OPENING:
ROLL CALL:
Councilmembers:
Staff:
CITY OF PASADENA
City Council Minutes
June 20, 2025-9:00 A.M.
La Casita Del Arroyo
177 South Arroyo Boulevard
Pasadena, CA91105
SPECIAL MEETING
Mayor Gordo called the special meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. (Absent: Councilmember Hampton)
Mayor Victor M. Gordo
Vice Mayor Jessica Rivas
Councilmember Rick Cole
CouncilmemberTyron Hampton (Arrived at 9:09 a.m.)
Councilmember Justin Jones
Councilmember Jason Lyon
Councilmember Steve Madison
Councilmember Gene Masuda
City Manager Miguel Marquez
City Attorney/City Prosecutor Michele Beal Bagneris
City Clerk Mark Jomsky
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING ON ISSUES INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DISCUSSION ON CITY COUNCIL
MEETING EFFICIENCIES, GROUP DEVELOPMENT AND TEAM
BUILDING, THE CITY'S BUDGET PROCESS, AND OTHER
ISSUES AND MATTERS IDENTIFIED BY MEMBERS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Gordo introduced Partick Ibarra, the Mejorando Group, as facilitator leading the City Council in their workshop.
The City Council and City staff participated in a discussion regarding the City Council, strategies for creating a more effective governing body, meeting efficiencies and protocols, the importance of attendance and timeliness in convening City Council and Council Committee meetings, including reducing the quorum for Council Committees to two Councilmembers to guard against meetings being delayed or cancelled, and starting meetings at 5:00 p.m., or later, to accommodate working schedules of members of the City Council.
Councilmember Hampton left By order of the Mayor, and consensus of the City Council, the the meeting at 11:51 a.m. meeting was recessed at 11 :51 a.m.
The City Council meeting was reconvened at 12:27 p.m.
Councilmember Hampton
arrived at 9:09 a.m.
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Councilmember Madison
returned at 12:32 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTEST:
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The facilitator renewed the discussion regarding City Council meeting protocols, with the City Council suggesting that a list of meeting guidelines be developed for members of the City Council to refer back to during meetings to promote meeting efficiencies. The guidelines would be developed by the Legislative Policy Committee, submitted to the full City Council for review, and adopted as a policy.
Additionally, the City Clerk and City Attorney would review adopted Councilmember Code of Conduct provisions and incorporate newly adopted meeting guidelines as part of the onboarding of new Councilmembers.
Following discussion, on order of the Mayor, and consensus of the City Council, the special meeting of the City Council adjourned at 2:50
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