Pasadena council approves dozens of ordinances, contracts and grant applications including $5.5M overlay and $2.5M body‑worn camera system

The Pasadena City Council on April 1 approved an omnibus package of ordinances, contracts and grant applications that included major procurement and capital projects for the city.

The package included a $5.5 million award for the 2025 asphalt overlay program (Ordinance 2025‑111), a $2,504,211 purchase for a body‑worn camera system (Ordinance 2025‑92), and multiple other equipment and facility contracts for parks, police, utilities and public works. Council also authorized applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster‑recovery funds and several other grants.

Why it matters: The approvals commit city funds and authorize procurements and grant applications that will affect streets, public safety technology, parks improvements and utility projects across Pasadena. Several actions include multi‑year service agreements and purchases that the city will implement in the coming months.

Details and major items - Ordinance 2025‑111: Award for the 2025 asphalt overlay Grama project to DEDW Contractors Inc., $4,953,200 plus a $546,800 contingency (total appropriation $5,500,000). Motion to approve read and moved during the omnibus consent process. - Ordinance 2025‑92: Purchase of a body‑worn camera system through a cooperative contract from Utility Associates Inc., total $2,504,211 (initial payment and four annual payments thereafter). - Ordinance 2025‑89 and 2025‑90: Water system planning services and purchase of mechanical repair and operation supplies (amounts and accounts specified in ordinance text). - Ordinance 2025‑101–105 and others: Fleet and equipment purchases, including multiple vehicles (Ordinance 2025‑102 for 33 vehicles, $1,740,091.52) and equipment for parks and facilities. - Ordinance 2025‑109: Facility efficiency upgrades (phase 1 and 2) appropriation $744,002.60. - Various ordinances authorizing contracts for engineering, construction management, and professional services, including design for Red Bluff Terrace street improvements and wastewater treatment plant work. - Resolutions authorizing grant applications and accepting donations, including a $900,000 CDBG disaster recovery relocation application (Resolution 2025‑74), applications for additional CDBG reallocations (Resolutions 2025‑75 and 2025‑76), and a $12,000 grant application to the Gary Sinise Foundation for the Pasadena Police Department (Resolution 2025‑73).

Council procedure and vote: The ordinances and resolutions were read as a grouped consent/omnibus package. The omnibus motion to approve the listed ordinances was moved by Councilmember Rolando Ibarra and seconded by Councilmember Bianca Valerio. The meeting record shows the motion carried with the council answering “Aye.” Where the record named motion makers or seconders, those names are included; individual roll‑call vote tallies were not listed in the transcript for each item.

What was not decided: The meeting record does not include a detailed roll‑call vote for every ordinance in the transcript extract, nor does it include implementation timelines beyond those specified in individual ordinances. Specific contract start dates and vendor delivery schedules must be confirmed in the executed contracts and departmental work orders.

Votes at a glance (selected high‑value items included in the omnibus) - Ordinance 2025‑111 — 2025 Asphalt Overlay Grama project (DEDW Contractors Inc.) — appropriation $5,500,000 — approved. - Ordinance 2025‑92 — Body worn camera system (Utility Associates Inc.) — total $2,504,211 — approved. - Ordinance 2025‑102 — Purchase of 33 vehicles (Lake Country Chevrolet) — $1,740,091.52 — approved. - Ordinance 2025‑109 — Facility efficiency upgrades, phases 1 and 2 — $744,002.60 — approved. - Ordinance 2025‑96/97/99/100 and others — multiple HVAC, generator and park equipment purchases — approved as read. - Resolution 2025‑74 — CDBG disaster recovery relocation application — $900,000 — authorized to submit. - Resolution 2025‑73 — Grant application to Gary Sinise Foundation — $12,000 — authorized to apply.

Council adjourned after concluding the consent and resolution items and taking a group photograph with Impact Pasadena attendees.

Ending: Council’s approval authorizes staff to execute the listed contracts and pursue the identified grant applications; the ordinance texts and final contracts will contain implementation details and effective dates.