Fortuna City Council
December 15, 2025

Meeting Agenda
Monday, December 15, 2025 at 6:00 pm
621 11th Street, Fortuna CA
Regular Meeting Agenda
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• The City Council May Take Action on any Item on this Agenda.

CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE / ROLL CALL
Council
Staff
• Council Member Kyle Conley
• Council Member Carlos Diaz
• Council Member Abe Stevens
• Mayor Pro Tem Tami Trent
• Mayor Mike Johnson
• City Manager Amy Nilsen
• City Clerk Siana L. Emmons

1. ORAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Members of the Public may be heard at this time on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City that is not on the Public Meeting Agenda. It is the practice of this Council to hold public comment for every item of business on the agenda at the time that item is heard. If a speaker cannot stay for a particular item of business, they may be heard during this time. Comments concerning the

2. Consent Calendar may also be heard at this time. Speakers addressing the Council will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Be advised that, by law, the City Council can only deliberate or take action on items that are included on the agenda.

CONSENT CALENDAR
These matters are routine in nature and are usually approved by a single vote. Any member of the Council may pull a particular item for further discussion. a. City Council Minutes – December 1, 2025 & October 6, 2025 (Regular Meeting) b. Administrative Department Monthly Report
c. Community Development Department Monthly Report
d. Finance Department Monthly Report
e. Parks & Recreation Monthly Report
f. Police Department Monthly Report
g. Public Works Monthly Report
h. Report of Disbursements
i. Approve the Environmentally Preferable Procurement Policy Approval of Personnel Files and Comprehensive Personnel Records Retention Policy
j.

Authorization of Destruction of Selected Finance Department Files, Resolution 2025-28
k.

Approve the Amended Part Time Classification and Pay Rate Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-26; Resolution 2025-29
l.

3. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 2025-779 Amending the Fortuna Municipal Code Title 17, Zoning Regulations, Chapters 17.03, 17.06, and 17.08 to Implement the 6th Cycle Housing Element, AND Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 2025-780 to Amend Fortuna Municipal Code Title 17, Section 17.02.030, Zoning Map, to Adopt the Qualified Combining Zone to Implement the 6th Cycle Housing Element and Mill District Specific Plan a.

Discussion of Design Alternatives & Project Aesthetics for Roundabouts and Retaining Wall
b.

Update on the City of Fortuna Listening Campaign to Inform the City of Fortuna’s Strategic and General Plan Updates
c.

4. 5. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
At this time, members of the Council may consider or request items to be placed on a future agenda through a consensus of the majority.

6. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Council Member Kyle Conley
Redwood Region Economic Development Corporation (RREDC) Alternate, Parks & Recreation Commission, Humboldt Transit Authority Alternate a.
b. Council Member Carlos Diaz

7. Contact: Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk ([email protected] 707-725-1409) | Agenda published on 12/11/ 2025 at 1:44 PM
Redwood Region Economic Development Corporation (RREDC), Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA), Parks & Recreation Commission Alternate Council Member Abe Stevens
Humboldt County Association of Government Alternate, Redwood Region Economic Development Corporation
c.

Mayor Pro Tem Tami Trent
Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA), Indian Gaming Commission, League of California Cities Public Safety Commission, Fortuna Business Improvement District (FBID) d.

Mayor Mike Johnson
Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG), Historical Commission, League of California Cities Transportation, Communication, & Public Works Commission e.

ADJOURN
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.5, any non-confidential documents or writings that the City distributes, less than 72 hours before a regular meeting, to all or a majority of the legislative body's members must be made available to members of the public at the same time as the distribution. Documents and information related to the agenda topics are available for review at City Hall, 621 11th Street, between the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Members of the public are invited to come to the meeting and comment. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (707) 725-7600. Notification prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

8. Meeting Agenda
Minutes
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 6:00 pm
621 11th Street, Fortuna CA
Regular Meeting Agenda
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• The City Council May Take Action on any Item on this Agenda.

CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE / ROLL CALL
Minutes:

Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm and led the flag salute. ROLL CALL: Council Member Conley - Present, Council Member Diaz - Present, Council Member Stevens - Present, Mayor Pro Tem Trent - Present, Mayor Johnson - Present

1. ORAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Minutes:

PUBLIC COMMENT: There being no public comments, Mayor Johnson closed public comments.

2. CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes:

PUBLIC COMMENT: There being no public comment, Mayor Johnson closed the public comment section.

COUNCIL ACTION: Council Member Conley pulled Consent Item c. Council Member Diaz moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Trent, to approve consent calendar items ab.

AYES: Council Members Conley, Diaz, Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem Trent, Mayor Johnson NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None MOTION CARRIED: 5/0

3. Mayor Pro Tem Trent moved, seconded by Council Member Diaz, to approve consent calendar item c.

AYES: Council Membes Diaz, Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem Trent, Mayor Johnson NOES:

None ABSTAIN: Council Member Conley ABSENT: None MOTION CARRIED: 4/0 a. City Council Minutes – November 17, 2025 (Regular Meeting) b. Report of Disbursements
Approval of the Amended Full Time Classification and Pay Rate Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-26, Resolution 2025-27
c.

CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
Authorize City Manager to execute a $1,500,000 Supplemental Budget Request for an Additional Discretionary Payment to the California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) Pension Trust
Minutes:

STAFF REPORT: Finance Director Aaron Felmlee provided a staff report on a $1,500,000 Supplemental Budget Request for an Additional Discretionary Payment to the California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) Pension Trust.

PUBLIC COMMENT: There being no comments from the public, Mayor Johnson closed the public comment section.

CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Council Member Diaz moved, seconded by Council Member Conley to authorize City Manager to execute a Supplemental Budget Request, make an additional Discretionary Payment in the amount of $1,500,000 to be paid to the CalPERS Pension Trust, and waive the 180 days of operating reserve policy for FY 25-26. Voice Vote.

AYES: Council Members Conley, Diaz, Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem Trent, Mayor Johnson NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None MOTION CARRIED 5/0. a.

Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 2025-778 ; Adding Chapter 8.45 to Title 8, Making it Unlawful for Any Person in the City to Sell, Offer, Distribute, or Provide Nitrous Oxide to Any Person
Minutes:

STAFF REPORT: City Manager Amy Nilsen provided a staff report on Ordinance 2025-778 adding Chapter 8.45 to Title 8, making it unlawful for any person in the City to sell, offer, distribute, or provide Nitrous Oxide to any person.

PUBLIC COMMENT: There being no comments from the public, Mayor Johnson closed the public comment section.

CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Mayor Pro Tem Trent moved, seconded by Council Member Conley to conduct a second reading and adopt Ordinance 2025-778, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fortuna Adding Chapter 8.45 to Title 8, Making it Unlawful for Any Person in the City to Sell, Offer, Distribute, or Provide Nitrous Oxide to Any Person. Roll Call Vote.

AYES: Council Members Conley, Diaz, Mayor Pro Tem Trent, Mayor Johnson NOES: Council Member Stevens ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None MOTION CARRIED 4/1.
b.
c. Introduce and Conduct First Reading of Ordinance 2025-779 Amending the

4. Fortuna Municipal Code Title 17, Zoning Regulations, Chapters 17.03, 17.06, and 17.08 to Implement the 6th Cycle Housing Element, AND Introduce and Conduct First Reading of Ordinance 2025-780 to Amend Fortuna Municipal Code Title 17, Section 17.02.030, Zoning Map, to Adopt the Qualified Combining Zone to Implement the 6th Cycle Housing Element and Mill District Specific Plan
Minutes:

STAFF REPORT: Senior Planner Michelle Nielsen from Planwest Partners Inc. provided a staff report on Ordinance 2025-779 amending chapters 17.03,

17.06, and 17.08 of the Municipal Code and Ordinance 2025-780 amending Section 17.02.030 of the Municipal Code (Zoning Map) and Section 17.04.090 (Qualified combining zone).

PUBLIC COMMENT: There being no comments from the public, Mayor Johnson closed the public comment section.

CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Council Member Conley moved, seconded by Council Member Diaz to introduce and conduct the first reading of Ordinance 2025-779, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fortuna to amend Fortuna Municipal Code Title 17, Zoning Regulations, Chapters 17.03, 17.06, and 17.08 to implement the 6th Cycle Housing Element and find the Amendments to be exempt from additional California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Review Pursuant to Public Resources Code and CEQA Guidelines and continue the public hearing to the next regular meeting for the second reading and adoption.

Roll call vote.

AYES: Council Members Conley, Diaz, Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem Trent, Mayor Johnson NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None MOTION CARRIED 5/0.

CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Council Member Conley moved, seconded by Council Member Diaz to introduce and conduct the first reading of Ordinance 2025-780, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fortuna to amend Fortuna Municipal Code Title 17, Section 17.02.030, Zoning Map, to adopt the Qualified Combining Zone to implement the 6th Cycle Housing Element and Mill District Specific Plan, and Find the Amendments to be exempt from additional California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Review Pursuant to Public Resources Code and CEQA Guidelines and continue the public hearing to the next regular meeting for the second reading and adoption. Roll call vote.

AYES: Council Members Conley, Diaz, Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem Trent, Mayor Johnson NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None MOTION CARRIED 5/0.

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
Minutes:

City Manger, Amy Nilsen, provided a verbal report.

5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Minutes:

None.

6. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
a. Council Member Kyle Conley
b. Council Member Carlos Diaz

7. Contact: Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk ([email protected] 707-725-1409) c. Council Member Abe Stevens
d. Mayor Pro Tem Tami Trent
e. Mayor Mike Johnson

ADJOURN
Minutes:

Council Member Conley moved, seconded by, Mayor Pro Tem Trent to adjourn the meeting at 6:50pm. MOTION CARRIED: 5/0

8. Meeting Agenda
Minutes
Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:00 pm
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• The City Council May Take Action on any Item on this Agenda.

CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE / ROLL CALL
Minutes:

Mayor Johnson called the public meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and led the flag salute.

ROLL CALL: Council Member Conley - Absent, Council Member Diaz - Present, Council Member Stevens - Absent, Mayor Pro Tem Trent - Present, Mayor Johnson - Present

1. PROCLAMATIONS
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Minutes:

Mayor Johnson read and presented the Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation to Katy Garrison, Board Member of Humboldt Domestic Violence Services.
a.

2. CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes:

PUBLIC COMMENT: There being no public comment, Mayor Johnson closed public comment.

COUNCIL ACTION: Mayor Pro Tem Trent moved, seconded by Council Member Diaz, to approve the consent calendar. AYES: Council Member Diaz, Mayor Pro Tem Trent, Mayor Johnson NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Council Members Conley, Stevens RECUSED: None MOTION CARRIED: 3/0
Draft City Council Minutes September 24, 2025 (Special Meeting Closed Session)
a.

3. b. Draft City Council Minutes September 29, 2025 (Special Meeting)

CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
Minutes:

Business Item b was moved before Business Item a.

Approve the Revisions to the Purchasing Procedures Section of the City of Fortuna’s Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual; Resolution 2025- 21 Minutes:

STAFF REPORT: Finance Director Aaron Felmlee provided a staff report regarding revisions to the purchasing procedures section of the City of Fortuna's Administrative policies and procedures manual.

PUBLIC COMMENT: There being no comments from the public, Mayor Johnson closed the public comment section.

CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Mayor Pro Tem Trent moved, seconded by Council Member Diaz to adopt Resolution 2025-21, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Fortuna Approving the Purchasing Procedures for Inclusion in the City of Fortuna’s Administrative Policies & Procedures Manual.

Roll Call vote. AYES: Council Member Diaz, Mayor Pro Tem Trent, Mayor Johnson NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Council Members Conley, Stevens MOTION CARRIED 3/0.
a.

Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 2025-777, Amending Chapter

2.50 of the Fortuna Municipal Code to Provide for Revised Purchasing Systems
Minutes:

STAFF REPORT: Finance Director Aaron Felmlee provided a staff report on Ordinance 2025-777 amending chapter 2.5 of the Fortuna Municipal Code to provide for revised purchasing systems.

PUBLIC COMMENT: There being no comments from the public, Mayor Johnson closed the public comment section.

CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Council Member Diaz moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Trent to introduce and conduct the first reading of Ordinance 2025-777, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fortuna California, Amending Title 2 - Administrative and Personnel of the City of Fortuna Municipal Code by Revising Chapter 2.50 - Purchase of supplies, Equipment, and Contractual Services and Determining the Ordinance Exempt from CEQA and continue the public hearing to the next regular meeting for the second reading and adoption. Roll call vote.

AYES: Council Member Diaz, Mayor Pro Tem Trent, Mayor Johnson NOES:

None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Council Members Conley, Stevens MOTION CARRIED 3/0.
b.

4. STUDY SESSION
Study Session #2: Nitrous Oxide and Tobacco Retail License Minutes:

STAFF REPORT: City Manager Amy Nilsen provided a staff report regarding a.

5. Contact: Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk ([email protected] 707-725-1409) Nitrous Oxide and Tobacco retail license. She also introduced from Humboldt County DHHS Briana Sherlock, Senior Program Manager Healthy Communities & WIC Division, Katie Jo Slaughter, Prevention Coordinator, and Jay Macedo from Partnership for Health Equity & Inclusion who presented a PowerPoint regarding nitrous oxide and tobacco retail.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Matt Eberhardt, Fortuna Police Chief and Supervisor Michelle Bushnell. There being no additional comments from the public, Mayor Johnson closed the public comment section.

CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Mayor Pro Tem Trent moved, seconded by Council Member Diaz directing the City Manager to return to the City Council with an ordinance banning nitrous oxide and a Tobacco Retail License ordinance.

AYES: Council Member Diaz, Mayor Pro Tem Trent, Mayor Johnson NOES:

None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Council Members Conley, Stevens MOTION CARRIED: 3/0
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
Minutes:

City Manager, Amy Nilsen, provided a verbal report.

6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Minutes:

None

7. ORAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Minutes:

This item was moved before Item 3 Consent Calendar.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Clif Clendenen, Justin Primofiore, Fortuna Police Employees President, Supervisor Michelle Bushnell, Matt Eberhardt, Fortuna Police Chief. There being no additional comments from the public, Mayor Johnson closed the public comment section.

8. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
a. Council Member Kyle Conley
b. Council Member Carlos Diaz
c. Council Member Abe Stevens
d. Mayor Pro Tem Tami Trent
e. Mayor Mike Johnson

9. ADJOURN
Minutes:

Mayor Pro Tem Trent moved, seconded by, Council Member Diaz to adjourn the meeting at 7:17 pm. MOTION CARRIED: 3/0

10. Consent Agenda Item 3b

STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk
THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Administrative Department Monthly Report
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The Administration Department monthly report encompasses the following divisions: City Attorney, City Clerk, Risk Management/Human Resources and Information Technology.

CITY ATTORNEY
The City Attorney billing was 21.4 hours for the month of October with the Mitchell Law Firm, LLC. Billing for the month of November will be provided with the December monthly report.

Project support for these months included public records request review, ordinance review, contract review, personnel inquiries and various email and telephone calls.

CITY CLERK DIVISION
For the month of November, the Clerk’s Office prepared and published two agendas for Regular City Council Meetings, and one Cancellation Notice for RCRPD Commission meeting.

City Council Meetings
Council Meeting Date Agenda Items
November 17, 2025 Regular Meeting 11
December 1, 2025 Regular Meeting 6
Totals 17
Consent Agenda Item 3b

City Clerk’s Office Key Duties November
Public Records Act Requests 5
General Information Requests 25 – 30 per day, average
Ordinances 3
Resolutions 1
Minutes Prepared 3
Notary Services Provided 1
Claims for Damages Filed 1
FPPC Filings: 0
Legal/Proof of Publications 7
Notices Posted (Public Hearing, Agenda, Ordinance, etc.) 13 On December 9, 2025, Clerk staff attended a webinar with information regarding Senate Bill 707, which explained the significant changes to the Brown Act, California's open meeting law.

Fortunately, due to Fortuna’s population, the City is under the 30,000 City population threshold and the 600,000 county population threshold, which means Fortuna will not have to implement any changes at this time.

RISK MANAGEMENT / HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
Staff continues to meet weekly with NeoGov representatives for Perform implementation training.

Staff anticipate rolling out Perform for use in January 2026.

Risk Management
There were no new Worker’s Compensation claims as of November 1, 2025, and one (1) new tort claims. City staff continue to work closely with LWP for Worker’s Compensation and George Hills, the City’s third-party claims administrator to bring claims to settlement or closure.

Date of Claim Type of Claim Status
09/18/2025 Property Claim In Progress
10/08/2025 Property Claim Closed
10/28/2025 Property Claim In Progress
On December 10, 2025, risk staff attended the California Intergovernmental Risk Authority (CIRA) Executive Committee meeting. Topics included discussion of captive insurance feasibility study and loss portfolio transfer options, strategic planning initiatives, and self-insured retention/deductible evaluation. Review and approvals included audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, prospective member applications for Pioneer Fire Protection District, City of El Segundo, and City of Chino, and the grant program utilization and discussion of administrative and procedural changes.

On December 11, 2025, risk staff also attended the CIRA board meeting. This included a day-long risk and governance forum, which provided members with insight into existing practices and the unique, evolving changing facing CIRA and its organizational goals. Consent calendar topics included updates to CIRA strategic planning initiatives, investment policies and portfolio updates, Consent Agenda Item 3b

general liability memorandum of coverage, recognition and appreciation of distinguished service by John Gillison, the current Board President, and election of the next CIRA Board President.

December 11, 2025, risk staff attended the Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund (REMIF) board of directors meeting. Consent calendar topics included review of June 2025 and 2024 financials, calendar meetings for fiscal years 2026/27 and 2027/28, REMIF conflict of interest code, and Transamerica and Express Scripts Medicare supplement renewal, and prospective member applications for City of Ferndale and City of Blue Lake to REMIF Self-Insured Health Plan.

Human Resources
As a part of the ongoing employee training opportunities, our Payroll and Benefits Administrator, Kelea Town, and Human Resources Director/City Clerk, Siana Emmons, attended the 2025 California Public Employers Labor Relations Association (CalPELRA) annual conference between November 19 – November 21, 2025, in Monterey, CA.

Staff attended the following sessions:

All the Feels: A New Generation of Workers and Accommodations for Mental Health Conditions which covered trends among newer workers, how to conduct the interactive process, and effective accommodations for conditions such as depression, ADD/ADHD, and anxiety, while supporting a multigenerational workforce.

Tough Budget Times: How to Reduce Your Workforce training on legal and practical considerations for workforce reductions during budget constraints. The session reviewed layoffs, severance options, part-time programs, related benefit, and retirement impacts, and key collective bargaining obligations.

Who Wants to be a CalPERS Retiree? California Public Agencies’ Favorite Gameshow reviewed common and complex issues faced by public agencies, including payrate and special compensation reporting, SB 278 liability, retired annuitant rules, recent case law impacts, and disability retirement requirements for safety and non-safety members. The session provided guidance on recognizing and avoiding common CalPERS-related errors.

Protecting Your Agency from the Pitfalls of Police Discipline, from Allegations to Appeals explored the complexities of disciplining police officers, including legal requirements, investigatory best practices, ad reporting obligations. Strategies were reviewed for handling disciplinary appeals, managing high-profile cases, and minimizing political and organizational impacts. The discussion also addressed practical considerations such as administrative leave, departmental morale, and the overall costs and consequences of disciplinary actions.

CalPERS’ New Industrial Disability Retirement Procedures: Navigating the Maze of an Evolving Process addressed recent changes to CalPERS’ IDR procedures and the challenges they pose for public employers. Staff learned practical strategies for analyzing, certifying, and defending IDR determinations, including differences between IDR and workers’ compensation standards. The session emphasized compliance, minimizing costly errors, and protecting the agency’s interests while ensuring fairness and legal integrity in the disability process.

Building Stakeholder Trust and Minimizing Organizational Costs through Proactive Disability and Leave Management focused on improving disability and leave programs to rebuild trust and increase transparency for employees, supervisors, and labor partners. Staff learned strategies for effective communication, employee advocacy, and support throughout leaves, including timely benefit guidance, coaching, and improved return-to-work processes.

Consent Agenda Item 3b

Human Resources staff continue to administer recruitments for non-general fund full-time positions, police officer and sergeant and part-time recreation positions, as needed.

Current Recruitments:

Parks and Recreation
Park Maintenance Worker II: Candidate selected and is in the pre-employment stage.

Conference Center Worker: Matthew Torres and Caleb Seitz started December 2nd.

Recreation Leader/Youth Basketball Facilitator: Recruitment closed November 30th and interviews conducted on December 9
th
.

Police Department
Police Officer: Recruitment open until filled, interviews continue to be scheduled as qualified applicants apply.

Police Officer Trainee: Recruitment open until filled, interviews continue to be scheduled as qualified applicants apply. One candidate in the pre-employment stage.

Community Services Officer: Candidate is in the pre-employment stage.

Public Works
Lead Vehicle and Equipment Mechanic: Dylan Cook started November 17th.

Treatment Plant Operator I/II (Non-General Funded Position): Employee recruitment requisition received December 8th.

The City is always looking to recruit qualified staff for open positions. For more information about employment with the City of Fortuna, visit the City’s website www.friendlyfortuna.com, send email to the City Clerk at [email protected], or call 707-725-7600. We also encourage all interested applicants to create a user account on www.governmentjobs.com

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
City Website (www.friendlyfortuna.com)
If any members of the public would like to receive public notices from Public Works, Community Development/Planning, the Police Department or Citywide Press Releases, please visit the website at https://www.friendlyfortuna.com/enotify/index.php and sign up for e-notifications.

Computer/Network
IT support staff continues to work collaboratively with Nylex to meet the City’s ongoing technical needs.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive Administrative Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.

Consent Agenda Item 3c

STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Katey Schmidt, Senior Planner
THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Community Development Department Monthly Report STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Planning Division Activity:
• The Planning Division processed 2 business licenses, and 3 home occupation permits in addition to the land-use projects shown in the table below. • Planning staff attended the November 20, 2025, Humboldt County Association of Governments Board of Director’s meeting. The HCOAG Board discussed modifications of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation to incorporate Opportunity Scores into the proposed Jobs/Population allocation. Planning Staff will meet with the RHNA Working Group in December to provide input on the allocation modifications. • Staff have begun the process to bring the Fortuna Municipal Code Zoning Ordinance into conformance with state law, define and clarify vague and outdated code sections, and codify processes and procedures. As a first step, City staff are working with consultants to bring the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance into compliance with State law. • The Senior Planner will be coordinating a Development Streamlining Project to implement City Council Planning priorities, streamline and clarify development project processes, encourage appropriate development, and generate revenue. • Staff are working with Plan West Partners to adopt amendments to zoning regulations and the zoning map to achieve consistency with the Mill District Specific Plan and the 6th cycle Housing Element of the Fortuna General Plan, and to implement programs of the City’s adopted Housing Element. Staff will present the first reading to City Council on December 1, 2025.
• Staff and consultants have completed or nearly completed all outstanding Housing Element Program implementation to maintain certification.
• The Senior Planner was interviewed for the Strategic Plan Listening Campaign and attended a Staff workshop with other City staff.

Consent Agenda Item 3c

• City staff met with California State Parks staff for a site walk of the proposed Vancil Community Forest parcel prosed for acquisition with Habitat Conservation Fund and Land and Water Conservation Fund grant monies.
• Staff attended a 3-day cohort based “EDGE” training presented by County of Humboldt staff. The Senior Planner will present “SMART” goal setting techniques learned at the training to CDD staff during staff training planned for December.

Planning Commission Activity:
• On November 11, 2025, the Planning Commission approved a Design Review of structural additions to Tractor Supply to construct an outdoor garden center and an enclosed bulk feed storage area.

Location: 1000 River Ranch Road
Active Planning Projects:

Proposed
Project
Project Description Location
Design Review Design review of a multi-unit commercial structure. 930 Riverwalk Drive Lot Line
Adjustment
Lot Line adjustment to create increased setback to
existing structure.
1125 Angel Heights
Drive
Lot Line
Adjustment
Lot line adjustment between two commercial
parcels.

Mill Site Area
Lot Line
Adjustment
Lot line adjustment to accommodate new residential
development for the Humboldt Senior Resource
Center.
3000 Newburg Road
SubdivisionMajorPhase 2 of the Twin Creeks subdivision to create 21 residential parcels.

Redwood Way
SubdivisionMajorCompletion of the final phases of the Gulliksen subdivision to create 35 residential parcels.

Gulliksen Avenue
SubdivisionMajorPhase 2 of the CLK Kenmar Subdivision project.

Phase 2 will create 8 residential parcels
Kenmar Road
SubdivisionMinor Minor subdivision of one parcel into three residential parcels.

