Pasadena — 2025-11-18

A.\nPRESENTATION BY STATE SENATOR SASHA RENÉE PÉREZ ON STATE OF THE STATE

B.\nCONSIDERATION OF INITIATION OF LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4):One potential case

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

1.\nAUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH DUDEK FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $339,652 FOR\nCONSULTING SERVICES TO ASSIST\nIN PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN (Planning Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the proposed action contained in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA")\nas defined in State CEQA\nGuidelines Section 21065 of CEQA and within the meaning of 15378;\n(2)\nAuthorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for Environmental Justice Element Consulting Services, following a competitive selection\nprocess, pursuant to Pasadena\nMunicipal Code Section 4.08.047 with Dudek in an amount not-to-exceed $339,652 for an initial two-year term. Competitive price bidding is not\nrequired pursuant to City Charter\nSection 1002(F) (Contracts for professional or unique services); and\n(3)\nAuthorize the City Manager to extend the contract for one additional one-year period.

10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES\nOctober 27, 2025\nCity Council Special Meeting\nOctober 27, 2025\nCity Council\nOctober 27, 2025\nSuccessor Agency to the Pasadena Community\nDevelopment Commission

11. RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA\nClaim No.\nClaimant\nClaim Amount\n2026-0117\nIsaiah D. Garrett\n$\n2026-0118\nJoseph Tagorda\n35,000.00+\n35,000.00+\nOLD BUSINESS:

12. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH TREE SERVICE KINGS, INC., FOR TREE TRIMMING, VEGETATION\nMANAGEMENT,\nAND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES FOR POWER LINE CLEARANCE FOR UP TO SIX YEARS FOR A GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-\nTO-EXCEED $24,415,000 (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) in accordance with Public Resources Code\nSection 21080(b) and CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15269 as an action necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency and is categorically exempt pursuant to State CEQA\nGuidelines Article 19, Class 1, Section 15301,\nExisting Facilities and Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land, and that there are no features that distinguish the project from others in the exempt\nclasses, and therefore, there are no unusual circumstances; and\n(2)\nAward contract to lowest and best bid dated September 17, 2025, submitted by Tree Service Kings, Inc. (“TSK”) in response to the project\nplans and specifications for Tree Trimming,\nVegetation Management, and Emergency Response Services for Power Line Clearance, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for\nup to six years for a grand total amount\nnot-to-exceed $24,415,000, which includes the option for three additional one-year extensions or an amount not-to-exceed $13,272,000, at the\ndiscretion of the City Manager.

13.\nAPPROVE THE NORTH LAKE SPECIFIC PLAN (Planning Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council continue the public hearing to November 24, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

14.\nAPPROVE THE DESIGNATION OF THE HERNLY HOUSE AT 1475 SCENIC DRIVE AS A LANDMARK (Planning Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the designation of a historic resource is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nSection 15308, Class 8 of the CEQA\nGuidelines pertaining to Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment and there are no features that distinguish this project from\nothers in the exempt class, and therefore,\nthere are no unusual circumstances;\n(2)\nFind that the Hernly House at 1475 Scenic Drive meets Criterion C as a landmark pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) Section\n17.62.040.D.2.c because it embodies\nthe distinctive characteristics of a locally significant property type, architectural style and period and represents the work of an architect whose work\nis of significance to the City.\nIt is a locally significant example of a Mid-Century Modern style single-family development designed by locally significant architect Lawrence Test;\n(3)\nAdopt a resolution approving a Declaration of Landmark Designation for 1475 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, California;\n(4)\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute a Declaration of Landmark Designation for 1475 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, California; and\n(5)\nDirect the City Clerk to record the declaration with the Los Angeles County Recorder.\nRecommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission: On September 2, 2025, the Historic Preservation Commission recommended that\nthe City Council approve the\ndesignation of the Hernly House at 1475 Scenic Drive as a landmark under Criterion C of PMC Section 17.62.040.

