Pasadena City Council Meeting - October 6, 2026

At the October 6, 2026, regular Pasadena City Council and successor agency meeting, the council approved a consent-calendar item for a roughly $500,000 Rose Bowl-area multimodal access and safety planning effort. Council members questioned spending on another plan and outside outreach consultants rather than implementing existing safety measures; staff said the planning would support project development and grant applications, and indicated speed-reduction proposals would return to the Municipal Services Committee. The council also discussed the project’s local firm and community outreach, but the transcript does not identify the planning contract’s vendor with certainty.

The main procurement discussion concerned the proposed selection of PCL Construction Services, Inc. as construction manager at risk for the transit operations and maintenance facility. Staff sought authorization for Phase 1 preconstruction and guaranteed-maximum-price development services, plus Phase 1A demolition, for a not-to-exceed amount of $11,147,338, including a $1 million contingency. Five proposals were received following an RFP; the project is listed with a $91 million CIP budget, and staff estimated an additional $18.4 million would be needed, with Metro funding to be pursued. The facility is targeted for completion in May 2028 and operation by July 1, 2028. Council members debated raising local participation goals from the advertised 10% to an aspirational 20% across local hiring, vendors, and suppliers; staff agreed to consider incentives and return with further information at the Phase 2 guaranteed maximum price review. The transcript ends before the council’s final vote on the PCL authorization or the proposed goal change.