Arcata City Council
May 6, 2026

CITY OF ARCATA

CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 6:00 p.m.

Council Chamber
736 F Street, Arcata
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1. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

2. FLAG SALUTE

3. ROLL CALL

4. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
a. Proclamation in Honor of Older Americans Month, May 2026. b. Proclamation Recognizing May 2026 as National Historic Preservation Month.

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 a Staff Report Regarding Measure G from Assistant City Manager and Finance Director Tabatha Miller.

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 Study Session of April 6, 2026. c. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting Study Session of April 8, 2026. d. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of April 15, 2026. e. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of April 15, 2026.

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f. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of April 22, 2026. g. Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
h. Adopt Ordinance No. 1586, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Arcata Municipal Code Relating to Cannabis Consumption Lounge Permits, Standards, and Restrictions – Negative Declaration (State Clearinghouse No. 2016012039). i. Adopt Resolution No. 256-54, Authorizing the City Manager or City Engineer to Accept Deeds and Grants to the City on Behalf of the City Council. j. Adopt Resolution No. 256-62 to Amend Management and Confidential Supplemental Compensation and Benefits; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
k. Adopt Resolution No. 256-56, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Approving the City of Arcata’s Administrative Policy Regarding Ethics and Financial Training; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents. l. Adopt Resolution No. 256-63 Approving A Letter of Agreement Between the City of Arcata and Arcata Police Association to Amend the 2024–2027 Memorandum of Understanding in Regard to Medical Benefits; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Documents.

10. OLD BUSINESS

11. NEW BUSINESS
a. Receive a Report and Make a Finding that Emergency Procurement to Repair Failed Culverts at 4700 West End Road is Necessary; Find the Project Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and Approve Necessary and Associated Related Actions b. Adopt Resolution No. 256-51 Adopting the Humboldt County Regional Climate Action Plan as the City of Arcata’s Climate Action Plan and Making California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings as a Responsible Agency.

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. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

14. 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.

15. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
a. Schedule a Special Meeting Study Session with the Planning Commission Regarding a Land Use Code Update for June 8, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. b. Schedule a Special Meeting Budget Study Session for May 13, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

16. CLOSED SESSION

17. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
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18. 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.

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Proclamation
in Honor of
Older Americans month MAY 2026
WHEREAS, this year's theme, "Champion Your Health," encourages older adults to take an active role in their health and prevention, wellness, access to health care, informed decision-making, and personal responsibility are cornerstones of healthy aging;
WHEREAS, the Area 1 Agency on Aging (A1AA) brings more than $3 million in state and federal funding to Humboldt and Del Norte counties to support programs and services that promote prevention, wellness, and affordable access to quality health care; WHEREAS, A1AA provides access to preventative health care through the Volunteer Driver Program; and promotes health and wellness through SAIL (Stay Active and Independent for Life), Bingocize, and Tai Chi classes as well as through Aging in Place services such as Emergency Preparedness, Fall Prevention and Northcoast Homeshare; provides funding for healthy meals through local Meals on Wheels and congregate meal sites, and supports the health and wellbeing of family caregivers; WHEREAS, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program safeguards the rights and dignity of residents in skilled nursing, assisted living, and other long-term care settings by advocating for quality care and respectful treatment; the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) provides unbiased, accurate information about Medicare and assistance in accessing medical resources, and A1AA funds Senior Legal Services to help protect the right of older adults; WHEREAS, the Aging and Disability Resource Connection—a partnership with Tri-County Independent Living and the North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network—works to streamline and coordinate services for older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and families; and
WHEREAS, changes to federal or state funding that decrease access to quality, affordable health care jeopardize the health, safety, and independence of older adults and people with disabilities —putting them at greater risk of injury, hospitalization, isolation, institutionalization, and homelessness— impacting the ability to proactively Champion Their Health; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the City of Arcata recognizes MAY 2026 to be OLDER AMERICANS MONTH and calls upon the community to honor and uplift older adults, advocate for their needs, and join in celebrating this year’s theme “Champion Your Health.” Dated: May 6, 2026
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Kimberley White
Mayor

PROCLAMATION
Recognizing May 2026 as

NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION
MONTH
WHEREAS, National Historic Preservation Month is sponsored by the National Trust to celebrate Historic Preservation throughout our nation; and WHEREAS, historic preservation is an effective tool for revitalizing neighborhoods and buildings, fostering local pride, and enhancing livability; and WHEREAS, Arcata’s Historic Landmarks Committee serves the Arcata community by providing free guidance on how to rehabilitate and maintain Arcata’s historic properties, and by supporting education and incentives such as the Mills Act Program; and WHEREAS, the Historical Sites Society of Arcata preserves the Phillips House Museum and maintains a website featuring walking tours, preservation articles, and archives, which is used by the local schools to discuss the evolution of a community; and WHEREAS, in 2026 the City will celebrate preservation month by hosting historic photographs in Arcata City Hall and facilitating the preparation and submittal of an application to add the Arcata Plaza to the National Register of Historic Places; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the City Council of the City of Arcata hereby recognizes May 2026 as NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH and calls upon the people of Arcata to recognize and observe National Historic Preservation Month by visiting arcatahistory.org and the humboldtproject.org; following @phillips_house_museum and @thehumboldtproject on Instagram; and the Historical Sites Society of Arcata Facebook page containing Then and Now photographs and articles in the Mad River Union.

Dated: May 6, 2026
Kimberley White
Mayor

1 CITY OF ARCATA

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING STUDY SESSION

MINUTES
April 6, 2026, 3:30 p.m.

Council Chamber
736 F Street, Arcata

Present: Mayor White, Councilmember Matthews, Councilmember Schaefer, Councilmember Stillman

Absent: Vice Mayor Atkins-Salazar
Staff Present: City Manager Perry, Assistant City Manager Miller, City Engineer Khatri, Director of Environmental Services Sinkhorn, Human Resources/Administrative Services Director Vink, Assistant City Engineer Caisse, Police Business Manager Brazil, City Clerk Varley A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcata was held on the above date at 3:30 p.m. with Mayor White presiding. Notice of this meeting was posted on April 3, 2026. _____________________________________________________________________

1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor White called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.

2. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Varley called roll.

3. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Mayor White read a statement acknowledging that Arcata sat on ancestral Wiyot land.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor White invited public comment.

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

5. DISCUSSION
a. Overview of the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Budget.

Assistant City Manager Miller and Human Resources/Administrative Services Director Vink presented, they provided three handouts.

2 Director Miller and Director Vink responded to inquiries and comments from the Council.

Assistant City Manager Miller reviewed other budget considerations and responded to inquiries from the Council.

No Council action was taken. There was a presentation and discussion only for this item.
b. Provide Direction to Staff on Possible Renewal of Measure G (Existing Three-Quarter Percent Transactions and Use Tax).

Assistant City Manager Miller presented.

BY GENERAL CONSENSUS, THE COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO

MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS TO PLACE MEASURE G ON
THE BALLOT FOR RENEWAL IN NOVEMBER 2026.

Certain direction was given, but no Council action was taken. There was a presentation and discussion only for this item.
c. Review and Revise the City Council's Legislative Platform; Community Support and Sponsorship of Events; Goals; and Priority Projects for the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Budget.

Assistant City Manager Miller reviewed the proposed additions for the Legislative Platform.

BY GENERAL CONSENSUS, THE COUNCIL REQUESTED TO

INCLUDE SUPPORTING THE POWER CHARGE INDIFFERENT
ADJUSTMENT (PCIA) ISSUE.

Assistant City Manager Miller led a discussion with Council and staff to review the City Manager recommended sponsorships, and the updated City Council goals and priority projects for Fiscal Year 2026/2027.

Certain direction was given, but no Council action was taken. There was a presentation and discussion only for this item.

6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:54 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Rhea Varley
City Clerk

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1 CITY OF ARCATA

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING STUDY SESSION

MINUTES
April 8, 2026, 3:30 p.m.

Council Chamber
736 F Street, Arcata

Present: Vice Mayor Atkins-Salazar, Councilmember Matthews, Councilmember Stillman

Absent: Mayor White, Councilmember Schaefer
Staff Present: City Manager Perry, Assistant City Manager Miller, City Engineer Khatri, Director of Environmental Services Sinkhorn, Human Resources/Administrative Services Director Vink, Assistant City Engineer Caisse, Lieutenant Scown, City Clerk Varley
A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcata was held on the above date at 3:30 p.m. with Vice Mayor Atkins-Salazar presiding. Original notice of this meeting was posted on April 3, 2026, with a revised notice being posted on April 6, 2026. _____________________________________________________________________

1. CALL TO ORDER
Vice Mayor Atkins-Salazar called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.

2. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Varley called roll.

3. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Vice Mayor Atkins-Salazar read a statement acknowledging that Arcata sat on ancestral Wiyot land.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Vice Mayor Atkins-Salazar invited public comment.

Public comment: Joanne McGarry.

Vice Mayor Atkins-Salazar closed the public comment period.

5. DISCUSSION

2 a. Review Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Special Revenue Funds, Enterprise Funds, and Capital Improvement Projects (CIP).

Assistant City Manager Miller provided an overview of the different funds for this item.

Assistant City Engineer Caisse presented regarding the City's Capital Improvement Program and its associated projects.

No action was taken. There was a presentation and discussion only for this item.
b. Follow Up on Potential Changes to the City Council's Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Legislative Platform, Goals, and Priority Projects.

There was no presentation or discussion for this item. No Council Action was taken.

The Council retired to closed session in the City Manager's Conference Room at 4:35 p.m.

6. CLOSED SESSION—City Manager's Conference Room, 736 F Street, Arcata a. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. Employee Organizations: International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 3; Arcata Police Association; and NonRepresented The Council met in closed session in the City Manager's Conference Room.

7. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
a. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. Employee Organizations: International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 3; Arcata Police Association; and NonRepresented The Council returned to open session at 5:08 p.m.

Vice Mayor Atkins-Salazar stated that there was nothing to report out for this closed session item.

8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:08 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

3 Rhea Varley
City Clerk

1 CITY OF ARCATA

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MINUTES
Date:

Location:

April 15, 2026, 5:30 p.m.

City Manager's Conference Room
736 F Street, Arcata

Present: Mayor White, Vice Mayor Atkins-Salazar, Councilmember Matthews, Councilmember Schaefer, Councilmember Stillman
Staff Present: City Manager Perry, Deputy City Attorney Goldstein (via teleconference)
A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcata was held on the above date at 5:30 p.m. with Mayor White presiding. Notice of this meeting was posted on April 10, 2026. _____________________________________________________________________

1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor White called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.

2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor White invited public comment.

Public comment: Joanne McGarry.

Mayor White closed the public comment period.

3. CLOSED SESSION
a. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8. Property: Assessor's Parcel Nos. 507-251- 039 and -040.

Agency Negotiator: City Manager Merritt Perry. Negotiating Party: Emran Essa. Under Negotiation: Price and Terms.

The Council met in closed session in the City Manager's Conference Room.

4. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
a. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8. Property: Assessor's Parcel Nos. 507-251- 039 and -040.

2 Agency Negotiator: City Manager Merritt Perry. Negotiating Party: Emran Essa. Under Negotiation: Price and Terms.

The Council entered the Chamber at 5:52 p.m.

RECESS: The Council recessed from 5:52 p.m. to 6:01 p.m.

Mayor White stated that there was nothing to report out from this closed session item.

5. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:01 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Rhea Varley
City Clerk

1 CITY OF ARCATA

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MINUTES
April 15, 2026, 6:00 p.m.

Council Chamber
736 F Street, Arcata

Present: Mayor White, Vice Mayor Atkins-Salazar, Councilmember Matthews, Councilmember Schaefer, Councilmember Stillman
Staff Present: City Manager Perry, Assistant City Manager Miller, Deputy City Attorney Goldstein (via teleconference), City Engineer Khatri, Director of Community Development Loya, Building Official Bishop, Deputy Director of Environmental Services—Streets and Utilities Culbert, Deputy Director of Information Technology Savage, Senior Project Manager Luu, Engineering Technician Hurley, Program Assistant Pepper, City Clerk Varley, Executive Assistant/Deputy City Clerk Redfern
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcata was held on the above date at 6:01 p.m. as a hybrid meeting, via teleconference utilizing Zoom Video Communications and in person, with Mayor White presiding. Notice of this meeting was posted on April 10, 2026.
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1. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Mayor White read a statement acknowledging that Arcata sat on ancestral Wiyot land.

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

3. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Varley called roll.

4. AGENDA MODIFICATION

ON MOTION BY MATTHEWS, SECONDED BY SCHAEFER, AND WITH A

UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE, THE COUNCIL, ON NEW BUSINESS, MOVED ITEM D [HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ABATEMENT FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 4600 WEST END RD, ARCATA, 95521,
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO. 507-081-055; AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 256-

2 55 ORDERING THE ABATEMENT OF A NUISANCE REGARDING 4600 WEST END RD.] TO THE TOP OF NEW BUSINESS. AYES: WHITE, ATKINSSALAZAR, MATTHEWS, SCHAEFER, STILLMAN. NOES: NONE. ABSENT:

NONE. ABSTENTIONS: NONE.

5. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
a. Proclamation in Recognition of World Tai Chi Day, Saturday April 25, 2026.

Councilmember Stillman read the proclamation and presented it to Doug Carroll, Tai Chi practicer of 30 years.
b. Proclamation in Recognition of Bike Month, May 2026.

Vice-Mayor Atkins-Salazar read the proclamation and presented it to Dalton Lee of Wildtrail Tours.

6. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
a. Receive Annual Report from the Wetlands and Creeks Committee.

The Wetlands and Creeks Committee Chair, Emma Held, provided an oral version of the committee's annual report.

7. STAFF REPORTS
a. Receive an Update Regarding the City's Paving Projects from City Engineer Netra Khatri.

City Engineer Khatri and Engineering Technician Hurley provided an update on the City's paving projects.
b. Receive an Update Regarding the City's Steel Waterline Replacement Project from City Engineer Netra Khatri.

City Engineer Khatri and Senior Project Manager Luu provided an update on the City's Steel Waterline Replacement project.

8. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS [EARLY - TIME LIMITED] Mayor White invited public comment.

Public comment: Isaac West, Olivia, an unidentified member of the audience, an unidentified member of the audience, and an unidentified member of the audience.

Mayor White closed the oral and written communications [early - time limited] period.

9. N/A
None.

10. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor White invited public comment.

Public Comment: Joanne McGarry.

3 Mayor White closed the public comment period.

ON MOTION BY STILLMAN, SECONDED BY SCHAEFER, AND WITH A

UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED THE CONSENT
CALENDAR [AS PRESENTED FOR APRIL 15, 2026, ITEMS A THROUGH E].

AYES: WHITE, ATKINS-SALAZAR, MATTHEWS, SCHAEFER, STILLMAN.

NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE. ABSTENTIONS: NONE.
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 Meeting of April 1, 2026. c. Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
d. Adopt Ordinance No. 1584, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Repealing Article 12 (Public Safety Committee) in Chapter 3 (Boards, Commissions, Committees and Task Forces) of Title II (Administration), of the Arcata Municipal Code.
e. Approve the Purchase of Submersible Pumps and Controls from Xylem Water Solutions USA, Inc., in the Amount of $413,175.36; and Approve Necessary and Associated Related Actions.

11. OLD BUSINESS
a. Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Resolution No. 256-52 Adopting Water and Wastewater Rate Adjustments for FY 2025-26 through 2029-30 and Finding that Adoption of the Rates is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Assistant City Manager/Finance Director Tabatha Miller provided a staff report and then responded to inquiries and comments from the Council.

Mayor White opened the public hearing.

Mayor White invited public comment.

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

Mayor White directed the City Clerk to tabulate the protests and to then announce whether a majority protest existed.

City Clerk Varley stated that prior to the initiation of the public hearing on February 4, 2026, the City had received thirty-seven (37) protests and that since the public hearing had opened, the City had received thirty-one (31) protests in total. She reported that the number of protests received was clearly less than a majority protest.

Mayor White closed the public hearing.

ON MOTION BY ATKINS-SALAZAR, SECONDED BY STILLMAN, AND

WITH A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED

4 RESOLUTION NO. 256-52 ESTABLISHING WATER AND
WASTEWATER RATE AJDJUSTMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-
26 THROUGH 2029-30; AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER,

ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/FINANCE DIRECTOR AND

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR TO IMPLEMENT THE

RATES, UPDATE THE MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES,

MAKE NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS TO THE EXHIBITS, AND
COMPLETE ALL BILLING SYSTEM UPDATES; AND FOUNDTHAT

ADOPTION OF THE WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES WAS

EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT. AYES: WHITE, ATKINS-SALAZAR, MATTHEWS, SCHAEFER,
STILLMAN. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE. ABSTENTIONS: NONE.

12. NEW BUSINESS
a. Hold a Public Hearing to Consider Abatement for the Properties Located at 4600 West End Rd, Arcata, CA 95521, Assessor's Parcel No. 507-081-055; and Adopt Resolution No. 256-55 Ordering the Abatement of a Nuisance Regarding 4600 West End Rd.

This Item was originally placed on the Agenda as New Business, Item D. Due to an agenda modification at the beginning of the meeting, this item was moved to be considered at the beginning of New Business.

Building Official Bishop and Deputy Director of Environmental Services— Streets & Utilities Culbert presented.

Mayor White opened the public hearing.

Public Comment: Robert Figas.

Mayor White closed the public hearing.

MATTHEWS MOVED AND STILLMAN SECONDED TO GRANT A
LIMITED ONE-TIME EXTENSION OF THIRTY (30) DAYS.

The Council received comments from staff.

THE MOTION PASSED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. AYES:

WHITE, ATKINS-SALAZAR, MATTHEWS, SCHAEFER, STILLMAN.

NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE. ABSTENTIONS: NONE.
b. Introduce Ordinance No. 1586, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Arcata Municipal Code Relating to Cannabis Consumption Lounge Permits, Standards, and Restrictions.

Director of Community Development Loya and Program Assistant Pepper provided a staff report.

Mayor White opened the public hearing.

Public comment: Misha Blacker, Michael Bettencourt, and Jennifer Henson.

5 Mayor White closed the public hearing.

Director of Community Development Loya and Program Assistant Pepper responded to inquiries and comments from the Council.

ON MOTION BY MATTHEWS, SECONDED BY SCHAEFER, AND

WITH A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE, THE COUNCIL INTRODUCED
ORDINANCE NO. 1586, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF

THE CITY OF ARCATA AMENDING THE ARCATA MUNICIPAL

CODE RELATING TO CANNABIS CONSUMPTION LOUNGE

PERMITS, STANDARDS, AND RESTRICTIONS, AND CONSENTED TO
READING BY TITLE ONLY. AYES: WHITE, ATKINS-SALAZAR,
MATTHEWS, SCHAEFER, STILLMAN. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE.

ABSTENTIONS: NONE.
c. Public Hearing to Approve Annual Engineer's Report and Declare City's Intention to Continue to Levy and Collect Assessments of Three Existing Landscape Maintenance Assessment Districts.

City Engineer Khatri provided a staff report.

Mayor White opened the public hearing.

There being no public comment, Mayor White closed the public hearing.

ON MOTION BY SCHAEFER, SECONDED BY MATTHEWS, AND

WITH A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED

THREE RESOLUTIONS DECLARING THE CITY'S INTENTION TO
CONTINUE TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS INCLUDING:

THE MAD RIVER PARKWAY BUSINESS CENTER LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, RESOLUTION NO. 256-44;

THE JANES CREEK MEADOW LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, RESOLUTION NO. 256-43; AND THE

WINDSONG LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT,
RESOLUTION NO. 256-42; AND APPROVED THE ANNUAL
ENGINEER'S REPORTS. AYES: WHITE, ATKINS-SALAZAR,
MATTHEWS, SCHAEFER, STILLMAN. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE.

ABSTENTIONS: NONE.
d. Public Hearing to Consider Adopting Resolution No. 256-53, Updating the Master Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

Assistant City Manager/Finance Director Miller provided a staff report.

Director Miller responded to inquiries and comments from council.

Mayor White opened the public hearing.

Public Comment: Joanne McGarry.

Mayor white closed the public hearing.

6 ON MOTION BY SCHAEFER, SECONDED BY MATTHEWS, AND

WITH A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED
RESOLUTION NO. 256-53, UPDATING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27. AYES: WHITE, ATKINS-SALAZAR,
MATTHEWS, SCHAEFER, STILLMAN. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE.

ABSTENTIONS: NONE.

13. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS [CONTINUED]
Mayor White invited public comment.

Public comment: Joanne McGarry, and Dan Shahin.

Mayor White closed the oral and written communications [continued] period.

14. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Perry provided a report.

15. COUNCIL REPORTS
Presenters: Stillman, Atkins-Salazar, Schaefer, Matthews, and White.

16. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
a. Confirm a Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Budget Study Session for April 29, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.

BY GENERAL CONSENSUS, THE COUNCIL CONFIRMED A FISCAL
YEAR 2026/2027 BUDGET STUDY SESSION FOR APRIL 29, 2026, AT 3:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

17. CLOSED SESSION
There was none.

18. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
There were none.

19. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:09 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Rhea Varley
City Clerk

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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MINUTES
Date:

Location:

April 22, 2026, 6:00 p.m.

Council Chamber
736 F Street, Arcata

Present: Mayor White, Councilmember Matthews, Councilmember Schaefer, Councilmember Stillman

Absent: Vice Mayor Atkins-Salazar
Staff Present: City Manager Perry, Assistant City Manager Miller, Human Resources/Administrative Services Director Vink, City Clerk Varley A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcata was held on the above date at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor White presiding. Notice of this meeting was posted on April 21, 2026. _____________________________________________________________________

1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor White called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

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

3. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Varley called roll.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor White invited public comment.

Public Comment: Joanne McGarry.

Mayor White closed the public comment period.

5. CONSENT CALENDAR

ON MOTION BY MATTHEWS, SECONDED BY STILLMAN, AND WITH A

FOUR-TO-ZERO VOICE VOTE WITH ONE ABSENCE, THE COUNCIL
ADOPTED THE CONSENT CALENDAR [AS PRESENTED FOR APRIL 22, 2026, ITEM A]. AYES: WHITE, MATTHEWS, SCHAEFER, STILLMAN. NOES:

NONE. ABSENT: ATKINS-SALAZAR. ABSTENTIONS: NONE.

2 a. Adopt Resolution Nos. 256-57, 256-58, 256-59, 256-60, and 256-61 for the City of Arcata to Elect to be Subject to the Public Employees Medical and Hospital Care Act as Part of the City’s Transition to the City Sponsored CalPERS Medical Insurance Plan.

6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:06 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Rhea Varley
City Clerk

STAFF REPORT – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Tabatha Miller, Assistant City Manager/Finance Director PREPARER: Tabatha Miller, Assistant City Manager/Finance Director DATE: May 6, 2026
TITLE: Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the Council approve the report on disbursements listing for the period April 4, 2026, through April 24, 2026
INTRODUCTION:

Pursuant to Section 37208 of the California Government Code, checks drawn in payment of demands certified by the City Finance Director as conforming to the authorized expenditures set forth in the City Council adopted budget need not be audited by the City Council prior to payment but may be presented to the City Council at the first meeting after delivery.

DISCUSSION:

The attached Disbursements Listing lists the checks and electronic payments that have been paid for the period identified above. The Finance Director certifies that the disbursements were drawn in payment of demands conforming to the adopted budget and that these demands are being presented to the City Council at its first meeting after the delivery of the checks and electronic payments.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:

The disbursements presented were drawn in payment of demands included within the adopted budget.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Approve the report on disbursements listing for the period of April 4, 2026, through April 24, 2026.

Consent Calendar vote.

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Cash Disbursements 4.4.2026-4.24.2026

City of Arcata Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions 4/4/2026-4/24/2026 Check # Vendor Name GL Account Amount Date Description
262499 A&I Roofing 101-00-00-42300 $ 238.16 4/10/2026
1016 6TH ST BUILDING PERMIT REFUND -
26-1140
262500 A. T. & T. 775-10-71-51200 $ 67.39 4/10/2026 STANDARD PHONE CHARGES; APR26 262501 Casillas Lynn 101-00-00-46360 $ 40.00 4/10/2026

REFUND CHOCOLATE CLASS

CANCELLATION
262502 CBC Pacific Partners Real Estate 212-30-11-57300 $ 250.00 4/10/2026 BPO FOR APN 507-251-039 & 507-251-040
AGENT: JB MATHERS
262503 Grafman Michelle 101-00-00-23070 $ 50.00 4/10/2026 DEPOSIT REFUND PICNIC AREA 3/29/26 262504 Hemmingsen Brian 661-50-63-51500 $ 15.00 4/10/2026 MEAL ALLOWANCE FOR 14HR SHIFT
3/28/26
262505 Hughes Rees 662-60-67-54200 $ 41.11 4/10/2026 VTS WORK DAY REIMBURSEMENT 3/26/26 262506 Humboldt Crabs 552-00-00-24022 $ 360.00 4/10/2026 DEPOSIT: ARCATA EMPLOYEES' ASSOC.

