The Stockton City Council will decide whether to put $1.6 million originally set aside to replace aging Sierra Vista homes toward other housing projects, among other significant votes scheduled for Tuesday’s meeting.
The Sierra Vista vote would rescind money reserved for the replacement of 48 deteriorating units at the south Stockton’s public housing community and add it to a roughly $12 million bucket of funds the council plans to distribute to other proposed housing developments, a report linked to Tuesday’s agenda shows.
Peter Ragsdale, executive director of the county housing authority responsible for the Sierra Vista revamp, didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Also on Tuesday, the City Council is scheduled to vote on expanding a Stockton Police Department contract with security company Flock Safety, in order to purchase a system to use drones as first-responders to public safety incidents.
The vote would increase the Flock deal by about $3.15 million, a report linked to the council agenda states. In recent months, some cities have ended agreements with the company, well-known for its license-plate readers, over data-sharing concerns.
More to come at City Council Tuesday:
- Labor negotiations with Stockton’s police and city worker unions in the council’s closed session, as well as talks over possible employment-related lawsuits.
- An update on proposed police substations, which the council voted in August to add in Sierra Vista and Weston Ranch.
- Unveiling of new city mascot, Ollie the Otter.