The Auburn City Council met on January 26, 2026, at 2:15 PM PT. The meeting included a mayor's commendation, approval of a consent calendar, a public hearing on the Conflict of Interest Code, emergency contracting for airport lighting repairs, and reports from the city manager and council members.
Right. Good evening, everyone. Uh, we'll go ahead and call this regular session of Auburn City Council to uh to order uh January twenty-sixth, twenty twenty-six. That sounds nice. If we can, oh, have a roll call. Councilmember Amara. Down Calvia. Present Holmes, Rodel Harris, Mayor Davis. Here. Mr. Holmes, will you please join uh lead us in the pledge? Pledge your leader. Thank you very much. And if I can ask uh Coach Carl Swain to join me up here at the podium. That's all you gotta do. Yeah. Thank you for coming. I I uh well, Ben, Carl's son, and I were discussing a couple months ago, uh, recognizing Carl for his accomplishments. I have known the Swain family for most of my life. Um, and and when I learned about Carl's accomplishments, which I'll share about, um, I really wanted you to be recognized and to have you up here and say a couple words. So you'll have to listen to a couple words. All right. Uh honoring Coach Carl Swain for 50 years of service to Auburn Little League. Whereas in 1976, shortly after marrying his wife Barbara, Carl Swain made Auburn his home, beginning a lifelong commitment to the community he would serve for decades. And whereas Carl's lifelong love of baseball inspired him in 1976 to volunteer as a manager for Auburn Little League, beginning an extraordinary coaching career that would span half a century. Ensuring that all players from first timers to future all-stars felt included, encouraged, and valued. And whereas Coach Schwain enriched the experiences of countless young athletes by creating unforgettable moments, including hosting uh visits from oh MLB, Major League Baseball. Yeah. Yeah, all star gold glove winner Fernando Vinya, offering players inspiration, mentorship, and memories that would last a lifetime. And whereas at the conclusion of the 2025 season, Coach Swain retired after 50 consecutive years of volunteer coaching, making one of the longest and most impactful tenures in the history of Auburn Little League. And whereas, through his dedication, generosity, and enduring love of the game, Coach Swain has influenced thousands of lives and strengthened the fabric of the Auburn community for generations. Now, therefore, I, Kelly Davis, mayor of Auburn, on behalf of the city council, would like to recognize and commend Coach Carl Swain for his 50 years of exceptional service, leadership, and mentorship to Auburn Little League and the youth of Auburn. We could have the Swain family come up. We'll take a quick picture. Yeah. All right. Um next we have adoption of the agenda. This is the time set aside for council members and or the public to ask for removal, postponement, or a change to the listed sequence of an agenda item. The agenda will be approved by consensus of the council. Do I have any uh a motion? No. No, no objections. Okay. Um next is consent agenda. All matters listed under the consent calendar are considered to be routine in nature and will be approved by one blanket motion with a roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless persons request specific items to be removed from the consent calendar for discussion and separate action. Any items removed will be considered after the motion to approve the consent calendar. No request. I move to approve the consent calendar. I'll second it.