RIGHT-FIELD CRABS GAME 6/10/26
262507 Humboldt Lodging Alliance Inc. 101-00-00-41410 $ 44,079.45 4/10/2026 HC TBID FQE 12/31/2025 262508 Independent Business Forms Inc 101-20-07-53300 $ 6.72 4/10/2026 LASER PAYROLL CHECKS 262508 Independent Business Forms Inc 101-20-07-53300 $ 485.94 4/10/2026 LASER PAYROLL CHECKS 262508 Independent Business Forms Inc 101-00-00-21090 $ (6.72) 4/10/2026 LASER PAYROLL CHECKS 262509 Johnson Kayla 101-10-15-51770 $ 79.33 4/10/2026

REIMBURSEMENT FOR CD SPECIALIST
LUNCH; RECEIPT #548392
262510 Maple Service Inc. 662-60-67-51770 $ 1,607.00 4/10/2026 EMERGENCY GAS LEAK REPAIR 262511 McMurray & Sons Inc. 101-00-00-42300 $ 178.30 4/10/2026 BUILDING PERMIT REFUND; 3640 SPEAR
AVE 26-1149
262512 Pacific Gas & Electric Co 101-50-81-51100 $ 51.41 4/10/2026 COST OF OWNERSHIP @ARCATA SPORTS

COMPLEX
262513 Rivera Meghan 101-00-00-23070 $ 50.00 4/10/2026 DEPOSIT REFUND PICNIC AREA 3/28/26 262514 Celoni Dennis R 661-60-64-55300 $ 146.49 4/10/2026 BACKFLOW CALIBRATION 262515 Optimum 775-10-71-51210 $ 77.15 4/10/2026 CITY HALL/APD INTERNET; APR26 262516 Worthey-Reed Chris 207-50-45-51400 $ 100.00 4/10/2026

REIMBURSE FOR DMV FEES CLASS A
PERMIT
262517 Ault Jared 101-40-21-51400 $ 344.00 4/10/2026
Traumas of Law Enforcement Fresno CA
4/13-4/15/26
262518 Johnson Russell Conan 204-40-21-51420 $ 1,096.00 4/10/2026 POST Supervisor School Windsor CA 4/13-
4/24/26
262519 McNeill Isabelle 204-40-21-51420 $ 494.00 4/10/2026 CTO School McClellan CA 4/20-4/24-26 262520 Nelsen Presley 204-40-21-51420 $ 494.00 4/10/2026 CTO School McClellan CA 4/20-4/24-26 262521 Scown Luke 204-40-21-51420 $ 543.00 4/10/2026
POST Management Course Dana Point CA
4/20-4/25/26
262522 Villarreal Celeste 101-40-21-51400 $ 344.00 4/10/2026 Traumas of Law Enforcement Fresno CA
4/13-4/15/26
262523 Access Humboldt 775-10-71-51790 $ 1,215.00 4/10/2026 Access Humboldt - Meeting Streaming 262524 Accurate Testing Services 101-10-15-51702 $ 220.00 4/10/2026 Accurate Testing Services - Physicals 262525 Arcata Stationers 101-40-21-53300 $ 372.35 4/10/2026 OFFICE SUPPLIES 262526 Arcata Used Tire & Wheel 771-50-57-51770 $ 10.00 4/10/2026 open po for tire disposal 262527 North Edge: Business Financing & Community Develop 255-30-14-51770 $ 315.00 4/10/2026 CDBG PI Loan Servicing 262528 Bobcat of Chico 771-50-57-54400 $ 51.51 4/10/2026 open po for parts 262528 Bobcat of Chico 771-50-57-54400 $ 211.38 4/10/2026 open po for parts 262528 Bobcat of Chico 771-50-57-54400 $ 24.80 4/10/2026 open po for parts 262529 Buddy's Auto Center 101-40-23-51762 $ 100.00 4/10/2026 AV REMOVAL 262529 Buddy's Auto Center 101-40-23-51762 $ 100.00 4/10/2026 AV REMOVAL 262530 CA Dep Of Justice 101-40-21-51770 $ 665.00 4/10/2026 BAC ANALYSIS 262531 Caltest Analytical Lab 662-60-67-51742 $ 399.00 4/10/2026 OPO WW lab testing 262531 Caltest Analytical Lab 662-60-67-51742 $ 356.25 4/10/2026 OPO WW lab testing 262532 Chandler Asset Management 245-00-00-44100 $ 331.74 4/10/2026 Arcata 2003 Public Imporvement Projects 262532 Chandler Asset Management 101-00-00-44100 $ 2,497.97 4/10/2026 City of Arcata Investment Management 262533 Code Publishing Company 101-10-05-51770 $ 1,265.00 4/10/2026 Code Publishing 262534 Cummins Sales and Service 771-50-57-55100 $ 748.00 4/10/2026 open po for truck work 262534 Cummins Sales and Service 771-50-57-55100 $ 330.00 4/10/2026 open po for truck work

City of Arcata Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions 4/4/2026-4/24/2026 Check # Vendor Name GL Account Amount Date Description
262535 Dooley Enterprises Inc. 101-40-21-54200 $ 3,341.19 4/10/2026 AMMUNITION 262536 Eureka Rubber Stamp 101-40-21-51500 $ 54.24 4/10/2026 NAME TAGS/MISC 262537 Eureka Ready Mix Concrete Co Inc 661-50-63-53800 $ 270.00 4/10/2026 open po for aggregate 262537 Eureka Ready Mix Concrete Co Inc 661-50-63-53800 $ 302.47 4/10/2026 open po for aggregate 262538 Fedex 662-60-67-53100 $ 821.59 4/10/2026 OPO Shipping 262539 Montrose Environmental Group Inc 662-60-67-51742 $ 905.00 4/10/2026 OPO Lab Testing and Analysis 262540 GHD Inc. 661-70-64-57600 $ 5,906.83 4/10/2026 Heindon Pump Well Review 262541 Genuine Parts Company Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ (71.66) 4/10/2026 open po for atuo parts 262541 Genuine Parts Company Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ 7.01 4/10/2026 open po for atuo parts 262541 Genuine Parts Company Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ 132.94 4/10/2026 open po for atuo parts 262541 Genuine Parts Company Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ 69.45 4/10/2026 open po for atuo parts 262541 Genuine Parts Company Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ 15.37 4/10/2026 open po for atuo parts 262541 Genuine Parts Company Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ 176.31 4/10/2026 open po for atuo parts 262541 Genuine Parts Company Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ 158.65 4/10/2026 open po for atuo parts 262541 Genuine Parts Company Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ 158.65 4/10/2026 open po for atuo parts 262542 Guy Rents Inc 207-50-45-55600 $ 452.20 4/10/2026 open po for rental equip 262543 Harper Ford Country 771-50-57-54400 $ 529.20 4/10/2026 open po for parts 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-40-21-54200 $ 39.20 4/10/2026 262544 Hensels Hardware 662-60-67-51720 $ 17.37 4/10/2026 AMIC Display 262544 Hensels Hardware 662-60-67-51720 $ 65.44 4/10/2026 AMIC Display 262544 Hensels Hardware 662-60-67-51720 $ (30.78) 4/10/2026 AMIC Display Return 262544 Hensels Hardware 662-60-67-51720 $ 25.04 4/10/2026 AMIC Display 262544 Hensels Hardware 662-60-67-51720 $ 57.26 4/10/2026 AMIC Display 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-55400 $ 16.53 4/10/2026 Facilities 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-81-55400 $ 28.24 4/10/2026 Larson Park Tags 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-55400 $ 14.53 4/10/2026 Facilities 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-81-57614 $ 54.56 4/10/2026 D St Project 262544 Hensels Hardware 666-60-51-57300 $ 87.08 4/10/2026 1415 OAR Bird Deterrent 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-55400 $ 31.96 4/10/2026 City Hall Door Repair 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-55400 $ 9.92 4/10/2026 City Hall Door Repair 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-53600 $ 11.01 4/10/2026 CH 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-55400 $ 10.57 4/10/2026 Ball Park Door Replacement 262544 Hensels Hardware 662-60-67-55400 $ 32.25 4/10/2026 Spray Paint Marsh 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-55400 $ 44.73 4/10/2026 Ball Park Door Replacement 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-81-55400 $ 121.41 4/10/2026 Sports Complex 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-55400 $ 33.05 4/10/2026 CH 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-10-01-52108 $ 25.41 4/10/2026 Hensels Ace Hardware - Graffiti
Abatement Supplies Winkler
262544 Hensels Hardware 101-10-01-52108 $ 82.24 4/10/2026 Hensels Ace Hardware - Graffiti
Abatement Supplies Winkler
262544 Hensels Hardware 101-10-01-52108 $ 59.58 4/10/2026 Hensels Ace Hardware - Graffiti
Abatement Supplies Winkler
262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-55400 $ 14.32 4/10/2026 Ball Park Door Replacement 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-55400 $ 7.71 4/10/2026 CH 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-55400 $ 15.42 4/10/2026 Ball Park Door Replacement 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-53600 $ 24.89 4/10/2026 Janitoral Supplies 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-55400 $ 152.77 4/10/2026 Shop and ACC 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-81-54200 $ 37.46 4/10/2026 Shop 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-55400 $ 22.03 4/10/2026 Ball Park Shop 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-81-55400 $ 17.62 4/10/2026 Parks 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-55400 $ 30.84 4/10/2026 CH 262544 Hensels Hardware 662-60-67-51720 $ 25.35 4/10/2026 AMIC Display 262544 Hensels Hardware 662-60-67-51720 $ 16.74 4/10/2026 AMIC Display 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-81-57614 $ 136.67 4/10/2026 D St Project 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-81-57614 $ 79.35 4/10/2026 D St Project 262544 Hensels Hardware 101-50-85-53600 $ 37.45 4/10/2026 D St 262544 Hensels Hardware 662-60-67-51720 $ 9.87 4/10/2026 AMIC Display 262545 Highway Specialty Company Inc 209-50-55-54200 $ 2,672.40 4/10/2026 roll up signs 262546 Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District 661-60-64-54000 $ 142,559.51 4/10/2026 FY25/26 OPO Water Purchases 262547 Humboldt County Sheriff 101-40-25-52528 $ 42,065.00 4/10/2026 262548 Humboldt Termite & Pest Control 101-40-21-51770 $ 49.00 4/10/2026 PEST CONTROL- CY EVIDENCE ROOM 262548 Humboldt Termite & Pest Control 662-60-67-51770 $ 122.00 4/10/2026 OPO Monthly Pest Control WWTP 262548 Humboldt Termite & Pest Control 101-50-61-57300 $ 111.18 4/10/2026 open po for pest service 262549 International Accreditation Service Inc 661-60-64-51770 $ 2,500.00 4/10/2026 ELAP Lab Assessment 262549 International Accreditation Service Inc 662-60-67-51770 $ 2,500.00 4/10/2026 ELAP Lab Assessment 262550 IBS Of The Redwoods 771-50-57-54400 $ 303.55 4/10/2026 open po for batteries

City of Arcata Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions 4/4/2026-4/24/2026 Check # Vendor Name GL Account Amount Date Description
262551 J & M Body Shop/Towing 101-40-23-51762 $ 100.00 4/10/2026 262551 J & M Body Shop/Towing 101-40-23-51762 $ 100.00 4/10/2026 262551 J & M Body Shop/Towing 101-40-23-51762 $ 100.00 4/10/2026 262551 J & M Body Shop/Towing 101-40-23-51762 $ 100.00 4/10/2026 262551 J & M Body Shop/Towing 101-40-23-51762 $ 100.00 4/10/2026 262551 J & M Body Shop/Towing 101-40-23-51762 $ 100.00 4/10/2026 262551 J & M Body Shop/Towing 101-40-23-51762 $ 100.00 4/10/2026 262551 J & M Body Shop/Towing 101-40-23-51762 $ 100.00 4/10/2026 262551 J & M Body Shop/Towing 101-40-23-51762 $ 100.00 4/10/2026 262552 Kernen Construction 207-50-45-53800 $ 12.54 4/10/2026 open po for aggregate 262552 Kernen Construction 207-50-45-53800 $ 909.40 4/10/2026 open po for aggregate 262552 Kernen Construction 101-00-00-21090 $ (12.54) 4/10/2026 open po for aggregate 262553 Lackey Candice 101-60-89-54200 $ 400.00 4/10/2026 2026 YBB sponsor plaques 262554 Landscape Structures Inc. 202-50-81-57611 $ 59,228.52 4/10/2026 Cahill Park Play Equipment 262555 LexisNexis Risk Data Management Inc 101-40-21-52522 $ 819.55 4/10/2026 ONLINE REPORTING 262556 Lost Coast Communications Inc. 101-10-15-51300 $ 60.00 4/10/2026 Lost Coast Communications 262557 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 661-50-63-51770 $ 11.03 4/10/2026 open po for first aid supply 262557 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 771-50-57-51500 $ 90.78 4/10/2026 open po for linens 262557 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 661-50-63-51770 $ 11.03 4/10/2026 open po for first aid supply 262557 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 662-60-67-54200 $ 11.03 4/10/2026 OPO 1st Aid Cabinet Service 262557 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 771-50-57-51500 $ 90.78 4/10/2026 open po for linens 262557 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 661-60-64-51500 $ 133.51 4/10/2026 OPO Weekly Linens 262558 Municipal Maintenance Equipment Inc 662-50-65-55300 $ 228.02 4/10/2026 open po for vactor parts 262559 Badger Meter Inc 661-50-63-51600 $ 856.51 4/10/2026 open po for remote cell meter reading 262560 Noble Benjamin K 213-30-13-58006 $ 4,702.50 4/10/2026 LCP Update Technical Assistance 262561 NorthPoint Consulting Group Inc. 662-70-67-57604 $ 58,100.02 4/10/2026 1st St. Lift Station Eng. and Design
Services
262562 O & M Industries Inc 101-50-85-51770 $ 289.00 4/10/2026 General Facilities Work - FY 25/26 262563 Owen Equipment Sales 771-50-57-54400 $ 303.60 4/10/2026 open po for parts 262564 Pace Supply Corp 662-50-65-53900 $ 2,000.00 4/10/2026 open po for parts 262564 Pace Supply Corp 661-50-63-53900 $ 5,678.76 4/10/2026 open po for water parts 262565 Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission 101-10-01-52106 $ 1,875.00 4/10/2026 Multi-Year Contract for Film Activities
(Economic Development)
262566 Logan Luis Roselli 775-10-71-51790 $ 1,443.75 4/10/2026 Rosselli Media - Communications Services 262567 Shelter John 101-50-81-51770 $ 5,293.00 4/10/2026 Annual Contract Clean-up & Monitoring -
Marsh & Forest
262568 SHN Consulting Engineers & Geologists Inc 662-70-67-57601 $ 2,679.84 4/10/2026 WWTF Ph 1 Improvements - Source Water
pH Control
262568 SHN Consulting Engineers & Geologists Inc 666-60-51-51770 $ 2,932.50 4/10/2026 Post-Fire 2026 Water Quality Sampling 262568 SHN Consulting Engineers & Geologists Inc 662-60-67-57300 $ 530.00 4/10/2026 Klopp Lake Soil Sampling - Summary of
Results
262568 SHN Consulting Engineers & Geologists Inc 662-70-67-57601 $ 3,599.70 4/10/2026 WWTF Ph 1 Improvements - Source Water
pH Control
262568 SHN Consulting Engineers & Geologists Inc 662-60-67-57300 $ 495.00 4/10/2026 Klopp Lake Soil Sampling - Field
Implementation
262569 Shred Aware LLC. 101-10-05-54200 $ 44.04 4/10/2026 Shred Bin Servicing Rates 262570 Spencer Electric Inc 661-70-63-57500 $ 23,500.00 4/10/2026 Install Generator at Plunkett Booster
Station
262571 Stepp Manufactuing Co. Inc. 771-50-57-57900 $ 6,838.49 4/10/2026 tax for SMMT 262571 Stepp Manufactuing Co. Inc. 771-50-57-57900 $ 7,514.50 4/10/2026 Freight 262571 Stepp Manufactuing Co. Inc. 771-50-57-57900 $ 66,717.00 4/10/2026 SMMT Trailer mounted asphalt mixer 262571 Stepp Manufactuing Co. Inc. 101-00-00-21090 $ (1,167.54) 4/10/2026 tax for SMMT 262572 Tehama Tire 771-50-57-54600 $ 25.00 4/10/2026 open po for tires 262573 Trojan Technologies Corp. 662-60-67-51770 $ 4,635.97 4/10/2026 Trojan UV Routine Maintenance
Agreement
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-53500 $ 205.07 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-50-65-54300 $ 11.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 775-10-71-57800 $ 1,652.65 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-60-64-55300 $ 616.36 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-54200 $ 41.71 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-51500 $ 115.81 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 0.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-30-31-55800 $ 0.99 4/14/2026

City of Arcata Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions 4/4/2026-4/24/2026 Check # Vendor Name GL Account Amount Date Description
262574 US Bank 101-10-05-54200 $ 16.53 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-15-51430 $ 37.71 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-50-63-51600 $ 251.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-51720 $ 107.83 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-01-51400 $ 717.76 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 205-60-87-54200 $ 14.33 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-60-64-54200 $ 8.81 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51400 $ 40.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-85-55400 $ 86.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-61-57300 $ 18.78 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 204-40-21-51420 $ 375.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51400 $ 44.50 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-15-51430 $ 29.73 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-50-63-55300 $ 195.39 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-30-31-51400 $ 320.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-50-65-54300 $ 63.76 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-51400 $ 525.66 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-30-31-55800 $ 0.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-60-89-54200 $ 554.39 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 212.73 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-51400 $ 179.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 204-40-21-51420 $ 29.28 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-53500 $ 260.94 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 205-60-87-54200 $ 9.91 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-54200 $ 111.90 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-50-65-54200 $ 7.90 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-15-51400 $ 413.27 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-60-89-54200 $ 23.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-54300 $ 33.47 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-50-63-54200 $ 55.13 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-50-63-54200 $ 39.68 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-51770 $ 1.92 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-03-51770 $ 64.84 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-60-64-54200 $ 41.71 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-51500 $ 12.09 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-81-54200 $ 53.06 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 175.27 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 221.33 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-41-54300 $ 308.57 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-30-31-57800 $ 265.70 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-53300 $ 35.27 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-51600 $ 0.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-30-31-53300 $ 20.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-55300 $ 24.50 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-00-00-49900 $ 220.49 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-51720 $ (88.78) 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-60-89-54200 $ 26.47 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-51500 $ 147.89 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-55100 $ 475.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-03-51770 $ 207.45 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 209-50-55-54200 $ 30.70 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-53500 $ 132.80 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-51720 $ 800.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-41-51600 $ 200.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 209-50-55-54200 $ 705.82 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 205-60-87-54200 $ 31.20 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-55100 $ 475.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 205-60-87-54200 $ 0.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-60-64-55300 $ 644.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-85-55400 $ 65.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-57800 $ 432.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-60-64-54300 $ 106.13 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-60-64-55300 $ 14.51 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 0.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 760.93 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-60-64-54200 $ 10.79 4/14/2026

City of Arcata Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions 4/4/2026-4/24/2026 Check # Vendor Name GL Account Amount Date Description
262574 US Bank 101-30-31-53300 $ 29.35 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-61-57300 $ 43.18 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-00-00-49900 $ (220.49) 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-51500 $ 175.40 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 165.21 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-30-31-53300 $ 29.83 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-51500 $ 298.21 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-55100 $ 224.41 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51400 $ 250.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-60-89-54200 $ 12.11 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51400 $ 1,739.19 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 209-50-55-54200 $ 846.98 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 204-40-21-51420 $ 38.50 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-30-31-55800 $ 0.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 25.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-81-54200 $ 212.75 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 204-40-21-51420 $ 50.64 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 775-10-71-51770 $ 456.13 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-54400 $ 27.14 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-51400 $ 1,724.20 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-54400 $ 11.20 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 775-10-71-57800 $ 99.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-51728 $ 324.21 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51400 $ 6.88 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-51400 $ 48.60 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 775-10-71-55300 $ 45.19 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-30-11-54200 $ 72.74 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-54300 $ 46.58 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-20-07-54200 $ 19.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-54400 $ 26.35 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-30-11-54200 $ 102.51 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 0.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-03-51770 $ 31.45 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-03-53300 $ 9.40 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-54200 $ 140.43 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-54400 $ 18.40 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-03-57800 $ 96.03 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-15-51300 $ 40.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 775-10-71-51210 $ 65.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 215.45 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 552-00-00-24022 $ 150.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 205-60-87-54200 $ 16.47 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 260.36 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51770 $ 300.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-60-64-54200 $ 62.62 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51400 $ 44.50 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-50-63-54200 $ 32.02 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-54300 $ 163.97 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-55400 $ 164.81 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-15-51430 $ 386.49 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-51770 $ 64.26 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-50-63-54300 $ 37.47 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-51400 $ 81.08 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-53500 $ 214.63 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-55400 $ 13.20 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-03-51770 $ 9.65 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-03-57800 $ 67.10 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-51500 $ 88.63 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-53300 $ 58.62 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51400 $ 1,724.20 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-60-89-54200 $ 22.87 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 205-60-87-54200 $ 29.76 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 775-10-71-55300 $ 160.66 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 169.56 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-53500 $ 14.31 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-41-51770 $ 0.06 4/14/2026

City of Arcata Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions 4/4/2026-4/24/2026 Check # Vendor Name GL Account Amount Date Description
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-51400 $ 8.50 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-51600 $ 19.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51400 $ 40.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-61-57300 $ 17.84 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-54200 $ 16.30 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-51720 $ 276.64 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-55100 $ 147.50 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-54200 $ 13.87 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-53800 $ 237.12 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-41-54300 $ 0.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-51500 $ 44.09 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 775-10-71-55300 $ 240.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-51500 $ 798.90 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 775-10-71-57800 $ 39.13 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-51400 $ 40.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-50-63-54200 $ 0.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-54300 $ 16.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-60-64-55300 $ 27.55 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51400 $ 1,565.48 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-41-51770 $ 2.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-60-89-54200 $ 15.98 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-53500 $ 74.59 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 550-00-00-24100 $ 199.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 67.08 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-55100 $ 147.51 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-15-51400 $ 275.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 205-60-87-54200 $ 20.92 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-50-65-54200 $ 1,409.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51600 $ 2.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-50-63-54200 $ 0.99 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-60-64-51400 $ 200.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-41-53300 $ 73.66 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 775-10-71-57800 $ 190.12 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 561-00-00-24057 $ 262.40 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-53300 $ 16.50 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-50-65-51500 $ 70.02 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-60-79-51400 $ 65.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-60-89-54200 $ 19.20 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 418.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-50-63-54200 $ 26.43 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-85-53600 $ 977.02 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-53300 $ 81.23 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-53800 $ 289.10 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-54200 $ 2.80 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 661-60-64-54200 $ 15.42 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 205-60-87-54200 $ 157.10 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-53500 $ 13.21 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-53500 $ 24.57 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51400 $ 44.50 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-85-55400 $ 102.46 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 775-10-71-55300 $ 55.55 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-50-65-54300 $ 11.01 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-85-55400 $ 259.34 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51400 $ 40.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 205-60-87-54200 $ 22.04 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 25.35 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 205-60-87-54200 $ 10.98 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-53500 $ 13.21 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-51400 $ 428.46 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-50-65-51500 $ 65.03 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-50-85-55400 $ 119.50 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-55300 $ 62.23 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-40-21-54200 $ 548.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-60-89-54200 $ (11.01) 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 205-60-87-54200 $ 29.76 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-51500 $ 248.72 4/14/2026

City of Arcata Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions 4/4/2026-4/24/2026 Check # Vendor Name GL Account Amount Date Description
262574 US Bank 662-50-65-54200 $ 15.20 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-51600 $ 251.00 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 662-60-67-54200 $ 15.42 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-60-89-53300 $ 22.04 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 101-10-03-51770 $ (192.46) 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 771-50-57-51400 $ 44.50 4/14/2026
262574 US Bank 207-50-45-51400 $ 40.00 4/14/2026
262575 Recology Arcata 212-30-11-55400 $ 262.99 4/17/2026 Garbage Service (Foodworks) 262576 Arcata Stationers 101-10-03-53300 $ 66.58 4/17/2026 Arcata Stationers 262577 B & B Portable Toilets 662-60-67-55400 $ 124.06 4/17/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 262577 B & B Portable Toilets 662-60-67-55400 $ 482.11 4/17/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 262577 B & B Portable Toilets 101-50-81-55600 $ 473.11 4/17/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 262577 B & B Portable Toilets 101-50-81-55600 $ 482.11 4/17/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 262577 B & B Portable Toilets 101-50-81-55600 $ 240.04 4/17/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 262577 B & B Portable Toilets 662-60-67-55400 $ 176.88 4/17/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 262577 B & B Portable Toilets 101-50-81-55600 $ 252.16 4/17/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 262578 Brant Electric 101-50-85-51770 $ 521.51 4/17/2026 BUILDINGS OPO FY25/26 262578 Brant Electric 101-50-85-51770 $ 47.78 4/17/2026 BUILDINGS OPO FY25/26 262579 Buddy's Auto Center 101-40-23-51762 $ 350.00 4/17/2026 AV REMOVAL 262579 Buddy's Auto Center 101-40-23-51762 $ 350.00 4/17/2026 AV REMOVAL 262580 CPRS 101-60-89-51600 $ 700.00 4/17/2026 CPRS Membership Dues 262581 CSG Consultants Inc 664-60-73-51770 $ 1,600.00 4/17/2026 262582 Davidson Bros Lock & Safe 101-50-85-51770 $ 300.38 4/17/2026 BUILDINGS OPO FY25/26 262582 Davidson Bros Lock & Safe 101-50-85-51770 $ 125.00 4/17/2026 BUILDINGS OPO FY25/26 262583 Eureka Ready Mix Concrete Co Inc 661-50-63-53800 $ 577.99 4/17/2026 open po for aggregate 262584 Fedex 662-60-67-53100 $ 543.84 4/17/2026 OPO Shipping 262584 Fedex 662-60-67-53100 $ 400.75 4/17/2026 OPO Shipping 262585 Humboldt Organic Solutions LLC 664-60-73-51754 $ 8,882.20 4/17/2026 Greenwaste Disposal Fees - FY 25/26 262585 Humboldt Organic Solutions LLC 101-00-00-21090 $ (3.00) 4/17/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 262585 Humboldt Organic Solutions LLC 101-50-81-55400 $ 3.00 4/17/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 262585 Humboldt Organic Solutions LLC 101-50-81-55400 $ 217.50 4/17/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 262586 HELIX Environmental Planning Inc. 101-30-11-51790 $ 13,561.71 4/17/2026 CEQA/NEPA Services for the Roger's
Garage Affordable Housing Pro
262587 Humboldt Termite & Pest Control 101-50-85-51770 $ 82.00 4/17/2026 BUILDINGS OPO FY25/26 262587 Humboldt Termite & Pest Control 101-50-85-51770 $ 67.58 4/17/2026 BUILDINGS OPO FY25/26 262588 Industrial Electric Arcata Inc 662-60-67-55300 $ 875.64 4/17/2026 OPO Equipment Maintenance 262589 LexisNexis Risk Data Management Inc 101-40-21-55300 $ 50.00 4/17/2026 ACCURINT 262590 Mad River Union 101-10-05-51300 $ 235.00 4/17/2026 Mad River Union - Legal Ads 262590 Mad River Union 101-10-05-51300 $ 185.00 4/17/2026 Mad River Union - Legal Ads 262591 Neste Renewable Solutions US Inc. 212-30-11-55400 $ 1,625.00 4/17/2026 Grease Trap and Cooking Oil Service
(Foodworks)
262592 Mendes Supply Co 212-30-11-55400 $ 119.76 4/17/2026 Cleaning Supplies and Services
(Foodworks)
262592 Mendes Supply Co 212-30-11-55400 $ 605.45 4/17/2026 Cleaning Supplies and Services
(Foodworks)
262592 Mendes Supply Co 101-50-85-55300 $ 141.99 4/17/2026 BUILDINGS OPO FY25/26 - equip. maint. 262593 Microbac Laboratories Inc 661-60-64-51742 $ 584.00 4/17/2026 OPO W Lab Testing and Analysis 262594 The Mill Yard 101-50-85-55400 $ 211.78 4/17/2026 BUILDINGS OPO FY25/26 262595 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 212-30-11-55400 $ 94.24 4/17/2026 Mop/Rag Service (Foodworks) 262595 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 212-30-11-55400 $ 94.24 4/17/2026 Mop/Rag Service (Foodworks) 262595 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 662-60-67-51500 $ 133.51 4/17/2026 OPO Weekly Linens 262595 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 662-60-67-54200 $ 11.03 4/17/2026 OPO 1st Aid Cabinet Service 262596 Munimetrix Inc 101-10-05-51770 $ 99.80 4/17/2026 Munimetrix Systems 262597 Norman's Dry Cleaners 101-40-21-51500 $ 244.25 4/17/2026 DRY CLEARNING SERVICES 262597 Norman's Dry Cleaners 101-40-21-51500 $ 44.75 4/17/2026 DRY CLEARNING SERVICES 262597 Norman's Dry Cleaners 101-40-21-51500 $ 176.50 4/17/2026 DRY CLEARNING SERVICES 262597 Norman's Dry Cleaners 101-40-21-51500 $ 63.50 4/17/2026 DRY CLEARNING SERVICES 262597 Norman's Dry Cleaners 101-40-21-51500 $ 162.40 4/17/2026 DRY CLEARNING SERVICES 262597 Norman's Dry Cleaners 101-40-21-51500 $ 131.75 4/17/2026 DRY CLEARNING SERVICES 262598 O & M Industries Inc 101-50-85-51770 $ 160.00 4/17/2026 General Facilities Work - FY 25/26 262598 O & M Industries Inc 101-50-85-51770 $ 130.00 4/17/2026 General Facilities Work - FY 25/26 262598 O & M Industries Inc 101-50-85-51770 $ 120.00 4/17/2026 General Facilities Work - FY 25/26 262598 O & M Industries Inc 101-50-85-51770 $ 620.00 4/17/2026 General Facilities Work - FY 25/26 262599 Pace Engineering INC 661-60-64-57300 $ 109.00 4/17/2026 Engineering Design and Project
Management Services for Alliance

City of Arcata Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions 4/4/2026-4/24/2026 Check # Vendor Name GL Account Amount Date Description
262600 PARKMC 101-10-01-52108 $ 111.41 4/17/2026 SunnyBrae Ace Business Account 262600 PARKMC 101-10-01-52108 $ 42.47 4/17/2026 SunnyBrae Ace Business Account 262600 PARKMC 101-10-01-52108 $ 42.47 4/17/2026 SunnyBrae Ace Business Account 262600 PARKMC 101-10-01-52108 $ 86.40 4/17/2026 SunnyBrae Ace Business Account 262601 Points West Surveying Co. 101-70-45-57601 $ 9,387.50 4/17/2026 Topographic Survey of the Corner of 11th
and B Streets.
262602 Low Voltage Security Inc 212-30-11-55400 $ 117.50 4/17/2026 Locks and Keys (Foodworks) 262602 Low Voltage Security Inc 212-30-11-55400 $ 290.00 4/17/2026 Locks and Keys (Foodworks) 262603 Shelter John 662-60-67-55400 $ 300.00 4/17/2026 Arcata Marsh Clean up 262604 Sunbelt Rentals Inc 101-50-85-57300 $ 4,263.55 4/17/2026 generator rental for community center 262605 Thrifty Supply Company 661-50-63-53900 $ 22,539.86 4/17/2026 open po for water parts 262606 USA Blue Book 662-60-67-53500 $ 60.76 4/17/2026 OPO Lab Supplies 262606 USA Blue Book 661-60-64-53500 $ 223.15 4/17/2026 OPO Lab Supplies 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 789.16 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 1,809.01 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 527.49 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 2,154.04 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 29.95 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 122.06 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 41.31 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 188.02 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 371.40 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 249.31 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 1,147.02 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 1,231.74 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 804.57 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 393.15 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 651.89 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 1,791.82 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 1,510.54 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 135.31 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262607 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 816.05 4/17/2026 open po for fuel 262608 Wahlund Construction Inc. 662-70-67-57601 $ 531,125.80 4/17/2026 AWTF Improvements Phase I -
Construction Contract
262608 Wahlund Construction Inc. 662-70-67-57601 $ 108,184.73 4/17/2026 AWTF Improvements Phase I -
Construction Contract
262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-00-00-21090 $ (0.65) 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-50-41-54300 $ 826.75 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-50-41-54300 $ 2.84 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-00-00-21090 $ (2.84) 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-50-41-54300 $ 46.65 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-50-41-54300 $ 0.65 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-00-00-21090 $ (0.63) 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-50-41-54300 $ 0.63 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-50-41-54300 $ 127.28 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-00-00-21090 $ (0.30) 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-00-00-21090 $ (1.96) 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-50-41-54300 $ 0.30 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-50-41-54300 $ 60.67 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-50-41-54300 $ 1.96 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262609 Almquist Lumber Company 101-50-41-54300 $ 223.14 4/17/2026 ENGINEERING CABINETS IN HALLWAY 262610 A. T. & T. 775-10-71-51200 $ 34.61 4/17/2026 STANDARD PHONE CHARGES; ARP26 262611 Kauffmann Michael 662-60-67-51720 $ 449.10 4/17/2026 AMIC MERCHANDISE - BOOKS 262612 CA Dep Of Fish & Wildlife 101-70-48-57601 $ 6,180.75 4/17/2026 LSA PERMIT - ANNIE & MARY PROJECT 262613 CDWG 101-40-21-54200 $ 6,261.92 4/17/2026 APS UNITS FOR RADIOS 262614 Dicaprio Ralph 570-00-00-24157 $ 72.00 4/17/2026

