South Pasadena
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| June 17, 2026 | Closed Session Item | a | a. Open a Public Hearing for the adoption of the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP); and | June 17, 2026 Closed Session Item # a | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa954 |
| June 17, 2026 | Closed Session Item | b | b. Adopt a resolution adopting the 2025 UWMP and WSCP. ACTION/DISCUSSION | June 17, 2026 Closed Session Item # b | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa956 |
| June 17, 2026 | Closed Session Item | c | c. Adopt Resolution No. 8014 (Attachment 1) approving the FY 2026-2027 Budget, subject to such modifications or amendments as may be stated by the City Council in its motion to approve such Resolution. | June 17, 2026 Closed Session Item # c | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa955 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 1 | 1. A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2026 AS PRIDE MONTH IN | June 17, 2026 Item # 1 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa944 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 2 | 2. PROCLAMATION DECLARING JUNE 19, 2026 AS JUNETEENTH IN THE CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA | June 17, 2026 Item # 2 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa947 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 3 | 3. A PRESENTATION FROM THE SOUTH PASADENA PRESERVATION FOUNDATION CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS | June 17, 2026 Item # 3 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa94a |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 4 | 4. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS PUBLIC COMMENT | June 17, 2026 Item # 4 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa950 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 5 | 5. PUBLIC COMMENT - GENERAL (NON-AGENDA ITEMS) CHANGES TO THE AGENDA | June 17, 2026 Item # 5 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa953 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 6 | 6. REORDERING OF, ADDITIONS, OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA CONSENT CALENDAR OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR Items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the City Manager to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion unless a public comment has been received or Councilmember requests otherwise, in which case the item will be removed for separate consideration. Any motion relating to an ordinance or a resolution shall also waive the reading of the ordinance or resolution and include its introduction or adoption as appropriate. | June 17, 2026 Item # 6 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa94f |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 7 | 7. CONSIDERATION OF THE APPROVAL OF PREPAID WARRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $87,649.42; GENERAL CITY WARRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $811,601.68; ONLINE PAYMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,598.94; VOIDS IN THE AMOUNT OF ($629.97); PAYROLL IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,002,146.18 Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council approve the Warrants as presented. | June 17, 2026 Item # 7 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa94b |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 8 | 8. CONSIDERATION TO AWARD A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HDL TO ADMINISTER THE CITY'S UTILITY USERS TAX Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council: a. Approve a professional services agreement with HdL Companies to provide Utility Users Tax Management Services, including compliance monitoring, reporting support, and audit assistance; and b. Authorize the City Manager execute the agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney, and any related documents. | June 17, 2026 Item # 8 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa938 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 9 | 9. CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 8015 TO APPROVE PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES URBAN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 8015 to approve participation in the Los Angeles Urban County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for Fiscal Years 2027-2029; and 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Cooperation Agreement with the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) upon its receipt. | June 17, 2026 Item # 9 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa93b |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 10 | 10. CONSIDERATION TO AUTHORIZE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE PURCHASE OF A TRUNARC DELTA HANDHELD ANALYZER FROM THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Authorize a budget transfer of $31,200.00 from account #270-4010-4015-8170 (Asset Forfeiture-Professional Services) into account #270-4010-4015-8520 (Asset Forfeiture - Machinery and Equipment); 2. Find that the purchase of the Trunarc Delta Handheld Analyzer from Thermo Fisher Scientific is in the best interest of the City pursuant to Section 2.99-29(9)(d); and 3. Authorize a Purchase Order in the amount of $47,048.84 with Thermo Fisher Scientific using funds from account #270-4010-4015-8520 (Asset Forfeiture - Machinery and Equipment). | June 17, 2026 Item # 10 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa949 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 11 | 11. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH KIMLEY-HORN & ASSOCIATES, INC. TO EXTEND ON-CALL PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES, FOR A NEW TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $60,000. Recommendation It is recommended that City Council: a. Approve an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (Attachment No. 1) with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to provide on-call pavement management support services, including pavement management analysis and updates to the City's Pavement Management Plan, as described in the proposal (Attachment No. 2) in an amount new not-to-exceed $60,000 in the form approved by the City Attorney. b. Authorize the City Manager to approve all related documents, in final form by the City Attorney. | June 17, 2026 Item # 11 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa948 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 12 | 12. CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 8009 ESTABLISHING THE APPROPRIATION LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 (GANN LIMIT) Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 8009 establishing the appropriations limit, known as the Gann Limit, for fiscal year 2026-2027. | June 17, 2026 Item # 12 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa945 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 13 | 13. