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From YouTube: Arcata City Council Meeting - 9/6/2023
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A
B
Evening
and
thank
you
for
joining
us
for
committee
interviews
being
held
before
our
regular
council
meeting
this
evening,
we're
going
to
be
interviewing
one
candidate
for
the
energy
committee
with
a
term
ending
September
30th
2026
here
in
person,
and
then
we
also
have
one
candidate
for
the
transportation
Safety
Committee
for
a
term
ending
March
31st
2026,
who
will
be
joining
us
via
Zoom.
So
do
we
have
any
public
comment
for
our
special
meeting
for
our
interviews?
B
A
D
I
got
a
job
at
West,
Haven,
solar
out
of
Blue
Lake
and
for
Mark
Schaefer,
and
worked
installing
solar
and
HVAC
systems
and
general
construction
duties
for
a
few
years
before
applying
for
my
own
solar
contractor's
license
and
starting
my
own
company,
some
bolt
solar.
So
now
I
live
in
Arcata
I
had
moved
from
Fieldbrook
about
a
year
and
a
half
ago
and
I
have
a
Solar
Company
and
we
and
Electro
I've
got
my
electrician's
license
as
well,
and
we
install
solar
batteries
EV
Chargers.
D
We
do
electrical
installations
if
we
have
time,
but
right
now
we're
backed
up
for
a
while
on
solar.
So
my
my
entire
career
I've,
been
energy
focused
and
now
that
I'm
living
in
Arcata
I
would
really
like
to
get
more
involved
with
the
in
the
public
forum
about
how
Arcata
kind
of
moves
into
the
new
chapter
of
a
bigger,
Cal,
Poly
and
all
the
development.
That's
going
to
go
on
here
and
be
more
involved
and
offer
any
kind
of
input
that
I
have
to
make
sure
we
have
a
smooth
energy
transition
going
into
the
future.
A
E
D
B
D
Yes,
I'm
broadly
familiar
with
the
draft
action
plan.
I've
been
I
was
more
familiar
with
it
three
to
five
years
ago.
I
know
it's
been
going
on
for
a
while,
and
that
I
mean
the
challenges
going
forward
are
where
they,
where
I
think
I
could
help,
is
making
sure
that
we
Implement
certain
strategies
that
are
cost
effective
and
practical
and
pragmatic
as
from
a
builder's
perspective
and
from
a.
F
D
From
a
research
perspective,
I
guess
to
an
academic
perspective,
specifically
I'm,
not
I,
haven't
I
mean
I
haven't
had
time
to
really
delve
into
it
in
the
past
couple
years,
just
probably
because
owning
my
own
business,
only
a
two
and
a
half
year
old
and
so
I
haven't
been
as
focused
on
the
climate
action
plan
recently.
But
one
of
the
reasons
I
applied
for
this
position,
so
that
I
would
be
able
to
get
more
informed
on
that.
D
But
as
for
specific
strategies
going
forward,
the
climate
action
plan,
I'm
I,
think
I
have
a
lot
of
knowledge
in
solar
and
batteries
and
Renewable
Energy
Technologies
and
how
to
build
them
and
where
the
best
place
to
build
them
is,
and
so
I
think.
I
could
really
given
some
practical
input
and
how
that
would
work
from
a
builder's
perspective.
G
D
D
How
do
I
consider
Equity
I
consider
Equity,
you
know
differently
as
a
business
person
as
I
do
as
citizen,
so
for
my
business,
solar
incentives
were
gutted
recently
with
net
metering
because
of
equity
and
so
I
I
knew.
This
was
happening
with
net
metering,
switching
from
net
Marine,
two
to
snap,
meaning
three
and
so
I
as
a
business
person.
I'm
forced
to
understand
it.
D
In
that
way,
and
during
my
academic
career
we,
and
especially
at
Humboldt,
we
learned
a
lot
about
equity
and
Equity
resiliency
in
our
state
in
regards
to
Energy
Technologies,
because
they
often
benefit
the
rich
at
the
expense
of
the
less
advantaged
population.
So
I
consider
it
I
know
how
to
calculate
it
economically
and
that's
I
think
that's
the
biggest
part
of
figuring
out
which
strategies
to
to
promote
for
energy
related
Technologies
as
far
as
for
community
so
I,
don't
know
how
I
feel
about
it.
D
A
D
I've
never
attended
an
energy
committee
meeting
I
read
the
minutes
for
the
past
about
I
think
two
years
today
before
this
meeting
so
I'm
familiar
with
the
issues
that
they
are
addressing
right
now,
but
I've
never
I've
never
been
to
one
in
in
person
so
but
I
have
talked
to
past
and
or
current
and
former
members
of
the
committee
about
the
issues,
especially
since
I
applied
and
right
before
I
applied
so
I'm
familiar
with
them,
but
no
never
I've
never
come
come
in
and
intended
in
person.
So.
E
I'll,
just
asking
you
one
quick
question,
because
I
know
that
we
have
someone
else
meeting
on
the
line,
one
of
the
things
that
we,
the
council,
will
probably
task.
The
energy
committee
this
year
is
to
look
at
biomass,
I'm
wondering
if,
in
your
studies
or
you,
have
interacted
or
have
any
thoughts
on
how
the
Humboldt
County
is
using
biomass.
D
Yes,
a
very
intimately
evolved
biomass.
My
entire
NASA
research
was
based
on
biomatic
algae
biomass.
My
Master's
thesis
was
based
on
algae,
biomass
and
just
biomass
from
the
wastewater
treatment
plant
and
converting
that
into
to
energy
through
both
biofuels,
biodiesel
and
any
other
energy
that
we
could
extract
from
that
biomass.
These
are
biomass
in
particular,
you're
talking
about
or
just
antibiotics,
I
yeah,
so
I'm
more
focused
on
Wastewater
and
algae
I
know,
there's
I'm
familiar
with
the
theory
behind
for
Force,
biomass
and
agricultural
biomass,
but
I've
never
worked
worked
with
that
specifically.
G
This
isn't
really
a
question
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
about.
Six
months
ago,
I
called
the
whole
bunch
of
solar
places
and
I
really
didn't
have
any
money,
and
most
people
didn't
really
want
to
give
me
the
time
of
day,
and
you
really
took
the
time
to
explain
things
to
me
and
then
you
followed
up
so
I.
Just
really
appreciated
that
and
your
business.
D
G
B
C
C
H
A
I
There
are
a
lot
of
people
who
don't
drive
and
there
are
other
people
who
are
not
able
to
drive
and
when
we
provide
a
safe
and
accessible
walking
environment
and
bicycling
environment
and
public
transit
environment
that
gives
people
the
best
opportunities,
so
I'm
really
interested
in
in
contributing
to
how
Arcata
moves
forward.
