Housing, Planning Experts React to State Threat to Local Control

Celebrating 56 years of community service

Summer 2018

LAND USE / PLANNING EDUCATION OPEN SPACE / CONSERVATION NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY GOVERNMENT PARKS / RECREATION Housing, planning experts react to state threat to local control

By Justin Chapman Development Department; and Sue Mossman, which are impediments to housing. In Secretary, WPRA executive director of Pasadena Heritage. Pasadena we feel the brunt of that even At the May 2 West Pasadena Residents’ What follows are excerpts from the discussion. though we do a great job. We’re one of a few cities — and one of the first in the Association’s 56th annual meeting, a panel of Mic Hansen: Many cities, including local housing and planning experts expressed region — to have an inclusionary housing Pasadena, are concerned about the ordinance [which benefits medium- to concern that recent state laws have to a large recent spate of state housing legislation degree usurped local governments’ ability low-income families]. We plan and zone that takes away local control. Why for multifamily development in the city in to determine the character of their own is the state legislature doing this? communities. appropriate places. The state, however, is William Huang: State legislators have looking at it from a statewide issue. What “These housing issues are going to be with us determined that there is a severe housing we’re also seeing is development standards for a long, long time,” said Mayor Terry Tornek crisis in the state. One of the primary severely tipped in the favor of developers before the panel discussion began. “The reasons is there’s a supply-and-demand and property owners who are building difficulties facing us — the escalating rents, the imbalance. So the legislature is trying multifamily developments that qualify disagreements over appropriate densities, the to remove barriers to bring back some for state density bonus laws that increase invasive oppressive state legislation that is being balance between supply and demand. One density but not for affordable housing. introduced, homelessness, all of this in the face of the perceived barriers has to do with Hansen: How do you see these state- of a tough city financial circumstance — really local discretionary approvals, and so many mandated bills affecting preservation? makes this a fraught subject, one that consumes of their housing bills, be it some of the Sue Mossman: bigger and bigger chunks of city time.” recently passed housing bills or some bills We have worked so that were proposed but did not pass, tried hard in Pasadena to build reasonable, WPRA board member and Land Use/Planning rational plans to accommodate growth, chair, and former Pasadena Planning to either eliminate, bypass, or limit local control and approvals. to encourage some affordable housing. Commission member Mic Hansen moderated In fact, in the region we provide more David Reyes: In 2017, 15 housing bills a panel featuring William Huang, director affordable housing than do many were proposed and passed. I expect more of the city of Pasadena’s Housing and Career surrounding communities. It feels like we in the future. Some cities in California Services Department; David Reyes, director of should get credit for that. It feels like we have quite complex approval processes, the city of Pasadena’s Planning and Community should continue to have some control over where and how that happens. I don’t have the solution. I share the angst. Now it feels somehow that we’re being punished in a way for having held on to the beauty, the quality and the character of our city. Continued on page 10

Recognition for a job done well done. During the 2018 West Pasadena Residents’ Association annual meeting on May 2, former WPRA president and current director Bill Urban, left, presents former WPRA president and long-time director Fred Zepeda with a Community Service Award for his many years of “dedication and service to the WPRA, our neighborhoods and our city. Zepeda will continue to serve the WPRA through the newly formed advisory council (see article on page 2). (Photo by Chuck Hudson) WPRA IN MOTION

Stand up, speak up and get involved

By Dan Beal as VRBO and airbnb. Another example is the influx of new State President, WPRA As the City grappled laws that are forcing on all cities one-size- he West Pasadena Residents’ with how to regulate fits-all community planning and land-use Association is made up entirely of them and learned from requirements. Some of these new laws seek Tvolunteers. They are dedicated to hundreds of different to increase the inventory and density of bettering Pasadena and, in many cases, are plans enacted by cities homes and specifically encourage increased expressing their passion for a specific topic all over the world, the affordable housing, often using proximity such as land use or education or open space or Dan Beal WPRA was engaged to transit as a lever. These laws may mean crime or traffic. The WPRA is at its best and throughout this effort well, and we all recognize the need for more most effective when it harnesses this energy, and conducted a resident survey garnering an housing, but they also would reduce or even knowledge and dedication. So, my first impressive 600 responses. This input — your eliminate our ability to shape the nature and message to you, as the new WPRA president, input — helped shape the outcome and the quality of our neighborhoods. The WPRA will is to encourage you to stand up, speak up, and resulting ordinance, which was tailored for continue to participate in this difficult and get involved. Pasadena. Continued on page 12 Many of us, of course, share a love for Pasadena’s history, architecture, culture WPRA forms advisory council and open space. And although some recent changes have been distressing, changes are The West Pasadena Residents’ Association The council will meet at least twice a year: inevitable. The scope and type of changes, has established an advisory council once as a council and a second time in a joint however, are largely within our power to consisting of past directors and others, meeting with the Board. Former WPRA influence. as determined by the WPRA Board. The president and current director Vince Farhat advisory council was formed as a way to will serve as the liaison between the Board and Several recent examples of this come to continue to tap into the expertise of past the council, which comprises former WPRA mind. The first is the international explosion directors so the Board can better address presidents Geoffrey Baum and Fred Zepeda, of short-term rentals through such outfits neighborhood and city-wide issues. and former WPRA director Catherine Stringer. About us

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BRIEFS 710 tunnel is only ‘mostly dead’

