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Downey council approves consent items, hears public comments including fraud allegation at regional water agency
Summary
Council approved the consent calendar (with items 9 and 14 pulled for discussion). Public comment included praise for veterans, a critique of cap-and-trade, and a public allegation of felony-level fraud at the Central Basin Municipal Water District; speaker said he provided the complaint to the council and city attorney.
The City Council approved the consent calendar with Mayor Sosa absent after Councilmembers pulled Items 9 and 14 for discussion. Item 9 (amendment to expand CityNet outreach) and Item 14 (FY progress report) were discussed separately and approved after briefing and Q&A.
During public comment four speakers addressed the council. Jim Braid, a resident, thanked councilmembers for veterans-focused events and praised youth involvement. A speaker identified as Mr. Lacey criticized cap-and-trade and described it as a "hidden tax." Lee Squire raised an allegation of fraud at the Central Basin Municipal Water District, saying he had filed a felony complaint and provided copies to council and the city attorney; the council did not take formal action on that allegation during the meeting. A fourth speaker made partisan and conspiratorial remarks that the council acknowledged and closed public comment.
On consent items the council approved purchases and appointments called out by staff earlier in the meeting, including portable generators for water well stations ($580,000), two Dial-a-Ride replacement buses (~$343,000 from Prop A), two police motorcycles replacement, purchase of 10 Dodge Durango police vehicles (~$1,100,000 from Measure S), repair bids for the Downey Grammar School Arch and appointment of nine youth commissioners.
