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Pasadena council defers Crenshaw road renaming amid legal questions; approves multiple contracts and resolutions
Summary
Council voted to defer an ordinance to rename part of Crenshaw Road after questions about a code change and federal‑aid status; the body approved a package of ordinances and resolutions, including contracts totaling several hundred thousand dollars and library grant applications.
The Pasadena City Council on May 5 deferred a first‑reading ordinance to rename a portion of Crenshaw Road after legal arguments that a linked code change affecting naming of public facilities had been deferred and could make the vote legally ineligible.
Councilwoman Van Health observed that two related code items had been deferred, and that the current municipal rule prohibits naming city‑owned public facilities for living persons. She cited applicable legal text in the meeting, saying the question involved whether Crenshaw Road was a public facility and whether federal‑aid status affected eligibility. "The current rule…
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