Marijuana ballot By Sarah Gavit EIR, which provide further analysis of the measures pass; now what? Director, WPRA impacts to historical properties. These documents finally acknowledge that the tunnel On June 5, Pasadena voters approved s described by Miracle Max (Billy alternative will result in adverse effects to ballot measures CC and DD. Measure Crystal) in the movie The Princess historic properties — some very large effects CC, which received 59.9% of the vote, ABride, there is a difference between to such properties as the Sequoyah School, permits a limited number of cannabis being mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead Ambassador Auditorium and Markham Place (marijuana) retailers, cultivators and is still slightly alive. There’s no way better to Historic District. Unfortunately, these analyses testing labs to operate within specific describe the 710 tunnel project. are still grossly deficient in addressing major zoning areas in the City. Measure DD, Many think the tunnel alternatives were killed concerns such as soil subsidence, breakdowns which received 75.5% of the vote, levies when in May of last year LA Metro withdrew of tunnel boring machines, vibration impacts, a business license tax on commercial funding for them. While lack of immediate blasting and noise. cannabis businesses of up to $10/canopy funding is a great impediment to tunnel square foot (for cultivation) and between survival, the threat still looms, and the battle We can only conclude that mostly dead remains an unsatisfactory state of being. 4-6% of gross receipts (for retail sales). is not yet won. City staff are now developing the Metro has yet to release the Final application procedure, applicant Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) or to Briefly: Local results of selection process and general select the Preferred Alternative. According administrative procedures to issue to Metro staff, this is expected “sometime in June 5 primary election commercial cannabis permits and 2018.” While we expect the Transportation Measure AA: the collection of taxes on cannabis System Management /Transportation Demand “Shall the Pasadena City products. The City anticipates that its Management (TSM/TDM) alternative, which Charter be amended consistent with state law commercial cannabis program will roll focuses on street improvements and traffic with regards to election cycles.” out toward the end of 2018. Once the control, to be selected for implementation, Yes: 82.29% (13,590 votes) application procedure and selection language in Caltrans’ Record of Decision may No: 17.71% (2,925 votes) process have been established, the City ultimately decide if the tunnel alternatives Measure BB: “Shall the Pasadena City Manager will announce the initial 30- could still be selected at a later time. day application period. Charter be amended consistent with state This is because an EIR analysis typically voting cycles.” The City will publicize the application has a five-to-eight-year shelf-life. If the EIR Yes: 84.28% (21,865 votes) period on the web and in email blasts tunnel analysis is certified by Caltrans, the No: 15.72% (4,078 votes) and newsletters. Applications will tunnel alternatives could still be implemented, be accepted only during the initial assuming funding is found during that shelf- Measure CC: “Shall an ordinance be application period and during any life period. adopted to allow a limited number of subsequent application period. commercial cannabis businesses to operate The WPRA is working with allied in the City.” Up to six retailers, four cultivation organizations to devise a means to prevent Yes: 59.90% (10,134 votes) sites and four testing labs will be this from happening. permitted to operate at any one time No: 40.10% (6,784 votes) in Pasadena. Cultivators and retailers Meanwhile, the LA Superior Court rejected Measure DD: “Shall the City tax cannabis will be permitted to operate in certain a petition brought by the city of Rosemead (marijuana) businesses” zoning districts. Testing labs will be asking the court to annul the Metro Board’s permitted where other medical labs are decision to not fund the tunnel alternatives. Yes: 75.49% (12,529 votes) allowed. Locations will also be subject to Rosemead argued that laws were violated No: 24.51% (4,067 votes) minimum separation requirements from when Metro announced the TSM/TDM Pasadena Area Community College other uses such as 600 feet away from alternative as the locally preferred alternative District Governing Board Member, K-12 schools and residential zones. and pulled funding from the tunnel(s) before Trustee Area No. 1 the Final EIR was approved by Caltrans. The A commercial cannabis permit is key reason for the ruling was that the state’s Sandra Chen Lau: 59.05% (5,290 votes) required prior to opening any cannabis environmental analyses and project funding Ross S. Selvidge: 40.95% (3,669 votes) business in Pasadena. Furthermore, functions are separate processes. Pasadena Area Community College a commercial cannabis license issued District Governing Board Member, by the State is also required prior to For now, the WPRA continues to provide Trustee Area No. 3 opening. The ordinance permitting responses to recently released supplemental commercial cannabis activity can be documents that are required for Caltrans to Berlinda J. Brown: 82.15% (3,351 votes) found here: shorturl.at/tuX01. close out the EIR. These include the Findings Roger Eric Martinez: 17.85% (728 votes) of Adverse Effects and Supplemental Draft

