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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. City Council Minutes for January 20, 2026 – Special Meeting b. City Council Minutes for January 27, 2026 – Regular Meeting c. Blue Lake Fieldbrook Little League Lease
d. Humboldt Fastpitch
e. Dog House Lease
City Council Agenda
Tuesday, February 24, 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
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ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION OR ACTION
7. Parks and Recreation Commission Appointment
8. Request for Proposals – Seventh Cycle Housing Element Update – Award Contract to Planswest Partners
9. Adopt Resolution 1254 for Update to Planning, Zoning, and Land Use Fee Structure
10.Parks and Recreation Fee Update – Staff report will be supplemental to Council Packet
11.Adopt Resolution 1255 Implementing the Adopted Water and Sewer rate increase for 2026 and Update the Turbidity Reduction Fee Pass Through
12.Presentation by AdHoc Committee regarding Commissions Structure, Possible Consolidation, and Meeting Frequency
13.COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE
14.REPORTS OF COUNCIL AND STAFF
a. Ad hoc Committee Reports
b. Commission Updates
c. City Manager Report
15.FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
a. Building Permit Fee Updates
b. Update Signatories on Tri Counties Bank Accounts
c. Amending Blue Lake Municipal Code Chapter 13.12 Regulating Cross Connections
16.CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
a. Public Comment on Closed Session agenda item(s).
b. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Property: Approximately three (3) acres of land that is a portion of City owned Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 312-161-018-000 and 312-161-015-000 Agency Negotiator: John Sawatzky, Kat Napier, Jennie Short, City Manager; and Ethan Walsh (attorney for City) and Russ Gans (attorney for City) Negotiating parties: DANCO parties Chris Dart, McKenzie Dibble Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment.
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c. 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.
d. Report Out of Closed Session
17.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.