City Council - Regular Meeting - October 15, 2025
1. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
5. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
a.
Annual Report from the Transportation Safety Committee.
1. TSC_Annual_Report_2024_2025.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.
a.
Receive an Update from the Deputy Director of Community Development, Jennifer Dart, Regarding the City of Arcata's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Methodology.
b.
Receive a Presentation from Bartle Wells Associates on the Results of the City of Arcata Water and Wastewater Rate Study.
1. BWA Presentation - City of Arcata W+WW Rate Study 10.10.2025.pdf
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 October 1, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CMSM_Oct01_2025 - English.pdf
c.
Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of October 1, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CCM_Oct01_2025 - English.pdf
d.
Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
1. Staff Report - Report on Cash Distributions 9.20.2025-10.3.2025.pdf
2. Attachment A - Cash Disbursements 10.6.pdf
e.
Approve the D Street Linear Park Exercise Equipment Enhancement Project.
1. Staff Report - Approve the D Street Linear Park Exercise Equipment Enhancement Project.pdf
2. A. D Street Exercise Equipment Concept Design.pdf
3. B. Combination Product Sheet.pdf
4. C. Leg Lift Product Sheet.pdf
f.
Approve a Letter of Support Urging the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors to Approve a Modification to the Conditional Use Permit Held by Ridgefield Events.
1. Staff Report - Approve Letter or Support for HCPC's Approval of CUP Held by Ridgefield Events .pdf
2. Attachment A – Letter of Support.pdf
g.
Award a Contract in the amount of $115,190 to HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc. for CEQA/NEPA Services for the Roger’s Garage Affordable Housing Project; Authorize a 10% Increase for Contingencies; and Approve Necessary and Associated Related Actions.
1. Staff Report - Roger's Garage CEQA-NEPA Services Award.pdf
2. A. CEQA-NEPA Serivces Proposals Scoring Summary.pdf
3. B. HELIX Cost Proposal.pdf
10. OLD BUSINESS
a.
Initiate Adoption of the Comprehensive Update to the City’s Local Coastal Program - Statutorily Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Guidelines Section 15265.
1. Staff Report - LCP Adoption Hearing 2.pdf
2. Attachment A - LCP Letter from the Arcata Fire District Board.pdf
11. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Consider Approving a Memorandum of Understanding for the Fall 2025 to Spring 2027 Choose Humboldt Campaign; and Consider Approving a $5,000 Contribution to Financially Support the Campaign.
1. Staff Report - Consider approving an MOU for the Choose Humboldt Campaign and contributing $5,000 support the Campaign.pdf
2. Attachment A - Choose Humboldt Funding Proposal - ACC.pptx.pdf
3. Attachment B - Draft Arcata of MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU).pdf
4. Attachment C - Choose Humboldt Campaign Funding Proposal _ACC.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.