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 8011 APPROPRIATING $53,352 IN PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION (PLHA) GRANT FUNDS AND AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 BUDGET Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 8011 (Attachment 1) appropriating $53,352 in Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) grant funds to the PLHA Grant Project within the Reimbursable Grant Fund (Fund 244). | June 17, 2026 Item # 13 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa946 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 14 | 14. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH NBS GOVERNMENT FINANCE GROUP FOR LIBRARY SPECIAL TAX ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM WITH TWO OPTIONAL ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $47,500. Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council: a. Approve an exemption from formal bid requirements for special tax administration services as a professional service per South Pasadena Municipal Code art. II, § 2.99-29 (12) b. Authorize the City Manager to execute a three-year Agreement with two optional one-year extensions with NBS Government Finance Group for administration services related to the levy and collection of the Library Special Tax for a total amount not to exceed $47,500. | June 17, 2026 Item # 14 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa94d |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 15 | 15. CONSIDERATION TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM CYCLE 8 GRANT FOR THE ARROYO DRIVE NATURE TRAIL AND BICYCLE CYCLE TRACK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT UP TO $10,000,000 Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council: a. Direct staff to submit an application forthe Active Transportation Program, Cycle 8, for the Arroyo Drive Nature Trail and Bicycle Cycle Track Improvement Project; and b. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all related applications, certifications, agreements, and related documents. | June 17, 2026 Item # 15 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa94e |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 16 | 16. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE IMPERIAL COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVCIES RELATED TO THE LIBRARYâS HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND CONNECTION FOR A NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $58,000 FOR A FIVE-YEAR TERM Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a five-year Agreement with the Imperial County Office of Education, the vendor selected by the California State Library to provide administrative services for its Broadband Services program, which provides high-speed internet connections to public libraries and facilitates securing state and federal rebates on behalf of participating libraries, in an amount not-to- exceed $58,000. | June 17, 2026 Item # 16 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa952 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 17 | 17. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF STUDY SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FOR JUNE 3, 2026 Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council approve the minutes from the Study Session and Regular City Council meetings held on June 3, 2026. | June 17, 2026 Item # 17 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa951 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 18 | 18. CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL SERVICES FROM JULY 1, 2026, TO JUNE 30, 2031, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,125,924.00 Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council approve a professional services agreement with the Pasadena Humane Society (PHS) for animal control services for a five-year term ending June 30, 2031, for an amount not to exceed $1,125,924.00 in the form approved by the City Attorney. | June 17, 2026 Item # 18 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa93d |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 19 | 19. CONSIDERATION TO RESCIND THE PRIOR MAY 20, 2026, APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH CAPRA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR TARGETED GRAZING AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO A CURE AND CORRECT LETTER RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT RELATED TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA); AND APPROVE A NEW AGREEMENT WITH CAPRA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR TARGETED GOAT GRAZING AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES PILOT PROGRAM IN DESIGNATED HIGH AND VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES IN THE MONTEREY HILLS AND FIND THE PROJECT AND CITY'S ACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council: a. Rescind the prior May 20, 2026 approval of the agreement with Capra Environmental Services Corporation; b. Find that the agreement and the proposed goat grazing and vegetation management activities are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) (§15301) and Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land) (§15304), and are further statutorily exempt as specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate a wildfire emergency under Public Resources Code §21080(b)(4) and CEQA Guidelines §15269(c); and are further statutorily exempt as a project that establishes defensible space for wildfire risk reduction under Public Resources Code Sections 21080.49(c) and (d); and c. Approve the agreement with Capra Environmental Services to perform a vegetation management goat grazing pilot program in the Monterey Hills in the final form approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. PUBLIC HEARING | June 17, 2026 Item # 19 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa93e |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 20 | 20. CONSIDERATION OF THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 8013 APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM FUNDING ALLOCATION AND REALLOCATION OF PRIOR-YEAR FUNDS FOR SIDEWALK AND ADA IMPROVEMENTS Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 8013, approving the (a) FY 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funding allocation; and (b) the reallocation of available prior-year CDBG funds to the Sidewalk and ADA Improvements Project. | June 17, 2026 Item # 20 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa941 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 21 | 21. