresent, distort, or otherwise falsify the facts regarding myself or my opponents.
4. Voter Support Information
a. I agree that any campaign material(s) used to demonstrate voter support for my campaign shall first receive written consent from the voter prior to distribution, and that only the general location, Council District, or neighborhood shall be used in campaign material(s).
DATE:
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Signature of Candidate
INFORMATION ITEMS
5a. SB 677 (WIENER) TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT –
COMMENTS FOR AMENDMENT*
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December 30, 2025
The Honorable Gavin Newsom
Governor, State of California
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Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: SB 677 Wiener) Transit-oriented Development - Comments for Amendment Dear Governor Newsom,
It is our understanding that SB 677 (Wiener) will be amended to become a clean-up bill for SB 79 (Wiener). The City of Pasadena writes again to express our strong opposition to SB 79 and to request that the following amendments related to historic preservation and exemptions be considered as part of the clean-up bill.
Pasadena, a Certified Local Government, is synonymous with our rich cultural resources and decades-long commitment to historic preservation. This commitment is rooted in our community's genuine desire to protect its most cherished resources. The City remains very concerned that SB 79 and the current draft of SB 677 do not appropriately protect historic resources. The "transit-oriented development alternative plan" in SB 79 provides certain exemptions for sites with a "historic resource designated on a local register". However, this does not adequately protect historic resources in Pasadena. In Pasadena we have resources listed on a state or national register that are not on a local register. It is of vital importance to Pasadena that any eUsibIe historic resources and any historic resource listed on a local, state or National register be expressly protected as part of SB 677.
The attached map shows the impact of this bill on existing historic districts that are within Vi- mile of an A Line Metro Station. The following comments are provided for inclusion in the clean-up bill:
It is not clear if historic districts, mcluding local landmark districts, as a whole are considered historic resources as part of the "sites" criteria. The clean-up bill should clearly state that historic districts, including local landmark districts, are considered historic resources;
100 North Garfield Avenue • Pasadena, CA 91109
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SB 79 does not protect eligible resources that have not been designated. The clean-up bill should clearly state that eligible resources are subject to the same rules as designated resources. For the last two years, the City of Pasadena has been undertaking a citywide historic resource survey where unknown resources could be uncovered that are significant to the history of the region, State, or nation; SB 79 only protects historic resources that are registered at the local level. The clean-up bill should expand that to include all historic resources registered at the state or national level. The Old Pasadena, Playhouse and Civic Center historic districts for example are only in the National Register and not on a local register; SB 79 provides a cutoff off date of January 1, 2025 for designating a historic resource to be eligible for the exemptions in the bill. The clean-up bill should eliminate the cutoff date to account for future resources that become known that qualify for designation; and For a transit-oriented development alternative plan, the combmed area of historic resources registered at the local level that can be exempted from SB 79 cannot exceed 10% of the total area the alternative plan. The clean-up bill should eliminate this threshold and should exempt all historic resources registered at the local, state or national level.
SB 79 treats every city the same with mandates that do not recognize local efforts to produce housing. Pasadena is not against adding housing or density, m areas with or without light rail stations, and understands that each community must do its fair share to accommodate the need for new and affordable housing and continues to work towards that goal.
The clean-up bill should exempt SB 79 on sites between 14-mile and l/2-mile of a tier II transit stop for Pasadena and other medium sized cities (those with a population less than 200,000) when:
SB 79 already exempts sites further than !4-mile of a tier II transit stop for cities with a population less than 35,000. This should also apply to medium sized cities that meet the same service ratio- where there is no more than one transit stop per 35,000 people. For example, Pasadena exceeds this ratio with a population of 138,000 and six tier II transit stops, or one transit stop per 23,000 people;
It is demonstrated that a majority of the area greater than y4-mile of a tier II transit stop currently allows a density higher than what is mandated by SB 79. Many areas in Pasadena already allow a density of 87 du/ac, which is higher than mandated by the bill; It is demonstrated that the city has increased housing capacity over the past 10 years for areas greater than l/2-mile of a tier II transit stop. Since 2015, Pasadena has upzoned properties throughout the central district and along major corridors. While these areas are not necessarily within '/2-mile of a tier II transit stop, they are very waUcable and well served by transit; and/or
The city has a Housing Element that was certified as of the effective date of SB 79.
Pasadena is acutely aware of the statewide housing crisis and acknowledges that significant steps must be taken to address housing production. However, the provisions of SB 79 will undermine the many efforts that Pasadena has undertaken in recent years to increase housing supply near transit as part of a more holistic community planning strategy, whUe protecting our historic resources. For these reasons, the City of Pasadena continues to strongly oppose SB 79 and appreciates serious considerations that these recommended changes be incorporated in the clean-up bill.
Sincerely,
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Victor M. Gordo
Mayor
ec: City Council Members, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Attorney and Director of Planning and Community Development
The Honorable Sasha Renee Perez, California State Senator The Honorable John Harabedian, California State Assembly League Regional Public Affairs Manager Jennifer Quan, [email protected] League of California Cities, cityletters(%cacities.org
Kyra Ross, Emanuels Jones & Associates
INFORMATION ITEMS
6. PAST AGENDAS FOR CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS