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Pasadena proclaims April Donate Life Month and Earth Month; residents raise environmental and sister-city concerns
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Summary
Council issued proclamations recognizing Donate Life Month and Earth Month and heard public comments on plastic pellet pollution, an LA banquet-hall code complaint, and sister-city outreach; an organ-donation advocate and the city's sustainability administrator addressed the council.
At the March 30, 2026 meeting the Pasadena City Council presented two ceremonial proclamations and heard several short public comments on neighborhood and environmental concerns.
The council proclaimed April 2026 as Earth Month and April 22 as Earth Day in Pasadena. City presenters invited residents to Earth Month events including an April 18 community event at Brookside Park and noted activities across the city; staff introduced Lindsay Paige McCloy as the city's sustainability administrator, who described outreach, compost giveaways, a tree-planting at Villa Park and a goat-grazing pilot for brush mitigation.
The council also presented a Donate Life proclamation. Alan Jolley, who identified himself as an ambassador with 1 Legacy and a donor father, recounted his daughter Caitlin's death and the family's decision to donate her organs. Jolley encouraged residents to register as organ donors (via the DMV or donatelife.org) and mentioned a Donate Life Run/Walk and related community outreach.
During matters not on the agenda, residents raised several issues: - A youth speaker urged the council to support a local resolution addressing plastic-pellet ("nurdle") pollution and provided a flyer/QR code for follow-up. - Rose Malmberg reported an unpermitted banquet operation at 1453 North Lake and asked staff to coordinate code enforcement and police responses. - Members of the public urged the mayor to respond to an invitation from Guanajuato and to formally engage with the sister-city delegation.
Mayor and staff pledged follow-up on the code-enforcement concern and encouraged residents to engage with the city about Earth Month and organ-donation registration.
