Pasadena — 2023-12-11

A. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding pending litigation pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Name of Case: Toland v. McFarland, et al.\nUnited States District Court – Central District Case No. 2:21-cv-04797-FWS-AGR

B. PRESENTATIONS TO OUTGOING VICE MAYOR WILLIAMS

C. REMARKS BY VICE MAYOR WILLIAMS

E. MAYOR ANNOUNCES START OF TERM OF VICE MAYOR MADISON

F. REMARKS BY VICE MAYOR MADISON

1. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

10. CONTRACT AWARD TO SELECT ELECTRIC, INC., FOR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ENHANCEMENTS\nAT VARIOUS LOCATIONS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $235,313 (Public Works Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find the contract proposed in the agenda report to be categorically exempt under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines in accordance with Title 14, Chapter 3, Article 19, Section 15301,\nClass 1, and\nSection 15303, Class 3, and that there are no features that distinguish this project from others in the exempt\nclasses, and therefore, there are no unusual circumstances; and\n(2) Accept the bid dated October 19, 2023, submitted by Select Electric, Inc., in response to the plans\nand specifications for the Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements at Various Locations project, reject all other bids\nreceived,\nand authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for an amount not-to-exceed $235,313 which\nincludes the base contract amount of $213,921 and a contingency of $21,392 to provide for any necessary\nchange orders.

11. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH GEO-ADVANTEC, INC.;\nEARTH SYSTEMS PACIFIC; GEOPENTECH, INC.; AND GEOCON WEST, INC., FOR ON-CALL\nGEOTECHNICAL\nENGINEERING SERVICES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $750,000 FOR EACH CONSULTANT\n(Public Works Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find the contracts proposed in the agenda report to be categorically exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines per Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common\nSense”\nexemption that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to enter into individual contracts, as the result of a competitive selection\nprocess specified by Section 4.08.047 of the Pasadena Municipal Code, with Geo-Advantec, Inc.; Earth Systems\nPacific;\nGeoPentech, Inc.; and Geocon West, Inc., for On-Call Geotechnical Engineering Services for a total\namount not-to-exceed $750,000 for each consultant over a four-year term. Competitive bidding is not required\npursuant to City\nCharter Section 1002(F) (contracts for professional or unique services); and\n(3) Authorize the City Manager to extend the term of the contracts as necessary without increasing the\nnot-to-exceed amount.

12. APPROVAL OF FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 083642 FOR THE CREATION OF 19 AIR PARCELS FOR\nRESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM PURPOSES AT 150 SOUTH OAK KNOLL AVENUE (Public Works Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Adopt a resolution to approve Final Tract Map No. 08642 for the creation of 19 air parcels for\nresidential condominium purposes; and\n(2) Authorize the City Clerk to execute the Certificate on the Tract Map showing the City’s approval of\nsaid Map.

13. CONTRACT AWARD TO SELECT ELECTRIC, INC., FOR INSTALLATION OF AMERICANS WITH\nDISABILITY ACT (ADA) PUSH BUTTONS AT VARIOUS INTERSECTIONS FOR LEADING PEDESTRIAN\nINTERVALS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $1,018,223 (Public Works Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find the contract proposed in the agenda report to be categorically exempt under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines in accordance with Title 14, Chapter 3, Article 19, Section 15301,\nClass 1, and\nSection 15303, Class 3, and that there are no features that distinguish this project from others in the exempt\nclasses, and therefore, there are no unusual circumstances; and\n(2) Accept the bid dated October 26, 2023 submitted by Select Electric, Inc. in response to the plans\nand specifications for the Installation of ADA Push Buttons at Various Intersections for Leading Pedestrian\nIntervals project,\nreject all other bids received, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for an amount not-to-\nexceed $1,018,223 which includes the base contract amount of $925,657 and a contingency of $92,566 to\nprovide for any\nnecessary change orders.

14. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR CITY EMPLOYEE PARKING\nWITH UNIFIED PARKING SERVICE, INC., FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $651,000 OVER THREE\nYEARS\n(Transportation Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) p u r su a n t t o S ta te C EQ A G u i d e l i n e s p e r Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption\nthat CEQA\nonly applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Unified Parking Service, Inc., (Unified) of\nPasadena to provide 200 parking spaces at the 473 Union Street parking facility, in an amount not-to-exceed\n$217,000 for the\ninitial one-year term, with two optional one-year extensions in the amount of $217,000 each, for a total\namount of $651,000 over three years; and\n(3) Find that Competitive Bidding is not required pursuant to the City Charter Section 1002(F),\ncontracts for professional or unique services. To the extent this transaction could be considered a separate\nprocurement subject to\nthe Competitive Selection Process, grant the proposed contracts with Unified an exemption from the\nCompetitive Selection Process set forth in the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance pursuant to the\nPasadena\nMunicipal Code Section 4.08.049(B), contracts for which the City’s best interests are served.\nTPA

15. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND CONTRACT NO. 32539 FOR CITY EMPLOYEE\nPARKING WITH ABM INDUSTRY GROUPS LLC, FOR ADDITIONAL SIX-MONTH TERM, AND NOT-TO-\nEXCEED\nAMOUNT OF $117,000 (Transportation Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) p u r su a n t t o S ta te C EQ A G u i d e l i n e s p e r Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption\nthat CEQA\nonly applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to extend Contract No. 32539 with ABM Industry Groups, LLC., to\nprovide 100 parking spaces at the 245 Ramona Street Judicial Council of California parking facility, by $39,000\nfor the additional\nsix-month term for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $117,000; and\n(3) Find that Competitive Bidding is not required pursuant to the City Charter Section 1002(F),\ncontracts for professional or unique services. To the extent this transaction could be considered a separate\nprocurement subject to\nthe Competitive Selection Process, grant the proposed contract with ABM an exemption from the\nCompetitive Selection Process set forth in the Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance pursuant to the\nPasadena Municipal\nCode Section 4.08.049(B), contracts for which the City’s best interests are served.\nTPA

16. REJECTION OF BID FOR CAMERA PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION (Pasadena Police Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the project proposed in the agenda report is exempt under the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA applies only to\nprojects that\nmay have an effect on the environment; and\n(2) Reject the bid dated September 11, 2023, submitted by Rotorcraft Support, Inc., in response to\nspecifications for one Wescam MX-10 camera purchase and helicopter installation.

17. FINANCE COMMITTEE: QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT – QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,\n2023 (Finance Dept.)\nRecommendation: This report is intended to provide information to the City Council; no action is required.

18. FINANCE COMMITTEE: AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 GENERAL FEE SCHEDULE TO\nREVISE AND ADD AQUATICS FEES (PRCS Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption; and\n(2) Adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 General Fee Schedule to revise and add\nAquatics Fees.

19. FINANCE COMMITTEE: ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 SCHEDULE OF\nTAXES, FEES, AND CHARGES RELATED TO NEW YEAR’S DAY AND THE ROSE BOWL (Finance Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed rate increases are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n("CEQA") pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA\nonly applies\nto projects that may have an effect on the environment; and\n(2) Approve the scheduled rate increases effective February 1, 2024, for the Grandstand Permit\nApplication, the Rose Bowl Admission Tax, and for the New Year’s Day Related Business Grandstand Seat\nSurcharge as set\nforth in the body of the agenda report.

2. CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION

20. FINANCE COMMITTEE: APPROVAL OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT TRANSFERRING $120,000 FROM\nTHE HOUSING DEPARTMENT’S FISCAL YEAR 2024 OPERATING BUDGET TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH\nDEPARTMENT’S FISCAL YEAR 2024 OPERATING BUDGET TO PROVIDE WEATHER-ACTIVATED\nMOTEL VOUCHER SERVICES (Housing Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n("CEQA") pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines per Section 15061(b)(3), the “common sense” exemption that\nCEQA only applies\nto projects that may have an effect on the environment; and\n(2) Amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Operating Budget by transferring $120,000 from the Housing\nDepartment to the Public Health Department to provide weather-activated motel voucher services to people\nexperiencing\nhomelessness.

