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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 2, 2026
Closed Session: 5:00 P.M.
Public Meeting: 6:00 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
Note to public: Please see
separate Closed Session Special Meeting agenda scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.
The City
Council may take action on any item listed on this agenda as it deems appropriate following consideration and discussion of the matter.
CLOSED SESSION
– 5:00 P.M.
A.
CITY COUNCIL
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case:
City of
Pasadena v. Southern California Edison Company, et al
.;
Southern
California Edison Company v. County of Los Angeles, et al .
Los Angeles County Superior
Court Case No.: 25STCV06276; Lead Case No. 25STCV00731
B.
CITY COUNCIL
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case:
Resnick, R. v.
City of Pasadena
Los Angeles County Superior
Court Case No. 23AHCV0216
8 C.
CITY COUNCIL
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case:
City of
Pasadena v. The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles County Superior
Court Case No.: 25STCV31621
D.
CONSIDERATION OF
INITIATION OF LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4): One potential case
E.
CITY COUNCIL
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding significant exposure to potential litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): Two or more potential case
s
PUBLIC MEETING – 6:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS
SPECIAL ITEM
A.
PRESENTATION BY
LANAE O’SHIELDS, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
GAS COMPANY,
PROVIDING INFORMATION ON WILDFIRE REBUILDING RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
CORRESPONCENCE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Public comment will be limited to a total of
20 minutes
at
the beginning of the meeting and will continue at the conclusion of the meeting, if necessary. Comments are limited to
3 minutes
each, and the Mayor may limit this time if reasonable under the circumstances.
The City Council may not discuss or take action on issues not on the meeting agenda, except that members of the City Council or staff may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising public testimony rights (Government Code Section 54954.2).
CONSENT CALENDAR
(The Consent Calendar consists of routine items which will be approved by one motion and one vote unless removed for separate discussion. There will be one opportunity for public comment on all consent items. Comments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor may limit this time if reasonable under the circumstances.)
City Manager/Executive
Director
1. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH TRANSFLUID SERVICES, INC., FOR TESTING AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR OIL-FILLED
EQUIPMENT FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS
FOR A GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $822,300
(Water & Power Dept.)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is
categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section
15301 (Class 1: Existing
Facilities); there are no features that distinguish this project from others in the exempt classes, and therefore, there are no unusual circumstances; and (2)
Award contract to
lowest and best bid dated November 6, 2025, submitted by Transfluid Services, Inc. (“Transfluid”) in response to the project plans and specifications for Utility Transformer and Other
Oil-Filled Equipment Testing and Inspection Services, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for up to five years for a grand total amount not-to-exceed $822,300,
which includes the option for two additional one-year extensions or an amount not-to-exceed $343,568, at the discretion of the City Manager.
2. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH INCHARGE ENERGY FOR
CITY-OWNED ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES
FOR UP TO SIX YEARS FOR A GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $2,866,130 (Water & Power Dept.)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Class 1, Section 15301,
Existing Facilities, and that
there are no features that distinguish the project from others in the exempt class, and therefore, there are no unusual circumstances; and (2)
Award contract to
lowest and best bid dated October 6, 2025, submitted by InCharge Energy (“InCharge”) in response to the project plans and specifications for City-owned Electric Vehicle
(“EV”) Charger Preventive Maintenance and Repair Services, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with InCharge for up to six years for a grand total amount
not-to-exceed $2,866,130,
which includes the
option for three additional one-year extensions for an amount not-to-exceed $1,474,171, at the discretion of the City Manager
.
3. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO UTILIZE AN ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD FOR
THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION PROJECTS AT
AVON RAMP AND ARROYO CHARGING
DEPOT
(Water & Power Dept.)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Public Resources
Code
Section 21065 and within the meaning of State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b) ;
and
(2)
Authorize the
City Manager to utilize an alternative project delivery method, Design-Build, for the Avon Ramp and Arroyo Charing Depot EV Charging Station projects in accordance
with Pasadena Municipal Code
(“PMC”) Section 4.08.136 (Alternative Project Delivery).
