Unless Otherwise Noted, All Items on the Agenda are Subject to Action.
Public Input can be given to the Council by emailing [email protected] until 4:30 p.m. on the date of the meeting.
PLEASE NOTE that live meeting logistics will be prioritized. The quality of the Zoom teleconference meeting cannot be guaranteed. Technical challenges experienced by either the participant or the City will not interrupt or halt the progress of the meeting.
Public input may be facilitated by Zoom at the following meeting link:
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM OF THE COUNCIL
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS – The Public is invited to present petitions, make announcements, or provide other information to the City Council that is relevant to the scope of authority of the City of Blue Lake that is not on the Agenda. The Council may provide up to 15 minutes for this public input session. To assure that each individual presentation is heard, the Council may uniformly impose time limitations of 3 minutes to each individual presentation. The public will be given the opportunity to address items that are on the agenda at the time the Council takes up each specific agenda item.
6. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Corrected City Council Minutes for April 22, 2025 – Regular Meeting b. Corrected City Council Minutes for June 24, 2025 – Regular Meeting c. Corrected City Council Minutes for June 27, 2025 – Special Meeting d. Corrected City Council Minutes for July 3, 2025 – Special Meeting e. Corrected City Council Minutes for October 28, 2025 – Regular Meeting City Council Agenda
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 ~ 6:30 p.m. ~ Regular Council Meeting Skinner Store-111 Greenwood Road, Blue Lake California
111 Greenwood Road-P.O. Box 458
Blue Lake, CA 95525
707-668-5655(P) 707-668-5916(F) www.bluelake.ca.gov
City of Blue Lake
f. Corrected City Council Minutes for November 25, 2025 – Regular Meeting g. City Council Minutes for December 23, 2025 – Regular Meeting h. Receive Disbursements for Period of December 1-December 31, 2025 i. Adopt Amended Resolution 1246 “Comfort Zone Variance” to replace Resolution 1245 “Comfort Zone Variance”
j. Approve of Professional Service Agreement Between City of Blue Lake and Colantuono, Highsmith & Whately, PC
ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION OR ACTION
7. APPROVE RESOLUTION 1249 DECLARATION OF CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS FROM THE SPECIAL 2026 MUNICIPAL RECALL ELECTION
8. APPROVE PROPOSED FRAMEWORK AND TIMELINE FOR FY 2026-27 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION; DISCUSS PROPOSED BUDGET MONITORING AND CONTROLS.
9. APPROVE THE SCHEDULE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR 2026
10. APPROVE RESOLUTION 1250 FOR APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM CITY CLERK
11. RECEIVE AND APPROVE REVISED FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 BUDGET, APPROVE RESOLUTION 1251; TAKE ACTION AS APPROPRIATE
12. APPOINTMENT TO ARTS & HERITAGE COMMISSION
13. APPOINTMENT TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
14. APPOINTMENT TO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
15. APPOINTMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
16. PLANNING COMMISSIONER RECRUITMENT
17. COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE
18. REPORTS OF COUNCIL AND STAFF
a. Ad hoc Committee Reports
b. Commission Updates
c. City Manager Report
19. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS BY REQUESTED BY COUNCIL
20. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
a. Public Comment on Closed Session agenda item(s).
b. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: Portions of APN Nos. 312-131-037-000, 312-131-045-0003, 312-131-046-000 and 312-190-010-000, in the unincorporated area of the County of Humboldt, State of California.
Agency Negotiator: Jennie Short, City Manager; Ryan Plotz (attorney for the City) Negotiating parties: Erin McClure, Trustee
Under negotiation: Price and terms.
c. Report Out of Closed Session
21. ADJOURN
A request for disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aid or services, may be made by a person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in the public meeting, by contacting the City Clerk at 707-668-5655, at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of the meeting.