Terminate WestStar Title Services Contract for Default (26-0929)

A motion was made by Representative Maldonado-Rocha, seconded by Representative Fierro, to Remove the item. The motion carried by the following vote:

A Resolution requesting that the Director of Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing is authorized to notify WestStar Bank Holding Company, Inc and Subsidiaries dba WestStar Title, LLC that the City is terminating Contract 2024-0095R Title Services, for default pursuant to the provisions and requirements of Attribute 21, Article 8, Section B of this contract, due to contractor’s violation of laws and regulations related to the performance of Contract No. 2024-0095R, and that the termination shall be effective on August 18, 2026. The Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing Department also recommends that WestStar Bank Holding Company, Inc and Subsidiaries dba WestStar Title, LLC be disqualified from entering into any contract with the City for a period of 3 years, for default and unsatisfactory performance. [POSTPONED FROM 08-18-2026]

Vote: 5 for, 2 against, 1 absent

move the item (termination of WestStar Title Contract 2024-0095R for default) from the Consent Agenda to the Regular Agenda

Item taken off the Consent Agenda. Representatives Acevedo, Fierro, Limón, and Canales commented. Staff who commented: Claudia Garcia (Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing Director) and Nicole Cote (Deputy City Manager). Ms. Patricia Osmond, citizen, commented; the minutes do not state her position.