21. FINANCE COMMITTEE: AMENDMENT TO FISCAL YEAR 2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM\nTO APPROPRIATE $1,000,000 IN GENERAL FUND FOR WORK AT THE YWCA BUILDING (Public Works\nDept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action is not a “project” as defined in the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA), Public Resources Code Section 21065 and Section 15378(b)(4) and (5) of the State CEQA\nGuidelines, and as\nsuch, is not subject to environmental review; and\n(2) Amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget to appropriate\n$1,000,000 in General Fund to the Building Maintenance FY 2021 – 2025 project for work at the YWCA building.

22. FINANCE COMMITTEE: AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH\nHORIZONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INTERNATIONAL, INC., FOR VIÑA VIEJA PICKLEBALL COURTS –\nPHASE 1 PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $544,848 AND AMENDMENT TO THE\nFISCAL YEAR 2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (Public Works Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an\nInitial Environmental Study (Initial Study) was prepared to identify and analyze the project’s potential impacts on\nthe\nenvironment and to identify mitigation measures that would reduce all potentially significant impacts to a\nless-than-significant level and that based on the Initial Study the City’s Hearing Officer adopted a Mitigated\nNegative\nDeclaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program on May 24, 2021; and find that no substantial\nchanges to the project or to the circumstances have occurred and there is no new information of substantial\nimportance that\nwould require subsequent or supplemental environmental documentation;\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Horizons Construction Company\nInternational, Inc., for Viña Vieja Pickleball Courts – Phase 1 project for an amount not-to-exceed $544,848 which\nincludes the base\ncontract amount of $495,316 and a contingency of $49,532 to provide for any necessary change orders.\nCompetitive bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H), contracts with other government\nagencies or\ntheir contractors for labor, materials, supplies, or services;\n(3) Grant the proposed contract an exemption from the Competitive Selection process pursuant to\nPasadena Municipal Code Section 4.08.049(B), contracts for which the City’s best interests are served; and\n(4) Amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Capital Improvement Program Budget by appropriating $70,000 in\nResidential Impact Fees to the Viña Vieja Pickleball Courts (78086) project.\nTPA\nCity Council\nCity Attorney\nCity Clerk/Secretary

23. RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA\nClaim No. Claimant Claim Amount\n2024-0115 Taisyn Crutchfield $ Not\nstated\n2024-0116 Tae Hyun Nam\n7,694.22\n2024-0117 Richard Azarloza\n540.00\n2024-0118 Void\n2024-0119 Lucys Flowers\n10,000.00+\n2024-0120 Randy Levine\n25,000.00+\n2024-0121 Robert Brownstein\n99.00\n2024-0122 Talaya Jasmine Mackey\n240.90\n2024-0123 Kimberly Lawrence\n246.69