In
that
regard,.
I
Well,
I
was
on
the
committee
for
about
four
years
roughly
between
2004
and
2008.,
so
I
I
had
an
opportunity
to
serve
and
to
learn
quite
a
lot,
I
moved
away
and
was
it
was
gone
for
11
years
and
returned
in
2019
and
then
sort
of
resumed.
My
interest
in
the
committee
I
attended
a
meeting.
I've
written
letters
I've
been
on,
you
know,
attended
Zoom
meetings,
so
I
am
I,
am
I,
would
say
very
aware
of
the
role
and
the
responsibility
of
a
TSC
member.
I
Okay,
I'd
say
the
areas
that
I
have
had
the
most
experience
are
bicycling
walking
and
being
a
public
transit
user
I
it
yeah
I
mean
my
you
know,
a
primary
mode
of
transportation
for
me
is
by
foot
and
so
I'm
I'm
pretty
experienced
and
pretty
knowledgeable
about
the
the
sidewalks
and
the
various
roadways
I'm
I'm.
Also,
though
interested
as
a
as
a
passenger
in
a
in
a
vehicle
I'm
like
I,
say
I,
think
I
said
I'm
a
non-driver
but
I'm
very
aware
of
what
drivers
say
as
they.
G
Thanks
Peggy
committee
members
are
provided
meeting
materials
only
a
few
days
prior
to
the
meeting.
Each
member
is
expected
to
review
the
materials
for
discussion
and,
in
some
cases,
perform
site
visits
and
fully
understand
to
fully
understand
the
situation.
The
time
commitment
for
a
committee
members
will
vary
among
individuals,
but
it
may
be
equivalent
to
a
full
day
to
read
and
analyze
the
material
in
preparation
for
each
meeting.
Are
you
able
to
make
and
the
time
commitment
necessary
for
this
role?
Yes,.
H
Thanks
Peggy
I
this
next
question:
I'm,
pretty
sure
you
really
answered
it
previously,
so
I'll
ask
it
and
if
there's
something
that
you
maybe
forgot,
you
can
add
it
in.
If
not,
we
can
just
pass
on
to
the
next
question,
but
this
says:
describe
your
knowledge
or
experience
related
to
transportation
in
Arcata.
I
Okay,
well,
I
think
it's
important
to
mention
that
I
am
an
accessibility
consultant
and
have
a
very
deep
education
in
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
and
how
it
relates
to
the
public
realm
and
there's
also
a
document
called
the
public
rights
of
way,
accessibility
guidelines,
and
that
is
another.
That's
a
document
that
sort
of
describes
the
ways
in
which
a
municipality
or
entity
that
manages
the
public
rights
of
way
is,
is
sort
of
required
and
responsible
for
creating
accessibility.
I
My
experience
as
a
person
who
you
know
who's
an
accessibility
consultant
could
shed
some
very
youthful
information
and
perspective
on
making
and
on
ensuring
that
we,
as
the
city,
you
know,
includes
a
walkable,
safe
and
accessible
pathway
so
that
all
users
can
interact
with
getting
to
and
from
in
this
case
you
know
the
the
humble
campus
so
yeah
I
mean
that's
just
one
example,
but
I
have
I
mean
I've.
I've
walked
quite
a
lot,
so
I'm
really
familiar
with
the
city.
I
A
I
B
That
is
a
perfect
way
to
end
it
too
Peggy
I,
like
that
it
has
to
do
with
the
city
all
right.
Well,
thank
you
so
much
and
we
will
make
these
appointments
underneath
new
business
in
our
meeting
this
evening,
so
stay
tuned
in
and
we
will
come
back
in
five
minutes
at
6
pm
to
start
our
regular
meeting.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
B
B
Okay
good
evening
and
thank
you
for
viewing
and
attending
the
September
6th
meeting
of
the
Arcata
city
council,
the
city
council
meeting
is
being
held
as
a
hybrid
meeting,
with
both
in-person
attendance
and
teleconference
access
via
Zoom.
Our
first
item
this
evening
is
a
land
acknowledgment
which
will
be
read
by
vice
mayor
Matthews,.
E
Thank
you.
The
city
of
Arcata
acknowledges
that
the
land
we
are
located
on
are
the
unseated
ancestral
lands
of
the
wiat
tribe.
The
land
that
Arcada
rests
on
is
known
in
the
wiiat
language
as
gudini,
meaning
over
in
the
woods
or
among
the
Redwoods
past
actions
by
local
state
and
federal
governments
removed
the
we
at
and
other
indigenous
peoples
from
the
land
and
threatened
to
destroy
their
cultural
practices.
The
city
of
Arcata
acknowledges
the
weak
Community
their
Elders,
both
past
and
present,
as
well
as
future
Generations.
B
B
If
you
wish
to
make
a
comment
this
evening
during
the
two
open
public
comment
periods
or
for
an
individual
agenda
item,
there
are
three
ways
to
do
so,
if
you're
here
in
person,
please
line
up
behind
the
podium
when
the
item
you
would
like
to
speak
on
is
accepting
public
comment.
If
you
are
logged
onto
Zoom,
please
click
raise
your
hand
when
it
is
time
for
public
comment
on
the
item.
You
wish
to
speak.
B
If
you
are
on
the
phone
press,
star
9,
on
your
phone
to
raise
your
hand
and
when
it
is
your
turn,
you'll
be
prompted
to
dial
Star
6
to
unmute
your
phone
for
each
item.
We
take
in-person
public
comment
first
and
then
we'll
move
to
online
comments.
We
will
not
be
going
back
and
forth.
So
if
you
want
to
comment,
please
line
up
at
the
podium
or
raise
your
electronic
hand
when
comment
is
being
requested
for
that
item
all
right.
B
A
You
International
Day
of
Peace,
whereas
the
International
Day
of
Peace
was
established
by
the
United
Nations
in
1981
as
an
annual
observance
in
September
and
in
20
2001.
The
U.N
General
Assembly
set
September
21st
is
an
annual
day
of
non-violence
and
ceasefire.
The
theme
for
2023
is
actions
for
peace,
and
where
is
the
United?
A
Not
therefore,
it
be
proclaimed
by
the
city
council
of
the
city
of
Arcata,
hereby
recognizes
September
21st
2023
as
the
international
day
of
peace
and
encouraged
to
the
community
to
work
together
to
end
racism
and
create
lasting
peace
for
all
people
locally
and
globally.
