# November 3, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting

The November 3, 2026 Regular City Council meeting of the City of Shafter approved its consent agenda unanimously. Procurement actions included accepting four bids and awarding a five-year citywide landscape maintenance agreement to the lowest responsive bidder, Elite Maintenance and Tree Service, for $32,681.07 per month, with annual CPI adjustments capped at 4%. The council also approved a $44,025.12 purchase from Long Beach BMW Motorcycles, funded with general-fund savings from vacant police department positions. Other consent items included approving PG&E utility easements for the police substation; no contract amount was specified for that item.

Staff presented the closeout status of the city’s fiber expansion, funded by a $6.9 million California Public Utilities Commission last-mile grant. About $4.5 million had been spent to date, and the project—developed with private ISP partner Smart Fiber Networks—was nearing completion, with service planned for 851 grant locations. Separately, the council voted to grant Floyd’s Store’s appeal waiving the requirement to underground existing overhead distribution lines along the project frontage; the applicant cited more than $500,000 in additional PG&E costs, beyond $160,000 already spent on conduit. The vote was 3–1, with Councilmember Alvarado opposed. Staff noted the waiver could shift costs to the city if it pursues future corridor-wide undergrounding.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** November 03, 2026

### Sources
- [November 3, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mzFzYK-FcI) - CityofShafter