CIP budget

Argued batteries and solar are investments, not costs, and urged prioritizing utility-scale battery storage at the Broadway site for arbitrage value.

League of Women Voters advocacy director urged the council to align the budget with its adopted priorities, including housing and battery storage.

Accused staff of resisting the council's carbon-free directive and urged rejection of any CIP that ignores council priorities.

Pointed to Glendale's faster solar buildout and asked the city to combine shade structures with solar canopies; described children walking in 40 mph traffic.

District 1 resident frustrated that the additional 50 megawatts of local storage was dropped from the CIP, urging the council to insist it be restored.

Called the CIP 'a plan to fail,' saying only 15% of needed solar is funded and storage projects were stripped from the attachment; urged denial and a redo.

Reinforced prior speakers, urging the council to fund the projects that get the city farthest toward its 2030 commitment.

Pasadena 100 volunteer pledged the group will hold the council accountable to finish its solar and battery commitments.

League of Women Voters director urged the council to align the budget with its adopted priorities, including housing and battery/solar expansion, warning that delay costs time.

Cited the climate emergency and Eaton fire, urging rapid municipal solar and battery storage as profit-generating, energy-secure assets.

For the Complete Streets Coalition, urged faster delivery of funded street safety projects and adoption of quick-build methods.

Argued the CIP funds only a fraction of the needed municipal solar and storage and mislabels deferred maintenance as carbon-free spending.

Complained that routine maintenance items are being counted as carbon-free spending and urged honest accounting.

Warned the CIP as drafted would deal a 'mortal blow' to the climate goal and criticized the proposed $33M PWP headquarters.

Urged postponing PWP capital items, including the new headquarters, to prioritize solar and storage investment.

Reinforced Pasadena 100's concerns, noting solar and storage are revenue-generating assets that reduce reliance on Glenarm.

Speaking for the Complete Streets Coalition, asked the council to speed up construction of funded safety projects and try cheap quick-build improvements.