Pasadena — 2025-08-18

A. PRESENTATIONAL UPDATE BY CONGRESSWOMAN LAURA FRIEDMAN ON FEDERAL ISSUES, PROJECTS, AND PROGRAMS\nRELATED TO THE CITY OF PASADENA\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 conclusion of the meeting, if necessary.\nComments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor may limit this time if reasonable under the circumstances. The City Council may not discuss or\ntake 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\nposed 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 removed for separate discussion. There will\nbe one opportunity for public comment on all consent items. Comments are limited to 3 minutes each, and the Mayor may limit this time if reasonable\nunder the circumstances.)\nCity Manager/Executive Director

B.\nCITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8\nProperty Location: 434-470 North Lake Avenue\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms of payment\nAgency Negotiator: Matthew Hawkesworth, Assistant City Manager\nNegotiating Parties: Bridge Housing, City Ventures, Community Builders Group (CBG), Cypress Equity Investments (CEI), Fidelis\nAdvisors, Holos Communities & Heritage Housing Partners, LA Family Housing,\nMercy Housing, The Olson Company, Urban Coalition, USA Properties & Waterford Company, West Hollywood Community Housing\nCorporation

C.\nCITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8\nProperty Location: 434-470 North Lake Avenue\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms of payment\nAgency Negotiator: Matthew Hawkesworth, Assistant City Manager\nNegotiating Party: Joyce L. Chang, Real Estate Division, Chief Executive Office, County of Los Angeles

D.\nCITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nName of Case: Pedro Vasquez Perdomo v. Kristi Noem, et al.

E.\nCONSIDERATION OF INITIATION OF LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) (one potential case)

F.\nCITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding significant exposure to potential litigation pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54956.9(d)(2): One (1) case\nPUBLIC MEETING – 6:00 P.M.\nROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS\nSPECIAL ITEM

U.S. District Court Case No.: 2:25-cv-05605-MEMF-SP

1.\nAUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $447,304 WITH MAXIMUM TURBINE\nSUPPORT, INC., TO FURNISH AND DELIVER SPRINT NOZZLES FOR\nTHE GAS TURBINE AT THE GLENARM POWER PLANT (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nState CEQA Guidelines Section 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b);\nand\n(2)\nAward contract to the lowest and best bid dated July 2, 2025 submitted by Maximum Turbine Support, Inc., in response to the specification\nto furnish and deliver sprint nozzles for gas turbines, and authorize the City Manager\nto enter into a one-year contract for an amount not-to-exceed $447,304, which includes a base bid of $406,640 and a contingency of $40,664 to\nprovide for any necessary change orders.

2.\nAUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH GE VERNOVA INC. (DBA GE VERNOVA OPERATIONS LLC) FOR\n$2,916,936 FOR A CONTROL SYSTEM UPGRADE FOR GAS TURBINES 3\nAND 4 AT THE GLENARM POWER PLANT (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nState CEQA Guidelines Section 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b);\n(2)\nAuthorize the City Manager to enter into a one year contract, without competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F), contracts\nfor professional or unique services, with GE Vernova Inc. (dba GE Vernova\nOperations LLC) for the hardware and software to perform a control system upgrade of the Gas Turbine 3 (“GT-3”) and Gas Turbine 4 (“GT-4”), for\nan amount not-to-exceed $2,916,936, which includes a base contract amount of\n$2,566,060 and a contingency of $350,876 to provide for any necessary change orders; and\n(3)\nGrant the recommended contract an exemption from the Competitive Selection process pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code Section\n4.08.049(B) contracts for which the City’s best interests are served.\nTPA

3.\nAUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH AG COAST CORPORATION (DBA CALIFORNIA PANTHER\nSECURITY) FOR SECURITY SERVICES FOR A GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT NOTTO-EXCEED $3,099,080 FOR FIVE YEARS INCLUDING TWO OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nState CEQA Guidelines Section 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b);\nand\n(2)\nAuthorize the City Manager to enter into a contract, as a result of the competitive selection process, as specified by Section 4.08.047 of the\nPasadena Municipal Code, with AG Coast Corporation dba California Panther\nSecurity (“AG Coast”) for the Department of Water and Power Security Services for three years with the option for two additional one-year\nextensions subject to the approval of the City Manager for a grand total amount not-to-exceed\n$3,099,080, which includes the base contract amount of $2,694,850 and a contingency of $404,230 to provide for any necessary change orders.\nCompetitive price bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F)\ncontracts for professional or unique services.\nTPA

4.\nAUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND CONTRACT NO. 31978 WITH UTILITY TREE SERVICE, LLC., TO INCREASE THE CONTRACT\nAMOUNT BY $1,800,000 FOR A REVISED TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TOEXCEED $17,520,000 AND EXTEND THE CONTRACT EXPIRATION DATE FOR POWER LINE CLEARANCE (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nState CEQA Guidelines Section 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b);\nand\n(2)\nAuthorize the City Manager to amend Contract No. 31978 with Utility Tree Service, LLC (“UTS”) to increase the contract amount by\n$1,800,000 thereby increasing the total to a not-to-exceed amount of $17,520,000, and\nextend the contract expiration date to January 31, 2026.

