Pasadena EDC reviews $50M convention center expansion in proposed FY27 budgets
The Pasadena Economic Development Corporation board took up a proposed $50 million expansion of the city’s convention center and a $66 million capital improvement plan during its June 25 meeting. Minutes from that session were not yet available at press time, so details on any votes are not yet public. The review unfolded alongside a separate Planning Commission meeting that examined a major residential development on Red Bluff Road.
Pasadena EDC
The EDC’s June 25 agenda included a public hearing on projects authorized under the Development Corporation Act, followed by consideration of the Proposed FY 2027 Operating Budget and the Capital Improvement Program budget. The CIP proposal totals more than $66 million, anchored by a $50 million convention center expansion and renovation project (CIP P23M029). Other line items: $5 million for convention center infrastructure improvements Phase II — primarily detention and mitigation at Red Bluff and Fairmont Parkway — $7.36 million for the Vince Bayou Greenway Trail (including Phase I and Little Vince Bayou segments), $20.39 million committed for Pasadena Boulevard Phase I (225 to Harris), and a proposed $4.89 million new CIP for industrial district infrastructure improvements.
The board also was set to approve the operating budget, which projects $17.5 million in revenue, and to authorize hiring electrical engineering and contracting services for the convention center property (through an RFQ and an RFP). A closed session was listed to discuss pending litigation: Way-Tech, Inc. v. Pasadena EDC. Because official minutes have not been published, no vote tallies or final actions could be confirmed by deadline.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission met June 22 for a preliminary and final review of the Reserves at Red Bluff development. Commissioners also received a presentation on a draft revision of the city’s Landscape Ordinance. The agenda included approval of minutes from the April 13, 2026, session and a public comment period for non-agenda topics. As with the EDC, minutes from this meeting had not been posted as of this writing, leaving the outcome of the development review unconfirmed.
Coming up
The Pasadena City Council meets July 7. On its agenda:
- Acceptance of a $12.5 million Economic Development Administration grant for the Convention Center Expansion & Renovation Project.
- A $4.7 million contract for the Vince Bayou Greenway Trail Phase 1.
- A $542,532.93 contract for the 2026 Annual Sidewalk Improvements.
- An $886,000 contract for water system rehabilitation at the Rodeo Grounds.
- Multiple asphalt overlay and sidewalk contracts totaling more than $707,000.
- Acceptance of a $33,600 Homeland Security grant for Emergency Operations Center sustainment.
- A speed limit amendment reducing the limit on Center Street to 35 mph.
- Authorization of a new 16-inch refined liquids pipeline along Light Company Road.
- An ordinance update related to police service officer positions.
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