Pasadena — 2024-07-08

A. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL\nRegarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section\n54956.9(d)(1)\nName of Case: Persons v. City of Pasadena\nCase No.: 20STCV48590

B. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL\nregarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section\n54956.9(d)(1)\nName of Case: Palumbo v. City of Pasadena, et al.\nLASC Case No.: 23AHCV01311

C. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\npursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6\nAgency Designated Representatives: Miguel Márquez and Tiffany\nJacobs-Quinn\nEmployee Organization: Non-Rep Non-Management, Non-Rep\nManagement, and Non-Rep Executive Management

1. ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE REAL PROPERTY\nCOMMONLY KNOWN AS 450 NORTH LAKE AVENUE (FORMER\nKAISER SITE) LOCATED IN\nTHE CITY OF PASADENA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE\nOF CALIFORNIA AS SURPLUS LAND PURSUANT TO THE STATE\nSURPLUS LAND ACT\n(Office of the City Manager)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that adopting the proposed Resolution in the agenda\nreport is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per\nSection 15061(b)(3)\n“Common Sense” exemption and State CEQA Guidelines Section\n15312 (surplus government property sales); and\n(2) Adopt a Resolution declaring that Real Property owned by the\nCity of Pasadena located in the City of Pasadena at 434-470 North Lake\nAvenue and identified as\nAPN 5732-017- 017 and 5732-017-018 (Property), as Surplus Land\npursuant to the Surplus Land Act, and taking related actions.\nRESOLUTION

10. RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA\nClaim No. Claimant Claim Amount\n2024-0298 Helgge Minassian $ 3,000.00\n2024-0299 Oliver D. Simpson, Jr. 250.00\n2024-0300 Linda Shephard Not stated\n2024-0301 Kafshi Bennett 35,000.00+\n2024-0302 Clotilde Fournier-Factory 35,000.00+\n2024-0303 Luis Dominguez 500.00\n2024-0304 William Wood Duwe 200.00\n2024-0305 Melany Hall 60.53\n2024-0306 Isaac William Hackett 10,000.00+\n2024-0307 Joseph Daniel Perez 1,000.00\n2024-0308 Ligia Rodriguez 35,000.00+\n2025-0001 Lisa McFadden 6,000.00\nOLD BUSINESS

11. CENTRAL LIBRARY PROJECT UPDATE: COMMUNITY AND\nECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CONTINUED CENTRAL LIBRARY\nCLOSURE (Library Dept.)\nRecommendation: The agenda report is provided for information\nonly; no action is required at this time.

12. 2024 PASADENA HOMELESS COUNT RESULTS (Housing Dept.)\nRecommendation: The agenda report is provided for information\nonly; no action is required at this time.

13. PASADENA CONTINUUM OF CARE HOMELESSNESS PLAN\nYEAR ONE PROGRESS REPORT (Housing Dept.)\nRecommendation: The agenda report is provided for information\nonly; no action is required at this time.\nFinance Committee\nLegislative Policy Committee\nMunicipal Services Committee\nPublic Safety Committee\nRECOMMENDATIONS FROM OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS\nCity Clerk/ City Attorney/City Manager

14. CONSIDERATION OF CHARTER STUDY TASK FORCE\nRECOMMENDATIONS FOR POSSIBLE CHARTER AMENDMENT\nMEASURE(S) TO SUBMIT TO VOTERS\nON THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION\nBALLOT; AND DIRECTION TO CITY STAFF ON THE PREPARATION\nOF ANY NECESSARY\nRESOLUTIONS, AS WELL AS A SUPPLEMENTAL VOTER\nINFORMATION PAMPHLET\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a\n“project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to State CEQA Guidelines\nSection 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b);\n(2) Consider recommendations made by the Charter Study Task\nForce, and determine how to proceed on Charter Amendment and/or\nAdministrative recommendations;\n(3) Direct City staff on the preparation of any necessary\nresolutions to place one or more Charter Amendment measures on the\nNovember 5, 2024 General Municipal\nElection ballot for the City of Pasadena; and\n(4) Direct City staff on the preparation of a separate supplemental\nvoter information pamphlet to send to voters in the City of Pasadena for all\nrelated City of Pasadena\nballot measures for the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election

15. PRESENTATION OF PASADENA RENTAL HOUSING BOARD ON\nRECOMMENDED CHANGES TO PASADENA FAIR AND EQUITABLE\nHOUSING CHARTER\nAMENDMENT (ARTICLE XVIII) AND POTENTIAL DIRECTION TO\nCITY STAFF TO PREPARE NECESSARY RESOLUTIONS TO AMEND\nTHE CITY CHARTER\n(Rent Stabilization Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is exempt\nfrom the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA\nguidelines Section\n15061(b)(3), “Common Sense” exemption; and\n(2) Direct staff to prepare and return with necessary resolutions,\nsubject to Council approval, of any changes to City Charter Article XVIII, as\ndetailed in the agenda\nreport, or any variation as directed by Council, on the November 5,\n2024 General Municipal Election ballot in the City of Pasadena.