CASH LOCATED IN FOUND WALLET WITH

ID FOR RALPH DICAPRIO
262615 DMV 771-50-57-55300 $ 56.00 4/17/2026

LICENSE PLATES FOR TWO APD VEHICLES

FOR PURCHASED VEHICLES
262616 Eureka Ready Mix Concrete Co Inc 101-50-81-57614 $ 585.43 4/17/2026 D ST PARK DG/GRAVEL 262617 Ed The Plumber Fitz it Right Plumbing LLC 666-60-51-57300 $ 285.00 4/17/2026 1415 OAR WATERLINE REPAIR 262618 Grainger Caribe Inc 662-60-67-55400 $ 2,593.36 4/17/2026 HYPALON ROLL FOR LANDSCAPING 262619 Humboldt Organic Solutions LLC 101-00-00-21090 $ (34.20) 4/17/2026 SAND FOR PARK FIELD IMPROVEMENTS

City of Arcata Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions 4/4/2026-4/24/2026 Check # Vendor Name GL Account Amount Date Description
262619 Humboldt Organic Solutions LLC 101-50-81-53800 $ 2,859.50 4/17/2026 SAND FOR PARK FIELD IMPROVEMENTS 262619 Humboldt Organic Solutions LLC 101-50-81-53800 $ 34.20 4/17/2026 SAND FOR PARK FIELD IMPROVEMENTS 262620 Humboldt County Sheriff 101-00-00-21090 $ (13.28) 4/17/2026 DTF COMPUTER 262620 Humboldt County Sheriff 101-40-21-54200 $ 1,656.23 4/17/2026 DTF COMPUTER 262620 Humboldt County Sheriff 101-40-21-54200 $ 13.28 4/17/2026 DTF COMPUTER 262621 IT Management Corp. 775-10-71-51200 $ 1,334.64 4/17/2026 PHONE SERVICE; APR26 262622 Judy's Stuff 101-40-21-51500 $ 72.50 4/17/2026 EMBROIDERY AND PATCHES 262623 Luu Steven 101-50-41-51400 $ 589.00 4/17/2026

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

EXAM & MEMBERSHIP
262623 Luu Steven 101-50-41-51400 $ 221.00 4/17/2026

SEISMIC DESIGN REVIEW TRAINING

MATERIALS
262624 Mad River Union 101-20-07-51300 $ 160.00 4/17/2026 REVISIONS TO FEE SCHEDULE LEGAL AD 262625 McMurray & Sons Inc. 101-50-85-51770 $ 630.00 4/17/2026 OVERFLOW REPAIR - 736 F ST 262626 California MEDLINK Inc 101-10-15-51702 $ 7,500.00 4/17/2026

PAYMENT FOR IME FOR CALPERS

INDUSTRIAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT
262627 Northern CA Gloves 101-50-81-51500 $ 67.80 4/17/2026 GLOVES FOR PARKS 262628 Ortega Chris 101-40-21-51500 $ 126.65 4/17/2026

REIMBURSEMENT FOR STITCH WITCH

PAYMENTS
262628 Ortega Chris 101-40-21-51500 $ 32.85 4/17/2026

REIMBURSEMENT FOR STITCH WITCH

PAYMENTS
262629 Pacific Gas & Electric Co 662-60-67-51100 $ 7.66 4/17/2026 ACCT: 3863988117-6; APR26 262629 Pacific Gas & Electric Co 662-60-67-51100 $ 28,604.65 4/17/2026 ACCT: 7687817960-5; APR26 262629 Pacific Gas & Electric Co 101-50-41-51100 $ 43.71 4/17/2026 ACCT: 7561752578-9; APR26 262630 Perry Erin 570-00-00-24157 $ 100.00 4/17/2026

CASH LOCATED IN FOUND WALLET WITH

ID FOR ERIN PERRY
262631 UBEO West LLC 101-40-21-54200 $ 550.15 4/17/2026 PRINTER FOR DISPATCH 262632 Redwood Region Audubon Society 662-60-67-51720 $ 120.00 4/17/2026 AMIC MERCHANDISE - BOOKS & GUIDES 262632 Redwood Region Audubon Society 662-60-67-51720 $ 170.00 4/17/2026 AMIC MERCHANDISE - BOOKS & GUIDES 262633 Sigma-Aldrich Corporation 662-60-67-53500 $ 137.07 4/17/2026 LAB SUPPLIES - BIOINDICATOR 262634 Kees Amber LK 661-60-64-51770 $ 114.00 4/17/2026 LOGO ON ES EXTRA SHIRTS/HOODIES 262635 Office Of The Controller 207-50-45-51770 $ 2,202.26 4/17/2026 ANNUAL STREETS REPORT 24/25 FY 262636 Tax and Fee Administration California Department of 101-00-00-21090 $ 5,208.00 4/17/2026 QUARTERLY SALES & USE TAX FQE: Q3
3/31/2026
262637 Stitch Witch 101-40-21-51500 $ 225.48 4/17/2026 PATCHES AND EMBROIDERY 262638 Tambling Carly 101-10-01-52108 $ 2,500.00 4/17/2026

CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR

COMMUNITY EVENTS
262639 Times Printing 662-60-67-51720 $ 1,039.07 4/17/2026

AMWS BROCHURE PRINTING - BUTCHERS
SLOUGH
262640 Kollmeyer Kimberly 661-00-00-21000 $ 25.32 4/17/2026 Refund Check 030209-001 2292 Alliance
Rd Apt A
262641 Ulrich Jack 661-00-00-21000 $ 34.03 4/17/2026
Refund Check 035981-000 445
Tanglewood Rd
262642 Osburn R 661-00-00-21000 $ 0.66 4/17/2026 Refund Check 006515-000 232 G St 262643 Humboldt Property Management 661-00-00-21000 $ 179.13 4/17/2026 Refund Check 005199-010 356 California
Ave
262644 Felix KC 101-00-00-21000 $ 7.21 4/17/2026
Refund Check 032204-001 761 Hidden
Creek Rd Apt C
262644 Felix KC 662-00-00-21000 $ 147.42 4/17/2026
Refund Check 032204-001 761 Hidden
Creek Rd Apt C
262644 Felix KC 661-00-00-21000 $ 78.65 4/17/2026
Refund Check 032204-001 761 Hidden
Creek Rd Apt C
262645 Curtis Daniel 661-00-00-21000 $ 114.63 4/17/2026 Refund Check 027177-000 1840 11th St 262646 Humboldt Property Management 661-00-00-21000 $ 115.33 4/17/2026 Refund Check 005199-061 2986 Mack Rd
Apt D
262647 Mosher Riley 771-50-57-51400 $ 172.00 4/22/2026
Zero Emission Showcase San Diego CA
4/29/26
262648 Purcell Nick 771-50-57-51400 $ 172.00 4/22/2026
Zero Emission Showcase San Diego CA
4/29/26
262649 Andy Chan & Alan Chan as Trustees John Susie Chan 234-30-13-58253 $ 917.82 4/24/2026 TBRA- C.GRAY 262650 Arcata 7th Street LP 234-30-13-58253 $ 1,094.20 4/24/2026 TBRA- J.DONLEY

City of Arcata Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions 4/4/2026-4/24/2026 Check # Vendor Name GL Account Amount Date Description
262651 Arcata House Partnership 234-30-13-58253 $ 629.00 4/24/2026 TBRA-A.SHADE 262651 Arcata House Partnership 234-30-13-58253 $ 1,112.00 4/24/2026 TBRA-D.RICK 262652 Arcata Humboldt Associate 234-30-13-58253 $ 353.83 4/24/2026 TBRA-S.JOHNSON 262653 Arcata Plaza Point LP 234-30-13-58253 $ 369.84 4/24/2026 TBRA-M.BOLGER 262654 Arcata Humboldt Associates II 234-30-13-58253 $ 914.99 4/24/2026 TBRA- E.STEBBINS 262655 Arcata Valley West BLVD LP 234-30-13-58253 $ 527.85 4/24/2026 TBRA-E. KIRKPATRICK 262655 Arcata Valley West BLVD LP 234-30-13-58253 $ 889.00 4/24/2026 TBRA-J. COPP 262655 Arcata Valley West BLVD LP 234-30-13-58253 $ 889.00 4/24/2026 TBRA- M. HAMMERSCHMIDT 262655 Arcata Valley West BLVD LP 234-30-13-58253 $ 808.00 4/24/2026 TBRA - D. KEY 262655 Arcata Valley West BLVD LP 234-30-13-58253 $ 528.82 4/24/2026 TBRA-M. CONRAD 262655 Arcata Valley West BLVD LP 234-30-13-58253 $ 889.00 4/24/2026 TBRA-K. CAMPBEL 262655 Arcata Valley West BLVD LP 234-30-13-58253 $ 449.60 4/24/2026 TBRA - C. HENDERSON 262655 Arcata Valley West BLVD LP 234-30-13-58253 $ 889.00 4/24/2026 TBRA- G. DECKER 262655 Arcata Valley West BLVD LP 234-30-13-58253 $ 878.78 4/24/2026 TBRA- S. BEAVER 262656 Berman Kassi 234-30-13-58253 $ 1,081.15 4/24/2026 TBRA-J.MASON 262657 Blasch Shirley 234-30-13-58253 $ 31.82 4/24/2026 TBRA Utility Reimbursement 262658 Burns Charles 234-30-13-58253 $ 129.86 4/24/2026 TBRA Utility Reimbursement 262659 Burtchett Mark 234-30-13-58253 $ 551.18 4/24/2026 TBRA-J.MCGARRY 262660 Cole Lori 234-30-13-58253 $ 24.21 4/24/2026 TBRA Utility Reimbursement 262661 Curry Lisa 234-30-13-58253 $ 43.20 4/24/2026 TBRA Utility Reimbursement 262662 Delbiaggio Diane 234-30-13-58253 $ 102.00 4/24/2026 TBRA Utility Reimbursement 262663 Durham Charlan 234-30-13-58253 $ 185.59 4/24/2026 TBRA- UTILITY REIMBURSEMENT C.

DURHAM
262664 Gwynn Jocelyn 234-30-13-58253 $ 850.00 4/24/2026 TBRA- J.MASLER 262665 Hood Kathi 234-30-13-58253 $ 80.92 4/24/2026 TBRA UTILITY REIMBURSEMENT 262666 Masler Jonathan 234-30-13-58253 $ 129.93 4/24/2026 TBRA- Utility Reimbursement 262667 Obeji Louise 234-30-13-58253 $ 889.98 4/24/2026 TBRA-J.STUBER 262668 Rural Community Housing Development Corporation 234-30-13-58253 $ 468.35 4/24/2026 TBRA- B.BOUSQUET 262668 Rural Community Housing Development Corporation 234-30-13-58253 $ 253.71 4/24/2026 TBRA- C.MELCHOR 262669 Sandpiper Park 234-30-13-58253 $ 333.13 4/24/2026 TBRA- S.SILVERNAIL 262670 Smith Ken 234-30-13-58253 $ 782.00 4/24/2026 TBRA-K.MYERS 262671 Smith Tracee 234-30-13-58253 $ 37.82 4/24/2026 TBRA Utility Reimbursement - T. Smith 262672 Stillman Alexandra 234-30-13-58253 $ 637.45 4/24/2026 TBRA-K.CASTRO 262673 Strombeck Properties 234-30-13-58253 $ 970.80 4/24/2026 TBRA-H.FLORES 262674 Strombeck Properties 234-30-13-58253 $ 1,441.00 4/24/2026 TBRA-S.WILLIAMSON 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 534.17 4/24/2026 TBRA-WD.DELBIAGGIO 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 390.58 4/24/2026 TBRA- L. MATTHEWS 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 333.66 4/24/2026 TBRA-W.CRUSE 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 559.26 4/24/2026 TBRA-L.FRECHIN 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 623.66 4/24/2026 TBRA- M. JANEIRO 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 473.16 4/24/2026 TBRA- B. CRAIG 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 357.31 4/24/2026 TBRA- P. MYERS 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 702.30 4/24/2026 TBRA-L.COLE 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 604.06 4/24/2026 TBRA-K.HOOD 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 648.26 4/24/2026 TBRA-L.CURRY 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 543.12 4/24/2026 TBRA- S. FIHN 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 441.09 4/24/2026 TBRA-L.OSTEEN 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 648.26 4/24/2026 TBRA- T. SMITH 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 276.77 4/24/2026 TBRA-R.ASSINI 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 521.98 4/24/2026 TBRA- B. PETERS 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 533.98 4/24/2026 TBRA- K. DANIELS 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 578.37 4/24/2026 TBRA-J.ROYCE 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 549.13 4/24/2026 TBRA- S. BLASCH 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 608.53 4/24/2026 TBRA-C.DURHAM 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 492.80 4/24/2026 TBRA-D.MUNSELL 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 566.24 4/24/2026 TBRA- M. PROTEAU 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 573.92 4/24/2026 TBRA- C. BURNS 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 485.23 4/24/2026 TBRA- G. EMERY 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 532.58 4/24/2026 TBRA-N.HARGREAVES 262675 Sun Communities Inc 234-30-13-58253 $ 600.12 4/24/2026 TBRA- E. BABBITT 262676 QSW LLC 234-30-13-58253 $ 435.92 4/24/2026 TBRA- N.KEITH 262677 Wickham-Doane Dulce 234-30-13-58253 $ 490.00 4/24/2026 TBRA-L.BATTLE 262678 Williamson Shaelene 234-30-13-58253 $ 252.79 4/24/2026 TBRA Utility Reimbursement 262679 Yurok Indian Housing Authority 234-30-13-58253 $ 412.10 4/24/2026 TBRA-M.MORENO & C.VADER 262679 Yurok Indian Housing Authority 234-30-13-58253 $ 262.92 4/24/2026 TBRA-R.FERRIS

City of Arcata Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions 4/4/2026-4/24/2026 Check # Vendor Name GL Account Amount Date Description
262680 Ziegler Amy 234-30-13-58253 $ 590.89 4/24/2026 TBRA - J.ZIEGLER 262681 Accurate Testing Services 101-10-15-51702 $ 110.00 4/24/2026 Accurate Testing Services - Physicals 262682 Arcata Stationers 101-50-81-53300 $ 130.45 4/24/2026 ES FY25/26 OPO - Parks acct 262682 Arcata Stationers 101-20-07-53300 $ 75.48 4/24/2026 FY 25-26 Office Supplies 262683 Arcata Used Tire & Wheel 771-50-57-54600 $ 20.00 4/24/2026 open po for tire repair 262684 AT&T 101-40-21-52522 $ 341.97 4/24/2026 CLETS LINE 262685 Bates Todd 211-30-13-58222 $ 1,152.00 4/24/2026
Mobilehome Demolitions Installations
and Repairs for MORE Prog
262685 Bates Todd 211-30-13-58222 $ 11,989.00 4/24/2026 Mobilehome Demolitions Installations
and Repairs for MORE Prog
262685 Bates Todd 211-30-13-58222 $ 1,250.00 4/24/2026
Mobilehome Demolitions Installations
and Repairs for MORE Prog
262685 Bates Todd 211-30-13-58222 $ 9,294.66 4/24/2026
Mobilehome Demolitions Installations
and Repairs for MORE Prog
262686 Bobcat of Chico 771-50-57-55100 $ 189.92 4/24/2026 repair 456 262687 CA Dep Of Justice 101-10-15-52524 $ 98.00 4/24/2026 Fingerprinting Services CA Dept. of Justice 262688 Cummins Sales and Service 771-50-57-55100 $ (175.08) 4/24/2026 open po for truck work 262688 Cummins Sales and Service 771-50-57-55100 $ 2,803.92 4/24/2026 open po for truck work 262689 North Coast Section CWEA 661-60-64-51400 $ 85.00 4/24/2026

COA CLA-VAL TRAINING ATTENDANCE
COSTS
262690 Fedex 662-60-67-53100 $ 195.17 4/24/2026 OPO Shipping 262691 GHD Inc. 210-70-48-57600 $ 1,674.79 4/24/2026
Annie & Mary Trail Environmental
Compliance Monitoring Services
262692 Genuine Parts Company Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ 739.38 4/24/2026 open po for atuo parts 262692 Genuine Parts Company Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ 56.82 4/24/2026 open po for atuo parts 262692 Genuine Parts Company Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ 6.01 4/24/2026 open po for atuo parts 262692 Genuine Parts Company Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ 196.23 4/24/2026 open po for atuo parts 262692 Genuine Parts Company Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ 172.81 4/24/2026 open po for atuo parts 262693 Guy Rents Inc 771-50-57-54400 $ 275.05 4/24/2026 water tank set 262694 Harper Ford Country 771-50-57-54400 $ 264.45 4/24/2026 open po for parts 262695 Humboldt Fasteners 101-50-81-54300 $ 395.80 4/24/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 262696 Cal Poly Sponsored Programs Foundation 202-60-51-51770 $ 1,772.57 4/24/2026 Jolly Giant Creek Fish Monitoring 262697 IBS Of The Redwoods 771-50-57-54400 $ 162.58 4/24/2026 open po for batteries 262698 Kernen Construction 207-50-45-53800 $ 7.73 4/24/2026 open po for aggregate 262698 Kernen Construction 207-50-45-53800 $ 560.76 4/24/2026 open po for aggregate 262698 Kernen Construction 101-00-00-21090 $ (7.73) 4/24/2026 open po for aggregate 262698 Kernen Construction 207-50-45-53800 $ 989.08 4/24/2026 open po for aggregate 262698 Kernen Construction 207-50-45-53800 $ 13.64 4/24/2026 open po for aggregate 262698 Kernen Construction 101-00-00-21090 $ (13.64) 4/24/2026 open po for aggregate 262699 American Hospital Management 101-40-21-51770 $ 280.00 4/24/2026 BLOOD DRAWS/TASER REMOVAL 262700 Mad River Union 101-30-11-51300 $ 200.00 4/24/2026 Notices for Passthrough Projects 262701 McKinleyville Community Servic 661-60-64-54000 $ 537.95 4/24/2026 FY 25/26 Water Purchases - Wymore Rd 262702 Miller Farms Nursery Inc 101-00-00-21090 $ (11.25) 4/24/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 - Equipment
Purchases
262702 Miller Farms Nursery Inc 101-50-81-54300 $ 815.61 4/24/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 - Equipment
Purchases
262702 Miller Farms Nursery Inc 101-50-81-54300 $ 11.25 4/24/2026 Parks OPO FY25/26 - Equipment
Purchases
262703 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 771-50-57-51500 $ 90.78 4/24/2026 open po for linens 262703 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 661-50-63-51770 $ 11.03 4/24/2026 open po for first aid supply 262703 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 661-50-63-51770 $ 11.03 4/24/2026 open po for first aid supply 262703 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 771-50-57-51500 $ 90.78 4/24/2026 open po for linens 262703 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 662-60-67-54200 $ 11.03 4/24/2026 OPO 1st Aid Cabinet Service 262703 Mission Linen Ind.Inc. 661-60-64-51500 $ 133.51 4/24/2026 OPO Weekly Linens 262704 Northern Humboldt U.H.S.D 207-50-45-51770 $ 252.98 4/24/2026 FY25/26 Veg. Maint. & Litter/Graffiti
Removal
262704 Northern Humboldt U.H.S.D 662-60-67-51770 $ 252.97 4/24/2026 FY25/26 Veg. Maint. & Litter/Graffiti
Removal
262705 O & M Industries Inc 101-50-85-51770 $ 100.00 4/24/2026 General Facilities Work - FY 25/26 262706 Pacific EcoRisk Inc. 662-60-67-51742 $ 2,536.85 4/24/2026 OPO Lab Testing and Analysis

City of Arcata Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions 4/4/2026-4/24/2026 Check # Vendor Name GL Account Amount Date Description
262707 Peterson Collision Repair 771-50-57-55100 $ 7,058.54 4/24/2026 open po for vehicle damage repairs 262707 Peterson Collision Repair 771-50-57-55100 $ 47.91 4/24/2026 open po for vehicle damage repairs 262707 Peterson Collision Repair 101-00-00-21090 $ (47.91) 4/24/2026 open po for vehicle damage repairs 262708 Phoenix Group Information Systems 101-40-23-54200 $ 235.00 4/24/2026 262709 Pitney Bowes Postage By 101-20-07-56505 $ 44.99 4/24/2026 FY 25-26 OPO Lease Expense 262709 Pitney Bowes Postage By 101-20-07-53110 $ 3,000.00 4/24/2026 FY 25-26 OPO Postage Expense 262710 Langston Brandon 771-50-57-55100 $ 50.00 4/24/2026 window chip rep 336 262711 Shred Aware LLC. 101-40-21-51770 $ 132.12 4/24/2026 SHRED SERVICES 262712 USA Blue Book 661-60-64-53500 $ 1,788.87 4/24/2026 OPO Lab Supplies 262713 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 3,023.99 4/24/2026 open po for fuel 262713 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 186.88 4/24/2026 open po for fuel 262713 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 1,756.44 4/24/2026 open po for fuel 262713 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 337.07 4/24/2026 open po for fuel 262713 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 41.66 4/24/2026 open po for fuel 262713 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 379.12 4/24/2026 open po for fuel 262713 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 149.95 4/24/2026 open po for fuel 262713 Valley Pacific Petroleum Services Inc 771-50-57-54700 $ 755.80 4/24/2026 open po for fuel 262714 Richard M Vitale 211-30-13-58222 $ 14,040.00 4/24/2026 Mobilehome Repairs and Installations for
MORE Program (Vitale)
262715 Lisa Wise Consulting Inc 265-30-13-58212 $ 7,227.50 4/24/2026 Arcata Zoning Updates Planning Services
2025
262716 AmWINS Group Benefits Inc./REMIF 101-00-00-22203 $ 1,701.51 4/24/2026 AMINS PLAN PREMIUM STATEMENT;
MAY26
262717 Bright Idea Shops LLC 101-70-81-57613 $ 254.49 4/24/2026 CARLSON SKATE SPOT SIGN 262718 Cassaro's Catering 101-10-15-51430 $ 250.00 4/24/2026

EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION EVENT
4/30/26; CATERING ($250 GRATUITY)
262718 Cassaro's Catering 101-10-15-51430 $ 2,465.19 4/24/2026

EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION EVENT
4/30/26; CATERING ($250 GRATUITY)
262719 Catsos Jenna 101-00-00-46360 $ 35.00 4/24/2026

PICKLEBALL CLINIC CANCELATION DUE

TO RAIN
262719 Catsos Jenna 101-00-00-46365 $ 2.50 4/24/2026

PICKLEBALL CLINIC CANCELATION DUE

TO RAIN
262720 Childs Robert Bruce 662-60-67-51720 $ 103.50 4/24/2026 AMIC CARDS MERCH PURCHASE 262721 California Intergovernmental Risk Authority 101-10-17-52011 $ 13,555.63 4/24/2026 CIRA LIABILITY DEDUCTIBLES; JUL-SEP25 262722 North Coast Section CWEA 662-60-67-51400 $ 75.00 4/24/2026 CLA-VAL 101 TRAINING FEES: ADAMS

BRENGLE BERGEN
262723 Esparza II Enrique 101-60-89-51710 $ 1,719.00 4/24/2026 SPRING PICKLEBALL 153201-B & 153202-
C&D & TUNE-UP 153203-A&B
262724 Ferraro Izzy 101-00-00-46360 $ 80.00 4/24/2026 FELDENKRAIS CLASS CANCELLATION 262725 Franchise Tax Board 101-00-00-22109 $ 139.93 4/24/2026 PR Batch 00011.04.2026 Franchise Tax
Board
262726 Garcia Norma 101-00-00-23070 $ 300.00 4/24/2026

DEPOSIT REFUND REDWOOD LODGE
4/5/26
262727 Humboldt Organic Solutions LLC 101-00-00-21090 $ 5.13 4/24/2026 BALL PARK SAND 262727 Humboldt Organic Solutions LLC 101-00-00-21090 $ (5.13) 4/24/2026 BALL PARK SAND 262727 Humboldt Organic Solutions LLC 101-00-00-21090 $ (4.27) 4/24/2026 BALL PARK SAND 262727 Humboldt Organic Solutions LLC 101-50-81-53800 $ 4.27 4/24/2026 BALL PARK SAND 262727 Humboldt Organic Solutions LLC 101-50-81-53800 $ 309.94 4/24/2026 BALL PARK SAND 262727 Humboldt Organic Solutions LLC 101-00-00-21090 $ 371.93 4/24/2026 BALL PARK SAND 262728 Holgerson Niels 662-00-00-46830 $ 1,032.22 4/24/2026 REFUND FOR BUILDING PERMIT; 1689
OAR; WATER/SEWER APP NOT NEEDED
262728 Holgerson Niels 661-00-00-46730 $ 753.06 4/24/2026 REFUND FOR BUILDING PERMIT; 1689
OAR; WATER/SEWER APP NOT NEEDED
262729 HCOE 101-00-00-23070 $ 500.00 4/24/2026

DEPOSIT REFUND MARSH INTERPRETIVE
CENTER; 4/2/26
262730 Humboldt Pet Supply 664-60-73-54200 $ 624.42 4/24/2026 DOG POO BAGS 262731 JJACPA Inc. 101-10-01-51775 $ 6,650.00 4/24/2026 FY 2024-25 AUDIT SERVICES - FINAL

INVOICE
262732 Nakashima Sandra 101-60-89-51710 $ 279.00 4/24/2026 CHOCLATE MAKING FUN 151260-E
(3/16/26 SESSION)
262733 Occu-Med LTD 101-10-15-51702 $ 60.00 4/24/2026 POLICE OFFICER SERIES/PARK RANGER

City of Arcata Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions 4/4/2026-4/24/2026 Check # Vendor Name GL Account Amount Date Description
262734 Pacific Gas & Electric Co 101-50-41-51100 $ 44.91 4/24/2026 ACCT: 8191325790-3; APR26 262734 Pacific Gas & Electric Co 101-50-81-51100 $ 1,744.06 4/24/2026 ACCT: 2887200165-7; APR26 262734 Pacific Gas & Electric Co 101-50-85-51100 $ 13,422.53 4/24/2026 ACCT: 2887200165-7; APR26 262734 Pacific Gas & Electric Co 661-60-64-51100 $ 5,216.46 4/24/2026 ACCT: 2887200165-7; APR26 262734 Pacific Gas & Electric Co 666-60-51-51100 $ (10.57) 4/24/2026 ACCT: 2887200165-7; APR26 262734 Pacific Gas & Electric Co 101-50-41-51100 $ 6,618.69 4/24/2026 ACCT: 2887200165-7; APR26 262734 Pacific Gas & Electric Co 662-60-67-51100 $ 4,036.31 4/24/2026 ACCT: 2887200165-7; APR26 262734 Pacific Gas & Electric Co 101-50-81-51100 $ 164.46 4/24/2026 ACCT: 6236826977-5; APR26 262735 Read Homer 101-00-00-23070 $ 50.00 4/24/2026 DEPOSIT REFUND PICNIC AREA 4/13/26 262736 REMIF 101-00-00-22206 $ 497.15 4/24/2026 EAP INSURANCE PREMIUMS; MAY26 262737 Salinas Katrina 101-00-00-23070 $ 50.00 4/24/2026 DEPOSIT REFUND PICNIC AREA 4/4/26 262738 Sholes Overhead Door Inc. 101-50-85-51770 $ 310.00 4/24/2026 OVERHEAD DOOR CONTROL SERVICE 262739 Sierra Pacific Turf Supply 101-50-81-53500 $ 3,165.19 4/24/2026 FERTILIZER FOR PARKS 262740 Optimum 775-10-71-51210 $ 382.43 4/24/2026 COMMUNITY CENTER; APR26 262741 Optimum 101-40-21-51200 $ 500.00 4/24/2026 CITY HALL/PD INTERNET (FIBER); APR26 262741 Optimum 775-10-71-51210 $ 950.00 4/24/2026 CITY HALL/PD INTERNET (FIBER); APR26 262742 Tangney Riley 101-00-00-23070 $ 300.00 4/24/2026

DEPOSIT REFUND REDWOOD LODGE
4/11/26
262743 Two Feathers NAFS 101-00-00-23070 $ 300.00 4/24/2026

DEPOSIT REFUND REDWOOD LODGE &
LOUNGE 4/12/23
262744 US Bank Equipment Finance 101-40-21-53300 $ 234.70 4/24/2026 COPIER FINANCE; MAY26 262745 Samson Noah 664-60-73-51300 $ 163.20 4/24/2026 REUSABLES STICKERS 262746 Wheeler Thomas 101-00-00-46360 $ 70.00 4/24/2026

PICKLEBALL CLINIC CANCELLATIONS

DUE TO RAIN
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STAFF REPORT – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: David Loya, Community Development Director
PREPARER: Mari Pepper, Community Development Assistant Planner DATE: May 6, 2026
TITLE: Adopt Ordinance No. 1586, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Arcata Municipal Code Relating to Cannabis Consumption Lounge Permits, Standards, and Restrictions – Negative Declaration (State Clearinghouse No. 2016012039).

