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City of Fort Bragg
Meeting Minutes
Community Development Committee
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 5:30 PM Town Hall, 363 N. Main Street
SPECIAL MEETING
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
Committee Member Rafanan called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
ROLL CALL
Staff Isaac Whippy City Manager, Sarah McCormick Economic Development Manager, Associate Planner Sarah Peters, and Administrative Assistant Lisi Horstman.
Present: 2 - Jason Godeke and Marcia Rafanan
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
These minutes were approved for Council review.
1A. 26-140 Approve Minutes from March 2, 2026, Community Development Committee
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
David Gurney and Jenny Shattuck.
3. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
3A. 26-142 Receive Report and Provide Recommendation to City Council Regarding Various Options to Improve Community Awareness of Larger Pending Development Projects in Fort Bragg
Consultant Marie Jones presented the report. Committee Member Godeke asked clarifying questions, and Marie Jones provided the clarification.
Public Comment: David Jensen, Jacob Patterson, Paul Clark, Theresa Skarr, Guy Burnett, Dave Skarr, David Gurney, and Annemarie Weibel.
Committee Member Godeke asked clarifying questions. Marie Jones provided clarification. The Committee Members provided direction for the report.
3B. 26-187 Receive Report and Provide Recommendation to City Council Regarding Proposed Changes to Mobile Vending Ordinance for Consideration Economic Development Manager Sarah McCormick presented the report. Committee Member Godeke asked clarifying questions. Associate Planner Sarah Peters, Economic Development Manager Sarah McCormick, Consultant Marie Jones, and City Manager Isaac Whippy clarified.
Public Comment: David Jensen, David Gurney, Megan Caron, Guy Burnett, John Lontiliom, City of Fort Bragg Page 1 Printed on 9/2/2026
Community Development April 15, 2026
Committee
Meeting Minutes
Margarita Valenzuela, Gabriel Quinn Maroney, Abraham Cohen, Andrew Jordan, Jay Rosenquist, Jenny Shattuck, Juliana Sanchez, Marinela Miclea.
Committee Members Godeke and Rafanan asked clarifying questions, and the staff provided clarification. Committee Members discussed. Committee Members provided direction to staff to bring a draft report to the next Community Development Committee meeting.
4. MATTERS FROM COMMITTEE / STAFF
City Manager Isaac Whippy provided an update on the Community Development Department recruitment. Economic Development Manager Sarah McCormick provided the staff an update to the Committee.
ADJOURNMENT
Committee Member Rafanan adjourned the meeting at 7:47 PM.
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