Berry Creek Avenue
SubdivisionMinor Minor subdivision of one parcel into three residential parcels.

Berry Creek Avenue
SubdivisionMinor Minor subdivision of one parcel into two residential parcels.
1125 Angel Heights
Drive
SubdivisionMinor Subdivision of one parcel into three residential parcels.
3495 Rohnerville
Road
SubdivisionMinor Minor subdivision of one parcel into two residential parcels.

Berry Creek Avenue
SubdivisionMinor Minor subdivision of one 4-acre parcel into two residential parcels.

Fernwood Drive
Variance Variance to allow non-conforming setback due to parcel constraints.
1125 Angel Heights
Drive
Consent Agenda Item 3c

Grant Funding Updates:
• Community Development Block Grant Program Income
Status: $624,990.65 Barrier Removal Project Complete. Staff are developing potential projects to utilize $750,000 in additional funding on hand; input from the community will be sought during outreach meetings in early 2026.
• California Department of Housing and Community Development Permanent Local Housing Allocation; $149,769
Status: City to delegate allocated funds to the County of Humboldt to provide services for Fortuna citizens.
• Building Forward Library Infrastructure Grant; Awarded $219,083 ADA Modifications, Solar PV and battery storage, emergency generator, window upgrades, electrical/communication wiring, and interior finishes.

Status: Building Permit issued 11/17/2025. The library has temporarily relocated to Rohner Rec Hall during construction.

Staff are determining additional funding sources to complete energy-efficiency upgrades.

Habitat Conservation Fund Vancil Forest Acquisition; Awarded $175,750 Acquisition of a 6.25-acre forest adjacent to Rohner Park for community forest expansion, trails, and recreation areas.

Status: Staff seeking compatible grants to fulfill 50% match requirement. • Land and Water Conservation Fund Vancil Forest Acquisition; $126,000 Match funds for Vancil Forest Acquisition.

Status: Application submitted. City staff met with LWCF staff on 11/12/25 for a site visit to the project area.
• California Natural Resources Agency California River Parkway Grant; Awarded $620,194
California State Coastal Conservancy; Awarded $250,000
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants Program; Awarded $972,250 Lower Eel River Wetlands Acquisition Project. In partnership with the Wiyot Tribe, acquisition of approximately 250-acres to be utilized as a recreation area and preservation of open space. The city will assume ownership of 7.2 acres along Riverwalk Drive to develop a public park and access to the Eel River. The Wiyot Tribe will assume ownership of the remainder for habitat restoration, preservation of open space, and cultural activities.

Status: Staff working to complete purchase agreements with property owners.

Building Division Activities:
• The Building Division issued 12 permits in November 2025; permit detail summary is attached.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive Community Development Department Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.

Consent Agenda Item 3c

Consent Agenda Item 3d

STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Aaron Felmlee, Finance Director
THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Finance Department Monthly Report
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

SB90 Cost Claims:

Finance staff have submitted cost claims to the State as part of the State Mandated Claims Reimbursement Program. As a way of background, Senate Bill 90 (SB90) was passed by the State Legislature in 1972. The purpose of the SB90 program was to provide local agencies with a financial relief (reimbursement) from the State for the administration or operation of a required program either completely or partially. The State Controller’s Office annually receives, reviews, and audits the Mandated Cost claims. The claims are due by January 15 each year.

This year the City submitted claims for five different programs for a total amount of approximately $40,000. The claims are to be paid in the subsequent State budget IF there is any appropriation; otherwise, there is no specific date. Historically the City receives about 85% of the total claim amount within a year. Some claims are still unpaid and date back as far as fiscal year 2005-06.

Measure E Update:

The Measure E committee’s next regularly scheduled meeting is set for January 21, 2026, at 5:30pm in the Council Chambers.

The primary purpose of this meeting will be to solicit project ideas and funding input from the public. This is a great place for the public to be heard on how they want their sales and use tax monies to be spent within the City of Fortuna. The City historically receives valuable input and project ideas from the public during these annual public solicitation meetings.

List of Measure E items funded this month:
• (2) Police Detective Positions
• Police Community Services Officer Position
• Police Records Clerk Position
Consent Agenda Item 3d

• Parks and Recreation Director Position
• Recreation Program Supervisor Position
• Transit Trips to Eureka for Seniors
• PT Code Compliance Officer Position
• K-9 Program
• Encampment Outreach and Cleanup Services
• Storm Drain Maintenance Projects
• Street Maintenance Projects
An activity log displaying important Finance data is attached for informational purposes.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive Finance Department Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Finance Staff Activity Log for November 2025
• Sales Tax Newsletter 2Q 2025 (April – June)
City of Fortuna
Finance Department
Fiscal Year 2025/26
Finance Department June July August September October November Activity Log 2025 2025 2025 2025 2025 2025
Payroll Checks Issued: 256 323 307 186 198 202
Accounts Payable Checks Issued: 211 280 194 217 259 212 Number of Invoices Processed: 436 517 401 441 431 417
CDBG Loan Payments/Payoff: 0 0 0 0 1 0
Number of Telephone Calls: 1191 1374 1112 1110 1164 949 Avg Daily 60 72 70 65 65 63
Daily Walk-in Customers
Utility 566 657 494 616 521 422
Other 147 213 128 113 98 78
Total: 713 870 622 729 619 500
Average Daily Walk-in Customers 36 46 39 43 34 33
Monthly Bills 4622 4616 4616 4619 4616 4619
Reminder Notices 508 470 439 525 492 497
Shut Off Notices Mailed 293 291 292 332 315 299
Shut Offs 11 20 24 14 27 36
Ebills - Bills sent via email 1515 1572 1636 1747 1795 1835 Utility Bills paid online 2111 1735 1599 1798 1853 1976 % of Utility bills paid in person 12% 14% 11% 13% 11% 9% Public Works Calls Dispatched: 109 134 92 81 116 73
Avg Service Calls 100.8
Utility Billing Aging Report Total Bal Current 30 Days 60 Days 90 Days $ 899,488 $ 686,354 $ 124,512 $ 34,709 $ 53,913

76.3% 13.8% 3.9% 6.0%
76%
14%
4% 6%
Utility Accounts Aging
Current
30 Days
60 Days
90 Days
www.hdlcompanies.com | 888.861.0220
Q2 2024*
Q2 2025*
Legend
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
SALES TAX BY MAJOR BUSINESS GROUP *Allocation aberrations have been adjusted to reflect sales activity County
and State
Pools
Business
and
Industry
Fuel and
Service
Stations
Building
and
Construction
Restaurants
and
Hotels
Autos
and
Transportation
Food
and
Drugs
General
Consumer
Goods
CITY OF FORTUNA HIGHLIGHTS TOP 25 PRODUCERS
Published by HdL Companies in Fall 2025
Ace Hardware & Garden
Cigarette Payless
Dollar General
Eel River Brewing
Forbusco Lumber
Fortuna Chevron
Fortuna Liquors
Friesen Design Build
Grocery Outlet
Hummel Tire & Wheel
Les Schwab Tire Center
McDonald’s
Mercer Fraser
O’Reilly Auto Parts
Peterson Tractor
Ray’s Quality Cars
Rohnerville Chevron
Safeway
Shell
Sunbelt Rentals
Tractor Supply
Valley Pacific Petroleum
Services
Village Sport & Cycle
Walgreens
Wyckoff Plumbing

SALES TAX UPDATE

CITY OF FORTUNA
2Q 2025 (APRIL - JUNE)
Fortuna’s gross receipts from May –
June 2025 was flat compared to the
second sales period in 2024. After
adjusting for reporting modifications
from audit adjustments and delayed
payments, actual sales were 1.4%
lower. 2025 sales tax returns remain
modest, reflecting broader economic
volatility.

The largest tax group of the quarter
realized 7.3% growth as the City’s
allocation from the countywide
use-tax pool jumped, largely due
to a surge in ecommerce revenues.

Autos-transportation related receipts
edged higher. While results were
varied across sectors, general retail
improved slightly.

Conversely, business-industry
returns dropped 6.2% during the
spring months. The fluctuating price
of crude oil, and resulting lower gas
prices, caused fuel-service station
receipts to slide 12.2%. Contractor
returns were positive, yet other
building-construction returns pulled
down results. All segments of the
food-drugs group fell.

Voter-approved Measure E ended
better, with some one-time use tax
and a new taxpayer in the farm/
construction equipment sector lifting
overall outcomes and offsetting
declines in auto purchases by locals.

Net of adjustments, taxable sales for
all of Humboldt County declined 2.1%
over the comparable time period; the
Far North region was down 2.6%.

TOTAL:

2.7%
$503,405
Measure E
TOTAL: $ 551,343
-1.4% -2.1% 0.5%

COUNTY STATE

FORTUNA
2Q2025

TOP NON-CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TYPES
Q2 '25
Fortuna
Business Type Change Change Change
County HdL State
Service Stations 58,139 -14.2% -8.7% -9.4%
Casual Dining 42,290 0.6% -3.5% 1.4%
Automotive Supply Stores 30,467 -1.1% -4.2% -3.5%
Contractors 24,522 4.5% -3.4% -0.9%
Quick-Service Restaurants 23,630 -2.8% 1.8% -0.7%
Auto Repair Shops 13,925 -0.1% -3.9% -8.9%
Electronics/Appliance Stores 10,990 8.0% 3.2% 6.8%
Second-Hand Stores 4,015 24.0% 7.2% -0.4%
Government/Social Org. 664 -1.4% -4.5% -18.1%
Receivables/Master Outlets 357 -33.2% 23.5% 25.6%
*Allocation aberrations have been adjusted to reflect sales activity

REVENUE BY BUSINESS GROUP
Fontana This Fiscal Year*
4%
Food/Drug
10%
Fuel
14%
Pools
9%
Restaurants
28%
Autos/Trans.
9%
Building
13%
Bus./Ind.
13%
Cons.Goods
*ADJUSTED FOR

ECONOMIC DATA
2Q 2025 CITY OF FORTUNA SALES TAX UPDATE

STATEWIDE RESULTS
California’s one-cent local sales and use tax
receipts rose 0.6% in Q2 compared to the
same period last year, after adjusting for
accounting anomalies. While only modest
growth, it is the second consecutive quarter
experiencing positive results following an
extended timeline of declines. This period
is traditionally met with improved weather
with the beginning of summer activity.

Steady gains in both business-industry and
countywide use tax pools were driven by
strong online sales, reflecting shopper’s
willingness and ability to spend. Whether
pulled from inventory within California or
shipped from outside the state, demand
for goods by value-conscious shoppers
prevailed. Other notable upticks came
from purchases of office and electrical
equipment.

Increased tax receipts from restaurants
also demonstrated diners continued
desire to eat out. Even amongst higher
menu prices and tip fatigue, casual dining
establishments generated the largest lift.

While this is a good sign for the coming
summer season, underlying data shows
that disposal personal income – a key driver
of restaurant sales – is growing at a slower
pace than prior years, possibly signaling
softer tax growth on the horizon.

The two sectors primed to take advantage
of upcoming interest rate changes, autostransportation and building-construction, only experienced lackluster returns this
period. New auto sales declined, offsetting
gains in used vehicles and leasing, while
building material sales remained unchanged
from a year ago. However, aging vehicles
and deferred home improvements remain
a potential catalyst driving demand in the
near term.

Balancing the positive results, revenue
from fuel and service stations declined for
the ninth time in ten quarters, primarily
due to West Texas Intermediate (WTI) low
crude oil prices. As the global economy and
development remains tempered, so has the
demand for oil, leaving prices relatively low.

While this dampens sales taxes, lower fuel
costs during peak travel months may boost
spending in other segments.

Traditional retailers saw a 1% decline, with
specialty, sporting goods, and department
stores under performing compared to year
ago totals. Inflation and tariffs continue to
pressure consumer spending and retailer
margins, prompting reevaluation of physical
store investments by regional and national
companies alike.

The September reduction in the federal
funds rate, noting the possibility of more in
early 2026, leaves optimism regarding future
financing and accessing equity opportunities
for some consumers. However, national
tariff/trade talks remain a vital piece of
the inflation/higher prices story with the
potential of diminishing spending power. So
sluggish calendar year 2025 continues with
only modest expansion expected braced
against the ever-changing larger economic
trends.

Consent Agenda Item 3e

STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Kaylyn Stainbrook, Parks and Recreation Director
THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Parks and Recreation Department Monthly Report STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Parks Maintenance
▪ Park Maintenance has one full-time Park Maintenance Worker II on leave. ▪ Park/Facility Maintenance Tasks Completed (done in addition to several routine items):
o Repaired electrical connections of the Monday Club fireplace o Removed 14 soccer benches off of the Newburg fields
o Picked up a donated old train schedule board/sign from donor and installed it in museum
o Cleaned up wind debris on the boulevard and Rohner Park o Thorough sanitization and proof check the playgrounds o Pulled trash at bus stops
o Assisted and set up traffic signs for the cross-country event held at Rohner Park
o Performed electrical repairs and installed holiday signs at the River Lodge o Electrical rewiring of overhead heat fixtures in the Pavillion o Repaired gutters and started landscaping clean up at the River Lodge o Cleaned and sanitized the bus stops
o Cleaned up after a vandalism/attempted arson to garbage can in Rohner Park Rentals
There were four Monday Club rentals and two for the Rec Hall. Additionally, several user groups, such as the Genealogical Society, Fortuna Garden Club, Eel River Little League, Eel River Youth Soccer League, Emerald Football Club, Fortuna High School, Redwood Prep and Results Fit Camp, continue to use our indoor and outdoor facilities on a recurring basis.

Community Service
• In partnership with the Humboldt County Probation Department, one Community Service Worker completed 31.5 hours of community service.

Consent Agenda Item 3e

Recreation
• During the month of November, the Recreation Department experienced growth across all programs. Public Skate attendance increased by more than 100 participants compared to October, and private party reservations were nearly fully booked for the entire month.

Drop-in Volleyball and Basketball also saw steady participation increases throughout the month.
• We held our first camp of the season, the Fall Break Camp, hosting 28 campers—an increase of eight participants over last year’s program. This year, we were able to provide both breakfast and lunch, which was a valuable addition for families and a meaningful way to support our community during the holiday period. • Additionally, registration for the Hot Shots program opened in November, along with recruitment for Hot Shots Recreation Leaders.
▪ Year-Round Recreation Programs (Firemen’s Pavilion) Schedules:
o Drop-in Pickleball: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, 9:00am – 12:00pm; Sunday and Tuesday evenings, 7:00pm-10:00pm.
o Drop-in Basketball: Thursday evening, 7:00pm-9:00pm.
o Drop-in Volleyball: Sunday evening, 5:00pm-7:00pm.
o Public Skate: Fri/Sat 6:30pm – 9:30pm, Sun 1:30pm – 4:30pm o Private Parties: Fri afternoon, Sat morning/afternoon, Sun morning (Varies) November
Year-Round
Recreation
Program Totals
Drop-in
Pickleball
Drop-in
Basketball
Drop-in
Volleyball
Public
Skate
Private
Skate
Parties
Total Sessions 18 4 5 15 16
Total Participants 296 60 33 447 373
Fortuna Transit
• Special Projects/Announcements/Donations
o Our riders continue to utilize the weekly Eureka Medical Trips on Tuesdays. o The monthly Eureka Shopping Trip resumed service in November after a break due to staffing. Our riders are very happy to be able to make the most of this service which takes them to the Bayshore Mall, WinCo and Costco. • Rider/Miles/Hours Stats per usual
o This month 9 new riders signed up for the transit service.

Nov
2024
Nov
2025
YTD July
2024-June
2025
YTD July
2025-June
2026
Total
Passengers 627 444 4800 2167
Total Miles 1631 1696 13095 8311
Consent Agenda Item 3e

Service Miles 1456 1577 12129 7750
Total Hours
Worked 185 204.5 1500.75 980.75
Service Hours
Worked 168 185.5 1328.75 898.75
Fortuna Depot Museum
• November’s total visitor for the Fortuna Depot Museum is 154 people. This is in the middle range for November visitation totals in recent years. Recent November visitor totals were: 2024: 185, 2023: 196, 2022: 139, 2021: 132, 2020: 53, 2019: 198, 2018: 191, 2017: 108, 2016: 143, 2015: 130.
• In November 2025, we welcomed California visitors from Eureka, Fortuna, Grass Valley, Murphys, Ontario, Riverside, San Diego, San Ramon, Scotia, Ventura, Weed and Weitchpec, as well as out-of-state visitors from Nebraska.

River Lodge
• Hamanaka Painting began the staining project at River Lodge • Notable events:
o Redwood Memorial Foundation Gala
o North Coast Clinics Network & Humboldt Network of Family Resource Conference
o 23rd Annual River Lodge Holiday Craft Fair
Nov. 2024 Nov. 2025 Fiscal YTD
25 - 26
Total Events
12 13 61
Total Attendees 1960 1573 6030
Total Days
Occupied 15 14 68
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive Parks and Recreation Department Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.

Consent Agenda Item 3f

STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Matthew A. Eberhardt, Interim Chief of Police
THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Police Department Monthly Report
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

Patrol Statistics:
• 1,235 Calls for Service
• 398 Officer Initiated
• 114 Case Investigations
• 50 Misdemeanor Arrests
• 9 Felony Arrests
• 208 Traffic Stops
• 50 Citations Issued
Crime statistics and information on calls for service are available at forpd.crimegraphics.com.

Staffing:
• Recruitment Update: One recruit trainee applicant was unable to successfully complete the hiring process. The department is actively recruiting for three vacant sworn officer positions. One part-time community services officer continues to progress through the background/hiring process.

Enforcement/Community Engagement:
• Fortuna Police Department was able to secure crucial equipment for the K9 Program through significant donations. Thank you to Fortuna Police Employees Foundation, Fortuna Rotary, Redwood Capitol Bank, George’s Glass, Wyckoff’s Plumbing and Hummel Tire.
• SRO, Lieutenant and a Sergeant assisted Fortuna High School in serving students their Thanksgiving feast at school, visiting and interacting with students and staff. • Police Employees working the holidays are grateful to our community for the Thanks giving treats provided to those working through the holiday.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive Police Department Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.

Consent Agenda Item 3g

STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Brian Issa, Public Works Director
THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Public Works/Engineering Department Monthly Report STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The Public Works Director and engineering staff engaged in the following activities during the month of September.

STIP
Staff participated in the 2026 STIP and RTP process through HCAOG and have tentative approval for $500K in funding for PAED for the Kenmar Ross Hill Intersection.

Newberg Park EV Charger
Staff finalized agreements for the new EV charging station at the park.

Fleet Management
The PW Director and GS Superintendent onboarded a new Lead Mechanic (Dylan Cook), drafting a workplan and SOPs to help move the City toward a more comprehensive and cost-effective fleet.

Well 5
Staff received and reviewed 90% drawings. Project has become more expensive due to geotechnical considerations.

Newberg Road Sewer
Staff worked with GHD on preliminary designs for sewer upgrades in an area with known flow constraints. Surveying work ongoing.

NPDES Compliance
• Staff reviewed 60% designs
• Staff continued meeting with Jacob’s to define the SCADA upgrade project. • SHN continues to analyze groundwater monitoring data in pursuit of a basin plan amendment to allow continued use of the percolation ponds through amendment of the basin plan.

Consent Agenda Item 3g

• Staff worked with Jacobs to verify that a no-cost solution to diurnal flow equalization is valid. This route was selected at a significant cost savings to the City.

Grants and Funding
• Engineering staff have been working on coordination and permitting installation of 10 EV charging stations in the corp. yard.
• Staff submitted a preapplication for a Wildlife Conservation Board grant for the John Campbell Memorial Trail PAED (Environmental and 65% designs). We were not invited to submit a full application. We will likely reapply when more match funding is available • Staff submitted a Sustainable Communities Grant (CalTrans) to fund an initial study Newburg and Ross Hill roads from the interchange to Rohnerville Rd. The goal would be to identify impediments to various user groups and propose high level designs to improve these routes for all users
• Staff are working to re-submit a revised application for the 2026 BUILD program with hope of obtaining construction funding for the 12th Street Interchange. This grant is now open and staff are working with GHD to prepare our application Clarifier Recoating
• Staff ended up terminating the contact for recoating of the clarifier. The new contractor (F.D. Thomas) was selected as an emergency procurement. The new contractor completed this project in late November. Discussion with counsel regarding termination of the initial contract and reimbursement of expenses through their performance bond are ongoing.

Community Development Coordination
• With the return of Katey Schmidt, staff have been meeting regularly to coordinate development application review as well as to review and update the City’s permitting software and overall development process. Regular meetings between PW and CD have been reinstated.

Utilities Division
Water Distribution System
• The utilities crew read meters, changed out 19 dead meters, and completed the meter worksheet.
• Backflow testing is ongoing.
• The utilities crew upgraded 15 single port radios and 0 dual port radios. • The utilities crew installed one new 1” water service this month. • On-call personnel responded to 8 after-hours callouts. • The utilities crew completed 36 shutoffs for nonpayment. • Hydrant flushing has been completed for the calendar year (zones 1 and 2).

Consent Agenda Item 3g

• The Utilities crew flushed hydrants and repaired three water leaks.

Table 1. Water leaks in November 2025
Wastewater Collection System
• There was one Sewer Plug on a gravity main that resulted in a category 1 Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSOs).
• The utilities crew cleaned 5,713ft of sewer lines.
• On-call personnel responded to 1 after-hours callout.

Service Calls Summary
• Underground Service Alert (USA): There were zero miss-marked USAs. • The utilities division completed a total of 70 Service calls. Figure 1 shows the breakdown by type.

Hydrant
Flushing
Newburg
Corp Yard
Lawndale
Date Location Estimated
Leak
Rate
(Gallons
per
Minute)
Leak
Duration
Total Estimate Leak Volume (Gallons)
11/1-11/30 Hydrant
flushing
N/A N/A 214,410
11/1/25 Newburg 25 7H 10,500
11/20/25 Corp Yard 150 3H 27,000
11/20/25 Lawndale 4275 30 M 128,250
TOTAL: 380,160
Consent Agenda Item 3g

Figure 1: Service call breakdown
Miscellaneous Tasks
• The Utilities division continues to add to our GIS database, focusing on water meter and radio transmitter inventory to better assist our radio upgrade CIP. • Mike McGinnis is registered for a review course to prepare him for his Distribution test. • Issac Chacon and Troy Hubner have been working on their Class B drivers training.

Water Treatment/Wastewater Division- Chief Plant Operator Wastewater Treatment
Table 2. November wastewater plant effluent flows for the past five years in Million Gallons (MG) and Million Gallons per Day (MGD).

Figure 2. November wastewater plant effluent flows for the past five years in Million Gallons (MG) and Million Gallons per Day (MGD).
25 16
17 12

CONNECTS

OCCUPANT CHANGES

DISCONNECTS

SERVICE ACTIONS
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Service Calls By Type
Service Calls By Type
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 35
40 45
0 0.5
1 1.5
2 2.5
3 3.5
4 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Flow, MG
Flow, MGD
Total Monthly Flow, MG MAX Daily Flow, MGD AVG Daily Flow, MGD Year 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Monthly Flow, MG 33.150 31.620 29.890 42.180 34.570 Maximum Daily Flow, MGD 1.440 1.520 1.330 3.470 2.740
Average Monthly Flow, MGD 1.105 1.054 0.996 1.406 1.152 Consent Agenda Item 3g

Wastewater Events & Maintenance Tasks Completed:
• Staff cleaned chlorine contact basins and secondary clarifier weir. • Staff lubed and inspected influent grit chain and chain wear shoes. • Staff spent significant time flushing contaminants from Secondary Clarifier 4 gear box and driven gear chamber.
• Staff returned Primary Clarifier 2 and Aeration Basin #2 active service due to storm flows. • Staff performed an overhaul of the plants chlorine analyzers replacing the sample probe, the backup battery, the sample mixing chamber, and all seals.

Water Treatment
Table 3. November potable water production for the past five years in Million Gallons (MG).

Figure 3. November potable water production for the past five years in Million Gallons (MG).

Water Events & Maintenance Tasks Completed:
• Staff replaced VFD for Well # 2.

