City Council - Regular Meeting - August 20, 2025
1. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
a.
Certificate of Appreciation for Brian Kang for His 26 Years of Service to the City of Arcata.
1. Brian Kang Retirement Certificate.pdf
b.
Proclamation Recognizing September 7–13, 2025, as Suicide Prevention Week.
1. Suicide Prevention Week Proclamation 2025 .pdf
5. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
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 30, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CMSM_Jul30_2025 - English.pdf
c.
Approve the Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting Study Session of July 30, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CCSS_Jul30_2025 - English.pdf
d.
Approve the Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of August 6, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CMSM_Aug06_2025 - English.pdf
e.
Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of August 6, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CCM_Aug06_2025 - English.pdf
f.
Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
1. Staff Report - Report on Cash Distributions 7.26.25-8.8.25.pdf
2. Attachment A - Cash Disbursements 8.11.pdf
g.
Approve the Arcata Community Forest Bike Skills Park Project.
1. Staff Report - Approve the Arcata Community Forest Bike Skills Park Project.pdf
2. Attachment A - Arcata Community Forest Bike Skills Park Map.pdf
h.
Approve the Purchase of Three 2026 Hybrid Ford Police Interceptors and Award Contract to Harper Motors in the Amount of $178,372.44, Including Tax; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
1. Staff Report - Approve Purchase of Three Hybrid Police Interceptors and Award Contract to Harper Motors for $178,372.44.pdf
2. Attachment A - Hybrid Ford Police Interceptors Harper Motors Quote.pdf
i.
Adopt an Addendum to the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Arcata Annie & Mary Trail Connectivity Project; Adopt Resolution No. 256-04 Accepting a Public Access Easement; and Approve Necessary and Associated Related Actions.
1. Staff Report - Adopt Addendum to Study and Adopt Resolution 256-04 for Public Access Easement for Annie and Mary Trail.pdf
2. Attachment A - Arcata Annie Mary Trail Connectivity Project Addendum.pdf
3. Attachment B - Resolution No. 256-04.pdf
4. Attachment C - Public Access Easement.pdf
10. OLD BUSINESS
11. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Adopt a Section 15061(b)(3) Environmental Review Exemption Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines; and Adopt the City Council of the City of Arcata Action Amending the Trillium Creek Planned Development Permit.
1. Staff Report - Trillium Creek Planned Development Permit and Subdivision Amendment File 067-051-PDA-TTM .pdf
2. Attachment A - City Council Action.pdf
b.
Introduce Ordinance No. 1582 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Arcata Municipal Code Relating to Dogs at Large, Service Animals, Dog Licenses, and Dog Impoundment, Title V–Sanitation & Health, and Title X–Public Property.
1. Staff Report - Introduce Ordinance No. 1582, Amending the Municipal Code Relating to Service Animals and Dog Licenses.pdf
2. Attachment A - Ord. 1582 RE. Service Dogs and License Fee Exemptions.pdf
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.