The City of Pasadena City Council on Dec. 17, 2024, approved a package of ordinances and resolutions, amended three items on final reading to correct scopes or typos, and accepted multiple monetary and in-kind donations for city programs.

Council votes opened with approval of the Dec. 3, 2024, minutes (motion by Ibarra, second by Strata) and routine agenda items including progress payments and finance resolutions. During a finance vote the mayor abstained from a payment to Dow Pipe and Fence Supply; the abstention was recorded without further action.

The council then addressed final-reading ordinances and approved a long list of measures by voice vote after hearings and brief amendments. The body unanimously adopted, or adopted by voice vote with no recorded opposition, the ordinances read into the record (several ordinance numbers were read sequentially during the meeting). The council approved a group motion to adopt numerous ordinances, and then handled several items individually.

Three amendments were approved on final reading to clarify scope or fix wording in professional-services agreements:
- Ordinance 2024-263: Council approved an amendment to update the “character and extent of services” for LJA Engineering to match the proposed scope of work and include a budget breakdown. The amendment was moved and approved during final reading.
- Ordinance 2024-264: The council amended the contract for NTech Engineers to remove GIS from that firm’s task list after council members noted overlap with another contract (the GIS task was removed from this agreement). The amendment passed.
- Ordinance 2024-265: Council approved a correction changing a typographical reference from “package 1” to “package 2” in Attachment A, Construction Phase Services, item 2.29b.

Other ordinance items announced on first reading or approved included budget amendments, fee adjustments for Pasadena Golf Club with an effective date of Jan. 8, 2025, agreements for maintenance and equipment purchases (including a maintenance agreement with Seabourn LLC/Central Square and vehicle and computer purchases using state cooperative contracts), and a capital project contract for the Vince Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant bar screens improvement (JTR Constructors Inc.) with an appropriation cited in the agenda materials.

The council also approved resolutions accepting donations and applying for grants, including acceptance of in-kind and monetary donations for Parks and Recreation and Volunteer Pasadena, a grant application for catalytic-converter prevention funding, and a body-worn camera program award through the Texas Governor’s Criminal Justice Division. Councilmembers publicly thanked donors and staff involved in the volunteer and police outreach programs.

All motions described above passed by voice vote or unanimous consent as reflected in the meeting record; no ordinance or resolution that was put to voice vote was recorded as opposed. The meeting recessed for executive session at the end of the agenda.

Votes at a glance (selected items from the meeting record):
- Approval of minutes (Dec. 3, 2024): Motion by Ibarra; second by Strata — approved by voice vote.
- Progress payments: Motion by Guerrero; second by Dow — approved by voice vote.
- Finance/payment abstention: Mayor recorded an abstention on payment to Dow Pipe and Fence Supply — abstention recorded; motion otherwise approved.
- Amendment — Ordinance 2024-263 (LJA Engineering scope update): Moved by a council member serving as designated amender; second by Ibera — amendment approved.
- Amendment — Ordinance 2024-264 (remove GIS task from NTech Engineers): Moved by a council member; second by Dow — amendment approved.
- Amendment — Ordinance 2024-265 (typo correction package 1 → package 2): Moved and seconded (second by Barra) — amendment approved.
- Ordinances 2024-248 through 2024-275 and additional individually read ordinance numbers listed on the agenda: Motion by Guerrero; second by Shane Bine — approved by voice vote as read.
- Resolutions 2024-227 through 2024-234 (donations, grant applications, nominations): Motion by Debarra; second by Burrell — approved by voice vote.

Why it matters: The amendments corrected contract scopes and typographical errors that, if left uncorrected, could affect billing and contract responsibilities. The approved ordinances and resolutions fund equipment, parks and police programs, and capital improvements that were listed on the agenda materials.