General Services and Streets - General Services Superintendent The following is a list of scheduled assignments completed by the General Services staff in November:
0 0.5
1 1.5
2 24
25 26
27 28
29 30
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Flow, MGD
Production, MG
Production Max Daily Avg Daily
Year 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Production, MG 29.718 26.141 27.064 26.736 26.203 Maximum Daily, MG 1.292 1.107 1.256 1.185 1.521
Average Daily, MG 0.990 0.871 0.902 0.891 0.873
Consent Agenda Item 3g

• Staff removed debris and maintained drainage inlets
during inclement weather. Staff had an early morning
call-out for two clogged drainage inlets on North Main
Street.
• Staff removed low hanging tree limbs in the public
right of way.
• Staff removed the counter in the City Hall front office for an upcoming project.
• Staff patched paved failed road asphalt and water line ditch repairs (see photos inset right).
• Staff placed Christmas decor on Main Street
streetlights. Staff changed the Welcome signs to
Season Greetings on Main Street. Artwork was
changed at the main entry way signs.
• Staff assisted Mercer Fraser with traffic control on L Street and Kenmar Road. Staff passed out notices to
residents and businesses with information. Mercer
Fraser resurfaced a small section on Lawndale from a
water main break.
• Staff assisted the Utility crew with water leaks.
• Staff repaired streetlights that were out. Staff
troubleshot and determined a streetlight lost voltage
from the PG&E connection on Palomino and Roan. A
ticket has been submitted to PG&E.
• Staff repaired a stop sign and bus signpost on two
different traffic collisions at Rohnerville and School
Street.
• Staff painted the hallway at City Hall, and cleaned the slot drains in the parking lot.
• Staff prepared for a special event for the Downtown Christmas Open House. Staff had a total of 5 hours setting up for the event. Staff had an accumulated 10.5 hours on Saturday.

The cost for traffic control on Saturday for 2 crew members was $781.84. • The City’s new Lead Mechanic, Dylan Cook, started on the 17th. • In addition to the special tasks noted above, staff also engaged in the following regular routine maintenance activities including USA’s, street sweeping, recycling and trash management, collect batteries at City Hall, road maintenance, Dog Park maintenance, vegetation management including sniping of curbs, and safety training and inspections.

Staff are available for questions, requests, and emergency responses to the community.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive Public Works Department Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.

Consent Agenda Item 3h

STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Report of Disbursements December 3rd and 10th, 2025 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive staff report of disbursements that were processed for the City of Fortuna and the Successor Agency (Fortuna Redevelopment Agency) if applicable, as an informational item only.

REPORT OF DISBURSEMENTS:

Disbursement was processed as follows:

December 3, 2025 $83,372.06
December 10, 2025 $481,666.18
,
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Informational Item. Receive report by Consent Agenda vote.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Disbursements Detail Report for December 3, 2025
• Disbursements Detail Report for December 10, 2025
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83736 12/03/2025 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 524991870 Wastewater Linen Service 97.2 83736 12/03/2025 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 525002055 River Lodge Linen Service 34.48 83736 12/03/2025 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 525009476 Paper Towels/Tash Liners - River Lodge 76.38 83735 12/03/2025 MIRANDA'S RESCUE 120125 Animal Rescue Services FY 25/26 800 83736 12/03/2025 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 524991869 Corp Yard Linen Service 60.98 83736 12/03/2025 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 524991869 Corp Yard Linen Service 59.31 83733 12/03/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0212458 Pre-employment Physical - Escareno 6.12 83733 12/03/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0212458 Pre-employment Physical - Escareno 9.19 83734 12/03/2025 MERCURIO, DAVID 111925 River Lodge Deposit Refund 250 83733 12/03/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0212458 Pre-employment Physical - Escareno 1.75 83733 12/03/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0212458 Pre-employment Physical - Escareno 9.19 83733 12/03/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0212458 Pre-employment Physical - Escareno 17.5 83733 12/03/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0210743 Pre-employment Physical - Escareno 371.5 83733 12/03/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0210743 Pre-employment Physical - Escareno 130.02 83733 12/03/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0210743 Pre-employment Physical - Escareno 195.04 83732 12/03/2025 LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE 308106 Legal Services 7456.5 83733 12/03/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0210743 Pre-employment Physical - Escareno 37.15 83733 12/03/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0210743 Pre-employment Physical - Escareno 195.04 83730 12/03/2025 HUMMEL TIRE & WHEEL 286292 Tires - Transit 1162.85 83730 12/03/2025 HUMMEL TIRE & WHEEL 286381 Tire Tube - General Services 22.94 83731 12/03/2025 JAM SERVICES INC 197159 Pedestrian Light Button - Streets 453.48 83727 12/03/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 401023 Paint/Supplies - City Hall 358.91 83728 12/03/2025 FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTAL 2060 Uban Water Objective Reporting Services 1496.25 83729 12/03/2025 HELIX LABORATORIES INC 91697 Alka Mag Supply FY 25/26 8486.96 83727 12/03/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 400869 Wire Brush/Pliers/Hardware - WWTP 94.71 83727 12/03/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 400917 Cable Ties/Simple Green - WWTP 21.65 83727 12/03/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 400984 Trash Bags/Detergent - WWTP 86.45 83727 12/03/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 400792 Supplies - WWTP 245.02 83727 12/03/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 400792 Supplies - WWTP 245.03 83727 12/03/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 400825 Hip Waders - Streets 64.59 83725 12/03/2025 EUREKA OXYGEN CO DM25110124 Cylinder Rentals FY 25/26 121.3 83726 12/03/2025 FORBUSCO LUMBER 38143-1 Roof Vent - Kennel 95.86 83726 12/03/2025 FORBUSCO LUMBER 38143-1 Roof Vent - Kennel -6.65 83725 12/03/2025 EUREKA OXYGEN CO DM25110124 Cylinder Rentals FY 25/26 121.3 83725 12/03/2025 EUREKA OXYGEN CO DM25110124 Cylinder Rentals FY 25/26 121.3 83725 12/03/2025 EUREKA OXYGEN CO DM25110124 Cylinder Rentals FY 25/26 121.3 83723 12/03/2025 BODYWORKS 120125 December Gym Memberships 20 83723 12/03/2025 BODYWORKS 120125 December Gym Memberships 20 83724 12/03/2025 DIKES, BUCKLEY D. 2025-11-006 November K9 Training - Cain/Blitz 750 83723 12/03/2025 BODYWORKS 120125 December Gym Memberships 80 83723 12/03/2025 BODYWORKS 120125 December Gym Memberships 20 83723 12/03/2025 BODYWORKS 120125 December Gym Memberships 60 83722 12/03/2025 AT&T 9011 24399544 9391084093 31.41
83723 12/03/2025 BODYWORKS 120125 December Gym Memberships 20 83723 12/03/2025 BODYWORKS 120125 December Gym Memberships 20 83720 12/03/2025 ADVANCED SECURITY SYSTEM 756414 Lab Security Service FY 25/26 106.5 83720 12/03/2025 ADVANCED SECURITY SYSTEM 756459 Wells Building Security Service FY 25/26 151.5 83721 12/03/2025 ASAP LOCK & KEY 79101 Transit Key Programming 201.15 83718 12/03/2025 ACCESS HUMBOLDT 2360 City Council Televised Meetings FY 25/26 189 83718 12/03/2025 ACCESS HUMBOLDT 2361 Planning Commission Televised Meetings FY 25/26 94.5 83719 12/03/2025 ACCURATE DRUG TESTING SERVICES 14599 DOT Physical Exam - I Chacon 110 Expense Approval Report
CITY OF FORTUNA By (None)
Payment Dates 12/1/2025 - 12/3/2025
Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable NumberDescription (Item) 83717 12/01/2025 POSTMASTER 120125 Utility Billing Postage 11.30.25 869.5 83717 12/01/2025 POSTMASTER 120125 Utility Billing Postage 11.30.25 869.5 Amount
83755 12/03/2025 SUNBELT RENTALS INC 177106427 Dehumidifier Rental - PD 192.75 83756 12/03/2025 THE PEOPLE OF NEW DIRECTIONS 4149 Encampment Clean-up Services 560 12/3/2025 11:29:29 AM Page 2 of 6
83752 12/03/2025 RUNCO, JAMIE 111725 Monday Club Deposit Refund 250 83753 12/03/2025 SHERLOCK RECORDS MANAGEMENT 4724 Finance Record Storage Service FY 25/26 50 83754 12/03/2025 SOLEM, CINNAMON 111925 River Lodge Deposit Refund 1000 83749 12/03/2025 RECOLOGY EEL RIVER 755875 Debris Disposal 57.6 83750 12/03/2025 REYNOSA, LUPITA 071525 Monday Club Deposit Refund 500 83751 12/03/2025 ROCHA, DORIS 110425 Park Deposit Refund 250 83748 12/03/2025 QUENCH USA INC INV09925765 Public Works Water System FY 25/26 28.47 83748 12/03/2025 QUENCH USA INC INV09925765 Public Works Water System FY 25/26 28.47 83749 12/03/2025 RECOLOGY EEL RIVER 755854 Debris Disposal 121.6 83747 12/03/2025 PROVIDENCE RDWD MEMORIAL FOUND111925 River Lodge Deposit Refund 250 83748 12/03/2025 QUENCH USA INC INV09925760 Parks Water System Service FY 25/26 42.71 83748 12/03/2025 QUENCH USA INC INV09925765 Public Works Water System FY 25/26 28.48 83745 12/03/2025 PLATT ELECTRIC SUPPLY 6U23716 LED Lightbulbs - Pavilion 194.5 83745 12/03/2025 PLATT ELECTRIC SUPPLY 6V07892 Credit LED Lightbulb Return - Pavilion -17.68 83746 12/03/2025 POSTMASTER 12012025 Annual PO Box Rental Fee 420 83744 12/03/2025 PITNEY BOWES 3107517870 Postage Machine Lease FY 25/26 185.58 83744 12/03/2025 PITNEY BOWES 3107517870 Postage Machine Lease FY 25/26 185.59 83745 12/03/2025 PLATT ELECTRIC SUPPLY 6U22693 LED Lightbulb - Pavilion 17.68 83744 12/03/2025 PITNEY BOWES 3107517870 Postage Machine Lease FY 25/26 92.8 83744 12/03/2025 PITNEY BOWES 3107517870 Postage Machine Lease FY 25/26 46.4 83744 12/03/2025 PITNEY BOWES 3107517870 Postage Machine Lease FY 25/26 92.8 83744 12/03/2025 PITNEY BOWES 3107517870 Postage Machine Lease FY 25/26 139.19 83744 12/03/2025 PITNEY BOWES 3107517870 Postage Machine Lease FY 25/26 92.8 83744 12/03/2025 PITNEY BOWES 3107517870 Postage Machine Lease FY 25/26 46.4 83743 12/03/2025 PETERSON 338622 Inspection/Repair - Utilities 693.85 83743 12/03/2025 PETERSON PR030025609 Credit Core Return - Utilities -298.31 83744 12/03/2025 PITNEY BOWES 3107517870 Postage Machine Lease FY 25/26 46.4 83742 12/03/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11250845 46580260845 19732.45 83742 12/03/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11250845 46580260845 2048.59 83742 12/03/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11250845 46580260845 336.21 83742 12/03/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11250845 46580260845 381.02 83742 12/03/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11250845 46580260845 206.56 83742 12/03/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11250845 46580260845 4319.58 83742 12/03/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11250845 46580260845 2013.38 83742 12/03/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11250845 46580260845 295.42 83742 12/03/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11250845 46580260845 2087.06 83741 12/03/2025 O'CONNOR & COMPANY 1125-16 Auditor Fees FY 25/26 2388.48 83741 12/03/2025 O'CONNOR & COMPANY 1125-16 Auditor Fees FY 25/26 796.16 83741 12/03/2025 O'CONNOR & COMPANY 1125-16 Auditor Fees FY 25/26 796.16 83740 12/03/2025 OCCU-MED, LTD 1125903A Pre-employment Exams - Streets/PD/Bldg/Utilities 6 83740 12/03/2025 OCCU-MED, LTD 1125903A Pre-employment Exams - Streets/PD/Bldg/Utilities 21 83740 12/03/2025 OCCU-MED, LTD 1125903A Pre-employment Exams - Streets/PD/Bldg/Utilities 12.6 83740 12/03/2025 OCCU-MED, LTD 1125903A Pre-employment Exams - Streets/PD/Bldg/Utilities 6 83740 12/03/2025 OCCU-MED, LTD 1125903A Pre-employment Exams - Streets/PD/Bldg/Utilities 27 83740 12/03/2025 OCCU-MED, LTD 1125903A Pre-employment Exams - Streets/PD/Bldg/Utilities 8.4 83740 12/03/2025 OCCU-MED, LTD 1125903A Pre-employment Exams - Streets/PD/Bldg/Utilities 60 83740 12/03/2025 OCCU-MED, LTD 1125903A Pre-employment Exams - Streets/PD/Bldg/Utilities 12.6 83740 12/03/2025 OCCU-MED, LTD 1125903A Pre-employment Exams - Streets/PD/Bldg/Utilities 24 83739 12/03/2025 NORTH COAST JOURNAL 2025144453 Rec Leader Recruitment Advertising 112 83740 12/03/2025 OCCU-MED, LTD 1125903A Pre-employment Exams - Streets/PD/Bldg/Utilities 120 83740 12/03/2025 OCCU-MED, LTD 1125903A Pre-employment Exams - Streets/PD/Bldg/Utilities 2.4 83737 12/03/2025 NAPA AUTO PARTS FORTUNA 91915 Hose Clamp/Hydraulic Hose - WWTP 17.96 83738 12/03/2025 NO COAST REGIONAL LAND TRUST 111925 River Lodge Deposit Refund 200 83739 12/03/2025 NORTH COAST JOURNAL 2025144082 Craft Faire Advertising - River Lodge 120 83737 12/03/2025 NAPA AUTO PARTS FORTUNA 91396 Credit Filter Return - Utilities -134.76 83737 12/03/2025 NAPA AUTO PARTS FORTUNA 91599 Oil Filters - PD 76.87 83737 12/03/2025 NAPA AUTO PARTS FORTUNA 91667 Oil Filters - Utilities 134.89 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/1/2025 - 12/3/2025 Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable NumberDescription (Item) 83736 12/03/2025 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 525037627 Police Mat Cleaning Service FY 25/26 58.04 Amount
Grand Total: 83372.06
12/3/2025 11:29:29 AM Page 3 of 6
83759 12/03/2025 WYCKOFF'S 193717 Nipple/Elbow - General Services 5.02 83759 12/03/2025 WYCKOFF'S 193730 Nipples - General Services 1.41 83760 12/03/2025 ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS INC INV330446523 Zoom Subscription Renewal - Planning 159.9 83759 12/03/2025 WYCKOFF'S 191489 PVC Pipe - WWTP 180.42 83759 12/03/2025 WYCKOFF'S 192878 Ball Valve/Effluent Pump - WWTP 2074.98 83759 12/03/2025 WYCKOFF'S 193623 Propane Cylinders - WWTP 22.96 83758 12/03/2025 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 25-935315 Fuel 1000.28 83758 12/03/2025 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 25-935315 Fuel 1048.91 83759 12/03/2025 WYCKOFF'S 190960 Nipple/Couplings/Adapter - Utilities 99.24 83758 12/03/2025 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 25-935315 Fuel 459.67 83758 12/03/2025 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 25-935315 Fuel 249.09 83758 12/03/2025 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 25-935315 Fuel 2343.48 83758 12/03/2025 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 25-935315 Fuel 312.16 83758 12/03/2025 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 25-935315 Fuel 136.36 83758 12/03/2025 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 25-935315 Fuel 59.11 83758 12/03/2025 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 25-935315 Fuel 257.85 83758 12/03/2025 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 25-935315 Fuel 45.57 83758 12/03/2025 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 25-935315 Fuel 1395.26 83757 12/03/2025 TRACTOR SUPPLY CREDIT PLA 2117122747 Kennel Supplies 59.87 83758 12/03/2025 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 25-935315 Fuel 50.02 83758 12/03/2025 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 25-935315 Fuel 4913.03 Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable NumberDescription (Item) 83757 12/03/2025 TRACTOR SUPPLY CREDIT PLA 2117032884 Kennel Supplies 48.82 83757 12/03/2025 TRACTOR SUPPLY CREDIT PLA 2117115630 Kennel Supplies 63.49 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/1/2025 - 12/3/2025 100-7400-2800 Miranda's Rescue 800
12/3/2025 11:29:29 AM Page 4 of 6
100-6505-5400 Utility - General & Electric 295.42
100-6505-5450 Utility - General & Electric 2087.06
100-6505-5500 Utility - General & Electric 381.02
100-6505-5600 Utility - General & Electric 206.56
100-7015-2000 Dues & Subscriptions 58.04
100-7015-3200 Dues & Subscriptions 159.9
100-6020-1600 Legal Services 7456.5
100-6025-1200 Professional Services 50
100-6035-2000 Personnel Services 120
100-6035-4100 Personnel Services 41.3
100-6035-5400 Personnel Services 112
100-6200-2000 Telephone 31.41
100-5720-4100 Equipment Repair 22.94
100-5740-1500 Building Repair and Maintenance 358.91
100-5740-2000 Building Repair and Maintenance 89.21
100-5740-4100 Building Repair and Maintenance 6.43
100-5743-5450 Pavilion Maintenance 194.5
100-6000-1400 Audit Fees 2388.48
100-5705-1100 Equipment Maintenance 46.4
100-5705-1200 Equipment Maintenance 139.19
100-5705-2000 Equipment Maintenance 92.8
100-5705-3200 Equipment Maintenance 46.4
100-5705-5450 Equipment Maintenance 92.8
100-5715-2000 Vehicle Repairs 269.62
100-5505-1500 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 50.02
100-5505-2000 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 4913.03
100-5505-2800 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 257.85
100-5505-4000 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 45.57
100-5505-4100 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 1395.26
100-5505-5450 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 312.16
100-5265-2000 Miscellaneous Benefits 80
100-5265-3200 Miscellaneous Benefits 20
100-5265-5400 Miscellaneous Benefits 60
100-5500-2800 Department Supplies 172.18
100-5500-4100 Department Supplies 210.76
100-5500-5450 Department Supplies 42.71
Account Summary
Account NumberAccount Name Payment Amount
100-1680 Distributed Office Supplies 420
100-1683 Distributed Utilities 2013.38
100-2220 Refundable Park Deposits 250
100-5265-1150 Miscellaneous Benefits 20
100-5265-1200 Miscellaneous Benefits 20
160 - Riverlodge Fund 2773.66
189 - Measure Z Fund 459.67
200 - Storm Drainage Fund 460.62
280 - Gas Tax Fund 5455.15
500 - Water Fund 26812
550 - Wastewater Fund 16936.7
590 - TDA Transit Fund 2412.91
672 - Forest Hill Water Booster Fund 336.21
Grand Total: 83372.1
Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/1/2025 - 12/3/2025 Report Summary
Fund Summary
Fund Payment Amount
100 - General Fund 26113.3
101 - Transaction and Use Tax Fund 1446.36
120 - Development & Building Fund 165.51
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590-5505-5000 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 1048.91
590-5715-5000 Vehicle Repairs 1162.85
672-6505-6515 Utility - General & Electric 336.21
Grand Total: 83372.1
Project Account Summary
Project Account Key Payment Amount
**None** 83372.1
550-5730-6600 Alarm System Maintenance 106.5
550-5900-6600 Tools & Small Equipment 94.71
550-6000-6700 Audit Fees 796.16
550-6035-6500 Personnel Services 237.83
550-6505-6600 Utility - General & Electric 2048.59
590-5500-5000 Department Supplies 201.15
550-5500-6500 Department Supplies 121.3
550-5500-6600 Department Supplies 2940.81
550-5500-6700 Department Supplies 897.97
550-5505-6600 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 1000.28
550-5555-6600 Plant Chemicals 8486.96
550-5705-6700 Equipment Maintenance 185.59
500-6025-6100 Professional Services 110
500-6035-6000 Personnel Services 6
500-6035-6100 Personnel Services 171.54
500-6035-6200 Personnel Services 6
500-6505-6000 Utility - General & Electric 19732.5
550-5265-6500 Miscellaneous Benefits 20
500-5705-6300 Equipment Maintenance 185.58
500-5715-6100 Vehicle Repairs 0.13
500-5720-6100 Equipment Repair 395.54
500-5730-6000 Alarm System Maintenance 151.5
500-6000-6300 Audit Fees 796.16
500-6025-6000 Professional Services 1496.25
280-6035-4200 Personnel Services 413
280-6505-4200 Utility - General & Electric 4319.58
500-5500-6000 Department Supplies 267.98
500-5500-6100 Department Supplies 279.85
500-5500-6200 Department Supplies 869.5
500-5505-6100 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 2343.48
200-5500-4300 Department Supplies 64.59
200-6035-4300 Personnel Services 216.83
200-6618-4310 SWMP Implementation 179.2
280-5265-4200 Miscellaneous Benefits 20
280-5500-4200 Department Supplies 453.48
280-5505-4200 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 249.09
160-2221 Monday Club Deposits 750
160-2222 River Lodge Deposits 1700
160-5565-5800 Janitorial Supplies 110.86
160-5572-5800 Craft Faire 120
160-5705-5800 Equipment Maintenance 92.8
189-5505-2000 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 459.67
101-5500-2850 Department Supplies 750
101-5505-2000 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 136.36
101-6025-2000 Professional Services 560
120-5505-3000 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 59.11
120-5705-3000 Equipment Maintenance 46.4
120-6035-3000 Personnel Services 60
Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/1/2025 - 12/3/2025 Account Summary
Account NumberAccount Name Payment Amount
100-7616-1000 Televised Meetings 189
100-7616-3200 Televised Meetings 94.5
Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/1/2025 - 12/3/2025 Project Account Summary
Project Account Key Payment Amount
**None**
Grand Total: 83372.1
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Amount
83779 12/10/2025 GROCERY OUTLET 112025 Break Camp Supplies 116.07 12/10/2025 7:38:50 AM Page 1 of 7
83777 12/10/2025 GHD INC 380-0082154 Downtown Water and Sewer Line Project 345.75 83777 12/10/2025 GHD INC 380-0082762 US 101/12th Street Interchange PA & ED 5730.48 83778 12/10/2025 GRAINGER 9725313218 Pressure Gauges/Totes/Threaded Rods - WWTP 119.89 83776 12/10/2025 GARON WYATT INVESTIGATIVE SRVS LLC25-52 IA Investigation Services - PD 2982.6 83777 12/10/2025 GHD INC 380-0082092 Kenmar Interchange PS&E 98577.34 83777 12/10/2025 GHD INC 380-0082154 Downtown Water and Sewer Line Project 345.75 83775 12/10/2025 FREEDOM FUEL 1012915 Equipment Fuel 54.85 83775 12/10/2025 FREEDOM FUEL 1013008 Equipment Fuel 35.56 83775 12/10/2025 FREEDOM FUEL 1013082 Equipment Fuel 28.01 83774 12/10/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 401275 Supplies - WWTP 17.5 83774 12/10/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 401287 Hose/Knife/Couplings/Bushings - Utilities 63.67 83775 12/10/2025 FREEDOM FUEL 1012911 Equipment Fuel 28.01 83774 12/10/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 401118 Supplies - General Services 13.13 83774 12/10/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 401121 Nuts/Washers - WWTP 186.11 83774 12/10/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 401169 Painting Supplies - City Hall 40.04 83774 12/10/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 400832 Janitorial Supplies - CH/PD/CDD/Parks 15.31 83774 12/10/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 400832 Janitorial Supplies - CH/PD/CDD/Parks 33.71 83774 12/10/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 401111 Blade/Screwdriver/Squares - Utilities 48.8 83773 12/10/2025 F.D. THOMAS INC 71633.01 Clarifier Recoating Project 279943 83774 12/10/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 400832 Janitorial Supplies - CH/PD/CDD/Parks 27.76 83774 12/10/2025 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 400832 Janitorial Supplies - CH/PD/CDD/Parks 27.11 83771 12/10/2025 EUREKA BROADCASTING INC 25110391 Craft Faire Advertising - River Lodge 225 83772 12/10/2025 EUREKA READY MIX CO 106074 Crushed Rock - Utilities 314.29 83773 12/10/2025 F.D. THOMAS INC 71633.01 Clarifier Recoating Project -13997.15 83769 12/10/2025 AT&T MOBILITY X12092025 Cellular Service 545.44 83770 12/10/2025 ECO MEDICAL 40692 Medical Waste Disposal 101.6 83771 12/10/2025 EUREKA BROADCASTING INC 25110390 Craft Faire Advertising - River Lodge 312 83769 12/10/2025 AT&T MOBILITY X12092025 Cellular Service 210.52 83769 12/10/2025 AT&T MOBILITY X12092025 Cellular Service 4.49 83769 12/10/2025 AT&T MOBILITY X12092025 Cellular Service 535.53 83769 12/10/2025 AT&T MOBILITY X12092025 Cellular Service 118.54 83769 12/10/2025 AT&T MOBILITY X12092025 Cellular Service 325.53 83769 12/10/2025 AT&T MOBILITY X12092025 Cellular Service 1236.82 83769 12/10/2025 AT&T MOBILITY X12092025 Cellular Service 1207.13 83769 12/10/2025 AT&T MOBILITY X12092025 Cellular Service 89.8 83769 12/10/2025 AT&T MOBILITY X12092025 Cellular Service 40.41 83768 12/10/2025 AT&T 9011 24458735 9391083962 285.94
83769 12/10/2025 AT&T MOBILITY X12092025 Cellular Service 22.45 83769 12/10/2025 AT&T MOBILITY X12092025 Cellular Service 512.88 83768 12/10/2025 AT&T 9011 24457588 9391082149 625.48
83768 12/10/2025 AT&T 9011 24457588 9391082149 367.13
83768 12/10/2025 AT&T 9011 24457588 9391082149 367.14
83768 12/10/2025 AT&T 9011 24457588 9391082149 1181.09
83768 12/10/2025 AT&T 9011 24457588 9391082149 1181.09
83768 12/10/2025 AT&T 9011 24457588 9391082149 1006.21
83768 12/10/2025 AT&T 9011 24453566 9391061237 101.01
83768 12/10/2025 AT&T 9011 24453570 9391061243 146.76
83768 12/10/2025 AT&T 9011 24453829 9391062358 64.04
83766 12/10/2025 AM CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY INC 4673 Hotsaw Blade - Streets 328.49 83767 12/10/2025 AQUA BEN CORPORATION 50309 Hydroflo Supply FY 25/26 11937.69 83768 12/10/2025 AT&T 9011 24453566 9391061237 54.39
Expense Approval Report
CITY OF FORTUNA By (None)
Payment Dates 12/10/2025 - 12/10/2025
Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) 83764 12/10/2025 ACCURATE DRUG TESTING SERVICES 14664 DOT Physical Exam - B Wheeler 110 83765 12/10/2025 ALONSO, SCOTT 110625 Monday Club Deposit Refund 250 Amount
83795 12/10/2025 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 348156 Fuel Cleaner - PD 55.81 83795 12/10/2025 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 348184 Disc Pad Set - PD 102.58 12/10/2025 7:38:50 AM Page 2 of 7
83795 12/10/2025 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 347909 Resistor - WWTP 24.12 83795 12/10/2025 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 347957 Credit Core Return - Transit -65.8 83795 12/10/2025 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 348029 Blower Motor - WWTP 64.51 83795 12/10/2025 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 346820 Gasket Marker - PD 12.31 83795 12/10/2025 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 346831 Credit Core Return - PD -22 83795 12/10/2025 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 347078 Alternator/Battery - Transit 492.86 83794 12/10/2025 OPTIMUM DEC25RL River Lodge Wifi Service Fy 25/26 211.48 83795 12/10/2025 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 332599 Credit Core Return - PD -22 83795 12/10/2025 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 343246 Credit Door Lock/Core Return - PD -141.95 83794 12/10/2025 OPTIMUM DEC25CH CH/PD/PW Wifi Service FY 25/26 58.34 83794 12/10/2025 OPTIMUM DEC25CH CH/PD/PW Wifi Service FY 25/26 58.34 83794 12/10/2025 OPTIMUM DEC25PO Park/Rodeo Grounds Wifi Service FY 25/26 235.87 83793 12/10/2025 NYLEX.NET 16834 Office 365 Employee Set-up - Parks 50 83794 12/10/2025 OPTIMUM DEC25CH CH/PD/PW Wifi Service FY 25/26 58.33 83794 12/10/2025 OPTIMUM DEC25CH CH/PD/PW Wifi Service FY 25/26 58.34 83792 12/10/2025 NCL OF WISCONSIN INC 528393 Lab Supplies 101.18 83792 12/10/2025 NCL OF WISCONSIN INC 528591 Lab Supplies -12.97 83792 12/10/2025 NCL OF WISCONSIN INC 528591 Lab Supplies 174.04 83790 12/10/2025 MOCTEZUMA, ESMERALDA 102225 Monday Club Deposit Refund Less Cancel Fee -50 83791 12/10/2025 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 1411215266 Command Central Annual Subscription - PD 2340 83792 12/10/2025 NCL OF WISCONSIN INC 528393 Lab Supplies -7.63 83789 12/10/2025 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 525046189 River Lodge Linen Service 61.5 83790 12/10/2025 MOCTEZUMA, ESMERALDA 102225 Monday Club Deposit Refund Less Cancel Fee 250 83790 12/10/2025 MOCTEZUMA, ESMERALDA 102225 Monday Club Deposit Refund Less Cancel Fee 400 83789 12/10/2025 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 525037616 Wastewater Linen Service 98.18 83789 12/10/2025 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 525037628 Parks/Rink Linen Service 98.49 83789 12/10/2025 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 525046189 River Lodge Linen Service 223.51 83788 12/10/2025 MICROBAC LABORATORIES INC 185569 Lab Testing 316 83789 12/10/2025 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 525037615 Corp Yard Linen Service 54.27 83789 12/10/2025 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 525037615 Corp Yard Linen Service 52.58 83787 12/10/2025 MERCER FRASER COMPANY 117867 Emulsion Oil/Asphalt Concrete 1694.23 83787 12/10/2025 MERCER FRASER COMPANY 117868 Aggregate Base - Utilities 117.82 83788 12/10/2025 MICROBAC LABORATORIES INC 185450 Lab Testing 610 83786 12/10/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0208166 Pre-employment Physical - Keyes 43.75 83786 12/10/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0213912 Pre-employment Physical - Seitz 842.5 83786 12/10/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0213932 Pre-employment Physical - Torres 911.25 83786 12/10/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0206166 Pre-employment Physical - Keyes 862.5 83786 12/10/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0206168 Pre-employment Physical - Parton 731.25 83786 12/10/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0206765 Pre-employment Physical - Willits 827.5 83786 12/10/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 10744038 Pre-employment Physical - Torres 331.58 83786 12/10/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 10744441 Pre-employment Physical - Seitz 331.58 83786 12/10/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A0206163 Pre-employment Physical - Liles 536.25 83786 12/10/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 10734678 Pre-employment Physical - Willits 401.59 83786 12/10/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 10735742 Pre-employment Physical - Liles 331.58 83786 12/10/2025 MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 10735904 Pre-employment Physical - Parton 331.58 83783 12/10/2025 HUMBOLDT FENCE CO 13902B Rail Ends/Pin Post Hinge - Parks 44.09 83784 12/10/2025 HUMMEL TIRE & WHEEL 286424 Tires - PD 993.8 83785 12/10/2025 KEENAN SUPPLY CO S014758807 Concrete Valve Boxes/Lids - Utilities 556.81 83781 12/10/2025 HEALTHSPORT 120125 December Gym Memberships 31.2 83781 12/10/2025 HEALTHSPORT 120125 December Gym Memberships 23.5 83782 12/10/2025 HILFIKER PIPE COMPANY 78026 Grade Rings - WWTP 365.48 83781 12/10/2025 HEALTHSPORT 120125 December Gym Memberships 203 83781 12/10/2025 HEALTHSPORT 120125 December Gym Memberships 26 83781 12/10/2025 HEALTHSPORT 120125 December Gym Memberships 23.5 83779 12/10/2025 GROCERY OUTLET 112625 Kennel Supplies 19.7 83780 12/10/2025 H&S ENERGY GROUP HCL-046767-25 Car Wash Services - PD 21 83781 12/10/2025 HEALTHSPORT 120125 December Gym Memberships 26 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/10/2025 - 12/10/2025 Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) 83779 12/10/2025 GROCERY OUTLET 112525 Break Camp Supplies 42.12 Amount
83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 1208.95 12/10/2025 7:38:50 AM Page 3 of 7
83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 25 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 276.86 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 1066.09 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 54.64 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 433.34 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 675 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 111.86 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 36.91 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 529.95 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 118.47 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 126.95 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 505.91 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 26.49 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 11.49 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 40.04 83805 12/10/2025 TRACTOR SUPPLY CREDIT PLA 2117511196 Kennel Supplies 44.92 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 152.53 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 28.45 83803 12/10/2025 SWRCB ACCOUNTING OFFICE WD-0301342 Annual Permit Fee - Fac ID: 4DW0023 881 83803 12/10/2025 SWRCB ACCOUNTING OFFICE WD-0301634 Annual Permit Fee - Fac ID: 1B24089WNHU 563 83804 12/10/2025 T-MOBILE USA INC 1.2511190221 Search Warrant Service - PD 50 83802 12/10/2025 SCOTTY'S CUTTERS EDGE 165879 Weed Whipper Parts - Parks 52.28 83803 12/10/2025 SWRCB ACCOUNTING OFFICE WD-0301100 Annual Permit Fee - Fac ID: 1SSO10031 3945 83803 12/10/2025 SWRCB ACCOUNTING OFFICE WD-0301306 Annual Permit Fee - Fac ID: 1B83135OHUM 13257 83799 12/10/2025 PEOPLEFACTS LLC 2025110147 Pre-employment Credit Checks 13.68 83800 12/10/2025 PLEXUS GLOBAL LLC 19384 DOT Random Test - B Craig 221 83801 12/10/2025 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION 120425 River Lodge Deposit Refund 250 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11259507 47733469507 884.55 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11259662 43566719662 269.48 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11259729 17524449729 241.06 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11258481 42737528481 10.05 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11258568 41487528568 403.32 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11258897 65641318897 15.13 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11256357 27889626357 22972.89 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11256485 44193066485 26.22 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11258379 51382078379 421.87 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11255284 40654195284 354.78 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11256009 33454186009 14.78 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11256230 40689526230 502.7 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11254560 74193064560 47.55 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11255020 63983385020 102.34 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11255127 43154195127 90.28 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11254082 45966674082 30.15 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11254197 34609744197 519.57 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11254490 915 27.57 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11253322 79545763322 126.71 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11253881 58771943881 2268.54 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11253994 28883393994 47.62 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11252970 93570722970 77.56 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11252987 61444662987 18.81 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11253045 45859733045 132.51 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11252034 98154202034 459.92 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11252501 10129392501 329.81 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11252716 23664592716 3.44 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11251200 81934311200 114.51 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11251921 41070861921 363.21 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11251965 88771941965 20.15 Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11250527 59188610527 198.79 83796 12/10/2025 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11250729 95900010729 107.95 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/10/2025 - 12/10/2025 Amount
83811 12/10/2025 WOODS PEST CONTROL 1353751 Parks Pest Service FY 25/26 150 83811 12/10/2025 WOODS PEST CONTROL 1353878 Police Facility Pest Services FY 23/24 85 Grand Total: 481666.18
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83809 12/10/2025 WENDT CONSTRUCTION 120325 Water Valve Project Retention Release 4880.05 83810 12/10/2025 WILDWOOD SAW 41157 Tool Repair - utilities 65.45 83811 12/10/2025 WOODS PEST CONTROL 1353701 City Hall Pest Services FY 25/26 90 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 9.54 83807 12/10/2025 USABLUEBOOK INV00884709 Reed Cone Chamfer Tool - Utilities 127.29 83808 12/10/2025 VERIZON WIRELESS 6129475233 SCADA Messaging Service FY 25/26 5.32 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 334.15 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 12.49 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 54.7 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 12.49 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 76.37 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 80.12 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 33.98 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 606.5 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 334.14 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 20.79 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 231.5 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 57.26 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 474 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 175.06 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 128.55 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 375.11 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses -275.63 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 26.32 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 343.97 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 26.99 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 47.08 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 201.8 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 11.99 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 107.96 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 12.49 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 12.48 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 55.8 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 33.98 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 165.03 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 150.93 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 695 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 205.11 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 300 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/10/2025 - 12/10/2025 Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) 83806 12/10/2025 US BANK CORP PAYMENT SYS 112425 November Cal Card Expenses 10.75 100-6205-1100 Cell Phones 22.45
100-6205-1500 Cell Phones 512.88
100-6205-2000 Cell Phones 1207.13
100-6205-3200 Cell Phones 89.8
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100-5750-5450 Weed Abatement 52.28
100-6025-2000 Professional Services 3046.28
100-6025-4100 Professional Services 110
100-6035-4100 Personnel Services 221
100-6035-5450 Personnel Services 1690
100-6200-2000 Telephone 247.77
100-5715-2000 Vehicle Repairs 999.55
100-5720-2000 Equipment Repair 529.95
100-5740-1500 Building Repair and Maintenance 184.68
100-5740-2000 Building Repair and Maintenance 85
100-5740-4100 Building Repair and Maintenance 13.13
100-5740-5450 Building Repair and Maintenance 150
100-5500-5400 Department Supplies 111.86
100-5500-5450 Department Supplies 44.09
100-5500-5600 Department Supplies 36.91
100-5505-5450 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 146.43
100-5565-5450 Janitorial Supplies 132.2
100-5710-2000 Software Maintenance 2340
100-5500-1500 Department Supplies 27.76
100-5500-1600 Department Supplies 11.49
100-5500-2000 Department Supplies 67.15
100-5500-2800 Department Supplies 183.09
100-5500-3200 Department Supplies 142.26
100-5500-4100 Department Supplies 560.18
100-2460 Sales Tax Payable -20.6
100-5265-1150 Miscellaneous Benefits 26
100-5265-2000 Miscellaneous Benefits 203
100-5265-5400 Miscellaneous Benefits 26
100-5500-1000 Department Supplies 28.45
100-5500-1150 Department Supplies 26.49
671 - Kenwood Meadows Fund 77.56
Grand Total: 481666.2
Account Summary
Account NumberAccount Name Payment Amount
100-1680 Distributed Office Supplies 152.53
100-1683 Distributed Utilities 547.14
100-1684 Distributed Telephone 54.39
210 - Solid Waste Fund 101.6
270 - STIP/TEA Fund 104307.8
280 - Gas Tax Fund 2813.06
500 - Water Fund 6646.03
510 - Water Capital Fund 5225.8
550 - Wastewater Fund 56065.15
560 - Wastewater Capital Fund 266291.6
590 - TDA Transit Fund 2515.71
670 - Rancho Bueno Vista Fund 47.62
Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/10/2025 - 12/10/2025 Report Summary
Fund Summary
Fund Payment Amount
100 - General Fund 27905.98
101 - Transaction and Use Tax Fund 47.08
105 - Donations Fund 99.48
120 - Development & Building Fund 710.84
160 - Riverlodge Fund 8247.85
200 - Storm Drainage Fund 563
270-6005-9978 Engineering Services 98577.34
280-5265-4200 Miscellaneous Benefits 31.2
280-5500-4200 Department Supplies 328.49
280-5525-4200 Asphalt 1694.23
280-5722-4200 Retroflective Sign Compliance 128.55
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160-6205-5800 Cell Phones 4.49
160-6210-5800 Internet Service 836.96
160-6505-5800 Utility - General & Electric 2467.33
200-6612-4310 Permits 563
210-5735-5300 Janitorial Services - HHW 101.6
270-6005-9112 Engineering Services 5730.48
160-4320 Monday Club Rental Fees 350
160-5265-5800 Miscellaneous Benefits 23.5
160-5547-5800 User Group Linen 223.51
160-5565-5800 Janitorial Supplies 61.5
160-5572-5800 Craft Faire 712.06
160-6035-5800 Personnel Services 2818.5
105-5500-5450 Department Supplies -275.63
120-5500-3100 Department Supplies 26.32
120-6205-3000 Cell Phones 210.52
120-7000-3000 Travel, Conferences & Training 474
160-2221 Monday Club Deposits 500
160-2222 River Lodge Deposits 250
100-7230-5400 Skating Program 11.99
100-7612-1100 Contingency 107.96
100-7612-2000 Contingency 343.97
100-7616-1000 Televised Meetings 26.99
101-5500-2850 Department Supplies 47.08
105-5500-2850 Department Supplies 375.11
100-7015-2000 Dues & Subscriptions 165.03
100-7015-3200 Dues & Subscriptions 150.93
100-7015-4000 Dues & Subscriptions 12.49
100-7015-4100 Dues & Subscriptions 12.48
100-7215-5400 Adult Sports 55.8
100-7221-5400 Break Camp Program 359.99
100-7000-2000 Travel, Conferences & Training 1208.95
100-7000-4100 Travel, Conferences & Training 10.75
100-7000-5400 Travel, Conferences & Training 695
100-7000-5450 Travel, Conferences & Training 205.11
100-7015-1150 Dues & Subscriptions 300
100-7015-1600 Dues & Subscriptions 33.98
100-6505-5500 Utility - General & Electric 47.55
100-6505-5600 Utility - General & Electric 354.78
100-7000-1000 Travel, Conferences & Training 675
100-7000-1100 Travel, Conferences & Training 25
100-7000-1200 Travel, Conferences & Training 276.86
100-7000-1600 Travel, Conferences & Training 1066.09
100-6210-5450 Internet Service 1242.08
100-6220-2000 CLETS Service 285.94
100-6315-1400 Employee Recognition 433.34
100-6505-2800 Utility - General & Electric 241.06
100-6505-4000 Utility - General & Electric 18.81
100-6505-5450 Utility - General & Electric 1329.18
Account Summary
Account NumberAccount Name Payment Amount
100-6205-4000 Cell Phones 40.41
100-6205-4100 Cell Phones 118.54
100-6205-5450 Cell Phones 325.53
100-6210-1500 Internet Service 1239.42
100-6210-2000 Internet Service 2476.25
Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/10/2025 - 12/10/2025 Grand Total: 481666.2
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670-6505-6505 Utility - General & Electric 47.62
671-6505-6510 Utility - General & Electric 77.56
Grand Total: 481666.2
Project Account Summary
Project Account Key Payment Amount
**None** 481566.7
Exp DONATION-K9 375.11
Exp DONATION-P&R -275.63
560-6015-9976 General Contracting 345.75
560-6025-9125 Professional Services 279943
590-5500-5000 Department Supplies 104.7
590-5715-5000 Vehicle Repairs 427.06
590-6035-5000 Personnel Services 1974.41
590-7000-5000 Travel, Conferences & Training 9.54
550-6505-6600 Utility - General & Electric 23369.08
550-6612-6500 Permits 3945
550-6612-6600 Permits 13257
550-7000-6700 Travel, Conferences & Training 334.15
550-7015-6700 Dues & Subscriptions 12.49
560-2030 Retention Payable -13997.2
550-5557-6600 Lab Supplies 275.22
550-5715-6600 Vehicle Repairs 88.63
550-5720-6600 Equipment Repair 80.12
550-6045-6600 Laboratory Services 926
550-6205-6700 Cell Phones 550.76
550-6210-6700 Internet Service 425.48
500-7015-6100 Dues & Subscriptions 12.49
510-2030 Retention Payable 4880.05
510-6015-9108 General Contracting 345.75
550-5500-6500 Department Supplies 382.98
550-5500-6600 Department Supplies 480.55
550-5555-6600 Plant Chemicals 11937.69
500-6205-6300 Cell Phones 535.53
500-6210-6300 Internet Service 425.47
500-6505-6000 Utility - General & Electric 2325.41
500-6612-6000 Permits 881
500-7000-6100 Travel, Conferences & Training 606.5
500-7000-6300 Travel, Conferences & Training 334.14
500-5500-6100 Department Supplies 779.12
500-5500-6300 Department Supplies 33.98
500-5520-6100 Base Materials 432.11
500-5720-6100 Equipment Repair 65.45
500-5900-6100 Tools & Small Equipment 127.29
500-6200-6100 Telephone 64.04
Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/10/2025 - 12/10/2025 Account Summary
Account NumberAccount Name Payment Amount
280-5726-4200 Street Light Maintenance 20.79
280-6505-4200 Utility - General & Electric 378.3
280-7000-4200 Travel, Conferences & Training 231.5
500-5265-6100 Miscellaneous Benefits 23.5
Consent Agenda Item 3i

STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Aaron Felmlee, Finance Director
THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Approve the Environmentally Preferable Procurement Policy STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Approve the Environmentally Preferable Procurement Policy (EPPP) and add to the City of Fortuna’s Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

In September 2016, SB 1383, the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act of 2016 was passed. It established aggressive targets to achieve a reduction in the statewide disposal of organic waste beginning in 2022. One component of SB 1383 established procurement goals for recycled content paper products. The EPPP will help the City align its purchasing practices with the regulation. The EPPP policy provides a comprehensive system of evaluating purchases for environmental preferences.

Nothing in the policy shall require procurement of recycled products that are not available at a reasonable price or within a reasonable period of time. Some contractors providing goods or services to the City such as office suppliers, janitorial contractors, and printing vendors will also be required to comply with the City’s EPPP policies and report their qualifying purchases to the City.

The City procurement actions are governed by state and federal laws, Fortuna Municipal Code, and by the purchasing policies established by the City Council. A draft policy is attached for Council review.

FISCAL IMPACT
The Environmentally Preferable Procurement Policy will require additional staff time to maintain compliance with the policy and compile data including quantities, costs, and types of recycled and other Environmentally Preferable products and non-professional services purchased.

Consent Agenda Item 3i

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Motion to approve the Environmentally Preferable Procurement Policy and add to the City of Fortuna’s Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual. Consent Agenda vote.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Draft Environmentally Preferable Procurement Policy
Purchasing Procedures

CITY OF FORTUNA

ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PROCUREMENT POLICY
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1. PURPOSE
In a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, Senate Bill 1383, Short-lived Climate Pollutants (SLCP): Organic Waste Reductions, was signed into law in 2016 and went into effect on January 1, 2022. Senate Bill 1383 Regulatory Text, as contained in 14 CCR Division 7, Chapter 12, Article 12, requires the City of Fortuna (City) to purchase recycled-content paper products; and procure recovered organic waste products to support organic waste disposal reduction targets and increase markets for products made from recycled and recovered organic waste materials. AB 661 (2022) expanded the products in Section 12209 of the Public Contract Code to include recycled content minimums for janitorial paper products.

Therefore, it is the goal of the City to utilize its purchasing power to offer goods and services with better environmental performance, and to procure products and services from manufacturers and suppliers that demonstrate a high level of environmental responsibility.

By incorporating environmental considerations into public purchasing, the City intends to reduce impacts to human health and the environment, reduce its carbon footprint, remove unnecessary hazards from its operations, reduce costs and liabilities, and improve the environmental quality of the region.

This Policy will guide the City’s efforts to procure environmentally sustainable products and services. While not all of these guidelines will be feasible in every procurement of goods and services, the City will make a good faith effort to incorporate these guidelines to the maximum extent possible in its procurement decisions.

This Policy could be considered for purchasing and contracting in support of the operation and management of all City-owned buildings and facilities as well as their components, systems, operations and materials; and for all City programs, events, contractors, and grantees.

2. GENERAL POLICY
It is the policy of the City to reduce the environmental impact of its purchases by addressing:
a. Product content: all paper products including but not limited to the following, must consist of the specified minimum post-consumer recycled content, by weight, as defined in Section 12209 of the Public Contract Code.

Product Category Product Type Minimum Postconsumer
Recycled Content
Office Supplies File folders, envelopes,
index cards, cartons,
wrapping, packaging,
corrugated boxes
30%
Writing and printing papers Copy, xerographic,
watermark, cotton fiber,
offset, note pads, printer,
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other uncoated writing
papers
Printed materials Calendars, brochures,
reports, magazines,
publications, posters,
newsprint, book paper,
forms
Janitorial supplies Toilet paper 45%
Paper towels, general
purpose paper wipers
40%
Toilet seat covers, facial
tissue
30%
Foodservice ware Napkins, plates, bowls, food
trays, takeout boxes,
placemats
40%
Other All other paper products 30%
b. Ensure that specifications and performance standards for goods and services do not require the use of products made from virgin materials nor specifically exclude the use of environmentally preferable products.
c. Replace disposables with re-usable, recyclable, or compostable goods. d. Avoid hazardous materials that have the potential to be persistent, bioaccumulative and/or toxic (PBT). Consider impacts and threats of harm to human health and/or the environment. e. Require manufacturers and their suppliers to disclose to the City the material content of their products.

3. EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
a. Include product specifications that address:
i. Durability and minimization of waste in the product design, materials content, manufacturing processes, packaging, distribution, and end-of-life management. Formerly referred to as the proposed Climate Action Plan Areas of consideration include the use of Purchasing Procedures

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virgin material, water, energy, hazardous substances, product longevity, recycled content, recyclability, and product takeback.
ii. Free or low-cost product takeback services (e.g.; collection, recycling, remanufacturing, and proper disposal of their products).
iii. Documentation that products previously purchased or leased are in fact reused, recycled, or otherwise safely managed at the end of their useful lives. b. Purchase products that minimize greenhouse gas emissions over the entire product lifecycle. c. Participate in industry-financed recycling programs.

4. ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT STANDARDS
Procure environmentally preferable goods and services that meet environmental product standards established by governmental or other widely recognized authorities, including Short-lived Climate Pollutants (SLCP):

Organic Waste Reduction Regulations. Examples include the Green Seal 37 standard for janitorial products, EPEAT for IT equipment, GreenGuard for furniture, and SLCP Regulation-eligible compost and mulch. The standards should be:
a. Developed and awarded by an impartial third-party;
b. Developed in a public, transparent, and broad stakeholder process; and c. Represent specific and meaningful criteria for that product or service category.

5. OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Integrate environmental factors into the City’s purchasing decisions if external authorities have not established standards. Examples include, but are not limited to:
a. Purchase fleet vehicles that provide the best available fuel efficiency and net reduction in vehicle fleet emissions;
b. Evaluate, as appropriate, the environmental performance of vendors in providing products and services;

6. IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES
The City Manager shall ensure the development and maintenance of implementation guidelines that provide sufficient direction and clarity to Departments in order for Departments to carry out this Policy in an efficient and accountable manner. Specifically, the Departments shall:
a. The Finance Department will provide a list of the most commonly purchased products and nonprofessional services.

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b. Prior to preparing specifications for any product or non-professional service, conduct an evaluation based on the twelve Environmentally Preferred characteristics listed in Exhibit 2. c. Transmit evaluation results to the Finance Department along with specifications. If an Environmentally Preferred product and/or service is or is not selected for use, the form in Exhibit 1 needs to be provided. d. The Finance Department will compile data on the purchase of products and non-professional services that meet the Environmentally Preferred Purchasing Criteria. e. This data will be included in an annual report to the City Council as evidence of implementation of this policy, and will include quantities, costs, and types of recycled and other Environmentally Preferable products and non-professional services purchased, and a summary of any savings achieved through the purchase of recycled and other Environmentally Preferable products and non-professional services.

7. DEFINITIONS
The following terms shall have the assigned definitions for all purposes under this Policy:

Environmentally Sustainable Products and Services means products and services that comply with SLCP Regulations or those which have a lesser or reduced negative effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products that serve the same purpose. In comparing products and services, the City should consider raw materials acquisition, production, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, operation, maintenance, reuse, disposal of products, end of life management, or service delivery. Specifically, factors that should be considered when determining that a product or service has environmentally preferable attributes include, but are not limited to:
• Minimization of virgin material used in product or service life cycle; • Maximization of recycled materials used in product or service life cycle; • Life cycle analysis of products and services;
• Reuse of existing products or materials in product or service life cycle; • Recyclability, biodegradability, and compostability of product; • Minimization of packaging;
• Minimization of greenhouse gas emissions;
• Water, energy, and fuel efficiency;
• Toxicity reduction or elimination;
• Durability and maintenance requirements; and
• Ultimate disposal of the product.

Persistent, bioaccumulative, or toxic (PBT) means chemicals that are toxic, persist in the environment, bioaccumulate in food chains, and pose risks to human health and ecosystems. PBTs transfer easily between air, water, and land, remain in the environment for long periods of time, are not readily destroyed, and build up or accumulate in body tissue.

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EXHIBIT 1
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Procurement Justification Form Product/Service: __________________________________________________ Please check all that apply:
 I have considered the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing guidelines and procedures as outlined in the Environmentally Preferable Procurement Policy (EPPP) and have searched for product or service options that meet them.
 Compliance with the EPPP was not attainable for this purchase because:
 Product or service is not available within a reasonable period of time. (Date needed: _____ Date available: ____ )
 Product or service fails to meet a performance standard in the specifications.

Specifically: _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________  Product or service is not available, or is not available from two or more sources.  Product or service was only available at an unreasonable price.

Price of EPP product or service: ___________________________________ Price of non-compliant product or service: ___________________________  Compliance would conflict with state or federal law requiring that: ______________ Signature of Purchaser Printed Name of Purchaser
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Consent Agenda Item 3j

STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Siana L. Emmons, Human Resources Director/City Clerk THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Approval of Personnel Files and Comprehensive Personnel Records Retention Policy
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Approve the Personnel Files and Comprehensive Personnel Records Retention Policy.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Currently, the City of Fortuna does not have a formalized, organization-wide policy governing personnel file structure, ownership, retention timelines, or access protocols. Without consistent standards, records may be incomplete, improperly stored, or retained longer or shorter than required, which poses legal, operational, and confidentiality risks.

Human resource documentation is subject to federal and state regulations including, but not limited to, requirements under:
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) • State record retention requirements
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines
A formal policy ensures that records are retained for the legally mandated duration and disposed of securely when no longer needed. In addition, this policy will standardize how employee records are managed, stored, accessed, and retained, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and alignment with best practices.

Personnel records contain key documentation related to employment history, including applications, performance evaluations, training certifications, payroll information, benefits enrollment, disciplinary actions, and separation records. These records are vital for decisionmaking, organizational memory, legal compliance, and supporting employee rights. A retention policy ensures that personnel records are managed uniformly across departments and in accordance with established procedures. Consistency reduces administrative burden, prevents duplication, and ensures information can be retrieved efficiently when needed Consent Agenda Item 3j

FISCAL IMPACT:

While there is no direct financial impact on the City to adopt this policy, it is anticipated that maintaining records based on a legal retention structure will allow the City to mitigate future costs associated with liability and reduce administrative times and costs when responding to Public Records Act requests.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Motion to approve the Personnel Files and Comprehensive Personnel Records Retention Policy.

Consent Agenda vote.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Draft Personnel Files and Comprehensive Personnel Records Retention Policy CITY OF FORTUNA Personnel Files
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A. General
Proper retention of personnel records is essential to the City's legal compliance, operational efficiency, and risk management. All personnel records must be retained according to the Retention Schedule below and destroyed securely when eligible.

B. Litigation Hold Override
No record may be destroyed if subject to a litigation hold, audit, PRA request, investigation, or claim, regardless of the retention period.

C. Records Destruction Documentation
Departments shall complete a Records Destruction Log identifying the records destroyed, retention authority, date, and method of destruction.

D. Retention Schedule Review Cycle
The Human Resources Manager shall review this schedule at least every five years or sooner if laws or operational needs change.

E. Confidential Destruction of Records
Records containing personal, confidential, or sensitive information must be destroyed in a secure manner that prevents unauthorized access or reconstruction.

Personnel records requiring confidential destruction include medical information, accommodation records, payroll and financial information identifying an employee, complaint and investigation files, performance and disciplinary records, background investigations, leave records, and any other record exempt from disclosure under Government Code section 6254(c) or protected by state or federal privacy laws.

Confidential destruction must be accomplished through secure shredding, pulping, incineration, or certified digital deletion.

F. Duplicate and Convenience Copies
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hold, investigation, audit, or Public Records Act request. Only the designated official record copy must be retained according to the Retention Schedule.

G. Departmental Responsibility and Record Storage Standards

1. Each department is responsible for maintaining its personnel-related records in accordance with this policy and ensuring that the official record copy is transferred to Human Resources when required.

2. Records containing confidential or personally identifiable information must be stored in secured physical or electronic locations with access limited to authorized staff.

3. Electronic records must be maintained in a manner that ensures accessibility, reliability, and prevention of unauthorized alteration.

4. Departments must not create parallel personnel files except as expressly permitted (e.g., supervisor working files), and such files must be purged annually to remove duplicate or outdated materials.

5. HR shall provide guidance to departments on the proper classification, storage, and retention of personnel-related records.

H. Prohibited Records Practices

1. Departments and supervisors shall not maintain unofficial or undisclosed personnel files on employees. All performance-related documents intended to be part of the employment record must be forwarded to Human Resources for inclusion in the official personnel file.

2. Medical information, including workers’ compensation medical documents, shall not be stored in personnel files and must be maintained only in designated confidential medical files in compliance with the CMIA, ADA, and FEHA.

3. Personnel records shall not be destroyed, altered, or removed outside the requirements of this policy.

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Comprehensive Personnel Records Retention Schedule
This document contains the final, fully compliant personnel records retention schedule based on the California Secretary of State Local Government Records Management Guidelines, applicable state and federal laws, and the City’s operational needs. All records must be retained for the periods listed unless subject to a litigation hold, audit, investigation, Public Records Act request, or other legal requirement.

Notes:
• Active means retained until the triggering event occurs (e.g., employee separation, policy revision, program completion).
• Official Record Copy. Only the official version of a record must be retained for the full retention period. Duplicate or convenience copies may be destroyed at any time when no longer needed, unless subject to a legal hold. • Confidential Destruction. Records containing personal, confidential, or medical information must be destroyed through secure confidential destruction methods consistent with Section 14.4.F.
• Retention Codes. “AU” means the retention period begins after completion of required audits. “T” means the retention period begins upon employee termination.
• Litigation Hold Reminder. No record may be destroyed if subject to a litigation hold, investigation, audit, or Public Records Act request, regardless of retention period.
• Format Neutrality. Records may be retained in electronic or paper format as long as the format preserves integrity, accessibility, and confidentiality. • All personnel records are subject to a 4-year minimum retention under Gov. Code § 12946.

Record Type Retention
Period
Triggering
Event
Legal Authority
A. Recruitment & Hiring Records
Job postings / recruitment
notices
2 years Close of
recruitment
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FEHA
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Applications (hired / not
hired)
4 years Close of
recruitment
SOS; EEOC
Interview documents 4 years Close of
recruitment
SOS
Eligibility lists, scoring,
ranking
4 years Expiration of
eligibility list
SOS
Background investigations
(non-medical)
4 years Final candidate
disposition
(hired, not hired,
or withdrawal).

EEOC
Pre-employment testing
records
2 years Final candidate
disposition
(hired, not hired,
or withdrawal).

EEOC
I-9 forms 3 years after hire
or 1 year after
termination
(later)
Hire + 3 OR
termination + 1
8 CFR 274a.2
B. Personnel File – Core Records
Personnel file – general
contents
Active + 4 years Employee
separation
Gov. Code
§12946
Duty statements / job
descriptions
Active Superseded by
new version
SOS
Performance evaluations Active + 4 years Employee
separation
Best Practice
Probationary records Active + 4 years Completion of
probation
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Disciplinary records Active + 5 years Employee
separation or
MOU expiration
Gov. Code 12946
Employee
acknowledgments
Active + 3 years Employee
separation or
supersession
Best Practice
Supervisor working files Active Integration into
personnel file or
separation
Best Practice
Commendations /
recognition
Active + 4 years Employee
separation
SOS
C. Payroll, Finance & Attendance Records (SOS Finance)
Employee time sheets AU + 6 years Payroll cycle
AND audit
completion
SOS Finance
Payroll checks / warrants AU + 5 years Payment cycle
AND audit
completion
SOS Finance
Payroll adjustments AU + 4 years Payroll
adjustment cycle
AND audit
completion
SOS Finance
Labor distribution reports AU + 2 years Fiscal period end AND audit
completion
SOS Finance
Salary records T + 3 years Employee
separation
(record remains
active while
SOS Finance
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employee is
employed).

Tax reporting records AU + 4 years Tax year end
AND audit
completion
SOS Finance
CalPERS deduction
reports
T + 4 years Employee
separation
SOS Finance
Payroll register Permanent Never triggers GC 34090
D. Training & Certification Records
General training records 4 years (unless
safety-certified
record with
longer period)
Completion of
training
Gov. Code
§12950.1; SB
807; SOS
Harassment prevention
training
5 years Completion of
training
Gov. Code
12950.1
Ethics training 5 years Completion of
training
Gov. Code
53235.2
Safety training (OSHA) 5+ years Completion of
training cycle
OSHA
Licenses & certifications Active + 2 years Employee
separation or
expiration
Best Practice
E. Leave, Benefits & Accommodation Records
FMLA/CFRA leave
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3 years Case closure 29 CFR 825.500
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ADA/FEHA
accommodation records
Active + 4 years Separation or
resolution
ADA; FEHA
Medical leave
documentation
Active + 2 years Employee
separation
CMIA
Workers’ compensation
claims
5 years after
closure (longer if
claims involve
medical
exposure)
Case closure WCAB
COBRA notices 6 years End of eligibility
period

IRS/ERISA
Benefits enrollment
records
Active + 5 Employee
separation
IRS
Beneficiary designations Active + 5 Employee
separation
Best Practice
F. Medical & Safety Records (Separate Confidential Files) Medical records (nonexposure)Active + 2 Employee
separation
ADA; CMIA
Toxic exposure medical
records
30 years Employee
separation
8 CCR 3204
OSHA 300/300A/301 logs 5 years after the
end of the year
the log covers.

End of the year
the log covers.

OSHA
Drug/alcohol test results
(DOT)
1–5 years Completion of
testing cycle
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Drug/Alcohol Testing
(non-DOT personnel)
4 years Completion of
testing process
OR final
employment
action, whichever
is later.

Gov. Code
§12946; FEHA;
Best Practice
G. Labor Relations & Grievances
Grievances / action
requests
Active + 4 years Resolution of
grievance
SOS
Labor relations files Active + 4 years Close of
negotiations
SOS
MOUs / labor agreements Active Superseded by
next agreement
Best Practice
H. Risk Management, Legal & Compliance Records
Harassment/discrimination
complaint files
4 years after the
later of (a) case
closure, (b)
separation of
accused, or (c)
final
administrative
action.

Gov. Code 12946
Whistleblower
investigations
5 years Case closure Gov. Code
Workplace violence /
threat assessments
Active + 5 or 4
years after
separation,
whichever is
longer
Case closure (or
employee
separation if
later).

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Litigation hold notices Hold + 3 years Release of hold Legal Requirement
Subpoena responses 5 years Completion of
response
Best Practice
I. Separation Records
Resignation letters Permanent Never triggers Best Practice Exit interviews 4 years Employee
separation
Best Practice
Final pay documentation 4 years Employee
separation
Labor Code 1174
Unemployment insurance
claims
3 years Case closure EDD
Retirement / CalPERS
enrollment
Permanent Never triggers Audit
Requirement
J. Miscellaneous Personnel Records
Emergency contact
information
Active Employee
separation
Best Practice
Employee ID / badge
records
Active + 1 Employee
separation
Security
DMV pull-notice program
files
3 years Completion of
annual pullnotice cycle OR
employee
separation,
whichever later.

DMV
Regulations
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agreements
Active + 2 Employee
separation or
agreement
superseded
Best Practice
Consent Agenda Item 3k

STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Aaron Felmlee, Finance Director
THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
CC: Ryan Plotz, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Authorization of Destruction of Selected Finance Department Files, Resolution 2025-28
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Authorize destruction of specific files by approving Resolution 2025-28.

SUMMARY:

A review of City files has resulted in the attached lists of files selected for destruction. Files selected for destruction meet the criteria according to California Government Code Section 34090.

State law provides that these records may be destroyed with the approval of the City Council by Resolution and the written consent of the City Attorney. A copy of this staff report was sent to the City Attorney for review and approval.

File destruction information was provided by the following department, and a list of City records scheduled for destruction is attached:
• Finance Department
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Adopt Resolution 2025-28. Consent Agenda vote.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Resolution 2025-28: A Resolution of the City Council Authorizing the Destruction of Records
• List of files to be destroyed from Finance Department Consent Agenda Item 3k

RESOLUTION 2025-28

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA

AUTHORIZING THE DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS
WHEREAS, the City of Fortuna staff has determined that certain records are no longer needed for the operation of business, nor required by statute; and WHEREAS, California Government Code 34090 authorizes the destruction of City records upon approval of the City Council by resolution and written approval by the City Attorney.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Fortuna hereby declares the attached City records to be no longer needed and may therefore be destroyed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Attorney of the City of Fortuna hereby approves the destruction of the attached City records.

PASSED AND ADOPTED, on the 15th day of December 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

APPROVED:

Ryan Plotz, City Attorney Mike Johnson, Mayor
ATTEST:

Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk
File Destruction
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The following Finance Department records are submitted for destruction:

Files older than and up to FY 2017-2018:

Payroll Time Cards
Files older than and up to FY 2018-2019:

Bank Reconciliations
Cancelled and Voided Accounts Payable Checks
Cancelled and Voided Payroll Checks
Ceased Business Licenses
Check Copies
Files older than and up to FY 2019-2020:

A/P Invoice Copies
Bank Deposit Books
Cash Receipt Books
Cash Receipts by Detail
Open Payables
PO Requisition Books
Warrant Register by Fund
Files older than and up to FY 2021-2022:

Adjustment Register
Area Report Register
Journal Entries
Service Call Books
A/R Billing Invoices
Cash Receipts
Delinquent Reports Register Open Receivable
Deposit Receipt Books Invoice Entry
PO Copies
Warrant Register
Federal & State Tax (1096, 1099, W-4 & W-2’s)
Bank Statements
Closing Bill Register
Register - Water and Sewer
Water and Sewer Billing

Reviewed by: ____________________________________________ Aaron Felmlee – Finance Director
Approved by:________________________________________________________________ Amy Nilsen – City Manager
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STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk/Human Resources Manager THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Approve the Amended Part Time Classification and Pay Rate Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-2026; Resolution 2025-29
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt the amended Part Time Classification and Pay Rate Schedule to accommodate the change in minimum wage beginning January 1, 2026.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Minimum wage will be increasing to $16.90/hour on January 1, 2026. Attached to the staff report, you will find the draft part-time pay rate schedule reflecting the recommended option. If approved by Council, it will become “Attachment A” to Resolution 2025-29.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Finance Director has confirmed that all fiscal impacts associated with the recommended option for the amended Part Time Classification and Pay Rate Schedules are included in the adopted budget and requires no further appropriations.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Approve Resolution 2025-29. Consent Agenda vote.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Resolution 2025-29; A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Fortuna Adopting the Amended Part Time Classification and Pay Rate Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-26 • Draft Amended FY 2025-26 Part-time Pay Rate Schedule
RESOLUTION 2025-29

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA

ADOPTING THE AMENDED PART-TIME CLASSIFICATION AND PAY RATE SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the established Classification and Pay Rate Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for all part-time employees; and WHEREAS, the Pay Rate Schedule will be effective January 1, 2026, to meet the change in minimum wage requirement of $16.90 per hour; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution shall supersede all previous part-time Classification and Pay Rate Schedules.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fortuna that all part-time employees shall be compensated as shown in “Attachment A” of this Resolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 15th day of December 2025 by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
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Mike Johnson, Mayor
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Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk
FY 2025-26 Part-time Pay Rate Schedule
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P / R Step Base 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Code No. Step 0 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
200 Kennel Attendant (R & OC) P10 Hr: 16.9000 17.2380 17.5828 17.9345 18.2932 18.6590 201 Recreation Leader (OC)
202 Conference Center Worker (OC)
204 Street Maintenance Worker I (R & OC) P12 Hr: 17.4240 17.7725 18.1280 18.4905 18.8603 19.2376 205 Parks Maintenance Worker I (R & OC)
220 Bus Driver I (R)
221 Recreation Program Coordinator (R & OC)
203 Transit Dispatch / Office Assistant (R) P19 Hr: 18.7563 19.1314 19.5141 19.9043 20.3024 20.7085 230 Museum Curator (R)
235 Account Clerk I (R)
240 Administrative Assistant I (R) P23 Hr: 19.5586 19.9497 20.3487 20.7557 21.1708 21.5942 250 Community Services Officer I (R) P26 Hr: 20.6198 21.0322 21.4529 21.8819 22.3195 22.7659 251 Reserve Police Officer (OC)
265 Dispatcher I (OC) P35 Hr: 26.6905 27.2243 27.7688 28.3242 28.8907 29.4685 270 Code Compliance Officer (R) P36 Hr: 27.1710 27.7144 28.2687 28.8340 29.4107 29.9989 299 * Special Consultant / Interim Employee (T) Hr: 16.5000 90.0000 KEY:

R: Regular Hourly Part-time; Maximum of 29 hours per week and 1400 hours per calendar and fiscal year. (Year-round positions) T: Temporary Hourly Part-time; Job assignment not to exceed one year (12 consecutive months). (One-time projects, not subject to call back year after year) Classification
* This Classification includes but is not limited to Retired Annuitants, Special Projects Consultants, and Interim Employees. Hourly wage is dependent upon qualifications and positions hired for. Does not participate in COLA/pay adjustments.

OC: On Call; Maximum of 1000 hours per calendar and fiscal year. (See Determining Part-Time Status Policy for further paramaters) Adopted By Council at 6-16-25 Meeting (Effective 7-1-25) Adopted By Council at 12-15-25 Meeting (Effective 12-28-25) Business Agenda Item 4a

STAFF REPORT
City Council Business Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Michelle Nielsen, Contract City Planner
THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Public Hearing and Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinances to Amend the Zoning Regulations, Title 17 of the Fortuna Municipal Code, and the Zoning Map.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

1. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 2025-779 – Amending chapters 17.03, 17.06, and

17.08 of the Municipal Code to Implement Programs H-12 and H-8 of the 6th cycle Housing Element.

2. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 2025-780 – Amending Section 17.02.030 of the Municipal Code (Zoning Map) and Section 17.04.090 (Qualified combining zone) to implement the Mill District Specific Plan and Program H-10 of the 6th cycle Housing Element.

Ordinance 2025-780 will specify the principal and conditional uses in Area A, Area B, and Area C.

PROJECT INFORMATION:

Project: Adoption of amendments to the Zoning Regulations, Title 17 of the Fortuna Municipal Code, and the Zoning Map to implement the Housing Element and Mill District Specific Plan, and address changes in state housing law.

Applicant: City of Fortuna
Project Site: Citywide including areas zoned with Q-2 and Q-16 combining zones Zoning Districts: Residential Multifamily (R-M) and Commercial Thoroughfare (CT) General Plan
Land Use:

Residential High (RH), Residential Medium (RM) and Mill District (MD)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2019, the Fortuna City Council adopted the City’s 2019-2027 Housing Element which provides a multi-year roadmap for meeting the City’s current and future housing needs. The Element establishes goals, policies, and implementation measures (also called programs) for new housing considering local needs, and statewide mandates and priorities. The Housing Element has three programs that require changes to the Municipal Code, but these programs have not been completed. The three programs encourage new housing development for lower income households and special needs populations.

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Additionally, the adoption of the Mill District Specific Plan (MDSP) in March 2025 amended the Fortuna General. The MDSP includes rezoning of the existing residential area that is within the MDSP planning area.

After holding a duly noticed public hearing on October 28, 2025, the Planning Commission (PC) unanimously approved Resolution P-2025-3137, recommending that the City Council adopt amendments to the Zoning Regulations and the Zoning Map.

As recommended by the PC, Ordinance 2025-779 proposes to amend the text of the Zoning Regulations (Title 17 of the Fortuna Municipal Code) to implement Program H-12 and Program H-18 of the 2019 Housing Element to achieve consistency with the Housing Element and current state housing element law.

Also as recommended by the PC, Ordinance 2025-780 proposes to amend the Zoning Map to rezone the residential neighborhood in the northeast corner of the MDSP planning area. In addition to rezoning the residential area in accordance with the MDSP, Ordinance 2025-780 proposes to rezone two residential areas to implement Program H-10 of the Housing Element. More specifically, the recommended amendments to the Zoning Map will modify two existing Qualified combining zones (in Attachment 4) in specific areas covered by two Qualified combining zones (or Q- zones):

1. Ordinance 88-532 Z. This Qualified Combining Zone is referred to as “Q-2”.

2. Ordinance 2002-633 Z. This Qualified Combining Zone is referred to as “Q-16”.

The importance of completing the amendments that implement the Housing Element is further highlighted by a letter of inquiry from the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) received by the City on May 23, 2025, requesting a status update on the City’s Housing Element Program Implementation. City staff responded to HCD and committed to completing the changes to the zoning regulations directed by the Housing Element Programs H10, H-12, and H-18 before the end of 2025.

ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS
The proposed text amendments to the Zoning Regulations (Attachment 2) will implement Housing Element Programs H-12 and H-18 by updating those portions of the Zoning Regulations that are currently inconsistent with state housing element law to be consistent with current requirements.

Housing Element Program H-12
Program H-12 focuses on allowances for Transitional and Supportive Housing. This Program states that:
…transitional and supportive housing types will be allowed as permitted uses subject to only the same restrictions on residential uses contained in the same type of structure. Additionally, supportive housing will be allowed as a permitted use in zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted, including nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses.

To implement Program H-12, the Zoning Regulations are proposed to be changed to allow supportive and transitional housing to be permitted in the same manner as other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone. Additionally, the definitions in chapter 17.08 Fortuna Business Agenda Item 4a

Municipal Code (FMC) related to supportive and transitional housing are proposed to be updated to be consistent with state law.

