Pasadena council approves package of ordinances, contract actions and grant acceptances

The Pasadena City Council on March 4 approved a package of ordinances, contract actions and resolutions covering contract terminations, public works contracts, equipment purchases and grant acceptances.

The council voted to terminate a contract with Informart (formerly Severn Trent Environmental Services Inc.) for operation of two wastewater facilities; to amend a design and construction contract for Perez Road reconstruction; and to authorize administrative planning services for the Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery reallocation program. The council also approved multiple one-year service contract extensions for traffic pavement marking and traffic signal maintenance, a mosquito control contract, the purchase of a 107-foot ladder fire truck and other equipment purchases, and acceptance of state and federal grant awards.

Why it matters: the ordinances and resolutions allocate funds, change contract relationships for city services, and authorize purchases and grants that affect city operations and public safety. Several items fund capital equipment, including a purchase the meeting identified as a Pierce 107-foot ladder truck for $1,685,181, and multiple public-works and operations contracts that set service providers for the coming year.

Top actions and details

- Ordinance 2025-51: Terminate contract authorized by ordinance 2015-120 between the City of Pasadena and Informart (formerly Severn Trent Environmental Services Inc.) for operation and maintenance of New Vince Bayou and Golden Acres wastewater treatment facilities. Motion to approve carried.

- Ordinance 2025-52: Amend ordinance 2025-9 (Intech Civil Engineers) for design and construction services for Perez Road reconstruction and Cleveland Street paving and drainage (CIP). Motion to approve carried.

- Ordinance 2025-53: Authorize an agreement with Public Management, Inc. to provide administrative planning services related to CDBG disaster recovery reallocation program and prefunding services. Motion to approve carried.

- Ordinance 2025-54 and 2025-55: Authorize procurement of city water meters (via HGAC contract WM0920) and full-circle repair clamps for distribution system maintenance. Motions to approve carried.

- Ordinance 2025-56: Adopt a “standard of care” required by Texas Human Resources Code, subchapter C, §42.041 for the city’s elementary-age recreation programs. Motion to approve carried.

- Ordinance 2025-57: Approve a demolition-services contract with K & K Tractor Services LLC for dangerous buildings ($130,000). Motion to approve carried.

- Ordinance 2025-58: Approve a one-year mosquito-control contract with Cypress Creek Mosquito Control LLC with up to two one-year extensions. Motion to approve carried.

- Ordinance 2025-59: Authorize purchase of a 2025 Pierce 107-foot ladder truck (custom pumper ladder) through HGAC contract; the meeting identified the appropriation as $1,685,181. Motion to approve carried.

- Ordinance 2025-60: Approve contract for printing and mailing utility bills (two-year term) with USIO Output Solutions, Inc. Motion to approve carried.

- Ordinance 2025-61 and 2025-62: Extend annual contracts for traffic pavement marking (Stripes and Stops Co., Inc.) and traffic signal maintenance (Craycom, Inc.) for one year. Motions to approve carried.

- Ordinance 2025-63: Authorize purchase of refuse and dump trucks using HGAC contract HT0620; the transcript contains a numeric transcription likely in error and did not provide a clear appropriation amount. The council approved the ordinance; the appropriation amount is not specified in the meeting transcript.

- Ordinance 2025-64: Appropriate $10,000,000 from the general fund assigned fund balance to fund the OPEB trust and authorize trust documents. Motion to approve carried.

- Ordinance 2025-65: Authorize the mayor to accept a State of Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (catalytic converter) grant for the Pasadena Police Department; the meeting referenced a grant award amount but the stated figure in the transcript was unclear. Motion to approve carried.

- Ordinance 2025-66: Accept a Fiscal Year 2024 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant award ($191,680) to upgrade lighting and HVAC at city buildings. Motion to approve carried.

Resolutions and appointments approved included reappointments and budget amendments tied to the Pasadena Scribe Control and Prevention District, adoption of a post-employment benefits trust administered by Public Agency Retirement Services, and authorization for staff signatures on project documents.

Votes and procedural notes

- Most motions were introduced and approved with the council voice vote recorded as “Aye” and no on-the-record no votes in the transcript. During a finance item, one council member stated they needed to abstain from a payment to Dell; that abstention was noted on the record.

- The meeting record shows motions and seconds were made for minutes approval, progress payments, finance resolutions, personnel changes and the ordinances listed above; individual roll-call tallies were not read into the transcript for each ordinance beyond the verbal “all in favor.”

What the meeting did not specify

- The transcript does not provide detailed roll-call vote counts for most individual ordinances. Where dollar amounts in the transcript appear garbled (notably one large truck appropriation figure), the transcript either corrected the speaker or offered no clear figure; the article notes the appropriation was not specified in the record for that item.

Ending

Council adjourned after approving the listed ordinances and resolutions. The meeting record shows no further public hearings or continuations on those items at the March 4 meeting.