# Stockton City Council Meeting Sept 29, 2026

The Stockton City Council meeting, held September 29, 2026 (as identified by the title; metadata records September 30 UTC), addressed city funding, grant oversight, and procurement. Council unanimously approved a Measure A advisory committee annual report and a related materials, supplies, and services item. Discussion focused on accounting for approximately $470 million in Measure A sales-tax revenue, with council and staff stating that further audits and more detailed expenditure reporting are planned. The council also approved housing and childcare funding recommendations, with Vice Mayor Lee recusing himself. The package included $5 million for St. Mary’s Community Services Campus operations and approximately $1.326 million for emergency housing vouchers through the San Joaquin County Housing Authority; other provider amounts were unclear in the transcript. Council authorized an exception to competitive bidding for the voucher allocations and gave the city manager authority to reallocate awards to other already-scored recipients if funds cannot be spent on schedule. Staff noted that at least half of the relevant HAP funds must be spent by June 2027 and discussed quarterly reporting and longer-term sustainability.

Other procurement-related discussion included the city’s existing federal and state lobbying firms—Towns Public Affairs and California Public Policy Group—and a proposed system for evaluating their work; no new lobbying contract award was recorded. The START retail-theft coalition requested city support estimated at 30 cents per resident, but no council action on that request was recorded. Council also discussed concerns about proposed grant-funded surveillance cameras, including vendor, privacy, retention, and deployment questions, without taking a procurement vote on the cameras. The meeting included updates on grant-funded small-business programs and local infrastructure projects, but no additional contract awards or bid approvals were identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** September 30, 2026

### Sources
- [Stockton City Council Meeting Sept 29, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3T3hmDS4Z0) - City of Stockton