15.\nAPPROVE THE DESIGNATION OF THE RETAINING WALL AT 333, 353, AND 375 ANITA DRIVE AS A LANDMARK (Planning Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the designation of a historic resource is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to\nSection 15308, Class 8 of the\nCEQA Guidelines pertaining to Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment and that there are no features that distinguish this\nproject from others in the exempt class,\nand therefore, there are no unusual circumstances;\n(2)\nFind that the front property line retaining wall at 333, 353 and 375 Anita Drive meets Criterion C as a landmark pursuant to Pasadena\nMunicipal Code (PMC) Section 17.62.040.D.2.c\nbecause it possesses artistic values of significance to the City. The front property line retaining wall that extends across three properties is a unique\nand highly crafted landscape feature\nthat references the original Tudor Revival design of the house at 353 Anita Drive (which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places) and\ndemarcates the likely extent of the\noriginal property’s frontage along Anita Drive;\n(3)\nAdopt a resolution approving a Declaration of Landmark Designation for the retaining wall fronting 333, 353 and 375 Anita Drive, Pasadena,\nCalifornia;\n(4)\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute a Declaration of Landmark Designation for the retaining wall fronting 333, 353 and 375 Anita Drive,\nPasadena, California; and\n(5)\nDirect the City Clerk to record the declaration with the Los Angeles County Recorder.\nRecommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission: On July 15, 2025, the Historic Preservation Commission recommended that the\nCity Council approve the\ndesignation of the retaining wall fronting 333, 353 and 375 Anita Drive as a Landmark under Criterion C of PMC Section 17.62.040.

16.\nAPPROVE THE DESIGNATION OF THE WELSH HOUSE AT 1220 WYNN ROAD AS A LANDMARK (Planning Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the designation of a historic resource is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nSection 15308, Class 8 of the\nCEQA Guidelines pertaining to Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment and there are no features that distinguish this\nproject from others in the exempt class,\nand therefore, there are no unusual circumstances;\n(2)\nFind that the Welsh House at 1220 Wynn Road meets Criterion C as a landmark pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) Section

17.62.040.D.2.c because it embodies the\ndistinctive characteristics of the Mid-Century Modern architectural style designed by architect Harold B. Zook;\n(3)\nAdopt a resolution approving a Declaration of Landmark Designation for 1220 Wynn Road, Pasadena, California;\n(4)\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute a Declaration of Landmark Designation for 1220 Wynn Road, Pasadena, California; and\n(5)\nDirect the City Clerk to record the declaration with the Los Angeles County Recorder.\nRecommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission: On September 2, 2025, the Historic Preservation Commission recommended that\nthe City Council approve the\ndesignation of the Welsh House at 1220 Wynn Road as a Landmark under Criterion C of PMC Section 17.62.040.D.2.

2.\nADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPLY TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR GRANT\nFUNDING UNDER\nTHE CALHOME PROGRAM (Housing Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the recommended action in the agenda report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State\nCEQA Guidelines per\nSection 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA only applies to projects that may have a significant effect on the environment;\n(2)\nAdopt a Resolution of the City of Pasadena City Council approving the application submission to the California Department of Housing and\nCommunity Development’s\nCalHome program notice of funding availability for grant funding in the amount of $1,080,000 to provide financing for the rehabilitation and\nconstruction of accessory dwelling units; and\n(3)\nAuthorize the City Manager to execute, and the City Clerk to attest, a standard agreement, any amendments, and any and all other related\ndocuments deemed necessary\nto participate in the CalHome program, if selected for funding.\nRESOLUTION

3.\nAUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH BBB-CA, INC., DBA BLOCK BY BLOCK IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TOEXCEED $11,000,000\nFOR FIVE YEARS FOR A PARKING FACILITIES SECURITY PROGRAM IN THE EIGHT CITY-OWNED AND MANAGED PARKING GARAGES\nFOR A THREE-YEAR\nTERM PLUS TWO OPTIONAL ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS (Transportation Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the actions proposed in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nState CEQA Guidelines\nSection 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b); and\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,\nwith BBB-CA, INC., dba Block by Block for security in the eight City-owned and managed parking garages for an amount not-to-exceed $11,000,000\nfor five years, with a three\nyear initial term and the option for two one-year extension periods, as outlined in the fiscal impact section of the agenda report, at the discretion of\nthe City Manager.\nCompetitive price bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F) contracts for professional or unique services.

4.\nAUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH BLUE ANGEL INTERNATIONAL, LLC FOR THE PURCHASE OF\nCOVERED OVERHEAD\nELECTRICAL WIRES FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $1,000,000 (Water & Power 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\nand Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is\nrequired; and\n(2)\nAward a contract to lowest and best bid dated June 11, 2025, submitted by Blue Angel International, LLC (“Blue Angel”) in response to the\nspecifications for\nElectrical Tree Wires, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for a grand total amount not-to-exceed $1,000,000, which includes the\nbase contract amount of $600,000\nfor three years and the option for two additional one-year extensions or an amount not-to-exceed $400,000, at the discretion of the City Manager.

