Woodland council approves road consultant, police contracts, grant funds

Council approves $634,567 road consultant contract

Contract

Bennett Engineering Services

Amount

Not to exceed $634,567

Extra authority

City Manager may amend up to 20% ($126,914) more

Project

College, Beamer and Cross Rehabilitation Project, CIP 26-08

Vote

Approved 5-0 as part of consent calendar (Resolution No. 8737)

Source

Minutes, item 8

The council approved a contract with Bennett Engineering Services for work on the College, Beamer and Cross Rehabilitation Project. The contract is capped at $634,567.

The city manager can also approve changes worth up to 20% of the contract, or $126,914, without going back to the council.

The item was part of a block of consent items approved 5-0.

Three one-year police labor agreements approved

Groups

Police Supervisors' Association, Police Officers' Association, Police Mid-Management Association

Term

July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027

Vote

Approved 5-0 as part of consent calendar (Resolutions No. 8740, 8741, 8742)

Source

Minutes, items 13–15

The council approved one-year agreements with three police employee groups covering July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.

The groups are the Woodland Police Supervisors' Association, the Woodland Police Officers' Association and the Woodland Police Mid-Management Association.

The minutes record the mid-management resolution as implementing an agreement with the Police Officers' Association.

Police accept $14,773 state cannabis tax grant

Grant

CHP Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program Award #30953

Amount

$14,773.20

Where it goes

State Grant Fund (Fund 1325); Police Department FY27 budget

Vote

Approved 5-0 as part of consent calendar (Resolution No. 8736)

Source

Minutes, item 7

The council accepted a $14,773.20 grant from the California Highway Patrol's Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program.

The money is reimbursable grant funding. It goes into the State Grant Fund and increases the Police Department's budget for the current fiscal year by the same amount.

$1.9 million in unspent funds carried into new budget year

Amount

$1,905,531

From / to

Fiscal year 2025/26 to 2026/27

Vote

Approved 5-0 as part of consent calendar (Resolution No. 8738)

Source

Minutes, item 9

The council authorized moving $1,905,531 in unspent, uncommitted money from the 2025/26 budget year into 2026/27.

Carry-over lets money that was budgeted but not spent stay available for its intended purpose.

City approves response to grand jury homelessness report

Report

2025-2026 Yolo County Civil Grand Jury report, "Unified Action: Strengthening the Yolo County Homelessness Response"

Action

Council reviewed and approved the city's responses

Source

Minutes, item 12

The council reviewed and approved the City of Woodland's responses to a Yolo County Civil Grand Jury report on homelessness.

The report is titled "Unified Action: Strengthening the Yolo County Homelessness Response."

Council adopts annual federal housing grant report

Report

FY 2025/26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)

Goes to

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Public comment

None received at the hearing

Vote

Approved 5-0 (Resolution No. 8743)

Source

Minutes, item 16

The council held a public hearing on the city's annual report for its federal Community Development Block Grant funds. No one spoke at the hearing.

The council approved the report and allowed any comments received during the 15-day comment period to be added. The city manager can then finalize and send it to HUD.

Routine items: proclamation, department reports, water service

Proclamation

National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 to October 15, 2026

Reports

Community Development and Community Services semiannual reports, January to June 2026

Water

Agreement to extend city water service to Woodland Christian School practice field (Resolution No. 8739)

Ethics code

City Clerk directed to review and amend the Conflict of Interest Code

Vote

Consent items 4 through 15 approved 5-0, except item 5, which was pulled and received separately

Source

Minutes, items 4–6, 10–11

The council adopted a proclamation marking National Hispanic Heritage Month in Woodland from September 15 to October 15, 2026.

The council received semiannual reports from the Community Development and Community Services departments covering January to June 2026. The Community Development report was pulled from the consent calendar and presented separately.

The council also approved an agreement to extend city water service to the Woodland Christian School practice field, and directed the City Clerk to review and update the city's Conflict of Interest Code.

Council met privately on Patel lawsuit

Case

City of Woodland v. Patel, Yolo County Superior Court Case No. CV2024-3350

Topic

Conference with legal counsel on existing litigation

Source

Agenda, closed session item B.1; Minutes, closed session item B.1

Before the public meeting, the council met in closed session with legal counsel about an existing lawsuit, City of Woodland v. Patel.

The minutes do not report any action taken in closed session.