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Arcata City Council
January 22, 2026

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Minutes, special meeting
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January 22, 2026
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City Council - Special Meeting - January 22, 2026

1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor White called the meeting to order at 3:33 p.m.

2. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Mayor White read a statement acknowledging that the City sat on ancestral Wiyot land.

3. FLAG SALUTE
Mayor White led the Pledge of Allegiance.

4. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Varley called roll.

5. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor White invited public comment.

There being none, Mayor White closed the public comment period.

6. NEW BUSINESS

a.

Adopt Resolution No. 256-34 Opposing Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Along the Northern California Coast.

1. Staff Report - Resolution Opposing Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling.pdf

2. Attachment A - Resolution 256-34.pdf
City Manager Perry presented regarding the proposed resolution opposing offshore oil and gas drilling along the Northern California Coast.

ON MOTION BY STILLMAN, SECONDED BY ATKINS-SALAZAR, AND WITH A THREE-TO-ZERO VOICE VOTE WITH TWO ABSENCES, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 256-34 OPPOSING OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA NORTH COAST. AYES: WHITE, ATKINS-SALAZAR, STILLMAN. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: MATTHEWS, SCHAEFER. ABSTENTIONS: NONE.

Moved by:

Stillman
Seconded by:

Atkins-Salazar
Adopt Resolution No. 256-34 opposing offshore oil and gas along the California North Coast.

7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 3:37 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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