Pasadena Finance Committee Meeting: November 10, 2026

The Pasadena City Council Finance Committee met in a special meeting on November 10, 2026. The committee unanimously approved authorization for the city manager to accept $147,351 in California Low Carbon Transit Operations Program grant funding for Pasadena’s GilaRide service. It also approved submitting four applications totaling $19.3 million to California’s Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program; the applications require no local match and cover Eaton Blanche Expansion Park, Vina Vieja pickleball courts, Central Park clubhouse and lawn bowling improvements, and artificial turf replacement at Robinson Park. The first three applications were approved together. The turf application was considered separately, with Councilmember Cole’s objection recorded; the transcript does not clearly establish its final disposition.

The committee approved, without objection, a $300,000 increase to Frame Group LLC’s contract 33343, bringing its not-to-exceed amount to $1.75 million, for disaster-recovery consulting and FEMA, Cal OES, and insurance claim support. The funding is from the non-departmental operating budget; staff reported more than $35 million in claims filed, approximately $14 million recovered to date, and additional claims in progress. Discussion of the capital improvement program focused on improving public transparency and council input on project prioritization, including possible earlier council review and stronger public outreach. No procurement decision was made on hydrogen-fueling items discussed during the CIP presentation; staff said related council items were being pulled for further review.