Pasadena — 2025-01-13

City Council

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1. FINDINGS TO AUTHORIZE A REMOTE MEETING ON JANUARY 13, 2025 PURSUANT TO THE BROWN\nACT (Office of the City Attorney)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 21065 and within the\nmeaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b);\n(2) Find that the Director of Disaster Emergency Services issued a Declaration of a Local Emergency –\nWindstorms and Fires on January 8, 2025; and\n(3) In accordance with Government Code section 54953(e)(1), find that as a result of the ongoing\nemergency, meeting in person at the January 13, 2025 City Council Special Meeting would present imminent\nrisks to the health or safety of attendees.
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2. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASADENA RATIFYING THE\nCITY MANAGER’S DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY - WINDSTORMS AND FIRES\n(Office of the City Manager)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n1. Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) pursuant to state CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) “Common Sense” exemption; and\n2. Adopt a Resolution ratifying the January 8, 2025, City Manager Declaration of a Local Emergency –\nWindstorms and Fires.
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3. UPDATE – CITY RESPONSE TO WINDSTORMS AND FIRES - CITY MANAGER AND EMERGENCY\nOPERATIONS STAFF\nRecommendation:It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Consider updates from City staff and provide direction if desired by the City Council; and\n(2) Find that, if direction is given to staff, it would not be a “project” subject to the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 21065 and within the meaning of\nCEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b).\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
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4. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH IMPEX TECHNOLOGIES\nINC., FOR REPLACEMENT OF NUTANIX SERVER EQUIPMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-\nEXCEED $754,733 (DoIT)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the recommended actions in the agenda report are exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common\nSense”\nexemption that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;\n(2) Award contract to the lowest and best bid dated November 11, 2024 by Impex Technologies Inc.\n(Impex), in response to specifications for Lifecycle Hardware Replacement, and authorize the City Manager\nto enter into a contract for an amount not-to-exceed $754,733; and\n(3) Authorize the City Manager to approve no-cost amendments to the subject contract, including\ndurational extensions.\nCity Council
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5. APPOINTMENTS, REAPPOINTMENTS, AND RESIGNATIONS\nAPPOINTMENT OF VICTOR M. GORDO TO THE BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA AIRPORT\nAUTHORITY THROUGH MAY 31, 2025 (City of Pasadena Nomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF CY WARREN ESTABROOK TO THE ACCESSIBILITY & DISABILITY COMMISSION\n(Mayor Nomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF GABRIELA PEREZ TO THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (District 4\nNomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF DAVID DiCRISTOFARO TO THE DESIGN COMMISSION EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 10,\n2025 (Transportation Advisory Commission Nomination)\nREAPPOINTMENT OF STEVE MADISON TO THE ROSE BOWL OPERATING COMPANY BOARD (City\nCouncil Nomination)\nRESIGNATION OF LILA GUIRGUIS FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (Mayor Nomination)\nRESIGNATION OF MAX REYES FROM THE NORTHWEST COMMISSION (District 4 Nomination)\nCity Clerk/Secretary
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6.\na. APPROVAL OF MINUTES\nNovember 18, City Council Special Closed Meeting\n2024 (Cancelled)\nNovember 18, City Council\n2024\nNovember 18, Successor Agency to the Pasadena\n2024 Community Development Commission\nNovember 25, City Council\n2024\nNovember 25, Successor Agency to the Pasadena\n2024 Community Development Commission\nDecember 2, City Council\n2024\nDecember 2, Successor Agency to the Pasadena\n2024 Community Development Commission\nDecember 9, City Council\n2024\nDecember 9, Successor Agency to the Pasadena\n2024 Community Development Commission\n6b. RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA\nClaim No. Claimant Claim Amount\n2025-0116 Keira Myles $\n10,000.00+\n2025-0117 Frankie Parias\n35,000.00+\n2025-0118 Joel Martinez Alvarez\n2,000.00\n2025-0119 Dale Barnett\n88.00\n2025-0120 Stacie M. De Armas\n99.00\n2025-0121 Dante Lee Harrell\n35,000.00+\n2025-0122 Tania L. Gilbert\n35,000.00+\n2025-0123 Collins Oboh\n7,000.00\n2025-0124 Mary Anderson Williams\n5,957.81\n2025-0125 Susan Arebalo\n35,000.00+\n2025-0126 Davit Yakhshibekyan\n7,465.25\n2025-0127 Marianne Lamutt\n400.00\n2025-0128 Raymond Dilanchyan\n35,000.00+\n2025-0129 Lynda Dianne Kennedy\n2,500.00\n2025-0130 Anne Molina\n10,000.00\n2025-0131 Wenlin Luo 818.71\n2025-0132 Alfredo Bojorquez\n8,500.00\n2025-0133 Stephanie Bechguenturian\n5,800.00
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7. FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY – MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT\nCANCELLATION, TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP, AND GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AND ZONING\nMAP AMENDMENTS (Planning Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council cancel the public hearing, which will be noticed\nagain to occur on February 3, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
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8. Adopt “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING TITLE 13, CHAPTER 13.04 OF THE\nPASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE, THE LIGHT AND POWER RATE ORDINANCE TO REMOVE\nDIRECT ACCESS AND RELATED TARIFFS AND TO AMEND LONG-TERM CONTRACT PROVISIONS”\n(Introduced by Councilmember Cole)\nORDINANCE