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the Council adopt Ordinance No. 1586, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata amending the Municipal Code; waive reading of the text, and consent to read by title only – Negative Declaration (State Clearinghouse No. 2016012039).

INTRODUCTION:

The proposed ordinance amends provisions of Title V (Sanitation and Health), Chapter 7 (Restricting Smoking in the City) and Chapter 10 (Cannabis Use and Regulations), of the Arcata Municipal Code. The Council unanimously introduced Ordinance No. 1586, with no amendments, at its April 15, 2026, meeting. This action will complete the adoption of Ordinance No. 1586, amending the Arcata Municipal Code. If adopted on May 6, 2026, this ordinance will become effective on June 5, 2026.

BACKGROUND:

The City previously adopted ordinances allowing the commercial cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and retail sale of recreational cannabis within certain zoning districts. These regulations established the City's initial regulatory framework for commercial cannabis activities. Ordinance No. 1501 updated the city’s land use code, creating a pathway for cannabis consumption; however, updates to the Municipal Code were deferred in order to evaluate the level of local interest and potential demand for such uses. The city is now beginning to receive interest from local businesses.

DISCUSSION:

Division 10 (Cannabis) of the California Business and Professions Code, Chapter 20 (Local Control), expressly authorizes local jurisdictions to permit the smoking, vaporizing, or ingesting of cannabis or cannabis products on the premises of a licensed retailer or microbusiness, provided the licensee has received authorization from the local jurisdiction. The proposed ordinance relies on this statutory framework to clarify the City’s authority to permit cannabis consumption lounges subject to the approval of a Use Permit and to permit temporary cannabis consumption at special events through a Special Events Permit.

POLICY IMPLICATIONS:

This ordinance ensures consistency with the Arcata Land Use Code, which already provides a pathway for Cannabis Consumption Lounges.

COMMITTEE/COMMISSION REVIEW:

This policy action did not warrant additional Committee and Planning Commission review.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA):

The proposed amendments clarify existing policy consistent with State law. The regulatory changes do not have the potential to cause a direct or indirect physical change to the environment. As such, the amendments are not a “project” as defined by California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Additionally, a Negative Declaration (State Clearinghouse Number 2016012039) was prepared and circulated prior to the adoption of Ordinance No. 1472, which first adopted Chapter 10 (Cannabis Use and Regulations) of the Arcata Municipal Code. The amendments set forth in Ordinance No. 1586 are consistent with that previously adopted Negative Declaration.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1586, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata amending the Municipal Code; waive reading of the text, and consent to read by title only – Negative Declaration (SCH# 2016012039). Consent Calendar vote.

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Ordinance No. 1586

ORDINANCE NO. 1586

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCATA

AMENDING THE ARCATA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CANNABIS

CONSUMPTION LOUNGE PERMITS, STANDARDS, AND RESTRICTIONS WHEREAS, the California State Legislature, in Division 10 (Cannabis) of the Business and Professions Code, Chapter 20 (Local Control), provides that a local jurisdiction may authorize the smoking, vaporizing, or ingesting of cannabis or cannabis products on the premises of a retailer or microbusiness licensed under this division, provided that the licensee has been granted authority by the local jurisdiction to engage in onsite cannabis consumption; and
WHEREAS, by allowing regulated cannabis smoking lounges, the City of Arcata provides designated, well-managed locations for on-site cannabis consumption that enhance public safety and livability by reducing unregulated public use, maintain quality public services through improved regulation and enforcement, strengthens the local economy by supporting lawful businesses and local employment, and supports community creativity and cultural life by fostering inclusive social gathering spaces consistent with the City’s values; and WHEREAS, the City of Arcata intends to promote responsible economic development by providing safe and reliable spaces for the lawful enjoyment of cannabis while minimizing adverse impacts on the public, including the reduction of smoking in public, thereby limiting exposure to children and other sensitive receptors; and WHEREAS, the City of Arcata seeks to advance the community’s interests by establishing clear, consistent standards and procedures that promote safe and well-managed use of public and private spaces, reduce conflicts and impacts on surrounding neighborhoods, and improve coordination and enforcement of City regulations.

THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCATA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Title V (Sanitation and Health), Chapter 7 (Restricting Smoking in the City), is hereby amended by the revisions as shown in the following strikethrough and double underscore text (unchanged text is omitted and is indicated by “* * *”):
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Sec. 5702 Definitions.
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B. Cannabis Consumption Lounge. A consumption lounge is a space dedicated to the smoking, vaporizing, and/or ingesting of cannabis or cannabis products on the premises

of a retailer or microbusiness that has been granted authority by the City of Arcata to engage in onsite cannabis consumption.

B. C. Common Areas. "Common areas" means every enclosed area or unenclosed area of a multi-unit residential complex that residents of more than one unit in such multiunit residential complex are entitled to enter or use, including, for example, halls and paths, lobbies and courtyards, elevators and stairs, community rooms and playgrounds, gym facilities and swimming pools, parking garages and parking lots, shared restrooms, shared laundry rooms, shared cooking areas, and shared eating areas.

C. D. Enclosed. "Enclosed" means closed in by a roof and four walls with appropriate opening for ingress and egress.

D. E. Multi-Unit Residential Complexes. "Multi-unit residential complexes" means property containing two (2) or more residential units.

E. F. Place of employment. "Place of employment" means any place, and the premises appurtenant thereto, where employment is carried on. For purposes of this definition, "employment" includes the carrying on of any trade, enterprise, project, industry, business, occupation or work in which any person is engaged or permitted to work for hire except household domestic service.

F. G. Public Place. "Public place" means any enclosed area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including but not limited to the following:

1. All enclosed areas available to and customarily used by the general public in any and all businesses, including appurtenant enclosed areas commonly used by the general public such as elevators, stairways, hallways and restrooms.

2. All areas of the lobby in a hotel, motel or other transient lodging establishment. For purposes of this definition "lobby" means the common public area of such an establishment in which registration and other similar or related transaction, or both, are conducted and in which the establishment’s guests and members of the public typically congregate.

3. Meeting, conference and banquet rooms in convention centers, hotels, motels or other transient lodging establishments.

4. Libraries, museums and galleries.

5. Waiting rooms, hallways, wards and semiprivate rooms of health facilities, including but not limited to hospitals, clinics, physical therapy facilities, doctors’ and dentists’ offices.

6. Common areas of apartments, condominiums and multi-unit residential complexes, including without limitation stairways, hallways, and within thirty (30) feet of any individual unit entrance, whether or not such common area is enclosed.

7. Childcare facilities as defined in the California Health and Safety Code and private residences while used as a family day care home.

G. H. Smoke. "Smoke" means the gases, particles, or vapors released into the air as a result of combustion, electrical ignition or vaporizations, when the apparent or usual purpose of the combustion, electrical ignition or vaporization is human inhalation of the byproducts. Smoke includes, but is not limited to, tobacco smoke, electronic cigarette vapors, and marijuana smoke.

H. I. Smoking. "Smoking" means engaging in an act that generates smoke, such as, for example: possessing a lighted pipe, a lighted hookah pipe, a lighted cigar, an operating electronic cigarette or a lighted cigarette of any kind; or lighting or igniting a pipe, a hookah pipe, a cigar, or cigarette of any kind. Without limiting the foregoing, this definition intentionally excludes the burning of incense, candles and other similar materials.

Sec. 5703 Smoking Prohibitions
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M. Special Events. Smoking shall be prohibited at all activities or events held at City parks, buildings or grounds for which a permit is required pursuant to Section 10006 of this Code.

1. Notwithstanding the above prohibition, the City may authorize cannabis sales and consumption through an event permit provided that the activities, at a minimum, comply with all applicable provisions in the California Business and Professions Code, Division 10 (Cannabis), Chapter 20 (Local Control).

Sec. 5704 Exceptions.
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D. Cannabis Consumption Lounge. Smoking, vaporizing, and/or ingesting of cannabis or cannabis products is permitted within designated Cannabis Consumption Lounges pursuant to Division 10 (Cannabis) of the Business and Professions Code, Chapter 20 (Local Control), subject to the provisions of Arcata Municipal Code, Title V, Chapter 10 (Cannabis Use and Regulations), and Title IX, Section 9.42.105 (Cannabis Retail Sales and Services). ***

SECTION 2. Title V (Sanitation and Health), Chapter 10 (Cannabis Use and Regulations) is hereby amended by the revisions as shown in the following strikethrough and double underscore text (unchanged text is omitted and is indicated by “* * *”):
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Sec. 5950 Findings and Purposes.
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B. The Medicinal Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act establishes, among other things, a licensing program requiring cannabis cultivators, manufacturers, distributors, testing laboratories, dispensaries, consumption lounges, and transporters to obtain State-issued licenses, and authorizes local governments to establish additional standards, requirements, and regulations for local licenses and permits. ***
Sec. 5951 Definitions.
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B. "Commercial cannabis activity" or "activity" means the cultivation, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transporting, delivery, or sale of cannabis or a cannabis product, and permitting the consumption of cannabis on the premises of a licensed cannabis consumption lounge. ***
SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid under law.

SECTION 4. Limitation of Actions. Any action to challenge the validity or legality of any provision of this ordinance on any grounds shall be brought by court action commenced within thirty (30) days of the date of adoption of this ordinance.

SECTION 5. CEQA The proposed amendments clarify existing policy consistent with State law. The regulatory changes do not have the potential to cause a direct or indirect physical change to the environment. As such, the amendments are not a “project” as defined by California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Additionally, a Negative Declaration was prepared and circulated prior to the adoption of Ordinance No. 1472, which first adopted

Chapter 10 (Cannabis Use and Regulations) of the Arcata Municipal Code. The amendments set forth in Ordinance No. 1586 are consistent with that previously adopted Negative Declaration. Therefore, this action is not subject to CEQA.

SECTION 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after its adoption.

DATE:

ATTEST: APPROVED:
______________________________________ __________________________________ City Clerk, City of Arcata Mayor, City of Arcata

CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 1586, passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcata, County of Humboldt, State of California, on the __ , by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTENTIONS:
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City Clerk, City of Arcata

STAFF REPORT – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Netra Khatri, City Engineer
PREPARER: Mara Grow, Administrative Specialist
DATE: April 27, 2026
TITLE: Adopt Resolution No. 256-54, Authorizing the City Manager or City Engineer to Accept Deeds and Grants to the City on Behalf of the City Council.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the Council adopt Resolution No. 256-54 to authorize and direct the City Manager or City Engineer to accept, on behalf of the City of Arcata, any and all deeds or grants conveying any interest in or easement upon real estate to the City of Arcata for a public purpose.

INTRODUCTION:

The City of Arcata periodically receives deeds, easements, and other grants conveying interests in real property to the City for public purposes. These interests are often associated with development projects, public infrastructure improvements, or other municipal functions.

Currently, acceptance of such documents may require formal City Council action, which can delay recordation. Timely recordation is necessary to ensure that the City’s interests in real property are legally effective and properly documented in the Official Records of Humboldt County.

Delegating authority to the City Manager or City Engineer to accept such deeds or grants and execute the required Certificates of Acceptance pursuant to Section 27281 of the California Government Code will streamline administrative processes and improve efficiency.

DISCUSSION:

The proposed resolution authorizes the City Manager or City Engineer to:
 Accept deeds or grants conveying real property interests to the City for public purposes;  Execute Certificates of Acceptance required for recordation; and  Execute escrow instructions necessary to facilitate recordation of such documents.

This delegation is administrative in nature and is intended to ensure timely processing and recording of property interests.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA):

This action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5), as it involves administrative activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the environment.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no direct fiscal impact associated with adopting this resolution. The action may result in minor administrative cost savings by reducing delays and streamlining staff processing time.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Motion to Adopt Resolution No. 256-54, authorizing the City Manager or City Engineer to accept deeds and grants to the City on behalf of the City Council. Consent Calendar vote.

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Resolution No. 256-54 DRAFT

RESOLUTION NO. 256-54

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCATA, AUTHORIZING

THE CITY MANAGER OR THE CITY ENGINEER TO ACCEPT DEEDS OR GRANTS TO

CITY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PROVIDE FOR THE RECORDING OF SAME IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

WHEREAS, Section 27281 of the California Government Code requires that deeds or grants conveying any interest in or easement upon real estate to the City of Arcata for public purposes be formally accepted by either the City Council or an officer of the City authorized to do so by resolution of the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to delegate its duty to accept such deeds or grants to the City staff in order to ensure that such documents are promptly recorded in the Official Records of Humboldt County and are thereby effective; and
WHEREAS, the City Council delegates authority to the City Manager or the City Engineer.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, ORDERED AND FOUND by the City Council of the City of Arcata:

1. That either the City Manager or the City Engineer is authorized and directed to accept, on behalf of the City of Arcata, any and all deeds or grants conveying any interest in or easement upon real estate to the City of Arcata for a public purpose and to execute, on behalf of the City of Arcata, and attach to said deeds or grants the Certificate of Acceptance provided for in Section 27281 of the California Government Code.

2. That the City Manager or City Engineer is authorized and directed on behalf of the City to execute, on behalf of the City of Arcata, any escrow instructions that provide for the recordation of such accepted deeds or grants in the official Records of Humboldt County.

3. It is the intent of the City Council that this authority granted by the City Council to the City Manager and City Engineer to accept deeds and grants on behalf of the City not be exercised by either of them in any instance in which a gift of a fee title interest in land is being made to the City of Arcata by a private party for a public purpose and such gift has not been previously considered and approved by the City Council.

4. The expression of intent set forth in Paragraph 2, above, should not be construed as a limitation upon the authority of the City Manager or City Engineer under the provisions of Paragraphs 1 above and any Certificate of Acceptance or escrow instruction executed by the City Manager or City Engineer on behalf of the City of Arcata may be accepted by the Humboldt County Recorder and escrow holder as being validly executed by said officer on behalf of the City of Arcata without the need for further inquiry on behalf of said persons.

This Resolution shall be effective upon its adoption.

APPROVED AND PASSED this 6
th day of May, 2026
DATED: May 6, 2026
ATTEST: APPROVED:

City Clerk, City of Arcata Mayor, City of Arcata

CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 256-54 passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcata, County of Humboldt, California, held on the 6th day of May, 2026 by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTENTIONS:

City Clerk, City of Arcata

STAFF REPORT – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Keira A. Vink, Human Resources and Administrative Services Director PREPARER: Keira A. Vink, Human Resources and Administrative Services Director DATE: May 6, 2026
TITLE: Adopt Resolution No. 256-62 to Amend Management and Confidential Supplemental Compensation and Benefits; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the Council:
1) Adopt Resolution No. 256-62, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Supplemental Compensation and Benefits Resolution – Management, Midmanagement, Confidential, and Appointed Employees [to Reflect Revisions and Additions]; and 2) Authorize the City Manager and designee to execute all related documents.

INTRODUCTION:

The City’s Management and Confidential employee classifications consist of both sworn and general employees that are unrepresented, which means they do not engage in collective bargaining with the City on matters related to wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment. As such, the City Council provides directions to address wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment that pertain to the City’s unrepresented classifications.

BACKGROUND:

While the City’s Personnel Rules and Regulations (PR&Rs) grant authority to the City Manager to adopt changes to the City’s Classification Plan (i.e., job descriptions); Chapter IV, Section 2, of the PR&Rs require amendments or revisions to the Compensation Plan to be adopted by resolution of the City Council. In addition, the Supplemental Compensation and Benefits Resolution is how Council authorizes changes to the supplemental compensation and benefits for these unrepresented classifications.

DISCUSSION:

The City of Arcata has had a long-term partnership with the Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund (REMIF) to offer medical insurance to the City of Arcata full-time employees and select annuitants. This plan has served the City well for more than fifteen years. As the insurance market changes and medical costs increase, a smaller pool of municipalities is not able to survive the volatility of the market. The REMIF medical insurance plans will be terminating as of June 30,

2026. The City of Arcata has completed a diligent search for medical insurance plans to begin effective July 1, 2026, for all eligible employees and annuitants. CalPERS medical insurance plans were chosen by the City as the city sponsored medical insurance plan. Based on our local area, there will be a choice of five medical plans for general members and six medical plans for safety members available to employees.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:

Health benefits for employees including medical, dental, vision, EAP, and life insurance are included in salary costs for each Department’s operating budget.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Motion to:

1. Adopt Resolution No. 256-62, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Supplemental Compensation and Benefits Resolution – Management, Midmanagement, Confidential, and Appointed Employees [to Reflect Revisions and Additions]; and

2. Authorize the City Manager and designee to execute all related documents.

Consent Calendar vote.

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Resolution 256-62 Management and Confidential Supplemental Compensation and Benefits

1 RESOLUTION NO. 256-62

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF ARCATA ESTABLISHING AND AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL

EMPLOYEES
May 6, 2026
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arcata that the following list of management and confidential classifications, which are not represented by a union or association, shall receive the supplemental compensation and benefits contained within. This resolution supersedes Resolution No. 256-31 and is effective July 1, 2026, unless specifically indicated otherwise in the resolution.

Senior Management Employees
Assistant City Manager Director of Environmental Services Chief of Police Finance Director
City Engineer
Director of Community Development
Human Resources/Administrative
Services Director
Mid-Management Employees
Assistant City Engineer
Building Official Finance Manager
City Clerk Police Business Manager
Contracts and Special Projects Manager Police Lieutenant Deputy Director Community Development SCADA Systems Manager Deputy Director Environmental Services (Community Services) Senior Human Resources Specialist Deputy Director Environmental Services (Streets/Utilities) Senior Planner Deputy Director Information Technology
Equity Arcata Manager
Environmental Programs Manager
Senior Projects Manager (Engineering)
Wastewater Operations and Compliance
Manager
Confidential Employees
Executive Assistant/Deputy City Clerk
Information Technology and Digital Media Technician
Human Resources Specialist
Those employees identified above shall receive the following supplemental compensation and benefits to be administered in accordance with the Personnel Rules and Regulations.

It is further noted that per Arcata Municipal Code Title II, Chapter 2, Section 5, Department Heads are considered At Will and not part of the Competitive Service. Therefore, in determining eligibility and applicability of supplemental compensation and benefits, the individual

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2 Employment Agreement between the employee and City shall supersede this Resolution. Any items not included in the individual Agreement will be subject to this Resolution. (added 7/2008) Section 1. Paid Vacation
A. Annual Accrual Rate
8 hours per month beginning year 0 through year 3 of service. 10 hours per month beginning year 4 through year 6 of service. 12 hours per month beginning year 7 through year 11 of service. 14 hours per month beginning year 12 through year 15 of service. 16 hours per month beginning year 16 through year 19 of service. 18 hours per month beginning year 20 through year 23 of service. 20 hours per month beginning year 24+ years of service (added 2008; amended 2013) B. Once per fiscal year, senior management employees may cash out up to ten (10) days vacation and mid-management employees may cash out up to five (5) days vacation.

C. In addition to provision 1.B., senior and mid-management employees may cash out vacation time once per fiscal year as follows: employees with 10-15 years of service may cash out an additional five (5) days vacation. Employees with 16+ years of service may cash out an additional ten (10) days vacation.

D. Confidential employees may cash out vacation time each fiscal year as follows: employees with 3-7 years of service may cash out 40 hours vacation time; employees with 8-11 years of service may cash out 80 hours vacation time, and employees with 12+ years of service may cash out 120 hours. An employee may cash out up to twice (2X) per fiscal year, so long as the combined total hours cashed out for the fiscal year do not exceed the maximums listed above. (amended 2021)
E. Vacation time may be accumulated up to a maximum amount equal to an employee’s allowable vacation credits for two (2) years.

F. Accrued vacation leave is compensable in a lump sum upon termination of employment.

Section 2. Management Leave (Senior and Mid-Management Classifications Only) A. All senior management employees, the mid-management classifications of Deputy Director, Assistant City Engineer, and Police Lieutenant are entitled to fourteen (14) days management leave per fiscal year, and other mid-management employees are entitled to ten (10) days management leave per fiscal year. Management leave is pro-rated for management employees whose employment with the City does not extend through the full fiscal year. Management leave is over and above vacation entitlement, in lieu of overtime pay or compensating time off. (updated 2021)
B. Management leave may not be accumulated from one fiscal year to the next.

C. Other than as shown in item D. below, management leave is not compensable to management employees upon termination of employment.

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3 D. Senior management employees and the mid-management classifications of Deputy Director, Assistant City Engineer, and Police Lieutenant, may cash out up to 72 hours and other mid-management employees may cash out up to 56 hours of their annual combined management leave and floating holidays per fiscal year. An employee may cash out up to twice (2X) per fiscal year, so long as the combined total hours cashed out for the fiscal year do not exceed the maximums listed above. (amended 2021) Section 3. Compensation for Authorized Overtime (Confidential Classifications Only) A. Normal Work Period – Forty (40) hours within the period beginning at 12:00 a.m. Sunday and ending 11:59 p.m. the next succeeding Saturday, unless otherwise designated by the City Manager in accordance with the Personnel Rules and Regulations.

B. Overtime Defined – Hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week, or on an authorized holiday.

C. Overtime Compensation – Overtime shall be compensated as compensating time off (CTO) or paid in cash at the rate of time and one-half (1 ½) the number of overtime hours worked.

Payment in cash shall be at the employee’s regular rate of pay as defined by FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act).

D. Vacation time, holidays, sick leave and CTO shall be included in regular working hours.

E. No compensating time off (CTO) or overtime pay shall be made for overtime work which, in the aggregate with regular working hours, does not exceed forty (40) hours within the normal work week.

F. Overtime worked by a confidential employee can be compensated by overtime pay or CTO at the option of the employee.

G. Confidential employees who have accrued CTO shall be permitted use of such time with advance approval of the supervisor and with due regard to the wishes of the employee and the convenience of the City.

H. Per 29 C.F.R. 553.21, unused compensatory time off (CTO) is payable to the employee upon separation from employment with the City, at a rate of compensation no less than (1) the average regular rate received by such employee during the last three (3) years of employee’s employment, or (2) the employee’s final regular rate, whichever is higher.

I. Employees may cash out up to eighty (80) hours of CTO per fiscal year. An employee may cash out up to twice (2X) per fiscal year, so long as the combined total hours cashed out for the fiscal year do not exceed the maximums listed above. Cash outs will be paid on the next regular pay day, provided that a request is made at least one week prior to such pay day. (amended 2019)
J. Confidential employees may accumulate a maximum of 240 hours compensating time off.

Compensating time off in excess of 240 hours shall be paid at the employee’s regular rate of pay as defined by FLSA.
(Confidential consolidated with Management 7/2008)

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4 Section 4. Paid Holidays (amended 2025)
A. The following paid holidays are authorized:

New Year's Day (January 1)
Martin Luther King Day (Third Monday in January)
Presidents’ Day (Third Monday in February)
Farm Workers Day (March 31)
Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
Juneteenth
Fourth of July
Labor Day (First Monday in September)
Veterans Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving Day (Fourth Thursday in November)
Friday following Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve (December 24)
Christmas Day (December 25)
Four (4) floating holidays per fiscal year
B. The floating holidays may be taken as time off only with advance approval by the City Manager for department heads; or by department heads for all other management and confidential personnel and scheduled with due regard to the wishes of the employee and convenience of the City. A new employee hired after January 1 in any fiscal year shall be entitled to not more than one-half of the applicable floating holiday entitlement for the balance of the fiscal year. Floating holidays may not be accumulated from one fiscal year to the next. Any unused floating holidays remaining at the end of a fiscal year or upon separation of employment are not subject to compensation.

C. Once each fiscal year, senior management employees and the mid-management classifications of Deputy Director, Assistant City Engineer, and Police Lieutenant may cash out up to 72 hours, and mid-management employees may cash out up to 56 hours of their annual combined management leave and floating holidays. Confidential employees may cash out up to 16 hours of floating holidays. (amended 2021) D. If an authorized holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be granted off. If an authorized holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be granted off.

When Christmas Eve falls on a Friday and Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, the Christmas Eve paid holiday will be observed on Thursday the 23rd (i.e. the paid days off will be Thursday 12/23 for Christmas Eve and Friday 12/24 for Christmas Day). When Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday and Christmas Day falls on a Monday, the Christmas Eve paid holiday will be observed on Tuesday the 26th (i.e. the paid days off will be Monday 12/25 for Christmas Day and Tuesday 12/26 for Christmas Eve).

Section 5. Family Illness/Bereavement Leave
A. Family Illness: Management and confidential employees are entitled to six (6) days family illness leave with pay per fiscal year, which will be charged against the employee's accumulated sick leave. Family illness leave is applicable when the employee’s presence is necessary to provide or arrange care for an ill member of the employee’s immediate

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5 family; such family shall include spouse, domestic partner, parents and children. Misuse of family illness leave is grounds for disciplinary action.

B. Bereavement Leave: Management and confidential employees are entitled to up to five (5) days of bereavement leave per fiscal year. Bereavement leave is applicable when death occurs in the employee's immediate family; such family shall include spouse, domestic partner, parents, children, and other close relatives (as approved by the City Manager).

Misuse of bereavement leave privileges is grounds for disciplinary action.

C. For purposes of this section, domestic partner is subject to the following:

1. The employee and domestic partner are not related to each other, have assumed mutual obligations for the welfare and support of each other, have been in the domestic partnership for at least six months, and they so state to the City in writing.

2. The employee must immediately notify the City in writing upon the termination of the domestic partner relationship.

Section 6. Sick Leave
A. Earned at the rate of one (1) day per month of service.

B. Unlimited accumulation.

C. Treatment of Sick Leave at Retirement

1. If, upon retirement, an employee is eligible to receive PERS service retirement benefits, and has been in the employ of the City for less than 10 years, the employee’s remaining sick leave balance may be reported to PERS in accordance with the requirements of the PERS optional provision 20965, at the request of employee. (amended 7/2008)

2. If, upon retirement, an employee is eligible to receive PERS service retirement benefits and has been in the employ of the City for ten years or more, employee shall have the choice of 1) receiving, from the City, cash payout of 50% of their entire final sick leave balance at the current base salary rate and having the remaining 50% credited as service credit under the PERS optional provision 20965; or 2) having their entire final sick leave balance credited as service credit under the PERS optional provision 20965 and not receiving any City cash payout. (amended 7/2008)
D. There shall be one-half (1/2) pay for up to nine hundred sixty (960) hours accumulated sick leave when an employee resigns after fifteen or more years of service under favorable circumstances and not as a result of adverse action. (added 7/2008) Section 7. Worker’s Compensation
A. All employees are covered by workers’ compensation insurance in accordance with state law.

B. In the event of lost time due to job-related injury or illness, the City shall supplement temporary disability benefits so that the employee's normal salary level is continued for a period not to exceed thirty (30) workdays.

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All employees are covered by unemployment insurance administered by the State Employment Development Department in accordance with state and federal law.

Section 9. Retirement System
A. Non-sworn employees (PERS Local Miscellaneous Members) Retirement Formulas:

1. If employed on or after January 1, 2013, AND a “New” PERS member (New member as defined by PERS), employee shall receive the 2%@62 PERS retirement formula, with final compensation defined as the 36 highest paid consecutive months. Employee pays the PERS employee contribution.

2. If employed on or after January 1, 2013, AND a “Classic” PERS member (Classic member as defined by PERS), employee shall receive the 2%@55(Modified) PERS retirement formula, with final compensation defined as the 36 highest paid consecutive months. Employee pays the PERS employee contribution.

3. If employed on or after June 24, 2012, and prior to January 1, 2013, employee shall receive the 2%@55(Modified) PERS retirement formula, with final compensation defined as the 36 highest paid consecutive months.

Employee pays the PERS employee contribution.

4. If employed prior to June 24, 2012, employee shall receive the

2.7%@55(Full) PERS retirement formula, with the final compensation defined as the single highest year. Employee pays the PERS employee contribution.

