City Council Meeting: July 13, 2026

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AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL AND

THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE

PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

JULY 13, 2026

Closed Session: 5:00 P.M.

Public Meeting: 6:00 P.M.

Public Hearing: 6:00 P.M.

Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall

100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249

The City Council may take action on any item listed on this agenda as it deems appropriate following consideration and discussion of the matter.

CLOSED SESSION – 5:00 P.M.

A.

CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding pending litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)

Name of Case: Buenaventura, E. v. City of Pasadena

Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 22STCV29629

B.

CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE regarding public employee performance evaluation pursuant to Government Code Section 54057(b)(1)

Title: Interim City Manager

C.

CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE regarding public employee employment pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) and 54957.6

Position: City Manager

Agency Designated Representative: Victor M. Gordo

D. CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8

Property Locations: 230 Wigmore Drive, 180 W. Glenarm Avenue, 1175 Pasadena Avenue, and 163 State Street

GOOD TO EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE JULY 13 2026 MEETING THE PASSING THE CITY COUNCIL, THE WE'LL START WITH THE CALL AND ROLL COUNCILMAN RECALL PRESENT COUNCILMAN HAMPTON BLESSIN HONORED TO BE HERE. COUNCILMAN JONES HERE, COUNCILMAN LYON HERE. COUNCILMAN MADISON, YOUR COUNCILMAN MASSOUDA HERE, VICE MAYOR RIVA'S HERE. MAYOR GORDO HERE. THERE'S A QUORUM IN THE COUNCIL PRESENT. MR. HAMPTON, WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IF YOU COULD STAND RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART READY AGAIN? I ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOU MAY BE SEATED FIRST ON THE COUNCIL DID MEET IN CLOSED SESSION AND DISCUSSED ITEMS MR. CITY ATTORNEY, ONE OF YOU SURE DURING THE SESSION THE CITY ALSO DISCUSSED ITEM A B C AND ONE CASE FOR ITEM F NO NO REPORTABLE ACTION FOR ANY OF THOSE ITEMS SO NOT D AND NO DISCUSSION ON ITEM THE ENERGY AND G AND THE OTHER CASE FOR F THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE ONE CEREMONY MATTER AND I'LL ASK COCO AND THOSE IN TO JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM THEY OK SO TUESDAY WE ARE RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH AND PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER MONTH AS WE ALL THOUGH WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PARK SYSTEM IN PASADENA THAT'S TAKEN GENERATIONS TO PUT TOGETHER INCLUDING MOST RECENTLY ADDING A PARK IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND YOU KNOW THIS IS A TIME FOR US TO REFLECT ON THE IMPORTANCE PARKS GREEN SPACE THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PASSING AND IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO I'M HAPPY ON BEHALF OF THE FULL CITY COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY TO RECLAIM THIS MONTH NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN PARKS MAKE A BETTER LIFE ONE GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MY NAME IS PAMELA CANTERO, SUPERINTENDENT FOR PARKS RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. I AM HERE WITH MY COLLEAGUES. I'LL LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. I'M NOT THE RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERINTENDENT. MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. HI GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JORDAN GRES. I'M A SUPERINTENDENT OF ROBINSON PARK. YES. AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED JULY IS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH HERE IN OUR CITY OUR PARKS ARE TRAILS ARE MORE THAN JUST COMMUNITY SPACE. THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL AREAS WHERE OUR COMMUNITY GETS TO CONGREGATE. THEY GET TO SPEND WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND CONNECT. OUR TEAM HAS PUT TOGETHER AN INCREDIBLE SUMMER LINEUP TO KEEP PASADENA ACTIVE, COOL AND CONNECTED. WE WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US FOR OUR UPCOMING PROGRAMS, OUR MOVIES AND CONCERTS IN THE PARKS SERIES. OUR RECREATION CENTERS AND POOLS ARE IN FULL SWING KEEPING OUR YOUTH ACTIVE WITH SUMMER CAMP SPORTS AND SWIM LESSONS. OUR SPECIAL SENIOR PROGRAM ENSURES THAT EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY HAS A PLACE TO CONNECT AND FEEL WELCOME. WHETHER YOU'RE COOLING OFF AT THE POOL OR ENJOYING A PLAYGROUND OR ATTENDING A COMMUNITY EVENT, WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND EXPERIENCE OUR PARKS. THANK YOU. YES, WE HAVE A POLITICIAN MORE THAN KEE WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA AND I APOLOGIZE THAT WE CAME INTO THE CHAMBERS LATE. WE HAD A VERY FULL CLOSED SESSION AGENDA AND DIDN'T GET TO ALL OF THE ITEMS. WE DO HAVE 19 CARDS SO THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT AND GET TO THE BUSINESS OF THE AGENDA. THE WILL SET THE TIMER FOR ONE MINUTE. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS JEFF BOHM FOLLOWED BY ROBERT MONTANEZ, ANTHONY WIRTH, ANDREW DORAN, RONNIE IN IF YOU HEAR YOUR NAME IF YOU COULD START TO LINE UP IN THE CENTER AISLE THAT BE HELPFUL AND GO AHEAD MR. OBAMA. I'LL MAKE THIS FAST. MAYOR GORDO, VICE MAYOR, RIVA'S CITY COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JEFF BAUMAN. THIS AFTERNOON I FILED PAPERS AS A CANDIDATE TO RETURN TO THE PASADENA CITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MANY OF YOU KNOW ME THROUGH MY PREVIOUS SERVICE AT PCC AND THROUGH OUR DECADES OF WORK TOGETHER AT THE PASADENA RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION, THE REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, THE CITY HALL RESTORATION FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE 710 ALTERNATIVE ADVISORY ADVISORY GROUP AND THE PASADENA COMMUNITY ACCESS CORPORATION. I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY IT IS THAT A MINUTE NOTES THIRTY SECONDS. OK THE CITY OF PASADENA NBCC MATTERS TO EVERYONE. IT PREPARE STUDENTS FOR TRANSFER TRAINS, NURSES AND FIRST RESPONDERS, HELPS ADULTS GAIN NEW SKILLS AND BRINGS COLLEGE COURSES DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS AT OUR SCHOOL. THE CITY OF PASADENA AND PCC HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE NOT ARE NOT ONLY WATCHING THE RECOVERY THAT TAKE PLACE THEY SHOULD BE TRAINED, HIRED AND GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD THAT MORE MARIGOT PCC PRESIDENT GOMEZ HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT NEED AND THEIR WORK WITH EMPLOYERS LAGERSTROM ALL OF YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS HELPING CONNECT CAREER EDUCATION WITH THE DEMANDS OF THE RECOVERY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH OF YOU ON THIS AND BUILDING AND EXPANDING THIS PARTNERSHIP IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS AHEAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ROBERT MONTANEZ MONTANO'S SORRY MONTAGUE'S SORRY I GOT ARE YOU