Pasadena — 2026-06-03

W.G. ZIMMERMAN ENGINEERING, INC., TO EXTEND ON-CALL PROGRAM\nMANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES, FOR A NEW TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT\nOF $74,750.\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that City Council approve the amendment to the Agreement with W.G.\nZimmerman Engineering, Inc., to provide on-call program management support services,\nincreasing the total not-to-exceed amount to $74,750 to cover services through June 30,\n2026.

1. A PRESENTATION FROM THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF\nGOVERNMENTS' PRESIDENT\nCLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS

10. CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT FOR GENERAL LIABILITY\nTHIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR SERVICES WITH GEORGE HILLS COMPANY\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council approve an agreement with George Hills\nCompany for General Liability Third-Party Administrator services in the final form\nnegotiated and approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.

11. CONSIDERATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE MARCH 2026 MONTHLY BUDGET\nREPORT\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the Finance Commission receive and file the monthly budget\nreport through March 31, 2026 (Attachment No. 1).

12. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH\nAVANT-GARDE, INC. TO EXTEND ON-CALL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT\nSERVICES, FOR A NEW TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $64,000.\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council approve the amendment to the Agreement with\nAvant-Garde, Inc. to provide on-call program management support services, increasing\nthe total not-to-exceed amount to $64,000 to cover services through June 30, 2026.

13. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH\n4

14. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH\nECS, INC. TO EXTEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES RELATED\nTO THE HUNTINGTON DRIVE AND FREMONT AVENUE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT\nPROJECT, FOR A NEW TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $105,098.\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that City Council approve the amendment to the Agreement with ECS,\nInc. in the form approved by the City Attorney to provide project management support\nservices related to the Huntington Drive and Fremont Avenue Corridor Improvement\nProject, increasing the total not-to-exceed amount to $105,098.

15. CONSIDER INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2414, AN UNCODIFIED\nORDINANCE TO DELAY EFFECTUATION AND EXCLUDE CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL\nSITES, ORDINANCE NO. 2415 TO AMEND CHAPTER 36 (ZONING) OF THE SOUTH\nPASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE (SPMC) AND TO THE SOUTH PASADENA ZONING\nMAP TO ADOPT A TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE PLAN\nPURSUANT TO SENATE BILL 79 (GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 65912.155 ET\nSEQ.), AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 8007 AMENDNIG THE DOWNTOWN\nSPEICIFC PLAN TO REFELCT THE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT\nALTERNATIVE PLAN, AND MAKING A DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER\nTHE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council open the public hearing as has been advertised\nand continue this item until the July, 15, 2026 meeting at 7:00 p.m., at which time the City\nCouncil will be asked to take the following actions after the official SCAG and HCD\ndirectives have been released and confirmed:\n(a) Introduce Ordinance No. 2414 by title only and waive full reading of the ordinance that\nwill delay effectuation and exclude only individual sites designated as historic on a local\nregister (Attachment 1);\n(b) Introduce Ordinance No. 2415 by title only and waive full reading of the ordinance to\nadopt a corresponding Transit-Oriented Development Alternative Plan (“TOD Alternative\nPlan”) by amending Article 2 Division 36.240 of Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the South\nPasadena Municipal Code (SPMC), and the Zoning Map (Attachment 2); and\n5\n(c) Adopt Resolution No. 8007 to amend the Downtown Specific Plan to reflect the\nTransit-Oriented Development Alternative Plan (“TOD Alternative Plan”) (Attachment 3).

16. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 8008, DECOMMITTING\nCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED\nTO THE SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed decommitment of Community\nDevelopment Block Grant (CDBG) funds previously allocated to the Senior Nutrition\nProgram for Fiscal Year 2025-2026;\n2. Adopt Resolution No. 8008 of the decommitment of $17,604 in CDBG funds from\nthe Senior Nutrition Program; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to take any actions necessary to\nimplement the decommitment and any related budget or program amendments, as\napplicable.\nACTION/DISCUSSION

17. DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING AFTERMARKET ELECTRIC VEHICLE\nCONVERSIONS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS FLEET AND AUTHORIZATION TO\nPURSUE GRANT FUNDING\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council:\n1. Provide general direction regarding pursuing aftermarket Electric Vehicle (EV)\nconversions where Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) electric alternatives are\ncurrently unavailable; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to submit a grant application for two (2)\nheavy duty Public Works vehicles through the Transportation Electrification\nAdvancement for Municipalities (TEAM) program funded by the South Coast Air\nQuality Management District (SCAQMD) to provide funding for fifty percent (50%) of\nthe total cost of the vehicles.

