October 22, 2026 City Council Meeting

The Longview City Council meeting on October 22, 2026, approved several procurement and funding items. On the consent agenda, the council authorized the purchase of two powered ambulance cots, one Stryker LUCAS device, and five years of maintenance through a cooperative purchasing agreement; accepted the completed gutter-system repairs at the Palmore and Jones swimming pool for final payment; and authorized an amendment to the city’s jail-services agreement with Gregg County, setting the fee at $850,000. The consent agenda was approved by motion, with no opposition recorded. The council also authorized an application for a $750,000 Department of Justice grant over three years, with no matching funds required, to continue youth drug-prevention work through Partners in Prevention.

The council approved community-partner funding resolutions, including a $916,313.70 Home-ARP award to the Salvation Army of Longview for homelessness-related services and a $200,000 CDBG award to Northeast Texas Habitat for Humanity to support affordable housing. It also approved a CDBG contract for the Women’s Center of East Texas and a separate HOME-funded contract for Habitat; the transcript does not clearly provide those amounts. These community-partner awards were approved by motions. The meeting also included proclamations and community announcements, but no additional procurement decisions were identified.