OKAY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US TODAY. WE JUST LIKE TO BRING UP SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE COURT SAID AND ASKED ME IF I WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF OVER THE YEARS THE WIND STORMS IN 2005 2011 COVID 2010 AND ALSO THE FIRES IN TWENTY TWENTY FIVE AND WE'RE JUST HERE TO TODAY I ASKED CITY COUNCIL AND STAND WITH ITS WORKFORCE SO ASKED ME IF I'D BE MEMBERS DEDICATION AS WE ASKED FOR A NEW CONTRACT. THANK THANK YOU FOR THIS ANTHONY WHERETO BY ANDREW DURAND THEN RONNY WIN AND THEN MARCUS BEASLEY WITH MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR YOU. MY NAME IS ANTHONY WEINER. THE LEAD SENIOR MECHANIC CITY OF PASADENA PUBLIC WORKS FLEAK DEPARTMENT ME MY FELLOW MECHANICS ARE ACTUALLY HERE BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE FACE AS A WHOLE BEING PUBLIC WORKS FLEET AND THE CITY THE RATIO OF EQUIPMENT TO MECHANICS IS EXTREMELY HIGH ABOUT ONE TO ONE CONSIDERING THE FOURTEEN FULL TIME MECHANICS THAT WE HAVE AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO UNDERSTAND AND LOOK INTO THIS MATTER TO HELP US KEEP THE CITY ROLLING FORWARD TO HELP PUBLIC WORKS SANITATION, WATER, POWER, FIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO KEEP MOVING AND THAT WAY WE CAN KEEP OUR SENSE OF PRIDE IN WHAT WE DO FOR THIS WHOLE CITY AND FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. AND JUST TO SUM IT UP REAL QUICK, I'VE GOT A LETTER OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM FIREFIGHTER WHEN THE FIRES HIT FLEET DEPARTMENT STAYED ON DUTY FOR THIRTY TWO HOURS TO PROVIDE LEGITIMATE SECURITY. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED AND JUST ON THAT ALONE SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT WE DO FOR THIS CITY. PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANDREW DURAN FOR BY RUNNING WIND. GOOD EVENING. MANY MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MY NAME IS ANDREW DURAN AND I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE DEDICATED EMPLOYEES AND ASKED ME WHO KEEPS PRESIDENT RUNNING EVERY SINGLE DAY WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF MY TENURE PARKS REPAIRING YOUR STREETS, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE WATER SYSTEM, SERVICING THE CITY'S FLEET, MAINTAINING PUBLIC BUILDINGS, REPAIRING SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE, ENFORCING COMPLIANCE AND SUPPORTING PUBLIC SAFETY. MUCH OF OUR WORK HAPPENS BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP, AFTER EVERYONE GOES ON OR BEHIND THE SCENES IF NOT ALWAYS BE SEEN. BUT THAT IS THE SAME THE CITY DOES NOT FUNCTION WHEN PASADENA FACE ITS TOUGHEST MOMENTS. WE HAVE BEEN THERE. WE WORK THROUGH DEVASTATING STORMS. WE SHOWED UP DURING THE CUBAN NINETEEN PANDEMIC WHEN THE WORLD WAS UNCERTAIN. WE ANSWERED DURING THE ELIAN FIRE PROTECTING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOPING THIS COMMUNITY RECOVER. WE ASKED WHETHER IT WAS CONVENIENT. WE SHOWED UP BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT PUBLIC SERVANTS DO NOW WE ARE ASKING THE CITY TO SHOW FOR US. WE ARE ASKING FOR FAIR WAGES, COMPETITIVE BENEFITS AND A CONTRACT THAT REFLECTS THE VALUE OF THE WORK PEOPLE FROM EVERY DAY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT HAS BECOME A TRAINING GROUND FOR OTHER CITIES WE HIRED TALENTED DEDICATED EMPLOYEES, INVEST IN THEM AND THEN WATCH THEM BECAUSE THEY CAN EARN SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER WAGES AND BENEFITS ELSEWHERE. MR. CORANDERRK, TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU RODNEY AND MARCUS BEASLEY THAN BRIAN FULKER, AMANDA LAY-OFF COLLIN CAMPBELL AND KELLY BRINKMAN. GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL MAYOR RONNIE WYNN, VICE PRESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE RAZMI HAPPENS TO BE I WORK HERE WITH THE CITY OF PASADENA. GENTLEMEN AND LADIES, MY POLITICAL DIRECTOR TRY TO GET OUT AND TOUCH WHICH YOU COULD SOON AS I GOT IN OFFICE I DID NOT GET ONE RESPONSE FROM NONE YOU GUYS TO MEET. WE SHOULDN'T BE HERE LIKE THIS. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH YOU GUYS SO WE CAN GET IN LADIES THAT WE CAN GET THIS TOGETHER ONLY HAD ONE RESPONSE AND I SAID THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RESPONDING BACK TO CHRISTA ON TRYING TO HAVE A MEETING WITH US BUT WE'RE JUST HERE FOR FAIR ASK ME IT'S ALL ABOUT BEING FAIR AND OFFERED THAT YOU GUYS GAVE US IS NOT FAIR. WE CANNOT SEE AT ONE PERCENT COST OF LIVING IS THREE PERCENT. EVERYBODY BEHIND HERE HAS A FAMILY HAVE SOMETHING BUT ONE PERCENT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ARE WE ASKING FOR WAS FAIR THAT WE CAN OPERATE AND DEAL WITH OUR FAMILY? YES, MR. WILL YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL THERE AFTER EMPLOYEES HAVE STEPPED UP TIME AND TIME AGAIN FOR PASADENA DURING TUMULTUOUS TIMES FROM DEVASTATING WIND STORMS AND COVID-19 TO THE EDEN FIRE THEY HAVE SHOWN UP UNDER CHALLENGING AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO ENSURE THAT ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR THESE DEDICATED EMPLOYEES HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL SACRIFICES. THEY HAVE WATCHED YOU THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVE RAISES WHILE THE STRUGGLE WHILE THEY STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET WHENEVER THERE IS A REQUEST OR RAISE FROM THIS COUNCIL THE MONEY IS SOMEHOW FOUND. I AM HERE TO ASK THE SAME OF YOU LOOK THROUGH THE EYES OF THESE HARDWORKING MEMBERS FIND THE MONEY FOR THEIR RAISES AS WELL AS THE MEMBERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF MANY OF MANY CITY SERVICES. THEIR DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM AND LOYALTY TO PASADENA ARE UNQUESTIONABLE YET THEY NOW FEEL OVERLOOKED AND UNDERVALUED. IT IS TIME FOR THE CITY OF CITY COUNCIL TO RECIPROCATE THAT DEDICATION WITH A FAIR AND MEANINGFUL CONTRACT. I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THEY HAVE EARNED A CONTRACT THAT TRULY RESPECTS AND REFLECTS THE WORTH THIS CITY. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RIGHT BRIAN FULKER FOLLOWED BY AMANDA ELLIOTT AND COLIN CAMPBELL AND KELLY BRINKMAN. BRIAN FULKER THEN AMANDA ELLIOTT AND COLIN CAMPBELL KELLY BRINKMAN, JESSICA RICHARDS BROWN ANTHONY ANISSA'S, DR. LENA AL-SARRAF, MIKE POLK, DARLENE BURNETTE, RYAN BARRET. MELISSA AND THEN RENE GONZALES . SURE. GO AHEAD MR. FOLKER. THANK YOU, MAYOR GADO, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF. MY NAME IS BRIAN FULCHER. I LIVE IN SOUTH HOCKNULL. I'M HERE TO SAY SOMETHING I'M PROBABLY NOT USED TO HEARING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR STANDING OUT FOR THE TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE AS IT PERTAINS TO THE RECENT SCHOOL BOARD PLAN TO CUT EVERY TREE THEY COULD. WE WERE APPALLED. EVERYBODY HAS TO FOLLOW THE TPO SO TO SPEAK. I'M GLAD YOU'RE STANDING UP FOR US AND WITH US THIS MAKES PASADENA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE BECAUSE WE LOOK AFTER OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. YOUR EFFORTS ARE RECOGNIZED AND APPRECIATED CERTAINLY NOW AND GOING FORWARD AND GOING FORWARD WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE DIALOG AND TRANSPARENCY WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD. CERTAINLY THEY'VE GOT OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD BE OF A PUBLIC INTEREST AND TO MAINTAIN THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP . I THINK WHAT WE'VE SEEN RECENTLY WAS A BIT OF A TEST OF ACTIVISM, PUBLIC COMMENT AND ENGAGEMENT. