Brentwood, CA: City Council Meeting (November 10, 2026, beginning at 5:30 PM)

The November 10, 2026 Brentwood City Council meeting included several spending and procurement-related actions. The Council approved formation of Landscape and Lighting Assessment District 26-1 for the Alvarez commercial project and Fire Station 94, authorizing future assessments for maintenance of public landscaping, parks, street lighting, and trails; assessments for zones A–E are scheduled to begin in FY 2027–28 with a 2% increase, while zone F will not be assessed. The Council also approved an agreement with Universal Building Services and Supply Company for park and restroom cleaning and trash maintenance. The stated total contract authorization is not to exceed $531,123.84, including up to $25,291.61 for amendments and additional work. It introduced the downtown body-art licensing ordinance and related fee schedule: two licenses are planned, with a priority application period for qualifying existing businesses, a $938 initial application fee, and a $331 annual review fee. The first reading was waived; a second reading is expected in December.

The Council did not approve the proposed Axon contract amendment, instead voting to continue the item for further review. The proposed eight-year agreement, through 2032, totals $4,462,624.34 and would add ALPR equipment, drones, and AI tools; staff described roughly $100,000 per year from police grant funds and additional General Fund support, with an estimated $181,000 first-year increase and about $135,000 annually thereafter. Council requested clearer year-by-year comparisons of actual and proposed costs, further information on AI time savings and privacy/data-sharing safeguards, and details on the vendor’s recent privacy litigation and contract terms. The Council also directed routine monitoring, without further traffic-calming improvements, on Lone Oak Road. No city funding or contract action was taken on the Veterans Memorial Building improvements discussed by community organizations; a kitchen grant application is being pursued by the organizations themselves.