City Council - Regular Meeting - September 17, 2025
1. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
a.
Proclamation in Recognition of National PACE Month, September 2025.
1. National PACE Month 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.
a.
Receive an Update from the Equity Arcata Team; Mo Harper-Desir, Fernando Paz and Anna Martinez, Regarding Equity Arcata.
b.
Receive a Presentation from the League of Women Voters of Humboldt County Regarding the Letter of Support for All Humboldt County Community Members.
c.
Other Staff Reports.
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 September 3, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CMSM_Sep03_2025 - English.pdf
c.
Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of September 3, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CCM_Sep03_2025 - English.pdf
d.
Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
1. Staff Report - Report on Cash Distributions 8.23.2025-9.5.2025.pdf
2. Attachment A - Cash Disbursements 9.8.pdf
e.
Adopt Resolution No. 256-10 Adopting the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program Guidelines – California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exempt per the Commonsense Exemption.
1. Staff Report - Permanent Local Housing Allocation Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program Guidelines.pdf
2. Attachment A- Resolution No. 256 -10.pdf
3. Attachment B - Permanent Local Housing Allocation Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program Guidelines.pdf
f.
Award a Contract Amendment in the Amount of $327,870 to GHD, Inc., for Additional Engineering and Design Services for the US 101 and Sunset Avenue Interchange Improvements Project; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
1. Staff Report - Award Contract Amendment to GHD of $327,869.23 for Design Phase US 101 and Sunset Ave Interchange.pdf
2. Exhibit A- Scope of Work for GHD Contract Mod 1 8.21.25.pdf
g.
Reappoint Jim Zoellick to the Energy Committee for a Three-Year Term Ending September 30, 2028.
1. Staff Report - Reappoint Jim Zoellick to Energy Committee Three-Year Term Ending September 30th, 2028. .pdf
h.
Reappoint Jill MacDonald and Jeanette Cooper to the Historic Landmarks Committee, Each for a Term Expiring September 30, 2028.
1. Staff Report - HLC Reappointment.pdf
i.
Approve a Contract Amendment with GHD, Inc. for Professional Services to Support the Construction Phase of the Annie and Mary Trail Project in the Amount of $86,681.60; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
1. Staff Report - Amend Contract to GHD, Inc. for Professional Services for Annie and Mary Trail Project.pdf
2. Attachment A - GHD Agreement A+M Trail Env. Monitoring_executed.pdf
3. Attachment B - Contract Amendment Scope and Fee - Annie and Mary Trail.pdf
j.
Approve Sponsorship in an Amount Equivalent to the Plaza Event Fees of $1,981 for the Same Old People’s North Country Fair to be Held on the Arcata Plaza on September 20 and 21, 2025.
1. Staff Report - Approve Sponsorship for Plaza Event Fees for the North Country Fair.pdf
2. Attachment A - Email Request for event fee support for North Country Fair Arcata.pdf
k.
Adopt Resolution No. 256-11 Establishing the Community Benefits Program; Action Not Subject to Additional California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Review.
1. Staff Report - Community Benefits Adoption.pdf
2. Attachment A - Res 256-11 Com Bennies.pdf
10. OLD BUSINESS
11. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Hold a Public Hearing to Consider and Adopt Resolution No. 256-05 Confirming City Costs Incurred from Abating Nuisance Conditions at 2579 Baldwin Street and Approving Collection of Costs as a Special Assessment.
1. Staff Report - Adopt Resolution 256-05 Confirming $10,686.44 Costs 2579 Baldwin St Abatement and Approve Collection of Cost.pdf
2. Attachment A - 2579 Baldwin St. Invoice for Abatment.pdf
3. Attachment B - 2025.03.11 Inspection Abatement Warrant.pdf
4. Attachment C - Resolution 256-05 Confirming Costs, Ordering Assessment.pdf
b.
Award a Contract in the Amount of $500,000 to Smith Group, Inc. for Professional Services for Planning, Community Outreach and Preliminary Concept Design for the Reconnect Arcata Project.
1. Staff Report - Award Contract of $500,000 to Smith Group Inc for Reconnect Arcata Project.pdf
2. Exhibit A - project locations map.pdf
3. Exhibit B - SmithGroup_Reconnecting Arcata_COST-PROPOSAL.pdf
c.
Receive and Approve an Update on the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
1. Staff Report - 25-26 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Update.pdf
2. Attachment A - 25-26 CIP Document FULL.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.