Humboldt County
What your local boards and councils decided, from their own agendas and minutes.
The City Council approved a wastewater capital-budget amendment and sole-source purchase after a failed rotary union overheated the dryer and left it out of service for four to six weeks.
Minutes from the Sept. 14 meeting say the district could face two more years of liability tied to a 2024–25 NCSMIG assessment true-up, but do not detail the payment schedule or underlying records.
The proposed GRIP award would support tribally owned microgrids and unfreeze a Contracts and Grants Manager position if finalized.
The Oct. 1 hearing includes proposed land-use changes, three new structures, about 56 parking spaces and wetland filling; the Board of Supervisors would still need to act on the plan and zoning changes.
The Oct. 1 agenda recommends denying permits tied to 36,920 square feet of existing cultivation while approving continued instream mining at Hauck Bar and Leland Rock, but records no final decisions.
The permit covers 22,035 square feet of outdoor cultivation and 2,200 square feet of propagation near Wilder Ridge Road, with conditions on water storage, culverts and wildlife-agency compliance.
The ordinance adds Chapter 5.30 to the Fortuna Municipal Code; Councilmember Abe Stevens opposed it.
The five-year agreement with Owsley Electric follows a competitive solicitation; RCEA also reported a successful $2.9 million investment-tax-credit application for the project.
The agency reported a 50% renewable, 50% carbon-free REpower mix for 2025 and projects 62% renewable power in 2026.
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 board voted 5-0 on Aug. 19 to adopt emergency regulations for Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, but the meeting minutes do not state when they take effect or what utilities must do.
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.
The 5–0 vote covers funding guidelines and supplemental plans for emerging contaminants, lead-service-line replacement and disaster relief, but the meeting minutes do not list a dollar total or recipients.
The board unanimously approved an amendment adding a pathogen action plan, fecal-waste prohibition and bacteria limit while removing a watershed-specific onsite-waste policy.
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.
The 5-0 action sets borrowing capacity for clean-water and drinking-water programs, but the public minutes do not identify projects or loan terms.
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.