As
stated
as
of
today
and
it's
signed
by
mayor
Schaefer
and
my
understanding
is
Martha,
Hart
is
going
to
accept
it,
but
she's
on
Zoom.
C
A
B
All
right,
our
next
Proclamation
is
in
recognition
of
international
walk
to
school
day,
October
4th
2023,
whereas
millions
of
school
children
in
40
different
countries
are
celebrating
International
walk
to
school
day.
This
October,
by
participating
in
activities
for
international,
walk
to
school
day
on
Wednesday
October,
4th
2023
and
whereas
driving
students
to
school
in
private
Vehicles
contributes
to
traffic
congestion
and
air
pollution.
B
When
fewer
cars
are
on
the
road,
the
entire
Community
benefits
and
children's
walking
and
biking
routes
to
school
are
safer,
and
whereas
parents
and
other
community
members
have
helped
build
Arcata,
safe
routes
to
school,
by
identifying
pedestrian
safety
issues
and
advocating
for
our
environmental
policy
and
personal
changes
to
create
more
pedestrian-friendly
neighborhoods.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
proclaimed
that
the
city
council
of
the
city
of
Arcata
hereby
recognizes
October
4th
2023
to
be
International
walk
to
school
day.
F
About
that,
okay,
on
behalf
of
Arcata
Elementary
School
District
I
would
like
to
accept
this
recognition
of
international
walk
to
school
day
on
Wednesday
October
4th
2023,
the
students
and
staff
of
both
arcade
Elementary
and
sunny
brain
Middle.
School,
look
forward
to
participating
in
this
annual
worldwide
event
celebrating
an
active
lifestyle
in
safe
communities.
Thank
you,
city,
council,
for
your
Proclamation.
B
G
And
now,
therefore,
it
be
proclaimed
that
the
city
council
of
city
of
Arcata
recognizes
the
month
of
September
as
Coastal
cleanup
month
and
encourages
individuals,
businesses,
Service,
Groups
and
public
institutions
to
safely
hit
the
beach
to
jointly
promote
a
healthy
and
productive
Coastal
environment.
Dated
September
6
2023
by
our
mayor,
Sarah
Schaefer.
K
Environmental
Center
here
in
Arcata
44
years
ago
and
has
now
become
one
of
the
sorry
that
would
help,
has
now
become
one
of
the
world's
largest
volunteer
events
associated
with
the
marine
environment.
So
we've
got
cleanups
happening
all
month
long
every
weekend,
so
I
hope
you
can
visit
our
website
and
come
check
it
out.
K
H
Whereas
Community
Pride
and
peace
has
the
mission
to
inspire
pride
and
peace
in
our
community
by
putting
Solutions
into
action
through
unity
and
respect,
their
mission
is
to
bring
our
communities
locally
and
globally
together
to
create
and
be
the
positive
change
we
want
to
see
in
the
world
and
whereas
CCP
has
partnered
with
other
local
non-profits
and
businesses
to
create
events.
Clean
up,
neighborhoods
share
local
resources,
connect
various
organizations
to
solve
problems
together
and
to
feature
local
leaders.
H
Now,
therefore,
be
it
proclaimed
that
the
city
council
of
the
city
of
Arcata,
in
recognition
of
Community,
Pride
and
peace,
does
hereby
recognize
the
month
of
September
as
Community
Pride
and
peace
month
in
the
city
of
Arcata,
and
urges
the
Arcata
Community
to
support
these
efforts.
It's
dated
today,
September
6
2022,
signed
by
our
mayor,
Schaefer
and
I,
don't
see
Ken
in
the
audience
to
accept.
Is
there
someone
else
from
the
organization
here
to
accept
on
his
behalf?
B
E
Yeah
and
before
I
read
this
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that,
even
as
far
as
last
weekend,
there
has
been
some
pretty
gross
instances
of
homophobia
in
our
community
and
I
just
want
to
call
that
out.
You
know
we
can
sit
up
here
and
talk
about
solidarity.
All
we
want,
but
if
it
doesn't
come
from
the
community,
then
it
just
doesn't
do
any
good.
So
I'm
going
to
read
this
Proclamation
and
I
hope
that
Humboldt
at
large
can
take
it
to
heart.
So
this
is
a
proclamation
and
recognition
of
queer
community
and
culture.
E
Awareness
Month,
September
2023,
whereas
recent
as
well
as
historic
events
in
our
own
Community,
have
shown
and
emphasize
how
all
people
are
affected
by
violations
against
those
belonging
to
any
marginalized
group
of
people.
It
is
extremely
important
for
these
underserved
peoples,
and
especially
their
allies,
to
support
each
other.
The
queer
Community
can
serve
as
an
example
of
this,
regardless
of
orientation,
gender
or
other
differences.
E
L
Event
this
year
is
going
to
be
on
the
28th
coming
up
in
October
and
we're
still
looking
for
volunteers,
for
it
was
going
to
be
more
of
a
full
day
Festival
but
we're
Ireland
volunteers.
So
it's
more
going
to
be
an
evening
type
thing
mostly
centered
around
the
playhouse,
and
there
will
be
a
parade
before
that.
Just
still
finishing
up
the
details
best,
we
can
so
hope
to
see
whoever
can
make
it
there
up.
There.
B
M
Good
evening,
good
to
see
you
I'm
Dave
Ryan,
chair
of
the
transfer
station
Safety
Committee
I,
just
first
like
to
briefly
acknowledge
the
other
members
of
the
committee,
I
think
they'll
get
that
fixed
Genevieve,
Serna,
Karina,
Johnson,
Wendy
ring
and
Mishka
straka
appreciate
everybody's
time
and
energy
they
put
into
that
and,
of
course,
the
the
staff
also
gives
us
great
expertise
that
nature
katri
David
case
and
Todd
Dockweiler
with
Arcata
police.
So
you
guys
have
our
annual
report
right
in
front
of
you
and
I'm
going
to
try
to
be
brief.
M
I
think
I
can
speak
for
the
other
committee
members
also
when
I
say
that
our
participation
is
intertwined
with
our
interest
in
the
safety,
health
and
quality
of
life
in
Arcata.
That's
why
we
are
committee
members
and
and
do
what
we
do
so.
Some
of
the
things
that
that
we
deal
with
on
a
regular
basis
is
the
public
written
and
oral
communication.
We
have
a
lot
of
committed
citizens
in
Arcata
who
follow
City
issues.
M
Sometimes
we
have
some
regulars,
but
it's
not
always
the
regulars,
there's
a
lot
of
people
that
come
out
of
the
woodwork
and
have
interest
in
various
safety
issues
surrounding
transportation
that
show
up
for
the
meetings
and
we're
really
appreciative
of
that.
