S Pasadena — 2023-01-18

City Council

#A Closed Session Item
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT-PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\nGovernment Code Section 54957\nTitle: City Manager
#B Closed Session Item
B. REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\n1. Property Address: 920 Lohman Lane\nAgency Negotiator: Arminé Chaparyan, City Manager\nNegotiating Party: John Letts, iTennis\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms\n2. Property Address: 913 Meridian Avenue\nAgency Negotiator: Arminé Chaparyan, City Manager\nNegotiating Party: Jim Tarvares, President of the South Pasadena Preservation Foundation\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
#C Closed Session Item
C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))\n1. American Medical Response West v. California Department of Health Care Services, et al.\n(SSC Case No. 34-2021-80003757)\n22STCP04228)\n5. Travelers Ins. v. So. Pasadena (LASC Case No. 22STCV22759)\n6. James Cheung v. So. Pasadena (LASC Case No. 22STCP01432)\n7. James Cheung v. So. Pasadena (CDCA Case No. 2:22-cv-01756-SVW-GJS)\n22STCV18726)\nNo. 21STCP01779)\n10. Arcadia et al. v. Southern California Edison Co. (SBSC Case No. 20CV02026)\n11. Cruz v. So. Pasadena (LASC Court Case No. 21STCV19706)\n08256-DSF-KK)\n13. Forbes v. So. Pasadena (LASC Case No. 22STCV30042)\n15. Coyotl + Macehualli v. So. Pasadena (LASC Court Case No. 21STCP00897)
#D Closed Session Item
D. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: POTENTIAL LITIGATION (INITIATING)\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)\nNumber of Potential Cases: 2\nSouth Pasadena City Council January 18, 2023
#1 Item
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#10 Item
10. AUTHORIZE AMENDMENTS TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MV\nCHENG AND ASSOCIATES, INC., FOR TEMPORARY STAFFING SEVICES IN A TOTAL NOT-\nTO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $199,400, FOR A NEW TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF\n$344,000\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a contract\namendment for Professional Services Agreement with MV Cheng and Associates, Inc., for\ntemporary staffing services in a total amount not-to-exceed $199,400, for a new total not-to-\nexceed amount of $344,000.
#11 Item
11. APPROVE FUND ALLOCATION AND APPROPRIATE OF FUNDS AND AWARD OF\nCONTRACT TO RAFTELIS FOR THE SOUTH PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT\nORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $99,500\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council:\n1. Allocate and appropriate $99,500 from the General Fund Account 101-0000-0000-3200-\n000 to the Police Department Contract Services Account Number 101-4010-4011-8180-\n000; and\n2. Approve an award of contract to Raftelis (Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.) for the\norganizational assessment of the Police Department in an amount not-to-exceed $99,500.\nACTION / DISCUSSION
#12 Item
12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS,\nCOMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended by Mayor Primuth that the City Council appoint the following to City Boards,\nCommissions, and Committees:\n1. Margaret Yi to the Community Services Commission to a partial term ending December\n31, 2023;\n2. Jeremy Ding to the Cultural Heritage Commission to a full term ending December 31,\n2025;\n3. Sheila Rossi to the Finance Commission to a partial term ending December 31, 2024;\n4. Edward Pearson to the Library Board Trustees to a partial term ending December 31,\n2024;\n5. F. Arnold Swanborn to the Planning Commission to a partial term ending December 31,\n2023;\n6. Deloris Piazza to the Public Art Commission to a full term ending December 31, 2025;\n7. Tricia Demarais to the Public Safety Commission to a partial term ending December 31,\n2023;\n8. Armando Thomas Munoz to the Public Safety Commission to a full term ending December\n31, 2025;\nIt is recommended by Mayor Primuth that the City Council re-appoint the following to City Boards,\nCommissions, and Committees for a full term ending December 31, 2025:\n1. William Cross to the Cultural Heritage Commission\n2. Melissa Hon Tsai to the Design Review Board\n3. Annie Chang Long to the Library Board Trustees\n4. Kenneth I. Gross to the Library Board Trustees\n5. Lawrence Abelson to the Mobility and Transportation Infrastructure Commission\n6. Amy Davis Jones to the Natural Resources and Environmental Commission\n7. Michael Siegel to the Natural Resources and Environmental Commission\n8. Lisa Padilla to the Planning Commission\n9. Jeffrey Burke to the Public Art Commission\n10. David Maling to the Public Works Commission
#13 Item
13. Forbes v. So. Pasadena (LASC Case No. 22STCV30042)
#14 Item
14. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING SIGNATORIES ON CITY BANKING\nACCOUNTS AND RELATED BANKING DOCUMENTS, AND AUTHORIZING INVESTMENT OF\nMONIES IN THE LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND\nRESOLUTION\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH\nPASADENA, CALIFORNIA, SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION NO. 7747,\nAUTHORIZING SIGNATURES ON CITY BANK ACCOUNTS\nRESOLUTION\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH\nPASADENA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 7753,\nAUTHORIZING INVESTMENT OF MONIES IN THE LOCAL AGENCY\nINVESTMENT FUND\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council adopt:\n1. A resolution superseding Resolution No. 7747, Authorizing Signatures on City Bank Accounts;\nand\n2. A resolution amending Resolution No. 7753, Authorizing Investment of Monies in the Local\nAgency Investment Fund.
#15 Item
15. Coyotl + Macehualli v. So. Pasadena (LASC Court Case No. 21STCP00897)
#2 Item
2. Property Address: 913 Meridian Avenue\nAgency Negotiator: Arminé Chaparyan, City Manager\nNegotiating Party: Jim Tarvares, President of the South Pasadena Preservation Foundation\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
#3 Item
3. Robert Crew v. City of South Pasadena (EEOC Case No. 480-2022-00265)
#4 Item
4. STAFF INTRODUCTION\nManagement Services Department:\nMark Perez, Deputy City Clerk\nCOMMUNICATIONS
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5. Travelers Ins. v. So. Pasadena (LASC Case No. 22STCV22759)
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6. CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS
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7. James Cheung v. So. Pasadena (CDCA Case No. 2:22-cv-01756-SVW-GJS)
#8 Item
8. APPROVAL OF PREPAID WARRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $515,575.86; GENERAL CITY\nWARRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $966,931.64; VOIDS IN THE AMOUNT OF ($5,440.20);\nTRANSFERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $114,146.31; ONLINE PAYMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF\n$90,753.63; PAYROLL IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,792,168.51\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council approve the Warrants as presented.
#9 Item
9. City of South Pasadena, et al. vs California Department of Transportation, et al. (LASC Case\nNo. 21STCP01779)