OPENING
ROLL CALL:
CITY OF PASADENA
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES
PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER - S249
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025
Mayor Gordo called the meeting of the Public Safety Committee to order at 4:13 p.m.
Mayor Victor M. Gordo
CouncilmemberTyron Hampton
CouncilmemberJustin Jones (Arrived 4:16 p.m.)
Councilmember Steve Madison (Absent)
Staff:
PUBLIC COMMENT
OLD BUSINESS
Gene Harris, Police Chief
Manuel Carmona, Director of Public Health
Bill Grisafe, Police Commander
Jon Pollard, Code Compliance Manager
Tim Sell, Deputy Fire Chief
Israel Del Toro, Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development
Jose Enriquez, Deputy Fire Marshal
Anthony Russo, Police Lieutenant
Jesse De Anda, Building Official
Nicholas G. Rodriguez, Assistant City Manager
Danielle St. Clair, Assistant City Attorney
Tamer Sabha, Recording Secretary
Yadi, Pasadena resident, advocated for the Committee to examine the installation of cameras and automatic license plate readers throughout the City, and to ensure the rights of all people are protected, regardless of their immigration or economic status.
Robert Griffith, representing the Pasadena Police Officers' Association Board of Directors, expressed concerns with comments made at a prior Public Safety Committee meeting regarding traffic stops, and emphasized officer safety and legal precedents.
PASADENA ELDERLY AND DEPENDENT ADULT LIAISONS
(PEDAL) INTRODUCTION
Jon Pollard, Code Compliance Manager, presented a Powerpoint presentation on the Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons (PEDAL) team, including providing information on PEDAL'S mission and services, and responded to questions.
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NEW BUSINESS
Tim Sell, Deputy Fire Chief, provided information on Pasadena Fire Department's participation in the PEDAL team, community risk reduction, and responded to questions.
Manuel Carmona, Director of Public Health, provided information on long-term care facilities in Pasadena, the Public Health Department's role on the PEDAL team, and responded to questions.
Rachel Tate, Vice President of Ombudsman Services at WISE and Health Aging, provided information on the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, and responded to questions.
Councilmember hlampton asked staff to provide quarterly updates on complaints and performance information related to long-term care, skilled nursing homes, assisted living/residential care facilities in the City; and spoke in favor of the staff developing small business grant programs where skilled nursing facilities may qualify.
Nicholas Rodriguez, Assistant City Manager, provided information on responses to the status of facility complaints, the importance of cooperation between the City and other government entities, specifically Los Angeles County, and responded to questions.
Councilmember Jones asked staff to provide information on the number of residents that live in three-star or below rated long-term care facilities in the City; and advocated for the City to host Ombudsman community presentations at the Pasadena Senior Center and Jackie Robinson Community Center.
Following discussion, on the order of the Chair, and by the consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
MILITARY EQUIPMENT ANNUAL REPORT AND RENEWAL OF
EXISTING MILITARY EQUIPMENT
Danielle St. Clair, Assistant City Attorney, provided an oral report on the item, and reported that the 2024-2025 Military Equipment Annual Report was presented to the Community Police Oversight
Commission, and will be presented to the full City Council; and responded to questions.
Esprit Jones, Community Police Oversight Commission Chair, shared that she attended Police Department presentations of the 2024-2025 Military Equipment Annual Report at a community meeting at Washington Park and Community Police Oversight Commission meeting, and thanked Commander Grisafe and
Lieutenant Russo for the thorough report.
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Yadi, Pasadena resident, provided comments on the report reflecting community input from prior years, called attention to drone platform reassessment and police helicopter noise complaints; and advocated for decreasing the number of military equipment annual report presentations while supporting public engagement.
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Jones, seconded by Councilmember Hampton, to approve the staff recommendation and forward the item to the City Council for consideration. (Motion unanimously carried) (Absent:
Councilmember Madison)
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 2026 OPERATING
BUDGET BY RECOGNIZING REVENUE AND APPROPRIATING
$545,000 IN GRANT FUNDS
Anthony Russo, Police Lieutenant, summarized the agenda report as part of a Powerpoint presentation on the item, and responded to questions.
Councilmember Hampton spoke in support of a Police Department collaboration with the Department of Transportation regarding grant programs, updating speed feedback signs, and utilizing Police Department citizen volunteers.
In response to Councilmember Jones' inquiry related to grant programs that focus on parking enforcement, Gene Harris, Police Chief, stated that staff will conduct research and report back, identified the Department of Transportation as a resource to identify parking-related grants, and responded to questions.
Yadi, Pasadena resident, spoke in support of the City Council exploring the installation of speed cameras in the City and examining regulations on surveillance technology.
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Hampton, seconded by Councilmember Jones, to approve the staff
recommendation and forward the item to the City Council for consideration. (Motion unanimously carried) (Absent:
Councilmember Madison)
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INFORMATION ONLY
REQUESTS FOR FUTURE
AGENDA ITEMS
DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE
TO ADOPT THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS
CODE AND RELATED CODES
Jesse De Anda, Building Official, summarized the agenda report as part of a Powerpoint presentation on the item, and responded to questions.
Following a brief discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Hampton, seconded by Councilmember Jones, to approve the staff recommendation and forward the item to the City Council for consideration. (Motion unanimously carried) (Absent:
Councilmember Madison)
RECEIVE ANNUAL REPORTS FOR FISCAL YEAR JULY 2024
THROUGH JUNE 2025 AND WORK PLANS FOR FISCAL YEAR
2025-2026 FOR:
A. CODE ENFORCEMENT
COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
C. OLD PASADENA PARKING METER ZONE ADVISORY
COMMISSION
D. RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION
E. SOUTH LAKE PARKING PLACE COMMISSION
F. TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
Following a brief discussion, on the order of the Chair, and by the consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
Councilmember Hampton requested a presentation on the Police Department's Air Operations Section, the status of purchasing new helicopters that emit reduced sound pollution, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. In addition, he asked for information on fireworks enforcement and prevention efforts for 2026 in the City.
Mayor Gordo advocated for contacting neighboring cities to reconsider their fireworks policies and asked staff to work the City Attorney's Office to draft letters on behalf of the City.
Danielle St. Clair, Assistant City Attorney, responded she will work with City Attorney/City Prosecutor Michele Bagneris and Chief Assistant City Prosecutor Tim Wellman, who have been involved with fireworks efforts with the Fire Department on the Mayor's request to contact neighboring municipalities.
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ADJOURNMENT
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Tamer Sabha
Recording Secretary
On the <rdpr of Chair, the meeting of the Public Safety Committee was adjourned at 5:35 p.m.
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Mayor Victor Ml-6ordo, Ch^i?
Public Safety Committee
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