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Pasadena City Council approves phased 7% electric rate increases, allows safe‑parking pilot at All Saints and advances 710 planning
Summary
Pasadena City Council approved a three‑phase electric rate increase, authorized a safe‑parking pilot at All Saints for up to 25 vehicles, advanced planning and housing goals for the 710 reconnecting community project, and awarded a $186 million contract for the central library seismic retrofit.
The Pasadena City Council this month approved a three‑phase electric rate increase and took several other actions on housing, planning and infrastructure, city leaders reported on the Pasadena Monthly program.
The council approved a rate increase to be implemented in three phases, each phase a 7% hike that will affect about 68,000 residential, commercial and municipal electric customers. "Each phase includes a 7% increase for all 68,000 customers, residential, commercial, and municipal users," host Justin Chapman said while summarizing the council's action. Council members said the increase is intended to fund major upgrades to the city's power system and that they would revisit the schedule after the second phase to decide whether the third phase remains necessary.
Council also allowed a safe‑parking program at All Saints Church to proceed under a set of conditions. The pilot will permit up to 25…
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