24. AUTHORIZE THREE CONTRACT AWARDS FOR BROKER LISTING SERVICES FOR CALTRANS\nPROPERTIES WITH: 1) WILLIAM PODLEY/COMPASS (FORMERLY DEASY PENNER PODLEY), 2)\nMICHAEL\nLAUGHTER/MUTUAL REALTY, AND 3) MICHAEL BELL/SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY, INC.,\nFOR A COMBINED TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $1,387,260 (Housing Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n("CEQA") pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines per Section 15061(b)(3), the “common sense” exemption that\nCEQA only applies\nto projects that may have an effect on the environment;\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional service contract and to execute all related\ndocuments and amendments, with William Podley, broker, and Compass (formerly Deasy Penner Podley), to\nprovide broker\nlisting services for the marketing, listing, and sale of five (5) residential properties for a one-year term. The\ntotal contract amount is not-to-exceed $462,420. Contract is recommended as the result of a competitive\nselection process\nas specified by Section 4.08.047 of the Pasadena Municipal Code; competitive price bidding is not required\npursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F) (contracts for professional or unique services);\n(3) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional service contract and to execute all related\ndocuments and amendments, with Michael Slaughter, broker, and Mutual Realty to provide broker listing services\nfor the\nmarketing, listing, and sale of up to five (5) residential properties for a one-year term. The total contract\namount is not-to-exceed $462,420. Contract is recommended as the result of a competitive selection process as\nspecified by\nSection 4.08.047 of the Pasadena Municipal Code; competitive price bidding is not required pursuant to City\nCharter Section 1002(F) (contracts for professional or unique services);\n(4) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional service contract and to execute all related\ndocuments and amendments, with Michael Bell, broker, and Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc., to provide broker\nlisting\nservices for the marketing, listing, and sale of up to five (5) residential properties for a one-year term. The\ntotal contract amount is not-to-exceed $462,420. Contract is recommended as the result of a competitive\nselection process\nas specified by Section 4.08.047 of the Pasadena Municipal Code; competitive price bidding is not required\npursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F) (contracts for professional or unique services); and\n(5) Authorize the City Manager or his designee to enter into any amendments to the contracts as may\nbe necessary to effectuate the transactions, including increases in the contract amount that may result from\nincreases in the\nmarket sale prices of the properties.

25. AMEND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S FISCAL YEAR 2024 OPERATING BUDGET BY\nAPPROPRIATING $148,456 FROM THE GENERAL FUND’S UNAPPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE AND\nADDING THREE (3.0)\nFULL-TIME EQUIVALENT PARK SAFETY POSITIONS AND ONE (1.0) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT\nPOLICE SUPPORT ASSISTANT POSITION TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT (Police Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the project proposed in the agenda report is exempt under the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA applies only to\nprojects that\nmay have an effect on the environment;\n(2) Amend the Police Department’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Operating Budget by appropriating $148,456\nfrom the General Fund’s unappropriated fund balance for the salaries and benefits for 4.0 Full-Time Equivalent\n(FTE)\npositions and equipment to outfit the new positions; and\n(3) Amend the Police Department’s FY 2024 Operating Budget by adding 3.0 FTE Park Safety\nSpecialists and 1.0 FTE Police Support Assistant bringing the Police Department’s total FTE’s to 382.25.\nLegislative Policy Committee\nMunicipal Services Committee

26. ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF THE 2023 POWER INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN FOR THE\nWATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT (Water and Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed actions are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15262, Feasibility and Planning Studies; and 15271, Early\nActivities\nRelated to Thermal Power Plants;\n(2) Adopt and approve the 2023 Power Integrated Resource Plan (“IRP”) for filing with the California\nEnergy Commission (“CEC”) for the Water and Power Department (“PWP”); and\n(3) Support PWP’s continuing decarbonization trajectory while exceeding State regulatory\nrequirements, and simultaneously working towards achieving the policy goal of 100% Carbon-Free electricity by\n2030, through the\nutilization of the Waypoint Framework supported by the 2023 IRP Scenario 2 modeling results.\nRecommendation of the Environmental Advisory Commission: On September 12, 2023, the\nEnvironmental Advisory Commission (“EAC”) was presented an informational update regarding the\nrecommendations in the\nagenda report. Subsequently, the EAC held a Special Meeting on September 26, 2023, and provided\ncorrespondence to the City Council in Attachment B of the agenda report.\nRecommendation of the Municipal Services Committee: At its December 5, 2023 meeting, the\nMunicipal Services Committee (“MSC”) recommended that the City Council adopt the IRP for filing with the CEC\nwith three\nadditional conditions:\n1) Create a dashboard to track progress towards meeting the carbon-free goals of Resolution No. 9977;\n2) Conduct an internal review of the IRP in two years and present to the MSC; and\n3) Develop an integrated strategic plan that outlines a path to carbon-free energy through 2030, while\nsynergizing key inputs including the Power Delivery Master Plan (“PDMP”), Waypoint Framework, Cost of Serve\nand Rate\nStudy (“COS”), and others.\nIt was recommended that PWP return to MSC in eight months with a dashboard, and that the integrated\nstrategic plan be prepared in consultation with Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc., (“E3”), and/or other\nconsultants. Additionally, PWP will provide the MSC with periodic informational updates between CEC’s 5-\nyear filing requirement.

