Current issue records

What has changed, and what the records show now.

These summaries separate current City decisions from earlier proposals and Jonathan's published positions. Each links to the underlying public record and related site coverage.

Current status

Water and wastewater rates

FY27 rates in effect

What the record shows

The City finalized the FY27 Master Fee Schedule on September 8, and the rates took effect October 1. Community Impact's September 10 newsletter reported that about 75% of utility customers should see lower water and wastewater bills under the new structure. The separate 2026 water and wastewater cost-of-service study appeared on the August 25 agenda as discussion only, with no action recorded on that item.

Jonathan's published position and actions

I support shifting more of the bill toward water use, adding conservation incentives, and assigning new development its proportional share of infrastructure costs. I requested a rate-structure analysis in March and wrote in August that Councilmember Ryan and I asked staff to make equity and affordability explicit goals of the study.

Next established step

The adopted FY27 rates are in effect. The separate 2026 cost-of-service study item remains listed as discussion only in the August 25 Legistar record.

Chronology and evidence
  1. Jonathan formally requested a water and wastewater rate-structure analysis from City staff. Jonathan's account
  2. Jonathan's published update described a revised rate proposal and the goals he and Councilmember Ryan had asked staff to include. Jonathan's account
  3. The City says Council finalized the FY27 Master Fee Schedule, including the new water and wastewater rates. City record
  4. The FY27 fiscal year and adopted rate schedule began, according to the City. City record

Current status

Flock Safety contract and cameras

Contract ended; cameras removed

What the record shows

Council voted unanimously on August 25, 2026, to decline the proposed renewal and end the City's agreement with Flock Safety. In a September 22 announcement, the City reported the contract canceled, the system deactivated, and all 28 cameras covered by the City contract removed.

Jonathan's published position and actions

In prepared remarks published August 28, I said I planned to vote no on the proposed renewal. I did not deliver those remarks after the records changed the circumstances. The City record identifies the Council's later decision as unanimous but does not establish my individual vote or comments at that meeting.

Next established step

Council unanimously adopted the SAFE Act on October 27, effective immediately, as reported in Jonathan's October 28 update. The linked Legistar record is the item to check for the official final action.

Chronology and evidence
  1. Jonathan published questions about Flock data retention, interagency access, and oversight. Jonathan's account
  2. Council voted unanimously to decline the proposed renewal and end the agreement. The City reported that staff began physically covering the cameras that day. City and Council records
  3. Jonathan published prepared remarks that said he planned to vote no on renewal and noted that he did not deliver them. Jonathan's account
  4. The City announced the contract canceled, the system deactivated, and all 28 City-contract cameras removed. City announcement