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City of Fort Bragg
Meeting Minutes
Community Development Committee
Monday, March 3, 2025 4:00 PMTown Hall, 363 N. Main Street and Via Video Conference
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
Vice Mayor Rafanan called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM
ROLL CALL
Staff Present: Assistant Director of Engineering O'Neal, Assistant Planner Peters, Administrative Assistant Flynn
Present: 2 - Jason Godeke and Marcia Rafanan
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1A. 24-986 Minutes of the October 25, 2024 Community Development Committee These Committee Minutes were approved for Council review
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Paul Clark, Jacob Patterson
3. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
3A. 25-7 Receive Oral Update on Installation of City Trees Downtown & Citywide Mayor Godeke gave an update on the health of newly planted trees at CV Starr Dog Park and future tree planting at local schools.
Public Comment: Jacob Patterson
3B. 25-12 Blue Zones Project Mendocino County and Fort Bragg Built Environment Projects
Lucy Kramer from the Blue Zones Project Mendocino and Assistant Director of Engineering O'Neal presented the report. Committee members asked clarifying questions and held a discussion about the project options.
Public Comment: David Jensen, Gabriel Quinn Maroney
Discussion: Under deliberation, Committee members directed staff to move forward with two Demonstration projects- Par Course and Binoculars on the Coastal Trail; the Policy/Plan program of a City Street Tree Audit; and a Marquee project that is connected to the one of the two demonstration projects.
4. MATTERS FROM COMMITTEE / STAFF
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Mayor Godeke followed up on status of the Municipal Improvement District (MID).
Administrative Assistant Flynn gave updates on upcoming Limited Term Permit events.
Assistant Director of Engineering O'Neal gave an update on EV Charger installation at the Police Department and the status of Grocery Outlet permits.
ADJOURNMENT
Vice Mayor Rafanan adjourned the meeting at 5:01 PM
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