City of South Pasadena
Removal of the Public Comment – Closed Session on Page 6. Page 1 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Jon Primuth
ROLL CALL: Mayor Jon Primuth
Mayor Pro Tem Evelyn G. Zneimer
Councilmember Jack Donovan
Councilmember Michael A. Cacciotti
Councilmember Janet Braun
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Jack Donovan
CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA
CITY COUNCIL
AMENDED AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2023, AT 7:00 P.M.
AMEDEE O. “DICK” RICHARDS JR. COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1424 MISSION STREET, SOUTH PASADENA, CA 91030
South Pasadena City Council Statement of Civility
As your elected governing board, we will treat each other, members of the public, and City employees with patience, civility, and courtesy as a model of the same behavior we wish to reflect in South Pasadena for the conduct of all City business and community participation. The decisions made tonight will be for the benefit of the South Pasadena community and not for personal gain.
NOTICE ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION & ACCESSIBILITY
The South Pasadena City Council Meeting will be conducted in-person from the Amedee O. “Dick” Richards, Jr. Council Chambers, located at 1424 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030.
The Meeting will be available:
• In Person Hybrid – Council Chambers, 1424 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030 • Live Broadcast via the City website –
• http://www.spectrumstream.com/streaming/south_pasadena/live.cfm • Via Zoom – Webinar ID: 825 9999 2830
To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public may observe the meeting via Zoom in one of the three methods below:
1. Go to the Zoom website, https://zoom.us/join and enter the Zoom Meeting information; or
2. Click on the following unique Zoom meeting link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82599992830 or
3. You may listen to the meeting by calling: +1-669-900-6833 and entering the Zoom Meeting ID listed above.
Regular Meeting Agenda January 18, 2023
PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES
The City Council welcomes public input. Members of the public may comment on a non-agenda subject under the jurisdiction of the City Council or on an agenda item. Members of the public will have three minutes to address the City Council, however, the Mayor and City Council may adjust the time allotted, as needed. You may participate by one of the following options:
Option 1:
Participate in-person at the City Council Chambers located at 1424 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030.
Option 2:
Participate via Zoom.
Public comment speakers are able to speak by going to the Zoom webinar controls and clicking on the “Raise Hand” icon. The Meeting Host will be notified that a hand has been raised and speakers will have their microphone un-muted by the Host during the appropriate Public Comment period.
Option 3:
Email public comment to [email protected].
Public Comments received in writing will not be read aloud at the meeting, but will be part of the meeting record. Written public comments will be uploaded to the City website for public viewing under Additional Documents. When submitting a public comment, please make sure to include the following:
1) Name (optional), and
2) Agenda item you are submitting public comment on.
3) Submit by no later than 12:00 p.m., on the day of the City Council meeting. Correspondence received after this time will be distributed the following business day.
PLEASE NOTE: The Mayor may exercise the Chair's discretion, subject to the approval of the majority of the City Council, to adjust public comment time limit to less than three minutes, as needed.
Pursuant to State law, 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).
Staff may be asked to follow up on such items.
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENT
2. PUBLIC COMMENT – GENERAL (NON-AGENDA ITEMS)
General Public Comment will be limited to 30 minutes at the beginning of the agenda. If there are speakers remaining in the queue, they will be heard at the end of the meeting. Only Speakers who submit a Public Comment card within the first 30 minutes of Public Comment period will be queued up to speak.
3. PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO FIRE CAPTAIN KRIS SAXON FOR HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 31 YEARS OF SERVICES TO THE SOUTH PASADENA
COMMUNITY
PRESENTATION
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4. STAFF INTRODUCTION
Management Services Department:
Mark Perez, Deputy City Clerk
COMMUNICATIONS
5. COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
Time allotted to speak per Councilmember is three minutes. Additional time will be allotted at the end of the City Council meeting agenda, if necessary.
6. CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS
7. REORDERING OF, ADDITIONS, OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA
CONSENT CALENDAR
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Manager to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion unless a public comment has been received or Councilmember requests otherwise, in which case the item will be removed for separate consideration. Any motion relating to an ordinance or a resolution shall also waive the reading of the ordinance or resolution and include its introduction or adoption as appropriate.
8. APPROVAL OF PREPAID WARRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $515,575.86; GENERAL CITY WARRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $966,931.64; VOIDS IN THE AMOUNT OF ($5,440.20); TRANSFERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $114,146.31; ONLINE PAYMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,753.63; PAYROLL IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,792,168.51
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council approve the Warrants as presented.
9. MONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2022
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the Monthly Investment Report for November 2022.
10. AUTHORIZE AMENDMENTS TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MV CHENG AND ASSOCIATES, INC., FOR TEMPORARY STAFFING SEVICES IN A TOTAL NOTTO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $199,400, FOR A NEW TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $344,000
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a contract amendment for Professional Services Agreement with MV Cheng and Associates, Inc., for temporary staffing services in a total amount not-to-exceed $199,400, for a new total not-toexceed amount of $344,000.
RECOGNITION / INTRODUCTION
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11. APPROVE FUND ALLOCATION AND APPROPRIATE OF FUNDS AND AWARD OF
CONTRACT TO RAFTELIS FOR THE SOUTH PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $99,500 Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Allocate and appropriate $99,500 from the General Fund Account 101-0000-0000-3200- 000 to the Police Department Contract Services Account Number 101-4010-4011-8180- 000; and
2. Approve an award of contract to Raftelis (Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.) for the organizational assessment of the Police Department in an amount not-to-exceed $99,500.