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BRIEFS The Bridge Party tradition continues; Town hall focuses join the fun on traffic, crime By Sue Mossman First draft anti-mansionization By Nancy Walker Executive Director guidelines revealed Director, WPRA Pasadena Heritage The City’s Planning Department has drafted South Orange Grove/District 6-area ur signature bi-annual outdoor new standards for new single-family homes neighbors gathered at the Tournament party and fundraiser on the historic and major additions that are not in Landmark House on April 26 for District 6 OColorado Street Bridge will be held on Councilmember Steve Madison’s Saturday, July 14. Everyone’s invited to come Town Hall meeting. The City’s Senior out for an evening of live music, dancing, Department of Transportation planner food and drinks, children’s activities, vintage Rich Dilluvio opened the meeting with cars and more. Old favorites will return, but Districts or subject to the Hillside Ordinance a report on potential Orange Grove the party will also feature new musical talent, or special Hastings Ranch guidelines. The first traffic improvements, which include some new restaurant offerings and new draft of these anti-mansionization guidelines the following recommendations for activities in the kids’ zone. were presented to the Planning Commission in intersections with South Orange Grove For tickets and more information, visit the May, and Pasadena Heritage agreed with much Boulevard and: Pasadena Heritage website (pasadenaheritage. of the document. We offered some comments we think would improve and strengthen the W. California Boulevard: remove the org) or call (626) 441-6333 for a special invitation featuring artwork by Kenton policies. We look forward to reviewing an pedestrian island for crossing and updated draft this summer. New construction construct a “bulb-out” to slow the cars Nelson. We encourage you to support historic preservation and have a wonderful summer and major remodels will receive more thorough down when turning onto California staff review, and design guidelines are designed night with us. W. Bellevue and Congress Place: to make them more compatible with existing square off the gutter pan (move Bridge fencing update neighborhood character. existing curb) to increase visibility City Council approved the recommendations Caltech bungalow court saved of pedestrians of the Colorado Street Bridge Task Force W. Green Street: restripe (at no cost The seven-building bungalow court at the and allocated funds to hire a consulting to the City) corner of Wilson Avenue and E. Del Mar firm to design new fencing options, the only Boulevard has survived its move to another Dilluvio reminded those attending solution that is likely to truly reduce suicide location within the Caltech Campus, at that these ideas came from meetings attempts from the bridge. In the meantime Catalina Avenue and San Pasqual Street, to with residents of Orange Grove who the temporary barriers around the seating make way for a new classroom and laboratory participated in the Complete Streets bays will stay in place. Design options will building. We appreciate the careful planning process, which involves eight steps: be presented to the public for review and and design work that has saved the court and involve the community, identify comment when available later this year. spells out its restoration on its new site. problems, collect data, develop and analyze options, develop solutions, survey residents, implement actions, and monitor and, if needed, adjust effects. Following the report on traffic, Interim Police Chief John Perez and Police Lt. Pete Hettema made a brief presentation on crime in the area. They strongly stressed accountability on their part and working with the neighborhoods. In light of our recent crime problems, the following observations were especially relevant: Crime rates are down across the city, except in our area, where there has been a 22% increase from 2016-2017 From January to March of this year, there have been 258 alarm calls and 8 burglaries in our area It’s party time on the bridge once more. This image recalls a past bridge party and suggests how much fun in the sun (and into the evening) you can have on the bridge. For tickets and more information, visit the Pasadena Heritage website (pasadenaheritage.org) or call (626) 441-6333.

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Following 13 years of hearings, meetings, hope and hard work, the new Habitat for Humanity Desiderio Project, on the eastern floor of the Arroyo Seco immediately south of the Colorado Street Bridge, held its official grand opening on Saturday, June 9. The weekend dedication ceremony marked the end of a long journey for San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity and the City of Pasadena and the beginning of new ones for nine fortunate families who have moved into craftsman-style-inspired homes they themselves helped to build. Each of the families invested about 500 hours of sweat equity toward the purchase price of their new homes. Three of the nine affordable bungalow courtyard residences will now be home to military veterans and their families. Work on the project started in April 2016 after the City and the U.S. Army demolished most of the structures on the property that used to be the Desiderio Army Reserve Center at Westminster Drive. (Source: Pasadena Now) (Photo by Chuck Hudson) Swirl over Desiderio restroom continues, but is unfunded for FY 2019

By Avram Gold Initially, the open space adjacent to the surrounding neighborhoods including the Vice President, WPRA recently completed Habitat craftsman Habitat for Humanity homes. bungalows was planned as a passive park, [Editor’s Note: On June 18, City Council At the June 4 City Council meeting, Steve an extension of the natural arroyo with approved a balanced $815 million budget for Madison, District 6 council member, moved no need for a restroom/storage facility. fiscal year 2019. The restroom continues to be for another review of the restroom project However, through the course of planning an unfunded capital improvement.] with the intention of deferring the design the concept changed from a natural setting and planning process for the park’s public n May 8, 2018, at a public hearing to a neighborhood park and playground. restroom. Council member Victor Gordo at Pasadena City Hall, the Design Consequently, a public restroom could be seconded the motion. Seven speakers spoke OCommission reviewed a call included within that space, and on October before the council asking that, at the very for review for construction of a new 27, 2014, the City Council approved the least, the facility be scaled down and moved restroom and storage building for the development of the Desiderio Neighborhood away from Arroyo Boulevard to an area less Desiderio Neighborhood Park at 10 N. Park and included provisions for the future conspicuous. Gordo specifically advised Arroyo Blvd. The Commission approved construction of a restroom building. the future construction of the restroom/ Staff to address those issues. The planners storage building, with six additional design The appeal points out the project’s original will return to the City Council with new conditions and changes. intention was changed, that the design of recommendations. the restroom/storage facilityis not That decision was appealed by the Vista compatible with surrounding historic Del Arroyo Bungalows Home Owner’s resources and neighborhoods Association. The appeal, which hopes to block including the historic Colorado the restroom construction, addressed and Street Bridge, the facility is too large restated the concerns that had been brought in size and footprint and is located up in neighborhood meetings and commission in the wrong place on the site, and hearings ever since an affordable housing that the facility will attract criminal option became the selected development activity and create possible safety Artist’s rendering of a public restroom that some are project for Habitat for Humanity. issues for the park visitors and pressing to be built in the Desiderio Neighborhood Park.

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Pasadena honors recipients of 2018 preservation awards

