Westminster City Council Study Session | October 5, 2026

The Westminster City Council study session on October 5, 2026, considered revised event-center regulations, residential fire-sprinkler requirements, ballot measures, and the Police Department’s automated license plate reader (ALPR) program. Council supported advancing a revised event-center ordinance, with discussion about whether applications should go first to the Planning Commission or directly to Council; staff was asked to clarify the review process and a provision concerning impacts on neighboring businesses. Council also gave direction to draft a requirement for sprinklers in newly constructed attached single-family garages. No contract awards or purchasing approvals were made, and the city’s 2027 budget was scheduled for consideration at the following meeting.

The ALPR discussion covered existing systems from Flock, Elsag, and BOSS, including that the Flock contract runs through June 2027. Council directed staff to return with options and relevant costs for ending or not renewing ALPR contracts and stopping data collection, while excluding the separate parking-enforcement system. Council also supported a moratorium on new or replacement fixed vehicle-surveillance technology pending development of a citywide surveillance policy, and asked that the city’s legislative policy statement be revisited. These were directions for further work, not immediate contract cancellations. Council also discussed taking positions on additional ballot measures through a subsequent email process; no related procurement activity was identified.