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 "state": "California",
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 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
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 "generated": "2026-07-06",
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   "date": "2026-06-22",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to decide future of automated license plate reader program",
   "summary": "The City Council will hold a public hearing on amending the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Reuse Plan to add homeownership opportunities. They will discuss and take action on continuing, seeking alternatives for, or discontinuing the city's Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) program. Other actions include authorizing bids for the Field 6 Rehabilitation Project, adopting the Bishop City Park Master Plan, and approving several consent calendar items such as budget reports and an IT services agreement extension.",
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   "date": "2026-06-16",
   "body": "Bishop Area Wastewater Authority Board of Directors",
   "headline": "Board to decide on top-ranked engineering firm for $2.4M wastewater plant design",
   "summary": "The Bishop Area Wastewater Authority Board will review the selection committee's recommendation to approve PACE Advanced Water Engineering as the top-ranked consultant for engineering design services for the new consolidated regional wastewater treatment plant. The project is funded by a $2,411,000 state Clean Water Planning loan/grant. The board's recommendation will go to the City of Bishop for final approval and contract negotiations.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-08",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to adopt FY 2026-27 budget with cash advances for ladder truck and street project",
   "summary": "The City Council will consider adopting the proposed FY 2026-27 budget, which includes resolutions authorizing short-term interfund cash advances for the purchase of a Fire Department ladder truck and the South Warren Street Improvement Project. The consent calendar features several items such as an MOU for a ladder truck purchase with the Bishop Fire Protection District and Bishop Paiute Tribe, an ordinance amending the juvenile curfew, and a task order amendment for a park master plan. A public hearing will address compliance with Assembly Bill 2561 regarding employee vacancies, recruitment, and retention.",
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   "date": "2026-06-04",
   "body": "Bishop Fire Protection District Commission",
   "headline": "Fire district to vote on FY 2026-27 budget and shared management agreement",
   "summary": "The Bishop Fire Protection District Commission will hold a regular meeting on June 4, 2026. Key business includes the second reading and adoption of an ordinance updating 2026-2027 fees and charges, approval of the proposed FY 2026-27 budget, and a year-end budget adjustment for FY 2025-26. The commission will also consider a proposed agreement for shared management of fire services between the City of Bishop and the District, and a memorandum of understanding for a regional ladder truck purchase involving the Bishop Paiute Tribe.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-26",
   "body": "City Council - Meeting Cancelled",
   "headline": "Bishop City Council May 26 meeting cancelled",
   "summary": "This City Council meeting has been cancelled. The next regular meeting is scheduled for June 8, 2026.",
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   "date": "2026-05-19",
   "body": "Bishop Area Wastewater Authority Board of Directors Special Meeting",
   "headline": "Wastewater board to consider land acquisition and approve budget",
   "summary": "The Bishop Area Wastewater Authority Board will hear a staff report on SOQ submissions, discuss land acquisition for the wastewater treatment plant, consider an amendment extension with Willdan, and review and approve the FY 2026-27 budget. The board is expected to take action on the budget and discuss the land acquisition.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-12",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Strategic planning workshop to set FY 2026-2027 priorities",
   "summary": "The City Council will hold a strategic planning workshop to review accomplishments from the past year and set goals and priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. Discussion will include specific projects such as Whitney Alley, parking management strategies, the Eastern Sierra Regional Housing Toolkit, and the Bishop Park Master Plan.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-11",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "First reading of juvenile curfew ordinance; request for Caltrans truck route study",
   "summary": "The Bishop City Council will consider several routine items and new business. Notable actions include a first reading of an ordinance to update juvenile curfew regulations, discussion of a City Park Master Plan, and direction on requesting Caltrans to evaluate a truck route east of the city. Consent items include budget reports, a $24,233 water fund budget adjustment, extensions for fuel and propane services, and an amendment to the EMS cost-sharing agreement with Inyo County and the Bishop Paiute Tribe.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-28",
   "body": "City Council Special Joint Meeting with the Bishop Paiute Tribal Council",
   "headline": "City Council and Tribal Council hold joint meet-and-greet luncheon",
   "summary": "This is a special joint meeting of the Bishop City Council and the Bishop Paiute Tribal Council. The only agenda item is a meet and greet luncheon hosted by the City Council. No substantive decisions, ordinances, or contracts are being discussed or voted on.",
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   "date": "2026-04-27",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to hold public hearing on amending city fees for 2026-2027",
   "summary": "The City Council will hold a public hearing on proposed changes to fees and charges for city services for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The consent calendar includes authorizing the purchase of a Toyota Tacoma for Sunrise Mobile Home Park and second readings of ordinances on residential care facilities, emergency shelter zoning, and zoning definitions. Presentations are scheduled for the new city logo and on Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology from Flock. The council will also award a construction bid for resurfacing Bishop Park courts.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-14",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Bishop City Council considers zoning changes and police equipment purchases",