It
seems
like
the
involvement
has
just
gone
up
in
recent
years.
Of
course,
maybe
good
reasons
and
bad
reasons,
but
some
of
those
a
lot
of
the
repeat
issues
we
get
are
speeding
visibility
at
intersections
pedestrian
safety,
bicycle
rights
and
responsibility.
M
M
We
get
involved
in
the
development
of
policies
and
updates.
Of
course,
I
talked
briefly
about
the
transportation
element
of
the
Gateway
plant,
consider
and
review
the
transportation
element
of
the
general
plan
and
we're
currently
looking
at
the
city,
speed
home
policy.
We've
been
talking
about
that
and
that's
going
to
continue
at
Future
meetings.
M
Let's
see,
and
maybe
we've
got
a
whole
slew
of
next
year's
goals.
We
really
should
kind
of
Whittle
that
down
to
things
that
we
could
maybe
really
tackle,
but
if
we
were
to
tackle
all
12
of
these,
it
would
be
great.
I'll
just
highlight
three
briefly
recommending
traffic
calming
projects
and
priorities.
That's
always
something
good
that
we
think
would
result
in
more
safety
for
all
all
citizens:
drivers,
Walkers,
pedestrians,
visually
impaired
people,
people
have
mobility
issues,
we
will
discuss
and
recommend
and
support
initiatives
to
increase
ridership
of
our
Transit.
M
M
B
Thank
you,
Dave
and
just
thank
you
so
much
for
all
the
work
that
your
committee
does,
and
hopefully
after
this
evening,
we'll
have
another
Committee
Member
for
you,
because
I
know
you
guys
are
needing
some
more
people
in
there
to.
You
know,
fill
up
that
committee
and
there's
more
committee
vacancies.
If
anybody
out
there
is
interested
so
yes,
council,
do
we
have
any
questions
for
Dave.
A
I
would
just
like
to
say
one
thing
about:
oh
you
mentioned
riding
the
bus,
and
so
the
Humboldt
Transit
Authority
today
and
their
meeting
is
going
to
make
the
16th
of
September
free
bus
day.
So
there's
going
to
be
a
conference
down
at
CR
and
also
we
have
the
North
Country
Fair,
so
both
of
those
on
that
day,
Saturday
you'll
be
able
to
ride
the
bus
for
free
just
wanted
to.
Thank
you
very
much
for
mentioning
that
and
I
wanted
to
give
you
that
update.
H
H
I
do
continue
to
get
emails
and
calls
from
folks
that
have
concerns
about
safety
in
their
neighborhood
and
I've
been
assuring
people
that
you
know
that
the
committee
is
looking
through
it
and
will
come
to
us
with
some
recommendations
so
that
we
can
have
a
thoughtful
approach
to
how
we
are
looking
at
things
in
our
city.
So
thank
you
for
having
that
on
your
list
and
I
look
forward
to
you
know
you
bringing
that
before
us.
So
thanks.
G
So
yeah
thank
you
again
for
all
of
your
hard
work.
All
of
the
committee
members
making
our
streets
safe
and
our
sidewalk
safer.
All
of
these
goals
that
you've
had
are
essential.
I
understand
that
you
need
to
focus
on
some
in
particular,
I
look
forward
to
when
our
local
Road
Safety
plan
is
implemented.
G
I
items
six
and
nine
I
wanted
to
point
out,
of
course
is
everyone
knows,
is
the
arcade
of
Mad
River
Transit
ridership
initiatives
and
improvements
go
hand
in
hand
and
are
essential
for
our
housing
info
development
and
having
a
visually
impaired.
Member
in
my
family,
I
am
in
full
support
of
not
only
increasing
ridership
but
making
it
more
accessible.
And
finally,
what
I'm
hearing
from
the
community
is
a
desperate
need
for
a
Sunday
service,
so
we'll
see
how
that
rolls
out.
Thanks
for
all
the
work
you
do.
B
B
So
the
city
council
values
your
comments,
and
this
is
a
15-minute
time
period
that
allows
people
to
address
the
Council
on
matters
not
on
the
agenda.
Know
that,
pursuant
to
the
brown
act,
the
council
cannot
discuss
or
take
action
on
items
that
are
not
listed
on
the
posted
agenda
and
at
the
end
of
all
oral
Communications.
B
The
council
May
respond
to
statements
and
supported
requests
that
require
Council
action
will
be
set
for
future
agenda
items
or
referred
to
staff
speakers
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes
and
there
are
also
be
time
for
public
comments
specifically
on
each
agenda
item
and
then
again
at
the
end
of
the
meeting
under
item
number
12.,
and
so
this
will
be
a
15-minute
time
period.
So,
if
you
are
here
to
comment,
please
line
up
at
the
podium.
B
N
Good
evening,
I'm
Fred
wise
of
arcade1.com
to
all
five
members
of
our
Arcata
City
Council
city
manager
and
staff,
Karen
Diemer
staffs.
You
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
You
helped
establish
the
creation
of
a
future
Jewel
of
Arcata
I'm,
talking
about
the
L
Street
Corridor,
full
width,
linear,
Park
and
booner.
N
Each
of
you
has
done
tremendous
work
over
the
years
to
retain
the
greatness
of
our
city,
and
now
you
sent
us
on
a
great
Direction
I,
very
strongly
believe
that
in
10
20
30
years
from
now,
this
will
be
seen
by
everyone
who
lives
in
Arcata.
As
one
of
the
very
great
decisions
in
the
history
of
our
town.
N
B
O
I
do
want
to
thank
mayor
Schaefer
vice
mayor
Matthews
and
council
member
Wyatt
for
giving
direction
to
staff
at
the
August
22nd
joint
study
sessions,
remove
the
Cano
couplet
from
the
Gateway
plan
and
seek
Alternatives
such
as
improvements
to
K
Street
by
abandoning
the
Kano
couplet
and
or
the
lnk
couplet.
The
L
Street
Lanier
Park
can
be
the
centerpiece
of
future
infill
and
Arcadia's
contribution
to
the
great
Redwood
Trail
moving
forward
with
safety.
Improvements
for
K
Street,
we'll,
hopefully
be
welcome
by
all.
O
Please
bring
community
members
into
the
visioning
and
planning
for
the
L
Street
linear,
Park
Corridor
during
Dan
burden's
recent
visit
to
Arcata
and
Humboldt
Bay.
He
mentioned
that
community
members
around
pathway
corridors
can
be
the
ideal
stewards
I
urge
the
council
to
remove
GA
policy
ga-7i
from
the
Gateway
draft,
no
net
loss
of
class
1
Trails.