By Phyllis Mueller Member, Historic Preservation Commission n May 24, the City of Pasadena’s Historic Preservation Commission, Oas part of National Trust Preservation Month, held a well-attended celebration at the Fowler Garden (on the Ambassador Garden campus) to honor nine projects that benefitted the city’s historic preservation efforts. The six winning properties located in west Pasadena are: Rose Bowl Stadium – built in 1922 and on the National Register; renovated over six years 294 South Grand Ave. – home Under the home restoration and preservation category, this home at 294 S. Grand Ave. restoration and preservation; a 30 year (Tudor-style 1907) won a 2018 Historic Preservation award. work of love, both interior and exterior, Tempietto Temple, 300 West environmental design firm, now owned including a new roof, copper gutters, Green St. – relocation and by engineering conglomerate AECOM. and replacement wood shutters reconstruction (within the Ambassador 414 Mooresque Dr. – restoration John K. Van de Kamp (formerly Gardens’ campus) of a replica of La Loma) Bridge – first built in and preservation of 1955 home, Rome’s Tempietto, a commemorative including a new roof and deck 1898 and again in 1913, a City-funded martyrium on the site where St. Peter is seismic retrofit and reconstruction, 781 Prospect Blvd. – restoration said to have been crucified. The replica which preserved its historic nature on the of the cultural landscape in front of this was built by EDAW, an international National Register. landmark house landscape architecture, urban and City on brink of solving ‘mansionization challenge By Avram Gold of a Hillside Overlay District, the Lower for single-family residences. These guidelines Vice President, WPRA Hastings Ranch neighborhood or a Landmark were presented in May of this year to the Planning Commission with the proviso that n 2015, City Council adopted a General District. This current process has allowed City staff would consider a zoning code Plan that included Policy # 22.1: neighborhood-incompatible single-family amendment that would create an expanded I“Discourage mansionization by requiring houses to be built which don’t fit in and are design-review process for new single-family building scale and massing that is compatible examples of mansionization. homes, second-floor editions of any size, and with existing development in single-family Consequently, City Council directed substantial alterations or remodeling of the residential neighborhoods.” Planning Staff to develop a strategy to address mansionization in three phases that existing single-family houses. Since then we’ve seen a number of new houses correspond to three geographic areas: Lower These projects would be subject to and significant remodels that have motivated Hastings Ranch, the Hillside Overlay districts, discretionary review before a Hearing Officer Pasadena residents to voice greater concerns and all other single-family residential zones. with public notification. Hearing Officer about the size, scale, massing, on-site location, decisions are appealable to the Board of design and/or style of houses. Eight citywide meetings were held throughout Pasadena in 2015, with approximately 400 Zoning Appeals. Moreover, these projects Currently, single-family residential projects are residents attending one or more meetings. The would be reviewed for their compatibility reviewed through the plan-check process, which majority of the comments generally focused with the adopted design guidelines and is ministerial; meaning the projects are reviewed on design guidelines and style incompatibility, development standards similar to the existing by City Staff for compliance with the City which also included scale, privacy and view Certificate of Appropriateness process. Municipal Zoning Codes. No public notification obstruction, parking and neighborhood Upon receiving the Planning Commission’s process, hearing, or discretionary action can notification through the plan-check process. comments and recommendations, Planning be taken as long as the project is in compliance Staff will compose the final draft of the design with all adopted standards. Furthermore, there The City then contracted the design firm, guidelines and present them to the Planning are no architectural design standards currently John Kaliski Architects, to assist in the Commission. applied to single-family houses located outside development of appropriate design guidelines

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City strengthens tree On the WPRA land-use watch list protection ordinances City Council recently unanimously approved modifications to the City’s Tree Ordinance that will increase penalties for developers, building owners or residents who remove protected trees from their properties. The ordinance’s wording was also modified to reflect a higher misdemeanor fine. The ordinance also authorized the City Manager to prepare and update its tree protection guidelines and Desiderio Neighborhood Park public restroom tree replacement matrix, the formula for Update of specific plans After a hearing at the Design Commission, the replacement of illegally removed trees. Revising and updating the eight specific plans neighbors appealed the decision to City to be in conformance and consistent with the Council. Council unanimously approved a At least one community member, Nina General Plan adopted in 2015. Specific plans consolidated design review of the disputed Chomsky, president of the Linda Vista- of interest to residents of the WPRA service public restroom at 10 N. Arroyo Blvd. Over Allendale Association, thought the area include: S. Fair Oaks and Central District the recent course of events, the design for the penalties were still not stiff enough. “If specific plans. For more: https://bit.ly/2twlbyq restroom has been modified to reflect a more speculative realtors or developers are “arts and crafts” design sensibility. not deterred or punished, they will just pay the fines,” said Chomsky, “because they’re going to make much more money from what they have put up in place of those trees. The fines, $250, $5,000, are meaningless. Why aren’t we getting three times the replaced value of those trees? I don’t see punishment here, and I don’t see deterrence here.” City Attorney Michele Bagneris noted Civic Center The Task Force presented its final report to City that tree removal could be prosecuted New homes adjacent to Desiderio Park as a criminal misdemeanor, as well as Council in June. To view its recommendations: https://bit.ly/2lutB5W. City Council, however, The new Habitat for Humanity homes are be slapped with civil and administrative found it lacking and referred it to City staff for complete and the nine families — three of violations. Fines have been increased to alternative recommendations, since the Task who are veterans — are now moving into the $5,000, said Bagneris, or the full amount of Force was unable to arrive at a consensus. homes. The dedication occurred June 9 for the the replacement value of the removed tree The WPRA published a special Neighborhood 13-year long project, built on the land upon which the Army Reserve Center once stood. or trees, whichever amount is greater. Update featuring its point of view, which expressed disappointment in the Task Force’s The homes are adjacent to the new Desiderio The ordinance states, in part, that “Any conclusions, such as they were. Neighborhood Park (please see above). permit or approval which will result in injury to or removal of a mature, landmark, landmark-eligible, native or specimen tree protected under this chapter shall be denied unless there is a public benefit, or a public health, safety or welfare benefit, to the injury or removal that outweighs the protection of the specific tree According to the ordinance, developers may request to pay a fee instead of planting on site up to 50% of the required number of replacement trees. The fee would be 100 Mansionization Reducing allowable building capacity Public workshops were conducted in the City Council heard in June continued a percent of the appraised value of the tree spring in preparation to craft the last phase of potential ordinance that would have limited that cannot be replaced. anti-mansionization for non-hillside and non- building heights, a response to State Source: Pasadena Now landmark/historic district protected residential ordinances that have become challenging areas. A consultant has been retained by the for local jurisdictions. As developments have City’s Planning Dept. to devise standards for become larger due to concessions, it has neighborhood compatibility. Proposed design become more difficult to find ways to preserve guidelines and design review process were Pasadena’s scale and context. presented to Planning Commission on May 23.