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 8012 CONFIRMING AN ANNUAL LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR THE LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT (LLMD) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council: a. Open a Public Hearing and receive public testimony regarding the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 annual levy and collection of assessments for the Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance District (LLMD). b. Adopt the attached Resolution No. 8012 confirming the annual levy and collection of assessments for the Lighting and Landscaping Maintenance District (LLMD) for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. | June 17, 2026 Item # 21 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa940 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 22 | 22. CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 8014 APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 CITY BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council: a. Hold a Public Hearing; b. Review and discuss the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Budget, including the Capital Improvement Plan; and c. Adopt Resolution No. 8014 (Attachment 1) approving the FY 2026-2027 Budget, subject to such modifications or amendments as may be stated by the City Council in its motion to approve such Resolution. | June 17, 2026 Item # 22 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa942 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 23 | 23. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF THE 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (UWMP) AND WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN (WSCP) Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council: a. Open a Public Hearing for the adoption of the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP); and b. Adopt a resolution adopting the 2025 UWMP and WSCP. ACTION/DISCUSSION | June 17, 2026 Item # 23 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa943 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 24 | 24. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 8016 DETERMINING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND NECESSITY DEMAND THE RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION OR REPLACEMENT OF MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OF THE CITY AND THEIR FINANCING THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $80,000,000; FIRST READING AND INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2416, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA ORDERING THE SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSITION INCURRING BONDED INDEBTEDNESS TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE COSTS OF THE AQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, COMPLETION, IMPROVEMENT, RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILIATION OR REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS OF THE CITY; AND FIND THAT THE PROPOSED ACTION AND PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Receive and file this report, and provide direction to staff regarding a potential general obligation (G.O.) bond measure for street, roadway, sidewalk, and related infrastructure improvements; 2. Find that the proposed action and the proposed ballot measure are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) (âCEQAâ) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) (the activities will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activities are not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3. State CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4) excludes âgovernment funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activitiesâ from its definition of âprojectâ when they âdo not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.â On its own, voter approval of the proposed bonds will not âcommitâ the City to issue bonds or construct the Project; 3. Adopt, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members of the City Council, Resolution No. 8016 determining that the public interest and necessity demand the acquisition, construction, improvement, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of municipal improvement projects of the City and their financing through the issuance of general obligation bonds; and 4. Waive full reading of Ordinance No. 2416 and introduce by title only an Ordinance of the City ordering the submission of a proposition to incur bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $80,000,000 for the certain municipal improvement projects to the qualified voters at the November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election. | June 17, 2026 Item # 24 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa93c |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 25 | 25. CONSIDERATION OF THE CAMP MED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM ANALYSIS AND DIRECTION REGARDING PROGRAM OPTIONS Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Receive the Camp Med After School Program analysis; and 2. Provide direction regarding whether to continue the program as currently structured, modify the program model, or discontinue the school-year After School Program model. | June 17, 2026 Item # 25 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa93f |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 26 | 26. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF A BLOCK PARTY PERMIT PROGRAM POLICY AND APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF TWO CITY-OWNED BARRICADE EQUIPMENT SETS Recommendation It is recommended that City Council: 1. Adopt the proposed Block Party Permit Program Policy establishing a formal, City administered process for permitting neighborhood block parties; 2. Approve the purchase of two (2) City-owned barricade equipment sets at an estimated cost of $8,000 to launch the program; and 3. Authorize City staff to add additional barricade equipment sets in future budget cycles, through the annual budget appropriation process, as program demand and available funding support expansion. COMMUNICATIONS | June 17, 2026 Item # 26 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa93a |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 27 | 27. COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS | June 17, 2026 Item # 27 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa939 |
| June 17, 2026 | Item | 28 | 28. CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS | June 17, 2026 Item # 28 | LA County | South Pasadena | City Council | 6ac43795878302ed9befa94c |