November 3, 2026 City Council Meeting (edited audio)

The November 3, 2026, Paso Robles City Council meeting included a public works capital-project update and discussion of recent City Hall renovations. The council chambers renovation cost approximately $400,000—about $170,000 under budget—and the earlier upstairs renovation cost approximately $1.1 million, about $1 million under budget. Funding included designated accessibility-improvement funds and facility-replacement reserves. Public works staff reported progress on road and signal projects, including completed paving on portions of 16th and 18th Streets and Commerce Way; remaining work includes utility adjustments, ramps, and striping. Staff said Riverside Avenue pavement-repair bids were due later that week, with a possible award at the next meeting and a goal of completing paving before the 2027 Mid-State Fair. A proposed three-building City corporation-yard project was also presented, but no award or purchasing action was taken.

The council unanimously approved the consent calendar, including the warrant register, which covered $1.8 million in payments; the discussion identified tourism-district assessment payments, including a pass-through payment to Travel Paso. The council also unanimously adopted Ordinance 1175, completing a previously approved reduction in safety managers’ retirement cost-sharing contributions; this was a compensation action, not a procurement award. Staff referenced the City’s prior authorization to purchase a hot-box asphalt machine, which crews used for street repairs. No new contract award or bid approval occurred during the meeting.