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Meeting, greeting, eating and housing take center stage

Story by Justin Chapman, Secretary, WPRA Photos by Chuck Hudson, Director, WPRA

he West Pasadena Residents’ Association (WPRA) held Tits 56th annual membership meeting on May 2 at Westridge School. About 200 people attended the event, entitled “Housing the Character of Our Neighborhoods.” During the opening reception, WPRA members enjoyed food and refreshments from Los Tacos. More than a dozen local organizations set up exhibits, including Arlington Garden, Arroyo Seco Foundation, Arroyo & Foothills Conservancy, ArtCenter College of Design, Day One, Kidspace Children’s Museum, La Casita Foundation, No 710 Freeway Fighters, Old Pasadena Management District, Pasadena Heritage, Pasadena Fire Department, Pasadena Museum of History and the Pasadena Police Department. The meeting was called to order by outgoing WPRA President Kenyon Harbison, who introduced special guests in attendance, including Teresa Lamb- Simpson, field representative for U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff; Terry Tornek, mayor of Pasadena; Steve Mermell, city manager of Pasadena; Catherine Del Rosario, district director for State Assemblymember Chris Holden; and Dominick Correy, district representative for State Sen. Anthony Portantino.

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Harbison also led the business portion of the meeting: the election of the new WPRA officers and board directors for the 2018-19 year. Members in attendance unanimously approved the proposed slate, which included Dan Beal as president, Avram Gold as vice president, Justin Chapman as secretary, Blaine Cavena as treasurer, and Bill Christian, Evan Davis, Vince Farhat, Sarah Gavit, Ken Grobecker, Mic Hansen, Kenyon Harbison, Joan Hearst, Chuck Hudson, Susan Kinney, Audrey O’Kelley, Priscilla Taylor, Bill Urban, Nancy Walker and Linda Zinn as board directors. Harbison then invited incoming WPRA President Dan Beal to the podium. “The WPRA is at its best when it harnesses the energy, knowledge, and dedication not only our board Top: Outgoing President Kenyon Harbison but of our members,” said Beal. shows proper respect as the colors are “We can’t demand that nothing presented by the Blair High School JROTC change. Change is inevitable and Color Guard, and, to the left, Kenyon receives from Bill Urban a symbolic gavel and gift for change is coming. But the scope his two years of service as president. and type of changes we can make are within our power to influence. What we all call ‘the Pasadena Way,’ the tradition of civil civic engagement, is increasingly being forced into one-size-fits-all molds. There are many upcoming challenges as we strive to preserve, protect, and Far left: Kenyon Harbison served as enhance the character and quality of master of ceremonies and introduced life in west Pasadena.” (near left) incoming President Dan Beal. Bottom left: Pasadena Mayor Terry Mayor Terry Tornek then delivered his Tornek reminded all to vote in the remarks, reminding Pasadena residents approaching city election. Below, to vote on four city ballot initiatives in WPRA Land Use chair Mic Hansen the June 5 election covering marijuana, chats with City Manager, center, Steve election schedules, and other issues. Mermell and Mayor Terry Tornek. He also provided an update on the One Arroyo project. “Last year when I attended this meeting, I introduced a presentation by the Arroyo Advisory Group,” he said. “Next month, the City Council will receive its final report, and it’s our hope that by next year there will be recommended demonstration projects that will be funded and underway. If you measure that in city time, that’s operating at warp speed.” Bill Urban then presented a community service award and commemorative gift to outgoing WPRA President Kenyon Harbison. Urban also presented a community service award to former WPRA president and Advisory Council member Fred Zepeda.

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Housing, planning experts react to state threat to local control

Continued from page 1 Hansen: Do you think these Hansen: Do you think our historic Hansen: Has the development bills will favorably affect neighborhoods are in jeopardy we’ve seeing over the last five or affordable housing supply? because of all that is coming our way? so improved Pasadena’s affordable Huang: The bills are not targeted toward Mossman: Absolutely. I think we’ve housing situation? Has the affordable housing; rather, they’re targeted seen it in the growing number of inclusionary housing ordinance added toward building more housing of all mansionization questions and issues that to the inventory of affordable housing? income levels. But in Pasadena, we have an have come up, where people are buying Huang: The way it [inclusionary housing inclusionary housing ordinance that requires smaller or more modest houses and ordinance] works is if developers are going 15% of units in a multifamily development enlarging them, flipping them, looking to to build a multifamily building — either of 10 units or more to be set aside for make a quick profit, because that’s the way apartments or condominiums with 10 units affordable. So, indirectly, more housing that’s things work. If we look at the development or more — they need to set aside 15% of the subject to our inclusionary ordinance would along Walnut, for example, where 15 years units as affordable. The developers have an produce more affordable housing. ago there was a vision that we’d have some option to pay a fee in lieu of building those Hansen: What are your thoughts commercial development, maybe a little units on- or off-site. The fee is significant. on this one-size-fits-all position bit of housing, and today we have a canyon The inclusionary ordinance during this that the state has taken, especially of mega housing projects in a range of recent building up-cycle has been producing for cities like Pasadena? design and quality. It’s worth nothing, about 40 to 60 units of affordable housing however, that the LA Conservancy every year. Since the ordinance was adopted Reyes: I think City Council has done is doing an economic benefits study in 2006, developers have created about 540 a good job. On April 9, Council gave throughout Los Angeles to measure affordable units and paid [to the City] about direct staff to start working in a different the benefits of historic preservation on $20 million in lieu of creating affordable way. Previously, as we looked at (state) economic vitality of communities. I’m units. However, there is a misconception bills coming forward, we would write hoping Pasadena can be included. It would that the inclusionary housing ordinance opposition letters (to the state legislature) allow us to demonstrate the value of being provides additional benefits to the developer if we felt that the bills weren’t in keeping an economic generator; not a detractor in of itself. In fact, it doesn’t permit more with Pasadena’s policies. Now, we will from economic development, but a height or density or reduced parking. try to work with legislators to encourage contributor to economic development. However, it can, when coupled with the carve-outs for cities like Pasadena. Maybe in the broad scheme of things, it’s state’s density bonus, provide development Huang: These statewide laws definitely not going to produce one single housing benefits such as additional height and tend to be applied evenly across the entire unit, but it could be a balance that density or reduced parking. state. It’s similar to when redevelopment preservation is a good thing and benefits was dissolved. Although Pasadena was a communities and benefits the state’s Continued on page 11 very effective redevelopment agency, when economics on a different measuring stick. the state ended redevelopment, all of the redevelopment agencies were shut down.