B. Sworn Law Enforcement Employees (PERS Local Safety Members) Retirement Formulas:

1. If employed on or after January 1, 2013, AND a “New” PERS member(New member as defined by PERS), employee shall receive the 2.7%@57 PERS retirement formula, with final compensation defined as the 36 highest paid consecutive months.

Employee pays the PERS employee contribution.

2. If employed on or after January 1, 2013, AND a “Classic” PERS member (Classic member as defined by PERS), employee shall receive the 3%@55(Modified) PERS retirement formula, with final compensation defined as the 36 highest paid consecutive months. Employee pays the PERS employee contribution.

3. If employed on or after June 24, 2012, and prior to January 1, 2013, employee shall receive the 3%@55 (Modified) PERS retirement formula, with final compensation defined as the 36 highest paid consecutive months. Employee pays the PERS employee contribution.

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7 4. If employed prior to June 24, 2012, employee shall receive the 3%@50(Modified) PERS retirement formula, with the final compensation defined as the single highest year. Employee pays the PERS employee contribution.

C. Effective with the August 2, 2017, adoption of this Resolution, it is agreed that the City’s PERS contract shall again be amended as it regards Government Code Section 20516 (Employees Sharing Additional Cost).

In addition to the current applicable PERS employee contribution, Classic Safety, Classic Miscellaneous, and New Miscellaneous employees in this group shall pay 3.0% of PERS reportable compensation towards the City’s PERS employer contribution.

For New Safety employees in this group, in addition to the current applicable PERS employee contribution, employees shall continue to pay an additional 1.5% of PERS reportable compensation toward the City’s PERS employer contribution.

D. The management/confidential employees may request two (2) PERS benefit actuarial reports per fiscal year to be paid for by the City.

Section 10. Insurance
A. Management and confidential employees are provided City paid, vision and dental insurance under the California Intergovernmental Risk Authority (CIRA) plan. (amended 2026)
B. For health plan year 2026/2027 only, an employee who voluntarily opts out of the City’s medical coverage due to having other non-City coverage, shall receive four hundred dollars ($400) per month. This payment shall be made through the employee’s regular bi-weekly payroll check ($184.62/pp). Payments are taxable, subject to tax withholding. Per FLSA guidelines, for non-exempt employees, the payment may (in whole or in part) be included in the calculation of the employee’s regular rate of pay for the purposes of overtime.

In order to be eligible to receive the opt-out payment, the employee must provide annual proof of adequate “minimum essential” non-City medical coverage for all applicable dependents and employee (self) and sign an agreement holding the City harmless. (amended 2019)
If at any time during this contract, the City’s health plan(s) (currently CalPERS Medical Plan) or the CalPERS governing body changes or limits participation requirements or prohibits an opt-out payment, or such payment otherwise negatively impacts the City directly or its participation in the Plan(s), such payment shall be discontinued at that time.

Discontinuance of such payment shall not be required to be offset or substituted by the City with any other pay or benefit.

C. For the period of July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, the City will pay 100% of the CalPERS medical plan premium of PERS Gold PPO or Western Health Advantage HMO for employee, employee +1 or family.

D. Employees who wish to enroll in other PERS medical plans the City offers will pay 100% of the premium difference between the PERS Gold PPO and their selected plan premiums.

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8 E. Current monthly health insurance rates for the PERS GOLD PPO for the 2026 plan year are as follows:

Employee Only - $1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
F. The City will be contributing up to the following to all medical plan premiums on a semimonthly basis for plan year 2026 (July 1, 2026-December 31, 2026) Employee Only - $1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
G. For future plan years, management/confidential employees will pay 40% of any increase over the total monthly premium rates of the PERS GOLD PPO, for medical insurance. This amount shall be added to the applicable employee contribution rates listed. If there is a decrease or no increase in the listed PERS GOLD PPO premium rates, employees will continue to pay the applicable contribution rates listed. For future plan years, the City will pay 60% of any increase over the total monthly premium rates of the PERS Gold PPO, for medical insurance. This amount shall be added to the City contribution from the previous plan year and create a new maximum City contribution for the new plan year.

Fictional example for illustration purposes only.
a. Example: 2027 PERS GOLD PPO Family Premium = $3,013.51 2026 PERS GOLD PPO Family Premium = $2,913.51
Difference $100.00
Employee Share $40.00
City Share $60.00
b. 2027 City maximum monthly contribution to the family premiums for all medical plans = 2,913.51 + 60.00 = $2,973.51
c. 2027 Employee Monthly Contribution for PERS GOLD Family Premium = 0 + 40 = $40.00
H. PERS Medical Plans For 2026 Plan Year (July 1, 2026, thru December 31, 2026)

1. Anthem Blue Cross Select Medical Plan (added 2026):
a. Monthly premium for Anthem Blue Cross Select:

Employee Only - $ 1,336.29
Employee + One - $2,672.58
Family - $3,474.35

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9 b. For the 2026 plan year, the City will contribute the following towards the Anthem Blue Cross Medical Insurance Plan monthly premiums:

Employee Only - $ 1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
c. Beginning with the July 2026 premium paid in June 2026, management/confidential employees will pay the following semi-monthly contribution towards Anthem Blue Cross Select medical insurance:

Employee Only - $ 107.86
Employee + One - $215.71
Family - $280.42

2. Blue Shield Access+ Medical Plan (added 2026):
a. Monthly premium for Blue Shield Access +:

Employee Only - $ 1,301.95
Employee + One - $2,603.90
Family - $3,385.07
b. For the 2026 plan year, the City will contribute the following towards the Blue Shield Access+ Medical Insurance Plan monthly premiums:

Employee Only - $ 1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
c. Beginning with the July 2026 premium paid in June 2026, management/confidential employees will pay the following semi-monthly contribution towards Anthem Blue Cross Select medical insurance:

Employee Only - $ 90.69
Employee + One - $181.37
Family - $235.78

3. Western Health Advantage Medical Plan (added 2026):
a. Monthly premium for Western Health Advantage:

Employee Only - $ 969.58
Employee + One - $1,939.16
Family - $2,520.91

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10 b. For the 2026 plan year, the City will contribute the following towards the Western Health Advantage Medical Insurance Plan monthly premiums:

Employee Only - $ 969.58
Employee + One - $1,939.16
Family - $2,520.91
c. Beginning with the July 2026 premium paid in June 2026, management/confidential employees will pay the following semi-monthly contribution towards Western Health Advantage medical insurance:

Employee Only - $ 0.00
Employee + One - $0.00
Family - $0.00

4. PERS Gold PPO (added 2026):
a. Monthly premium for PERS Gold PPO:

Employee Only - $ 1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
b. For the 2026 plan year, the City will contribute the following towards the PERS Gold PPO Medical Insurance Plan monthly premiums:

Employee Only - $ 1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
c. Beginning with the July 2026 premium paid in June 2026, management/confidential employees will pay the following semi-monthly contribution towards PERS GOLD PPO medical insurance:

Employee Only - $ 0.00
Employee + One - $0.00
Family - $0.00

5. PERS Platinum PPO (added 2026):
a. Monthly premium for PERS Platinum PPO:

Employee Only - $ 1,670.14
Employee + One - $3,340.28
Family - $4,342.36

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11 b. For the 2026 plan year, the City will contribute the following towards the PERS Platinum PPO Medical Insurance Plan monthly premiums:

Employee Only - $ 1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
c. Beginning with the July 2026 premium paid in June 2026, management/confidential employees will pay the following semi-monthly contribution towards PERS Platinum PPO medical insurance:

Employee Only - $ 274.78
Employee + One - $549.56
Family - $714.43

6. PORAC PPO – Available to eligible safety employees. (added 2026):
a. Monthly premium for PORAC PPO:

Employee Only - $ 1,063.00
Employee + One - $2,418.00
Family - $3,027.00
b. For the 2026 plan year, the City will contribute the following towards the PORAC PPO Medical Insurance Plan monthly premiums:

Employee Only - $ 1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
c. Beginning with the July 2026 premium paid in June 2026, management/confidential employees will pay the following semi-monthly contribution towards PORAC PPO medical insurance:

Employee Only - $ 0.00
Employee + One - $ 88.42
Family - $56.75
I. Retirees Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: The following shall apply to those eligible employees actively employed as of July 1, 2025, and who remain continuously employed full time until retirement from the City. Section 10(I) does not apply to employees who start full-time City employment after July 1, 2025. For employees who retire from the City of Arcata with at least ten (10) years of service but less than twenty (20) years of service with the City, and having been covered under the City sponsored health plan for a minimum of five (5) full-time years up to the last day of work, and who continue medical, dental, and/or vision insurance through a City-sponsored plan, the City will contribute two percent (2%) up to the applicable CalPERS Early Retiree Single rate or Early Retiree Two-Party rate towards the insurance premium(s) for each year of service as an employee with the City rounded to the nearest whole year. For employees who retire from the City of Arcata after twenty (20) years of service with the City, and having been covered under the City sponsored health plan for a minimum of five (5) full-time years up

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12 to the last day of work, and who continue medical insurance through a City-sponsored plan, the City will contribute three percent (3%) up to the applicable CalPERS Early Retiree Single rate or Early Retiree Two-Party rate towards the insurance premium(s) for each year of service as an employee with the City rounded to the nearest whole year. While City contributions will not continue past Medicare eligibility, a retiree or spouse may choose, if eligible, to continue the Medicare coverage available, if any, under the City’s group plan at the retiree’s or spouse’s own cost. (revised 2026)
Note: For CIRA plans, per its eligibility guidelines, an employee, who has at least ten (10) years of continuous employment with a member entity before retirement and retires under CalPERS, may choose to continue dental and/or vision coverage. This will be at the retiree’s own cost if he/she does not also meet the criteria above to be eligible for a City contribution towards the premium(s). For example, if the employee had 5 years of service at another CIRA member entity and 6 years with the City of Arcata, the employee would not qualify for a percentage of the retiree premium to be paid by the City as outlined above, but would be able to continue coverage as a retiree (vs. COBRA) at the retiree’s own cost.

See Appendix A for additional information on City and CIRA plan eligibility guidelines.

J. COBRA Premium Payments for Survivors: For the survivors of an employee who dies while employed by the City of Arcata, who elect to continue medical and dental benefits through COBRA coverage, the City will contribute two percent (2%) of the COBRA premium cost for each year of service achieved by the deceased employee rounded to the nearest whole year. Such contributions will not continue past the COBRA eligibility period.

K. Life insurance is provided for full-time City employees under the California Intergovernmental Risk Authority (CIRA) Insurance Fund with the City contributing the amount of premium paid under CIRA’s plan of $50,000 term life insurance per employee.

L. The City will provide short-term disability insurance coverage, as described in the City of Arcata Personnel Rules and Regulations.

M. Supplemental insurance policies are available for employee purchase through AFLAC.

Open enrollment for AFLAC is May to June of each year, with a July 1 effective date.

Section 11. Education and Training Reimbursement
In addition to training opportunities provided by the City at City expense, the City will reimburse employees the cost of tuition and books (up to $500 per employee per fiscal year) for job-related courses. Approval in advance of course enrollment must be obtained from the department head and City Manager. The employee must demonstrate that he/she received a passing grade and completed the course.

Section 12. Equipment Purchase
The City will allow management and confidential employees to purchase equipment that is necessary to perform job duties, once each year, to be paid through payroll deductions within one (1) year of purchase date. Such purchases must be approved in advance by the City Manager.

Purchases may not be made under this Section until any previous purchase has been paid in full. (amended 7/2008)

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13 Section 13. Additional Supplemental Compensation (amended 2025) A. City of Arcata Residency Incentive

1. Those employees who can show actual residency within the city limits of the City of Arcata shall receive eighty dollars ($80) per month incentive pay for as long as they remain a resident of the City of Arcata. This payment does not qualify as pensionable compensation reportable to CalPERS. The incentive shall be paid biweekly at thirtysix dollars and ninety-two cents ($36.92) per pay period.

2. Should the employee opt to have the City contribute the monthly resident incentive pay to the employee’s deferred compensation account the incentive payment shall be hundred ($100) per month. The incentive shall be paid biweekly at forty-six dollars and fifteen cents ($46.15) per pay period.

3. Employee agrees that should they no longer meet the eligibility requirements for the residency incentive pay that they will immediately notify the City. Employee agrees to repay the City for each month (or prorated portion of) in which the incentive pay was received but for which the employee did not qualify.

B. Bus Pass
Management and confidential employees and their immediate families are eligible to receive a monthly pass for bus service as outlined in the City Employee Bus policy.

C. Physical Fitness and Weight Management Program: (added 2011;amended 2013, 2019)

1. Management and confidential employees shall be eligible to receive up to ninety ($90) dollars every three (3) months for reimbursement towards membership in physical fitness and/or weight management programs. This includes membership in a local health club/fitness center or martial arts program; membership for an online or downloadable physical fitness/personal training program; registration and meeting/workshop fees for weight management programs; or other fitness or wellness programs pre-approved by the City Manager or designee.

2. For the purposes of this Section, physical fitness memberships are intended to be for a local health club/fitness center or martial arts program, or digital physical fitness/personal training program whose main function is to provide strength training, cardio, and/or recognized martial arts discipline workouts (a facility that has a swimming pool and requires a paid membership is eligible for reimbursement). Weight management program membership reimbursement applies towards registration and meeting/workshop fees, either in-person, online or downloadable. The reimbursement does not apply to such things as home gym or other personal fitness/sports equipment, organized sports teams/programs, food, supplements, or electronic devices (i.e. cell phones, watches, tablets) for the use of digital fitness or weight management programs.

3. Reimbursement is for employee only for up to $30 per month. Reimbursement does not apply towards any initiation fee. Documentation for reimbursement will consist of a City reimbursement form and proof of payment, which must include information that identifies the facility or program the payments were made to and the months of

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4. Submittal of required documentation must be received by Personnel no later than fifteen (15) business days after the last day of the quarter in which the employee is requesting reimbursement.

5. It is understood this reimbursement must be treated as taxable income for both the employee and the City. Additionally, per notification to the City from the Compensation and Employer Review Unit of CalPERS, the reimbursement is not considered compensation for local safety members and not eligible to be reported to CalPERS.

Section 14. Tobacco Cessation Incentive
Employee who is a tobacco user can sign up for the “tobacco cessation incentive”.

Employee must agree to enroll in and successfully complete a Tobacco Cessation Program of his/her choice. If an employee does not use tobacco for twelve consecutive months from the time of sign-up and certifies that he/she has not used tobacco for one year at the end of the twelve months, the employee will receive $200. For the purposes of this Article, a tobacco user is defined as an eligible employee who attests he/she has used tobacco products (i.e., cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco) at least 100 times in his/her lifetime, and, on average, currently uses tobacco products at least 15 days out of a month. This is a one-time benefit. (amended 7/2008)
Section 15. Adoption
The City provides $500 cash benefit to employees adopting minor children.

Section 16. Dependent Care Assistance
The Dependent Care Assistance Program will be executed in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 125 with an open enrollment period each May to June to be effective July 1 of that Plan Year.

Section 17. Unreimbursed Medical
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Flexible Spending Account - Employees may elect to tax defer a maximum of $1,500 each fiscal year to be used for unreimbursed medical and or dental expenses. This program will be administered by a third-party administrator the City selects and will have an open enrollment period each May and/or June to be effective July 1 of that plan year.

Section 18. Deferred Compensation
Employees are entitled to participate in the City's deferred compensation plan(s) as administered by a third-party administrator selected by the City. The primary purpose of this plan is to provide retirement income and other deferred benefits to the employees of the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended. (amended 9/2015)

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Years of Service City Contribution
0-10 1.5% of regular salary
11-15 2.2% of regular salary
16-20 3.2% of regular salary
21-25 4.2% of regular salary
26+ 5.2% of regular salary
City contribution increases to an employee’s Deferred Compensation account due to years of service will be effective the pay period which includes the employee’s anniversary date.

Section 19. Additional Benefits for Sworn Police Management A. Uniforms and Safety Equipment

1. The City provides uniforms and safety equipment for sworn police management employees and provides for cleaning and maintenance of uniforms and safety equipment.
d. The monetary value, up to $2,100 during first year of employment and up to $1,100 for each subsequent year, associated with the purchase, maintenance and cleaning of uniforms for sworn employees required to wear uniforms shall be reported to PERS annually, for Classic members only, in June of each year, and upon termination of employment. (added 2021)
B. Sworn police management employees may purchase one weapon once each year to be paid through payroll deduction within one year of purchase.

C. The Police Lieutenant or Police Captain shall be eligible to receive overtime payment under the following circumstances: The Lieutenant or Captain is filling a shift assignment of a Police Sergeant or Police Officer because no other personnel were available to fill the vacant shift assignment and the overtime is approved by the Chief of Police. It is further understood this option shall be utilized as a “last resort” and shall only apply as allowed under Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) Section 645 Nonexempt and Occasional or Sporadic Work. (amended 7/2008)
D. Sworn police management employees will receive additional compensation of six percent (6%) for possession of a valid POST Intermediate Certificate and an additional six percent (6%) for possession of a valid POST Advanced Certificate. (added 2008; amended 2013) In accordance with CalPERS, POST Certificate Pay is reportable as special compensation for both Classic and PEPRA members. (added 2021)
E. Sworn police management employees will receive a two hundred- and fifty-dollar ($250) equipment reimbursement each fiscal year, payable when receipt for Police related equipment is submitted to Personnel. (added 7/2008) In accordance with CalPERS, this reimbursement is not reportable as special compensation for both Classic and PEPRA members. (added 2021)

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16 Section 20. Additional Benefits for Non - Sworn Police Management A. One non-sworn management employee who manages the Dispatch Center for the Arcata Police Department will receive additional compensation of seven and a half percent (7.5%) for possession of a valid POST Intermediate and Advanced Dispatcher Certification. (added 2024)
Section 21. Longevity Pay
Upon completion of five (5) years of continuous employment with the City of Arcata, the employee shall receive an additional three percent (3%) of base salary as longevity pay. Upon completion of 10 years of continuous employment with the City of Arcata, the employee shall receive an additional three percent (3%) of base salary as longevity pay, for a total of 6%. Upon completion of 15 years of continuous employment with the City of Arcata, the employee shall receive an additional three percent (3%) of base salary as longevity pay (for a total of 9%). (amended 2024) In accordance with CalPERS, Longevity Pay is reportable as special compensation for both Classic and PEPRA members. (added 2021)
Longevity pay increases will be effective the pay period which includes the employee’s anniversary date.

Section 22. Salaries
(added 2011)
A. Effective the first full pay period after adoption of Resolution 234-54 by the City Council, employees received a five percent (5.0%) base salary increase.

B. Effective the pay period that includes July 1, 2025, employees shall receive a three percent (3%) base salary increase.

C. Effective the pay period that includes July 1, 2026, employees shall receive a three percent (3%) base salary increase.

Section 23. Classifications Allocated Less Than Full-Time (1.00 FTE) (added 2011)
A. Classifications allocated by the Council less than full-time (i.e., .75 FTE, .80 FTE), shall receive applicable salaries, benefits, pays, etc. as a pro rata share proportionate to a fulltime equivalent.

B. Classifications allocated less than full-time shall only be eligible for those salaries, benefits, pay, etc. that do not specifically restrict eligibility to full-time employees, and, for which establishing or changing eligibility requirements are outside the City’s control.

C. Pursuant to FLSA and City policy, for confidential classifications, overtime is calculated as hours worked over a forty (40) hour work period.

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The effective date of this resolution shall be July 1, 2026.

DATED: May 6, 2026
ATTEST: APPROVED:
________________________________ _____________________________ City Clerk, City of Arcata Mayor, City of Arcata

CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 256-62 passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcata, Humboldt County, California, held on the 6th day of May 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTENTIONS:
______________________________
City Clerk, City of Arcata

STAFF REPORT – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Keira A. Vink, Human Resources and Administrative Services Director PREPARER: Keira A. Vink, Human Resources and Administrative Services Director DATE: May 6, 2026
TITLE: Adopt Resolution No. 256-56, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Approving the City of Arcata’s Administrative Policy Regarding Ethics and Financial Training; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the Council:
1) Adopt Resolution No. 256-56, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Approving the City of Arcata Administrative Policy for ethics and financial training; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute all applicable documents.

INTRODUCTION:

California Government Code Title 5 Division 2 Sections 53234,53235.1, 53235.2 and 53238, outlines requirements for Local Agency Employees and Officials to complete Ethics and Financial Training during the course of their employment or appointment.

DISCUSSION:

To comply with this legal mandate, the City of Arcata is implementing a formal policy regarding the mandated Ethics and Financial Training required of certain local agency officials and employees.

The policy defines who in the City of Arcata is required to take the training but also allows Department Directors to make an executive decision requiring additional employees and/or local agency officials within their Department or Committee to take the trainings. The Policy also gives clear guidance on when the trainings must be completed and how often. The general content of the training is also defined in the policy, and the policy establishes the recordkeeping responsibilities for the City of Arcata.

POLICY IMPLICATIONS:

Adoption of the Administrative Policy on Ethics and Financial Training will help ensure consistent assignment of training for identified local agency employees and officials and outlines the recordkeeping practices.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:

The Policy has no financial impact to the City of Arcata.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Motion to:
1) Adopt Resolution 256-56, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Approving the City of Arcata Administrative Policy Regarding Ethics and Financial Training; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute all applicable documents.

Consent Calendar vote.

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Resolution 256-56 Administrative Policies and Procedures Ethics and Financial Awareness Training

RESOLUTION NO. 256-56

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCATA

APPROVING THE CITY OF ARCATA ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY AND PROCEDURES

FOR ETHICS AND FINANCIAL TRAINING
WHEREAS, California Government Code Title 5 Division 2 Sections 53234, 53235.1, 53235.2, and 53238, outline requirements for Local Agency Officials to complete Ethics and Financial Training during the course of their employment or appointment.; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Arcata will use the administrative policy to create clear guidelines on who must complete the required training, when it must be completed, how the individuals will complete the training, what content must be included in the training, and who will maintain the records of completion; and, WHEREAS, the Ethics and Financial Training policy is applicable to all City Council Members and Planning Commission Members as well as Department Directors and other designated City of Arcata employees.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arcata does hereby establish the attached Administrative Policy and Procedure for Ethics and Financial Training, effective upon adoption.

DATED: May 6, 2026
ATTEST: APPROVED:

City Clerk, City of Arcata Mayor, City of Arcata

Clerk’s Certificate
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution 256-56, passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcata, Humboldt County, California, held on the 6th of May in the year 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTENTIONS:

Rhea Varley, City Clerk

City of Arcata
Administrative Policies and Procedures
Subject: Ethics and Financial Training
Effective Date: May 6, 2026
Originating Department: City Manager’s Office
I. PURPOSE

To establish a policy and procedures for the completion of required Ethics and Financial training for City Council Members, Planning Commission Members, Department Directors, and certain other designated City of Arcata positions.

II. Definitions
For the purposes of this policy, the following terms will be used:

2.1 “City Council” is the legislative body that provides governance for the City of Arcata. Five City Council members make up the City Council.

2.2 “City Planning Commission” serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council and City staff on all matters related to City planning and the physical development of Arcata and its surrounding areas. Seven members make up the Planning Commission.

2.3 “Department Directors” are those individuals who are appointed by the City Manager to be the Director of a Department by contractual agreement approved by the City Council.

2.4 “Other Designated Employees” are leadership positions within the City who act for the Department Director in their absence or are specifically named in this policy.

2.5 “Ethics Training” shall encompass but is not limited to; the laws related to personal financial gain by public servants, laws prohibiting bribery and conflict of interest, laws regarding claiming gifts, laws regarding travel restrictions, laws prohibiting use of public funds for personal or political purposes, laws regarding the prohibition against gifts of public funds and mass mailings, laws regarding the prohibitions against the acceptance of free and discounted transportation; government transparency laws and financial interest disclosure requirements and open government laws, laws relating to fair processes including common law bias prohibitions, due process requirements, incompatible offices, competitive bidding requirements for public constructions projects, and disqualification

from participating in decision making affecting family members.

2.6 “Financial Training” shall encompass and is not limited to laws and principles relating to financial administration and short and long term fiscal management, the role and responsibilities of financial administration, financial policies, municipal budgets and budget processes, financial reporting and auditing, capital financing and debt management, mechanisms for local agency revenues, pensions, and other post-employment benefits, cash management and investments, the prudent investor standard, and the ethics of safeguarding public resources, general fiscal and financial planning principles and any pertinent laws relevant to the local agency official’s public service and role in overseeing the local agency’s operations, and relevant to the local agency’s procurement and contracting practices and responsibilities.

2.7 “Proof of Participation" is verification of Ethics or Financial training has been completed by an individual which must include the date the local agency official completed the training and the name of the entity which provided the training.

2.8 “FPPC” is the Fair Political Practice Commission which is an office of the State of California.

III. GENERAL
This policy is established to:

3.1 Comply with the California Government Code Title 5, Division 2, Sections 53234, 53235.1, 53235.2, and 53238. This is the section of California laws which outlines the Ethics and Financial training requirements for local agency officials.

3.2 Outline procedures and responsibilities for the completion of the required training.

IV. POLICY

4.1 The following City employees (classifications) and officials must complete both Ethics Training and Financial Training; City Council Members, Planning Commission Members, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Department Directors, Chief of Police, City Engineer, Assistant City Engineer, Deputy Directors, Building Official, Contracts and Special Projects Manager, Finance Manager, and City Clerk.

4.2 Ethics Training must be completed every two years.

4.3 Financial Training must be completed every two years.

4.4 Employees and officials who are hired or begin their term before January 1, 2026, must complete Financial Training no later than January 1, 2028. In addition, these individuals must continue to meet the current requirement to complete Ethics Training every two years.

4.5 For employees or Officials who are hired after January 1, 2026, must complete both trainings, Ethics and Financial Training, within six months of their start date. Thereafter, they shall receive the training once every two years.

4.6 Department Directors may designate employees in their department who are not specifically listed in this policy to take either Ethics or Financial training or both. In this case, departments are responsible for the coordination of the training and record keeping.

V. PROCEDURES:

5.1 Community Development will notify the City Clerk when a new Planning Commissioner is appointed. For all other individuals, Human Resources will notify the City Clerk when a new individual is entering any of the designated positions which require Ethics and Financial Training. The City Clerk will be responsible for tracking when new City Council members and new Planning Commissioners are elected or appointed to office.

5.2 City Clerk will notify the designated individual by way of email of the requirement, including the deadline by which it must be completed.

5.3 In the email notification, the City Clerk will provide instructions on how the individual shall take the training.

5.4 The individual shall complete the full two hours of required training per training requirement. They will be required to download and print the Proof of Participation showing completion of the training requirement, sign the certificate, and file it with the City Clerk.

5.5 City Clerk will maintain a log for each year tracking completion of Ethics and Financial Training for designated individuals.

5.6 City Clerk will maintain the file for records of Proof of Participation for Ethics and Financial Training, retaining these records for the statutory retention period.

5.7 City of Arcata will include instructions on its public website on how the public may request records of training completion under the Public Record Act through contacting the City Clerk.

Revised:
5/6/2026

STAFF REPORT – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Keira A. Vink, Human Resources and Administrative Services Director PREPARER: Keira A. Vink, Human Resources and Administrative Services Director DATE: May 6, 2026
TITLE: Adopt Resolution No. 256-63 Approving A Letter of Agreement Between the City of Arcata and Arcata Police Association to Amend the 2024–2027 Memorandum of Understanding in Regard to Medical Benefits; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Documents.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the Council:
1) Adopt Resolution No. 256-63 to approve a Letter of Agreement between City of Arcata and the Arcata Police Association to Amend Article 10, Section 10.1 of the 2024-2027 Memorandum of Understanding; and
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute all applicable documents.

INTRODUCTION:

The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) is the law in California that establishes mandatory rights and duties by which all local agencies must abide with regard to labor relations. Within the requirements of the MMBA, the City’s negotiators received authority from the City Council on matters within the scope of representation and then proceeded to meet and confer with the Arcata Police Association to reach an agreement on the subject. The agreement is formalized by a signed Memorandum of Understanding or Letter of Agreement (side letter) which is then brought before the governing body for final approval.

BACKGROUND:

The City of Arcata has had a long-term partnership with the Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund (REMIF) to offer medical insurance to the City of Arcata full-time employees and select annuitants. This plan has served the City well for more than fifteen years. As the insurance market changes and medical costs increase, a smaller pool of municipalities is not able to survive the volatility of the market. The REMIF medical insurance plans will be terminating as of June 30, 2026.

DISCUSSION:

The City of Arcata has completed a diligent search for medical insurance plans to begin effective July 1, 2026, for all eligible employees and annuitants. CalPERS medical insurance plans were chosen by the City as the city sponsored medical insurance plans. Based on our local area, there will

be a choice of five medical plans for general members and six medical plans for safety members available to employees.

