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Ordinance Fact Sheet
August 17, 2026
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City Attorney/City Prosecutor Department
AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA
CONSENTING TO ASSIGNMENT OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE SOLID
WASTE FRANCHISE FROM ROBERT M. ARSENIAN TO SOUTHLAND
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. AND AMENDING UNCODIFIED
ORDINANCE NO. 7396
TITLE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE:
AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA CONSENTING TO
ASSIGNMENT OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE SOLID WASTE FRANCHISE FROM ROBERT M. ARSENIAN TO SOUTHLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. AND AMENDING UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE NO. 7396
PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE:
This ordinance consents to the assignment of a non-exclusive solid waste franchise agreement from Robert M. Arsenian, a sole proprietor doing business as Southland Disposal Company, to Southland Environmental Services, Inc. At the February 9,2026, City Council meeting, the City Council directed the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance approving the transfer and assignment of this non-exclusive solid waste franchise agreement.
REASONS WHY LEGISLATION IS NEEDED:
The Charter of the City of Pasadena, Article Xl, Section 1104 specifies that the method and procedure for granting a franchise shall be by ordinance, and Pasadena Municipal Code Section 8.61.1 50 requires that consent to assignment of a solid waste franchise agreement must be expressed by ordinance.
8/24/2026
MEETING OF ^^1WW6^
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Assignment for Southland
August 17, 2026
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT^:
The City Council determined on February 9, 2026, that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3), which states the following: "[t]he activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA." The whole of this action was considered at that meeting and no further environmental review is required.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Adoption of this ordinance will have no fiscal impact.
Respectfully submitted,
Prepared by:
Caroline K. Monroy
Assistant City Attorney
Concurred by:
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City Attorney
Matthetw E. Pf^wkesworth
Interim City Manager
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