All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, March 13 Change your clocks -- and smoke detector batteries -- for Daylight Saving Time: http://bit.ly/fa7cbH
Tuesday, March 15 10 a.m. – Come to the dedication of Pasadena's only pocket park, named for former City Councilman Sid Tyler: http://bit.ly/hb2rTZ
Wednesday, March 16 * 1 p.m. – This week’s film in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut St., is “The Color Purple” (1985, PG-13) starring Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in the story of an abused and uneducated African American woman’s struggle for empowerment. (626) 744-4066.
* 1:30 p.m. – The 1,600 remaining vote-by-mail and provisional ballots will be counted: http://bit.ly/hOei7J
* 6 p.m. – The Golden Badge Awards Dinner in the ballroom of the Westin Hotel, 191 N. Los Robles Ave., benefits the Pasadena Police Department’s Police Activities League (PAL), which provides educational, athletic and other activities to develop and maintain a bond between police officers and at-risk youths. Tickets are $175 and there are still several slots left! jill@mhpevents.com, (626) 791-1225 or http://bit.ly/gWKatH
Thursday, March 17 * 3:30 p.m. – Children will create stretchy, slimy, green goo for St. Patrick’s Day at La Pintoresca Branch Library, 1355 N. Raymond Ave. (626) 744-7268.
* 4 p.m. – Kids will embark on an enchanted afternoon of St. Patrick’s Day crafts at Hastings Branch Library, 3325 E. Orange Grove Blvd. (626) 744-7262.
Through March 17 Give your plants and lawn as much water as they’ll tolerate so they’ll be well-saturated before the 10-day ban on outdoor watering! And be sure to cover your flower beds with mulch to prevent soil from drying out.http://bit.ly/dEh2ys
Friday, March 18 This is the first day of a 10-day prohibition on outdoor watering in Pasadena. http://bit.ly/dEh2ys
Saturday, March 19 Noon to 2 p.m. – Teens will watch anime on a big screen at Pasadena Central Library and see the new manga we’re adding to the collection. (626) 744-4066.
ONE CITY, ONE STORY EVENTS
This year’s One City, One Story novel in Pasadena is Mudbound by Hillary Jordan, which takes place in the deep south after World War II. Related events are planned through March 31. Here are events taking place next week:
Wednesday, March 16 Noon to 1 p.m. – Bring a sack lunch to a Mudbound book discussion group in the Research Conference Hall at Huntington Hospital, 734 Fairmount Ave. (across from the Outpatient Center). Beverages and cookies will be provided. Park in the east parking structure just north of the Research Conference Hall. (626) 744-7270.
Thursday, March 17 4:30 p.m. – Mudbound book discussion group at Santa Catalina Branch Library, 999 E. Washington Blvd. (626) 744-7272.
Friday, March 18 2 p.m. – Mudbound book discussion group at Villa Parke Branch Library, 363 E. Villa St. (626) 744-6510.
Saturday, March 19 * 10 a.m. – A panel of Pasadena residents, moderated by Larry Wilson, will share their experiences during World War II and the post-war period of the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St. (626) 744-7270.
* 2 p.m. – Mudbound book discussion group at Linda Vista Branch Library, 1281 Bryant St. (626) 744-7278.
More information about Mudbound is at www.cityofpasadena.net/library/OCOS.
See more community events (and add your own) at www.cityofpasadena.net/calendar.
CITY COUNCIL
The Pasadena City Council will meet Monday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber (S249) at Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave. They will also conduct a special meeting at the same time, serving as the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan Trustees.
The agendas, including downloadable reports, are available atwww.cityofpasadena.net/councilagendas/council_agenda.asp.
The meeting will be televised live on KPAS (channel 3 on the Charter Communications system and channel 99 on AT&T U-Verse) and via streaming video at www.cityofpasadena.net/publicaffairs (click on the KPAS icon).
COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND BOARDS
The Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena Airport Authority Legal, Government and Environmental Affairs Committee will meet Monday, March 14, at 8:30 a.m. in the Burbank Room at Bob Hope Airport, 2627 Hollywood Way in Burbank. Agenda items include project labor agreement for the Regional Intermodal Transportation Center.
The City Council Finance Committee will meet Monday, March 14, at 4 p.m. in the Council Chamber (S249) at Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave. Agenda items include Fiscal Year 2010-2011 midyear budget amendments; proposed resolution authorizing solicitation and/or negotiation of and entry into one or more interest rate swaps; recognition and appropriation of $135,900 in California Homeland Security Grant Program funds; Department of Information Technology FY 2011 operating budget, computing and communications fund; acceptance of California Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention (CalGRIP) grant and authorization to enter into a contract with Flintridge Center for related services; quarterly investment report; and follow-up on Feb. 28 Finance Committee meeting regarding street lighting and electric undergrounding Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects.
The Commission on the Status of Women will meet Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Agenda items include further recommendations to the Pasadena City Council regarding ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; update on Vision 20/20 February meeting; update on second annual International Women’s Day March 9; update on Pasadena Conference on Aging; continued discussion regarding response to council request on employment of women in non-traditional positions and outreach efforts to attract women to these positions; presentation by Delta Sigma Theta Pasadena Alumnae Chapter requesting collaboration on domestic violence event in April; update on U.S. Department of Labor national dialog on workplace flexibility; update on Young African American Women’s Conference; and update on Adelante Mujer Conference.