12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS,
COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
Recommendation
It is recommended by Mayor Primuth that the City Council appoint the following to City Boards, Commissions, and Committees:
1. Margaret Yi to the Community Services Commission to a partial term ending December 31, 2023;
2. Jeremy Ding to the Cultural Heritage Commission to a full term ending December 31, 2025;
3. Sheila Rossi to the Finance Commission to a partial term ending December 31, 2024;
4. Edward Pearson to the Library Board Trustees to a partial term ending December 31, 2024;
5. F. Arnold Swanborn to the Planning Commission to a partial term ending December 31, 2023;
6. Deloris Piazza to the Public Art Commission to a full term ending December 31, 2025;
7. Tricia Demarais to the Public Safety Commission to a partial term ending December 31, 2023;
8. Armando Thomas Munoz to the Public Safety Commission to a full term ending December 31, 2025;
It is recommended by Mayor Primuth that the City Council re-appoint the following to City Boards, Commissions, and Committees for a full term ending December 31, 2025:
1. William Cross to the Cultural Heritage Commission
2. Melissa Hon Tsai to the Design Review Board
3. Annie Chang Long to the Library Board Trustees
4. Kenneth I. Gross to the Library Board Trustees
5. Lawrence Abelson to the Mobility and Transportation Infrastructure Commission
6. Amy Davis Jones to the Natural Resources and Environmental Commission
7. Michael Siegel to the Natural Resources and Environmental Commission
8. Lisa Padilla to the Planning Commission
9. Jeffrey Burke to the Public Art Commission
10. David Maling to the Public Works Commission
ACTION / DISCUSSION
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13. DIRECTION ON CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council provide direction to staff regarding City Attorney Services.
14. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING SIGNATORIES ON CITY BANKING
ACCOUNTS AND RELATED BANKING DOCUMENTS, AND AUTHORIZING INVESTMENT OF
MONIES IN THE LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION NO. 7747,
AUTHORIZING SIGNATURES ON CITY BANK ACCOUNTS
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 7753,
AUTHORIZING INVESTMENT OF MONIES IN THE LOCAL AGENCY
INVESTMENT FUND
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt:
1. A resolution superseding Resolution No. 7747, Authorizing Signatures on City Bank Accounts; and
2. A resolution amending Resolution No. 7753, Authorizing Investment of Monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund.
15. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SOUTH PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 36 (ZONING) PERTAINING TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND LOW BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTERS, MIXEDUSE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROCESSING, MULTI-FAMILY REGULATIONS INCLUDING
FLOOR AREA RATIOS, LOT COVERAGE AND SINGLE-FAMILY USES, AND PARKING
REQUIREMENTS NEAR DEFINED TRANSIT STOPS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ASSOCIATED STATE LAWS AND DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS; APPROVAL OF EXEMPTIONS
FROM FURTHER REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (GUIDELINES §§ 15061(B)(3) AND 15378)
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA AMENDING
CHAPTER 36 (“ZONING”), ARTICLES 2, 3 AND 7, SECTIONS
36.220.030 (RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT LAND USES AND
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS), 36.220.040 (RESIDENTIAL ZONING
DISTRICT GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS), 36.230.030
(COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT LAND USES AND PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS), 36.310.040 (NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES
REQUIRED), 36.350.250 (EMERGENCY SHELTERS), AND 36.700.020 (DEFINITIONS OF SPECIALIZED TERMS AND PHRASES) IN ORDER
TO IMPLEMENT ASSOCIATED STATE LAWS AND GENERAL PLAN
HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS; DETERMINATION FINDING
APPLICABILITY OF EXEMPTIONS FROM FURTHER ANALYSIS UNDER
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15061(b)(3) AND 15378 OF CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 14 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
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Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council introduce for first reading the following zoning text amendments (ZTA):
1. Approve exemptions to further review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to exceptions in sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378 of Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (the CEQA Guidelines);
2. Amend South Pasadena Municipal Code (SPMC) Section 36.220.030 (Residential Zoning District Land Uses and Permit Requirements), Table 2-2, to prohibit new single-family uses in Residential Medium Density (RM) and Residential High Density (RH) zoning districts;
3. Amend SPMC Section 36.220.040 (Residential Zoning District General Development Standards) Table 2-3 to comply with the minimum density and feasible lot coverage for projects of certain sizes as required by State Senate Bill (SB) 478;
4. Amend SPMC Section 36.230.030 (Commercial Zoning District Land Uses and Permit Requirements), to permit transitional housing in all zoning districts that permit residential uses and remove the requirement for a conditional use permit (CUP) from mixed-use development and allow as a permitted use;
5. Amend SPMC Section 36.350.250 (Emergency Shelters), to revise standards for emergency shelters in compliance with State law;
6. Amend SPMC Section 36.310.040 to add provisions for consistency with Assembly Bill (AB) 2097 (removal of minimum parking requirements near transit); and
7. Amend SPMC Division 36.700 (Definitions/Glossary), to add a definition of Low Barrier Navigation Center.
PUBLIC COMMENT – CONTINUED
16. CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT – GENERAL
This time is reserved for speakers in the Public Comment queue not heard during the first 30 minutes of Item No. 2. No new speakers will be accepted at this time.
ADJOURNMENT
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
PUBLIC COMMENT – CLOSED SESSION
Public Comment on Closed Session Agenda Items only will be taken. The public will be released from the meeting so that the City Council may convene Closed Session discussion of items allowed under the Government Code. Any reportable action taken in Closed Session will be reported by the City Attorney during the next Open Session meeting.
February 1, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting 7:00 p.m.
February 15, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting 7:00 p.m.
March 1, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting 7:00 p.m.
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CERTIFICATION OF POSTING
I declare under penalty of perjury that I posted this notice of agenda for the meeting to be held on January 18, 2023, on the bulletin board in the courtyard of City Hall located at 1414 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030, and on the City website as required by law, on the date listed below. 01/17/2023 /S/
Date Desiree Jimenez, CMC, Chief City Clerk