The City notified the Arcata Police Association as under MMBA payment of medical insurance premiums is a mandatory subject of bargaining. The parties met on one occasion and negotiated in good faith. The City of Arcata and the Arcata Police Association (APA) came to an agreement regarding the portion of the medical premiums which would be the responsibility of the City and the portion which would be the responsibility of employees represented by APA. A letter of agreement was signed by the City Manager and the President of the Arcata Police Association and is now brought before the City Council for final approval.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:

Health benefits for employees including medical, dental, vision, EAP, and life insurance are included in salary costs for each Department’s operating budget.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Motion to:
1) Adopt Resolution No. 256-63 approving a Letter of Agreement between the City of Arcata and the Arcata Police Association to Amend Article 10, Section 10.1 of the 2024-2027 Memorandum of Understanding; and
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute all applicable documents.

Consent Calendar vote.

ATTACHMENTS:

A) Resolution 256-63 to Approve the Letter of Agreement Between City of Arcata and the Arcata Police Association to Amend Article 10, Section 10.1 of the 2024-2027 Memorandum of Understanding.

B) Letter of Agreement Between City of Arcata and the Arcata Police Association to Amend Article 10, Section 10.1 of the 2024-2027 Memorandum of Understanding.

RESOLUTION NO. 256-63

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCATA

APPROVING A LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ARCATA

AND ARCATA POLICE ASSOCIATION
WHEREAS, on April 22, 2026, when the City Council of the City of Arcata adopted Resolution 256-58 the City of Arcata entered into an agreement with CalPERS to offer the CalPERS medical plans to the City of Arcata employees; and,
WHEREAS, the payment of medical plan premiums are a negotiated benefit under the MMBA (Meyer Milias Brown Act) and the Arcata Police Association is the exclusive representative for the police department employees; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Arcata and the Arcata Police Association came to an agreement in regard to the portion of the medical premiums the Arcata Police Association represented employees would pay and the portion of the medical premiums the City would pay; and, WHEREAS, a letter of agreement was signed by the Arcata Police Association President and the City Manager of the City of Arcata to modify Article 10, Section 10.1, of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Arcata and the Arcata Police Association in regards to medical benefits.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arcata does hereby approve the attached Letter of Agreement between the City of Arcata and the Arcata Police Association, effective upon adoption.

DATED: May 6, 2026
ATTEST: APPROVED:

City Clerk, City of Arcata Mayor, City of Arcata

Clerk’s Certificate
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution 256-63, passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcata, Humboldt County, California, held on the 6th day of May 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTENTIONS:

City Clerk, City of Arcata

1 City of Arcata and Arcata Police Association
Side Letter
May 6, 2026
All changes unless otherwise noted will be effective July 1, 2026.

ARTICLE 10 HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS
SECTION 10.1 MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND VISION INSURANCE

10.1.1 (a) Represented employees may choose coverage for health insurance under the CalPERS contracted plan or a plan chosen by the Arcata Police Association with the City contributing the amount of premium paid under the CalPERS contracted plan.

10.1.2 (a) For health plan year 2026/2027 only, an employee who voluntarily opts out of the City’s medical coverage due to having other non-City coverage shall receive four hundred dollars ($400) per month. This payment shall be made through the employee's regular bi-weekly payroll check ($184.62/pp). Payments are taxable, subject to tax withholding. (Amended 2024-2027)
Per FLSA overtime guidelines, for any work period in which the employee has overtime and is receiving an opt out payment, if the employee elects overtime to be paid rather than banked as compensatory time off (CTO), the opt out payment shall be included in the calculation of the employee's 'regular rate of pay' for the purposes of determining the overtime rate of pay. If overtime is taken as CTO, it is accrued in the customary way, and paid at the regular rate of pay applicable at the time of use or cash out.

In order to be eligible to receive the opt out payment, the employee must provide annual proof of adequate "minimum essential" non-City medical coverage for all applicable dependents and employee (self), and sign an agreement holding the City harmless.
(b) It is further agreed that if at any time during this contract, the City’s health plan(s) (currently CalPERS Medical Plan) or the CalPERS Board changes or limits participation requirements, prohibits an opt out payment, or the opt out payment otherwise negatively impacts the City directly or its participation in the Plan(s), such payment shall be discontinued at that time. Discontinuance of such payment shall not be required to be offset or substituted by the City with any other pay or benefit. (Amended 2019-2021, 2026)

2 10.1.3 The City and employees of the Arcata Police Association will share in the premium costs related to medical insurance as follows:

A. For the period of July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, the City will pay 100% of the CalPERS medical plan premium of PERS Gold PPO or Western Health Advantage HMO for employee, employee +1 or family.

B. APA represented employees who wish to enroll in other PERS medical plans the City offers will pay 100% of the premium difference between the PERS Gold PPO and their selected plan premiums.

C. Current monthly health insurance rates for the PERS GOLD PPO for the 2026 plan year are as follows:

Employee Only - $1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
D. The City will be contributing up to the following to all medical plan premiums on a monthly basis for plan year 2026 (July 1, 2026-December 31, 2026) Employee Only - $1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
E. For future plan years, APA represented employees will pay 40% of any increase over the total monthly premium rates of the PERS GOLD PPO, for medical insurance. This amount shall be added to the applicable employee contribution rates listed. If there is a decrease or no increase in the listed PERS GOLD PPO premium rates, employees will continue to pay the applicable contribution rates listed. For future plan years, the City will pay 60% of any increase over the total monthly premium rates of the PERS Gold PPO, for medical insurance. This amount shall be added to the City contribution from the previous plan year and create a new maximum City contribution for the new plan year.

Fictional example for illustration purposes only.
a. Example: 2027 PERS GOLD PPO Family Premium = $3,013.51 2026 PERS GOLD PPO Family Premium = $2,913.51
Difference $100.00
Employee Share $40.00
City Share $60.00
b. 2027 City maximum monthly contribution to the family premiums for all medical plans = 2,913.51 (2026 monthly contribution) + 60.00 = $2,973.51 (2027 monthly Contribution)

3 c. 2027 Employee Monthly Contribution for PERS GOLD Family Premium = 0 (2026 monthly contribution) + 40 = $40.00 (2027 monthly contribution) F. PERS Medical Plans For 2026 Plan Year (July 1, 2026, thru December 31, 2026)

1. Anthem Blue Cross Select Medical Plan (added 2026):
a. Monthly premium for Anthem Blue Cross Select:

Employee Only - $ 1,336.29
Employee + One - $2,672.58
Family - $3,474.35
b. For the 2026 plan year, the City will contribute the following towards the Anthem Blue Cross Medical Insurance Plan monthly premiums:

Employee Only - $ 1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
c. Beginning with the July 2026 premium paid in June 2026, APA represented employees will pay the following semi-monthly contribution towards Anthem Blue Cross Select medical insurance:

Employee Only - $ 107.86
Employee + One - $215.71
Family - $280.42

2. Blue Shield Access+ Medical Plan (added 2026):
a. Monthly premium for Blue Shield Access +:

Employee Only - $ 1,301.95
Employee + One - $2,603.90
Family - $3,385.07
b. For the 2026 plan year, the City will contribute the following towards the Blue Shield Access+ Medical Insurance Plan monthly premiums:

Employee Only - $ 1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51

4 c. Beginning with the July 2026 premium paid in June 2026, APA represented employees will pay the following semi-monthly contribution towards Anthem Blue Cross Select medical insurance:

Employee Only - $ 90.69
Employee + One - $181.37
Family - $235.78

3. Western Health Advantage Medical Plan (added 2026):
a. Monthly premium for Western Health Advantage:

Employee Only - $ 969.58
Employee + One - $1,939.16
Family - $2,520.91
b. For the 2026 plan year, the City will contribute the following towards the Western Health Advantage Medical Insurance Plan monthly premiums:

Employee Only - $ 969.58
Employee + One - $1,939.16
Family - $2,520.91
c. Beginning with the July 2026 premium paid in June 2026, APA represented employees will pay the following semi-monthly contribution towards Western Health Advantage medical insurance:

Employee Only - $ 0.00
Employee + One - $0.00
Family - $0.00

4. PERS Gold PPO (added 2026):
a. Monthly premium for PERS Gold PPO:

Employee Only - $ 1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51

5 b. For the 2026 plan year, the City will contribute the following towards the PERS Gold PPO Medical Insurance Plan monthly premiums:

Employee Only - $ 1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
c. Beginning with the July 2026 premium paid in June 2026, APA represented employees will pay the following semi-monthly contribution towards PERS GOLD PPO medical insurance:

Employee Only - $ 0.00
Employee + One - $0.00
Family - $0.00

5. PERS Platinum PPO (added 2026):
a. Monthly premium for PERS Platinum PPO:

Employee Only - $ 1,670.14
Employee + One - $3,340.28
Family - $4,342.36
b. For the 2026 plan year, the City will contribute the following towards the PERS Platinum PPO Medical Insurance Plan monthly premiums:

Employee Only - $ 1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
c. Beginning with the July 2026 premium paid in June 2026, APA represented employees will pay the following semi-monthly contribution towards PERS Platinum PPO medical insurance:

Employee Only - $ 274.78
Employee + One - $549.56
Family - $714.43

6. PORAC PPO – Available to eligible safety employees. (added 2026):
a. Monthly premium for PORAC PPO:

Employee Only - $ 1,063.00
Employee + One - $2,418.00
Family - $3,027.00

6 b. For the 2026 plan year, the City will contribute the following towards the PORAC PPO Medical Insurance Plan monthly premiums:

Employee Only - $ 1,120.58
Employee + One - $2,241.16
Family - $2,913.51
c. Beginning with the July 2026 premium paid in June 2026, APA represented employees will pay the following semi-monthly contribution towards PORAC PPO medical insurance:

Employee Only - $ 0.00
Employee + One - $ 88.42
Family - $56.75

10.1.4 Represented employees may choose coverage for dental insurance under the CIRA (California Intergovernmental Risk Authority) Insurance Fund plan or a plan chosen by the Arcata Police Association with the CITY contributing the amount of premium paid under CIRA's plan.

10.1.5 The CITY will provide CIRA’s vision plan for all represented employees.

Representatives of the Arcata Police Association (APA) and the City of Arcata hereby agree to the above amended terms to) Article 10 (Section 10.1 through 10.1.5), related to the APA MOU 2024- 2027.

Dated:

ARCATA POLICE ASSOCIATION: CITY OF ARCATA:

Victoria Johnson, APA President Merritt Perry, City Manager

STAFF REPORT – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Netra Khatri, City Engineer
PREPARER: Mara Grow, Administrative Specialist
DATE: May 6, 2026
TITLE: Receive a Report and Make a Finding that Emergency Procurement to Repair Failed Culverts at 4700 West End Road is Necessary; Find the Project Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and Approve Necessary and Associated Related Actions.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the Council:
1) Receive a report;
2) Make a finding that emergency procurement to repair failed culverts at 4700 West End Road is necessary;
3) Direct staff to proceed with said procurement and to utilize reserve funds for the repairs; 4) Find the project exempt from CEQA; and
5) Authorize the City Manager to execute all applicable documents.

BACKGROUND:

City staff recently identified the failure of existing 30-inch and 18-inch culverts located at 4700 West End Road, which is City-owned property that serves as the City’s ancillary corporation yard.

The failure has resulted in the formation of two sinkholes, posing a potential risk to public safety, nearby infrastructure, and aquatic resources within North Fork Janes Creek.

Due to the nature of the failure, immediate action is necessary to prevent further deterioration and to ensure safe conditions at the site.

DISCUSSION:

City staff conducted a site evaluation and confirmed that both culverts have structurally failed and are no longer functioning as intended. The resulting sinkhole indicates subsurface instability that may worsen if not addressed promptly.

These culverts convey a segment of North Fork Janes Creek under the City property and were likely installed many decades ago as part of prior lumber and plywood mill development.

City staff met with the applicable permitting agencies on April 22, 2026, to discuss the proposed emergency repairs. The agencies expressed support for expediting the work under emergency permits given the urgency and potential risks associated with delay.

At this time, staff is actively seeking informal bids from qualified contractors to complete the repair work as quickly as possible. Due to the emergency nature of the project, a streamlined procurement process is being utilized in accordance with City policies. This staff report serves as the recorded explanation required pursuant to the City’s emergency procurement policy. Staff requests the Council receive this report and make a determination that the proposed emergency repairs are necessary.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA):

The proposed action qualifies for an exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under 14 CCR § 15269(c) Emergency Repair: Specific actions to prevent or mitigate an emergency, including those necessary to prevent imminent loss of life or property.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:

There are currently no funds allocated in the adopted Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget for this repair.

Staff is requesting authorization to utilize reserve funds to cover the cost of the emergency repair.

The final cost will be determined upon receipt of bids; however, staff will make efforts to ensure cost-effective delivery of the project.

Use of reserve funds is justified due to the unforeseen nature of the infrastructure failure and the need for immediate corrective action.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

First receive a staff report and public comment; then, if deemed appropriate:

Motion to:

1. Make a finding that emergency procurement to repair failed culverts at 4700 West End Road is necessary;

2. Direct staff to proceed with said procurement and to utilize reserve funds for the repairs;

3. Find the project exempt from CEQA; and

4. Authorize the City Manager to execute all applicable documents.

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Culvert Failure (1)
B. Culvert Failure (2)

STAFF REPORT – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Emily Benvie, Director of Environmental Services
PREPARER: Emily Benvie, Deputy Director of Environmental Services DATE: May 6, 2026
TITLE: Adopt Resolution No. 256-51 Adopting the Humboldt County Regional Climate Action Plan as the City of Arcata’s Climate Action Plan and Making California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings as a Responsible Agency.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the Council:
1) Receive a staff report, receive public comment; then 2) Adopt Resolution 256-51 Adopting the Humboldt County Regional Climate Action Plan (RCAP) as the City of Arcata’s Climate Action Plan and Making CEQA Findings as a Responsible Agency.

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND:

In 2019, Arcata joined the County and the other incorporated cities in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) committing to develop a shared Regional Climate Action Plan (RCAP) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on a coordinated, countywide basis.

After several years of regional collaboration, the County of Humboldt adopted the RCAP on December 16, 2025, along with a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearing House #2024081319), creating a shared, countywide framework that the unincorporated County and the seven incorporated cities could use to reduce GHG emissions.

The RCAP is built around a regional GHG inventory and a set of strategies intended to achieve GHG emissions reductions consistent with California’s statewide climate targets of reducing emissions to 40% below 1990 emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2045. The RCAP was developed through a multi-year process that included early public engagement and then more formal outreach once the plan moved into environmental review. The next action for the City Council is to consider and officially adopt the RCAP, using the County-certified EIR as the environmental document supporting that decision.

DISCUSSION:

Regional work on the RCAP began in 2019 and was temporarily slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Early work on the RCAP produced a public review draft released in 2022; however, that version was not advanced because it required substantial revisions to function as an effective countywide implementation plan. The County subsequently revised its approach and hired

Rincon Consultants, Inc. to substantially rewrite the RCAP and to prepare the environmental review required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Public outreach and regional participation occurred over several years and included both early public input and formal CEQA review. In May 2024, the County asked residents and stakeholders to share priorities through a countywide survey. The County then released the 2024 Draft RCAP on August 14, 2024, and initiated CEQA scoping through a Notice of Preparation, including public notices and opportunities for written and oral input. The Draft EIR was circulated for public review in early 2025, and the document set was finalized later that year. Additional details on outreach and scoping are included in the Draft EIR, Appendix A (Notice of Preparation and Scoping Comments), and can be found on the Regional Climate Action Plan website: Humboldt Regional Climate Action Plan | Humboldt County, CA - Official Website.

The Final RCAP adopted by the County in December 2025 largely carried forward the August 2024 Draft RCAP, with refinements made in response to public and agency comments, including clarification of certain definitions such as the distinction between urban and rural areas. At the same meeting, the County Board of Supervisors also certified the Final EIR and adopted CEQA GHG thresholds of significance, which are standards used during future project review to determine when a project’s emissions may be considered environmentally significant and require additional analysis or mitigation. Public discussion at the Board of Supervisors hearing focused heavily on those thresholds; however, the City’s action tonight is limited to adopting the RCAP for City planning and implementation purposes and relying on the County-certified EIR. The City Council is not being asked to consider or adopt CEQA thresholds as part of this agenda item.

The City of Arcata has discussed the RCAP at over a dozen public meetings spanning across the Energy Committee, Planning Commission and City Council, beginning in December 2018. The most recent staff presentation to the Council was on September 18, 2024. At that meeting, staff introduced the then newly released Draft RCAP and outlined the forthcoming EIR process, as well as key changes from the earlier 2022 version, including an updated 2022 GHG inventory. They also introduced revised measures intended to support “qualified” RCAP status, and a proposed implementation approach centered on a Regional Climate Committee and a Climate Program Manager.

What is Included in the Regional Climate Action Plan?
The RCAP is designed to reduce countywide GHG emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030, consistent with Senate Bill (SB) 32, and to make substantial progress toward carbon neutrality by 2045, consistent with Assembly Bill (AB) 1279. The RCAP is meant to function as a “playbook” that local agencies can use to prioritize actions, coordinate projects, and track progress over time, recognizing that implementation will be phased and dependent on available capacity and funding.

The RCAP document is included as Attachment 1, with supporting appendices and the full technical and CEQA record available on the County’s website at https://humboldtgov.org/2464/HumboldtRegional-Climate-Action-Plan. The RCAP is grounded in a 2022 countywide GHG emissions inventory that covers both incorporated and unincorporated Humboldt County. The RCAP also includes future emissions forecasts for 2030 and 2045, which help show how emissions may change with growth and with the implementation of already adopted State programs. These forecast scenarios establish the emissions trajectory absent additional local action and help identify the remaining gap between projected emissions and the RCAP’s 2030 reduction target, which the RCAP is designed to address.

Strategies, Measures, and Quantification
The RCAP organizes its emissions-reduction approach under eleven overarching strategies, including a “cornerstone” strategy focused on regional coordination. Table 1 summarizes the suite of general strategies by sector.

Table 1 - Sector Based Strategies to reduce GHGs
Sector Strategy
Cornerstone (C) 1. Develop a regional climate coalition Building Energy (BE) 2. Increase carbon-free electricity

3. Decarbonize existing construction

4. Decarbonize new construction
Transportation (T) 5. Shift driving to walking and biking

6. Shift driving to public transit or car-share

7. Shift land use to reduce vehicle miles traveled

8. Increase zero-emission vehicle adoption
Solid Waste (SW) 9. Reduce organic waste
Water & Wastewater (WW) 10. Conserve water and reduce wastewater emissions Carbon Sequestration (CS) 11. Increase carbon sequestration The RCAP’s strategies are implemented through a combination of sector-specific quantitative and supportive measures, each with a list of supporting action items.

Measures are also tailored by geography, recognizing varied approaches for urban vs. rural areas, and highlighting the differences in development patterns, infrastructure access, and implementation feasibility. Measures for urban areas, including Arcata, generally focus on infill development, walkable neighborhood design, better bike and transit access, and building energy upgrades, while rural measures place more emphasis on resource protection, land management, and strategies that fit dispersed development patterns.

Finally, the RCAP includes “lead by example” measures that local governments can implement through their own operations, such as decarbonizing City-owned buildings and other facilities and transitioning vehicle fleets over time. These actions do not directly result in large, quantified emissions, reductions but they demonstrate best practices and help align City operations with the broader countywide strategy.

The current suite of RCAP implementation measures is provided in Table 2. Each measure is titled and numbered to correspond to its associated sector and strategy (for example, “BE” denotes Building Energy measures).

Table 2: Humboldt RCAP GHG Emission Reduction Measures
Measure
ID
Measure Text GHG Emission
Reduction
Potential
(MT CO2e)
Measure
C-1
Establish a Regional Climate Committee comprised of elected officials from each jurisdiction, HTA, HCAOG, HWMA, and RCEA.

Supportive/Critical
Measure By 2030, source 90% of grid-supplied electricity from renewable and carbon-free 2030: 15,403

Measure
ID
Measure Text GHG Emission
Reduction
Potential
(MT CO2e)
BE-1 sources. 2045: 0
Measure
BE-2
Increase the development of micro-grids and storage across the region to support RCEA’s RePower Humboldt goals of enhancing grid capacity and facilitating the electrification of buildings and transportation.

Supportive
Measure
BE-3
Urban
Reduce existing residential building natural gas consumption by 4% by 2030 and 74% by 2045.
2030: 2,603
2045: 55,866
Measure
BE-3
Rural
Reduce existing residential fossil-fuel consumption in households not connected to natural gas infrastructure by 2% by 2030.

Supportive
Measure
BE-4
Reduce existing nonresidential building natural gas consumption by 5% by 2030 and 79% by 2045.
2030: 3,821
2045: 42,887
Measure
BE-5
Decarbonize 95% of new residential building construction by 2027. 2030: 2,252 2045: 13,907
Measure
BE-6
Decarbonize 95% of new nonresidential building construction by 2027. 2030: 1,374 2045: 8,492
Measure
BE-7
Decarbonize 30% municipal buildings and facilities by 2030. Supportive Measure
BE-8
Advocate for Offshore Wind developers to fund transmission infrastructure and work with PG&E, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), and other related agencies to build electrical transmission infrastructure to supply Humboldt with energy produced by the future offshore wind projects which will increase regional supply and resilience.

Supportive
Measure
T-1
Urban
Implement programs, such as those identified in HCAOG’s Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), to increase the mode share of active transportation in urbanized areas from 9% to 12% by 2030, thereby achieving a regional active transportation mode share of 8%. 2030: 1,147
2045: 2,594
Measure
T-1 Rural
Implement programs, such as those identified in HCAOG’s RTP, that increase access to safe active transportation, to increase the mode share of active transportation in rural areas from 5% to 6% by 2030 thereby achieving a regional active transportation mode share of 9%.
2030: 1,080
2045: 4,405
Measure
T-2
Urban
Expand the public transit network in support of HCAOG’s RTP to increase public transit mode share from 2% to 20% public transit mode share in urbanized areas to achieve a regional 13% public transit mode share by 2030.
2030: 18,055
2045: 26,482
Measure
T-2 Rural
Develop a robust public transit network in support of HCAOG’s RTP to increase public transit mode share from 1% to 10% in rural areas and achieve a regional 13% public transit mode share by 2030.
2030: 20,180
2045: 29,703
Measure
T-3
Reduce regional vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by increasing promotion of mixed-use development in infill priority areas in alignment with HCAOG’s baseline connectivity score included in the RTP.

Supportive
Measure
T-4
Develop and implement regional mobility hubs and ZEV car-share programs to support mode shift from single occupancy vehicles.

Supportive
Measure
T-5
Require commercial and industrial employers with 25 employees or more to develop a Transportation Demand Management plan.

Supportive
Measure Decarbonize 15% of passenger vehicle miles traveled by 2030 and 100% by 2045 through 2030: 55,726

Measure
ID
Measure Text GHG Emission
Reduction
Potential
(MT CO2e)
T-6 increased adoption of low and zero-emission vehicles and development of a regional electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling network. 2045: 590,124
Measure
T-7
Increase commercial zero-emission vehicle use and adoption to 10% by 2030 and 100% by 2045 through a regional charging network and development of hydrogen hubs. 2030: 17,441
2045: 279,775
Measure
T-8
Electrify or otherwise decarbonize 12% of applicable small off-road engines (SORE) offroad equipment by 2030 and 100% by 2045 and replace fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel in 55% of applicable large diesel in alignment with EO N-79-20 by 2030. 2030: 49,143
2045: 139,645
Measure
T-9
Establish Humboldt as a pilot program for the decarbonization of the transportation sector to help drive state and philanthropic investment throughout Humboldt.

Supportive
Measure
T-10
Work with the state and biofuel industry to establish a biofuel network within Humboldt thereby funding new green industry and job growth to support the decarbonization of the transportation sector.

Supportive
Measure
T-11
Lead by example and electrify or otherwise decarbonize 50% of the municipal fleet by 2030 in alignment with the state’s Advanced Clean Fleet Rule.

Supportive
Measure
SW-1
Establish a local waste separation facility and organics management to be able to reduce waste sent to landfills by 75% by 2030. Reduce GHG emissions by limiting truck trips required to ship waste out of the county and import compost from out of the county. 2030: 29,689
2045: 32,568
Measure
WW-1
Expand regional opportunities for implementation of wastewater decarbonization technologies such as anaerobic digesters to reduce GHG and produce renewable fuel sources.

Supportive
Measure
WW-2
Reduce per capita potable water consumption by 15% by 2030. Supportive Measure
CS-1
Research and implement feasible carbon sequestration technology opportunities to support growth and expansion of green jobs industry within the region.

Supportive
Measure
CS-2
Offset fossil-based emissions and increase carbon sequestration in the community by achieving SB 1383 procurement requirements (0.08 tons recovered organic waste per person) by 2030.
2030: 1,532
2045: 1,681
Measure
CS-3
Develop a County-wide Natural and Working Lands GHG Inventory baseline by 2027 to better understand the existing and future GHG sequestration and help obtain resources to protect and increase natural carbon sequestration occurring in the region as well as promote biodiverse forests and wetlands resistant to wildfire.

Supportive
Total GHG Emission Reduction Potential 2030: 219,446
2045: 1,228,128
* Measures and actions marked as “supportive” may also be quantifiable and have substantial evidence to support their overall contribution to GHG reduction, but they are not quantified for one of several factors. Refer to RCAP Appendix C for more information.

The RCAP’s central takeaway suggests that the largest emissions reductions will depend on cleaner vehicles and fuels, better transit options, and major improvements to waste handling and organics management, with support from policies and partnerships to realize those outcomes.

Implementing the RCAP: Structure and Accountability
The RCAP recognizes that implementing its full suite of measures will take sustained effort and resources. Our region has limited staffing and funding capacity, so many of the higher-cost actions

will depend on long-term coordination and, in many cases, outside funding and other partnerships.

Some actions involve large infrastructure or market-driven shifts that no single city controls. For example, major clean energy upgrades and projects like offshore wind depend on utility planning and state and federal funding, not just local policy. Other measures are led by partner agencies, where the City may play a supporting role, or will rely on behavior changes, such as reducing driving and increasing walking, biking, and transit use. The City can create the conditions for those changes, but outcomes ultimately depend on how residents, businesses, and visitors respond.

To keep implementation realistic, the RCAP recommends a phased approach that prioritizes “readyto-go” actions and encourages jurisdictions to integrate measures into work they already do such as plan updates, capital projects, and development review, while also pursuing grants, new revenue sources, and other strategic partnerships to build staffing and project capacity.

If measures are not implemented or if the bi-annual reporting shows implemented measures are not achieving projected emissions reductions, the RCAP could be updated to include additional actions or revised actions needed to meet the 2030 milestone goal.

Why Adopt the RCAP?
The RCAP is intended to function as a long-term, programmatic plan that will be implemented through ongoing monitoring and periodic updates to support California’s SB 32 GHG reduction goals and demonstrate substantial progress toward the State’s AB 1279 carbon-neutrality goal. Just as important, it provides a shared countywide framework that helps the County and cities work from the same playbook to align priorities, coordinate implementation, and create a practical structure for follow-through over time.

Adopting the RCAP gives Arcata a roadmap for moving forward on priorities the City is already working on, such as encouraging infill housing and redevelopment, making it easier and safer to walk and bike, improving transit access, building streets and public spaces that are comfortable and better connected to neighborhoods, electrifying buildings, installing rooftop solar, installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure, shifting to electric fleet vehicles and equipment where feasible, sequestering carbon in its forest resources, and working to divert organic materials away from the landfill to reduce methane production. Because it’s a coordinated regional plan, the RCAP helps the City tie its decisions to clear, measurable strategies, especially those aimed at reducing vehicle miles traveled and making it easier for people to choose walking, biking, and transit for more trips.

Adoption also helps the City stay coordinated with regional partners like Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG), Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA), Humboldt Waste Management Authority (HWMA), and Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA), as well as other local jurisdictions. That coordination matters because it helps avoid duplicating work, makes it easier to align investments across agencies, and improves Arcata’s ability to compete for grant funding and deliver infrastructure and economic development projects that benefit from regional scale. In practical terms, the RCAP strengthens regional partnerships, supports shared tools and staffing capacity, and helps the region stay accountable through coordinated progress tracking and reporting.

Finally, adopting the RCAP directly implements many of the City’s adopted goals, priorities, and long-range plans, which is further outlined below under “Policy Implications.” Next Steps
If the City Council adopts the RCAP, the City’s role in implementation will proceed through a combination of regional coordination and City-specific actions. Key next steps include:

Establish and Fund a Regional Climate Program Manager Position and Formalize a Regional Climate Committee (Funding and Governance)
Regional partners are currently developing a shared Climate Program Manager position and a Regional Climate Committee to support RCAP implementation. Other regional partners (such as tribes and regional government agencies) would voluntarily participate through the Committee or other formal consultation process rather than as signatories to a Regional Climate Committee MOU.