5.\nAUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH INNOVATIVE INTERFACES INCORPORATED TO PROVIDE\nINTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES FOR A GRAND\nTOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $598,127 (Library & Information Services Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the proposed action in the agenda report is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to\nSection 21065 of CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the\nState CEQA Guidelines, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required; and\n(2)\nAuthorize the City Manager to enter into a five-year contract with Innovative Interfaces Incorporated, as a result of a competitive selection\nprocess in accordance with Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.08.047, for\nintegrated library system subscription services in an amount not-to-exceed $393,150 (including a base contract amount of $351,027 and a\ncontingency of $42,123 for any necessary change orders), with the option for three additional\none-year terms at an annual amount of $59,117 for year six, $60,804 year seven, and $62,541 year eight; and a contingency of $7,505 per year for\nchange orders, subject to the City Manager’s approval, for a maximum grand total\ncontract amount not-to-exceed $598,127. Competitive price bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Article X Section 1002(F), Contracts for\nprofessional or unique services.

6.\nAPPROVAL OF THE 2025 UPDATE TO THE CITY OF PASADENA TRANSIT DIVISION TITLE VI PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE VI\nOF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 (Transportation Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the proposed actions in the agenda report are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and\n(2)\nApprove the 2025 update to the City of Pasadena Transit Division Title VI Program.

7.\nAUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND CONTRACT NO. 31704 WITH DATA TICKET, INC., TO EXTEND THE TERM FOR TWO YEARS\nAND INCREASE THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $1,200,000 THEREBY\nINCREASING THE GRAND TOTAL TO A NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $4,086,665, FOR PARKING CITATION AND PERMIT MANAGEMENT\nSYSTEM (Transportation Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the action proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nState CEQA Guidelines Section 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b)\n(2)\nAuthorize the City Manager to amend Contract No. 31704 with Data Ticket, Inc., for a parking citation and permit management system,\nincreasing the contract amount of $2,886,665 by $1,200,000 for a new not-to-exceed\namount of $4,086,665, and extending the term of the contract for two years; and\n(3)\nGrant the proposed contract amendment with Data Ticket, Inc., an exemption from the Competitive Selection Process pursuant to Pasadena\nMunicipal Code Section 4.08.049(B), contracts for which the City’s best interests\nare served.\nCity Council

8.\nAPPOINTMENTS, REAPPOINTMENTS, AND RESIGNATIONS\nDESIGNATION OF MAYOR GORDO AS PRIMARY VOTING DELEGATE AND COUNCILMEMBER LYON AS THE ALTERNATE VOTING\nDELEGATE FOR THE LEAGUE OF CA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND\nEXPO TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 8-10, 2025 IN LONG BEACH, CA\nAPPOINTMENT OF VICTOR M. GORDO AS THE CITY OF PASADENA'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE FOOTHILL TRANSIT BOARD OF\nDIRECTORS (City Nomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF RICK COLE AS THE CITY OF PASADENA’S ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE FOOTHILL TRANSIT BOARD OF\nDIRECTORS (City Nomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF RICK COLE AS THE CITY OF PASADENA’S ALTERNATE MEMBER ON THE BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA\nREGIONAL HOUSING TRUST BOARD, A JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY, CREATED PURSUANT TO SENATE BILL NO. 1177 (City of Pasadena\nNomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF RUTHE HOLDEN TO THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025\n(City Council Nomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF MELLY ROSEHAVEN TO THE ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (At Large Nomination/District 3)\nAPPOINTMENT OF BRIAN WALLACE TO THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE PARKING METER ZONE ADVISORY COMMISSION (At Large\nNomination/District 4)\nAPPOINTMENT OF CHERYL RIZZO TO THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE PARKING METER ZONE ADVISORY COMMISSION (At Large\nNomination/District 7)\nAPPOINTMENT OF BRIAN ALAN BAKER TO THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE PARKING METER ZONE ADVISORY COMMISSION (At Large\nNomination/District 7)\nAPPOINTMENT OF BOGHOS PATATIAN TO THE RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION (At Large Nomination/District 2)\nAPPOINTMENT OF VIBIANA APARICIO-CHAMBERLIN TO THE LIBRARY COMMISSION (Mayor Nomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF KATIE GREEN TO THE PASADENA CENTER OPERATING COMPANY BOARD (Hotel Nomination)\nAPPOINTMENT OF CHARLES A. FUSCO TO THE PASADENA CENTER OPERATING COMPANY BOARD (Hotel Nomination)\nRESIGNATION OF CY WARREN ESTABROOK FROM THE ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY COMMISSION (Mayor Nomination)