Tyron Hampton

Rose Bowl Riders eviction from Hahamonga Park

Boarders report roughly $12,000 in lost historical revenue and mass departures of horses from the facility.

Flock surveillance technology

The proposed real-time crime center would cost $3.6 million in capital and $1.2 million annually.

Eaton Fire repair construction tax exemption

No cost to the general fund; forgone permit fee revenue for the city.

Guanajuato sister city dispute

Caltrans tenants and AB 2329

City purchase of properties could involve significant acquisition spending; tenants face rising sale prices.

North Fair Oaks Black Legacy District funding

The plan itself has no immediate cost, but the council directed staff to find money for banners, crosswalks and art, and a fee waiver for minor conditional use permits will be studied.

Water waste prohibition ordinance update

Police drone-as-first-responder expansion

Adds $39,196 in grant revenue to the police budget with no general fund cost.

MEHKO home kitchen pilot program

About $225,000 in general fund costs over two years, mostly unrecoverable startup and enforcement spending.

Brookside Park stormwater capture project

Met water costs a premium over basin water; more local recharge could reduce rate pressure.

Arroyo Seco tree removals

Police acquisition of military-surplus armored personnel carrier

No money is spent tonight, but expanded drone programs could cost $200,000-$400,000 or more, with vendors quoting $900,000-plus systems.

Heritage Housing Partners affordable homeownership

Finding a place to live could get way more expensive for many.

Summit Grove affordable housing construction defects

Repair shortfalls could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars per building, with homeowners fearing special assessments or loss of their homes.

Fire, Wildfire and Emergency Response Parcel Tax

Roughly $230 million over ten years, costing a typical 1,600-square-foot homeowner somewhere around $270-$390 a year depending on the rate chosen.

Street safety and unfunded transportation projects

$163 million unfunded safety backlog; $630,000 allocated this year.

November 2026 ballot measure positions

A parcel tax could raise roughly $30 million a year; a parking tax about $5 million; a transfer tax up to $26 million.

FY 2027 Budget and Structural Deficit

Potential new taxes could raise millions annually — a quarter-cent sales tax alone about $11 million — but also mean higher costs for residents and property owners.

City Budget Workshop Postponed

Your tax dollars are being discussed in these meetings, so it's good to know what's on the agenda.

Closure of La Cocina de las Abuelas commercial kitchen

Pacto subsidized the kitchen at $24,000 a year; vendors face lost income every week the kitchen stays closed.

Consent calendar (items 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7a, 7b, 7c)

Item 3: Salary update for two LIUNA-represented classifications

Ordinance amending water waste prohibitions and water supply shortage plans (Title 13, Ch. 13.10)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA

PUBLIC HEARING SET: November 10, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – Appeal of the Board of Zoning Appeals’ Quasi-Judicial Decision to Approve Single-Family Compatibility Permit No. 7337 to Allow a New 4,955 Square-Foot, Two-Story Single-Family Residence at…

Consent calendar items 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7a, 7b, 7c

Item 3 — LIUNA salary update resolution

Item 8 — Water waste prohibitions ordinance

FINANCE COMMITTEE: AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE GRANT RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAM EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM AND AMEND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S FISCAL YEAR 2027 OPERATING BUDGET BY…

APPOINTMENTS, REAPPOINTMENTS, AND RESIGNATIONS APPOINTMENT OF LENA KWONG TO THE COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION (District 3 Nomination)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

RECEIVE AND FILE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PASADENA

PUBLIC HEARING SET: November 10, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – Appeal of the Board of Zoning Appeals’ Quasi-Judicial Decision to Approve Single-Family Compatibility Permit No. 7337 to Allow a New 4,955 Square-Foot, Two-Story Single-Family Residence at…

Consent Calendar (Items 1-6)

Brookside Park Stormwater Capture Project (Item 7)

Rose Bowl Riders Lease Termination (Item 8)

AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE GRANT RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL'S ABC-OTS 2026-2027 GRANT AWARD AND AMEND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2027 OPERATING BUDGET BY RECOGNIZING REVENUE AND…

AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE GRANT RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT AWARD AND AMEND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2027 OPERATING BUDGET BY RECOGNIZING REVENUE AND APPROPRIATING…

AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE GRANT RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 2026-2027 REAL ESTATE FRAUD PROSECUTION GRANT AWARD AND AMEND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2027 OPERATING BUDGET BY RECOGNIZING REVENUE AND…

Ordinance amending water waste prohibitions and water supply shortage plans (Title 13, Ch. 13.10)

Item 8 — Water waste prohibitions ordinance

First Reading: Water Waste Prohibitions Ordinance (Item 9)

Item 11 — Surface type for Villa Park and Robinson Park athletic fields

Item 12 — Eaton Fire construction tax exemption ordinance

Item 11 — Surface type selection for Villa Park and Robinson Park athletic fields

Rose Bowl/Brookside Park multimodal connectivity plan contract (Item 1)

Wanted action like lower speed limits rather than another $500,000 plan.

First reading: Eaton Fire construction tax exemption ordinance (Item 8)

Consent calendar items 3 and 4 (appointment of Jamil Mamdani; receive and file claims)

Kimley-Horn contract for Rose Bowl/Brookside Park multimodal connectivity plan (Item 1)

Believes the city already has enough plans and should lower speed limits and act instead.

Vice mayor appointment process policy (Item 6)

First reading: Eaton Fire construction tax exemption ordinance (Item 8)

Item 12: Fair Oaks Orange Grove Specific Plan / Black Legacy District

Item 12: Fair Oaks Orange Grove Specific Plan

Electric Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2026 Series A (Item 12)

Council Meetings Moved to Tuesdays (Item 13)

Electric Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2026 Series A (Item 12)

Ordinance Moving Council Meetings to Tuesdays (Item 13)

First reading — bond ordinance (Item 12)

First reading — Tuesday meetings ordinance (Items 9/13)

Commissioner term limits ordinance (Item 14)

Electric Revenue Refunding Bonds 2026A — resolution and first reading (Items 7 and 12)

Move council meetings to Tuesdays — first reading (Items 9 and 13)

Commissioner term limits ordinance — direction to amend (Item 14)

Arbolada Drive (LD-29) Landmark Overlay District Ordinance (Item 9)

Mesita Road (LD-30) Landmark Overlay District Ordinance (Item 10)

Police heliport hangar contract and CIP budget amendment (Item 4)

Arboleda Drive (LD-29) Landmark Overlay District ordinance (Item 9)

Mesita Road (LD-30) Landmark Overlay District ordinance (Item 10)

Parcel tax election resolutions (Item 3)

He wanted a ten-year sunset rather than fourteen years.

SB 9 repeal ordinance (Item 4)

Fire parcel tax election resolutions (Item 3)

He supported the tax only with a ten-year sunset, not fourteen.

Repeal of SB 9 prohibitions in Eaton Fire area (Item 4)

Parking tax as backup to fire parcel tax (Item 14)

Residents would prefer taxing visitors who park in the city rather than residents themselves.

Repeal of SB 9 fire-zone prohibitions — public hearing and first reading (Items 15 and 17)

Central Library GO bond tax rate ordinance adopted (Item 18)

Parking tax as backup to fire parcel tax (Item 14)

Repeal of SB 9 fire-zone prohibition ordinances (Items 15 and 17)

G.O. bond tax rate for Central Library project (Item 18)

Direction to prepare fire parcel tax measure (item 16)

First reading: FY 2026-27 GO bond tax rate ordinance (item 18)

Term limits ordinance tabled (item 19)

Opposed tabling; wanted to proceed with the vote.

Fire parcel tax direction (item 16)

G.O. bond tax rate ordinance — first reading (item 18)

Advisory board term-limits ordinance (item 19)

Opposed tabling; wanted the item decided

Outward Bound Adventures Pre-Development Agreement — Hahamongna Watershed Park (Item 1)

The project is in his district and he called it a labor of love.

Restorative Justice Elements for the Reconnecting Pasadena 710 Vision Plan (Item 19)

His family was impacted by the freeways; he moved adoption of all ten elements.

A.I. Stewart Portrait and Arthur Noble Award — Recognizing Pasadena's Racist History (Item 20)

He proposed the reduced portrait with a statement rather than removal.

First Reading — Ordinance on Term Limits and Training for Advisory Boards and Commissions (Item 21)

He voted yes to see where it goes but personally prefers keeping the current rules.

Adoption — Uncodified Ordinance Delaying SB 79 (Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act) (Item 23)