# City Council Meeting, 10/05/2026


**Body:** City of Laredo Municipal Channel
**Date:** October 04, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Public Safety, Construction & Infrastructure, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


The City of Laredo City Council meeting on October 5, 2026, approved several procurement- and spending-related actions. Council selected Char Media Laredo under contract FY26-071 for the Laredo International Airport advertising concession and authorized negotiations; the item was reported to have no direct financial expenditure impact. Council also approved soliciting bids for a street-preservation program, with spending capped at $1 million from eligible unused certificates of obligation and possible future renewals. The consent agenda, excluding specified items, passed and included the donation of six police vehicles to the LISD Police Department. Council approved ratifying submission of an $11.1 million, three-year U.S. Department of Justice Model Cities Initiative grant application, with no local match required; the grant has not yet been awarded. The Police Chief said the proposed grant would support drones, personnel, and related technology—not license-plate readers. Members raised concerns about grant conditions and local control, but the item passed. Police officials also reported that construction documents for a South Central police sector station are complete and that the project is moving toward bidding; a contract for another round of ethylene oxide monitoring was expected to come before council later.

Council discussed the city’s proposed secondary water supply and passed a motion, amended to request advocacy at the Legacy Water Supply Corporation board, for qualified landowners with available groundwater to be considered for participation. The discussion emphasized the need for further information on water quality, treatment costs, supply capacity, and pricing; no water purchase contract was awarded. Council also approved pursuing a Webb County groundwater conservation district and related representation in GMA 13, and approved the state legislative agenda with amendments and a workshop on transportation funding priorities. No other vendor selections or contract awards were identified in the transcript.

**Source:** City of Laredo Municipal Channel