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE
4. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO UTILIZE AN ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD FOR
THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS AT
FIVE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES
(Water & Power Dept.)
Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the
proposed action in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065
and within the meaning of State
CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b); and
(2)
Authorize the City Manager to utilize the alternative project delivery method, Progressive Design-Build, for installation of solar energy systems at five municipal facility sites including
Lamanda Park Branch Library,
San Rafael Branch Library, Allendale Branch Library, Linda Vista Branch Library, City Maintenance Yards – Visitor Parking Lot and Utility Vehicle Parking Lot in accordance with Pasadena
Municipal Code (PMC) Section 4.08.136 (Alternative project delivery).
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE
City Council
5. APPOINTMENTS, REAPPOINTMENTS, AND RESIGNATIONS
APPOINTMENT OF DR. LUISA
ORTEGA TO THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
(Mayor Nomination)
RESIGNATION OF BARBARA PITTS
FROM THE PASADENA RENTAL HOUSING BOARD
(District 4/Tenant Nomination)
City Attorney
City Clerk/Secretary
6a.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
December 8, 2025
City Council
December 8, 2025
Successor
Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission December 15, 2025
City
Council Special Meeting
December 15, 2025
City
Council
December 15, 2025
Successor
Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission December 22, 2025
City
Council
December 22, 2025
Successor
Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission December 29, 2025
City
Council
December 29, 2025
Successor
Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission January 5, 2026
City
Council
January 5, 2026
Successor
Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission January 12, 2026
City
Council
January 12, 2026
Successor
Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission January 19, 2026
City
Council
January 19, 2026
Successor
Agency to the Pasadena Community Development Commission 6b.
RECEIVE AND
FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA
Claim No.
Claimant
Claim Amount
2026 – 0172
Reyna Trevino Civitate
$
6,000.00
2026 – 0173
Julio Cesar Zavala
10,000.00+
2026 – 0174
Carmina Guadalupe Maga
ñ
a
35,000.00+
2026 – 0175
Arby Nahapetian
35,000.00+
2026 – 0176
Christine Hao
200.00
2026 – 0177
Duplicate to Claim No. 2026-0176
N/A
2026 – 0178
Duplicate to Claim No. 2026-0081
N/A
2026 – 0179
The California Pool and Spa Company LLC
35,000.00+
2026 – 0180
Valerie Victoria Fisher
35,000.00+
2026 – 0181
Ricardo Gonzalez Silva
35,000.00+
2026 – 0182
Abigail Hernandez
8,800.00
2026 – 0183
Kemper Insurance a/s/o Edgar Davtyan
8,847.22
2026 – 0184
Duplicate to Claim No. 2026-0176
N/A
2026 – 0185
Tevan Khudanyan
1,320.67
OLD BUSINESS:
7. CONSIDERATION OF A MOTION TO
RESCIND THE CLOSURE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE DEEMED DENIAL OF THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT (CEQA) ACTION FOR
FAILING TO ACHIEVE FIVE VOTES; REOPEN AND SET A CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING FOR FEBRUARY 23, 2026 ON
THE ALL SAINTS APPLICATION FOR
A MINOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (NO. 7318) TO ESTABLISH A SAFE PARKING LAND USE
AT EXISTING RELIGIOUS FACILITY
(ALL SAINTS CHURCH) AT
202 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE NOVEMBER 17, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING; AND DIRECT STAFF TO RETURN
WITH AN EVALUATION AND
RECOMMENDATION ON CLASS 1 – EXISTING FACILITIES AND CLASS 3 – SMALL STRUCTURES
EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE STATE
CEQA GUIDELINES AND THE
APPLICABILITY OF THE STATUTORY EXEMPTION FOR CONTRACTS TO SERVE THE HOMELESSNESS
SET FORTH IN PUBLIC RESOURCES
CODE SECTION 21080.10
(Agendized by a vote of the City Council on January
26, 2026)
CORRESPONDENCE
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE
PUBLIC HEARING:
None
MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT
(There will be one opportunity for public comment for those speakers who wish to
speak
on more than one item of business on the agenda, excluding public hearings.