The March 14 meeting of the Open Space/Conservation Element Committee has been canceled.
The March 15 meeting of the Environmental Advisory Commission has been canceled.
The Board of Zoning Appeals will meet Wednesday, March 16, at 6 p.m. in the Hearing Room at the Permit Center, 175 N. Garfield Ave. Agenda items include (1) hillside development permit to add a new second floor and additions to the first floor of an existing one-story single-family residence, (2) variance to supply only one covered parking space where two are required and (3) variance to allow the new second story to be located within the encroachment plane at 1493 Scenic Dr.
The Zoning Hearing Officer will conduct public hearings Wednesday, March 16, at 6 p.m. in the Hearing Room at the Permit Center. Agenda items include recommended approval with conditions of a minor conditional use permit (CUP) to allow installation of an unmanned wireless telecommunications facility that consists of six panel antennas at 600 S. Lake Ave.; and recommended approval with conditions of (1) minor CUP to allow the operation of a neighborhood garden to be maintained and operated at 136 W. Howard St. by the Harambee Christian Family Center and (2) minor variance to install a six-foot fence with gates along Navarro Avenue and Howard Street.
The Fire & Police Retirement System Board of Directors will meet Thursday, March 17, at 2:15 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Pasadena City Hall. Agenda items include fourth quarter 2010 investment performance report; and December 2010 and January 2011 budget report.
The March 17 meeting of the General Plan Update Advisory Committee has been canceled.
The Core Group of City Commissioners and the General Plan Update Advisory Committee will meet Saturday, March 19, at 9 a.m. in the Fair Oaks Community Room at Renaissance Plaza, 649 N. Fair Oaks Ave., second floor room 203 (next door to Vons). Agenda items include a workshop/follow-up to the November 2010 General Plan charrette, including review of maps and computer modeling data, and finalizing alternatives.
More information about commissions, including downloadable agendas, is atwww.cityofpasadena.net/commissions.
Ann Erdman
Public Information Officer
City of Pasadena
Public Affairs Office
100 N. Garfield Ave., Room S228
Pasadena CA 91109
(626) 744-4755
Cell: (626) 375-2742
www.cityofpasadena.net/publicaffairs
Blog: www.pasadenapio.blogspot.com
Facebook: Pasadena PIO
Twitter: pasadenapio
Sunday, March 13 Change your clocks -- and smoke detector batteries -- for Daylight Saving Time: http://bit.ly/fa7cbH
Tuesday, March 15 10 a.m. – Come to the dedication of Pasadena's only pocket park, named for former City Councilman Sid Tyler: http://bit.ly/hb2rTZ
Wednesday, March 16 * 1 p.m. – This week’s film in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut St., is “The Color Purple” (1985, PG-13) starring Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in the story of an abused and uneducated African American woman’s struggle for empowerment. (626) 744-4066.
* 1:30 p.m. – The 1,600 remaining vote-by-mail and provisional ballots will be counted: http://bit.ly/hOei7J
* 6 p.m. – The Golden Badge Awards Dinner in the ballroom of the Westin Hotel, 191 N. Los Robles Ave., benefits the Pasadena Police Department’s Police Activities League (PAL), which provides educational, athletic and other activities to develop and maintain a bond between police officers and at-risk youths. Tickets are $175 and there are still several slots left! jill@mhpevents.com, (626) 791-1225 or http://bit.ly/gWKatH
Thursday, March 17 * 3:30 p.m. – Children will create stretchy, slimy, green goo for St. Patrick’s Day at La Pintoresca Branch Library, 1355 N. Raymond Ave. (626) 744-7268.
* 4 p.m. – Kids will embark on an enchanted afternoon of St. Patrick’s Day crafts at Hastings Branch Library, 3325 E. Orange Grove Blvd. (626) 744-7262.
Through March 17 Give your plants and lawn as much water as they’ll tolerate so they’ll be well-saturated before the 10-day ban on outdoor watering! And be sure to cover your flower beds with mulch to prevent soil from drying out.http://bit.ly/dEh2ys
Friday, March 18 This is the first day of a 10-day prohibition on outdoor watering in Pasadena. http://bit.ly/dEh2ys
Saturday, March 19 Noon to 2 p.m. – Teens will watch anime on a big screen at Pasadena Central Library and see the new manga we’re adding to the collection. (626) 744-4066.
ONE CITY, ONE STORY EVENTS
This year’s One City, One Story novel in Pasadena is Mudbound by Hillary Jordan, which takes place in the deep south after World War II. Related events are planned through March 31. Here are events taking place next week:
Wednesday, March 16 Noon to 1 p.m. – Bring a sack lunch to a Mudbound book discussion group in the Research Conference Hall at Huntington Hospital, 734 Fairmount Ave. (across from the Outpatient Center). Beverages and cookies will be provided. Park in the east parking structure just north of the Research Conference Hall. (626) 744-7270.
