Council reviews 911, sustainability and capital budgets and polls on new legislative intents
June 5, 2025, 1:00 p.m.
The June 5 work session covered the 911 and Sustainability/Refuse budgets, the Capital Improvement Program and new legislative intents. By straw poll the Council supported adding best-practice and annual reporting language on police cameras and drones and a request for monthly court caseload reports, and backed using $74,000 in unused CIP money for deferred Public Lands maintenance and street reconstruction. No formal votes were taken.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Budget: 911 Department | Discussed |
| Budget: new legislative intents and interim study items | Discussed |
| Budget: Sustainability Department and Refuse Fund | Discussed |
| Budget: unresolved issues follow-up | Discussed |
| Budget: Capital Improvement Program | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Budget
Budget: 911 Department
Discussed
Director Lisa Kehoe presented the budget and a proposal, funded from the E911 fund, to use AI-assisted tools that direct non-emergency calls to the right service and provide translation and transcription so dispatchers can focus on emergencies. Council Member Petro asked for a follow-up on future costs and funding. Council Member Mano asked for a public announcement about the new technology. Council Member Puy asked for a report on the 911 text feature and public awareness about it.
Item 2 · Budget
Budget: new legislative intents and interim study items
Discussed
The Council considered new legislative intents. Council Member Puy proposed an intent to review city services against those offered by outside organizations and nonprofits to find duplication, and by straw poll members supported an inventory of city services. Other straw polls, taken with Council Members Petro and Young and sometimes Lopez Chavez absent, supported updates to intents on police camera and drone privacy, Don't Block the Box signage, diversified response teams, street bond funding timing, the CIP community-led set-aside, mySLC and Arts Council funding. Petro left during this item; discussion of an intent on potential future property tax increases was held until she returned. Council Member Wharton asked that community and budget impacts be reported separately for the nonprofit services review.
Item 3 · Budget
Budget: Sustainability Department and Refuse Fund
Discussed
Department staff presented the Sustainability and Waste & Recycling budgets, including electric vehicle charging stations, recycling and EPA grants. Council Member Dugan asked for a follow-up on department priorities. Council Member Puy asked for a report on community impacts of utility rate increases and an update on the Title II ordinance timeline.
Item 5 · Budget
Budget: unresolved issues follow-up
Discussed
With Petro back, she said the property tax intent would address possible future increases while improving efficiency of current services. Staff and members discussed structural deficits and how to communicate the need for tax-increasing projects, a revised Foothill Trails contingency, the county's decision to merge city and library judgment levies, and unused CIP funds. By straw poll, members unanimously supported approving added foothill trail spending with the contingency wording changed from 'may' to 'shall', and allocating $74,000 of unused CIP funds to deferred Public Lands maintenance and Street Reconstruction. Council Member Lopez Chavez was absent for the polls.
- Budget$74,000
Item 6 · Budget
Budget: Capital Improvement Program
Discussed
Budget and CIP staff presented the CIP and discussed community project funding needs, street impact fees and allowed uses of those funds. Council Member Puy asked that future presentations include a report on funded CIP projects to show progress and encourage applications.
What residents said
911 call handling and AIProperty tax increasesUtility ratesCIP funding