Votes at a glance: council approves mid‑cycle budget, easement vacation, water‑plant contract and other items
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Summary
At the June 9 meeting the council approved the fiscal year 2025‑26 mid‑cycle budget adjustments and related personnel changes, adopted a schedule of capital projects, approved a waterline easement vacation at 1010 E. 20th Street, and awarded a sole‑source construction contract for rehabilitation of the San Antonio Canyon Water Treatment Plant.
The City Council took several formal votes on June 9. Key outcomes follow:
- Mid‑year budget and CIP: The council approved the FY 2025‑26 mid‑cycle budget adjustments and the Capital Improvement Program budget, approved an updated schedule of authorized positions (including freezes, reclassifications and additions described in staff materials), and adopted an appropriation limit resolution. Staff said the adjustments reflect revised revenue projections and targeted funding for items including water retail sales updates and a placeholder for regional homeless shelter participation. Motions were moved and passed with unanimous votes by council members present (one council member was absent for votes noted in the record).
- Planning Commission appointment: Geoff Johnson was ratified to serve on the Planning Commission by unanimous vote of council members present.
- Public utility easement vacation (1010 East Twentieth Street): The council adopted a resolution approving the vacation of a 33‑foot portion of a public waterline easement across the property at 1010 E. 20th St. Staff said the easement segment is no longer required because the developer relocated the water line to accommodate an approved self‑storage project; the relocation will be recorded with a new easement alignment. The motion passed unanimously by council members present.
- San Antonio Canyon Water Treatment Plant rehabilitation (sole‑source award): The council awarded a sole‑source construction contract to Misco Water (exclusive California representative for West Tech Trident filter systems) to replace filter media, update obsolete control equipment and rehabilitate filter internals at the San Antonio Canyon Water Treatment Plant. Staff said the plant’s filter media and control components have not been replaced in decades and that some replacement parts are proprietary; the base contract award was approximately $2.66 million plus a construction contingency bringing the total program budget to about $3.15 million sourced from water‑fund bond project allocations. The motion passed unanimously by council members present.
How the council voted: Staff recorded motions as passing unanimously among council members present at each vote. For items with formal roll calls the transcript records unanimous approval with one council member noted as absent for those votes.
Ending Staff said the projects and personnel updates are intended to accelerate capital work and restore operational capacity in critical systems; several items require follow‑up permits, recording of easement adjustments, and continued agency coordination.
