# Stockton City Council Special Meeting Oct 13 2026

Stockton City Council special meeting (title: Oct. 13; meeting metadata: Oct. 14, 2026). Council approved, 7–0, the purchase of police vehicles and contract change order No. 5 for approximately $1.26 million, bringing the contract total to about $7.63 million. Speakers and council members questioned the increase from the original roughly $2.16 million award, the four prior change orders totaling about $4.21 million, and the use of a state leveraged purchasing agreement rather than local vendors. Staff said it did not anticipate further changes; a council member requested that staff email an explanation of the increase to all members. The mayor also noted efforts to develop a local purchasing preference and encourage local businesses to bid on city contracts.

Council approved, 6–1, a $1 million federal COPS grant for the Real-Time Crime Center, with Council Member Enriquez dissenting. The grant is intended to support technology and equipment, but the packet did not specify equipment, vendors, or data-use terms; the city attorney agreed to prepare a public memo on the grant’s implications. The city also publicized its ARPA-funded STAR security-camera initiative, with 58 installations remaining to be identified, and reported that the MLK Boulevard underpass project is in preliminary engineering and environmental review, with grant funding to be pursued for later design and construction. No award for that capital project was made at this meeting.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Information Technology
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Contracting Vehicles
**Published:** October 14, 2026

### Sources
- [Stockton City Council Special Meeting Oct 13 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ5HQrK79h0) - City of Stockton