Program H-12 also includes a commitment to add a new type of housing to the Zoning Regulations:

Supportive Housing Developments. Amending the Zoning Regulations to include this new housing type will achieve consistency with state law by implementing SB 744 (2019), a statewide mandate that applies to all California cities and counties. state law1requires this type of housing to be permitted as “…a by right use in zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted, including nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses”.
2 For Fortuna, this means the following zoning
districts: Residential Multifamily (R-M), Neighborhood Commercial (N-C), Retail Commercial (R-C), Commercial Thoroughfare (C-T), Light Industrial (M-1), and Heavy Industrial (M-2). State law requires cities and counties to allow supportive housing developments that meet the standards specified in state law, while not giving cities and counties latitude to modify the standards.

Therefore, to complete the implementation of Program H-12, it is necessary to add standards for Supportive Housing Developments to chapter 17.06 that align with state law.

Housing Element Program H-18
Program H-18 focuses on the City’s Reasonable Accommodation Procedure. The adoption of Ordinance 2024-769 in January 2025 accomplished most of the commitments of this program by adding reasonable accommodation procedures to the Zoning Regulations. Program H-18 includes a commitment to update the definition of family to state “one or more persons living together in a dwelling unit” which has not yet been implemented. Accordingly, the changes to the Zoning Regulations propose updating the definition of family in FMC 17.08.240, which will complete the commitments of Program H-18.

ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS
Figure 1 below identifies the three areas that are proposed to be zoned Multifamily Residential with a Qualified combining zone. These three areas are labeled as Area A, Area B, and Area C, and are mapped in Figure 1 below. Table 1 identifies which General Plan document is implemented by the proposed Zoning Map, and provides an overview of the existing and proposed zoning by area.

Table 1
Area A Area B Area C
General Plan
document
implemented
Mill District
Specific Plan
(MDSP)
6 th cycle Housing
Element, Program H-10
6 th cycle Housing
Element, Program H-10
Existing
Zoning
R-M-Q-2 and C-T R-M-Q-2 R-M-Q-16
Proposed
Zoning
R-M-Q: the Q-zone
as established by
Ord. 2025-780
R-M-Q: the Q-zone as
established by Ord.
2025-780
R-M-Q: the Q-zone as
established by Ord.
2025-780
The rationale for rezoning Area A, Area B, and Area C to be Residential Multiple Family with a new Qualified combining zone (R-M-Q) is due to 1) the intent of Housing Element Program H1 See California Gov’t Code Sections 65650–65656. 2 See California Gov’t Code Section 65651, subdivision (a).

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10; and 2) the existing development in Area A. The basis for applying a new Qualified combining zone to these areas is explained further below. Two key points of the proposed Qualified combining zone are:
• Single family dwellings will continue to be permitted by right. • Multifamily developments in which at least 20 percent of the units are affordable to lower income households will be permitted by right, and conditionally permitted uses include multifamily housing developments in which less than 20 percent of the units, excluding a designated manager’s unit, are not affordable to lower income households.

Figure 1. Areas to be rezoned
The Purpose of Housing Element Program H-10
The proposed amendments to the Zoning Map implement Program H-10. One key priority of the Housing Element is removing governmental constraints to new housing development that is affordable to lower income households. To reduce identified constraints, the City Council adopted Housing Element Program H-10, which commits the City to change the Zoning Regulations and Zoning Map to allow multifamily residential use by‑right on all sites zoned Multifamily Residential (R-M) with a General Plan designation of Residential High (RH). This by right (without discretionary review) allowance is targeted to housing developments in which at least 20 percent of the units are affordable to lower income households, and is intended to incentivize development of affordable housing, and to comply with the requirements of California Gov’t Code § 65583.2(c).

New multifamily housing development is constrained in the Q-2 and Q-16 Qualified combining zone areas because it requires a conditional use permit, or it is outright prohibited. To implement Program H-10, for Area A, Area B, and Area C, the amendments to the Zoning Map propose to replace two existing Qualified combining zones with a new Qualified combining zone that will allow single family residences, two-family residences, and by right multifamily for housing developments in which at least 20 percent of the units are affordable to lower‐income households.

Multifamily housing developments in which less than 20 percent of the units are affordable will Source: Planwest Partners,
2025
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be permitted with a conditional use permit. It will remove regulatory constraints to multifamily housing development.

Area A – The Mill District Specific Plan Residential Area The Zoning Map amendments for Area A implement the MDSP. The scope of the MDSP and the certified Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) includes amending the Zoning Map for the residential neighborhood at the northeast corner of the MDSP planning area. This residential neighborhood is comprised of 79 parcels, and is identified as Area A. Seventy-five parcels in this area are zoned Residential Multifamily with a Qualified Combining Zone (R-M-Q2), and the remaining four parcels are zoned Commercial Thoroughfare (C-T). This Qualified Combining Zone was adopted in 1988 by Ordinance 88-532 Z, and is referred to as “Q-2”.

Ordinance 88-532 Z restricts multifamily development, and only single family residential development is permitted by right.

The MDSP directs Area A to be rezoned to R-M. During review of the proposed Zoning Regulations amendments for Area A, the City’s Contract Planner identified a housing constraint in the R-M Zone that needs to be addressed in the proposed Zoning Map amendments: the R-M Zone does not allow single-family residences by right. This means the properties with existing single-family homes would become “non-conforming” under the Zoning Regulations. The City’s non-conforming regulations place limitations on repairs, additions, and replacement of nonconforming uses and structures. Of the 79 parcels in Area A, 57 are developed with single family residences, according to the Assessor’s office data. If the properties in Area A are rezoned to the R-M zone (and no Qualified combining zone is adopted), about 72% of those properties would become non-conforming due to the existing single family development. 3 This means there would
be restrictions on repairing and replacing those homes under the City’s non-conforming zoning rules. Also, it would be more difficult and expensive for owners to obtain financing for repairs .

The proposed Q-Zone addresses this constraint by including single family residential use as a principally permitted use.
3 It is noted that in Area A, the average parcel size is 0.20 acres (or 8,712 sq. ft), and the median parcel size is 0.15 acres (or 6,534 sq. ft.).

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Area B and Area C
The Zoning Map amendments for Area B and Area C implement Housing Element Program H-10.

Area B and Area C contain parcels identified as meeting the City’s 6th Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).

Like most of Area A discussed above, Area B is zoned Residential Multifamily with a Qualified Combining Zone (R-M-Q-2). Area C is zoned Residential Multifamily with a Qualified Combining Zone (R-M-Q-16). This Qualified Combining Zone was adopted in 2002 and prohibits new multifamily uses, although single family residential uses are principally permitted. Area B and Area C do not have properties with existing single-family residences; nonetheless, it is proposed to apply the same Qualified combining zone discussed above. This means single family (as currently allowed by the existing Q-2 and Q-16 combining zones) will continue to be allowed by right, along with qualifying affordable multifamily development as described above.

The proposed Qualified combining zone implements Housing Element Program H-10 that commits the City to maintaining an inventory of affordable housing sites and ensuring feasibility.

The proposed Qualified combining zone also implements the MDSP.

GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY ANALYSIS
The following table analyzes the consistency of the proposed Zoning text and map changes with the City’s General Plan.

Proposed Amendments to the Zoning
Regulations General Plan Consistency Analysis
Proposed Zoning Regulations Changes:

The Zoning Regulations are proposed to be
changed to allow supportive and transitional
housing to be permitted in the same manner
as other residential dwellings of the same type
in the same zone.

Also, a new use – Supportive Housing
Developments is proposed to be added to the
Zoning Code.

The affected Zoning Districts are all the
Residential Zoning Districts and the
Commercial and Industrial zones that allow
residential. Finally, standards for Supportive
Housing Developments are proposed to be
added and definitions are specified related to
the above changes.)
The proposed amendments are consistent with
Housing Element Programs H-12 and H-18
because the amendments implement both
programs of the City’s Housing Element.

Program H-12 concerns Transitional and
Supportive Housing, and has an objective to
“Amend the Zoning Ordinance to state that
transitional and supportive housing types
consistent with state law.” Program H-18
directs the City to establish a reasonable
accommodation procedure. This program
includes a commitment to update the
definition of family to state “one or more
persons living together in a dwelling unit.”
Existing Q-2 Qualified Combining Zone
Ordinance No. 88-532 Z, Section 2
subparagraph C; Passed and Adopted on
November 7, 1988: “… The qualification is
that a use permit is required for any
development that increases the density of
dwellings or intensity of use other than a
The proposed Zoning Map Amendments are
consistent with General Plan Housing
Element Program H-10, Maintain an
Inventory of Affordable Housing Sites and
Ensure Site Feasibility, commits the City to
“rezone all sites zoned R‐M with a General
Plan designation of Residential High, to allow
residential use by right. This by right (without
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Proposed Amendments to the Zoning
Regulations General Plan Consistency Analysis
single-family residence.” (See Attachment 4
for full Ordinance)
Proposed Changes:
- Amend the Q-2 Qualified Zone to allow by
right multi-family housing developments in
which at least 20 percent of the units are
affordable to lower-income households,
subject to meeting the City’s Objective
Planning Standards.
- Remove language that relates to storm
drainage which is now addressed in the
MDSP.

Existing Q-16 Qualified Combining Zone
Ordinance NO. 2002-633 Z, Section 1 Line 1;
Passed and Adopted on March 4, 2002
“The Q Combining Zone modifies the uses of
the RM zone by completely eliminating
multifamily dwelling units as either a
principal use or a conditional use.” (See
Attachment 5 for full Ordinance)
Proposed Changes:
- Amend the Q-16 Qualified Combining Zone
to allow by right multi-family housing
developments in which at least 20 percent of
the units are affordable to lower-income
households subject to meeting the City’s
Objective Planning Standards.
discretionary review) requirement is only for
housing developments in which at least 20
percent of the units are affordable to lower‐
income households.”
Also, the proposed Zoning Map Amendments
are consistent with Administrative and
Implementation Program AI‐4: “The City
shall review and amend, as necessary,
applicable ordinances and regulations
referenced herein to ensure consistency with
the General Plan. These shall include the
following: Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision
Ordinance, Building Code, and Development
Standards.

Existing Zoning on APN’s 201-081-018,
201-081-019, 201-081-029, 201-081-031:

Commercial Thoroughfare – C-T
Proposed Zoning on APN’s 201-081-018,
201-081-019, 201-081-029, 201-081-031:

Multifamily Residential – R-M
The proposed Zoning Map Amendments are
consistent with General Plan Housing
Element Program and consistent with the Mill
District Specific Plan which designated these
parcels as Residential Multifamily”, and the
City’s General Plan Administrative and
Implementation Program AI‐4: “The City
shall review and amend, as necessary,
applicable ordinances and regulations
referenced herein to ensure consistency with
the General Plan. These shall include the
following: Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision
Ordinance, Building Code, and Development
Standards.

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PUBLIC INTEREST
The proposed amendments to the Zoning Regulations and Zoning Map are in the public interest because the amendments promote the orderly and efficient development of land within the City and encourages a wide range of housing types and densities. The proposed amendments to the Zoning Map for Area A ensure the long-term retention of an established single family residential neighborhood, does not create conditions that could result in displacement of residents, while removing regulatory barriers to the creation of a variety of housing types and ownerships, at range of densities. These goals and policies are intended to provide a wider range of housing types and affordability throughout the City to support residents through all stages of life while also increasing the health and welfare of residents and visitors. The proposed amendments to the Zoning Regulations and Zoning Map advance the goals, policies, and implementation programs of the Mill District Specific Plan and the Housing Element of the Fortuna General Plan, and therefore is in the public interest.

CONSISTENCY WITH THE ZONING REGULATIONS AND THE FORTUNA

MUNICIPAL CODE
The amendments to the Zoning Regulations and Zoning Map are consistent with all other chapters, and other titles of the Fortuna Municipal Code. The proposed Amendments carry through to all sections of the Zoning Regulations, and have been reviewed to ensure they are consistent with all other chapters of the Zoning Regulations and other titles of the Fortuna Municipal Code.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) prepared and certified for the Mill District Specific Plan also analyzed the Zoning Map Amendments for the Residential Area that is part of the Mill District Specific Plan. This means the City has already complied with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Area A Zoning Map amendments.

The proposed Zoning Map amendments for Area B and Area C implement a schedule of actions contained in the City’s approved 2019-2027 Housing Element. 4 Specifically, the Zoning Map
amendments proposed for Area B and Area C are intended to satisfy the requirements of Gov’t Code § 65583.2(c). The text amendments to the Zoning Regulations are intended to satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (3) and (5) of Gov’t Code § 65582(c). The facts in the record show that the proposed amendments do not involve zoning actions allowing the construction of oil and gas infrastructure or a distribution center, as defined by Public Resources Code sections 21064.8 and 21060.4. Likewise, the areas to be rezoned, specifically Area B and Area C, are not located within natural and protected lands, as defined by Public Resources Code § 21067.5. Therefore, it is recommended that the amendments to the Zoning Regulations and Zoning Map be found statutorily exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code § 21080.085 Additionally, it is recommended the amendments to the Zoning Regulations and Zoning Map found to be exempt from the CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)3, the “common sense” exemption which states that a project is exempt from CEQA where it can be seen with 4 Public Resources Code § 21080.085 describes a schedule of actions to be subdivision (c) of Gov’t Code 65583 by way of direct reference.

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certainty that there is no possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment. These amendments are exempt under the CEQA Guidelines § 15061 (b)(3) common sense exemption because it can be seen with certainty that the proposed Zoning Text and Zoning Map amendments will not result in any changes to the environment since the allowed General Plan residential density is not changing.

In accordance with the CEQA Guidelines, staff will file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk and the State Clearinghouse upon adoption of the ordinance.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION

1. Receive staff report and review Council questions with staff.

2. Open the public hearing and receive public comment.

3. Close the public hearing.

4. Motion to hold second reading and adopt Ordinance 2025-779, and read by title only. Roll call vote.

5. Motion to hold second reading and adopt Ordinance 2025-780, and read by title only. Roll call vote.

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment 1: Ordinance 2025-779 and Exhibit A – Proposed Amendments to the Zoning Regulations
Attachment 2: Ordinance 2025-780 and Exhibit A – Proposed Amendments to the Zoning Map Attachment 3: Maps of Area A, Area B, and Area C: Existing Zoning and Proposed Zoning Attachment 4: Existing Qualified combining zones established by Ordinance No. 88-532 Z (Q2), and Ordinance No. 2002-633 Z (Q-16) Attachment 5: Planning Commission Resolution P-2025-3137

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Chapter 17.03

REGULATIONS THAT APPLY IN PRINCIPAL ZONING DISTRICTS

17.03.010 Residential estates zoning district (RE).
…
B. Principal Permitted Uses.

1. One single-family dwelling or mobile home per lot.

2. Community care facilities for six or fewer (FMC 17.08.152), and supportive housing (FMC

17.08.507) and transitional housing (17.08.509). Community care facilities for six or fewer, and supportive and transitional housing, are residential uses that are permitted in the same manner as other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone, and subject only to the same regulations and procedures that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.

C. Permitted Accessory Uses. Subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.001 and 17.06.002:

1. One second residential dwelling per lot, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.183;

21. Child care facilities with eight or fewer children, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.020;

3. Community care facilities for six or fewer (FMC 17.08.152);

42. Home occupations, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.071;

53. Servants’ quarters;

64. Guesthouses, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.061;

75. Private garages and parking areas;

86. Garage and yard sales, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.060;

97. Public parks, playgrounds, and other public recreational uses; 108. Keeping of not more than eight household pets on each lot, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.006;
119. Other accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to a permitted use. …
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17.03.011 Residential single-family zoning district (R-1). …
B. Principal Permitted Uses.

1. One single-family dwelling or mobile home per lot.

2. Community care facilities for six or fewer (FMC 17.08.152), and supportive housing (FMC

17.08.507) and transitional housing (17.08.509). Community care facilities for six or fewer, and supportive and transitional housing, are residential uses that are permitted in the same manner as other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone, and subject only to the same regulations and procedures that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.

C. Permitted Accessory Uses. Subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.001 and 17.06.002:

1. One second residential dwelling per lot, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.183;

21. Child care facilities with eight or fewer children, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.020;

3. Community care facilities for six or fewer (FMC 17.08.152);

42. Home occupations, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.071;

53. Guest rooms for not more than two persons in any single-family dwelling;

64. Servants’ quarters;

75. Guesthouses, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.061;

86. Garage and yard sales, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.060;

97. Public parks, playgrounds, and other public recreational uses; 108. Keeping of not more than four household pets on each lot, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.006;
119. Other accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to a permitted use. …
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17.03.012 Multifamily residential zoning district (R-M).

A. Purpose. The RM district is intended to be applied in areas of the city where it is reasonable to permit and protect medium-high density apartment, townhouse, and condominium development. The RM district is intended to be applied in existing medium-high density areas, as well as other developed areas to encourage higher-density development and in undeveloped areas to allow for large-scale development projects. The R-M zoning district is intended to implement the Residential High (RH) General Plan land use designation which has a density range of 15.0 to 29.0 units per gross acre.

B. Principal Permitted Uses.

1. Multifamily dwelling units. Projects requesting deviation from the Objective Planning Standards for Mixed-Use Residential and Multifamily Development, adopted pursuant to Resolution 2023-26 or as later amended by the city council (hereinafter the “multifamily design standards”), are subject to design review approval, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.07 FMC;

2. Single room occupancy (SRO) facilities, subject to R-M zone density, open space, and setback requirements, and the provisions of FMC 17.06.184.7.;

3. Community care facilities for six or fewer (FMC 17.08.152), and supportive housing (FMC

17.08.507) and transitional housing (17.08.509). Community care facilities for six or fewer, and supportive and transitional housing, are residential uses that are permitted in the same manner as other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone, and subject only to the same regulations and procedures that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone;

4. Supportive housing developments, subject to the R-M zone density, objective standards for Height Regulations; Lot Standards, Yards and Floor Area Ratio; Required Open Space, Off-Street Parking, the multifamily design standards, and the requirements of FMC 17. 06.18X.

C. Permitted Accessory Uses. Subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.001 and 17.06.002:

1. One second residential dwelling per lot, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.183;

21. Child care facilities with eight or fewer children, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.020;

3. Community care facilities for six or fewer (FMC 17.08.152);

42. Home occupations, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.071;

53. Private garages and parking areas;

64. Garage and yard sales, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.060;

75. Keeping of not more than two household pets on each lot, subject to the provisions of FMC

17.06.006;

86. Public parks, playgrounds, and other public recreational uses;

97. Other accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to a permitted use. …
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17.03.020 Neighborhood commercial zoning district (N-C) …
B. Principal Permitted Uses.

1. Professional offices;

2. Antique, art, music, and hobby stores;

3. Cleaning and dyeing establishments;

4. Dry goods stores;

5. Food stores;

6. Household appliance, radio, and TV repair establishments (small scale);

7. Restaurants seating less than 100 persons, including service of alcoholic beverages at tables and a bar;

8. Sporting goods stores;

9. Barber and beauty shops;

10. Child care facilities with eight or fewer children, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.020 (where a use permit is obtained for the residential use prior to establishment of the child day care facility);

11. Community care facilities for six or fewer (FMC 17.08.152) (where a use permit is obtained for the residential use prior to establishment of the community care facility), and supportive housing (FMC 17.08.507) and transitional housing (17.08.509). Community care facilities for six or fewer, and supportive and transitional housing, are residential uses that are permitted in the same manner as other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone, and subject only to the same regulations and procedures that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone;

12. Bed-and-breakfast inns;

13. Multifamily dwelling units having the density, open space, and setback requirements of the R-M zone, each in a manner consistent with the multifamily design standards;

14. Single room occupancy (SRO) facilities, subject to R-M zone density, open space, and setback requirements, and the provisions of FMC 17.06.184.7;

15. Supportive housing developments, subject to the R-M zone density, objective standards for Height Regulations; Lot Standards, Yards and Floor Area Ratio; Required Open Space, Off-Street Parking, the multifamily design standards, and the requirements of FMC 17. 06.18X. …
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17.03.021 Retail commercial zoning district (R-C)
…
B. Principal Permitted Uses.

1. Art, music, and hobby stores;

2. Business administration offices;

3. Business service establishments;

4. Child care facilities with eight or fewer children, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.020 (where a use permit is obtained for the residential use prior to establishment of the child day care facility);

5. Community care facilities for six or fewer (FMC 17.08.152) (where a use permit is obtained for the residential use prior to establishment of the community care facility), and supportive housing (FMC 17.08.507) and transitional housing (17.08.509). Community care facilities for six or fewer, and supportive and transitional housing, are residential uses that are permitted in the same manner as other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone, and subject only to the same regulations and procedures that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone;

6. Department stores;

7. Dry goods stores;

8. Financial institutions;

9. Furniture and appliance stores;

10. Hotels and nonprofit clubs;

11. Miscellaneous retail stores;

12. Motion picture and live theaters, concert halls, and assembly halls;

13. Professional offices;

14. Recreation and sports stores;

15. Restaurants including bars, dancing and entertainment;

16. Special schools;

17. Bed-and-breakfast inns, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.010;

18. Multifamily dwelling units having the density, open space, and setback requirements of the R-M zone, each in a manner consistent with the multifamily design standards;

19. Single room occupancy (SRO) facilities, subject to R-M zone density, open space, and setback requirements, and the provisions of FMC 17.06.184.7.;

20. Supportive housing developments, subject to the R-M zone density, objective standards for Height Regulations; Lot Standards, Yards and Floor Area Ratio; Required Open Space, Off-Street Parking, the multifamily design standards, and the requirements of FMC 17. 06.18X. …
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17.03.022 Commercial thoroughfare zoning district (C-T) …
B. Principal Permitted Uses.

1. Automotive services, general;

2. Child care facilities with eight or fewer children, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.020 (where a use permit is obtained for the residential use prior to establishment of the child day care facility);

3. Commercial recreation facilities, such as swimming pools, bowling alleys, skating rinks, and dance halls;

4. Community care facilities for six or fewer (FMC 17.08.152) (where a use permit is obtained for the residential use prior to establishment of the community care facility), and supportive housing (FMC 17.08.507) and transitional housing (17.08.509). Community care facilities for six or fewer, and supportive and transitional housing, are residential uses that are permitted in the same manner as other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone, and subject only to the same regulations and procedures that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone;

5. Convenience markets, not to exceed 3,000 square feet in gross floor area;

6. Food stores with at least 3,000 square feet of gross floor area;

7. Motels;

8. Offices;

9. Plant nurseries, greenhouses, and fruit stands;

10. Restaurants, including bars, dancing, and entertainment;

11. Restaurants, drive-in;

12. Retail shops for sale of auto parts and accessories, souvenirs, curios, and other similar products, primarily to serve the touring public;

13. Bed-and-breakfast inns, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.010.;

14. Emergency homeless shelters in the areas shown on the homeless shelters zoning maps (Exhibit C attached to Ordinance 2012-698).;

15. Supportive housing developments, subject to the R-M zone density, objective standards for Height Regulations; Lot Standards, Yards and Floor Area Ratio; Required Open Space, Off-Street Parking, the multifamily design standards, and the requirements of FMC 17. 06.18X. …
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17.03.030 Light industrial zoning district (M-1)
…
B. Principal Permitted Uses.

1. Any manufacturing, processing, assembling, contracting, repair, office, research, transportation, transfer, storage, wholesale, or administrative use, except those listed in FMC 17.03.031(C) and (D);

2. Emergency homeless shelters in the areas shown on the homeless shelters zoning maps (Exhibits B-1, B-2 and C attached to Ordinance 2012-698).;

3. Short-order convenience grocery markets with a gross floor area not to exceed 3,000 square feet;

4. Public buildings.;

5. Supportive housing developments, subject to the R-M zone density, objective standards for Height Regulations; Lot Standards, Yards and Floor Area Ratio; Required Open Space, Off-Street Parking, the multifamily design standards, and the requirements of FMC 17. 06.18X. …

17.030.040 Heavy industrial zoning district (M-2)
…
B. Principal Permitted Uses.

1. Any manufacturing, processing, assembling, contractors’ offices, research, wholesale, or storage use is permitted that is not otherwise prohibited in the statutes of the state or the municipal ordinances of the city;

2. Public and quasi-public buildings and uses.;

3. Supportive housing developments, subject to the R-M zone density, objective standards for Height Regulations; Lot Standards, Yards and Floor Area Ratio; Required Open Space, Off-Street Parking, the multifamily design standards, and the requirements of FMC 17. 06.18X. …
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17.03.050 Public facility zoning district (PF).
…
B. Principal Permitted Uses.