It
allows
relocation
for
all
or
part
of
the
L
Street
class,
1
pathway.
This
policy
is
directed
primarily
at
Dale
Street
rails,
with
Trails
Corridor
and
is
in
Conflict
within
linear,
Park
and
then
on
a
different
note.
O
Building
Mass
scene
will
continue
to
be
a
contentious
issue.
Please
consider
Gap
policies.
Ga9P
and
ga9q,
these
policies
are
prescribed
in
the
original
2021
Gap
draft
relief
and
are
still
in
the
third
rendition
below
Gateway
draft
plan.
711
23
clean
draft
bulk
massing,
page
103.,
ga9p
human
scale
massing,
provide
human
scale
and
pedestrian-friendly
building
massing
where
large
buildings
are
broken
into
smaller
volumes
to
fit
into
surrounding
neighborhoods
ga9q
transition
to
lower
intensity
uses
and
require
buildings
to
incorporate
masses
and
strategies
to
minimize
impacts
on
adjacent
family
homes.
O
P
P
They
postulate
that
people
are
houseless
because
they
need
mental
health
or
and
refuse
or
that
they
are
in
the
active
group
of
addiction.
In
that
rhetoric,
you
callously
include
people
like
me:
you
effectively
and
efficiently
dehumanize
an
entire
group
and
invalidate
them.
You
decide
who
deserves
help
and
you
decide
who
deserves
to
die.
P
I
feel
your
judgments
through
your
community
I
feel
Collective
judgment.
I
can't
enjoy
This
Moment's
Beauty
in
a
world
where
being
homeless
has
been
the
reason
I
got
graped,
which
was
the
reason
I
hidden
drugs
and
addiction
until
I
could
get
the
help.
I
needed
I
found
sobriety
Insanity
through
12
steps.
P
I
stand
before
a
good
many
women
right
now
begging
to
be
seen
as
I
am
and
protected.
I'd
love
to
show
you
we
homeless
will
love
and
care
about
safe
space
and
when
many
of
us
would
be
elated
to
be
offered
therapy
and
sanitation
showers
bathrooms
trash
cans.
Let
me
show
you
what
many
of
us
are
actually
like.
P
Would
they
find
five
hundred
dollars
for
rapid
eye
therapy
and
do
the
work
out
of
the
floods
of
Katrina
into
a
stable
life
to
see
it
ripped
away
by
covid
to
live
lonely
in
a
van
for
three
years,
while
people
treat
them
like
refuse?
What
will
be
your
excuse
when
I'm
left
out
in
the
elements
and
I
have
many
people
from
many
places?
Mourn
me
and
know:
I
do
not
fit
the
profile.
Q
Q
So
I
was
going
to
talk
about
a
whole
bunch
of
other
stuff,
but
the
climate
issue
as
you're,
seeing
globally
with
the
latest
being
the
burning
man
issue,
we're
dealing
with
some
serious
stuff
and
I'll
probably
speak
at
the
end
of
the
meeting,
a
little
bit
about
more
of
that.
But,
as
you
talk
to
the
energy
candidate
for
the
energy
committee,
you
know
the
climate
action
plan
needs
to
just
get
going
even
before
it's
implemented.
We
as
a
city
need
to
start
doing
something
now.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
R
I
I
I
really
wanted
to
thank
mayor,
Schaefer
and
council
members,
Matthews
and
white
for
your
decision
on
eliminating
or
your
direction
to
the
staff
to
eliminate
the
k,
l,
Street
or
the
lnk
street
couplet,
and
to
proceed
with
the
plans
for
the
linear
Park.
So
again,
thank
you
for
that.
I
would
also
like
to
suggest
again
to
bring
Dan
Vernon
into
the
conversation
for
for
making
K
Street
safer.
R
Some
of
his
ideas
were
fantastic.
It
broadened
my
knowledge
on
how
to
make
streets
safer
and
also
for
11th,
Street
and
I
would
suggest
also
bringing
him
into
the
conversation
for
the
the
runer
of
L,
Street
and
I
also
like
to
draw
your
attention
to
ukaya's
It's
called
The.
They
call
it
the
great
Redwood
Trail
Ukiah
linear
Park
master
plan.
They
had,
they
did
surveys
with
the
community.
They
have
a
linear,
Park,
Advisory
Group.
R
R
Group
rocks
with
the
community
as
like
Visionary
walks
along
L
Street
Corridor,
so
our
first
one
will
be
the
Saturday,
the
9th
at
five
o'clock
on
the
L
Street
Corridor
and
the
corn
and
Ninth
Street
there,
our
L
Street
pathway
in
Ninth
Street,
so
I
welcome
any
of
you
who
want
to
come
as
allowed
and
so
I
think
you
gave
the
gift
a
great
gift
to
the
Future
arcade
out
with
the
linear
Park.
So,
thank
you
again.
Thank
you.
Patricia
all.
E
S
Well,
thank
you.
We
had
a
marriage
this
year
of
Community
Pride
and
peace,
Sasha
and
Steve
to
my
co-founders,
found
each
other
through
Community,
Pride
and
peace.
We
got
about
2
000
people
on
Facebook
now
and
I
guess
I.
Thank
you
for
the
proclamation.
Of
course,
the
recognition
is
always
appreciated.
S
We
have
a
lot
of
coordinating
to
do
and
one
of
the
things
we're
doing
at
Halverson
Park
in
Eureka,
in
collaboration
with
the
city
of
Eureka
this
year,
is
we're
continuing
Canada,
Fest,
so
I'm
just
bringing
this
up
anybody
publicly
who's.
Listening,
we'd
appreciate
you
showing
up
the
volunteer.
We
have
a
lot
of
new
positions
where
people
can
fill
and
help
us
out
to
serve
the
community.
We
have
a
more
exciting
things
that
are
coming
up,
but
thank
you
for
everything
you're
doing
and
thank
you
for
this.
B
C
T
Okay,
this
is
Lisa
Phillips
here
on
to
thank
you
for
your
decision
to
support
the
ill,
Street
linear
Park,
and
to
eliminate
the
KL
cuplet
I.
Think
this
area
is
going
to
be
a
real
Jewel.
It's
going
to
be
sort
of
a
main
Park
through
our
town
and
it's
I,
don't
think
it's
you're
going
to
regret.
It
I
think
it's
going
to
be
something
that
people
will
remember
for
Generations
anyway.
T
I
just
wanted
to
call
and
request
that
you
hold
the
forum
for
the
community.
