POINT ARENA CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Barbara Burkey
Vice Mayor Dan Doyle
Councilmember Anna Dobbins
Councilmember Jim Koogle
Councilmember Jeff Hansen
AGENDA
JANUARY 11, 2026 6:00 PM
CITY HALL, 451 SCHOOL ST.
& VIA TELECONFERENCE
https://zoom.us/s/84888251095
REGULAR SESSION – 6:00 P.M.
I CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
II APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
III MAYOR’S REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
A) Mendocino County Sheriff Update
B) Point Arena Fire Safe Council
IV COUNCIL REPORTS – Items in this agenda section are informational or for scheduling purposes only.
A) City-Related Meetings
B) Council Committee and Commission Reports
1) Mendocino Transit Authority
2) Mendocino Council of Governments (MCOG)
3) Economic Development & Finance Corporation (EDFC)
4) California League of Cities
5) Arena Cove Advisory Committee
6) Parks Committee
V PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR (Public Comment Period)
This is the time for members of the public who wish to be heard on matters that do not appear on the Agenda.
City Council policy is to limit each speaker to three (3) minutes. Pursuant to the Brown Act Section 54954.3, the City Council may not take action on an item that does not appear on the Agenda. The public will be allowed to speak concurrently with the calling of an agenda item following the staff presentation of that item.
VI CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS
VII CONSENT CALENDAR
Notice to the Public: All matters listed under this category are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. If a member of the public would like an item on the Consent Calendar pulled and discussed separately, the request shall be made to a Councilmember prior to the meeting. Unless a specific request is made by a Councilmember, the Consent Calendar will not be read. There will be no separate discussion of these items.
A) Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2025 B) Transaction Report – November & December 2025
C) Wastewater Report – December 2025
City of Point Arena
City Council Agenda – January 20, 2026
VIIIREPORTS/ACTION ITEMS – All items under this section are for discussion and possible action.
A) Professional Services Agreement with Bennett Engineering Services, Inc. for Sanitary Sewer Collection System Improvements
B) Introduction & Discussion of Revised City of Point Arena Personnel Manual
IX ADJOURNMENT
If open session items cannot be completed by 9:00 P.M., the meeting may be adjourned to the next regular meeting or Council may vote to extend the meeting.
Dated: January 16, 2026
NOTICE
The Point Arena City Council has adopted a hybrid meeting format to promote public participation both in-person and online. Public comment is solicited during the meeting; those wishing to comment on agenda items in advance should submit comments via email by 12pm the day of the meeting to: [email protected]
ACCESSING THE MEETING THROUGH ZOOM
By Computer, Pad or Smartphone:
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Webinar ID: 929 2452 3393
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ACCESSIBILITY
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