1. Public services and administrative offices, including police and fire stations, post offices, and public parking lots;

2. Parks;

3. Child care facilities with eight or fewer children, subject to the provisions of FMC 17.06.020 (where a use permit is obtained for the residential use prior to establishment of the child care facility);

4. Community care facilities for six or fewer (FMC 17.08.152), and supportive housing (FMC

17.08.507) and transitional housing (17.08.509). Community care facilities for six or fewer, and supportive and transitional housing, are residential uses that are permitted in the same manner as other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone, and subject only to the same regulations and procedures that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone;

5. Public schools.;

6. Supportive housing developments, subject to the R-M zone density, objective standards for Height Regulations; Lot Standards, Yards and Floor Area Ratio; Required Open Space, Off-Street Parking, the multifamily design standards, and the requirements of FMC 17. 06.18X. …
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Chapter 17.06

REGULATIONS THAT APPLY TO SPECIFIC USE
…

17.06.18X5.5 Supportive Housing Developments
A. Purpose.

This Section provides for the regulation of supportive housing developments as required by Sections 65650 through 65656 of the California Government Code. Section 65651 prescribes that qualifying supportive housing developments shall be a by right use in zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted, including nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses when specific requirements are met. Government Code Sections 65651 through 65656 establish specific requirements for the regulation of supportive housing developments. This Section is intended to comply with the standards in Sections 65650 through 65656 of the California Government Code to the greatest extent feasible.

B. Applicability.

The provisions of this Section apply to all lots in zones that permit multifamily and mixed uses, including nonresidential zones that permit multifamily uses, that is the Multifamily residential zoning district (R-M), Neighborhood commercial zoning district (N-C), Retail commercial zoning district (R-C), Commercial thoroughfare zoning district (C-T), Light industrial zoning district (M-1), Heavy industrial zoning district (M-2), Public facility zoning district (PF). Supportive housing developments shall comply with objective development standards and policies that apply to other multifamily development within the same zone.

C. General Provisions.

A supportive housing development developed pursuant to Government Code Section 65650 et seq., consisting of fifty (50) units or less, and that meets all of the following requirements shall be permitted in the Multifamily residential zoning district (R-M), Neighborhood commercial zoning district (N-C), Retail commercial zoning district (R-C), Commercial thoroughfare zoning district (C-T), Light industrial zoning district (M-1), Heavy industrial zoning district (M-2), and Public facility (PF) zoning districts, provided:

1. Units within the development are subject to a recorded affordability restriction for fifty- five (55) years.

2. Affordability. One hundred percent (100%) of the units, excluding managers’ units, within the development must be restricted to lower income households and are or will be receiving public funding to ensure affordability of the housing to lower income Californians. Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the California Health and Safety Code. The rents in the development shall be set at an amount consistent with the rent limits stipulated by the public program providing financing for the development.

3. Supportive Housing Units. At least 25 percent (25%) of the units in the development or 12 units, whichever is greater, are restricted to residents in supportive housing who meet criteria of the target population as defined in subparagraph (d) of Government Code Section 65650. In September 29, 2025 11
developments with fewer than 12 units, one hundred percent (100%) of those units, excluding managers’ units, must be restricted to residents in supportive housing.

4. Services Plan. The applicant shall submit a plan for providing supportive services, with documentation demonstrating that supportive services will be provided onsite to residents in the project as required by Section 65651, and describing those services, which must include all of the following:
a. The name of the proposed entity or entities that will provide supportive services. b. The proposed funding source or sources for the provided onsite supportive services. c. Proposed staffing levels.

5. Replacement Dwelling Units. The supportive housing development shall replace rental dwelling units in the manner provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 65915 of the California Government Code.

6. Facilities. Units within the development, excluding managers’ units, include at least one bathroom and a kitchen or other cooking facilities, including, at minimum, a stovetop, a sink, and a refrigerator.

7. Supportive Services Floor Area. For a development with twenty (20) or fewer total units, at least ninety (90) square feet shall be provided for onsite supportive services. For a development with more than 21 units, at least three percent (3%) of the total nonresidential floor area must be provided for onsite supportive services that are limited to tenant use, including, but not limited to, community rooms, case management offices, computer rooms, and community kitchens.

8. Parking. A supportive housing development that is located within one-half mile walking distance of a public transit stop shall not require parking for units within the supportive housing development that are designated for supportive housing residents.

9. Any other requirements of Government Code Section 65650 et seq. regarding supportive housing, as may be amended.

D. Review Procedures.

1. The City shall approve a supportive housing development that complies with the applicable requirements of this Section.

2. The City shall only require the supportive housing development to comply with the objective development standards and policies that apply to other multifamily development within the same zone.

3. The City shall notify the developer whether the application is complete within 30 days of receipt of an application to develop supportive housing in accordance with this Section. The City shall complete its review of the application within 60 days after the application is complete for a project with 50 or fewer units, or within 120 days after the application is complete for a project with more than 50 units.

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4. The City’s review of a supportive housing development to determine whether the development complies with objective development standards, including objective design review standards, pursuant to this Section shall be conducted consistent with the requirements of subdivision (f) of Section 65589.5 of the California Government Code, and shall not constitute a “project” for purposes of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.

5. Any discretion exercised by the City in determining whether a project qualifies as a use by right pursuant to this Section or discretion otherwise exercised pursuant to this section does not affect that City's determination that a supportive housing development qualifies as a use by right pursuant to this Section.
…
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Chapter 17.08

DEFINITIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
…

17.08.240 Family.
“Family” means one or more persons sharing a dwelling unit whether or not related by blood, marriage, or adoption a person living alone, or two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption, or a group of not more than five unrelated persons living together who constitute a bona fide single nonprofit housekeeping unit in a dwelling, as distinguished from a group occupying a boardinghouse, lodging house, motel, hotel, or fraternity or sorority house. A family shall be deemed to include necessary servants. (Ord. 2011-692 § 2 (Exh. A)).. …

17.08.260 Group care, retarded.

Refer to FMC 17.08.152, Community care facility. (Ord. 2011-692 § 2 (Exh. A)). …

17.08.507 Supportive housing.
“Supportive housing” means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, as defined by Government Code Section 53260(d)(i.e., low income persons with mental disabilities, AIDS, substance abuse or chronic health conditions), and that is linked to on-site or off-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live, and when possible, work in the community, pursuant to Government Code Section 65582(n). Supportive housing is a residential use that is permitted in the same manner as other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone, and subject only to the same regulations and procedures that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone pursuant to Government Code Section 65583(c)(3). (Ord. 2012-698 § 1 (Exh. A)).

17.08.507.1 Target population
“Target population” means persons with low income, persons who have one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or chronic health conditions, or individuals eligible for services provided pursuant to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code) and may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated minors, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people pursuant to Government Code Section 65582(p). …

17.08.509 Transitional housing.
“Transitional housing” means a building or buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which that shall be no less than six months from the beginning of the assistance pursuant to Government Code Section 65582(q). Transitional housing is a residential use that is permitted in the September 29, 2025 14
same manner as other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone, and subject only to the same regulations and procedures that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone pursuant to Government Code Section 65583(c)(3). (Ord. 2012-698 § 1 (Exh. A)).

Attachment 3
Area A, Area B, and Area C:

Existing Zoning Maps and
Proposed Zoning Maps
December 1, 2025 Public Hearing of the
Fortuna City Council
Existing Zoning: Area A (portion) – South 15th – South 16th St Area Proposed Zoning: Area A (portion) – South 15th South 16th St Area Existing Zoning: Area A (portion) – Newburg Road Area
Proposed Zoning: Area A (portion) – Newburg Road Area
Existing Zoning: Area B – Redwood Way Area
Proposed Zoning: Area B – Redwood Way Area
Existing Zoning: Area C – Virginia Drive Area
Proposed Zoning: Area C – Virginia Drive Area
Attachment 4
Existing Qualified Combining Zones
• Ordinance No. 88-532 Z (Q-2) and
• Ordinance No. 2002-633 Z (Q-16)
October 28, 2025 Public Hearing of the
Fortuna Planning Commission
ORDINANCE NO. 88-532 Z
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17.08.030
<OFFICIAL ZONING MAP> OF TITLE 17, ZONING�

OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA
The City Council of the City of Fortuna, State of California, does ordain as follows:

SECTION 1:

SECTION 2:

That Section 17.08.030 of Title 17 <Zoning
Ordinance) consisting of the Official Map of the
City of Fortuna is hereby amended as depicted on
Exhibit ''A."
The qualifications
General Plan Land
described below:
included
Use and
on the
Zoning
"Fortuna
Map" are
A. The area along South 12th Street just north
of Loni Drive to Newburg Road zonec
Commercial Thoroughfare, Qualified. The
Qualification eliminates commercial stables,
contractor yards, equipment storage
facilities, second hand stores, and warehouse
facilities from the conditionally permitted
uses.

B. The property located at 1787 Smith Lane zoned
as Commercial Thoroughfare, Qualified. The
Qualification is that a use permit would be
required for any development so that the
extension of Smith Lane and the need for
drainage easements can be evaluated.

C. The area on South 15th and 16th Street, the
properties on Spring Street, The properties
on the north side of 3rd Street west of
Fortuna Boulevard, and the properties on the
north side of Redwood Way past Safeway that
are zoned Residential Multifamily, Limited,
Qualified. The qualification is that a use
permit is required for any development that
increases the density of dwellings or
intensity of use other than a single family
residence.

SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances or
resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such confl icts and no
further.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of November, 1988
by the following vote:

AYES: Councilman Dean Lewis, Councilwoman Doris Osburn, Councilman Dennis Wood and Mayor Mel Berti
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Rick Silvers
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Mayor, City of Fortuna
ATTEST:

City Clerk, City of Fortuna

FORTUNA GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING LAND USE MAP
(TO BE INSERTED)
Ordinance 88-532 adopts the Fortuna Zoning Map. The Zoning Map creates the B-1 Qualification with the following setbacks for certain specified areas: Front Yard: 20 feet; Side Yard: 5 feet; Rear Yard: 15 feet
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The City Council of the City of Fortuna, State of California, does ordain as follows:

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That Section 17.08.030 of Title 17 (Zoning Ordinance) consisting of the Official i\,lap of the City of Fortuna is hereby amended, and the City of Fortuna General Plan is hereby amended, to provide that :

1. The area depicted on Exhibit "A" currently zoned as Single F ami 1 y Residential (R-1-6) be rezoned to Residential Multi Family Qualified (RM-Q). The Q combining zone modifies
the uses of the RM zone by completely eliminating the
multifamily d\velling units as either a principal use or a conditional use. All uses othern,ise allowed remain the same as listed in Chapter 17.15.

All ordinances or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict here,,ith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflicts and no furth er.

A negati\ e declaration of environmental impact has been prepared for this project and is hereby adopted.

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Business Agenda Item 4b

STAFF REPORT
City Council Business Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Brian Issa, Public Works Director
THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Discussion of Design Alternatives and Project Aesthetics for Roundabouts and Retaining Walls
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive staff presentation and select a preferred level of aesthetic treatment for future interchange projects.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

With the Council choosing to proceed with designs for roundabouts at three sites in the City (5 roundabouts in total), some discussion of preferred surface treatments and overall aesthetics is warranted. The Kenmar Interchange project is farthest along and as the City proceeds toward design completion, discussions with CalTrans require some level of clarity is required regarding what the City expects for landscaping, signage and other aesthetic treatments. While not as imminent, the 12th Street Interchange and the Kenmar/Ross Hill Road projects will bring up similar questions. Any clarity the Council can provide for the Kenmar project will also help inform design decisions at these other sites. Because the Kenmar interchange project is within CalTrans right-ofway, they need to have surface treatments spelled out with sufficient clarity to allow their approval process to be completed, especially if any art installations will be included. Our goal with this presentation is to settle on a general level of design and any thematic elements the City might want to carry throughout these projects to ensure some uniformity of design (if desired).

Retaining Wall Aesthetics
The Kenmar Interchange in particular has more than 200ft of vertical concrete retaining wall ranging in height up to 13ft, with much of the wall directly adjacent to bike/ped facilities and visible to motorists. Retaining wall treatments could include various combinations of the following:
• Bare, unadorned concrete
• Concrete staining
• Basic textures (form liners)
• Custom form liners of varying complexity and customization (thematic elements) • Art (murals, mosaics etc)
Business Agenda Item 4b

Roundabout Aesthetics
The City has roundabouts planned at the 12th Street and Kenmar Road interchanges (both sides of the freeway), as well as at the Kenmar/Ross Hill intersection. These roundabouts will serve as gateways into the City and will be highly visible to visitors and residents. The design of the roundabouts themselves includes decisions about various hardscape and landscape features which must be balanced with ongoing maintenance considerations. Areas available for treatment include the center of the roundabout itself as well as medians and bike/ped crossings. Roundabout design elements could include:
• Asphalt paving or bare concrete
• Stamped or stained concrete
• Low maintenance landscaping
• Irrigated landscaping
• Ornamental lighting
• Art (sculptures, entry signage etc)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Because the costs of the roundabout projects are not likely to be borne directly by the City, the primary financial consideration is the cost of ongoing long-term maintenance by City staff.

CalTrans has stated that any treatments in the ROW that are not hardscaping will be maintained by the City.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

1. Receive staff presentation and review Council questions with staff

2. Open Public Comment

3. Close Public Comment

4. Select a preferred alternative and direct staff to pursue designs accordingly Sample Motion: I make a motion directing staff to move forward with design of the roundabout projects based on Council feedback and discussion.

Business Agenda Item 4c

STAFF REPORT
City Council Business Item
DATE: December 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Update on the City of Fortuna Listening Campaign to Inform the City of Fortuna’s Strategic and General Plan Updates
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive an update on the City of Fortuna Listening Campaign which will inform the Strategic and General Plan updates.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The City of Fortuna initiated a Listening Campaign during the summer and fall of 2025 to inform the public engagement process for updates to the City’s General Plan and Strategic Plan in 2026.

This campaign, designed to be more proactive and collaborative than traditional formal comment processes, utilized open-ended inquiries to capture the anonymous sentiments, perspectives, and needs of a diverse sample of City staff.

The staff and community members, including a Design Team of eight residents and staff, conducted interviews and focus groups to foster knowledge, relationships, and collective coownership of the results. This document presents a robust initial synthesis of findings from 19 staff interviews (23% of full-time staff). These results served as a foundation for a staff workshop in November to begin to establish a cohesive sense of purpose, decision-making criteria, and values.

BACKGROUND:

The City of Fortuna began listening to staff and the community during the summer and fall of 2025 to inform the public engagement process for updates of the City’s General Plan and Strategic Plan in 2026. Open-ended questions during interviews and focus groups were designed to discover what City staff and community members anonymously think, feel, hope for, and prioritize about the City’s future operations and development. Listening was designed to understand the sentiments, perspectives, and needs of a diverse sample of City interests:
o Staff Interviews: across departments of those closest to City operations about their experiences and internal strategic interests
o Community Interviews: a broad cross-section of residents about how they feel about and what they hope for in their community
Business Agenda Item 4c

o Focus Groups: more time with immigrants and struggling teens, two groups that often lack influence on and yet are greatly impacted by government decisions In 2026, results from all interviews will be shared, reviewed, and expanded upon at staff and community workshops to seek additional feedback, fill in gaps, surface shared vision, highlight opportunities, and confirm priorities for the City’s next 5 years of operations and development.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The first phase of this project was approved on March 19, 2025, and included the approval of a professional services agreement with Jen Rice Consults.

The second phase of this project is estimated to cost between $55,000 and $70,000 and can come from the General Plan Update set aside. A supplemental budget request will be brought to your Council later.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

1. Receive staff presentation and review Council questions

2. Open public comment;

3. Close public comment;

4. Motion to accept the Update on the Fortuna Listening Campaign. Roll Call vote.

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Staff Listening Campaign PowerPoint
B. Listening Campaign - City Staff Conversational Questions C. 2025 Anonymous Employee Survey Results
D. 2025 Listening Campaign Staff Interview Results
City of Fortuna
1 Photo:

Fortuna
Chamber of
Commerce
Staff Listening Campaign Report
Fortuna Staff Interviews – By the Numbers
1 • 19 staff interviewed (23% of full-time staff)
• All departments represented
• Field staff, office staff, new hires, veterans
• Conducted by management peers (not consultants)
• 100% confidential (building trust)
• Community interviews, teen and Spanish speaking focus groups, only recently completed and a report will be brought back later. • We also have a volunteer group working with local businesses to better understand their needs and the state of economic development.

Staff Strengths
• "We improvised during the earthquake when we had no plan. We make it work.“
• Staff resilience is high: “all step up and meet the challenge. • "Public Works is part of public safety... It's what makes civilization possible.“ • “If we stay stagnant, we’re going backwards...Everything’s at stake.” • “Come back everyday because the work is a positive impact on our community.”
• "We're like extended family. We do it for the people we work with.”
• “The people I see making it happen [are] the City staff.” • “Problem is our people will not say no, they will keep grinding.”
● 34-hour work week (morale boost)
“34-hour work week helped with balance.”
● Strong teamwork
“Crew is the best thing...trust each other.”
● New CM leadership
“Right now, leadership is doing
things...leadership moving in right direction.”
● Strategic Planning Process
“...bringing the workers together to create a
vision”
What’s Working What’s at Risk
● Pay = #1 retention issue
“[Lack of] Retention kills you, like it kills you.”
● Fortuna as a “stepping stone”
“Always comes down to money.”
● Loss of institutional knowledge
“...nothing gets done without personnel...Have to
prioritize our people, short and long-term cost of that, toll on employee and agency when a 15-year employee
leaves.”
● Maintenance crisis (unfunded projects)
“Like park acquisition, can’t maintain even if acquisition is grant funded and staff are not considered when
[apply for] grants.”
The Tension
3 A Long-Term Tool – Annual Employee Survey
• An employee survey was shared with City employees. The survey was open from Oct. 14 to Nov. 3. All survey responses are anonymous. • Will help monitor what’s working and what’s at risk.
• Feedback helps to improve workplace culture, communication, and opportunities for growth.
• Employee survey data is a metric for tracking employee retention and job satisfaction
• Survey results are an attachment to the staff report.

What Staff Need
Maintenance Crisis: Projects (especially grant-funded park acquisitions) are approved without budgeting for fully burdened maintenance costs and staffing.

Examples:

Does this help with employee retention?
Does this generate sustainable revenue?
Does this include a fully burdened cost analysis?
Does this honor staff’s work and dedication?
What Staff Need
Leaders who allow staff to do their jobs, while supporting their professional growth (e.g., training, tools) and clear confident guidance, accomplished through a clear, institutionalized vision and sense of purpose. Currently lack of a "north star".

Explore streamlining the development review approval
process "cleaner" and more streamlined to attract tax
revenue – the current process is "jumbled, ad hoc," and too burdensome.

The Path Forward
1 • Today → February: Staff participated in a workshop and are working on a shared purpose, values, decision-
making criteria, long-term cost accountability and
improvement to the development review process – to be
included in the strategic framework
• Future budget request estimated at $55,000 to $70,000 (GPU set-aside) to continue Phase 2 of this work which
will include:
• Community Listening Campaign Report • January → March: Community workshops to gather input on Strategic and General Plan priorities
• 2026: Draft strategic plan reflecting both staff operations needs and community vision; release of General Plan
update RFP to utilize feedback received
How Council Can Help Now
Support:
• developing a shared purpose of the City
• developing shared values of the City
• staff developing decision-making criteria and using in in future decisions • staff developing long-term cost accounting for new projects requiring fully burdened cost analysis
• exploration of streamlining the development review process • continuation of investment in the strategic and general plan updates In Conclusion
Thank you City
Council for
authorizing this
process!
Fortuna STAFF: 2025 Listening Campaign

CONVERSATION GUIDE
Introduction Points
Management staff are listening to a range of City staff at the same time that they and community volunteers are listening to a wide variety of community members to guide updates of the General Plan and Strategic Plan.

We’re listening without an agenda and using open questions to get your honest feelings, experiences, and hopes.

We’ll share results from these conversations back to staff and the community in early 2026, to review and hone them together into direction for the Strategic Plan and General Plan Updates.

We’re recording these conversations so we can:
● Have a conversation and pay full attention to what you say ● Make sure our notes are accurate, and in case we need to clarify later ● Look for common themes and key quotes as points to review together with staff (and with the community) in workshops
● Make sense of the results ourselves (vs. a consultant telling us what we should do)
If you share something that could easily identify you, let us know to highlight it, and we will be extra careful with that information. Again, nothing will be shared with supervisors in a way that they can identify who said what.

Thank you for completing the consent form and lending your thoughts so the City can develop guidance out of what we learn from staff (and community members). You’re welcome to skip any questions you don’t want to answer Here are the questions we are working from, but I won’t use it like a script.

This will be a little different than normal work conversations – we’re looking for honest stories and a better understanding of your hopes for Fortuna… so, let’s get started!
Conversational Questions

1. Please tell me a bit about yourself and how you ended up working for the City. ● Why the City and not somewhere else?
● How did you get into the job you're in now? How long have you been doing it? ● What matters most to you about the work? Where does that care come from? ● What do you like best about your job? Why?
● What keeps you coming back every day?
● What are you really good at that helps the team?

2. How would you describe key community values that guide City decisions?

3. Can you share an example of when you felt the City was really doing things right – an experience that reminded you why you work here?

4. If you gave the City a score of 0-10 on these three things, what would they be and why? ● Ability to work with others and get things done effectively? Why that score? Can you give an example or two?
○ What conditions make it easier for people to work well together and get things done? ○ Does the City Council affect how staff work together? How? ● Clear vision, purpose, and steps to improve the City’s future? Why that score? Can you give an example or two?
○ When you think about the City's future, what do you hope we can do better? If you could wave a magic wand and help the City and staff work better, what would you do? ○ Do you have any ideas about how the City could help staff do their best work? ● Clear guidance on how to achieve affordable housing needs and economic development that Fortuna wants? Why that score? Can you give an example or two?

5. Can you think of a time when you felt like you really fit in here at the City? ● Where or when do you feel most comfortable and productive at work? ● Where or when do you feel least comfortable and productive?

6. What do you understand the community really cares about? ● How does that priority show up in the day-to-day work? Or not? ● How does that affect how the City makes decisions? Or not? ● Do you think what the community wants is changing? How might that affect things at City Hall? ● Is anything at stake if nothing changes? If so, what and why?

7. When staff gather to discuss results from these conversations and City priorities, are there important things we should include that we never get time to discuss in our regular work?

8. Anything else I should have asked about, or anything else you want to say?

9. Let us repeat back what we heard to see if we got it right… ● Repeat back the main things they said, in simple terms, using a mix of their words and your understanding of their key points
TO WRAP UP: share appreciation for their willingness, time, perspective, and honesty.

After you depart: confirm key takeaways are captured in the notes and who will upload results.

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City of Fortuna Employee Survey
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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Date Created: Monday, July 28, 2025
52 Total Responses
Complete Responses: 52
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Q1: How long have you been with the City?
Answered: 52 Skipped: 0
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0 to 3 Years
Over 3 years to 10 Years
More than 10 Years
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Q1: How long have you been with the City?
Answered: 52 Skipped: 0

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
0 to 3 Years 44.23% 23
Over 3 years to 10 Years 34.62% 18
More than 10 Years 21.15% 11
TOTAL 52
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Q2: Which most accurately describers your primary role at the City? Answered: 52 Skipped: 0
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Field Staff
Administrative/Clerical
Supervisor/Manager
Upper Management
Law Enforcement
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Q2: Which most accurately describers your primary role at the City? Answered: 52 Skipped: 0

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Field Staff 32.69% 17
Administrative/Clerical 19.23% 10
Supervisor/Manager 17.31% 9
Upper Management 9.62% 5
Law Enforcement 21.15% 11
TOTAL 52
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Q3: I believe the City's leadership prioritizes employee development.

Answered: 43 Skipped: 9
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q3: I believe the City's leadership prioritizes employee development.

Answered: 43 Skipped: 9

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 13.95% 6
Agree 44.19% 19
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

30.23% 13
Disagree 11.63% 5
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 43
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Q4: I am satisfied with the job-related training the City offers.

Answered: 49 Skipped: 3
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q4: I am satisfied with the job-related training the City offers.

Answered: 49 Skipped: 3

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 22.45% 11
Agree 40.82% 20
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

26.53% 13
Disagree 10.20% 5
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 49
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Q5: My skills and experience are well utilized in my current role.

Answered: 49 Skipped: 3
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q5: My skills and experience are well utilized in my current role.

Answered: 49 Skipped: 3

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 42.86% 21
Agree 40.82% 20
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

8.16% 4
Disagree 6.12% 3
Strongly Disagree 2.04% 1
TOTAL 49
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Q6: I am inspired to meet my goals at work.

Answered: 41 Skipped: 11
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q6: I am inspired to meet my goals at work.

Answered: 41 Skipped: 11

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 31.71% 13
Agree 51.22% 21
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

14.63% 6
Disagree 0.00% 0
Strongly Disagree 2.44% 1
TOTAL 41
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Q7: I am motivated to give my best effort at work each day.

