City Council Regular Meeting - 11-10-2026 - City of Vallejo

At the City of Vallejo City Council regular meeting on November 10, 2026, council unanimously approved a notice of intent to amend the FY 2026–27 General Fund and Planning and Development Services Fund budgets by $240,000 for ongoing building-division consulting services (step one of two). Staff cited vacancies among building officials and inspectors, with recruitment underway, as the reason for the additional support. Council also discussed outside legal and investigative spending: figures mentioned included approximately $400,000–$440,000 in outside special-counsel fees over roughly 18 months and about $1.4 million in other non-council outside-counsel activity; the city manager noted these amounts covered multiple matters, not only the mayor-related investigation, and a separate figure of $44,775 was also stated without a clear category in the transcript.

Council considered referrals seeking study of temporary development moratoria for self-storage and standalone car-wash uses, and for development along Sonoma Boulevard, downtown, and the waterfront. A motion to study the self-storage and car-wash moratorium options carried, with two members opposed. For the broader Sonoma Boulevard/downtown/waterfront proposal, the discussion shifted toward a future placemaking discussion after the incoming economic development director starts, rather than advancing a moratorium; the transcript does not capture a clear final vote on that alternative. The meeting also included an extended discussion of a proposed resolution disavowing mayoral conduct and the handling of a confidential investigation, but the transcript does not show a final vote on that item.