   "summary": "The City Council will review several ordinances regarding residential care facilities, emergency shelters, and zoning definitions. The agenda also includes a presentation on the Caltrans Bishop Pavement Project and potential purchases for the Police Department.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-23",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to consider $2.4M West Line water main project contract and funding",
   "summary": "The City Council will consider awarding a $2,313,710 construction contract to DG Construction for the West Line Street Water Main Project, along with an interfund loan and budget adjustment totaling $2,429,395. The council will also hold the first reading of an ordinance amending the Utility Assistance Program. Consent items include acceptance of February 2026 budget and financial reports, and a $62,000 task order amendment for construction surveying and testing. Presentations include a Caltrans projects update and a Chamber of Commerce report.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-09",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to consider resolution authorizing $510k housing incentive fund application",
   "summary": "The Bishop City Council will discuss housing law updates, accept January 2026 budget and financial reports, and vote on a resolution to apply for up to $510,000 in Prohousing Incentive Program funds. Council will also consider rejecting all bids for the Bishop Park Courts Resurfacing Project and authorizing a rebid.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-05",
   "body": "Bishop Rural Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Routine Bishop Fire Protection District meeting with no specific substantive items listed",
   "summary": "This agenda is procedural boilerplate for the Bishop Fire Protection District Commission meeting on March 5, 2026. It lists only standard items, including approval of July 10, 2025 minutes, a Fire Chief report, and placeholders for old and new business. No specific contracts, fee changes, or public hearings are detailed in this document.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-02-25",
   "body": "Parks & Recreation Commission",
   "headline": "Parks & Rec to discuss tennis court resurfacing and park masterplan",
   "summary": "The Parks and Recreation Commission will review updates on three ongoing projects: tennis court resurfacing and striping, the Field 6 project, and the Park Masterplan. No new business items are listed; the meeting is devoted to discussion and status reports on these existing initiatives.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-02-24",
   "body": "Planning Commission- AUDIO RECORDING ONLY",
   "headline": "Planning Commission to recommend zoning code amendments to City Council",
   "summary": "The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed resolution recommending that the City Council approve amendments to Title 17 (Zoning). The amendments include updates to definitions, expiration provisions, a new chapter for residential care facilities, changes to the Emergency Shelter Combining District (including capacity and parking), and a new appeals chapter.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-02-23",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Public hearing and vote on new water and sewer rates",
   "summary": "The City Council will hold a Proposition 218 public hearing and consider adopting new water and sewer rates effective July 1, 2026. The consent calendar includes acceptance of December 2025 budget and financial reports, an amendment increasing the water/sewer rate study contract by $4,296 to $62,896, and a resolution authorizing AHSC program documents for the Silver Peaks affordable housing project. New business items include direction on revising the utility rate assistance program to a low-income model, creation of an ad hoc committee with the Chamber of Commerce, and discussion of pickleball court striping.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-02-09",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to consider $4.7M wastewater grant, $2.4M planning loan",
   "summary": "The City Council will hold a public hearing on proposed fee changes for FY 2026-27 and consider consent items including a resolution renewing the military equipment policy, selecting LED streetlight color temperatures, and approving a $2,411,000 Clean Water State Revolving Fund planning loan for a new regional wastewater treatment plant. They will also consider a $4,693,000 USDA disaster grant for wastewater collection system rehabilitation and authorize bid documents for the West Line Street Water Main Replacement Project. Under new business, the council will discuss potential participation in a regional air service subsidy and adopt a mid-year budget adjustment proposal.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-01-26",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to adopt updated ADU ordinance, discuss tennis court striping",
   "summary": "The City Council will consider second-reading adoption of an ordinance replacing regulations on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior ADUs. They will also vote on guidelines for tabulating protests during rate hearings, approve an environmental support services agreement for the A-Frame Building demolition, and discuss striping options for the upper tennis courts. Several routine consent items include minutes, meeting cancellation notices, and a cross-connection control ordinance update.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-01-12",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "City Council to decide on new ADU parking rules at public hearing",
   "summary": "The City Council will hold a public hearing and consider first reading of an ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 17.75 on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior ADUs, with a choice between two parking alternatives. Other business includes second reading of a mobile business ordinance, introduction of a cross-connection control ordinance, a Fire Department mid-year budget adjustment proposal, and a Planning Commission appointment.",
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