# City of Waterloo Finance Committee Meeting and City Council Meeting - Monday, October 19, 2026

The City of Waterloo Finance Committee and City Council met on October 19, 2026. The Finance Committee approved four employee travel and training requests and advanced budget amendments and refund requests to the full council. It reviewed pre-authorized purchases including three engineering pickups ($105,265.60), three snowplow units (about $358,565), downtown lighting globes ($87,737 plus $2,500 shipping), vehicle repairs, airport chiller work, irrigation-system support, and software and license renewals. Approval of the lighting globes was tabled until November 2 so staff could provide more information about replacement options and installation. Members also requested vehicle photos for future purchase materials.

The Council approved several infrastructure and service actions, including a $175,000 professional-services agreement with Strand Associates for wastewater ultraviolet-disinfection system replacement, a $3,500 Phase 1 environmental assessment by Eelsine Environmental Group, a $30,000 sale of an airport deicer truck to AFlight Corp., and an Aspro Inc. runway-rehabilitation change order whose increase is transcribed as approximately $13,993. The Council also approved a joint city-county law-enforcement lab agreement and a development/site-plan package for Aine EDS, including a proposed $1 land sale, a separate 2.95-acre sale for $88,500, and a 10-year, 50% tax rebate. Urban-renewal and tax-increment-financing items drew public discussion; the Castle Hill residential TIF plan was approved despite concerns about neighborhood drainage, with staff describing a policy that can reimburse up to 50% of eligible public-infrastructure costs and a maximum 23-year term. The transcript also records bids for a storm-sewer project and approval of a Broadway Street reconstruction contract, but the project/vendor details are partly garbled.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities, Public Safety
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 19, 2026

### Sources
- [City of Waterloo Finance Committee Meeting and City Council Meeting - Monday, October 19, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu_YnWLIoRI) - City of Waterloo