More than 200 area residents attended the May 2 WPRA annual meeting. While the event provided ample time to meet, greet and eat, center stage went to a panel of housing and planning experts who, led by panel moderator, Mic Hansen, explored how significant recent state legislation is impacting local planning initiatives. (Photo by Chuck Hudson)

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Hansen: There’s so much multi-family Reyes: One of the many complaints Hansen: What can the community do to housing going up. What is the effect we get is those fees are much higher participate in the process and make their on single-family neighborhoods, than in most surrounding communities, voices heard? especially historic ones? but it’s necessary. Our city has an Reyes: We can’t underestimate the Mossman: The proliferation of aging infrastructure, and those fees are influence and power of a well-respected multi-family housing is probably not necessary. group, such as the WPRA, to stand up at directly impacting our single-family Hansen: Are you satisfied with the City Council or the Planning Commission neighborhoods as much as it would have Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance meeting or even meet with staff and say, 25 or 30 years ago. But there’s still a clash (ADUs or “granny flats”) ordinance and “We represent this many people, and this of high- and low-density housing. We the proposed mansionization rules? is our position.” This idea of community could have done a better job of buffering, Reyes: At least from a staff perspective, participation is not found in many cities. transitioning and creating a balance them we are very happy with what has been In Pasadena, however, public participation in single-family neighborhoods. passed and proposed because it preserves, is valued and important in creating policy. That is something we continually remind Hansen: What are we doing to as much as is possible given the state laws, our staff. address the secondary effects of all local control. this development, such as traffic Hansen: What effect do you think the Hansen: If you could predict one trend and increased strain on city services, new ADU ordinance is going to have on in your area for the next five years in terms infrastructure, and open space? the historic districts? of housing and community character, what would that be? Reyes: Since the growth initiative in the Mossman: The ADU ordinance late 80s, our policies have been to protect that Pasadena passed — although it’s a Huang: Unless there is some significant and preserve single-family neighborhoods. compromise — is much, much stronger improvement to the housing crisis, we’re One popular idea that’s starting to catch than when it started out. Again, if going to continue to see more bills coming on is to encourage people to get out of the state laws don’t preclude all local down from the state and ballot measures their cars. Our plan was to permit new control of ADUs, we shouldn’t see an to address this issue. Unfortunately, these higher density development in and around enormous proliferation of ADUs, at least are often blunt instruments. On the other Gold Line Metro Rail stations, but with immediately. After all, they are going to hand, if we don’t solve the affordably fewer parking spaces. This idea, which be costly to build. Also, property owners housing situation, I think we’ll continue was included in the General Plan, is that will need to consider carefully whether to see increasing homelessness, decreasing fewer parking spaces should translate they can recoup that investment, assuming school population, more families moving into fewer cars, which should translate the unit will become a rental property. away, and less cultural and racial diversity. into less traffic. One twist on this idea But I fear that the gradual erosion of Mossman: My concern is that what we, is to unbundle parking, which permits the look and feel of our single-family as preservationists, have fought to preserve the property owner or developer to sell neighborhoods will be a consequence. will continually be nibbled at from around the parking spaces separately. Where Hansen: Do you think ADUs will the edges to the point where the magic this is being done in Los Angeles, the materially ease the affordable housing that is Pasadena is threatened. It’s like market is dictating value of the parking shortage? being nibbled to death by ducks. It’s not spaces. Some parking spaces have become Huang: Theoretically, they can make necessarily one catastrophic earthquake. somewhat expensive. However, many a meaningful contribution. The reality It’s consistent erosion of community folks simply don’t want to pay for parking. is the cost. An ADU could cost from character that gradually approaches a Many millennials, for example, seem between $50,000 to $150,000 to build. Los breaking point. It’s hard to see it, it’s quite happy without a car, deferring to Angeles County estimates it has as many hard to stop it. It’s incremental, and it’s Uber, Lyft, Zipcars, you name it, or the as 50,000 illegal garage conversions. How something that’s happening every day in increasingly feasible option of living in many illegal garage conversions are there some place. and around a Gold Line station or other in Pasadena? Nobody knows, but we do Reyes: First, the retail market is high-density public transportation hub. know they exist. This is a very difficult changing. After all, every spot in Old However, we’re not expecting current problem, especially because some of them Pasadena can’t be a restaurant. We have residents to get out of their cars. From create a life-safety issue. From time to to figure out what the brick-and-mortar where many of us live today, we’re time, residents of these illegal units are environment needs to continue to attract probably going to need to drive to the injured or perish because of electrical fires, more businesses to the city. Second, has grocery store, to entertainment or to run structural failures or carbon monoxide to do with commercial office space. Very errands. poisoning. We hope state laws and our little commercial office space is being Huang: Also, when developers pay for ordinance will provide a means to bring built in many cities. Instead, we’re seeing their building permits, they also have to these illegal garage conversions to code. growth of creative (open) office space or pay impact fees to cover things like parks Also, let’s not forget that Pasadena has telecommuting space, but folks are no and schools and arts and sewers and those dozens and dozens of pre-existing, legal, longer building the office space and then kinds of secondary effects. non-conforming ADUs. building the housing for those employees.