Answered: 43 Skipped: 9
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q7: I am motivated to give my best effort at work each day.

Answered: 43 Skipped: 9

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 41.86% 18
Agree 27.91% 12
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

20.93% 9
Disagree 9.30% 4
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 43
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Q8: In my organization, employees adapt quickly to difficult situations.

Answered: 42 Skipped: 10
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q8: In my organization, employees adapt quickly to difficult situations.

Answered: 42 Skipped: 10

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 52.38% 22
Agree 33.33% 14
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

14.29% 6
Disagree 0.00% 0
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 42
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Q9: Employees here persevere through challenges.

Answered: 47 Skipped: 5
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q9: Employees here persevere through challenges.

Answered: 47 Skipped: 5

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 46.81% 22
Agree 34.04% 16
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

14.89% 7
Disagree 4.26% 2
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 47
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Q10: My coworkers generally work proactively to find creative solutions to tough problems.

Answered: 49 Skipped: 3
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q10: My coworkers generally work proactively to find creative solutions to tough problems.

Answered: 49 Skipped: 3

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 40.82% 20
Agree 46.94% 23
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

10.20% 5
Disagree 2.04% 1
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 49
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Q11: Employees in the City take the initiative to help other employees when the need arises.

Answered: 48 Skipped: 4
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q11: Employees in the City take the initiative to help other employees when the need arises.

Answered: 48 Skipped: 4

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 35.42% 17
Agree 50.00% 24
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

12.50% 6
Disagree 2.08% 1
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 48
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Q12: Employees here are willing to take on new tasks as needed.

Answered: 49 Skipped: 3
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q12: Employees here are willing to take on new tasks as needed.

Answered: 49 Skipped: 3

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 22.45% 11
Agree 55.10% 27
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

20.41% 10
Disagree 2.04% 1
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 49
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Q13: I would recommend the City of Fortuna to others as a good place to work.

Answered: 49 Skipped: 3
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neutral
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q13: I would recommend the City of Fortuna to others as a good place to work.

Answered: 49 Skipped: 3

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 28.57% 14
Somewhat Agree 30.61% 15
Neutral 26.53% 13
Somewhat Disagree 10.20% 5
Strongly Disagree 4.08% 2
TOTAL 49
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Q14: If I could do it over, I would take this job again.

Answered: 49 Skipped: 3
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
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Q14: If I could do it over, I would take this job again.

Answered: 49 Skipped: 3

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 44.90% 22
Somewhat Agree 32.65% 16
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

18.37% 9
Disagree 2.04% 1
Strongly disagree 2.04% 1
TOTAL 49
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Q15: Senior leaders communicate openly and effectively with employees.

Answered: 42 Skipped: 10
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q15: Senior leaders communicate openly and effectively with employees.

Answered: 42 Skipped: 10

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 23.81% 10
Agree 35.71% 15
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

23.81% 10
Disagree 16.67% 7
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 42
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Q16: I am able to make decisions affecting my work.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q16: I am able to make decisions affecting my work.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 29.55% 13
Agree 52.27% 23
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

13.64% 6
Disagree 4.55% 2
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 44
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Q17: Management within the City recognizes strong job performance.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q17: Management within the City recognizes strong job performance.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 20.45% 9
Agree 31.82% 14
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

31.82% 14
Disagree 11.36% 5
Strongly Disagree 4.55% 2
TOTAL 44
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Q18: My supervisor supports me in my role and communicates effectively.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q18: My supervisor supports me in my role and communicates effectively.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 47.73% 21
Agree 45.45% 20
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

2.27% 1
Disagree 2.27% 1
Strongly Disagree 2.27% 1
TOTAL 44
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Q19: I trust senior management to make decisions that are in employees' best interest.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q19: I trust senior management to make decisions that are in employees' best interest.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 20.45% 9
Agree 40.91% 18
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

22.73% 10
Disagree 13.64% 6
Strongly Disagree 2.27% 1
TOTAL 44
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Q20: Employees treat each other with respect.

Answered: 47 Skipped: 5
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q20: Employees treat each other with respect.

Answered: 47 Skipped: 5

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 23.40% 11
Agree 70.21% 33
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

6.38% 3
Disagree 0.00% 0
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 47
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Q21: I am satisfied with my overall compensation.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q21: I am satisfied with my overall compensation.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 13.64% 6
Agree 20.45% 9
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

29.55% 13
Disagree 18.18% 8
Strongly Disagree 18.18% 8
TOTAL 44
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Q22: I am satisfied with my total benefits package.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q22: I am satisfied with my total benefits package.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 13.64% 6
Agree 43.18% 19
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

29.55% 13
Disagree 13.64% 6
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 44
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Q23: I am satisfied with the healthcare-related benefits offered by my organization.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q23: I am satisfied with the healthcare-related benefits offered by my organization.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 18.18% 8
Agree 38.64% 17
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

36.36% 16
Disagree 6.82% 3
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 44
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Q24: I have the flexibility I need to manage my work and personal life effectively.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q24: I have the flexibility I need to manage my work and personal life effectively.

Answered: 44 Skipped: 8

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 25.00% 11
Agree 50.00% 22
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

6.82% 3
Disagree 9.09% 4
Strongly Disagree 9.09% 4
TOTAL 44
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Q25: Non-salary based benefits like stipends and reduced work week makes me want to stay with the City of Fortuna.

Answered: 47 Skipped: 5
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree or disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q25: Non-salary based benefits like stipends and reduced work week makes me want to stay with the City of Fortuna.

Answered: 47 Skipped: 5

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 44.68% 21
Agree 23.40% 11
Neutral/Neither agree or disagree 8.51% 4
Disagree 12.77% 6
Strongly Disagree 10.64% 5
TOTAL 47
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Q26: Safety is a top priority for the City.

Answered: 43 Skipped: 9
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Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
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Q26: Safety is a top priority for the City.

Answered: 43 Skipped: 9

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Disagree 13.95% 6
Disagree 11.63% 5
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

18.60% 8
Agree 41.86% 18
Strongly Agree 13.95% 6
TOTAL 43
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Q27: I feel proud of the services the City provides to our community.

Answered: 43 Skipped: 9
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q27: I feel proud of the services the City provides to our community.

Answered: 43 Skipped: 9

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 32.56% 14
Agree 51.16% 22
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

11.63% 5
Disagree 4.65% 2
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 43
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Q28: My work contributes meaningfully to the City's mission.

Answered: 47 Skipped: 5
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral/Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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Q28: My work contributes meaningfully to the City's mission.

Answered: 47 Skipped: 5

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Strongly Agree 46.81% 22
Agree 42.55% 20
Neutral/Neither agree nor
disagree

10.64% 5
Disagree 0.00% 0
Strongly Disagree 0.00% 0
TOTAL 47
6 Staff Interview Results
7 Staff Interview Results: Values, Ideals & Interests
Values:

What We
Believe That
Guides Us
● Service & Public Impact: Passion for contributing to the community, ensuring basic services that make "civilization possible," and seeing tangible results. ● Team & Loyalty: Fierce dedication to colleagues and mutual support; feeling like “extended family.”
● Integrity & Honesty: Being honest, communicating openly, and applying common sense.

Ideals:

Desired Future
State That
Inspires Us
● Institutional Stability & Vision: A clear purpose that guides decisions and survives leadership turnover.
● Adaptive & Nimble Governance: Flexible and responsive to change. Able to meet public demands. ● Sustained Quality Services: Maintaining aesthetics, safety, facilities, and a quality workforce.

Interests:

The Drive
That Keeps
Staff Going
● Competitive Compensation & Stability: Achieving pay parity and securing monetary incentives for long-term staff.
● Capacity & Structure: Having a "good full staff" to manage workloads and receiving management support that protects staff autonomy.
● Autonomy & Support: Leaders who protect staff from Council intervention and support them professionally (e.g., training, tools).
● Revenue Generation: Successfully streamlining development to fund core operations. 9 Staff Interview Results: Priority Challenges
Staff Financial
& Retention
Crisis
Pay is the root issue,
turning Fortuna into a
"stepping stone." 34-
hour work week
improves morale, but
is not competitive
compensation, forcing
staff to seek
additional work.

Turnover is high,
contributing to
inefficiency and
morale impacts.

Governance &
Vision Vacuum
Needed: a clear,
institutionalized vision and
sense of purpose. Lack of a
"north star" means staff
waste time. Staff
perception of vision and
governance is low with the
exception of support for
this process.

Maintenance &
Project Planning
New projects (e.g., park
acquisition) often lack
fully burdened cost
calculations for long-term
maintenance and
dedicated staffing,
creating unfunded
mandates. There is hope
the City will stop
acquiring land it cannot
afford to develop or
maintain. Staff are often
"on the verge of
overwhelm" with
maintenance workload.

Communication
& Silos
A lack of internal
coordination creates
functional "islands" and
reduces internal
collaboration. Staff work
is "invisible" to the
public, fueling complaints
that lack context about
the true cost and
complexity of
maintaining core
services. Infrastructure
issues like a lack of
sufficient lighting
contribute to a "ghost
town" aesthetic.
10 Staff Interview Results: Priorities -> Criteria
Priority Issue Key Insights & Barriers (All Depts.) Potential Decision-Making Criteria for Action Staff Financial &
Retention Crisis
Staff retention is the highest priority. Pay is low, causing staff to use the City as a "stepping stone." The 34-hour week is not competitive compensation, so some staff
rely on supplemental gig work.

Pay & Retention: Strategies could prioritize sustainable revenue streams to fund competitive wages and long-term monetary incentives. The cost of turnover/knowledge loss must be calculated and used in Council messaging.

Governance &
Vision Vacuum
Council lacks documented vision and is sometimes
viewed as making decisions based on "personal
agendas." The vision is not institutionalized; it leaves with the City Manager.

Governance: Base GPU and Strategic Plan on a clear, co-created City Purpose Statement that acts as a guiding filter (north star) for all decisions. Mandate training and education for Council on their roles and on the cost and impact of decisions on staff.

Maintenance &
Project Planning
New projects (especially Parks acquisition) often lack
long-term maintenance plans or dedicated staff. This
creates an unfunded mandate on already
overwhelmed crews. Limit land acquisition if City
cannot guarantee maintenance staffing and funding.

Project Planning: Mandate that all capital projects require fully burdened cost calculations for maintenance and staffing and secure signed input from the maintaining department (Parks & Rec, Public Works) before final approval.

Communication
& Silos
Staff feel physically disconnected (field crews from
office staff at City Hall). Public perception is poor;
staff work is "invisible." Internal communication
lacks coordination.

Collaboration & Comms: Implement a formal "invisible work" outreach strategy (e.g., video series). Create structured, nonadmin time for cross-departmental collaboration (e.g., shared training, simplified internal referrals).
11 Staff Interview Results: If They Had Magic Wands…
Staff consistently identified two linked systemic improvements that would create a positive ripple effect:

1. Streamline Development, Generate Revenue & Reconsider Norms:
○ Make the development approval process "cleaner" and more streamlined to attract tax revenue – the current process is "jumbled, ad hoc," and too burdensome. ○ Modernize: historic "small town feel" may no longer be economically (or regulation) viable. ○ Vision must translate downstream into plans and code to avoid conflict with developers and prevent the perception of "spinning wheels."
○ Increase staffing to manage overwhelming workload.

2. Mandate Long-Term Cost Accounting:
○ Maintenance Crisis: Projects (especially grant-funded park acquisitions) are approved without budgeting for
fully burdened maintenance costs or staffing.
○ Decision-Making Criteria: All new projects must
include a fully burdened cost analysis for
maintenance and staffing – key to addressing the
"maintenance crisis" and ensuring sustainability.

Staff Interview Results: General Plan Update
12 Insights related to land use, growth, and long-term planning are highly consistent across departments.

1. The GPU must address the reality that Fortuna is at a pivot point. The main historic industry (timber) is gone.

The desire for a small-town feel conflicts with the need for economic growth and housing density mandated by RHNA requirements.

2. Streamlining Development is Critical: The current development approval process is viewed as a major impediment to economic growth. The GPU should mandate developing a clear, objective, and concise development framework to make Fortuna more competitive while addressing the regulatory burden that makes economic development challenging.

3. Institutionalizing Vision: The GPU is correctly identified as the "guiding document that weathers those changes in City Council and City Manager." The process must ensure the final plan is the "City’s vision," not just the Council's or CM’s.

4. Maintenance Costs for New Assets: The GPU must establish decision-making criteria requiring that all new park acquisition, facility construction, or capital projects (even grant-funded ones) must include a fully burdened cost calculation and funding mechanism for long-term maintenance and staffing.

5. Economic Development Imperatives: The plan should identify opportunities to attract revenue-generating businesses (hotels, big box stores) and address specific local commercial needs (e.g., trucker travel centers).

6. Addressing Housing Gaps: While affordable housing is often seen as state-driven, the plan needs to provide clearer guidance. One staffer suggested prioritizing single-family homes for better community orientation. 13 Staff Interview Results: Cross-Cutting Themes
● The Financial Constraints: The City Council's commitment to fiscal constraint is identified as a "detriment to the city," often seen as a way to avoid making tough decisions(e.g., funding police pay, addressing "sacred cows"). Design question examples:
○ How might we address the legal and safety vulnerability of Council maintaining a fiscal constraint value set? ○ How can we balance fiscal constraint while providing high quality service in all we do? ○ How do the following themes also challenge Council’s prioritization of fiscal constraint in operations? ● The Silo & Communication Deficit: The organization suffers from siloed departments functioning as "islands" and a "big disconnect between field staff and City Hall." Staff lack "organic" time to connect across departments, which stifles collaborative efforts. This leads to proposals being written without engaging necessary departments and inefficiency. ● The Cost of Instability: High turnover in key positions (City Manager, Public Works Director) leads to major organizational discomfort, loss of institutional knowledge (losing what is "in somebody's head"), the necessity of constantly adapting to new leaders' perspectives, and inefficiency. This instability directly correlates with the lack of clear vision. 22 B1. Staff Interview Results: Core Staff Strengths
Theme Description Key Insight
Loyalty &
Teamwork
Fierce dedication to colleagues and supporting
the person “next to me." This strong bond
keeps the organization functioning despite
external challenges.

Some staff sense that peer loyalty is
exploited, leading staff to work high
amounts of overtime and stay despite
competitive pay issues.

Service &
Quality
Staff are highly mission-driven, dedicated to
providing core services ("what makes
civilization possible") and producing the highest
quality work ("best product").

Staff feel their efforts are "invisible work"
and want transparency initiatives to show
the public the dedication involved.

Adaptive
Capacity
Staff are skilled at improvising, pivoting, and
handling high-stress situations (e.g.,
earthquake response). Relationships are strong
enough to "call anyone" for help across
departments.

The organization relies heavily on individual
improvisation due to a lack of institutional
vision and planning stability.

Staff are fundamentally driven by an internal culture of dedication, quality service, interpersonal loyalty, and ability to adapt to changing conditions. 23 Staff Interview Results: City Performance Ratings
Topic & Average Score Ratings Context Key Insights From A Diversity of Staff & Departments Ability to Get Things
Done Effectively:

5.7 Perceived collaboration
and effectiveness
internally and externally.

Staff-to-staff collaboration scores are consistently high (7-9). ● The average score drops due to the impacts of turnover and the influence of Council's challenging decision-making.

Clear Vision, Purpose,
& Steps to Improve the
City's Future:

4.9 Clarity of long-term goals
and strategic direction.

Highly polarized responses. Low average score reflects an absence of clear vision and Council governance.
● Scores range from 1 (noting "no drive for progress") to 10 (due to optimism about the current strategic planning effort).
● The pervasive low scores (2, 3, 4) confirm that the vision is not institutionalized and a governance and vision vacuum.

Clear Guidance on
Affordable Housing &
Economic
Development:

4.2 Perceived effectiveness of
policy and planning in
critical growth areas.

Highly polarized responses. Low score reflects a strategic vacuum and development barriers.
● Scores of 0 reflect the lack of a clear strategy and scores of 8-10 reflect enthusiasm for the current planning process.
● Staff view the current development process as too burdensome and lacking clear prioritization or department leads. Polar examples include frustration with regulatory limits to pride in attracting developers.
24 Staff Interview Results: New & Seasoned Staff
Theme New Staff Seasoned Staff
Vision &
Optimism
Generally more optimistic about current efforts.

One new hire scored vision as 7.5 ("in planning
stages") and another scored it 10 ("really nailing
that") due to the current strategic effort.

Deep cynicism regarding institutional history and longterm commitment. Vision scores are consistently low. Past vision was tied to one individual and "left with him."
Retention
& Pay
Motivated by money and co-workers. Sense that
turnover attracts lower quality staff ("guy that got
fired from last job for being alcoholic").

Appreciates management protecting boundaries.

Retention is seen as the "root issue." They rely on loyalty ("doing it for the people we work with") which they feel the Council exploits. One staffer noted the goal of staying is retirement at 55. They are less reliant on vision/mission statements than on core purpose being supported.

Governance New staff quickly identify the Council's
intervention and "personal agendas" as
problematic. Pain of lack of institutional memory
("it's in somebody's head").

Seasoned staff are frustrated with the Council, for not making "hard decisions“. They observe that leadership
turnover creates perpetual discomfort.

Adaptability Focus on new, creative solutions like using AI for spreadsheets and proposing social media
solutions to show "invisible work."
Highly valued for institutional knowledge and ability to improvise, such as during the 2022 earthquake response
when no set disaster plan existed.

Responses reveal a distinct pattern based on tenure, particularly concerning institutional history and optimism about the City's future vision. 25 Staff Interview Results: Marginalized Communities
Staff noted equitable engagement as crucial:
● Capturing Underrepresented Voices: The visioning process must capture the voices of those "unrepresented or scared" who do not attend public meetings (e.g., Chamber luncheons, Council meetings). City Hall is often noted as "not a comfortable place for the community."
● Equity Implementation: There is significant anxiety among leadership about equity work, fearing it feels "negative, ineffective" or alienating. The approach must be made "more accessible" and clear.
● Targeted Outreach: The importance of deepening relationships with historically marginalized groups was stressed, often requiring staff to go "to them" at community events. Tangible, on-the-ground efforts (like working with organizations on gardens or job creation) are key to build trust.
26 Pay Equity & Advancement
The need for clear advancement
pathways to remove issues like gender
bias in pay was noted. There are
concerns about inequitable pay gaps for
support staff.
● Leadership and Culture: The
transition between City Managers
(implied gender shift) caused
culture shock and adjustment.

Staff noted the need for
acknowledgment and a shift in
management styles between
generations.
● Diversity in Recruitment: The
Police Department specifically
noted looking for diverse talent,
including women.

Staff Interview Results: Notable Insights
Insights from Staff with High Community Engagement
Staff roles involving high public visibility share insights regarding public perception and stress:
● Invisible Work and Public Perception: Staff feel the public is unaware of the "invisible work" (maintenance, process rigor) required to deliver services. Staff feel judged for standing around (e.g. during safety meetings) and must take private breaks to avoid being reported.
● Public Safety Focus: The community heavily values public safety (police presence and quick response) and aesthetics (cleanliness, mowed medians).

However, they often give "mixed signals," valuing the police but not wanting to pay for the service.
● Council: Staff noted that the City Council is responsive to the "same constituents" or the ones “that come to every meeting." This disproportionate influence of a small, vocal minority is seen as steering the government and distracting staff from strategic priorities.
● Solution? Transparency: Staff suggested improving community relations and recruitment by creating a "behind-the-scenes video series" to show the reality of the work.
27 Staff Interview THEMES: Vision, Purpose, & Institutional Clarity Theme Key Points, Insights, & Suggestions
Vision
Vacuum
● The City lacks an institutionalized vision: staff consistently scored the long-term vision very low, noting there is "no drive for progress, no drive for any sort of change." Some staff rated vision very high due to the current effort to update plans – visible, actionable planning efforts can rapidly improve staff perception of the City's vision, even if overall consensus is low. ● The current goal seems only to "maintain status quo." ● Vision must translate downstream into master plans and clear development code to avoid constant arguments with developers and prevent the perception of "spinning wheels." Clear Purpose
Needed
● The City’s purpose should prioritize personnel: Mission, then personnel, then everything else, as nothing gets done without personnel.
● Staff believe organizational decay starts at the top (governance).

Current
Progress &
Hope
● Staff see the current visioning effort as critical and hope it translates into action that survives leadership turnover.
● The current City Manager is viewed positively, "grabbing the bull by the horns" and working to create a clear institutional vision and purpose.
28 Staff Interview THEMES: Governance, Leadership & Accountability Theme Key Points, Insights, & Suggestions
Governance ● Council exhibits at times a “lack of governance” by defferring or not addressing issues. ● Staff feel that decisions are based on fear and pursuing “personal agendas” and “self-interests.” Frugality &
Detriment
● The Council’s value of financial constraint is seen as a detriment to the city and an excuse to not address serious issues (like pay).
● This approach sometimes means “sacrificing the long term just for a short term.” Adaptable
Leadership
● Leadership is distinguished from management: a manager tells people what to do from a desk, while a leader gets out and shows them.
● Leaders should model honesty, vulnerability, and clear communication.

Staff
Autonomy
● Council intervention is harmful, with Council members interjecting themselves as “true employees” or giving directions directly to staff.
● Staff need management that protects boundaries from Council overreach. 29 Staff Interview THEMES: Staffing, Retention & Compensation Theme Key Points, Insights, & Suggestions
Pay as Root
Issue
● Pay is the most persistent reason staff leave.
● Staff noted they would leave for $8 more per hour and that Fortuna is seen as a “stepping stone.”
Morale &
Benefits
● The 34-hour work week is the largest form of compensation. However, it “doesn’t pay the bills.” ● Many staff are forced to supplement income with gig work.

Institutional
Knowledge
Loss
● Turnover kills capacity; the lack of written records means the cost of turnover has “never been analyzed.” Staff believe that the Council does not analyze turnover due to the results potentially being unfavorable
● Losing experienced staff means losing critical knowledge.

Generational
Differences
● Newer staff are viewed as “chasing a paycheck” and having a lack of loyalty. Additionally, newer staff expect acknowledgement and clear advancement pathways. ● Staff believe that there needs to be an exchange of new staff excitement for long-term expertise.

Long-Term
Incentives
● Employees with decades of experience have “no monetary incentive” other than pension/retirement.
● Staff report there is no “next layer of advancement opportunities.” 30 Staff Interview THEMES: Capacity, Workload & Efficiency Theme Key Points, Insights, & Suggestions
Workload
Magnitude
● Staff are “overwhelmed by the magnitude of work.” and believe the City is “biting off more than the City can chew.”
● Workload management is an issue; staff burn out from the pace set by leadership.

Project
Planning
Deficits
● Project approval often happens without budgeting for long-term fully burdened maintenance costs.
● The true costs of projects is often unknown because staff are deterred from tracking time accurately.

Technology
& Systems
● The electronic filing systems are a “mess” and need an overhaul. ● The City is “a step back in technology” from other governments. ● Staff must advocate for basic tools like computers.

Silos and
Disconnect
● Different departments “function as islands," leading to siloed proposals being presented to Council.
● There is a “big disconnect between field staff and City Hall” and a lack of “organic time” to connect.
31 Staff Interview THEMES: Community Engagement & Perception Theme Key Points, Insights, & Suggestions
Community
Values
● Community values safety, family, cleanliness, and special events (Rodeo). ● The City is “family forward” and rallies to protect youth and seniors.

The Disconnect ● The public often complains on social media, unwilling to pay for inflation or taxes to maintain services, and does not understand fund accounting. ● The public is “taking everything for granted now.”
Inclusivity ● Staff need to capture the voices of the “unrepresented or scared” residents who don’t attend public meetings.
● City hall is often noted as not being a comfortable place for the community.

Communication
Solutions
● Staff suggested creating a “behind-the-scenes video series” show the “invisible work, unfiltered to help the public connect with the mission and attract mission-driven recruits.
32 Staff Interview THEMES: Economic Development & General Plan Update Theme Key Points, Insights, & Suggestions
Development
Barriers
● The approval process is complicated and “too burdensome,” thus dissuading developers Revenue
Generators
● Staff suggest streamlining the development process.
● Priority projects include hotels, a trucker travel center at the Mill Site, or a Great Wolf Lodge (indoor water park).

Land
Use/Housing
● General Plan Update needs to focus on implementation, including streamlining the development framework with clear, objective, and concise code. ● Staff recommend focusing on single-family homes over apartment complexes.

Historical
Decisions
● The City’s “friendly city but not so friendly city” approach (e.g., reluctance toward cannabis) closed the door on revenue and foot traffic.