City Council - Regular Meeting - August 06, 2025
1. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
a.
Proclamation Declaring the City of Arcata a Sanctuary City for Two-Spirit, Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex People, August 2025.
1. 2025_Sanctuary City for 2S-TGI People.pdf
5. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
a.
Annual Report from the Energy Committee.
1. Energy Comm Annual Report 2024_presented 2025_FINAL.pdf
6. STAFF REPORTS
All reports shall be specifically limited to City business and shall not request or lead to action by the Council at this meeting.
7. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS [EARLY - TIME LIMITED] The City Council values your comments. The public comment period allows people to address the Council on matters not on the agenda. This early section of public comment is limited to 15-minutes and speakers are limited to 2 minutes each. If you prefer to have a full 3 minutes of time for your public comment, this item is continued at the end of the meeting under item 12 where speakers are granted 3 minutes. Please know that pursuant to the Brown Act, the Council cannot discuss or take action on items not listed on the agenda. The Council may respond to statements. There will also be a time to provide public comment specific to each item when that item is being reviewed by the Council.
8. N/A
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and are enacted in one motion. There is no separate discussion of any of these items. If discussion is required, that item is removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately. At the end of the reading of the Consent Calendar, Council members can request that an item be removed for separate discussion. Members of the public may comment on any items remaining on the consent calendar in the comment period before the vote.
a.
Approval to Waive Reading of the Text and Consent to Read by Title Only for any Ordinance on this Agenda.
b.
Approve the Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of July 16, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CMSM_Jul16_2025 - English.pdf
c.
Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of July 16, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CCM_Jul16_2025 - English.pdf
d.
Report on Disbursements.
1. Staff Report - Report on Cash Distributions 7.19.25-7.26.25.pdf
2. Attachment A - Cash Disbursements 7.31.pdf
e.
Approve the Carlson Park Skate Spot Project Plans.
1. Staff Report - Approve the Carlson Skate Spot Project Plans.pdf
2. Attachment A - Carlson Park Skate Spot 100 percent Design Plans.pdf
f.
Adopt Resolution No. 256-06 Amending Class and Pay for International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 3 Represented Employees Including a Salary Band Increase for Geographic Information Systems Coordinator; and Authorize Mayor to Execute Documents.
1. Staff Report - Adopt Reso 256-06 Amend OE3 Class and Pay.pdf
2. Attachment A - Resolution No 256-06 Class and Pay for OE3 Represented Employees.pdf
g.
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the Humboldt County Association of Governments for the Partnering Assets & Authorities for Comprehensive Transit (PAACT) Project; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Necessary Documents.
1. Staff Report - Approve MOU with HCAOG.pdf
2. Attachment A - MOU+Exh A.-DRAFT_ARCATA NBK.pdf
h.
Adopt Ordinance No. 1580, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata, Adding Section 3200 to Designate Fire Hazard Severity Zones to Chapter 1, Fire Prevention and Fire Protection, Of Title III, Public Safety, of the Arcata Municipal Code.
1. Staff Report - Adopt Ordinance No. 1580, Amendment to Title III Chapter 1, Designating Fire Hazard Severity Zones.pdf
2. Attachment A - Ordinance No. 1580.pdf
3. Attachment B - Ordinance No. 1580 Local Responsibility Area, Fire Severity Zones Map.pdf
i.
Award a Contract in the Amount of $95,739.62 to GHD, Inc., for Environmental Monitoring Professional Services to Support the Construction Phase of the Annie and Mary Trail Project; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
1. Staff Report - Award Contract to GHD, Inc. for Services for the Annie and Mary Trail Project.pdf
2. Attachment A - GHD Environmental Monitoring Scope of Work and Fee.pdf
j.
Award a Contract to Northpoint Consulting Group, Inc. for Engineering Services for the City of Arcata–First Street Lift Station Improvement Project in the Amount of $162,600; and Approve Necessary and Associated Related Actions.
1. Staff Report - Award Contract for Engineering Services for the 1st St. Lift Station Imp Proj to Northpoint Consulting Group.pdf
2. Attachment A - NP Proposal - First Street Lift Station FINAL.pdf
10. OLD BUSINESS
11. NEW BUSINESS
12. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS [CONTINUED]
The City Council values your comments. The public comment period allows people to address the Council on matters not on the agenda. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes each. Please know that pursuant to the Brown Act, the Council cannot discuss or take action on items not listed on the agenda. The Council may respond to statements.
13. COUNCIL REPORTS
All reports shall be specifically limited to items relating to City business and shall not request or lead to action by the Council at this meeting.
14. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
15. CLOSED SESSION
16. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
17. ADJOURNMENT
Other than items continued or tabled to a date certain, the Council may, by majority vote, continue all matters not completed by 10:30 p.m.