# City Council Video 10/19/2026

The City of San Rafael’s regular City Council meeting on October 19, 2026, included several procurement and infrastructure actions. The council unanimously approved a $817,000 fire apparatus replacement, funded through the vehicle replacement fund with a supplemental budget appropriation. Staff described the four-wheel-drive vehicle as a specialized brush-fire apparatus with a 500-gallon-per-minute pump for steep, undeveloped roads and mutual-aid responses. The council also approved the Second Street and Fourth Street intersection improvements project (City Project C44114910), including $577,733 in contingency funds and a total not-to-exceed amount of $2,875,000. The motion passed 4–0; Councilmember Hill was absent from the vote. Staff identified July Brothers as the construction contractor. A separate motion to authorize a construction-management and inspection agreement with Consor North America, Inc. was introduced, but the transcript ends before its terms or outcome are captured.

Other procurement-related discussion included approval of the remaining consent-calendar items by a 5–0 vote. A public commenter questioned a discrepancy for the 350 Midale food-delivery agreement: the staff materials cited $106,000, while the agreement showed $159,000, and also raised concerns about approving contracts through the consent calendar. The commenter also questioned the selection process for a Northgate planning consultant. The council discussed an updated citywide bicycle and pedestrian plan, including project prioritization and potential grant funding, but no adoption vote is captured in the transcript. Renters’ calls for immediate tenant protections were noted as a matter expected on a future November agenda; no related spending or procurement action was taken.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Transportation, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 19, 2026

### Sources
- [City Council Video 10/19/2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWGC2HiCJbg) - City of San Rafael