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Council approves police vehicle purchase and legal contracts, removes single‑room‑occupancy strategy; assembly development deal fails
Summary
At its Oct. 21 meeting the Sunset City Council approved payment for a police vehicle and equipment, removed a single‑room‑occupancy strategy from the general plan, awarded civil and prosecutorial contracts, tabled the Oct. 7 minutes and rejected a proposed development agreement after debate.
Sunset City Council convened Oct. 21 and took several formal actions: it approved vendor payments for a police vehicle and equipment, voted to remove strategy No. 4 (single‑room‑occupancy) from the moderate income housing element of the general plan, tabled the Oct. 7 minutes for further review, rejected a proposed development agreement for an assembly development, and awarded legal services contracts for civil and prosecutorial work.
The council approved vouchers totaling $58,497.43 for vehicle-related work — $42,203 to Young Automotive and $16,294.43 to Premier Installation for a 2026 Dodge Durango and required equipment — by unanimous roll call. The motion to approve the voucher was moved by Council Member Smiley and seconded by Council Member Wrigley; the minutes record all council members voting yes.
In a public hearing earlier in the meeting the council considered removing strategy No. 4 from section 4.6 of the moderate income housing element, a strategy connected to allowing single‑room‑occupancy housing. The Planning Commission recommended removal after determining the strategy was not viable for Sunset. After discussion and a roll call the council adopted Resolution 2025‑18 to amend the general plan, with Council Member Thompson casting the lone no vote and the motion passing 4–1.
A separate motion to approve a development agreement for an assembly development failed after debate about the timeline and other terms. The vote on that motion resulted in the measure not passing (the transcript records a combination of yes and no votes and the mayor stating the motion did not pass).
The council conducted interviews for city legal services and voted to split work: the civil legal services were awarded to Daines & Jenkins (Dalton Smuin) and prosecutorial services to Perkins & Paul. The firms accepted the appointments and the council authorized staff to finalize contract details.
The Oct. 7 meeting minutes were tabled after a council member asked for additional review; a motion to table passed by voice vote.
Votes at a glance - Voucher approval (payments to Young Automotive and Premier Installation): motion by Council Member Smiley; second by Council Member Wrigley; roll call unanimous; outcome: approved. - Minutes (Oct. 7): motion to table; outcome: tabled (voice vote: aye). - Resolution 2025‑18 (amending moderate income housing element to remove strategy No. 4, single‑room‑occupancy): motion by Council Member Bartley; second by Council Member Smalling; roll call 4–1 (Thompson no); outcome: approved. - Assembly development agreement: motion to approve (after a special meeting and edits) failed on roll call; outcome: failed. - City legal services: motion to award civil contract to Daines & Jenkins (Dalton Smuin) and prosecutorial contract to Perkins & Paul; seconded and approved by roll call (unanimous); outcome: awarded.
Council members and staff said they will finalize contract details through the city office manager and follow up on items that were tabled or need additional information.
Ending The council ended its regular session after the votes and moved into a work session. Staff were directed to continue contract negotiations and follow up on the tabled minutes and outstanding information related to the assembly development.
