The City of Pasadena City Council on Sept. 17 took a series of routine procedural and consent actions, including approval of minutes, progress payments, finance resolutions, personnel appointments, the final reading of multiple ordinances and several resolutions accepting donations and program updates.

Key votes recorded on the meeting transcript:

- Minutes and Special Meetings: The council approved the minutes for the Sept. 3, 2024 regular meeting and the Sept. 5, 2024 special meeting on motion and second (movers and seconders listed on the record) with the council voting “Aye.”

- Progress Payments and Finance Resolutions: Progress payments and finance resolutions were approved on motion and second; the council voted “Aye.” No roll-call tallies beyond the affirmative voice vote are included in the transcript excerpt.

- Personnel appointment: The council approved a recommended hire for Assistant City Attorney II with a biweekly allowance of $3,120 (annualized to $74,800). The transcript shows the item passed with one recorded “no” vote noted after the motion, though the meeting excerpt does not name the dissenting member.

- Ordinances (final reading): The clerk read a list of ordinance numbers on final reading (including Ordinances 2024-162 through 2024-181 and others listed aloud). The council moved and seconded the final-reading block and approved the ordinances on voice vote; several specific ordinances were discussed later on the record (for example, Ordinance 2024-174 regarding a shaded golf-course structure, which passed with two dissenting votes recorded).

- Resolutions accepted: The council approved the following resolutions on consent:
- Resolution 2024-183: Authorizing the mayor to accept cash donations ($100 from Bass Meineke Number 1 LLC and $100 from Remodel Depot LLC) totaling $200 for the Police Resiliency and Mentorship Program Unit.
- Resolution 2024-184: Accepting an in-kind donation of prizes for a bingo event valued at $100 from Humana Center Well for use by the Parks and Recreation Department at the Madison Job Senior Center.
- Resolution 2024-185: Updating and establishing the utility allowance schedule for the Housing Choice Voucher program in accordance with HUD CFR provisions effective Nov. 1, 2024.
- Resolution 2024-186: Accepting a $40,000 donation from Chevron Products Company to be used by the Neighborhood Network for Team Up to Clean Up 2024 ($10,000), the Pasadena Food Drive ($10,000) and the Parks Department community garden center ($20,000).

All four resolutions passed on a recorded motion and second and the council voice-voted “Aye.” The transcript does not show any objections to the listed resolutions.

Why it matters: The consent approvals and personnel appointment are routine municipal actions that advance city operations: minutes and finance items maintain administrative continuity; the assistant city attorney appointment affects in-house legal capacity; the HUD-related resolution updates the utility allowance used for Housing Choice Voucher administration; and donor-funded items direct private funds to specified community programs.

What’s next: Items approved on consent proceed to implementation by the responsible city departments; the transcript does not record additional follow-up assignments or reporting deadlines attached to these votes.