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BRIEFS Arroyo Seco tributary finally Holden nominates getting its long over-due attention Seifert to represent By Tom Seifert, Member, Act) designated the Arroyo Seco one of 10 LA River/Arroyo Seco Upper Los Angeles River and model watersheds 15 years ago. The urban working group Tributaries Working Group portion of the Arroyo from the mountains and to downtown Los Angeles is currently the Timothy Brick, chair and subject of an ongoing U.S. Army Corps of tate Assemblymember Chris managing director, Engineers Ecosystem Restoration Study. The Holden (D-41) has nominated Arroyo Seco Foundation Arroyo Seco Watershed has also been the Thomas D. Seifert to represent he past few years have seen increased beneficiary of a State of California-supported Sthe Arroyo Seco tributary on the newly attention paid to our Arroyo Seco due watershed management plan that should serve established Upper Los Angeles River in large part to Pasadena Mayor Terry as the basis for future planning in the Arroyo and Tributaries Working Group. The T Tornek’s formation of the Arroyo Advisory Seco region of the Upper Los Angeles River. nomination was sent after California Group in late 2016. This group, along with State Assembly Speaker Anthony To leave the Arroyo Seco out of the “Upper its consultants, has looked at all aspects of Rendon and the Santa Monica LA River and Tributaries Working Group” Pasadena’s One Arroyo and plans to deliver Mountain Conservancy expanded the would create a serious gap in Los Angeles its final report to City Council in the next nomination process for the working River planning and ignore the critical few months. group to include the 41st Assembly importance of the Arroyo Seco. Furthermore District, even though the Arroyo Seco Another major development, which involves it would undermine the collaborative Tributary was left out of the original all of the Arroyo from the head waters to the watershed-wide planning process that the legislation that created it. confluence, is SB-1126, which was introduced Upper LA River and Tributaries Working in June by State Sen. Anthony Portantino Group should engage in. (D-25). For far too long, the Arroyo Seco We are pleased that this important legislation has been excluded from the planning and would remedy that. Stand up, speak up legislation supporting the Los Angeles River Continued from page 2 and its major tributaries. important conversation. And, as always, we’ll This legislation will ensure that the Upper City replacing keep you informed along the way. Los Angeles River and Tributaries Working Group, established by legislation last year, will These examples, of course, are just two of truly encompass all of the major tributaries in 100-year old many challenges. Others include pulling the the upper Los Angeles River by including the life-support system on the not-quite-dead Arroyo Seco tributary. water main 710 tunnel proposal, and crafting what to do instead; better managing the potentially The Arroyo Seco, which has been called he City has begun installation of a disruptive trends of mansionization and the “most celebrated canyon in Southern new 8-inch diameter water mainline auxiliary dwelling units; rationalizing the California,” flows from the Angeles National Ton Avenue 64 between Colorado number of major displacement events at and Forest through the communities of Pasadena, Boulevard and Church Street. It should be around the Rose Bowl Stadium; deflecting Altadena, La Cañada Flintridge, South completed by the end of August. Pasadena and northeast Los Angeles to join threats and exploring opportunities in the The work includes replacing all the fire the LA River near downtown Los Angeles. Arroyo Seco; cracking the fiscal code to hydrants and connecting individual right the City’s and Pasadena Unified School Historically, it has been one of the gems of water services to the new water main. District’s upside down budgets; finding ways the Upper LA River system because it is the The pipeline will increase the overall to reduce homelessness, crime and traffic; and first connecting link between the San Gabriel reliability and quality of water service. ending Caltrans’ abysmal record as property Mountains and the LA River. This is the The current water main, which is being manager. stream whose occasional flooding determined replaced, was initially installed in the siting of the original pueblo Los Angeles To navigate through this maze of critical 1921 and then updated in 1926. Each in 1781. The Arroyo Seco, which contains issues, we need sound ideas and widespread property owner along the route will be the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Rose Bowl collaboration. And if I’ve left out an issue kept informed if their water must be Stadium and other historic sites, has played that’s near and dear to you, speak up. Come to shut off as the project progresses. an important role in water resources, flood our monthly meetings. Email works too. Help management, history and culture in Southern Comments, questions or concerns should us understand that issue andhow we might California. be addressed to the PWP Project Manager address it. We encourage your questions, your Adolfo Vargas at (626) 744-4331 or input and your opinions, and we will do our The California Watershed Protection and [email protected] best to respond to and represent them. Restoration Act (aka the Wayne Watershed

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Japanese Garden nears completion of final phase ore than 80 years ago Japanese They lived in other quarters on the property All the major projects were completed at the immigrant Kinzuchi Fujii created a for three years — time to etch the garden’s time of Uesugi’s death in 2016. Japanese-style garden in Pasadena design into their memories: its pathways, its M But one project remained: the restoration of for his wealthy clients, Ellamae and Charles ponds, its trees and plants. During that time the path that once crossed over the hill above Storrier Stearns. The unique stroll garden took Poulsen sold off most of the estate, keeping the waterfall. Today, thanks to the generosity almost seven years to complete. Just several only the Japanese garden and space to build of an anonymous donor, that project is almost months later, World War II broke out and Fujii a house for herself, where she lived until completed. The path not only reconnects was sent to an internment camp. In the next her death in 1985. Tragically, Caltrans used two sides of the garden, but revives those seven years Ellamae and Charles both died. eminent domain to seize part of the property memories for its present residents of the in 1976 for the ill-fated extension of the 710 In 1950 local art and antique dealer, Gamelia garden they knew over 50 years ago. freeway. Expecting the garden to be destroyed, Haddad Poulsen, acquired the entire Storrier Mrs. Poulsen ceased its maintenance. The Storrier-Stearns Japanese Garden is Stearns estate at a probate auction. Two years located at 270 Arlington Dr., directly across later her newly married son Jim, and his wife The property that Jim and Connie inherited the street from Arlington Garden. Connie, took up residence on the property had suffered a serious decline. Its restoration “roughing it” for three months living in the began in 2005, under the direction of exquisite, but unimproved teahouse. landscape designer, Takeo Uesugi, FASLA. Deanie Nyman Photography

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BRIEFS What do Jackie, Keith and Brandi have in common?