The
last
real
forum
and
open
house
we
had
was
January
2022,
where
the
community
was
invited
to
weigh
in
on
things
like
building
Heights
and
other
other
areas
of
the
general
planet
of
the
Gateway
plan
and
the
general
plan
and
I.
Think
building
heights
were
a
real
concern
back
then,
and
I.
Don't
think
that
concern
has
gone
away
so
I
think
you
need
to
please
check
in
with
the
community
again
and
hold
that
Forum.
T
You
were
talking
about
it
before
and
I
hope.
I
felt
very
pleased
by
that
and
I
hope
that
you
will
revisit
that
again
and
that
we
can
have
another
forum
and
people
you
can
find
out
how
the
community
really
feels,
because,
right
now
there
are
three
people
deciding
for
the
entire
community
and
well
I'm
sure
you're.
Very
conscientious.
The
community
also
needs
a
chance
to
have
another
opportunity
to
weigh.
T
T
B
In
two
minutes,
thank
you,
Lisa.
Okay,
thank
you.
Yes,
all
right!
That
will
not
take
us
to
the
consent
calendar.
So
all
matters
on
the
consent.
Calendar
are
considered
to
be
routine
by
the
city
council
and
are
enacted
in
one
motion.
There's
no
separate
discussion
of
any
of
these
items
and
if
discussion
is
required,
that
item
is
removed
from
the
consent,
calendar
and
considered
separately.
B
B
In
the
amount
of
one
million
four
hundred
fifty
seven
thousand
thirty
five
dollars
and
authorize
the
city
engineer
to
increase
the
contract,
amount
up
to
291
407
20
for
a
total
not
to
exceed
one
million.
Seven
hundred
and
forty
eight
thousand
four
hundred
and
forty
two
and
to
allow
for
any
unforeseen
contingencies
and
to
authorize
the
city
manager
to
execute
all
applicable
documents.
B
Item
F
approved
the
design
and
award
Construction
contract
for
the
8th
and
9th
Street
Improvement
project
to
Rao
Construction
Company
Incorporated
in
the
amount
of
801
thousand
seventy
dollars
and
authorize
the
city
engineer
to
approve
change,
orders
and
increase
the
contract
amount
by
up
to
eighty
thousand
one
hundred
and
seven
dollars.
Ten
percent
of
the
total
bid
for
a
total
not
to
exceed
eight
hundred
and
eighty
one
thousand
one
one
hundred
and
seventy
seven
dollars
to
allow
for
any
unforeseen
contingencies
and
additional
work
as
necessary
and
authorize
the
city
manager
to
execute
all
applicable
documents.
B
Nmg
improved
the
design
and
award
Construction
contract
for
the
Terrace
Avenue
Improvement
project
to
hooven
Company
Incorporated
in
the
amount
of
119
324
dollars
and
authorize
the
city
engineer
to
approve
change.
Orders
and
increase
the
contract
amount
by
up
to
5
667.89
4.75
of
the
total
bid
not
to
exceed
124
991.89
and
to
allow
for
any
unforeseen
contingencies
and
additional
work
is
necessary
and
authorize.
The
city
manager
to
execute
all
applicable
documents.
B
Item
H
approve
the
purchase
of
two
Ford
F-250
pickup
trucks,
121
592.66,
including
tax
and
freight,
and
award
the
purchase
contract
to
Harper
Motors
and
authorize
the
city
manager
to
execute
all
applicable
documents.
Item
I
approve
an
amendment
to
the
Construction
contract
for
the
Corporation
Yard
building,
citing
replacement
project
with
Kyle
button
DBA
North
Star
Development,
which
increases
the
amount
by
Twenty
Thousand,
four
hundred
and
eighty
three
dollars
and
eighty
cents
for
a
total
amount
not
to
exceed
87
385.15
and
authorize
the
city
manager
to
execute
all
applicable
documents.
B
Item
J,
adopt
resolution
number
234-06,
a
resolution
of
the
city
council
of
the
city
of
Arcata,
rescinding
resolution
number
201-10
and
authorizing
and
approving
the
Arcata
and
Mad
River
transit
systems.
Title
VI
plan
pursuant
to
the
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964
and
item
K,
adopt
resolution
number
234-05.
A
resolution
of
the
city
council
of
the
city
of
Arcata
authorizing
the
adoption
of
Community
Development
block,
grant
business
assistant,
Loan
program
and
micro
Enterprise
Financial
assistant
program
guidelines.
B
E
U
B
A
U
B
J
B
Q
B
V
I,
don't
think
I
can
give
a
good
evening.
First,
I,
don't
think
I
can
leave
a
whole
background,
but
I
think
the
whole
idea-
and
the
goal
here
is
related
to
title
VI-
is
making
sure
at
the
transit.
We
are
not
discriminating
anybody
and
we
are
ensuring
that
our
drivers
are
trained
properly
to
not
to
discriminate
against
any
people
who
are
using
the
transit
system.
That's
in
summary,.
A
I
could
just
follow
up
with
one
thing
today
at
the
HTA
meeting,
humble
Transit
Authority.
We're
really
pleased
that
we
were
able
to
give
a
raise
to
our
current
drivers
and
we
now
have
a
I
think
they
I
think.
Today
they
said
they
have
13
applications
for
bus
drivers
and
one
person
had
turned
in
the
resignation
and
quickly
as
soon
as
they
found
out
about
a
raise
they
asked
to.
A
U
B
G
I
really
am
excited
about
this
I
the
last
time
we
got
some
great
reports
and
how
these
micro
loans
were
used.
But
there
were
a
couple
that
we
didn't
know
and
I'm
just
wondering
I
know
we
have
a
jobs
tracking
form.
Are
we
going
to
be
doing
any
tracking
with
regards
to?
Did
it
work?
Did
it
help
them,
or
maybe
it
didn't
to
kind
of
get
some
feedback?
So
when
we
do
these
future
micro
Enterprise
loans,
if
we
need
to
tweak
them
or
change
them
or
maybe
they're
perfect
I,
don't
know.
W
We
do
do
quite
a
bit
of
tracking
on
the
micro,
Enterprise
and
business
assistance
program,
both
in
terms
of
the
number
of
jobs
that
are
being
created.
We
track
through
payment,
obviously,
and
certainly
We
Gather
anecdotal
stories
about
you-
know
the
the
businesses
and
how
they
use
the
funds
and-
and
you
know
what
it
meant
to
them.
Most
of
these
are
pretty
unique.
G
G
W
Referring
to
the
closeout
report,
we
did
for
yeah
2017.,
okay,
yeah
I,
without
looking
at
it.
I
wouldn't
be
able
to
comment
on
the
specifics,
but
there
are
all
kinds
of
reasons
why
we
may
not
have
followed
up.
