# City Council Meeting   Tuesday 2025 02 25

The Eau Claire City Council meeting on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, approved an agreement with DECI after discussing how procurement requirements apply to DECI’s work and any subsequent service-provider or vendor contracts. City staff stated that applicable state law and city code govern bidding, with requirements depending on the work and dollar amount; DECI must also provide itemized invoices and information needed for audits. Council considered budget appropriation adjustments covering items such as water, sewer, and stormwater GPS receivers, parking technology, grant carryovers, a regional forensics lab, and police body armor. The discussion also noted that the city was preparing to bid its health-insurance coverage. A proposed fiscal stability committee would review the city’s constrained finances, while staff described an ARPA-funded long-range planning engagement with consultant Ellers whose scope was set through an RFP.

The meeting also addressed street and safety improvement projects and held an informational transit-development-plan work session involving consultant Via. Transit options discussed included route changes, a microtransit pilot running through June 2026, and the possibility of later operating microtransit in-house; no final service changes were approved in the work session. Staff estimated that fare-free bus service would forgo about $535,000 in fare and paratransit revenue and that adding Sunday service would cost about $350,000. The council also discussed grant funding for tunnel lighting and a proposed community-funded tunnel mural. No specific contract award amount or vendor payment amount was stated.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Transportation, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** September 01, 2026

### Sources
- [City Council Meeting   Tuesday 2025 02 25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKCDtReHcVg) - City of Eau Claire