The Manager and Committee are expected to be housed at either HCAOG or RCEA. Funding options for this position are in development. Options could include incorporated cities and Humboldt County contributing a proportional share of the Manager’s salary through a regional MOU, or a singular agency taking on a greater portion of the cost.

Both HCAOG and RCEA staff and Board of Directors have expressed support and willingness to host the Regional Climate Committee and Climate Program Manager. At RCEA’s March 26, 2026, Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved a staffing re-organization concept that would result in the creation of a new Department of Engagement and Regional Climate Planning. This Department is envisioned to be multifunctional and would include support for the Region’s Climate Action Plan recognizing the large role that RCEA is expected to play in RCAP implementation.

While both HCAOG and RCEA are qualified and relevant organizations to provide the functions of regionally coordinating RCAP implementation, RCEA will have a larger staff base to provide support. Thus, City staff recommend that the Regional Climate Committee and Climate Manager Position be hosted by RCEA.

The RCAP identifies the Regional Climate Committee as a core implementation measure and specifies that the Committee should include representatives from each local jurisdiction and key regional agencies, including HTA, HCAOG, HWMA, and RCEA. The Committee would be comprised of staff members from the participating organizations who have relevant technical expertise and would participate as part of their existing job responsibilities. Committee members would be expected to meet regularly to develop shared tools, coordinate implementation across jurisdictions, and support progress tracking and reporting.

In support of the Committee’s work, the RCAP envisions a Climate Program Manager as a senior professional dedicated staff position at HCAOG or RCEA. The Manager would convene and support the Committee, coordinate assigned work items, and prepare annual progress reports. Oversight and decision-making authority for the Manager and Committee would reside with the governing board of the host agency (RCEA or HCAOG), or a subcommittee thereof, consistent with the host agency’s governance structure.

This structure is intended to build on existing regional coordination to avoid redundancy and make the best use of limited capacity. For example, the RCAP’s transportation strategies align with HCAOG’s adopted Regional Transportation Plan (VROOM 2022–2042), and the RCAP’s electrification strategies align with RCEA’s RePower Humboldt energy action plan, both of which the City already participates in through existing regional boards and coordination bodies.

Both HCAOG and RCEA discussed the concept with their boards in January and are working through remaining details related to hosting, governance, and funding. Similarly, City staff will continue participating in the ongoing regional discussions and will return to City Council with a specific recommendation once the HCAOG or RCEA Board has decided to serve as the host agency and established the associated program framework, including the proposed cost share, scope of work, and oversight structure.

Develop a City of Arcata RCAP Work Program
Staff recommend preparing a phased work program to implement the RCAP at the City level. The work program would identify the RCAP measures and associated action items that apply to the City and fall within the City’s purview, prioritize near-term actions aligned with existing City programs and adopted plans, outline needs for staffing and other resources (including grant-funded capacity), establish tracking/reporting expectations, and define an implementation schedule with target dates for completing each action. Once this work program is prepared, staff can analyze the fiscal impact of implementation over the next several years and present the details to Council.

POLICY IMPLICATIONS:

Adoption of the RCAP directly implements many of the City’s adopted goals, priorities, and longrange plans.

Council Goals
The RCAP is consistent with the following Council Goals:

Facilities and Infrastructure
 Improve infrastructure and facilities
 Improve transportation and circulation systems
Environmental Leadership
 Increase local energy independence
 Strive to achieve zero waste
 Develop non-motorized transportation routes
 Improve linkage between energy needs and resources
Public Service
 Increase opportunities for community engagement
Prepare for Future Needs
 Provide leadership for developing strategies for climate change Council Policy Objectives
The RCAP is consistent with the following Council Policy Objectives:
 Promote an energy efficient and pedestrian friendly transportation web between neighborhoods emphasizing pedestrian, bicycle, and alternative modes of transportation.  Promote efficient use of energy and use of renewable energy in buildings, facilities and infrastructure in Arcata.
 Collaborate with other jurisdictions and non-profits to maximize regional effectiveness and increase funding opportunities.
 Incorporate smart growth technology, design, principles and practices in the advancement of a sustainable city.

Council Priority Project for 2025-2026 Fiscal Year
The RCAP is consistent with the following Council Priority Projects for the current fiscal year:
 Finalize, adopt and begin implementation of the Climate Action Plan.

 Develop a climate resiliency pipeline of projects to cohesively synthesize citywide effort and leverage potential funding sources.

Arcata General Plan 2045
The RCAP helps implement the City’s existing long-range planning approach to GHG reduction.

General Plan 2045 notes that the majority of the City’s growth has been, and is planned to be, within the present City boundary. This planned infill implements the Humboldt Regional Climate Action Plan, preserves the natural and open working lands surrounding the City, and provides needed reinvestment in existing developed areas. General Plan Implementation Measure Air Quality (AQ)-4 states the City should Adopt a Climate Action Plan and collaborate regionally to implement the plan.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA):

Humboldt County served as the CEQA Lead Agency for the RCAP and associated CEQA GHG Emissions Thresholds (CEQA Guidelines §15050) and prepared a Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2024081319), as corrected and clarified by Errata dated November 25, 2025. The Final EIR consists of the Draft EIR, comments received during the public review period, responses to comments, and revisions to the Draft EIR, as required by CEQA Guidelines §15132.

On December 16, 2025, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors adopted the RCAP (Resolution No. 25-196) and, by separate resolution (Resolution No. 25-197), certified the Final Programmatic EIR and Errata and adopted a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and a Statement of Overriding Considerations.

The City of Arcata’s proposed action is to adopt the RCAP as a policy framework to guide City planning and implementation efforts, and to rely on the County-certified Final EIR, as corrected and clarified by the Errata, to support that action. Adoption of the RCAP does not approve or authorize any specific development project or physical infrastructure. Because adoption of the RCAP is a discretionary action that may result in physical changes to the environment through future implementation activities, the action is subject to CEQA. The City is acting as a CEQA Responsible Agency for purposes of this action (CEQA Guidelines §15096).

As a Responsible Agency, the City is required to review and consider the County certified Final EIR, including the Errata, comments received on the Draft EIR, and the County’s responses to those comments, and to reach its own independent judgment regarding the environmental effects of adopting the RCAP (CEQA Guidelines §15096(a)). The City is not required to recertify the EIR.

The Programmatic Final EIR evaluates the potential environmental effects of implementing RCAP strategies at a programmatic level and identifies mitigation measures applicable to future discretionary projects that may be undertaken to implement the RCAP. The EIR identifies 23 mitigation measures, incorporated into the adopted MMRP, addressing potential impacts related to aesthetics, air quality, biological resources, agricultural resources, cultural and tribal cultural resources, noise, and utilities and service systems. These measures are intended to be applied at the time specific projects are proposed and generally require compliance with applicable regulations, preparation of site-specific technical studies, consultation with resource agencies and tribes, and implementation of project-level avoidance or mitigation measures where site-specific impacts may occur.

Even with these measures, the Final EIR concludes that certain impacts associated with unidentified future projects implementing the RCAP could remain significant and unavoidable due to the RCAP’s broad, policy-level scope and uncertainty regarding future project siting, design, and

feasibility of mitigation. These impacts include potential effects on scenic resources, criteria air pollutants, special-status species and habitat, farmland conversion, cultural resources, noise, and infrastructure expansion. In connection with certification of the Final EIR, the County adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations, concluding that the economic, legal, social, technological, and environmental benefits of adopting the RCAP outweigh these potential impacts.

Because the City is acting as a Responsible Agency and is not approving any physical development as part of this action, the City is not required to adopt a separate MMRP or a Statement of Overriding Considerations. The proposed Resolution includes CEQA findings relying on the County-certified Final EIR, MMRP, and Statement of Overriding Considerations as part of the environmental record supporting the City’s action, consistent with CEQA Guidelines §15096.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:

Adoption of the RCAP itself will not create an immediate fiscal impact. However, implementation will require City staff time and administrative costs, as well as potential participation in funding a shared regional Climate Program Manager position (see Next Steps section). Should the City contribute future funding to support a regional Climate Program Manager position, the future cost is estimated to be between $25,000-$35,000 annually. The City Council may consider this potential contribution at a future date during the budget planning process for fiscal year 2026-27.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

It is recommended that the Council:

1. Receive a staff report and review any questions with staff.

2. Open public comment.

3. Close public comment.

4. Motion to Adopt Resolution No. 256-51 Adopting the Humboldt County Regional Climate Action Plan (RCAP) as the City of Arcata’s Climate Action Plan and Making CEQA Findings as a Responsible Agency.

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Resolution 256-51
B. Final Regional Climate Action Plan

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RESOLUTION NO. 256-51

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCATA

ADOPTING THE HUMBOLDT REGIONAL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AS THE CITY OF ARCATA’S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND MAKING FINDINGS AS A

RESPONSIBLE AGENCY UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL

QUALITY ACT
WHEREAS, the State of California has established greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets including reducing emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 pursuant to Senate Bill 32 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 pursuant to Assembly Bill 1279; and WHEREAS, the City of Arcata’s 2045 General Plan includes policies and implementation measures calling for adoption of a climate action plan and tangible actions to reduce community emissions, including General Plan Implementation Measure AQ-4 (Climate Action Plan) and implementation measures focused on infill development, transportation and resource conservation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, through its goal setting processes in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2025-26, has consistently identified adoption of a climate action plan as a Council priority project; and
WHEREAS, in 2019, the City of Arcata entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Humboldt and the other incorporated cities committing to develop a shared, countywide Regional Climate Action Plan (RCAP); and
WHEREAS, Humboldt County, through its Planning and Building Department, led the development of the RCAP, and served as the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the RCAP, and prepared a Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Humboldt Regional Climate Action Plan and CEQA GHG Emissions Thresholds (State Clearinghouse No. SCH #2024081319), as corrected and clarified by Final Environmental Impact Report Errata dated November 25, 2025 (Final EIR Errata); and
WHEREAS, on December 16, 2025, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors adopted the RCAP by Resolution No. 25-196, and by separate Resolution No. 25-197, certified the Final Programmatic EIR, as corrected and clarified by the Final EIR Errata, and adopted a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and a Statement of Overriding Considerations; and
WHEREAS, the County-certified Final Programmatic EIR consists of the Draft EIR, comments received during the public review period, responses to comments, and revisions to the Draft EIR, as required by CEQA Guidelines 15132; and WHEREAS, the Draft EIR contemplates the City of Arcata as a responsible agency with

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discretionary action to adopt the proposed RCAP (Draft EIR, at page 1-6); and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the Final Programmatic EIR, including the comments received on the Draft EIR and the County’s responses to those comments, as part of the environmental record supporting this action; and WHEREAS, the County-certified Programmatic Final EIR evaluates the potential environmental effects of implementing the RCAP at a programmatic level and identifies mitigation measures applicable to future discretionary projects that may be undertaken to implement RCAP strategies, measures, and actions rather than to adoption of the RCAP itself; and
WHEREAS, the Final EIR identifies potentially significant impacts associated with future RCAP-related projects in the areas of aesthetics (light and glare), air quality (toxic air contaminant emissions during construction), biological resources (including riparian habitat, sensitive natural communities, and wetlands), cultural and tribal cultural resources, and noise (ground-borne vibration), and identifies mitigation measures designed to reduce such impacts to a less than significant level when applied at the time specific projects are proposed and reviewed; and
WHEREAS, these mitigation measures generally require future project proponents to comply with applicable regulations, prepare site-specific technical studies, consult with resource agencies and tribes, and implement avoidance, minimization, and compensation measures, including but not limited to lighting design standards, construction emissions controls, aquatic resource protection and compensation, archaeological assessment and monitoring, and construction vibration controls; and
WHEREAS, the Final EIR further identifies certain categories of impacts that could remain significant and unavoidable in connection with unidentified future projects implementing the RCAP, due to the broad, policy-level scope of the RCAP and uncertainty regarding the location, scale, design, and feasibility of mitigation for future infrastructure and development projects; and
WHEREAS, these potentially significant and unavoidable impacts include effects on scenic vistas and visual resources from large-scale renewable energy and renewable fuel projects; emissions of criteria air pollutants from future construction and operations; impacts to special-status species and habitat from infrastructure development; conversion of agricultural land; impairment of historical resources where avoidance is not feasible; construction and operational noise; and impacts associated with future water supply, wastewater, and electrical infrastructure improvements; and WHEREAS, because specific future projects to implement RCAP strategies have not been proposed or approved, the County determined that it could not conclude with certainty that mitigation measures would fully reduce all such impacts to a less than significant level, and therefore adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15093 in connection with certification of the Programmatic Final EIR; and

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WHEREAS, the County’s Statement of Overriding Considerations concludes that the economic, legal, social, technological, and environmental benefits of adopting the RCAP as a countywide policy framework to reduce GHG emissions and address climate change outweigh the potential environmental impacts associated with future implementation projects, which will be subject to separate, project-level environmental review and mitigation, as required by CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the RCAP provides a coordinated, countywide framework for reducing GHG emissions through sector-based strategies and measures addressing building energy, transportation, solid waste, water and wastewater, carbon sequestration, and regional coordination; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arcata desires to adopt the RCAP as its climate action plan to implement adopted City policies, coordinate with regional partners, support grant competitiveness, and provide a clear framework for long-term GHG reduction planning and implementation; and
WHEREAS, adoption of the RCAP by the City of Arcata does not approve, fund, authorize, or entitle any specific development project or physical infrastructure, but establishes a policy framework to be implemented over time through future City actions subject to separate review and authorization; and
WHEREAS, the City’s action to adopt the RCAP constitutes an independent discretionary action by the City, and the City is acting as a Responsible Agency for purposes of CEQA; and
WHEREAS, as a CEQA Responsible Agency, the City must review and consider the County-certified Final EIR, reach its own independent judgment regarding the environmental effects of adopting the RCAP, and make appropriate findings for significant environmental effects, to the extent such effects are within the City’s jurisdiction or authority to address, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines 15091, 15093, and 15096; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the County-certified Final EIR, the Final EIR Errata, the MMRP, and the Statement of Overriding Considerations adopted by Humboldt County, together with the administrative record and all other information submitted for the City’s consideration, including County Resolution No. 25-197; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public meeting at City Hall in the City of Arcata on April 15, 2026, to consider adoption of the RCAP.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arcata as follows:

Section 1. CEQA Responsible Agency Findings
A. The City Council finds that the County-certified Programmatic Final EIR (SCH No. 2024081319), as corrected and clarified by the Final EIR Errata dated November 25, 2025, adequately analyzes and discloses the potential environmental effects associated

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with implementation of the RCAP at a programmatic level and is sufficient for the City’s action to adopt the RCAP.

B. Acting as a Responsible Agency pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15096, the City Council hasreviewed and considered the County-certified Final EIR and Errata prior to its decision on this action and finds it adequate for adoption of the proposed RCAP (CEQA Guidelines, § 15096(e)).

C. The City Council further finds pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15901(a)(1), changes or alterations have been incorporated in the RCAP as mitigation measures which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effects described in the Final EIR, as incorporated into the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP). Such findings pertains to aesthetics impacts (including impacts AES-1, AES2, AES-3, and AES-4), air quality impacts (including AQ-2 and AQ-3), biological agriculture and forestry resources impacts (including BIO-1, BIO-2, BIO-3, BIO-4, BIO-5, BIO-6, BIO-7, and BIO-8), agricultural impacts (including AG-1), cultural and tribal cultural resources (including CR-1, CR-2, and CR-4), noise impacts (including NOI-1 and NOI-2), and utilities and service system impacts (including UTL-1). The City Council bases this finding on the evidence included in the Final EIR, along with the summary in the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Resolution no. 25-197 (Resolution No. 25-197), Section 6, EIR – Environmental Impacts Mitigated to Less than Significant.

D. The City Council further finds pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15901(a)(3), the RCAP mitigation measures do not reduce all environmental impacts to less than significant with mitigation measures included. However, specific economic, legal, social, technological or other considerations make reducing the impacts to less than significant and the project alternatives infeasible as evidenced in the Final EIR and summarized in Resolution No. 25-197, Section 7, EIR – Environmental Impacts Not Mitigated to Less Than Significant.

E. The City Council further finds pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15091 and 15093, despite the significant and unavoidable impacts identified in the EIR related to aesthetics, air quality, biological resources, agriculture, cultural and tribal resources, noise, and utilities, the beneficial economic, legal, social, technological, and other benefits of implementing the RCAP override and outweigh the significant environmental effects. Among the benefits include the City of Arcata’s contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting the climate objectives of the Arcata General Plan 2045 and Statewide targets, which supersede the significant and unavoidable impacts. The evidence for this finding is included in the EIR and summarized in Resolution 25-197, Section 11, EIR – Statement of Overriding Considerations, which is hereby incorporated by this reference.

F. The City Council further acknowledges that the EIR identifies mitigation measures applicable to future discretionary projects that may be undertaken to implement RCAP strategies, measures, or actions, and that Humboldt County adopted an MMRP to ensure implementation of such measures at the time those future projects are approved.

The City Council shall implement mitigation measures relevant within its jurisdiction in connection with such future projects. The City Council further finds that adoption

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of a separate MMRP is not required for the City’s action to adopt the RCAP.

G. If the City later proposes or acts as Lead Agency for a discretionary project to implement RCAP strategies, measures, or actions, the City will conduct appropriate project-level CEQA review at that time, apply feasible mitigation measures, and make any required findings in accordance with CEQA. The County-certified Programmatic Final EIR may serve as a program-level environmental document for such future actions, consistent with CEQA Guidelines 15152 and 15168.

Section 2. Adoption of the RCAP
A. The City Council hereby adopts the Humboldt Regional Climate Action Plan (RCAP) as the City of Arcata’s Climate Action Plan.

DATED:

ATTEST:
_________________________ __________________________
Rhea Varley Kimberley White
City Clerk, City of Arcata Mayor, City of Arcata

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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 256-51, passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcata, County of Humboldt, State of California, on the _____ day of _______, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTENTIONS:
_____________________________
Rhea Varley
City Clerk, City of Arcata

Humboldt County Regional Climate Action Plan
Final Report
prepared by
Humboldt County
825 5th Street
Eureka, California 95501
Contact: John Ford, Director of Planning and Building
prepared with the assistance of
Rincon Consultants, Inc.
449 15th Street, Suite 303
Oakland, California 94612
November 25, 2025

County of Humboldt
Humboldt County Regional Climate Action Plan
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Acknowledgements
This Regional Climate Action Plan (RCAP) has been prepared for the benefit of the region, and its completion would not have been possible without the contributions of key partners. We are grateful for your active involvement, feedback, and support during this process. The RCAP was a coordinated effort between:

Cities and County
 County of Humboldt  City of Ferndale
 City of Arcata  City of Fortuna
 City of Blue Lake  City of Rio Dell
 City of Eureka  City of Trinidad
Regional Partners
 Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA)
 Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA)
 Humboldt County Association of
Governments (HCAOG)
 Humboldt Waste Management Authority
(HWMA)
 Recology
Regional RCAP Coordination Team
 John Ford, County of Humboldt Director of
Planning and Building
 Megan Acevedo, County of Humboldt
Associate Planner
 Elizabeth Schatz, County of Humboldt
Planning Manager
 Rodney Yandell, County of Humboldt
Planning Manager
 Tom Mattson, County of Humboldt Director
of Public Works
 Hank Seemann, County of Humboldt
Deputy Director (Environmental Services)
Public Works
 Rincon Consultants, Inc.

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements................................................................................................................................ii Glossary .................................................................................................................................................. 1 1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 5

1.1 Vision................................................................................................................................... 5

1.2 Purpose ............................................................................................................................... 5

1.3 Background ......................................................................................................................... 6

1.4 Regional Climate Action Plan Development Process........................................................12 2 Scientific Context for Climate Change ..........................................................................................14

2.1 Background on Greenhouse Gas Emissions......................................................................14

2.2 Public Policy Context.........................................................................................................18 3 GHG Emissions Levels...................................................................................................................20

3.1 Humboldt GHG Emissions Inventory.................................................................................20

3.2 GHG Emissions Forecast....................................................................................................22

3.3 Humboldt GHG Emissions Targets....................................................................................24 4 GHG Emission Reduction Strategy................................................................................................26

4.1 Strategy Development......................................................................................................27

4.2 Type of GHG Reduction Measures....................................................................................29

4.3 Key Strategy Attributes.....................................................................................................29

4.4 Co-Benefits of GHG Reduction Measures.........................................................................30

4.5 Measures...........................................................................................................................30 5 Implementation............................................................................................................................84

5.1 CEQA Streamlining ............................................................................................................86

5.2 Tracking, Monitoring, and Reporting................................................................................86

5.3 Implementation Plan ........................................................................................................87

5.4 Looking Forward ...............................................................................................................88 Tables
Table 1 CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b) Criteria Addressed in RCAP...................................... 6 Table 2 Humboldt Region GHG Emissions Reduction Pathway.....................................................26 Table 3 Measure C-1 Actions.........................................................................................................33 Table 4 Measure BE-1 Actions.......................................................................................................36 Table 5 Measure BE-2 Actions.......................................................................................................37 Table 6 Measure BE-8 Actions.......................................................................................................39 Table 7 Measure BE-3 Urban Actions............................................................................................41

County of Humboldt
Humboldt County Regional Climate Action Plan
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Table 8 Measure BE-3 Rural Actions..............................................................................................43 Table 9 Measure BE-4 Actions.......................................................................................................44 Table 10 Measure BE-7 Actions.......................................................................................................46 Table 11 Measure BE-5 Actions.......................................................................................................47 Table 12 Measure BE-6 Actions.......................................................................................................49 Table 13 Measure T-1 Urban Actions..............................................................................................51 Table 14 Measure T-1 Rural Actions................................................................................................52 Table 15 Measure T-2 Urban Actions..............................................................................................55 Table 16 Measure T-2 Rural Actions................................................................................................56 Table 17 Measure T-4 Actions.........................................................................................................58 Table 18 Measure T-3 Actions.........................................................................................................60 Table 19 Measure T-5 Actions.........................................................................................................61 Table 20 Measure T-6 Actions.........................................................................................................63 Table 21 Measure T-7 Actions.........................................................................................................65 Table 22 Measure T-8 Actions.........................................................................................................67 Table 23 Measure T-9 Actions.........................................................................................................68 Table 24 Measure T-10 Actions.......................................................................................................69 Table 25 Measure T-11 Actions.......................................................................................................71 Table 26 Measure SW-1 Actions......................................................................................................73 Table 27 Measure WW-1 Actions....................................................................................................76 Table 28 Measure WW-2 Actions....................................................................................................77 Table 29 Measure CS-1 Actions.......................................................................................................80 Table 30 Measure CS-2 Actions.......................................................................................................81 Table 31 Measure CS-3 Actions.......................................................................................................82 Table 32 Implementation Work Plan...............................................................................................89 Figures
Figure 1 RCAP Development Process..............................................................................................12 Figure 2 Greenhouse Gas Effect......................................................................................................15 Figure 3 Humboldt GHG Emissions 2022 Inventory........................................................................22 Figure 4 Humboldt GHG Emissions Adjusted Forecast, 2022- 2045...............................................24 Figure 5 Humboldt GHG Emission Reduction Goals.......................................................................26 Figure 6 How to Read this Section..................................................................................................31 Appendices
Appendix A Climate Regulatory Context
Appendix B GHG Inventory, Forecast, and Targets Report

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Glossary
Term Definition
Active Transportation A means of transportation that is powered by human energy, for example walking or biking.

Adaptation Adjustment or preparation of natural or human systems to a new or changing environment which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.

Anthropogenic Made by people or resulting from human activities; usually used in the context of emissions that are produced as a result of human activities.

Biofuel Biofuels are liquid fuels produced from renewable biological sources, including plants, algae, and from agricultural, domestic or industrial bio waste.

Biodiesel Biodiesel is a liquid fuel produced from renewable sources, such as new and used vegetable oils and animal fats. Biodiesel is a biodegradable type of biofuel that can be used in diesel engines.

Biogenic CO2 emissions Biogenic CO2 emissions are carbon dioxide emissions that are a result of the natural carbon cycle and the processing of biologically based materials.

Bus headway The amount of time between two vehicles (e.g., buses) on the same route. The amount of headway on a bus route dictates the length of time a rider will wait between buses.

CALGreen An abbreviated reference to the California Green Building Standards code, which sets minimum requirements for sustainable practices for construction (residential and commercial) projects throughout the state. It is updated every three years in accordance with the building cycle.

CALGreen Tier 1 & 2 Requirements beyond the mandatory measures laid out by CALGreen: Tier 1 adds additional requirements to the mandatory sustainability requirements, and Tier 2 further increases those sustainability requirements.

CalRecycle Agency that administers and provides oversight for all of California’s state-managed nonhazardous waste handling and recycling programs.

California Air Resources
Board (CARB)
The lead agency for climate change programs that also oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health-based air quality standards.

Carbon-free Energy Energy produced by a resource that generates no carbon emissions, for example, wind power, solar, large hydropower, and nuclear. Not all carbon-free energy sources are considered eligible renewable by California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard defined below.

Carbon-neutrality/
Net-Zero Emissions
Balancing anthropomorphically generated emissions out by removing GHGs from the atmosphere in a process known as carbon sequestration.

Carbon sequestration The long-term storage or capture of carbon dioxide and other forms of carbon from the atmosphere through biological, chemical, and physical processes.

CH4 Methane, a hydrocarbon that is a greenhouse gas produced through anaerobic (without oxygen) decomposition of waste in landfills, animal digestion, decomposition of animal wastes, production and distribution of natural gas and petroleum, coal production, and incomplete fossil fuel combustion.

Climate The average of weather patterns over a long period of time (usually 30 or more years).

Climate Change A change in the average conditions — such as temperature and rainfall — in a region over a long period of time.

Complete Streets Are designed and operated to enable safe use and support mobility for all users.

Complete Streets approaches address a range of elements including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, bus lanes, public transportation stops, and median islands.

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CO2 Carbon dioxide, a naturally occurring gas and a by-product of burning fossil fuels and biomass, as well as land-use changes and other industrial processes.

CO2e Carbon dioxide equivalent, a metric measure used to compare the emissions from various greenhouse gases based upon their GWP.

Decarbonization Replacing technologies and services that run on fossil fuels (ex. natural gas) with ones that run on zero-carbon sources of energy (for example electricity from renewable energy like solar or wind power), ideally from renewable sources.

Disadvantaged
Communities
Refers to the areas throughout California disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative public health effects, exposure or environmental degradation. This includes areas with concentrations of people that are of low income, high unemployment, low levels of home ownership, high rent burden, or low levels of educational attainment.

Electric Vehicle (EV) Refers to Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs).

BEV refers to any vehicle that operates solely by use of a battery or battery pack, or that is powered primarily through the use of an electric battery or battery pack but uses a flywheel or capacitor that stores energy produced by the electric motor or through regenerative braking to assist in vehicle operation. PHEV refers to a hybrid electric vehicle with the capability to charge a battery from an off-vehicle electric energy source that cannot be connected or coupled to the vehicle in any manner while the vehicle is being driven.

Energy Storage Can provide frequency regulation to maintain balance between the network’s load and detected power generated, achieving more reliable power supplies. Batteries are an example of energy storage.

Fossil Fuel A general term for fuel formed from decayed plants and animals that have been converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas, or heavy oils by exposure to heat and pressure in the Earth’s crust.

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) A gas that absorbs infrared radiation, traps heat in the atmosphere and contributes to the greenhouse effect.

Global Warming Potential
(GWP)
Total contribution to global warming resulting from the emission of one unit of that gas relative to one unit of the reference gas, carbon dioxide, which is assigned a value of 1.

Greywater Graywater refers to water that has been used domestically, commercially, and industrially.

Infill Priority Area Building within unused and underutilized lands within existing development patterns within urban areas.

Local Governments for
Sustainability (ICLEI)
A global network of more than 1,750 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development – emissions estimates were calculated using ICLEI’s best available methodologies.

Mitigation An action that will reduce or prevent greenhouse gas emissions, such as electrifying buildings that previously ran on natural gas.

Metric Tons (MT) Common international measurement for the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions – one metric ton is equal to 2205 pounds or 1.1 short tons.

Metric tons carbon dioxide
equivalent (MT CO2e)
Metric/unit that GHG emissions are reported per standard practice; when dealing with an array of emissions, the gases are converted to their carbon dioxide equivalents for comparison purposes.

Microgrid A group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources that act as a single controllable entity in respect to the grid. A microgrid can operate in ‘island mode’ and disconnect from the wider grid or operate while connected to the wider grid.

Mode Shift Changing from one form of transportation to another, specifically, switching from traveling via car to traveling via bicycle or public transport.

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Term Definition
N2O Nitrous Oxide, a powerful GHG with a high global warming potential; major sources of nitrous oxide include soil cultivation practices, especially the use of commercial and organic fertilizers, fossil fuel combustion, nitric acid production, and biomass burning.

Nano-grid A small-scale power grid that supplies electricity to a single building or load.

