Humboldt County
What your local boards and councils decided, from their own agendas and minutes.
The board approved a Moffat & Nichol contract for continued planning, permitting and design work funded through a California Energy Commission grant.
Approved minutes say a Guzi-West survey found asbestos-containing material in a flood-affected office closet before wall-paneling removal, but key technical records remain unavailable in public postings reviewed.
The 3-1 votes revised staff conditions for the Call and Maples projects, while county officials prepare a proposed large-tree moratorium and tree-preservation ordinance.
Approved minutes show the district’s two-member quorum ratified an agreement with the Big Lagoon Teachers Association effective July 1, 2026.
The board voted unanimously to select SVT Gruppe Inc. for security and secure transportation services from Sept. 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
The unanimous action followed an amendment removing permit PLN-13006 from an original 16-permit revocation proposal.
A Caltrans-funded study modeled hydrogen fueling sites for transit and freight across eight counties, but officials were told the results are for planning — not a construction commitment.
Caltrans says it will meet with local emergency-service agencies, review changed response routes and consider possible designs after a permanent closure raised concerns in the Bayside/Jacoby Creek area.
The Sept. 17 public meeting did not identify the ridership count’s definition, the outage’s duration or its effect on routes and service.
The agency will meet with local emergency services and evaluate response routes and possible designs after an HCOG discussion of a resident’s emergency-only U-turn proposal.
The 2-0 vote authorized Guzi-West’s AHERA Program Proposal Option 2 as mitigation continued in three school areas.
The 2026-31 plan identifies 25 potential actions and five near-term priorities, but implementation staffing and funding still need to be worked out.
The Board selected SVT Gruppe Inc. for security and secure transportation services from Sept. 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
The 5-0 action adds one sheriff sergeant and one deputy sheriff position effective immediately, but the county record does not specify the funding split or assignments.
Staff presented Ordinance 1594 as an urgency measure to give the city time to study potential public-health effects and land-use rules, but the available meeting record does not clearly establish the ordinance’s final status.
The Sept. 24 agenda also asks directors to unfreeze a grants manager post tied to the federal grant.
The board’s Sept. 24 agenda pairs a fifth lease amendment for 718 3rd Street with a design-build procurement plan for a remodel covering 718 and 720 3rd Street.
The Sept. 17 Zoning Administrator agenda recommends a two-year extension for Caltrans’ Savage Creek water diversion improvements, including infrastructure replacement and a backwash system.
Council is scheduled to consider awarding the next phase of the city’s Operations Complex project to Adams Commercial General Contracting Inc., along with related contingency and budget authority.
City staff told council the permit-driven feasibility study could lead to a costly outfall project with major rate implications and environmental constraints.
Council approved Resolution 1683-2026 and authorized city staff to finish the kennel project before winter, citing donations already in hand and more cost savings ahead.
The Sept. 21 council agenda calls for final action on a massage-establishment ordinance and additional amendments to Jacobs’ wastewater compliance agreement.
The Sept. 17 agenda would let indoor cannabis cultivation move into newly built non-residential structures in several inland zones, if the Board of Supervisors later approves the amendment.
City Council selected the Fortuna Chamber of Commerce and authorized staff to negotiate a lease and operating agreement for the city facility, subject to final approval.
