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Council Approves Consent Calendar; Public Questions City Procurement and Winter‑Shelter Funding
Summary
The San Leandro City Council approved the consent calendar but addressed public questions about a planned bucket‑truck purchase, consultant billing rates, and a $180,000 winter‑shelter contract.
The City Council approved the consent calendar on the evening’s agenda after a brief public-comment period that raised questions about several procurement and service items, including a truck purchase, consultant billing rates for cleanup work, and a winter-shelter contract.
Council moved the consent calendar with one item pulled for separate discussion; the motion to approve the remaining consent passed 6-0 with Council member Bowen absent.
Public commenters pressed staff for details on several consent items. An online commenter questioned a planned purchase listed at $200,000 plus a $50,000 contingency for a single vehicle (consent item 5d) and said a…
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