By Bill Urban Director, WPRA

ose Bowl Legacy Foundation has plans for two more Rcommemorative statues, in addition to the Jackie Robinson statue, which was dedicated late last year. The statues are part of the foundation’s effort to commemorate Rose Bowl’s historical heritage, while raising private funds for stadium improvements. One of the planned statues will depict Keith Jackson, the sportscaster who was the author of the “Grandaddy of Them All” nickname. Jackson was commentator for many of the biggest events held at the Rose Bowl, the Olympic Games, Wide World of Sports, the first season of Monday Night City acts to meet state climate goal Football and more. Over the course of By Bill Christian building inventories and making them more 50 years, Keith called more Rose Bowl Director, WPRA efficient and also significantly boosting transit games than any broadcaster in history. ridership,” Tornek said. “I think both of those eaching California’s statewide Although placement is still under are somewhat unpredictable, and I think aspirational goal to reduce greenhouse review, the current proposal is to install they should be ambitious, and I think it’s gas emissions to levels 80% below those the Jackson statue inside of the Rose R appropriately ambitious.” prevailing in 1990 by 2050 will be difficult. Plaza, just outside of stadium Gate A. Even the interim goal of Pasadena’s Climate The Plan calls for stringent energy use A third statue will depict Brandi Action Plan (CAP), adopted by City Council in standards for new construction, retrofits of Chastain in a moment of elation at the March, relies on a comprehensive array of local existing structures, and significant reductions Rose Bowl Stadium. She was caught by measures to meet the City’s goal of reducing in single occupant vehicle use, with greater the camera as she dropped to her knees greenhouse gases 59% below 1990 levels by attention to transit, bicycles and pedestrian and ripped off her jersey following her 2035. The 100-page CAP includes, among traffic. The CAP also calls for planting successful game-winning penalty kick five core strategies and 27 detailed measures, more trees, the use of recycled water, and that capped the 1999 USA Women’s reduced energy use in the transportation and collaboration with the non-profit sector to National Soccer Team effort to win the building sectors, water conservation, urban help achieve goals. World Cup. greening and waste reduction. Most of the strategies are configured to The Rose Bowl Operating Company has Building on Pasadena’s existing climate produce results that are measurable, and the strict guidelines about commemorative policies and investments across multiple City’s Environmental Advisory Commission statue subject, design, and placement. departments, the plan also relies on instituting will be tasked to monitor and report on expanded or new City programs and on performance of activities under the CAP. Each statue must have an association private voluntary actions -- rather than with the Rose Bowl Stadium, and thus Electricity is the one significant sector that is regulatory mandates -- to reach its goals. As Pasadena. not expressly addressed in the Plan. However, Mayor Terry Tornek has noted, meeting the Pasadena Water and Power is expected to plan goal will be challenging: produce an updated Integrated Resource Plan “I think [the CAP is] very ambitious, that will define how the utility will reduce particularly since right now the biggest dependence on fossil fuel generation and reductions are attributable to existing contribute to the City’s climate change goals.

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Zoning in on South Orange Grove avenue

By Kirk Myers that putting in apartment houses is going to right to earn an Assistant Archivist beautify Orange Grove avenue or take us back honest dollar, Pasadena Museum of History to the good old days.” (Los Angeles Herald but I do not asadena asks no better name than that Express, January 15, 1942) believe that an organized handful “ of The City of Homes.” That sentiment, “Leet Bissell, speaking for the South Orange of property Pexpressed in a book about the 1907 Grove Avenue Association, said that any poll speculators should Tournament of Roses, characterized how would reveal that the majority of property Pasadena promoted itself early in the 20th be permitted owners living on the street opposed any change century. to sabotage the homes of the single-family in zoning which would permit what he terms property owners in the area.” The identity of Pasadena as primarily a city ‘three story monstrosities for the benefit of of single-family homes was a factor in the greedy developers.’” (Pasadena Star-News, The controversy was finally settled a month contentious struggle in the 1940s to rezone February 5, 1948) later, when the City Planning Commission South Orange Grove for apartments. TheLos approved “an entirely new type of zone for On April 6, 1948 the Pasadena Star-News Angeles Herald Express described the battle as South Orange Grove - R-R – to bring about reported on remarks made by Caryl Sheldon, a “civil war,” and heated rhetoric was reported the slow, smooth conversion of a fine old attorney for the South Orange Grove Avenue in the newspapers. street. It permitted ‘garden-type’ apartments, Association: but insisted they be large and expensive, and Eugene Rouse, president of the Town Hall “I do not mean to condemn good old have plenty of space for lawns and garages.” discussion group, addressed the Pasadena American enterprise nor deny anyone the (Fortnight, January 5, 1955) Planning Commission early in 1942: The Pasadena Museum of History is located “This is a city of homes,” Rouse exclaimed, at the corner of Orange Grove Boulevard and his voice rising emotionally. “We who live Walnut Street (470 W. Walnut, Pasadena on Orange Grove avenue don’t want them 91103); free parking in the Museum lot. The jammed in. I left Chicago because there were Research Library & Archives are open to the too many people there. Let’s not kid ourselves public free of charge Thursdays-Sundays from 1:00-4:00 pm. For additional information, please visit the Museum’s website, www.pasadenahistory.org, or call 626-577-1660, ext. 10.

Orange Grove Manor, at 160-184 South Orange Grove, was the first luxury apartment construction on South Orange Grove Avenue after the zoning change in May 1948. Approval to build five multiple-unit buildings was given in March, 1949.

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