City Hall Scoop

See attached for a Notice of Public Hearing that will take place on April 6, 2022 at 7:00pm.

4/5/22

The City Manager’s Office and the Economic Development Team at the City of South Pasadena is thrilled to announce elements of our new Business Concierge program:

Business Visitation Program: 30 minutes to an hour business site visitation from members of the City’s Economic Development Team to establish a direct business liaison at City Hall for all inquiries and resources. Share your challenges AND your successes to help guide the City’s business friendly efforts.

Business Review Session: Contact the Economic Development Team to set up a meeting to discuss a new business idea, resources, and information, site selection assistance and more.

Our team is excited to work with our local businesses and create new opportunities for prospective businesses in South Pasadena. To schedule a visit with the Economic Development Team or to inquire further about our new Business Concierge Program, email: Business@SouthPasadenaCA.gov.

Let’s Shine Together!

3/31/22

Do you want to know what your Mayor has been up to? Join us on Zoom tomorrow for “Catching Up With Cacciotti!” With the help of the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, the City’s Mayor will be presenting his current work and answering questions from our residents. To RSVP, please email info@southpasadena.net or call (626) 441-2339.

3/28/22

On Monday, April 4th, 2022, the South Pasadena Public Library will expand the hours it is open to the public to 58 hours per week. Slight adjustments have been made to the pre-pandemic opening and closing hours to provide a consistent opening time and to better meet customer needs. Library hours will be:

Monday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The South Pasadena Public Library is operating in compliance with the current County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health Order, issued March 3, 2022. It is strongly recommended that masks be worn in the Library; in the Children’s Room only, masks are required for everyone aged two or older. The South Pasadena Public Library is located at 1100 Oxley Street in South Pasadena. For more information about the Library, visit our website at
www.southpasadenaca.gov/library. To receive periodic emails from the Library about programs and services, sign up for our email list here: www.southpasadenaca.gov/librarynews.

3/28/22

Spring Break Camp Med is still accepting registration for all families! To register, please click here.

Kids ages 5-12 will enjoy the week long break full of games, arts and crafts, sports, music and an in-house field trip.

Camp will run from March 28 – April 1, 7:30am-6:00pm at Orange Grove Park.

3/26/22

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is strongly encouraging COVID-19 vaccination for people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or might become pregnant in the future to prevent severe illness, death, and adverse pregnancy outcomes from COVID-19.

Although rare, pregnant people infected with COVID-19 during their pregnancy can pass on the virus to their newborn. Studies have affirmed the vaccines’ safety in all stages of pregnancy and the vaccines do not cause any fertility problems.

Click here to access more resources to assist pregnant people and people of childbearing age get the facts.

3/25/22

The Public Works Department scheduled a traffic signal shutdown at the intersection of Fair Oaks Avenue and Rollin Street to complete contractual construction activities related to the Fair Oaks Avenue Traffic Signal Improvements Project. The system shut down is anticipated to occur on March 30th, between the hours of 9am and 3pm. The contractor will place temporary traffic control devices to properly route the traffic. The improvements include the installation of various traffic signal system equipment, conduit and fiber optic. The construction activity may temporarily limit street parking at the listed locations. If you have any questions or concerns about the project, please contact Crosstown Electrical & Data, Inc. at (626) 813-6693 or the City of South Pasadena at (626) 403-7240.

3/25/22

A key priority post-surge is to ensure workers have protection from devastating consequences associated with COVID-19 illness by preventing spread at worksites.

As a reminder, employers are required to offer free medical grade masks and respirators (N95, KN95, KF94) to employees working indoors in close contact with other workers, customers, and/or members of the public at all sites where masking indoors is optional. At worksites where masking remains required, employers need to provide employees with free, well-fitting medical masks.

Employers are also obligated to offer testing free of charge during work hours to any employee exposed to COVID-19 at work.

In order to reduce transmission at worksites, employers are required to report any cluster of worksite COVID-19 cases to the Department of Public Health. A cluster is three (3) or more laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the worksite within a 14-day period. Reports to Public Health should be made as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours after reports or knowledge of at least three cases. Worksites can report a cluster to the Public Health online or by phone: 1-888-397-3993.  If Public Health determines that there is an outbreak at a worksite, employees are required to mask both indoors and outdoors if they can’t be socially distanced from each other, and during an outbreak, employees should be provided with free respirators.

To date, most employers have followed public health guidance and implemented measures to protect their workers, customers, and visitors. However, workers concerned about possible COVID-19 or other workplace safety concerns, or that an employer may not be following the County Health Officer Order or other requirements, have several options for filing a complaint. To file a complaint with Public Health, which can be submitted anonymously, workers can call the Environmental Health Customer Call Center at (888) 700-9995 or click on the “Report a Problem” at www.ph.lacounty.gov/eh. To file a complaint with Cal/OSHA about employee safety, workplace safety, or hazardous conditions, workers can call (833) 579-0927 or call or email the local Cal/OSHA Enforcement Office that serves the location of the job site.

3/24/22

The City of South Pasadena Senior Center, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Public Health Department, will host a COVID-19 Booster Clinic on Thursday, March 31, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. No appointment is necessary, and a limited number of booster vaccines are available on a first come, first served basis. Fifteen (15) Pfizer, fifteen (15) Moderna and fifteen (15) pediatric dose vaccine boosters will be available. To be vaccinated, participants will need to bring proof of age and Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card.
For questions or concerns, please contact the South Pasadena Senior Center at (626) 403-7360.

3/23/22

Both today and tomorrow, Southern California Edison (SCE) will perform nighttime construction work to replace electrical transmission poles along Park Avenue from Mission Street to Hope Street. The work will require a partial street closure of Park Avenue and will be performed from 10pm to 6am.

Temporary power outages. This maintenance work is to ensure the continuity of a safe, reliable electrical system which serves the City of South Pasadena. Upon the completion of the project, the overall reliability of the SCE grid system will improve, which will minimize future power outages. We thank our residents for their understanding.

3/23/22