City Council Meeting Agenda: 10-13-2026 cc Page 1
Posted: Friday, October 09, 2026
NOTICE AND CALL OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
TRINIDAD CITY COUNCIL
The Trinidad City Council will hold a regular meeting on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2026, at 6:00 PM
at the Trinidad Town Hall, 409 Trinity Street, Trinidad, CA.
CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:15PM
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 https://www.trinidad.ca.gov/calendar
To phone in, dial 1-888-278-0296, Conference Code: 685171 Meeting ID: 880 1800 3126 Passcode: 624585 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 (Calif. Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) (1 Case: Yurok Tribe v.
City of Trinidad, et. al, U.S. District Court (Northern Dist.) 1:26-cv-05240) IV. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – 09/09/2026 cc
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 item City Council Meeting Agenda: 10-13-2026 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 2026
2. Law Enforcement Report – September 2026.
3. Resolution2026-08; Authorizing Trinidad Volunteer Fire Department’s Application for the Federal Excess Personal Property (Fepp) Program In Accordance With Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (CFAA) Of 1978 (16 U.S.C. Chapter 41 § _2101)
4. Memorandum of Understanding Between Regional Climate Action Plan (RCAP) Local Agencies and Partner JPA’s Regarding Establishment of the Regional Climate Committee and Climate Program Manager.
5. Letter of Support for the Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) application, co-led with Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA), for the Caltrans Strategic Partnerships Transit (FTA 5304) grant program for the Comprehensive Operational Analysis and Connections for Humboldt (COACH) project.
6. Letter of support for the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria (Trinidad Rancheria) and its application for FY 2027–28 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant (STPG) funding through the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Trinidad Rancheria Multi-Parcel Context-Sensitive Active Transportation Master Plan.
7. Letter of support for the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria (Trinidad Rancheria) and its application for funding through the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program for the Trinidad Harbor Access and Evacuation Resilience Planning Project.
DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
1. Proclamation 2026-02; Domestic Violence Awareness Month
2. Annual Unmet Transit Needs Hearing
3. Discussion/Decision regarding Luffenholtz Creek Low-Flow State 2 Alert and Activation of the Water Shortage Response Team (WSRT) per the Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
4. Discussion/Decision regarding Contract with SHN for On-Call City Planner Consultant Services.
5. Discussion/Decision to Begin the Recruitment Process to Fill Expiring Planning Commissioner Terms.
6. November General Election Update.
7. Staff Activity Report – September 2026.
X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XI. ADJOURNMENT