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5 • CAPITAL_PROJECTCity of Santa Clara (Guadalupe County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: City of Santa Clara City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-05-19
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider public works, street maintenance, utility infrastructure, and capital improvement task orders”
CG
Chase Grier
Mayor
YES
JR
John Reagan
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JW
Jason Wiederstein
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
AD
Amanda Desormeaux
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
AW
Angela Weller
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
DH
Darin Henningsen
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
City Council public docket item 5 on 2026-05-19
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.