Pasadena council approves multiple ordinances, amends three professional-service agreements and accepts donations

The City of Pasadena City Council on Dec. 17, 2024, approved a package of ordinances and resolutions, amended three items on final reading to correct scopes or typos, and accepted multiple monetary and in-kind donations for city programs.

Council votes opened with approval of the Dec. 3, 2024, minutes (motion by Ibarra, second by Strata) and routine agenda items including progress payments and finance resolutions. During a finance vote the mayor abstained from a payment to Dow Pipe and Fence Supply; the abstention was recorded without further action.

The council then addressed final-reading ordinances and approved a long list of measures by voice vote after hearings and brief amendments. The body unanimously adopted, or adopted by voice vote with no recorded opposition, the ordinances read into the record (several ordinance numbers were read sequentially during the meeting). The council approved a group motion to adopt numerous ordinances, and then handled several items individually.

Three amendments were approved on final reading to clarify scope or fix wording in professional-services agreements: -…