City Council Meeting Agenda: 10-14-2025 cc Page 1
Posted: Friday, October 10, 2025
NOTICE AND CALL OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
TRINIDAD CITY COUNCIL
The Trinidad City Council will hold a regular meeting on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025, at 6:00 PM
at the Trinidad Town Hall, 409 Trinity Street, Trinidad, CA.
CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00PM
For your convenience, this meeting will also be held via videoconference, hosted on the Zoom platform. Learn more about Zoom here: https://zoom.us
PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comment may be submitted via email in advance of the meeting, or in an orderly process during the meeting. If you do not have access to email and you would like to provide a written statement, please deliver your comments to 409 Trinity Street, Trinidad CA, by 2:00pm on the meeting day, or email to [email protected] HOW TO PARTICIPATE: You are invited to participate in person at the Trinidad Town Hall, or by Zoom. The City will publish a direct link to the Zoom teleconference, along with the participant code, on the City Calendar page online at http://trinidad.ca.gov/calendar
To phone in, dial 1-888-278-0296, Conference Code: 685171 Meeting ID: 820 5994 5525 Passcode: 627412 PLEASE NOTE that live meeting logistics will be prioritized. Connectivity issues on the part of the City may result in the meeting being delayed or rescheduled but technical challenges experienced by individuals will not interrupt or halt progress of the meeting.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. CLOSED SESSION
1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Calif. Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) (1 Case: City of Trinidad vs. Tsurai Ancestral Society, et. al, Humb. Co. Sup. Court Case No. DR180684
2. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1)) Name of case / administrative appeal: ALT Trail Re-Opening, Coastal Development Permit Appeal No. A-1-TRN-25-0020 IV. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – 07/08/2025 cc, 08/06/2025 scc, 09/09/2025 VII. COUNCIL REPORTS/COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
VIII. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT (Sheriff and Pacific Coast Security) IX. 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.
City Council Meeting Agenda: 10-14-2025 cc Page 2
X. CONSENT AGENDA All matters on the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and are enacted in one motion. There is no separate discussion of any of these items. If discussion is requested by any Council member, that item is removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately. A single opportunity for public comment on the Consent Agenda is available to the public.
1. Financial Statements – August 2025
2. Law Enforcement Report – September 2025.
3. Second Reading of Ordinance 2025-03; Amending Chapter 8.04 and 13.12 of the Trinidad Municipal Code Defining Authority, Responsibilities, and Duties of the County Health Officer While Acting as the City of Trinidad Health Officer.
4. Receive/Accept FY2023-2024 Audit Prepared by JJACPA.
5. Audit Engagement Letter with JJACPA, Inc. to Prepare June 30, 2025 Financial Statements.
DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
1. Annual Unmet Transit Needs Hearing
2. Discussion/Decision to Appoint Two Councilmembers to Represent the City in Government-toGovernment (G2G) Meetings
3. Discussion/Decision regarding 2025 Job Classification and Compensation Study Report prepared by Regional Government Services (RGS)
4. Discussion/Decision regarding November Council Meeting Schedule
5. Discussion/Decision regarding City Council Vacancy Appointment
6. Staff Activity Report – September 2025
X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XI. ADJOURNMENT