Comments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor may limit this time if reasonable under the circumstances.)
REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Economic Development and Technology Committee
Finance Committee
Housing,
Homelessness and Planning Committee
8. REPORT OUT
FROM THE JANUARY 30, 2026, HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS AND PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
ON POTENTIAL SITES FOR SAFE PARKING
Legislative Policy Committee
9. REQUEST FROM
THE LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PASADENA RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 9396, AND
APPROVING A VOLUNTARY FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 9.88.050
TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE CITY
CLERK TO ALL CANDIDATES FOR PASADENA CITY COUNCIL OFFICE Recommendation of
Legislative Policy Committee
:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1)
Find that the proposed
action in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Public Resources Code (“PRC”) Section 21065 and within the meaning of California Environmental
Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines Section 15378(b); and
(2)
Adopt a resolution of the
City Council of the City of Pasadena approving a voluntary Fair Campaign Practices Agreement pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) Section 9.88.050 to be
distributed by the City Clerk to all candidates for Pasadena City Council office.
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT B
ATTACHMENT C
RESOLUTION
Municipal Services Committee
Public Safety Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
City
Manager
City Council
City Attorney
ORDINANCES
First
Reading
:
10. Conduct first reading of “AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF PASADENA ADDING CHAPTER 2.10 TO ARTICLE I OF TITLE 2 OF THE PASADENA
MUNICIPAL
CODE REGARDING THE CITY COUNCIL
VACANCY APPOINTMENT PROCESS WHEN A VACANCY OCCURS IN A CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT
SEAT WITH LESS
THAN TWO YEARS REMAINING ON AN
UNEXPIRED TERM”
ORDINANCE
Second Reading
:
None
INFORMATION ITEM
BRIEF REPORTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES/REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
SCHEDULED
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
(Chair Tyron Hampton, Jason Lyon, Steve Madison,
Jess Rivas) Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2 nd
floor)
February 17, 2026 (To be cancelled)
February 26, 2026 (Special meeting)
March 17, 2026
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(Chair Mayor Victor M. Gordo, Rick Cole, Tyron
Hampton, Gene Masuda)
Meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m., 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2
nd
floor)
February
09, 2026 (Special meeting to commence at 3:00 p.m.)
February
23, 2026 (Special meeting to commence at 3:00 p.m.)
March
09, 2026 (Special meeting to commence at 3:00 p.m.)
HOUSING,
HOMELESSNESS AND PLANNING COMMITTEE
(Chair Mayor Victor M. Gordo, Rick Cole, Justin Jones, Jason Lyon) Meets the first Wednesday of each month at 4:30 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2
nd
Floor)
January 30, 2026 (Special meeting to commence at
1:30 p.m. – tentative first meeting date of the Committee, regular meeting schedule to be determined by the Committee)
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
(Chair
Steve Madison, Gene Masuda, Jess Rivas) Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2
nd
Floor)
February 03, 2026
March 03, 2026
April 07, 2026
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
(Chair
Justin Jones, Rick Cole, Tyron Hampton, Jason Lyon) Meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2
nd
Floor)
February 10, 2026
February 24, 2026
March 10, 2026
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
(Chair
Vice Mayor Jess Rivas, Tyron Hampton, Justin Jones, Steve Madison) Meets the third Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room
S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2
nd
Floor)
February 18, 2026
March 18, 2026
April 15, 2026
FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING DATES
February 9, 2026
February 16, 2026 (To be cancelled)
February 23, 2026
March 2, 2026
March 9, 2026
March 16, 2026 (Special Joint Pasadena Unified School
District/City Council meeting at 6:00 p.m.)
March 18, 2020 (Special Joint Board of Supervisor Kathyrn Barger/City Council meeting at 3:00 p.m.)
March 23, 2026
March 30, 2026
April 6, 2026 (To be cancelled)
April 13, 2026
April 20, 2026
April 27, 2026 (To be cancelled)
May 4, 2026
May 11, 2026
May 18, 2026
May 25, 2026 (To be cancelled)
FUTURE PUBLIC HEARING(S)
:
None scheduled at this time
COMMISION VACANCIES