You
know
with
that
that
particular
businesses
experiences
in
general.
We're
we're
in
you
know
close
contact
with
the
with
the
businesses,
but
sometimes
they
they
go
out
of
business.
G
U
B
Aye
okay
motion
carries
unanimously.
Thank
you,
folks.
Okay,
that
takes
us
into
Old
business
and
item
number.
One
of
some
old
business
that
were
excited
to
talk
about
is
to
approve
the
design
and
a
word
for
a
Construction
contract
for
the
Old
Arcata
Road
Improvement
project
to
gr
some
sunberg
Incorporated
in
the
amount
of
5
million
996
000
109
and
authorize
the
city
engineer
to
approve
change,
orders
and
increase
the
contract
amount
by
up
to
179,
883
and
27
cents.
B
Three
percent
of
the
total
bid
for
a
total
not
to
exceed
six
million
one
hundred
and
seventy
five
thousand
nine
hundred
ninety
two
dollars
and
twenty
seven
cents,
and
to
allow
for
any
unforeseen
contingencies
and
additional
work
as
necessary
and
authorize
our
city
manager
to
execute
all
applicable
documents.
So
can
we
have
a
staff
report
from
city
engineer
katri,
please.
V
V
We've
been
working
on
this
project
since
2016
and
over
the
years
we
have
been
in
this
room
and
we
have
provided
multiple
updates
and
presentations
on
the
project.
Last
update,
I
Pro
or
we
provided
was
on
December
21st
2022.
We
came
here
and
gave
you
a
project
background
where
we
were
and
we
gave
an
update
on
the
project.
V
The
only
thing
I
want
to
maybe
State
here
is:
we
had
planned
only
4.5
million
dollars
for
the
construction.
However,
the
bid
came
a
bit
higher
at
5.9,
but
we
are
recommending
to
move
forward,
because
if
we
don't
move
forward,
it's
going
to
get
more
expensive
and
expensive
in
future.
To
rebid
the
project,
so
this
is
a
decent
price
and
we
should
move
forward.
We
don't
have
funds
for
this
year's
budget.
We
are
asking
in
the
staff
report.
V
You
will
see
in
the
budget
section
to
use
next
year's
money
24.25
to
fund
the
portion
of
the
project
and
that
money
will
not
be
used
until
July
1st
when
the
budget
is
approved.
So
that's
what
we're
asking
for
so
with
that.
You
know.
I'll
just
take
questions
if
you
have
any
I
would
just
like
to
add
that
definitely
this
project
is
in
compliance
with
our
complete
Street
policy.
V
We
are
expecting
to
start
the
project
late
this
month
and
there
might
be
a
winterization
per
the
contract.
Contractor
has
150
working
days
to
complete
the
project.
We
anticipate
there
will
be
a
winter
suspension
and
they
will
start
the
work
again
early
summer,
sometime
March
or
April.
So
we
are
hoping
and
expecting
to
be
project
completed
by
end
of
2024..
So.
V
The
construction
contractor
will
provide
a
traffic
control
plan
and
they
will
control
the
traffic
during
construction,
and
that
is
one
of
the
bid
items
and
that's
one
of
the
most
expensive
item
in
the
project.
They
are
aware
of
that.
They
have
to
do
a
good
traffic
control
for
the
project.
So,
yes,
they
will
be
providing
temporary
traffic
control
during
construction.
Thank.
E
Before
we
open
it
up
for
public
comments,
so
glad
to
see
this
finally
get
approved
and
start
moving,
I
mean
this
is
one
of
the
first
things
when
I
was
first
appointed
to
the
council
that
came
before
us,
so
it's
so
fun
to
see
like
a
project
reach
its
completion.
So
thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work.
I
do
understand
that
it's
a
two-year
project,
so
I
understand
that
the
money
is
gonna.
You
know
hit
both
budget
years,
so
I
appreciate
the
forethought
in
that
and
just
I'm
excited.
Thank
you.
B
H
B
A
Do
you
want
me
to
read
it
all?
Would
you
prefer
I
read
it
all?
Okay,
I'll
read
it
all.
It
says
actually
same
thing
in
the
agenda
approved
the
design
award,
a
contract,
a
Construction
contract
for
Old,
Arcata,
Road
improvements,
project
to
gr,
sunberg
Inc
and
the
amount
of
who
I'm
really
bad
at
numbers,
five
million
996
thousand
and
one
hundred
and
nine
dollars
authorize
the
city
engineer
to
approve
change,
orders
and
increase
the
contract
amount
by
up
to
179
800.
A
883.27
three
percent
of
the
total
bid
for
the
total
not
to
exceed
six
million
one
hundred
and
seventy
five
dollars
and
ninety
two
well,
whatever
nine
nine
two
point,
two
seven
and
to
allow
for
any
unseen
contingencies
and
additional
work
is
necessary
and
authorize
the
city
manager
to
execute
all
applicable
documents.
I
so
moved
I'll.
Second,
that
all.
B
E
E
B
All
right,
so
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
any
other
comments
from
the
council
before
we
take
it
out
to
the
public
all
right.
Any
public
comment
on
our
our
interviews
and
appointments
to
our
committees.
Don't
see
anybody
here,
anybody
on
Zoom
don't
see
anybody
on
Zoom
all
right,
so
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second
all
in
favor,
aye
aye.
Okay
motion
carries
unanimously
congratulations
to
our
new
committee
members
and
thank
you
so
much
for
wanting
to
volunteer
your
time
and
we
still
have
more
committee
vacancies
out
there.
B
So
if
you
are
interested
in
serving
the
city
of
Arcata,
we
do
have
vacancies
on
quite
a
few
of
our
committees,
and
so
more
information
can
be
found,
I
assume
on
the
city's
website.
There
we
go
all
right
takes
us
into
Item
B
under
new
business,
which
is
to
discuss
and
consider
approval
approval
of
an
agreement
for
City
attorney
legal
services
with
white
Runner
LLP.
Can
we
have
a
staff
report
from
our
city
manager,
Karen
Diemer,.
C
Actually
four
of
those
proposals
moved
forward
to
panel
interviews
with
the
entire
Council
and
then
during
those
interviews.
During
that
deliberation,
the
top
two
firms
were
selected
by
the
Council
and
a
subcommittee
was
formed
to
do
further
follow-up
interviews
with
the
top
two
candidates,
as
well
as
complete
background
reference
checks
on
each
of
those
candidates,
so
through
that
entire
process.