16. Conduct first reading of “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF\nPASADENA AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 4.08 OF THE PASADENA\nMUNICIPAL CODE, THE\nPURCHASING ORDINANCE”\nORDINANCE

17. Conduct first reading of “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF\nPASADENA AMENDING CHAPTER 6.18 OF TITLE 6 OF THE\nPASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TO\nESTABLISH A HEARING OFFICER FORM OF ADJUDICATION\nFOR VICIOUS, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, AND PUBLIC NUISANCE\nDOG HEARINGS”\nORDINANCE\nSecond Reading: None\nINFORMATION ITEM: None\nBRIEF REPORTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES/REQUESTS FOR\nFUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

2. APPROVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN\nTHE CITY OF PASADENA AND PASADENA POLICE LIEUTENANTS\nASSOCIATION FOR THE TERM\nOF JULY 1, 2024 - JUNE 30, 2028 (Human Resources Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is exempt\nfrom the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA\nguidelines Section 15061(b)(3)\n“Common Sense” exemption;\n(2) Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the\nCity of Pasadena (City) and the Pasadena Police Lieutenants Association\n(PPLA), for the term of July\n1, 2024, through June 30, 2028; and\n(3) Adopt a Resolution authorizing tax deferral of member paid\ncontributions to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System\n(CalPERS) for Pasadena Police\nLieutenants Association (PPLA) employees with membership in\nCalPERS.

3. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PRE-TAX TREATMENT\nOF COST-SHARING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC\nEMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT\nSYSTEM PAID BY MEMBERS OF THE PASADENA POLICE\nLIEUTENANTS ASSOCIATION, UNDER SECTION 414(H)2 OF THE\nINTERNAL REVENUE CODE\n(Human Resources Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is exempt\nfrom the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA\nguidelines Section 15061(b)(3)\n“Common Sense” exemption; and\n(2) Adopt a Resolution to authorize the pre-tax treatment of cost-\nsharing contributions paid by members of the Pasadena Police Lieutenants\nAssociation to the California\nPublic Employees’ Retirement System.\nRESOLUTION

4. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT\nWITH THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS FOR THE\nPROJECT SAFE\nNEIGHBORHOODS GRANT FUNDS (Police Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the project proposed herein is exempt under the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines Section\n15061(b)(3); the “Common Sense”\nexemption that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an\neffect on the environment;\n(2) Modify the prior contract authorization with the State of\nCalifornia Office of Traffic Safety for accepting of the Selective Traffic\nEnforcement Program (STEP) and\nthe Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Funds to reflect the City\nManager’s authority to contract with the San Diego Association of\nGovernments for the Project Safe\nNeighborhoods grant.

5. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT\nWITH LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY TO PROVIDE LABOR AND\nMATERIALS FOR\nDRILLING, CONSTRUCTION, AND TESTING OF THE EXPLORER\nWELL FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $2,921,442 FOR THE\nWATER AND POWER\nDEPARTMENT (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation\nMonitoring and Reporting Program; and\n(2) Accept the bid dated May 30, 2024, submitted by Layne\nChristensen Company in response to Project ID: 2024-IFB-LM-043 to\nprovide labor and materials for\ndrilling, construction, and testing of the Explorer Well, and authorize\nthe City Manager to enter into a contract for an amount not-to-exceed\n$2,921,442, which includes the\nbase amount of $2,540,382 and a contingency of $381,060 to provide\nfor any necessary change orders.

6. FINANCE COMMITTEE: JOINT ACTION: FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025\nINVESTMENT POLICY AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY (Finance Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council and the\nSuccessor Agency to the Pasadena Community Development\nCommission:\n(1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is not a\nproject subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as\ndefined in Section 21065 of CEQA\nand Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and as such, no\nenvironmental document pursuant to CEQA is required for the project; and\n(2) Adopt the City Treasurer’s recommended Investment Policy and\nInvestment Strategy for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (FY 2024-2025).

7. FINANCE COMMITTEE: QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT –\nQUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 2024 (Finance Dept.)\nRecommendation: The agenda report is provided for information only;\nno action is required at this time.

8. FINANCE COMMITTEE: DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO\nPREPARE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE\nCHAPTER 4.08 TO ADD\nALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS CONSISTENT\nWITH VOTER-APPROVED CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT (Public Works\nDept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is exempt\nfrom California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines pursuant to\nState CEQA Guidelines per\nSection 15061(b)(3), “Common Sense” exemption; and\n(2) Direct the City Attorney to prepare and return with an\nordinance within 60 days to amend Pasadena Municipal Code to align with\nthe amendments to City Charter\nArticle X – Contracts, Purchases, and Claims as further described in\nthe agenda report.\nCity Council

9. RESIGNATIONS, APPOINTMENTS, & REAPPOINTMENTS\nAPPOINTMENT OF SHOGHIG YEPREMIAN TO THE CODE\nENFORCEMENT COMMISSION (District 2 Nomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF ANDREA EDORIA TO THE HUMAN SERVICES\nCOMMISSION (District 2 Nomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF ANN SCHEID TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION\nCOMMISSION (District 6 Nomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF AVRAM GOLD TO THE PASADENA COMMUNITY\nACCESS CORPORATION BOARD (District 6 Nomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL ALBRECHT TO THE PLANNING\nCOMMISSION (District 6 Nomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF CRYSTAL ACEVES TO THE COMMISSION ON THE\nSTATUS OF WOMEN (District 7 Nomination)\nREAPPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM R. FRANCIS TO THE CODE\nENFORCEMENT COMMISSION (District 6 Nomination)\nREAPPOINTMENT OF MAURA HARRINGTON ROGGERO TO THE\nCOMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (District 6 Nomination)\nREAPPOINTMENT OF SANDY GREENSTEIN TO THE HUMAN\nRELATIONS COMMISSION (District 6 Nomination)\nCity Attorney\nCity Clerk/Secretary