# Pasadena Finance Committee Meeting: September 15, 2026


**Body:** Pasadena Media
**Date:** September 14, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Education, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


Pasadena Media’s special Finance Committee meeting on September 15, 2026, addressed two workforce-development funding actions. The committee approved without objection authorization for the City Manager to accept $850,000 in HUD federal community project funding and enter a subrecipient agreement with Pasadena City College (PCC), without competitive bidding or the competitive selection process. The funding would support environmental review, design, and other early costs for a proposed two-story, approximately 55,000-square-foot career and technical education facility at PCC; construction would require additional state and philanthropic funding. A potential additional $2.2 million earmark was expected to be determined in December. The item was to proceed to the City Council for final approval.

Staff also presented a $3.2 million federal workforce-program allocation for July 2026 through June 2028—about $800,000 above the amount budgeted—with a requirement to spend 80% in the first year. Staff sought authorization to execute a contract with the state employment department and amend the budget, with funds supporting dislocated workers, youth employment, rapid response to layoffs, and layoff aversion. A motion to approve was made, but the transcript does not clearly capture the vote or outcome. Members discussed providing more regular performance data on placements and retention. The quarterly investment report was informational only; no related purchasing action was identified.

**Source:** Pasadena Media