# Pasadena Council Meeting 10/20/2026

The October 20, 2026 Pasadena City Council meeting included consideration of multiple contract, capital-project, grant, and budget ordinances. Major items listed included a $3,553,828 appropriation for Inframark LLC to operate and maintain the Vince Bayou and Gold Acres wastewater treatment plants; a $2,389,527 Conrad Construction contract for paving and drainage improvements; a $500,000 as-needed computer hardware contract with Dell Marketing LP; and a $215,824.35 software maintenance agreement with Subberon LLC/Central Square Technologies. Other listed spending included $174,422.40 for Microsoft licensing through SHI Government Solutions, $215,000 for LJA regulatory-compliance and grant assistance, $200,000 for wireless permitting assistance from Edminster, Henshaw, Rust and Associates, and an additional $190,000 for insurance coverage. The agenda also included a $38,200 property relocation payment for a capital project, a $15,185 TxDOT enforcement grant, and a $10,000 Port Houston community grant. Motions to approve agenda items carried; the transcript does not provide a clear breakdown of vote counts or the outcome of every individual item.

Public comment focused largely on Pasadena Police Department leadership, transparency, and employee compensation. Speakers debated a proposed 6% employee raise and police pay competitiveness, but no decision on raises is clear in the transcript. Other speakers called for independent investigations, charter review, and changes to police leadership. The meeting also included community announcements and acceptance of several in-kind donations; no additional procurement action is identifiable from those donation items.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Contracting Vehicles, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Sources
- [Pasadena Council Meeting 10/20/2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s0u1Ib1NEU) - City of Pasadena TX Council Meetings