5.\nAUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH DOTY BROS EQUIPMENT COMPANY FOR RAYMOND AVENUE\nUTILITY\nUNDERGROUNDING CIVIL CONSTRUCTION AND ELECTRIC SERVICE CONVERSION SERVICES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED\n$21,403,255 (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the proposed action in the agenda report is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant\nto State CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities) and Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction); there are no features that distinguish\nthis project from others in the\nexempt classes, and therefore, there are no unusual circumstances; and\n(2)\nAward a contract to lowest and best bid dated June 19, 2025, submitted by Doty Bros. Equipment Company (“Doty Bros.”) in response to\nthe project plans and specifications\nfor Raymond Avenue Utility Undergrounding Civil Construction and Electric Service Conversion Services, and authorize the City Manager to enter\ninto a contract for up to three years\nfor a grand total amount not-to-exceed $21,403,255, which includes the base contract amount of $19,457,505 and a contingency of $1,945,750 to\nprovide for any necessary change orders.

6.\nREJECT ALL BIDS FOR AS-NEEDED ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER INSTALLATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION (Water & Power Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the proposed action in the agenda report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Public Resources\nCode Section 21080(b)(5)\n(projects which a public agency rejects or disapproves) and Section 15270 of the State CEQA Guidelines; and\n(2)\nReject all bids received by August 7, 2025, in response to the Invitation for Bids for As-Needed Electric Vehicle (“EV”) Charger Installations\nand Construction.

7.\nAUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC., FOR THE PURCHASE OF THREE\nSERVICE BUCKET\nTRUCKS WITH ELECTRIC BOOMS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $1,143,450 (Water & Power 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\nSections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is\nrequired;\n(2)\nAuthorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Altec Industries, Inc., (“Altec”) for the purchase of three service bucket trucks with\nelectric booms,\nfor an amount not-to-exceed $1,143,450, which includes the base contract amount of $1,039,500 and a contingency of $103,950 to provide for any\nnecessary change orders.\nCompetitive price bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(H) (Contracts with other governmental entities or their contractors for\nlabor, material, supplies or services); and\n(3)\nGrant the recommended contracts 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

8.\nAUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH WEST COAST SAND & GRAVEL, INC., AND BLUE ANGEL INTERNATIONAL LLC TO PROVIDE\nROCK AND BITUMINOUS MATERIALS FOR FIVE YEARS FOR A COMBINED TOTAL AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $2,208,383 (Water & Power\nDept.)\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\nPublic Resources Code Section\n21065 and within the meaning of State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3) and 15378(b)(2);\n(2)\nAward contract to lowest and best bid dated August 15, 2025, submitted by West Coast Sand & Gravel, Inc., in response to the project\nplans and specifications for\nRock and Bituminous Materials, authorize the City Manager to enter into a five-year contract for an amount not-to-exceed $1,130,564, which\nincludes the base contract amount of $1,027,785\nand a contingency of $102,779 to provide for any necessary change orders;\n(3)\nAward contract to lowest and best bid dated August 18, 2025, submitted by Blue Angel International LLC in response to the project plans\nand specifications for\nRock and Bituminous Materials, authorize the City Manager to enter into a five-year contract for an amount not-to-exceed $1,077,819, which\nincludes the base contract amount of $979,835\nand a contingency of $97,984 to provide for any necessary change orders; and\n(4)\nAuthorize the City Manager to approve no-cost amendments to the subject contracts including durational extensions.

9.\nMUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE: ADOPTION OF THE REVISED ENERGY AND CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY (Water & Power\nDept.)\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\nSection 21065 and within the meaning of Section 15378(b); and\n(2)\nAdopt the revised Energy and Credit Risk Management Policy (“Policy”) for Pasadena Water and Power (“PWP”) wholesale energy\ntransactions.\nRecommendation of the Municipal Services Committee: On October 28, 2025, the Municipal Services Committee provided guidance on two\nmodifications to the policy that\nare presented in the agenda report. The transaction authorization for the Assistant General Manager of Power Supply was maintained at threemonths for duration and lead time.\nThe reporting frequency was amended to state that the General Manger will report out annually in conjunction with reporting on power supply\nactivities. The report will include the\nscope of activities covered in the current policy.\nStaff also clarified that the scope of the policy is related to power supply transactions that are short-term in nature, as reflected in the transaction\nauthorization table for\nstaff which is limited to be up-to two years. The policy is adopted in alignment with PWP’s priorities which are reliability, responsiveness to\ncustomers, reasonable rates and environmental stewardship.