Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Services Procurement (26-1354)
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Resolution establishing an ad hoc committee to review the City's procurement of professional services, including architectural and engineering services, and recommend improvements to City processes and applicable state law, as requested by Council Member Kaylynn Paxson.
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Obtain staff analysis of professional services procurement state law presentation
Why now: Director of Finance Sergio Villasana presented on state law, local preference, military/veteran preference and fee negotiation before the resolution failed 2-7 on 2026-09-08.
What to do: Get the Finance Director's 2026-09-08 presentation and ask which state-law constraints on local preference, veteran preference and fee negotiation were identified. Frame it as a question of whether the committee's goal of recommending changes to state law and city processes could be pursued without a committee, since the committee was rejected.
Act before: After the next material record update
Investigate why council rejected procurement services review committee
Why now: The resolution failed 2-7 on 2026-09-08 after being tabled 6-1 on 2026-08-25 and postponed from 2026-09-01, with Council Member Cantu seconding then voting Nay (3 appearances).
What to do: Ask council members who voted no why they rejected the committee, and request the Finance presentation and council question responses. The record shows the sponsor's own seconder voted against it, and no reasons are stated.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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Resolution establishing an ad hoc committee to review the City's procurement of professional services, including architectural and engineering services, and recommend improvements to City processes and applicable state law, as requested by Council Member Kaylynn Paxson.
Vote: 2 for, 7 against
approve resolution establishing ad hoc committee to review procurement of professional services
Public comment by Julian Hernandez and Robert Scholz; the record does not say whether they supported or opposed the resolution. Seconder Cantu voted Nay.
Resolution establishing an ad hoc committee to review the City's procurement of professional services, including architectural and engineering services, and recommend improvements to City processes and applicable state law, as requested by Council Member Kaylynn Paxson.
Vote: 0 for, 0 against
postponed until September 8, 2026
Resolution establishing an ad hoc committee to review the City's procurement of professional services, including architectural and engineering services, and recommend improvements to City processes and applicable state law, as requested by Council Member Kaylynn Paxson.
Vote: 6 for, 1 against, 2 absent
table until September 1, 2026