Civic calendar
Editor’s note: The following is a list of the board, commission and council meetings that are scheduled in the coming week around Humboldt County. Arcata Planning Commission When: Second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 6p.m. Where: The meeting will be available through Access Humboldt channel 10, the city’s website, at www.cityofarcata.org, and the city’s YouTube channel, at https:// www.youtube.com/channel/ UCJYGp9zDPdWMGtA0BtfFX_A. • The commission will be reviewing the annual progress report on the city’s general plan and recommending it to the city council. The agenda can be accessed online at https://www.cityofarcata. org/446/Planning-Commission. College of the Redwoods Board of Trustees When: First Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. Where: The meeting will be available through Zoom, at https://cccconfer.zoom. us/j/95329478786. • The board of trustees will consider adopting a resolution supporting equal gender pay in California community colleges. • The board of trustees will consider adopting a resolution to condemn the recent surge in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans. • Under its consent calendar, the board of trustees will be approving several contracts and memorandums and agreements. The pacts include athletic field usage permits, on-site construction services and COVID-19 testing, among other services and engagements. The agenda can be accessed online at https:// go.boarddocs.com/ca/redwoods/ Board.nsf/Public.
Eureka City Council Special Meeting When: Second Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. Where: The meeting will be available though the city’s website, at http://www.ci.eureka.ca.gov/, and Zoom, at https://us02web. zoom.us/j/87360191194?pwd= K2I0VWIrMWg2NEJ0NHVzVDBWbmhvZz09. • The council will be discussing its animal control ordinance. The agenda can be accessed online at http://www. ci.eureka.ca.gov/cals/.
Eureka Planning Commission When: Second Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. Where: The meeting will be available though Access Humboldt channel 10and the city’s website, at http://www. ci.eureka.ca.gov/. • The commission will be holding a public hearing on the conditional use, minor use and coastal development permits for an indoor cannabis cultivation and non-volatile manufacturing facility on 2640 Jacobs Avenue. The agenda can be accessed online at http://www. ci.eureka.ca.gov/cals/.
Fortuna Planning Commission When: Second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. Where: The meeting will be available via Access Humboldt channels. • The commission will be reviewing the conceptual design of the future 7,700-square foot Fortuna Senior Center project. The agenda can be accessed online at https:// www.friendlyfortuna.com/agendas_and_minutes/agenda_packets_and_minutes/planning_commission/index.php
Humboldt Bay Fire Joint Powers Authority When: Second Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m. Where: The meeting will be available through Zoom, at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86 303649584?pwd=Q0xXMjRCa 0toSEpuZ2g5Zmx5Z29Fdz09. • The JPA board will be reviewing and approving amendments to the 2020-2021 budget. The agenda can be accessed online at http:// www.hbfire.org/2021-hbf-boardagenda-minutes.
Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District When:
The second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Where: The meeting will be available through Zoom, at https://us02web.zoom. us/j/3432860852. • The district board will consider authorizing its board president to submit a letter in support of AB 525, related to offshore wind energy generation and port facilities. The legislation’s goal is to generate at least 10,000megawatts on offshore California wind energy developments by 2040. • The district board will consider accepting an application for a new floating dock at the Samoa boat launch in Eureka. • The district board will consider awarding a contract for
habitat mitigation analysis. The analysis is being undertaken ahead of several projects on the bay. The agenda can be accessed online at http://humboldtbay.org/ meeting-documents-2021. Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Humboldt County Board of Supervisors When: Every Tuesday except for the fifth Tuesday of a month at 9 a.m. Where: The meeting will be available through Zoom, at https://humboldt. legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
• Under its consent calendar, the board will approve a compensation plan for designated management and confidential employees for the period ranging from July 1, 2020 through Dec. 31, 2021. The item includes a one-time payment for each employee of $1,300, which will be issued in the March 12 pay warrant cycle and an additional amount, up to $100, per month toward health insurance premiums, beginning March 2021 through November. • The board will be updated on the local conditions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. • The board will be receiving an update on an environmental clean up effort at an unpermitted cannabis growth site. • The board will convene with its legal counsel regarding litigation of two individual cases, Henson v. City of Fortuna and Battersby v. Lien. The agenda can be accessed online at https:// humboldt.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
Trinidad City Council When: Tuesday, 6-11 p.m. via video/audio conference on the Webex platform due to COVID-19 distancing restrictions. More information at https:// trinidad.ca.gov/city-council-regular-meeting-24. • The council will continue its selection of mayor and mayor pro-tempore. • The council will consider lifting its moratorium on shortterm rentals five days earlier. The moratorium was passed in December and was set to expire on March 14. • The council will consider reducing the minimum 60-day availability requirement for short term rentals down to 30 days, this due to a drop in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic and the city’s moratorium. • The council will consider a resolution to establish a water advisory committee. The agenda can be accessed online at https:// trinidad.ca.gov/documentlibrary/agendas-2021