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Grandview Council unanimously approves Country Park well contract, evidence surplus auction and new indigent defense agreement
Summary
At its May 26, 2026 meeting the Grandview City Council unanimously approved four resolutions: acceptance of the Country Park Well bid and contract authorization with Apollo, Inc.; disposal of certain police evidence property by public auction; an amendment to the current public defender agreement; and a two-year indigent defense contract with the Law Office of Beck & Phillips, PLLC.
The Grandview City Council on May 26, 2026 unanimously approved four resolutions covering a water infrastructure contract, disposal of surplus evidence property, and two actions on indigent defense services.
Council moved quickly through routine business before approving Resolution No. 2026-28 to accept the bid for the Country Park Well — the well pump and control building — and to authorize the mayor to sign contract documents with Apollo, Inc. Councilmember Bill Moore made the motion, Councilmember Javier Rodriguez seconded it, and the council recorded all seven members voting yes.
The council next approved Resolution No. 2026-29, declaring certain property from the Police Department Evidence Section as surplus and authorizing disposal by public auction. Councilmember Javier Rodriguez moved the resolution and Councilmember Joan Souders seconded; the vote was unanimous.
On legal-services matters, the council approved Resolution No. 2026-30, a contract amendment to the 2025–26 Public Defender Agreement with the Law Office of Beck & Phillips, PLLC. Councilmember Robert Ozuna moved the amendment and Councilmember Javier Rodriguez seconded; the action passed on a unanimous vote.
Council also approved Resolution No. 2026-31, authorizing the mayor to execute an indigent defense services contract with the Law Office of Beck & Phillips, PLLC covering the period from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028. Councilmember Bill Moore moved the measure, Councilmember Ramona Garibay-Rios seconded, and the vote was recorded as unanimous.
Votes at a glance
• Resolution No. 2026-28 (Country Park Well — contract with Apollo, Inc.): Mover — Councilmember Bill Moore; Second — Councilmember Javier Rodriguez; Vote — Diaz: Yes; Flores: Yes; Garibay-Rios: Yes; Moore: Yes; Ozuna: Yes; Rodriguez: Yes; Souders: Yes; Outcome — approved.
• Resolution No. 2026-29 (Police Evidence surplus authorization for public auction): Mover — Councilmember Javier Rodriguez; Second — Councilmember Joan Souders; Vote — unanimous; Outcome — approved.
• Resolution No. 2026-30 (Amendment to 2025/26 Public Defender Agreement with the Law Office of Beck & Phillips, PLLC): Mover — Councilmember Robert Ozuna; Second — Councilmember Javier Rodriguez; Vote — unanimous; Outcome — approved.
• Resolution No. 2026-31 (Indigent defense contract with the Law Office of Beck & Phillips, PLLC, July 1, 2026–June 30, 2028): Mover — Councilmember Bill Moore; Second — Councilmember Ramona Garibay-Rios; Vote — unanimous; Outcome — approved.
Background and context
The council approved a routine consent agenda earlier in the meeting that included payroll check and electronic transfers and claim checks; totals listed in the minutes include payroll check numbers 14883–14896 totaling $113,916.22, EFTs 61889–61893 totaling $110,413.33, payroll direct deposits for May 1–15 totaling $175,106.41, and claim checks 133473–133569 totaling $761,893.05. The Country Park Well item was presented as a bid acceptance and contract authorization; the minutes record authorization for Mayor Ashley Lara to sign contract documents with Apollo, Inc., but do not list contract dollar amounts or construction schedules. The indigent defense contract term is specified in the minutes; dollar amounts were not specified.
What’s next
The minutes record no further action or conditions tied to the resolutions beyond authorization to execute contracts and to dispose of surplus property; the council adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
