Michael A. Cacciotti
Councilmember

Councilmember Cacciotti was elected to the City Council in 2001 and was re-elected in 2005.  He was chosen by his fellow Councilmembers to serve two terms as Mayor: 2003-2004 and 2007-2008.  He served as Mayor Pro Tem 2006-2007. 

Over the past few years, Councilmember Cacciotti has been actively involved in raising awareness of environmental issues. In July, 2009, through his efforts, the city will hold its third-annual Clean Air Car Show, and will add a Green-Living Expo. In 2008, he became the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) Governing Board representative for the newly configured 34-city L.A. County Eastern Region. In 2006, South Pasadena won a Clean Air Award from AQMD in the category of Model Community Achievement. Councilmember Cacciotti instituted AQMD Electric Lawn Mower Exchange and Leaf Blower Exchange programs in the city. In addition, he was responsible for the city’s adoption of a low-emission vehicle (LEV) purchase policy, which was subsequently adopted by the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.

He currently serves as liaison to the City’s Community Redevelopment Commission, Natural Resources and Environmental Commission, and Parks and Recreation Commission.  He is a member of the Ad Hoc Arroyo Seco Golf Course and Racquet Centre Lease Committee.  He also serves with Mayor Schneider a member of the Design Advisory Group, a committee overseeing interim traffic improvements in lieu of the 710 surface freeways, since 2002.

He is the City’s representative to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.  He is the alternate on the Foothill Workforce Investment Board.  He also serves on the South Coast Air Quality Management District SGV Board.  In 2006 and 2007, he visited China as part of education programs for elected officials and established relationships between South Pasadena and several Chinese cities.

Councilmember Cacciotti is a deputy attorney general with the State of California Department of Justice. Previously, he was a deputy state attorney with the California Department of Transportation, and prior to that he served as an attorney for the speaker pro tem of the California State Assembly. Councilmember Cacciotti taught high school in Miami, Florida, before becoming an attorney. He possesses a United States Soccer Federation National “B” license and has been active as a soccer coach at the youth, high school, and college levels for more than 30 years.