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Votes at a glance: Beaumont council approves business grant, investment advisor, city manager contract, drone program, sewer project completion, strategic plan,
Summary
A single‑page roundup of council actions: approval of a $50,000 downtown business loan/grant, a five‑year contract with Chandler Asset Management, authorization of the city manager employment agreement, a three‑year Flock Safety drone program, filing notice of completion for sewer repairs and termination of an emergency, updates to the strategic plan, a $6.8M requisition for county fire services, and consent to a Verizon sublease to T‑Mobile.
At its regular meeting, the Beaumont City Council took the following formal actions (motions moved, seconded and approved by roll call unless noted):
1) J1 — Downtown business attraction and expansion program: Approved a $50,000 working‑capital loan/grant (application ED 2025‑000015) for a qualifying downtown business. Terms: $25,000 forgiven after three years of continued operation, full forgiveness after five years; applicant reported $95,000 net in first full month and 22 employees. Roll call: Council member Laura yes; Council member Finn yes; Council member Martinez yes; Mayor Pro Tim White yes; Mayor Voit yes.
2) J6 — Investment advisor and portfolio management services: Approved a five‑year professional services agreement with Chandler Asset Management with two one‑year options; fees to be paid from investment earnings, not the general fund. Roll call: unanimous yes.
3) J7 — Employment agreement for city manager: Authorized the employment agreement with Christopher Boatman (start May 11, 2026; initial salary $320,000; benefits and leave accruals specified). Roll call: unanimous yes.
4) J9 — Flock Safety drone first‑responder program: Approved a three‑year service agreement for a drone first‑responder program with initial year funded by salary savings; total three‑year cost presented as $900,000. Roll call: unanimous yes.
5) J10/J11 — Notice of completion and termination of emergency (sanitary sewer overflow and channel stabilization / Fairway Canyon): Staff reported construction complete; council approved filing the notice of completion and terminated the local state of emergency for the sewer repairs. Roll call: unanimous yes.
6) J12 — Strategic plan updates (2025–27): Council approved proposed updates to the strategic plan — closing completed items, keeping projects such as Steuart Park on the radar, and adding potential goals including animal services and police station funding pathways — and directed staff to keep dates and priorities current. Roll call: unanimous yes.
7) J13 — Requisition for fire services: Approved a $6,800,000 requisition to fund Riverside County Fire services for quarters 2–4 of FY 2025–26 (total annual estimate cited at ~$9.88M; funding included in adopted budget). Roll call: unanimous yes.
8) J14 — Consent to sublease communications facility: Approved Verizon/Vertical Bridge’s request to permit T‑Mobile to collocate at the Palmer lift station communications facility; council authorized the mayor to sign the consent letter. Roll call: unanimous yes.
Notes on procedure and counts: For each roll call recorded in the transcript the five present council members voted yes on the above items; no no votes or abstentions were recorded. Several discussion items (J2 CFD thresholds, J5 transit analysis) were presented for direction and will return to council at later dates. For details on each item, see the related meeting presentation or staff report.
