City Council Meeting Agenda 08-06-2025 scc Page 1
Posted: Monday, August 06, 2025
NOTICE AND CALL OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
TRINIDAD CITY COUNCIL
The Trinidad City Council will hold a special meeting on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 06, 2025, at 6:00 PM
at the Trinidad Town Hall, 409 Trinity Street, Trinidad, CA.
NO CLOSED SESSION SCHEDULED
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I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
IV. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR
At this time, members of the public may comment on items NOT appearing on the agenda. Individual comments will be limited to 3 minutes or less. Please direct your comments to the Council as a whole, maintain decorum and avoid personal attacks on staff, members of the Council and/or other members of the public. Council and staff responses will be minimal for non-agenda items.
V. CONSENT AGENDA - No consent items proposed.
VI. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
1. Discussion/Decision regarding Resolution 2025-06; Authorizing Staff to Establish a Dedicated, Non-Interest-Bearing Account at Tri-Counties Bank as required by the Trinidad-Westhaven Emergency Intertie Project Grant Agreement with the State Department of Water Resources (DWR).
2. Discussion/Decision to Authorize a $70,000 Reserve Budget Adjustment for the Town Hall Exterior Painting Project.
3. Discussion/Decision regarding Boardwalk Improvement and Interpretive Visitor Center Agreements between the City of Trinidad and the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria
X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XI. ADJOURNMENT
DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEM 2
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED
1. Discussion/Decision regarding Resolution 2025-06; Authorizing Staff to Establish a Dedicated, Non-Interest-Bearing Account at Tri-Counties Bank as required by the TrinidadWesthaven Emergency Intertie Project Grant Agreement with the State Department of Water Resources (DWR).
Background:
The attached resolution is submitted for Council review in lieu of a detailed staff report for this item. It explains the purpose and action required to handle the advance payment made by (DWR) to the grantees (City of Trinidad and Westhaven CSD) in alignment with the federal banking procedures. Tri-Counties Bank officials have reviewed and approved the resolution proposed.
Recommended action:
Approve Resolution 2025-06; Resolution 2025-06; Authorizing Staff to Establish a Dedicated, Non-InterestBearing Account at Tri-Counties Bank as required by the Trinidad-Westhaven Emergency Intertie Project Grant Agreement with the State Department of Water Resources (DWR).
City of Trinidad Resolution 2025-06 Page 1 of 1
TRINIDAD CITY HALL Cheryl Kelly, Mayor
P.O. Box 390 Gabriel Adams, City Clerk
409 Trinity Street
Trinidad, CA 95570
(707) 677-0223
RESOLUTION 2025-06
A RESOLUTION OF THE TRINIDAD CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING STAFF TO ESTABLISH A
DEDICATED, NON-INTEREST-BEARING BANK ACCOUNT AT TRI-COUNTIES BANK FOR THE
TRINIDAD-WESTHAVEN EMERGENCY INTERTIE GRANT PROJECT AS PER STATE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES (DWR) FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.
WHEREAS, The City of Trinidad has been awarded a grant from the State Department of Water Resources to fund the Trinidad-Westhaven Emergency Intertie Project.
WHEREAS, Grant Agreement No. 4600014620 details the City’s obligations to administer the funds and respond to DWR’s reporting and compliance requirements associated with the grant administration, WHEREAS, Section 8, ADVANCE PAYMENT, subsection D, IV, 3 requires the grantee to demonstrate that the $417,000 advance payment received is placed in a non-interest-bearing account with documentation that includes dates of deposits and withdrawals from that account.
NOW, THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED by the Trinidad City Council that:
1. The City Manager and Assistant City Manager/City Clerk are authorized and directed to establish the noninterest-bearing account on behalf of the City in compliance with DWR grant requirements and applicable banking policies, and close the account at the conclusion of the project, and;
2. Authorized signers on the account are listed herein, by name and title, consistent with the City’s longstanding General Fund account held by Tri-Counties Bank:
____________________ _____________________
Joe Tagilaboschi Gabriel Adams
City Manager City Clerk/Assistant City Manager
____________________ ____________________
Cheryl Kelly Bryce Kenny
Mayor Mayor Pro-Tem
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE TRINIDAD CITY COUNCIL of Humboldt County of the State of California this 06th Day of August, 2025.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Trinidad City Council by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Attest:
________________________ _________________________
Gabriel Adams Cheryl Kelly
Trinidad City Clerk Mayor
DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEM 2
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED
2. Discussion/Decision to Authorize a $70,000 Reserve Budget Adjustment for the Town Hall Exterior Painting Project.
CITY OF TRINIDAD STAFF REPORT
DATE: July8, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: =City Manager Joe Tagliaboschi
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Receive report from City Manager on Town Hall Exterior Painting and Approve FY25/25 Budget adjustment of $70,000 and Provide feedback and authorize to City Manager to spend up to the budgeted amount.
DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND
Regular maintenance of city infrastructure is not just a good practice to keep the buildings and infrastructure safe and aesthetically pleasing, it also is financially prudent. Neglect of buildings and infrastructure cost more to correct deficient maintenance. This is certainly true of our Town Hall, which is suffering from some dry rot and desperately needed repairs and painting.
On January 15, 2025, at the City Council meeting, the Council reviewed, discussed, and approved of a list of goals for 2025. Prominent on the list were Town Hall renovations, including solar (check) Town Hall windows and rot repair (in process) and painting the exterior of Town Hall.
Staff solicited quotes and Hamanaka Painting submitted a quote with a bid of $58,067.85. This includes a full prime coat, additional topcoat, and cleaning and staining the deck (but does not include repairs.) Staff had planned to wait until next Spring to complete this work but in discussion with the contractor the costs for materials will go up in January.
The goal would be to begin the preparation and repair process in mid-October as the window replacement project should be well underway and close to complete by that time. The contractor has a long history on the North Coast and is very comfortable getting the work done by years end, as long as the window project has no significant delay.
Staff recommend approving a budget adjustment for the FY 25/26 budget of $70,000 to include repairs and contingency if needed. These funds would come from the Reserve Fund budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
NA
FISCAL IMPACT
Is there a Fiscal Impact? Yes
is it Currently Budgeted? No
Where is it Budgeted? Capital Reserve Funds
Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? Discretionary
Is there a Staff Resource Impact? Yes
ATTACHMENTS
Hamanaka Painting Quote
DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEM 3
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED
3. Discussion/Decision regarding Boardwalk Improvement and Interpretive Visitor Center Agreements between the City of Trinidad and the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS UNAVAILABLE AS OF 5:00PM TUESDAY.