Council reviews FY 2026-27 budget in study session; approves consent purchases and homeless shelter funding
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On May 5, 2026 the Santa Rosa City Council held a study session on the proposed FY 2026-27 Operations & Maintenance and CIP budgets (no action required) and continued remaining budget presentations to May 6. The Council approved Consent Items 13.1–13.5 including multiple purchase orders for fire protective equipment and parking services, and adopted a resolution to modify funding for the Samuel L. Jones Hall homeless shelter.
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- Held study session to review the proposed FY 2026-27 Operations & Maintenance Budget and Capital Improvement Program budget; no action taken on the study session and remaining presentations continued to May 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
- Adopted Consent Agenda Items 13.1 through 13.5 (motion carried 6-1).
- Approved Purchase Order to MES Service Company, LLC for Fire Department personal protective equipment, not to exceed $450,000.
- Approved Purchase Order to Great West Fire & Safety, Inc. (via Sourcewell coop) for structural personal protective equipment, not to exceed $450,000.
- Approved Purchase Order with IPS Group, Inc. to cover single- and multi-space communications, credit card transaction, and mobile payment fees, not to exceed $810,000.
- Approved Purchase Order with Passport Labs, Inc. to continue mobile parking payment services, not to exceed $210,000 for an initial one-year term with four optional one-year extensions.
- Adopted Resolution No. RES-2026-046 approving Modification One to Agreement 2025-5042-A01 with the County of Sonoma for operations at the Samuel L. Jones Hall Homeless Shelter, adding $255,000 annually for a combined total of $510,000 for the period July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027.
- Approved meeting minutes: March 24, 2026; April 20, 2026; April 27, 2026. The April 21, 2026 regular meeting minutes item was continued (rescheduled to May 21, 2026).
- Adjourned the May 5 meeting at 5:13 p.m.; study session to resume May 6, 2026.
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