Non-biogenic CO2
emissions
Non-biogenic CO2 emissions are emissions that come from non-living sources, such as the burning of fossil fuels and industrial processes.

Organic Material Natural or organic materials, for example food scraps and yard waste.

Reach Code A building code which requires a higher level of energy efficiency than the standard statewide code. Reach codes are allowed and encouraged under Title 24.

Regional Housing Needs
Allocation (RHNA)
Refers to the first two steps (Determination and Allocation) of a multi-step process that California governments utilize to plan for housing needs in each region of the state. The RHNA is a minimum projection of additional housing units needed to accommodate projected household growth of all income levels.

Remodels/Alterations A building update that changes the exterior detail of a structure, but not its basic shape or size.

Renewable Diesel Renewable diesel is a fuel made from fats and oils, such as soybean oil or canola oil, and is processed to be chemically the same as petroleum diesel. It meets the ASTM D975 specification for petroleum. Renewable diesel can be used as a replacement fuel or blended with any amount of petroleum diesel.

Renewable Energy Energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed (ex. wind, biomass); sources qualifying as renewable in California are listed in the State’s Renewables Portfolio Standard.

Resilience Ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to hazardous events, trends, or disturbances related to climate.

Supportive Measure or
Action
One which has not been quantified and does not provide a direct or easily quantified GHG reduction; however, these measures are expected to contribute to overall GHG reductions and/or provide co-benefits.

Timberland Land, other than land owned by the Federal government and land designated by the Board of Forestry as experimental forest land, which is available for, and capable of growing a crop of trees of any commercial species used to produce lumber and other forest products, including Christmas trees.

Transportation Demand
Management (TDM)
Transportation Demand Management focuses on how people make their transportation decisions, and facilitates greater usage of infrastructure for transit, ridesharing, walking, biking, and telework.

Vehicle Miles Traveled
(VMT)
The total miles traveled by motor vehicles by a population over a given timeframe (Ex. 1 year).

Vehicle to Grid Charging A device that absorbs electricity from a car battery and pushes it back to the grid, allowing EVs to function as backup storage cells for the electrical grid.

Vulnerable Community Communities that experience heightened risk and increased sensitivity to climate change and have less capacity and fewer resources to cope with, adapt to, or recover from climate impacts. These disproportionate effects are caused by physical (built and environmental), social, political, and/ or economic factor(s), which are exacerbated by climate impacts. These factors include, but are not limited to, race, class, sexual orientation and identification, national origin, and income inequality. In Humboldt, this includes low-income families, fixed-income seniors, agricultural workers, etc.

Zero-Emissions-Vehicle
(ZEV)
A vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) or greenhouse gas, excluding emissions from air conditioning systems, under any possible operational modes or conditions.

Zero Waste The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of materials and packaging, without burning, and with no discharges

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to land, water, or air that threaten human health. CalRecycle defines Zero Waste as a circular economy that collects and reuses items or remakes them into new products, SB 1383 established specific State goals for waste reduction.

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1 Introduction

1.1 Vision
Humboldt County is a diverse region made up of communities, rural areas, ecosystems, and infrastructure that are impacted by climate change and acknowledges that to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, greenhouse (GHG) emissions must be reduced significantly over the next two decades. Recognizing the strength in collaboration, the County of Humboldt, City of Arcata, City of Blue Lake, City of Eureka, City of Ferndale, City of Fortuna, City of Rio Dell, and City of Trinidad, collectively referred to as Humboldt hereafter, have crafted this Regional Climate Action Plan (RCAP) as a regional approach for addressing climate change. This RCAP is a starting place for a regional coalition focused on change and details a set of strategies to reduce GHG emissions, increase climate resiliency, and strengthen the growing regional green economy.

1.2 Purpose
Climate Action
The Humboldt RCAP is a long-range planning document that guides the Humboldt region towards long-term GHG emission reduction in accordance with the State’s goal to reduce GHG emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.1 See Appendix A for a written description of regulations related to climate action planning. This RCAP focuses on creating a climate coalition to maximize regional efficiencies, overcome challenges facing rural areas, attract funding, build a green economy, mitigate emissions, and increase resilience. By prioritizing collaborative efforts and tailored strategies, this RCAP aims to address the unique needs of the rural communities in the region while advancing comprehensive GHG reduction and economic development goals.

CEQA GHG Emissions Analysis Streamlining
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183.5(b) provides a methodology for agencies to analyze and mitigate the significant impacts of GHGs at a programmatic level using a qualified CAP. This methodology allows a lead agency to determine that a project’s incremental contribution to a cumulative effect is not cumulatively considerable if the project complies with the requirements in a qualified CAP. A qualified CAP is one that clearly demonstrates that GHG emissions within a defined geographic area will be reduced over time in a manner consistent with State reduction targets. State guidance and recent CEQA case law makes it clear that streamlining GHG emissions analysis from a qualified CAP provides a defensible method of achieving GHG CEQA clearance for new development proposals.

This RCAP fulfills the requirements of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183.5(b) to be considered a “qualified” GHG reduction plan.2 In compliance with CEQA and State CEQA Guidelines, local agencies must evaluate the environmental impacts of new 1 The State carbon neutrality goal established by Assembly Bill 1279 considers carbon neutrality to be at least an 85 percent reduction in GHG emissions with the remaining fraction achieved through removals such as carbon sequestration. 2 Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) (2019). General Plan Guidelines - Chapter 8: Climate Change. Accessed May 20, 2024 from https://opr.ca.gov/docs/OPR_C8_final.pdf

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6 development projects or plans, including impacts related to GHG emissions associated with the construction and operation of projects or plans. This process can be cumbersome for local agencies and developers alike and can result in project delays. The CEQA Guidelines provide an option for new projects to streamline the CEQA analysis of GHG emissions by showing compliance with a qualified GHG reduction plan.

The RCAP is consistent with the criteria set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5 (b) as outlined in Table 1. For jursidictions that adopt the RCAP, CEQA analysis of GHGs can be streamlined for projects by establishing consistency with the RCAP and GHG emissions may be considered to have a less than significant impact.3
Table 1 CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b) Criteria Addressed in RCAP CEQA Criteria RCAP Chapter Addressing
Criteria

1. Quantify GHG emissions, both existing and projected over a specified time period, resulting from activities within a defined geographic area Chapter 3
Appendix B

2. Establish a level, based on substantial evidence, below which the contribution to GHG emissions from activities covered by the plan would not be cumulatively considerable Chapter 3

3. Identify and analyze sector specific GHG emissions from specific actions or categories of actions anticipated within the geographic area
Chapter 3
Appendix C

4. Specify measures or a group of measures, including performance standards, that substantial evidence demonstrates, if implemented on a project-by-project basis, would collectively achieve the specified emissions level Chapters 4
Appendix C

5. Establish a mechanism to monitor the plan’s progress toward achieving the level and to require amendment if the plan is not achieving specified levels Chapter 5

6. Adopt in a public process following environmental review Pending Adoption

1.3 Background
The Humboldt region is a geographic area that has long been committed to sustainability initiatives focused on environmental conservation, renewable energy, and sustainable agriculture. There are strong environmental conservation efforts, with numerous protected areas and initiatives aimed at preserving the county's natural beauty and biodiversity. Many local businesses and organizations focus on sustainable tourism and promoting activities that do not harm the environment.

The Humboldt region is most vulnerable to sea level rise, extreme weather events, and wildfire. In recent years the region has experienced a growing frequency and intensity of precipitation events leading to flooding that regularly closes the primary routes into Humboldt County. This further isolates communities in the region, impacts the movement of goods across the region, and results in economic losses that the region counts on.4
Humboldt jurisdictions came together in 2019 and began preparing the RCAP to tackle climate change regionally, recognizing that a regional approach best leverages limited resources in the 3 Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) (2019). General Plan Guidelines - Chapter 8: Climate Change. Accessed May 20, 2024 from https://opr.ca.gov/docs/OPR_C8_final.pdf
4 Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR), California Energy Commission (CEC), and California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) (2018). California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment - North Coast Region Report. Accessed June 10, 2024, from https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/Reg_Report-SUM-CCCA4-2018-001_NorthCoast_ADA.pdf

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region. Further, regional ab maximizes the effectiveness and benefit of GHG reduction strategies.

Humboldt obtained a Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant from the US Department of Agriculture and the Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) to prepare the RCAP.

Humboldt Community
Located on the northern coast of California, Humboldt County is 270 miles north of San Francisco.

Humboldt is known for its natural beauty with rugged coastlines, pristine rivers, mountainous terrain, and for being home to one of the largest densities of old-growth coast redwood forests with the largest concentration of old-growth redwood in the world. Historically, logging and the timber industry were the backbone of the county's economy. However, the timber industry has been in decline over the past few decades. Timber production in 1990 was 609,900 thousand board feet (MBF) but has been stable for over a decade with a harvest of 221,617 MBF in 2012 and 230,207 MBF in 2023.5 Other drivers of the economy in the region include agriculture, particularly dairy farming and specialty crops, tourism, and in recent decades cannabis production.

The county is approximately 2,290,000 acres with 93% of this dedicated as natural and working lands (e.g. agriculture, forest, timberland). Much of the agricultural lands are forested, including oak woodlands intermixed with grasslands. Conservation of agricultural lands is currently supported by zoning regulations and contracts under the Williamson Act, which provides tax incentives to landowners in exchange for restricting their land to agricultural or open space uses for a specified period. There are 990,000 acres of private timberlands protected by Timber Protection Zone (TPZ) zoning regulations, which have requirements to replant and meet minimum stocking requirements under the Forest Practice Rules. There are also 300,000 acres of public forest land, including national forests, national parks, and state parks managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and county and city-owned forests, which are managed and conserved for various public benefits. The protection of these natural and working lands can maintain and increase the sequestration of carbon within the county.

Humboldt County has a population of approximately 135,010 people, with over half the population living in the unincorporated county. There are seven incorporated cities including Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Rio Dell, and Trinidad that range in population size from a few hundred residents to just under 30,000 residents. The median household income in the region is $57,000 with much of the region denoted as low-income as defined for California Climate Investments.

Approximately 18 percent of residents are living in poverty, compared to 11.6 percent national average. The combination of geographic isolation, economic disparities, and demographic diversity in the region contribute to varied vulnerabilities to climate change impacts. Vulnerable populations, including low-income communities, may face heightened risks from climate-related hazards such as wildfires, sea level rise, and extreme weather events.

Though the community is largely rural and faces significant economic constraints, the unique community characteristics and ample natural resources provide climate action opportunities that may not be possible in other communities. The region has a strong sense of community, a vibrant local culture, and is passionate about their natural heritage contributing to a strong sense of environmental stewardship and conservation. The RCAP seeks to maintain the values of the 5 Humboldt Co 1990 Crop Report, CTDTFA Timber Harvest Tables by County.

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8 Humboldt community and region while leveraging these opportunities with solutions that are impactful and feasible in Humboldt.

Regional Constraints
While addressing climate change and implementing climate change policies it is critical to understand the constraints facing the region both at a jurisdictional and community level. The Humboldt region faces unique obstacles that must be overcome for effective climate change. The primary constraints in the region for climate action policy implementation include:

Geographic Isolation and Accessibility: Humboldt’s rural character presents challenges in terms of achieving population densities needed for cost effective public transportation, reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and developing infrastructure economically. Limited economic opportunities due to geographic and social isolation further complicate these efforts. Implementing projects over a geographically dispersed population can be costly and logistically complex. For example,
a. Jurisdictions have historically lacked integration of public transit in long range land use planning efforts. Combined with dispersed population centers and low populations densities, implementing effective public transit systems under current federal, state and local funding structures is difficult. b. The region’s remote and rural location requires long-distance transportation of waste to processing facilities, increasing both costs and emissions. c. The large area, dispersed communities and geographic isolation limits the region’s ability to bring in and rely upon current ZEV technologies and reduce VMT.

Limited Infrastructure: The region lacks local waste management facilities such as recycling, composting, or processing centers, which diminishes local control, hinders compliance with state mandates, and necessitates long-distance transportation of waste out of the county. Additionally, being on the periphery of natural gas and electrical infrastructure presents challenges for developing renewable energy projects and electrification efforts due to transmission and distribution limitations. Building and maintaining infrastructure like roads, utilities, and telecommunications networks can be more expensive and challenging in remote areas.

Economic Dependence and Limited Resources: Recently Humboldt has lost some of the major economic engines the region had historically relied on like logging and fishing.

Beyond being economically constrained, due to the low population, Humboldt also faces limited human resources to dedicate to obtaining funding and implementing climate mitigation and adaptation efforts. Converting infrastructure and transitioning to more sustainable practices can be challenging without adequate staffing, funding support, and incentives.

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Social Vulnerability: Approximately 40 percent of the Humboldt population is either at or below the 80th percentile of the statewide median income6,7, categorizing them as lowincome and increasing their social vulnerability to climate change.

Despite these challenges, Humboldt also has strengths that can support climate action, including a strong tradition of regional collaboration and environmental stewardship, active community organizations, and a growing interest in sustainable agriculture and renewable energy.

Regional Opportunities
Humboldt, with its rich natural resources and an environmentally conscious and engaged community, offer several opportunities to overcome the constraints the region faces:

Partnerships and Collaboration: No single agency is responsible for mitigating GHG emissions, just as no community can avoid impacts related to climate change. One of the benefits of isolated areas like the Humboldt region is the recognized need to establish capable agencies and to foster collaboration to overcome challenges. This recognition has helped the region establish strong cross agency coordination and partnerships. Continuing to work together through a formal coalition to implement the RCAP is a powerful way for the region to make rapid progress with GHG mitigation and increased resilience.

Green Economic Growth: Transitioning to a low-carbon economy presents opportunities for new green industries and job creation in Humboldt. Investments in clean energy, sustainable agriculture, eco-tourism, composting, and green infrastructure projects can stimulate economic growth while reducing GHG emissions.

Funding Opportunities: There are several funding opportunities for rural and low-income areas in California. This includes state and federal funding, incentives, and partnerships to implement climate-related projects in Humboldt.

Abundant Renewable Energy Resources: Humboldt has significant potential for renewable energy generation, particularly from wind, solar, and biomass sources. Expanding renewable energy infrastructure can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create local jobs and stimulate economic development. Recently, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has auctioned two lease areas for potential commercial wind energy development in Federal waters off the coast of Humboldt County, referred to as the Humboldt Wind Energy Area (WEA).8
Carbon Sequestration in Natural Ecosystems: Humboldt’s diverse ecosystems, including forests, wetlands, coastal habitats, and agricultural lands, provide valuable opportunities for carbon sequestration. Protecting and restoring these natural and working lands can enhance resilience to climate change impacts while mitigating carbon emissions. With its extensive natural and working lands there are significant opportunities to implement sustainable land practices that avoid carbon loss, sequester carbon, protect biodiversity, and support local economies.
6 California Air Resources Board (2021). Identification of Low-Income Communities under AB 1550 Methodology and Documentation for Maps. Accessed May 20, 2024, from https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/auction-proceeds/kml/ab1550_maps_documentation.pdf 7 U.S. Census Bureau (2022). American Community Survey (ACS) 5 Year Estimates (2017-2022) S1901. Accessed June 10, 22024, from https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S1901?g=050XX00US06023 8 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) (2024). Humboldt Winde Energy Area. Accessed June 6, 2024, from https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/humboldt-wind-energy-area

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10 Overcoming the obstacles to climate change policy implementation will require collaboration, innovation, and commitment. Coalition building is a core concept of the RCAP as collaboration between stakeholders in rural areas will be the key to successful implementation of climate action policies and improving climate resiliency in Humboldt. Several resources including the California Climate Adaptation Strategy, Community Organization Boards (COBs), and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality offer partnership strategies to reduce GHG emissions. Collaboration efforts have the potential to increase green jobs and provide other economic resources to mitigate GHG emissions and build increased resilience across the Humboldt region.

Past GHG Reduction Efforts
Humboldt has been committed to increasing sustainable operations and policies for many years and strives to reduce GHG emissions throughout the region. There are numerous community-based groups and advocacy groups established that focus on initiatives to address climate change through policy-change. For example, North Coast Resource Partnership (NCRP) collaborates on various efforts to reduce GHG emissions across the North Coast which includes Humboldt County. This collaboration works to obtain grant funding, provide educational and promotional events, and implement a variety of programs across the region such as energy efficiency programs and land use and conservation projects that reduce GHG emissions and increase climate resilience. They are also involved in transporting, planning and supporting the development of renewable energy sources in the region to create an independent energy system.9
Additionally, Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA), a local not for profit government agency that procures electricity for the Humboldt region as a community choice aggregator is implementing several initiatives to reduce GHG emissions through the energy sector. RePower Humboldt10, RCEA’s Comprehensive Action Plan for Energy in the region, lays out a strategy to provide 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2027. Based on community input, the final report outlines policies and goals to lower utility rates and offer clean energy from local sources. RCEA’s long-term energy portfolio aims to be 100 percent renewable by 2030. In addition, RCEA offers several energy efficiencies, fuel switching, and clean transportation programs to convert household and vehicle energy use from fossil fuels to renewable (low-carbon) sources.

Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) also offers a Weatherization Program that provides home repair services to increase energy efficiency for low-income households. Implementation of energy efficiency efforts and a continual increase of renewable and carbon-free energy on the grid through such efforts have led to a significant decrease in GHG emissions associated with electricity use in the region.

The Humboldt region is also dedicated to reducing vehicle miles traveled in the community and consequentially GHG emissions in its transportation sector. The Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) has developed numerous planning documents to decrease VMT in the region and is currently funding the County-led development of VMT thresholds for the region that would establish what amount of VMT change from development would be considered a significant impact and would require mitigation. This helps to limit increasing VMT. Additionally, HCAOG has 9 North Coast Resource Partnership (NCPA) (n.d.). Homepage. Accessed June 15, 2024, from https://northcoastresourcepartnership.org 10 Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) (2019). RePower Humboldt. Accessed May 5, 2024, from https://redwoodenergy.org/wpcontent/uploads/2020/06/RePower-2019-Update-FINAL-.pdf

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secured numerous grants for the region for a variety of programs that aim to reduce VMT.11 Several communities are planning and developing with climate change and GHG impacts in mind. For example, the City of Arcata recently adopted the Gateway Area Plan that focuses on a high-density mixed-use development that is in close access to the City’s center and key amenities of the city to reduce the need to drive.12 The City adopted the Gateway Area Code to establish the specific requirements and standards to implement the Gateway Area Plan.13 Land use decisions and developments such as this reduce VMT by placing residents near amenities, economic centers and access to other modes of transportation that is less GHG emitting.

The Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA) is committed to fully transitioning their fleet to zero emission in compliance with the Innovative Clean Transit regulation. In 2022 HTA was awarded a $38.7 million grant funded by the California Climate Investment fund through California State Transportation Agency’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TICRP) to introduce 11 New Flyer fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) and a hydrogen fueling station at HTA’s facility in Eureka. With 11 new zero-emission FCEBs added to the fleet and the hydrogen station, this project will help kickstart a hydrogen supply chain on the North Coast.14 Numerous community planning documents have been adopted in the Humboldt region that include a number of policies, goals, and projects that are focused on the reduction of GHG emissions including the County and local General Plans, City of Arcata Community GHG Reduction Plan15, RePower Humboldt16, Humboldt County Transit Development Plan 2023 - 2028,17 HCAOG Humboldt Bay Area Bike Map, HCAOG RTP18, and RCEA North Coast Medium-Duty and Heavy -Duty ZEV Blueprint Plan19.
11 Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) (2023). HCAOG 2023 Highlights. Accessed May 21, 2024, from https://www.hcaog.net/sites/default/files/HCAOG%202023%20Highlights%20(Canva).pdf 12 City of Arcata (2024). Resolution No. PC-24-05, Gateway Area Plan 2024. Accessed May 15, 2024, from https://www.cityofarcata.org/DocumentCenter/View/14232/25_Gateway20240514PC 13 City of Arcata (2024). Arcata Municipal Code Chapter 9.110 - Gateway Area Districts. Accessed May 15, 2024, from https://www.cityofarcata.org/DocumentCenter/View/14200/Gateway-FBC20240514_PC-Adopted 14 California Climate Investments (2023). Kick-Starting Zero-emission Fleets and Expanding Transit on California’s North Coast. Accessed June 10, 2024, from https://www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov/2023-profiles/hta 15 City of Arcata (2006). Community Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan. Accessed June 7, 2024, from https://www.cailg.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/resources__Greenhouse_Gas_Reduction_Plan_0.pdf?1460653786 16 Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) (2019). RePower Humboldt. Accessed May 5, 2024, from https://redwoodenergy.org/wpcontent/uploads/2020/06/RePower-2019-Update-FINAL-.pdf 17 Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) (2023). Humboldt County Transit Development Plan 2023-2028. Accessed May 10, 2024, from https://www.hcaog.net/sites/default/files/humboldt_county_transit_development_plan_- _final_report_no_appendices_compressed_0.pdf
18 Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG). Regional Transportation Plan, VROOM 2022-2042. Accessed May 10, 2024, from https://www.hcaog.net/sites/default/files/vroom_2022-2042_full_report_0.pdf 19 Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) (2023). North Coast Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty ZEV Blueprint Plan. Provided by the County via SharePoint on March 15, 2023.

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12 1.4 Regional Climate Action Plan Development Process Process
The RCAP was built off the completed 2022 GHG emissions inventory calculated for activities within the geographic area of Humboldt County and included future GHG emissions forecasts and analysis of GHG emission reduction targets in support of state reduction goals. After the targets were analyzed, GHG emission reduction measures and supporting actions were designed based on the success of the work done previously in Humboldt, current best practices, and information gathered from interested parties including the County, incorporated Cities, regional partners (e.g., HTA, RCEA, HCAOG), and community groups. Feedback from interested parties were considered to establish a list of priority projects and measures that were then further refined based on feasibility and substantial evidence for GHG reduction capacity. Figure 1 shows the iterative nature of the RCAP development process.

Figure 1 RCAP Development Process

Introduction
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Developing a comprehensive strategy to tackle climate change requires collaboration among various interested parties, community members, decision-makers, County and incorporated City staff. By working together, a plan that is representative of the needs of the community at large was developed.

Jurisdictional Collaboration
The RCAP was developed to encompass the geographical region of Humboldt County and will be implemented across all the incorporated Cities and County. Success with implementation and achievement of the GHG reduction targets will require coordination and cooperation between different jurisdictions and commitment and effort from all levels of the Cities and County administration. The RCAP was developed through collaboration among the County, all incorporated Cities, RCEA, HTA, HCAOG, and HWMA. The goals and measures presented in the RCAP were developed in close collaboration with department heads and regional partners. This approach supported the development of measures and actions that were feasible and provided a clear roadmap to address potential barriers to implementation. By incorporating insights from across the region, the RCAP struck a balance between Humboldt’s operational capabilities and what needs to occur to reach the 2030 GHG reduction target. While the RCAP is regional in scope, each individual jurisdiction will need to adopt the RCAP through their City Councils or the County Board of Supervisors for the County.

Information Sharing with the Community
During the initial drafting of the RCAP that began in 2019, the County and incorporated Cities hosted numerous community outreach events and campaigns. As part of the initial work on the CAP presentations were made to each of the City Councils for Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Rio Del and Trinidad, and to the Board of Supervisors. Other public presentations were held with the Farm Bureau, RCEA Board of Directors, a public forum at Cal Poly Humboldt and in McKinleyville, Redway and Willow Creek. To better address transportation related issues and Transportation Advisory Group was formed to provide input on the RCAP.

During the development of the RCAP, an interactive community survey was published on the public RCAP website to inform the community of the updates to the RCAP and gain an understanding of what measures and actions the community would like to see prioritized by the County and incorporated jurisdictions during implementation. The primary goal of the survey was to share information on 1) the Humboldt regions’ GHG emissions inventory, forecast, and targets; 2) how Measures and Actions are structures; and 3) the level of potential GHG emissions reduction based on the Measures. The survey was viewed over 1,000 times with a total of 160 submissions. Survey results indicated that the respondents prioritized efforts to reduce organic waste sent to landfills, increase zero-emission vehicle use, and increase public transit use the highest. Responses from public officials prioritized efforts to increase zero-emission vehicle use and establish a region-wide Climate Committee to implement the RCAP as the highest with reducing organic waste and increasing public transit use tied as the third highest priority. These responses indicated high alignment between what public officials felt should be prioritized compared with the community respondents.

County of Humboldt
Humboldt County Regional Climate Action Plan
14 2 Scientific Context for Climate Change
Climate change is the observed increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans along with other substantial changes in climate intensity (such as wind patterns, precipitation, and storms) over an extended period of time. The baseline against which these changes are measured originates in historical records identifying temperature changes that have occurred in the past, such as during previous ice ages. The global climate is continuously changing, as evidenced by repeated episodes of substantial warming and cooling documented in the geologic record. The rate of change has typically been incremental, with warming or cooling trends occurring over the course of thousands of years. However, scientists have observed acceleration in the rate of warming during the past 150 years. Per the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the understanding of anthropogenic warming and cooling influences on climate has led to a high confidence (95 percent or greater chance) that the global average net effect of human activities has been the dominant cause of warming since the mid-20th century.20

2.1 Background on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Gases that absorb and re-emit infrared radiation in the atmosphere are called greenhouse gases (GHGs). The accumulation of GHGs in the atmosphere regulates the Earth’s temperature is known as the “greenhouse gas effect”. The greenhouse effect, shown in Figure 2, is integral to sustaining life on Earth. However, human activities emit GHGs more than natural ambient concentrations, thereby contributing to the enhancement of the natural greenhouse effect. This enhanced greenhouse effect contributes to global warming, an accelerated rate of warming of earth’s average surface temperature. More specifically, by burning fossil fuels to power homes, businesses, and automobiles, we increase the amount of GHGs emitted into the atmosphere, which, in turn, leads to increased absorption of infrared radiation by the earth’s atmosphere and increasing temperatures near the surface.
20 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (1995). Climate Change 1995, The Science of Climate Change. Accessed May 1, 2024, from https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_sar_wg_I_full_report.pdf

Scientific Context for Climate Change
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Figure 2 Greenhouse Gas Effect

County of Humboldt
Humboldt County Regional Climate Action Plan
16 Types of GHGs
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) list of GHG emissions include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O), as well as chlorofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride, which are collectively called fluorinated gases.21 Fluorinated gases are man-made gases that can stay in the atmosphere for centuries and contribute to the GHG effect. Ninety-seven percent of the annual GHG emissions generated in the United States consist of CO2, CH4, and N2O,22 while fluorinated gases23 result in the remaining three percent of emissions. Most fluorinated gases come from industrial sources, of which there are relatively few in Humboldt. Due to CO2, CH4, and N2O comprising the large majority of GHG emissions in Humboldt, the RCAP focuses on these three gases for its GHG emissions inventory, forecast, and reduction strategy, consistent with the ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability’s U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Community Protocol).

Each type of GHG has a differing ability to trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere over a specified timescale (generally, 100 years), referred to as the gas’s global warming potential (GWP).24 The reference point to compare the potential impact of different GHGs is CO2, and therefore CO2 has a GWP of 1, whereas CH4 has a GWP of 28. This means that each metric ton (MT) of methane causes 28 times more warming than 1 MT of CO2. Even more potent, N2O has a GWP of 265, or 265 times the GWP of 1 MT of CO2.
25 Sources of GHGs
GHGs are emitted by both natural processes and human activities. Of these gases, CO2 and CH4 are emitted in the greatest quantities from human activities. Emissions of CO2 are largely by-products of fossil fuel combustion, whereas CH4 results from off-gassing associated with agricultural practices and decomposition of organic waste in landfills. 26 27 These activities release GHGs into the atmosphere and contribute to climate change. With the accelerated increase in fossil fuel combustion and deforestation since the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, concentrations of GHG emissions in the atmosphere have increased exponentially. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) tracks the country-wide emissions and publishes an annual report:

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks.28 The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks is a comprehensive account of total GHG emissions for all man-made sources in 21 Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (2019). Main Greenhouse Gases. Accessed June 12, 2024, from https://www.c2es.org/content/main-greenhouse-gases/
22 World Resources Institute (WRI) (2020). 4 Charts Explain Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Countries and Sectors. Accessed June 12, 2024, from https://www.wri.org/insights/4-charts-explain-greenhouse-gas-emissions-countries-and-sectors 23 Fluorinated gases, which includes four main types: hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), are man-made gases that can stay in the atmosphere for centuries and contribute to the GHG effect. 24 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2014). Climate Change 2014, Synthesis Report. Accessed May 12, 2024, from https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/05/SYR_AR5_FINAL_full_wcover.pdf 25 ibid.
26 In Humboldt County, dairy herds and beef cattle are pasture raised limiting the concentration of CH4 emissions from enteric fermentation.
27 Although there is not a landfill in Humboldt County, emissions associated with exported landfilled waste are attributed to the Humboldt community in accordance with the ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability’s U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
28 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2024). Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks. Accessed May 12, 2024, from https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks