Humboldt County
What your local boards and councils decided, from their own agendas and minutes.
Commissioners are scheduled June 11 to consider the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Harbor District Permit 2023-04 for Humboldt Bay Oyster Company.
The city approved an application for state grant funding to support DUI and drug-impaired driving enforcement, training, prevention and equipment, with no local match required.
Staff say the temporary traffic-calming pilot would use speed humps, markings and signs on 5th Street, with costs and a city match spelled out in the May 20 council packet.
The board unanimously rejected Eureka’s Cycle 7 appeal and directed staff to finalize the draft Regional Housing Needs Plan.
The board accepted Executive Director Brendan Byrd’s resignation, named a hiring committee and brought in recruitment support at its April 30 special meeting.
The board’s June 2 meeting turned into a public debate over privacy, data retention and oversight of the county’s automated license plate reader program.
Caltrans told the board the Indianola undercrossing is nearing completion, Eureka Slough bridge traffic has shifted north for repairs and South Broadway/Hilfiker signal work should wrap by late summer.
The council created a temporary ad hoc committee and appointed Mayor Pro Tem Carter and Mayor Garnes to review animal care and control options.
Council gave conceptual support to a new local effort focused on downtown vitality, housing, business support and city services after presenters said Fortuna needs a fresh economic vision.
SB 1005 would let cities, counties and special districts adopt five-cent rounding policies for cash payments, and the Assembly Local Government Committee moved it forward on June 3.
City staff are recommending a professional services agreement with Placeworks for housing and safety element updates, including CEQA review.
Sen. Grayson’s bill would require local jurisdictions to credit prior site uses when redevelopment or adaptive-reuse projects are charged mitigation fees.
The Joint Legislative Audit Committee signed off on an audit request examining how the Board of State and Community Corrections manages Proposition 47 grant money.
The Joint Legislative Audit Committee approved a review of CalHR’s dental benefits procurement after hearing competing claims about Delta Dental’s long contract, provider turnover and the level of competition in the state plan.
The Planning Commission’s June 4 agenda includes a staff-backed rezoning that would change about 750 acres in the Rio Dell area to Timberland Production Zone.
The June 4 Planning Commission agenda also bundles other Samoa-area rental cases for approval, but recommends denials for Sandy Toes and Oceanview.
After extended floor debate, the Assembly approved the social-media and children’s safety bill 72-0, sending it to the next step in the legislative process.
The commission approved Potentia Viridi under its opt-in program after concluding the project’s reliability and clean-energy benefits outweighed one significant and unavoidable visual impact.
The California Fans First Act would limit resale prices to 10% above the original ticket price, with the measure also narrowed in committee to smaller or independent venues.
Council signaled support for a per-unit fee structure and simpler renewals for the residential rental inspection program, which staff said costs about $115,000 a year but brings in only about $31,000.
CDTFA’s May Revision plan would tax electronically delivered pre-written software and software-as-a-service starting Jan. 1, 2027, but industry groups urged lawmakers to reject the change.
The Assembly budget subcommittee heard a proposal to make a temporary cap on business tax credits permanent, with the administration projecting hundreds of millions in new revenue and industry groups warning it could hurt innovation.
At an Assembly budget hearing, the Employment Development Department also asked for $20 million more for EDD Next document management work.
The council adopted a new fee schedule for 2026-27 that raises most building fees 2.9% and changes many permit charges to a valuation-based model.