Thursday, March 17 4:30 p.m. – Mudbound book discussion group at Santa Catalina Branch Library, 999 E. Washington Blvd. (626) 744-7272.
Friday, March 18 2 p.m. – Mudbound book discussion group at Villa Parke Branch Library, 363 E. Villa St. (626) 744-6510.
Saturday, March 19 * 10 a.m. – A panel of Pasadena residents, moderated by Larry Wilson, will share their experiences during World War II and the post-war period of the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St. (626) 744-7270.
* 2 p.m. – Mudbound book discussion group at Linda Vista Branch Library, 1281 Bryant St. (626) 744-7278.
More information about Mudbound is at www.cityofpasadena.net/library/OCOS.
See more community events (and add your own) at www.cityofpasadena.net/calendar.
CITY COUNCIL
The Pasadena City Council will meet Monday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber (S249) at Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave. They will also conduct a special meeting at the same time, serving as the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan Trustees.
The agendas, including downloadable reports, are available atwww.cityofpasadena.net/councilagendas/council_agenda.asp.
The meeting will be televised live on KPAS (channel 3 on the Charter Communications system and channel 99 on AT&T U-Verse) and via streaming video at www.cityofpasadena.net/publicaffairs (click on the KPAS icon).
COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND BOARDS
The Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena Airport Authority Legal, Government and Environmental Affairs Committee will meet Monday, March 14, at 8:30 a.m. in the Burbank Room at Bob Hope Airport, 2627 Hollywood Way in Burbank. Agenda items include project labor agreement for the Regional Intermodal Transportation Center.
The City Council Finance Committee will meet Monday, March 14, at 4 p.m. in the Council Chamber (S249) at Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave. Agenda items include Fiscal Year 2010-2011 midyear budget amendments; proposed resolution authorizing solicitation and/or negotiation of and entry into one or more interest rate swaps; recognition and appropriation of $135,900 in California Homeland Security Grant Program funds; Department of Information Technology FY 2011 operating budget, computing and communications fund; acceptance of California Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention (CalGRIP) grant and authorization to enter into a contract with Flintridge Center for related services; quarterly investment report; and follow-up on Feb. 28 Finance Committee meeting regarding street lighting and electric undergrounding Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects.
The Commission on the Status of Women will meet Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Agenda items include further recommendations to the Pasadena City Council regarding ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; update on Vision 20/20 February meeting; update on second annual International Women’s Day March 9; update on Pasadena Conference on Aging; continued discussion regarding response to council request on employment of women in non-traditional positions and outreach efforts to attract women to these positions; presentation by Delta Sigma Theta Pasadena Alumnae Chapter requesting collaboration on domestic violence event in April; update on U.S. Department of Labor national dialog on workplace flexibility; update on Young African American Women’s Conference; and update on Adelante Mujer Conference.
The March 14 meeting of the Open Space/Conservation Element Committee has been canceled.
The March 15 meeting of the Environmental Advisory Commission has been canceled.
The Board of Zoning Appeals will meet Wednesday, March 16, at 6 p.m. in the Hearing Room at the Permit Center, 175 N. Garfield Ave. Agenda items include (1) hillside development permit to add a new second floor and additions to the first floor of an existing one-story single-family residence, (2) variance to supply only one covered parking space where two are required and (3) variance to allow the new second story to be located within the encroachment plane at 1493 Scenic Dr.
The Zoning Hearing Officer will conduct public hearings Wednesday, March 16, at 6 p.m. in the Hearing Room at the Permit Center. Agenda items include recommended approval with conditions of a minor conditional use permit (CUP) to allow installation of an unmanned wireless telecommunications facility that consists of six panel antennas at 600 S. Lake Ave.; and recommended approval with conditions of (1) minor CUP to allow the operation of a neighborhood garden to be maintained and operated at 136 W. Howard St. by the Harambee Christian Family Center and (2) minor variance to install a six-foot fence with gates along Navarro Avenue and Howard Street.
The Fire & Police Retirement System Board of Directors will meet Thursday, March 17, at 2:15 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Pasadena City Hall. Agenda items include fourth quarter 2010 investment performance report; and December 2010 and January 2011 budget report.
The March 17 meeting of the General Plan Update Advisory Committee has been canceled.
The Core Group of City Commissioners and the General Plan Update Advisory Committee will meet Saturday, March 19, at 9 a.m. in the Fair Oaks Community Room at Renaissance Plaza, 649 N. Fair Oaks Ave., second floor room 203 (next door to Vons). Agenda items include a workshop/follow-up to the November 2010 General Plan charrette, including review of maps and computer modeling data, and finalizing alternatives.
More information about commissions, including downloadable agendas, is atwww.cityofpasadena.net/commissions.
Ann Erdman
Public Information Officer
City of Pasadena
Public Affairs Office
100 N. Garfield Ave., Room S228
Pasadena CA 91109
(626) 744-4755
Cell: (626) 375-2742
www.cityofpasadena.net/publicaffairs
Blog: www.pasadenapio.blogspot.com
Facebook: Pasadena PIO
Twitter: pasadenapio
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