27. Adoption of “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 8.62 OF\nTHE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE, PERTAINING TO THE CITY’S CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION\nWASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM” (Introduced by Councilmember Hampton)\nORDINANCE

28. Adoption of “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 2.302 OF\nTHE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A RENT STABILIZATION DEPARTMENT” (Introduced by\nCouncilmember Madison)

3. CEREMONIAL MATTERS\nPUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA\nPublic comment will be limited to a total of 20 minutes at the beginning of the meeting and will continue at the\nconclusion of the meeting, if necessary. Comments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor may limit this\ntime if reasonable under the circumstances. The City Council may not discuss or take action on issues not on the\nmeeting agenda, except that members of the City Council or staff may briefly respond to statements made or\nquestions posed by persons exercising public testimony rights (Government Code Section 54954.2).\nCONSENT CALENDAR\n(The Consent Calendar consists of routine items which will be approved by one motion and one vote unless\nremoved for separate discussion. There will be one opportunity for public comment on all consent items.\nComments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor may limit this time if reasonable under the\ncircumstances.)\nCity Manager/Executive Director\n1. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO SEPARATE CONTRACTS WITH SUPERBTECH, INC., JADA\nSYSTEMS, INC., AP PROFESSIONALS OF PHOENIX LLC, SMALLBOARD.COM, SIERRA CYBERNETICS,\nINC., 22ND\nCENTURY TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SATWIC, INC., AND TALENT & ACQUISITION LLC DBA STAND 8\nFOR IT TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICES FOR A COMBINED TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED OF\n$4,000,000 (DoIT)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed contract is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)\npursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA only\napplies to\nprojects that may have an effect on the environment;\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to enter into contracts, as a result of a competitive selection process,\nas specified by Section 4.08.047 of the Pasadena Municipal Code, with: SuperbTech, Inc., Jada Systems, Inc.,\nAP\nProfessionals of Phoenix LLC, SmallBoard.com, Sierra Cybernetics, Inc., 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.,\nSatwic, Inc., and Talent & Acquisition LLC DBA Stand 8 for IT temporary staffing services for a period of five years\nor until\n$500,000 is expended per vendor, whichever comes first; competitive price bidding is not required pursuant\nto City Charter Section 1002(F) (contracts for professional or unique services); and\n(3) Authorize the City Manager to extend Contract No. 31456 with Sierra Cybernetics, Inc., Contract\nNo. 31457 with Superb Tech, Inc., Contract No. 31460 with 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., and Contract No.\n31458 with\nJada Systems Inc., for IT temporary staffing services to March 31, 2024 without increasing the authorized\ntotal not-to-exceed amount on each contract.

4. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC., FOR TWO AERIAL\nBUCKET TRUCKS NOT-TO-EXCEED $683,265, AND 72 HOUR, LLC FOR TWO ELECTRIC HALF-TON\nPICKUP TRUCKS NOT-TO-EXCEED $186,097 FOR THE WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT (Water &\nPower Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 21065 of CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State\nCEQA\nGuidelines, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required;\n(2) Authorize the issuance of a contract to Altec Industries, Inc. (“Altec”) for the purchase of two aerial\nbucket trucks for an amount not-to-exceed $683,265, which includes the base amount of $621,150 and a\ncontingency of\n$62,115 to provide for any necessary change orders. Competitive Bidding is not required pursuant to City\nCharter Section 1002(H), contracts with other governmental entities or their contractors;\n(3) Authorize the issuance of a contract to 72 Hour, LLC (“72 Hour”) for the purchase of two Chevrolet\nSilverado EV Trucks (or Ford Lightning EV trucks contingent on availability) for an amount not-to-exceed\n$186,087, which\nincludes the base contract amount of $169,170 and a contingency of $16,917 to provide for any necessary\nchange orders. Competitive Bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H), contracts with other\ngovernmental entities or their contractors; and\n(4) Reject all bids received in response to Bid Specification 2023-IFB-MS-264 for\nArticulated/Telescopic Bucket Trucks.\nTPA

5. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ANIXTER, INC., FOR PAD MOUNT AND\nUNDERGROUND TRANSFORMERS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $3,900,000 FOR THE\nWATER AND\nPOWER DEPARTMENT (Water and Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 21065, 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378, and as such,\nno\nenvironmental document pursuant to CEQA is required for the project; and\n(2) Accept the bid dated October 18, 2023, submitted by Anixter, Inc., (“Anixter”) in response to the\nSpecifications for “Utility Power Distribution Transformers” for the Water and Power Department; authorize the\nCity Manager to\nenter into a contract with Anixter for an amount not-to-exceed $3,900,000.

6. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH MORAN WELDING DBA BROOKS\nBROTHERS TRAILERS FOR AN ELECTRIC TRAILER MOUNTED UNDERGROUND CABLE PULLER FOR\nAN AMOUNT\nNOT-TO-EXCEED $221,260 FOR THE WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that this action is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)\npursuant to Section 21065 of CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA\nGuidelines, and as\nsuch, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required; and\n(2) Accept the bid dated August 25, 2023, submitted by Moran Welding DBA Brooks Brothers Trailers\n(“Brooks Brothers”) in response to Specifications for an Electric Trailer Mounted Underground Cable Puller for the\nWater\nand Power Department (“PWP”); and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Brooks\nBrothers for an amount not-to-exceed $221,260, which includes the base contract amount of $201,145 and a\ncontingency of\n$20,115 to provide for any necessary change orders.

7. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE ORDER CONTRACT WITH BRAUN NORTHWEST,\nINC., FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) 2025 NORTH STAR 167-3 AMBULANCES FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT\nNOT-TO-EXCEED $660,000 (Fire Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines per Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that\nCEQA applies only\nto projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment; and\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a purchase order contract with Braun Northwest, Inc., for\nthe purchase of two (2) 2025 North Star 167-3 Ambulances in an amount not-to-exceed $660,000. Neither\nCompetitive\nBidding nor Competitive Selection are required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H) and Pasadena\nMunicipal Code Section 4.08.049(A)(3), contracts with other governmental entities.\nTPA

8. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND CONTRACT NO. 9706-3 WITH NORTON SIMON\nMUSEUM TO INCREASE ANNUAL LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT BUDGET FROM $159,756 TO\n$328,226,\nANNUALLY, SUBJECT TO ANNUAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX INCREASE (PRCS Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant\nto State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) “Common Sense” exemption (formerly the General Rule);\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to amend Contract No.9706-3 with Norton Simon Museum, to increase\nthe annual contract landscape maintenance budget from $159,756 to $328,226, subject to annual Consumer\nPrice Index;\nand\n(3) Appropriate $98,274 from the General Fund to the FY 2024 Parks, Recreation and Community\nServices Department Operating Budget (10118070-811400) to cover increased expenses related to landscape\nmaintenance\nat Norton Simon Museum.

9. REJECTION OF BIDS FOR THE PASADENA TRANSIT SIGNAL PRIORITY SYSTEM AND\nCOMMUNICATIONS IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (Public Works Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find the action proposed in the agenda report to be categorically exempt under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Title 14, Chapter 3, Article 19, Section 15061(b)(3), the\n“Common Sense”\nexemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the\nenvironment; and\n(2) Reject all bids received on October 19, 2023, in response to Notice of Inviting Bids for the Pasadena\nTransit Signal Priority System and Communications Improvements project.