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AMANDA LAY-OFF BY COLLIN CAMPBELL. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS AMANDA ALIEV. I ALSO LIVE KNOW AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE TREES. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING US IN WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO TRY TO SAVE THE TREES. WE LIVE NEAR THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING WHERE SIGNIFICANT TREES ARE TAGGED TO BE REMOVED. IN FACT, ONE WAS CUT DOWN, ANOTHER DISFIGURED BEFORE THE CITY ACTUALLY STOPPED THIS SO FAR SO GOOD. WE ALL KNOW OUR CITY IS DISTINGUISHED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TREES AND INCLUDING PASADENA RECOGNIZES THIS THROUGH THEIR TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE. WE KNOW THE CITY BENEFITS FROM THE TREES TRYING TO SPEED THIS UP BUT CUTTING DOWN THE TREES IS REALLY JUST FOOLISH. SOME OF THESE TREES ARE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD AND EXCEED THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDINGS BY TWO TIMES IT MAY BE HEARTBREAKING IF THESE TREES WERE GONE. I REALLY AM HAPPY YOU ARE RECOGNIZING THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THEY DECIDED TO CUT DOWN THE TREES THEY'RE SELLING OFF YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. ALL RIGHT. BUT THANK YOU AGAIN. THERE ARE WAYS TO REMEDIATE SOIL WITHOUT CUTTING DOWN THE TREES. SO WE HAVE COLIN CAMPBELL AND KELLY BRINKMAN, JESSICA RICHARDS, PAT BROWN, ANTHONY MINUTOS, DR. LENA AL-SARRAF, MIKE POLKE, DARLENE BERNET, RYAN BARRITT, MELISSA HOFFS AND RENE GONZALES THOSE THE REMAINING CARDS GO AHEAD. HELLO HONORABLE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. I'M FROM SOUTH PASADENA. I'M A RESIDENT MEMBER OF THE MARS CHAPTER LEAD BASICALLY FOR THE OUR SOCIETY AS WELL AS I ALSO HAVE A VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS. SO I'VE BEEN WORKING ON PUTTING SOMETHING TOGETHER. WE HAVE FEDERAL FUNDS AVAILABLE TO DO THAT AS STARGATE EHI INITIATIVE. I'M ASKING YOU IF YOU'RE WILLING TO UPGRADE THE POWER SYSTEMS HERE AT GLENARM AND PUT IN A FUSION A PORTABLE FUSION REACTOR SO I'M ASKING FOR YOUR CONSENT. CAN WE DO THIS AS A FEDERAL FUND? THE SECURED FUNDS ARE SECURED AND IF WE CAN DO THAT WE CAN RUN A DESALINATION PLANT ONE GALLON OF OCEAN WATER IS THE EQUIVALENT OF SIX HUNDRED GALLONS OF GASOLINE. USE IT OUT OF SAN DIEGO. WE HAVE GENERAL ATOMICS READY TO GO TO BRING IT HERE AND WE CAN DEPLOY IT HERE IF YOU WANT TO. THE ALPHA TEAM IS READY TO GO IF YOU WANT SUSIE WILES, THE POINT PERSON SUSIE WILES, IF YOU WANT TO PLEASE CONTACT US, WE'RE READY TO ROLL IT OUT. AND I'M FROM SOUTH PASADENA AND THIS WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KELLY BRINKMAN FOLLOWED BY JESSICA RICHARDS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS KELLY BRINKMAN AND I'M ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF THE CURRENT TENANTS WHO ARE TRYING TO PURCHASE THEIR HOMES ALONG THE 710 QUARTIER. NOW MANY TENANTS ARE BEING ASKED TO PURCHASE THE HOMES LARGELY AS IS AS THESE HOMES CONTINUE TO BE REPAIRED. WE ASKED THE CITY IN PASADENA TO INSIST THAT CALTRANS MEETS THE SAME BUILDING SAFETY AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS EXPECTED EVERY OTHER PROPERTY OWNERSHIP STATE OWNERSHIP SHOULD NOT GIVE CALTRANS FROM COMPLYING WITH LOCAL CODES OR FOR PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE FAMILIES LIVING IN THESE HOMES. FOR MANY YEARS SUBSTANDARD REPAIRS, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND CODE RELATED CONCERNS HAVE GONE UNADDRESSED. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO PUBLICLY SUPPORT THESE TENANTS ADVOCATE FOR A FAIR TRANSPARENT SALES PROCESS, CALL FOR MEANINGFUL OVERSIGHT AND INSIST THAT CALTRANS BRINGS THESE HOMES INTO FULL COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CITY BUILDING HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS BEFORE THEY ARE SOLD. PLEASE STAND WITH US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JESSICA RICHARDS FOLLOWED BY PAT BROWN. ANTHONY MINUTOS, DR. LEANA OSTROFF AND MIKE POCA, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR UPHOLDING OUR TRADE PROTECTION ORDINANCE. OUR CANOPY IS VITAL TO THE CHARACTER OF PASADENA AND GIVEN THE BENEFITS OF HEALTH BENEFITS OF OUR COMMUNITY, WHILE IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER COME TO THIS, I APPLAUD THE CITY FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING EVEN WHEN IT'S HARD HARDER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT OF A BIGGER COMMUNITY AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE TO FULLY UPHOLD THE TRUE PROTECTION ORDINANCE INCLUDING MAXIMUM PENALTIES FOR REMOVING OR DAMAGING PROTECTED TREES AND REQUIRING PROTECTION PLANS FOR WORK BEING DONE AROUND PROTECTED TREES. I URGE YOU TO DO THIS NOT TO BE PETTY OR RETALIATORY BUT BECAUSE PWI HAS PROVEN AGAIN AND AGAIN THAT UNLESS THEY ARE FORCED UNLESS IT IS MADE DIFFICULT THEY WILL NOT YIELD FRANKLY UPHOLDING THE ORDINANCE IS DOING THEM A FAVOR ENFORCING THE ORDINANCE ENFORCES THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I ALWAYS START WITH GRACE BUT AFTER THE MANY WEEKS IN THIS BATTLE GRACE IS NO LONGER DESERVED. THE ACTIONS ARE EGREGIOUS, BLATANT AND I SHUDDER TO THINK OF THE EXAMPLE SET FOR THE VERY STUDENTS THEY AIM TO EDUCATE. THANK YOU COUNCIL MAYOR AND STAFF FOR DOING THE RIGHT BUT HARD THING. THANK YOU PAT BROWN FOR BY ANTHONY NEW SYSTEM DR. LEE NAZAROFF THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS BROWN DISTRICT SIX I'M HERE TONIGHT ALSO AS A SUPPORTER FOR PASADENA ONE HUNDRED IN APRIL THE COUNCIL RIGHTLY CALLED OUT THE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE TWENTY MEGAWATT SOLAR AND ALSO THE STORAGE GOALS IDENTIFIED BY THE OPTIMIZED STRATEGIC PLAN AND REFLECTED IN WHAT WAS REFLECTED IN PWP BUDGET. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. ON MAY 4TH THE COUNCIL APPROVED A MOTION INTRODUCED BY MR. SECONDED BY MR. HAMPTON. THANK YOU ON ELECTRICITY DIRECTING STAFF TO ALLOCATE ELEVEN POINT TWENTY FIVE MILLION IN THE BUDGET FOR AT LEAST AN ADDITIONAL FIVE MEGAWATTS OF MUNICIPAL SOLAR. WELL YOU ALSO STATED THAT WE HAVE A CHECK IN. IT'S NOW BEEN TWO MONTHS. WHAT ARE THE DETAILS? WHAT'S THE CITY DOING? WHERE IS THE FUNDING FOR US? WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW THIS. I'D URGE THE COUNCIL TO HAVE THE CHECK IN THAT WAS PROMISED GIVEN THE HOSTILITY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER THAT PASADENA MEET OUR OWN GOALS OF ONE HUNDRED PERCENT CARBON FREE ELECTRICITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANTHONY MINUTOS ALL BY DR. LIN AL-SARRAF. SO I JUST WANT TO BE SURE AS I'M ONE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE POLICE BUDGET. NO, THIS IS MATTERS NOT ON ONLY OK COULD I BE PLACED ON THAT INSTEAD. YEAH INSTEAD THANK SENT THE WRONG NUMBER AND THE CARD THE CONSENT ITEMS. YEAH HE WANTS IT YES. YEAH OK THANK YOU MISS THIS IS DR. LIN AL-SARRAF. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M URGING THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO EXPEDITE THE RESEARCH INTO ESTABLISHING A VACANCY TAX TO FURTHER SUBSIDIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THE FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REBECCA KAPLAN FROM OAKLAND REPORTED THE VACANCY TAX WAS PASSED BY THE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY VOTERS. IT RAISED FOUR POINT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS IN THE FIRST YEAR AND SIX MILLION SKEPTICAL SUBSEQUENT YEARS. WE NEED DIVERSE LOCAL SOURCES FOR FUNDING OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS FEDERAL SOURCES ARE DRYING UP. OTHER CITIES LIKE SAN FRANCISCO AND BERKELEY HAVE THE VACANCY TAX AS WELL. COUNCILS AROUND THE STATE ARE BEING CREATIVE AND SEEKING DIVERSE LOCAL FUNDING TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM EVICTION. WE CAN USE A FUND TO SUPPORT THEM TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES. I HOPE PASADENA CITY COUNCIL WILL ADOPT THE MOTTO NO PERSON WILL GO ON HOUSED ERADICATING HOMELESSNESS AND BEING THE MODEL FOR L.A. CITY PROPER ALSO PAYING ITS CITY WORKERS IS PART AND PARCEL OF EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO AFFORD HOUSING. DR. AL-SARRAF, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MIKE. POLKA POLKA FALL BY DARLENE BURNETT AND BURNETT AND THEN RYAN BARRETT. PLEASE STEP FORWARD IF YOU HEAR HONORABLE MAYOR GORDO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF I AM HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ONGOING TREE REMOVAL ACTIVITIES. INSTAGRAM VIDEOS SHOW CHERRY PICKER EQUIPMENT OPERATING IN THE PRESENCE OF STUDENTS AND ADULTS SIT IN PROTEST DESPITE A CITY OF PASADENA STOP WORK ON THIS JOB NOTICE POSTED AT THE SITES THERE IS A PHRASE WE HEAR FAR TOO OFTEN THAT'S ABOVE MY PAY GRADE WHILE STAFF AND CONTRACTOR MAY SIMPLY BE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS, EVERYONE INVOLVED HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO PRIORITIZE PUBLIC SAFETY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU AND YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONVENE AN IMMEDIATE MEETING BETWEEN ALL PARTIES. PLEASE HELP BRING EVERYONE TO THE TABLE TO EVALUATE AND THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS USING TRANSPARENT FACT CHECK THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AND WORK TOWARDS A SOLUTION THAT PROTECTS BOTH PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC TRUST. THANK YOU DARLENE BURNETTE FOR BY RYAN BARRETT THEN MELISSA THEN RENE GONZALEZ IS PARTICIPATING REMOTELY. DARLENE IS NOT HERE. RYAN BARRETT, IF YOU'VE HEARD YOUR NAME IF YOU COME TO THE WILD I'LL BE HOPEFUL MOST OF HOPS SO RYAN YES. PLEASE FORM A LINE YOU'VE HEARD YOUR NAME. OH, MR. GOOD EVENING. RYAN BARRETT RYAN BARRETT SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIXTEEN OH NOT NOW. OK, THANK YOU. THIS IS FOR MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA. I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED SORRY I'LL SEE YOU GUYS IN A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. MELISSA HOFFS ARE YOU FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. YES. OK GREAT. HI GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS HOFFS. I'M A SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST WORKING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES THE REGIONAL CENTER AND I'VE ALSO WORKED IN THE SCHOOLS I WANTED TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR WORKING TO SUPPORT THE TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE. OUR KIDS NEED MORE TREES NOT LESS IN THEIR LIVES AND TO UNNECESSARILY DEPRIVE THEM OF THE ONES WE ARE ARE FORTUNATE TO ALREADY HAVE IS TRAGIC. THANK YOU. UH, I THINK THAT LEAVES RENE GONZALES WHO IS PARTICIPATING REMOTELY. MR. GONZALES, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE WITH PRODUCER COUNCIL. WELL, WE YES. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU SO WELL THE CONFLICT OF THE TREES RIGHT NOW MY THUNDER JURISDICTION MATTERS FOR YOU IS THE CITY COUNCIL. I THINK MOST IMPORTANT IS THE FACT IS THAT THE SOIL TESTING IS OUTDATED. IT IS DONE TWO SEASONS AGO WE IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED AN UPDATED SOURCE TESTING AND WE HAVE NOT RESPONDED AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THIS WORK IS NOT JUSTIFIED WITH THE CURRENT TESTING RESULTS AND THAT THESE TREES ARE HIGHLY NEEDED TO REMEDY HEAT WAVES COMING INTO OUR TOWN IN THE SUMMER. AND SO THERE'S MANY OTHER WAYS TO TO SO JUST SO A REMEDY IF ANY TOXINS BUT REMOVING TREES IS NOT ONE. SO I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK INTO IT. I ENJOY LANGUAGE, LOOK INTO ANY ACCOUNT. MR. GONZALEZ, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. I CAN'T PROTECT THE STUDENTS IN THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU. THAT COMPLETES PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS ON THE AGENDA. OK, NOW WE WILL TURN TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE ARE WE HAVE COMMENTS ON ITEM SEVEN AND EIGHT A NUMBER OF SEVEN AND EIGHT. SO THOSE WERE FOR THE ALL UNDER TEAM A SWEEP MOTION FOR THE REMAINDER AND THEN ITEM ELEVEN ALSO NEEDS TO BE ACTED ON SEPARATELY BECAUSE IT WAS BIFURCATED MOTION SO WELL ITEM ONE AS WELL. SO SEVEN, EIGHT AND ELEVEN ARE BEING HELD. I'LL MOVE AGAINST THE CHALLENGE THE MINUS SEVEN, EIGHT AND ELEVEN. THANK YOU. ANY OBJECTIONS? OH WELL WE WE HOLD IN LINE FOR A QUESTION OK SEVEN EIGHT BUT WHY DON'T YOU ANSWER GO AHEAD ASK A QUESTION. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING ASKED THIS IN ADVANCE BUT THE CLOSEST STREET OR OPEN STREET IS IT'S REFERRED TO GRANT UNDER ITEM NINE CONTEMPLATES US CLOSING COLORADO BOULEVARD AND I BELIEVE ONE NORTH SOUTH STREET IN OLD PASADENA. UM, I'M WONDERING IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO CONSIDER UNDER THE TERMS OF THE GRANT UM ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY IN LINE WITH OUR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY? MR. CATECHIST, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE RECORD I BELIEVE I HEARD THE QUESTION CORRECTLY COULD WE IDENTIFY OTHER AREAS FOR THE UNDER THE GRANT? ARE WE REQUIRED TO UNDER THE TERMS OF GRANT OBVIOUSLY WE APPLIED AND WE SAID WE WOULD CLOSE COLORADO BOULEVARD AND THAT WAS AT A TIME WHEN WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN PRIOR TO WORLD CUP. WORLD CUP HAS COME AND GONE. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS IN THE FALL. AND I'M WONDERING SINCE OUR ONE OF OUR TOP FIVE PRIORITIES IS TO PROMOTE NORTHROP'S LINCOLN AVENUE AND NORTHLAKE, UM, WHETHER WE COULD HAVE AN OPEN STREET EVENT THAT INCORPORATED SOME OF THE AREAS OF OUR CITY THAT DON'T GET AS MUCH ATTENTION TO PROMOTE THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND THAT THAT ARE STRUGGLING THERE. WE COULD LOOK AT THAT FOR OTHER OPEN STREET OPPORTUNITIES. THIS ONE WAS SPECIFIC TO THAT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MEMORIAL PARK STATION, THE BUSINESSES IN PASADENA AND THE CONNECTION TO THE ROSE BOWL. THAT WAS IT WAS AN OPEN STREETS AND SLOW STREETS GRANT TO PROVIDE THAT CONNECTION ALSO TIED TO THE FUTURE POTENTIAL ROUTES COMING INTO THE ROSE BOWL FOR THE OLYMPICS. SO IT'S KIND OF A TRIAL OF A MULTIMODAL PLAN THAT WE HAVE THROUGH ANOTHER GRANT TO CONNECT TO THAT ROADWAY TO THE TO THE ROSEBOWL. THANK YOU. OK, SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR EVERYTHING FROM SEVEN, EIGHT AND ELEVEN AND I HAVEN'T HEARD A S