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Pasadena council extends battery-storage moratorium, approves sidewalk and paving contracts and controller severance benefit
Summary
At a Jan. 6 special meeting, the Pasadena City Council read and approved first readings for an extension of a commercial moratorium on battery energy storage system permits, awarded two public-works contracts, upheld an employee termination on appeal, approved personnel changes and authorized a severance benefit for the new city controller.
The Pasadena City Council on Jan. 6, 2025, voted to extend a commercial moratorium on issuance of permits for battery energy storage system facilities, approved contracts for sidewalk and paving projects, upheld a termination on appeal, and approved a severance benefit for the newly hired city controller, Lindsay Casconamy.
The council called a public hearing on the proposed extension of the moratorium on permits for the placement and installation of battery energy storage system facilities (ordinance read as "Ordinance 2025-1"). No members of the public signed up to speak during the public hearing, and the council proceeded to act on the ordinance on first reading.
Councilmembers also read and approved two infrastructure contract ordinances on first reading: an award to Brook Concrete Concrete Incorporated for the 2025 Annual Sidewalk Improvements Project (CIP S-143) and an award to D and W Contractors Incorporated for the 2025 Annual Paving and Drainage Improvements Project (CIP D-063 / S-142). The transcript’s…
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