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Special City Council Meeting

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 · Government meeting record

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The South Pasadena City Council will hold a special meeting to receive an informational overview of Senate Bill 79, which concerns housing development near transit hubs. No formal votes or actions are scheduled for this session.

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The City Council is reviewing how state-mandated housing standards under SB 79 will apply to local development and what implementation options, such as local alternative plans, are available to the city.

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CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA

CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026, AT 7:01 PM

AMEDEE O. "DICK" RICHARDS JR. COUNCIL CHAMBERS

1424 MISSION STREET, SOUTH PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91030

NOTICE ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION & ACCESSIBILITY

The South Pasadena City Council Meeting will be conducted in-person from the Amedee O. “Dick” Richards, Jr. Council Chambers, located at 1424 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030.

Public participation may be made as follows:

In-Person – Council Chambers, 1424 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030

Live Broadcast via the City website – http://www.spectrumstream.com/streaming/south_pasadena/live.cfm

Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 825 9999 2830

Written Public Comment – written comment must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. the day of the meeting by emailing to ccpubliccomment@southpasadenaca.gov

Via Phone–+1-669-900-6833 and entering the Zoom Meeting ID listed above.

Meeting may be viewed at:

Go to the Zoom website, https://zoom.us/join and enter the Zoom Meeting information; or

Click on the following unique Zoom meeting link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82599992830 or

By calling: +1-669-900-6833 and entering the Zoom Meeting ID listed above; and viewing the meeting via http://www.spectrumstream.com/streaming/south_pasadena/live.cfm

CALL TO ORDER

CALL TO ORDER:

Mayor

Sheila Rossi

ROLL CALL

ROLL CALL:

Mayor

Sheila Rossi

Mayor Pro Tem

Omari Ferguson

Councilmember

Michael A. Cacciotti

Councilmember

Jon Primuth

Councilmember

Janet Braun

ACTION/DISCUSSION

1. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF SENATE BILL 79 (ABUNDANT AND AFFORDABLE HOMES NEAR TRANSIT ACT) INCLUDING ITS KEY PROVISIONS AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE CITY, THE STANDARDS AND PROCESSES RELATED TO SB 79 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND A REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO CITIES AND THEIR PROCESSING WITH HCD

Recommendation

It is recommended that City Council receive an overview of SB 79 from the Community Development Department, including a review of SB 79 state mandated standards and requirements for an SB 79 transit-oriented housing development project housing, its application to the City and the options available to cities for implementation of the statute, including delayed effectuation of SB 79 and the exclusion of certain sites and/or the development of a local alternative plan.

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    The City Council will receive an overview from the Community Development Department regarding the provisions, requirements, and implementation options of Senate Bill 79 concerning transit-oriented housing development.

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