Altadena Town Council Meeting: August 18, 2026

The August 18, 2026 Altadena Town Council meeting, hosted by Pasadena Media, focused largely on post-fire rebuilding and community recovery. Los Angeles County’s rebuild authority described coordination with Southern California Edison and other utilities, including planned undergrounding of 63 miles of Edison infrastructure and an AT&T agreement covering 40 miles in the very-high-fire-hazard zone. The county is pursuing FEMA funding, applied for in March 2026, that could cover an estimated 75% of eligible homeowners’ undergrounding costs—about $24,500 per property under the county’s estimate—but funding is not secured and a decision is not expected until late 2027. Speakers also raised utility coordination, road restoration, and support for sewer extensions; no contract awards or procurement approvals were made. The county’s tree-trimming work was reported as being carried out by West Coast Arborists over approximately 13 weeks, though no contract value was provided.

Other recovery-related updates included the Foothill Catalog Foundation’s more than 70 county-preapproved home, ADU, and garage designs, with 43 designs under construction, and its partnership with Habitat for Humanity to support income-qualified rebuilding. The council approved updated election rules and July meeting minutes. The treasurer reported $347 in expenditures, including Google Workspace and administrative expenses, and $240 in donations; no major purchasing decision was identified. The council also discussed advocating for Sunday construction limits and monitoring wildfire-recovery legislation and funding opportunities.