# City Council Meeting - October 27, 2026

At the October 27, 2026 regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council, members approved the consent calendar unanimously, excluding items 4, 5, 8, and 21 for separate consideration. The consent approvals included a second amendment to the City’s administrative services agreement with Voya Institutional Plan Services LLC for its 457 deferred compensation plans. The short-term rental ordinance (item 4) was separately adopted unanimously after public comment. The Gibraltar Dam spillway repair grant item and the airport taxiway/runway rehabilitation funding item were pulled, as was the airport noise management contract; the transcript does not record subsequent decisions on those items. No contract award or vendor selection was reported for them.

The council discussed the City’s IT strategic plan, including cybersecurity, data governance, project prioritization, technology lifecycle planning, and a controlled Microsoft Copilot pilot; no specific technology procurement or funding approval was recorded. Council also unanimously adopted revisions to the City’s reserve policy, removing a provision under disaster reserves and directing staff to return with information on a possible supermajority requirement and a defined budget terminology. Public commenters asked the City to renew Santa Barbara Trapeze’s park license agreement, but no council action on that request was recorded. The proposed just-cause eviction ordinance was discussed but not introduced; staff said it would return after further research and stakeholder outreach.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Information Technology, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 27, 2026

### Sources
- [City Council Meeting - October 27, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEgGDHqlyhk) - City of Santa Barbara - City TV