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Recent city-council coverage from Humboldt County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The Aug. 19 packet asks council to consider permit rules for vacation rentals and a narrower approach to sidewalk requirements.
The Aug. 5 agenda includes a $1.5 million construction amendment and a separate $240,135 Carollo Engineers amendment tied to the city’s wastewater treatment facilities upgrade project.
The Aug. 5 agenda includes a new version of the city’s artificial intelligence policy after council tabled an earlier draft in July.
The Aug. 3 special-meeting agenda names the school district, chamber of commerce and state/CAL FIRE representatives in property negotiations over the River Lodge Conference Center.
The July 21 consent calendar includes a $157,060 CHP cannabis-tax grant for the Eureka Police Department, a sole-source TASER purchase and an annual maintenance commitment.
The June 16 agenda includes water and wastewater bond items, next-year budget and fee hearings, and November election resolutions.
Council is scheduled to consider awarding Wahlund Construction a contract to repair earthquake damage at the Chlorine Contact Basin.
The June 15 agenda includes budget adoption, a public hearing on city fees, an animal-control ordinance update, water-plan approvals and a discussion of River Lodge lease options.
The council created a temporary ad hoc committee and appointed Mayor Pro Tem Carter and Mayor Garnes to review animal care and control options.
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.
Council introduced Ordinance No. 1584 after staff said the committee has not met since April 2023 and all seven community seats are vacant.
City staff said Fortuna faces a structural general fund deficit and more than $1.9 million in lost purchasing power, while polling showed the tax proposal could clear a majority with more information but remains vulnerable to opposition messaging.
The council unanimously chose an option that opens Fortuna Transit to the general public, adds a full-time supervisor and moves ahead with RideCo scheduling and call-center support.
The council voted 5-0 to move a local sales tax proposal onto the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot and asked staff to return with the ballot question and follow-up legislation.
The City Council approved emergency rent stabilization rules for mobile home parks and moved a local sales tax measure onto the November ballot.
Council chose transit Option B on Feb. 2, directing staff to expand service, hire a full-time supervisor and move ahead with RideCo contracts.
The council voted 3-0 to introduce Ordinance 2026-781, which would align the city’s zoning map with its general plan and the Mill District Specific Plan.
The April 21 meeting also updated tax and animal ordinances, while a salary charter amendment heads toward a May 26 hearing.