18. CONSIDERATION AND SELECTION OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR THE\nHUNTINGTON DRIVE AND FREMONT AVENUE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT\nPROJECT\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council:\na. Receive a presentation from staff regarding the Huntington Drive and Fremont\nAvenue Corridor Improvements Project (Project), which includes a community\nfeedback summary;\nb. Select design alternatives presented for Fremont Avenue, which include Option 2\nfor Segment 1, Option 2A for segments 2 and 3, Option 2 or 5 for segment 3, the\nroundabout concepts at the intersection of Fremont Avenue and Hope Street and\nFremont Avenue and Oxley Street; and\n6\nc. Direct staff to move forward on the selected design alternative.\nPUBLIC COMMENT - CONTINUED

19. CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT - GENERAL\nThis time is reserved for speakers in the Public Comment queue not heard during the first\n30 minutes of Item No. 2. No new speakers will be accepted at this time.\nCOMMUNICATIONS

2. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS\nPUBLIC COMMENT

20. COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS

21. CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS

3. PUBLIC COMMENT - GENERAL (NON-AGENDA ITEMS)\nGeneral Public Comment will be limited to 30 minutes at the beginning of the agenda. If\nthere are speakers remaining in the queue, they will be heard at the end of the meeting.\nOnly Speakers who submit a Public Comment card within the first 30 minutes of Public\nComment period will be queued up to speak.\nCHANGES TO THE AGENDA

4. REORDERING OF, ADDITIONS, OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA\n2\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nOPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR\nItems listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Manager to be routine in nature\nand will be enacted by one motion unless a public comment has been received or Councilmember\nrequests otherwise, in which case the item will be removed for separate consideration. Any motion\nrelating to an ordinance or a resolution shall also waive the reading of the ordinance or resolution and\ninclude its introduction or adoption as appropriate.

5. CONSIDERATION OF THE APPROVAL OF PREPAID WARRANTS IN THE AMOUNT\nOF $150,631.64; GENERAL CITY WARRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,131,916.74;\nONLINE PAYMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $128,005.82; VOIDS IN THE AMOUNT OF\n($0); PAYROLL IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,231,070.91\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council approve the Warrants as presented.

6. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF SPECIAL SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING\nMINUTES FOR MAY 20, 2026\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council approve the minutes from the Special Session\nand Regular City Council meetings held on May 20, 2026.

7. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS FOR THE\nGENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA,\nCALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL\nMUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026, FOR THE\nELECTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND THE SUBMISSION OF A BALLOT\nMEASURE OR MEASURES TO THE VOTERS, AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS\nOF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO GENERAL LAW\nCITIES;\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA,\nCALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF\nLOS ANGELES CONSOLIDATE THE CITY'S GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH\nTHE STATEWIDE ELECTION BEING HELD; AND\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA,\nCALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE\nOFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATE’S STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE\nVOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolutions related to the\nNovember 3, 2026, General Municipal Election:\n1. Resolution No. 8004 calling and giving notice of the holding of a General Municipal\nElection, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the election of certain officers; and\n2. Resolution No. 8005 requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los\n3\nAngeles consolidate the municipal election with the statewide election; and\n3. Resolution No. 8006 adopting regulations for candidates for elective office\npertaining to candidate’s statements submitted to the voters.

8. CONSIDERATION TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THE\n2025 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT FOR A TYPE 3 WILDLAND/URBAN\nINTERFACE FIRE APPARATUS\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council authorize staff to submit a Fiscal Year 2025\nAssistance to Firefighters Grant application for the purchase of a Type III wildland/urban\ninterface fire apparatus.

9. CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE TASK ORDER WITH\nGIBSON TRANSPORTATION CONSULTING, INC. FOR TRAFFIC AND\nTRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO AN EVALUATION FOR\nTHE ORANGE GROVE AVENUE CORRIDOR, FOR A NEW TOTAL CONTRACT\nAMOUNT OF $67,800\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council approve an amendment to the Task Order with\nGibson Transportation Consultant, Inc, in final form by the City Attorney, to provide traffic\nand transportation engineering services related to an evaluation for the Orange Grove\nAvenue corridor for a new not to exceed total of $67,800.