Regular Meeting of the City Council November 2nd, 2026

The Winston-Salem City Council’s regular meeting, identified in the title as November 2, 2026, included several spending and contracting actions. Council unanimously approved an additional $50,000 for winter shelter operations, a $15,000 extension of the Forsyth DRIVE driver’s-license restoration program through June 2027, and a change and extension for the Rams Point housing project: shifting from 20–28 rental units to 11 townhomes intended for owner-occupancy. The Rams Point project involves a city loan; staff said its updated contract would specify milestones and reimbursement terms. Council also approved the Love Your Block grant item for work in Reynoldstown and expanded youth recreation programming. Officials discussed approximately $70,000 for the recreation-center evening and weekend program, including staffing, supplies, food, and facility operating costs.

Council approved a contract for a continuing service provider (the transcript does not clearly identify the vendor or contract amount); a council member noted that the service will be put out for RFP next year. The city also announced that, beginning in January, buses will stop accepting cash fares onboard because the existing fareboxes are obsolete and unsupported; riders can still pay cash at the downtown transportation center or load cash onto a fare card, and new buses will use UMO validators. The meeting also approved three property-demolition ordinances. No specific procurement dollar amount or vendor was stated for the contract award.