City of Blue Lake
Post Office Box 458 - 111 Greenwood Road
Blue Lake, CA 95525
Phone 707.668.5655
www.bluelake.ca.gov
City Council Agenda
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 ~ 6:30 p.m. ~ Regular Council Meeting Skinner Store-111 Greenwood Road, Blue Lake California
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:
Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82403429185?pwd=t6gN3wRD5Mlq76n0IhWfOEU2qFAO0F.1 Meeting Id: 824 0342 9185 Passcode: 876920
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 March 3, 2026 – Special Meeting b. City Council Minutes for March 11, 2026- Special Meeting c. City Council Minutes for March 24, 2026 – Regular Meeting d. City Council Minutes for April 7, 2026 – Special Meeting e. March Disbursements Report
f. Update Signatories on Tri Counties Bank Accounts [Resolution 1259] g. Authorize City Manager to execute Memorandum of Mutual Understandings with the North Coast Resource Partnership
ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION OR ACTION
7. Proclaim April 2026 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month
8. Proclaim May 2026 as Older Americans’ Month
9. Acceptance of Donation to Bike Park by RCMBA from “Mad Scramble”
10. Appointment to Public Safety Commission
11. Public Safety Commission: Update from the Chair
12. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance No. 550 Amending Chapter 13.12 of the Blue Lake Municipal Code Relating to Cross-Connection Control
13. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance No. 551 Amending Chapter 15.04 of the Blue Lake Municipal Code Relating to Building Permit and Inspection Fees
14. Fee Schedule Update – Parks & Recreation
15. Bill Nessler Car Show Parks & Recreation Donation Plan
16. Dell Arte Pre-Festival Report
17. Cal PERS Health Insurance [Resolution 1260]
18. Finance Department Restructure Phase 1
19. Authorize City Manager to Execute Contract with Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for Law Enforcement Services
20. Authorize City Manager to Execute Contract with Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for Animal Shelter Services
21.COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE
22.REPORTS OF COUNCIL AND STAFF
a. Ad hoc Committee Reports
b. Commission Updates
c. City Manager Report
23.FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
a. Mid-May Special Council meeting for WWTP Tour
b. June 2 Special Council meeting for FY 2026-2027 Budget Presentation
24.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.
c. Report Out of Closed Session
25.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.