Council is Dark, Here Are a Few Items Scheduled to Come up Soon

The City Council is dark on Monday and is scheduled to return on April 25.

At that time, the council is expected to hold two important public hearings on the recommended Fiscal Year 2023-2027 Capital Improvement Program Budget and renewal of the South Lake Avenue Property and Business Improvement District (SLA PBID).

The South Lake Avenue Business Improvement District encompasses properties generally bounded by Colorado Boulevard on the north, Mentor Avenue on the east, an east-west line approximately 260 feet south of California Boulevard on the south, and Hudson Avenue on the west.

The PBID is surrounded by residential neighborhoods on the south, east, and west and the Playhouse Business Improvement District on the north.

The programs and activities to be funded by the South Lake Avenue Property and Business Improvement District include a maintenance program, ambassadors, marketing/promotions, economic advocacy and administration/operations.

The property uses within the boundaries of the Business Improvement District that will receive special benefits from PBID-funded programs, services and improvements are currently a mix of commercial, public parking and residential.

Since formation, the South Lake Avenue Business Improvement District has been instrumental in bringing physical improvements to the District, has established a single voice of advocacy and provided much-needed attention to the district through enhanced services.

The Capital Improvement Program Budget process is managed by the Department of Public Works. This budget consists of projects aimed at improving the city’s public infrastructure such as streets, transportation issues, street lights, traffic signals, parks, public buildings, sewer and storm drains, the Rose Bowl, the Pasadena Center, technology and water and power projects.

To qualify for the CIP, a project must have a total estimated cost of at least $75,000 and meet one or more of the following criteria: addresses a particular safety issue, existing maintenance efforts are no longer satisfactory to keep a facility in good repair, and/or the existing facility is no longer adequate to meet the demand.