Consent Item 3e
STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: May 19, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Shari Meads, Community Development Director
THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Community Development Department Report for April 2025 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Receive the report as an informational item.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS:
• New Planning applications received include a Conditional Use Permit, a Lot Line Adjustment, a Design Review, a Home Occupation Permit, and a Pre-Application Permit.
Staff continued to review an average of three Business License Applications per week. • Staff continued to review Building Permit applications for zoning and other planningrelated compliance and respond to Public Records Act requests. • Ongoing development projects include minor and major subdivisions and other land use entitlements.
• Progress continued on the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, including the Community Development Director reviewing and editing Fortuna’s Jurisdictional Annex.
Adoption is anticipated in late Spring or early Summer 2025. • Progress continued on the Regional Climate Action Plan, including reviewing and editing the draft CEQA GHG streamlining checklist for new development. • On Thursday, April 3rd, the Community Development Director graduated from the Bay Cities Leadership Academy.
• Monday, April 7th, was Sr. Administrative Assistant Steven Merced Casanova’s first day of employment.
• On Wednesday, April 9th, the Community Development Director participated in the Cal Cities Planning and Community Development Department Business Meeting. • On Wednesday, April 9th, the Community Development Director (and City Manager) had a lunch interview with a potential contract building plans examiner/ building inspector. • On Tuesday, April 15th, the Community Development Director (and City Manager) met with Jen Rice.
Consent Item 3e
• On Friday, April 25th, the Community Development Director (and Mayor Pro Tem) attended the League of Women Voters annual state of the community luncheon.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIVITY:
No Planning Commission meetings were held in April 2025.
BUILDING DIVISION ACTIVITIES:
• The March 2025 and April 2025 Building Permit Summaries are attached RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Receive the April 2025 Community Development Department Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.