Votes at a glance: Brentwood council approves budget amendments, annexation, contract authorizations and MOU direction
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Summary
Jan. 27 council actions included adoption of midyear budget amendments, authorization of recurring vendor purchases, annexation of Orchard Grove into LLAD 23‑1, approval of a design contract for the Lone Tree Way project and direction to prepare an MOU for the DBC at $90,000 per year; all votes reported were unanimous.
At its Jan. 27 meeting the Brentwood City Council took procedural and substantive votes across several agenda items. Below are the key formal actions and outcomes recorded in the meeting.
- Downtown Brentwood Coalition (H4): Council directed staff to draft and return with a new MOU continuing the partnership at $90,000 per fiscal year for FY 2026‑27 and FY 2027‑28. Motion carried by unanimous roll call (Maloney, Pearson, Mendoza, Orleman, Mayor Meyer voted yes).
- Annexation: Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District No. 23‑1 (Orchard Grove North) (G1): Following a public hearing and tabulation of mailed property owner ballots the council adopted the resolution ordering annexation and approving the final engineer’s report. The returned ballot was unanimous in favor and the resolution passed by roll call.
- BLM SEIS (H1): Council directed staff to prepare and submit a letter opposing new oil and gas leasing activities and to send copies to state and federal legislators. Motion passed by unanimous roll call.
- Midyear Budget Amendments (H2): The council adopted the midyear operating budget amendments and the 10‑year general fund fiscal model updates. Staff reported the general fund remains structurally balanced; the council approved budget amendments by unanimous roll call.
- Recurring/ongoing purchases (H3): Council approved consolidated authorization for regular/recurring purchases over purchasing thresholds, as listed in the staff report. Motion passed by unanimous roll call.
- Lone Tree Way/Union Pacific (H5): Council authorized a professional services agreement with Kimley‑Horn & Associates for engineering design in an amount not to exceed $1,215,231 and amended CIP and operating budgets accordingly. Motion passed unanimously; staff to pursue ECREFA cooperative funding and UPRR agreements.
Votes were recorded by roll call and, where shown in the transcript, the five sitting council members voted yes on the listed items. Where staff promised additional follow‑up (draft MOU, CEQA review, cooperative funding agreements, or environmental documents) they will return to council as required.