C
The
deputy
City
attorney
will
be
Nubia
Goldstein
who's
here
in
the
off
in
the
audience
with
us
this
evening,
I
will
just
say,
and
the
council
spent
a
lot
of
time
with
these
candidates
as
well,
but
I
think
the
team
of
Mr,
White
and
Miss
Goldstein
really
was
something
that
stood
out
to
staff.
They
serve
predominantly
cities
that
are
40
000
population
or
smaller.
C
They
specialize
as
a
fairly
small
firm
of
19
attorneys
in
the
firm
and
and
they
specialize
in
local
city
government,
so
Doug
and
Nubia
serve
as
co-counsel
to
many
cities,
and
so
they
operate
as
a
team.
I
think,
while
one
is
designated
to
be
our
City
attorney
and
the
other
Deputy
I
think
that
we
will
see
them
fairly
interchangeably,
as
we
see
tonight
with
Nubia
here
in
person.
So
with
that
I'm
going
to
kind
of
turn
it
over
to
the
council,
since
especially
the
subcommittee
had
a
lot
of
participation
in
this
process.
C
H
Thank
you.
Yes,
we
were
very
fortunate
to
have
a
variety
of
of
good
candidates,
and
so
we
really
did
the
mayor
and
I
give
a
lot
of
thought
to
it.
There
were
a
lot
of
meetings
with
staff
and
others,
and
it
was
just
a.
It
was
a
great
choice
that
we
were
able
to
make.
This
firm
really
checked
all
of
our
boxes.
They
there
was
nothing
left
that
we
were
looking
for,
so
we
feel
really
fortunate.
H
We've
been
fortunate
to
have
an
amazing
attorney
and
when
you're
losing
you
know
somebody
that
has
been
an
important
part
of
your
process
and
team.
It
can
be
scary
looking
towards
the
future,
and
so
when
we
just
from
the
beginning,
had
the
good
candidates
that
we
did
to
choose
from
it
allowed
us
to
move
forward
with
excitement,
rather
than
fear,
so
we're
very
grateful
to
the
firm
that
we
hired
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you.
B
B
It
was
just
great
to
meet
with
them
and
I
really
think
that
this
is
going
to
be
good
for
our
city
and
something
else
that
I
just
wanted
to
add,
because
it
has
been
a
point
circulating
a
little
bit
in
our
local
media,
and
we
did
have
a
comment
about
it
that
did
get
a
little
cut
off,
because
that
two
minutes
was
up,
but
this
idea
that
actually,
what
really
impressed
me
most
about
their
firm
was
that
they
talked
about.
You
know
what
the
first
thing
that
they
do
when
they
come
into
any
city.
B
Is
this
comprehensive
legal
audit
is
what
they
called
it,
and
so
that
includes
looking
at
all
of
the
council
members
conflicts
of
interest,
revisiting
those
making
sure
that
nothing
was
missed
or
nothing
was
mischaracterized
and
also
looking
at
other
things.
You
know
within
the
way
that
the
city
operates
our
Muni
code,
our
protocol
manual
for
our
Council
meetings
and
committee
meetings,
and
so
they
kind
of
shared
some
of
the
list
of
what
they
go
go
through
with
that,
and
it
is
very,
very
comprehensive
and
I.
B
Don't
think
it's
just
picking
at
a
couple
conflicts
of
interest
that
have
to
do
with
the
Gateway
plan.
It's
just
what
they
do
when
they
come
in
and
so
I
think
that
you
know
that's
important
to
recognize
that
any
City
attorney
would
do
that
in
any
city
that
is
going
through
any
planning
process
or
not
planning
process.
So
I
just
thank
them
for
how
thorough
that
is
going
to
be
and
for
their
dedication
to
assuring
everything
up.
A
E
B
Q
Joanne
McGarry
and
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
really
appreciate
the
thoroughness
of
your
process
here
in
choosing
what
is
a
law
firm
to
replace
our
Nancy
Diamond?
After
all,
her
many
years
of
service
locally,
you
know
kind
of
a
person.
Who's
in
town
I
think
it's
sort
of
exciting
to
have
a
fresh
pair
of
eyes
coming
on
from
perhaps
a
different
perspective
from
a
different
place.
Q
My
couple
of
concerns
and
or
just
observations
is
it's
a
law
firm
that
deals
with
a
lot
of
municipalities,
I
oftentimes,
wonder
about
caseload
type
of
Concepts
and
also.
The
second
thing
is
that
I
would
like
to
think
that
Arcata,
its
history
and
its
future,
and
even
its
present,
we
deal
with
a
lot
of
interesting
issues,
think
be
thinking
back
to
the
McKinley
statue
and
all
that
and
then
thinking
currently
about
the
Earth
flag
issue
and
in
the
climate
world.
Q
B
X
But
again
it's
my
pleasure
to
be
here
tonight
to
put
a
name
with
the
face
and
with
a
firm
we
like
to
think
that
we
step
into
this
role,
not
just
as
an
integral
part
of
Staff,
but
also
someone
that
becomes
part
of
the
community
and
understanding
the
Dynamics
with
the
public
and
the
relationship
with
the
city
attorney
so
again.
I
welcome
that
and
looking
forward
to
to
working
with
all
of
you
and
working
with
your
staff.
Y
Yeah
yeah
I
just
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
opportunity.
We
are
incredibly
excited.
We
recognize
and
we're
attracted
to
and
applied
to
Arcata
because
of
the
issues
that
it
IT
addresses
and
kind
of
the
ethos
that
it
has
couldn't
be
more
excited
about,
beginning
this
chapter
and
becoming
really
integrated
into
the
community,
and
we
do
have
some
big
shoes
to
step
into
and
we're
not
going
to
lie,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
that
level
of
service
that
the
community
has
received
is
able
to
continue
into
the
future.
Y
B
B
Stillman
seconds
all
right,
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
all
in
favor,
aye,
aye,
aye,
okay
motion
carries
unanimously.
Thank
you
and
welcome
aboard
all
right
yeah.
We
clap
for
that
one
that
one
feels
nice
to
clap
for
all
right.
That
takes
us
to
item
12
tonight,
which
is
oral
and
written
Communications
again.
The
city
appreciates
public
input.
What
everybody
left.
Well,
no,
not
everybody!
The
city
appreciates
public
input
and
this
time
is
provided
for
people
to
address
the
council
and
submit
written
Communications
on
matters
that
are
not
on
the
agenda.
B
Know
that,
pursuant
to
the
brown
act,
the
council
cannot
discuss
or
take
action
on
items
that
are
not
listed
on
the
posted
agenda
and
at
the
end
of
all
oral
and
written
Communications.
The
council
May
respond
to
statements
and
supported
requests
that
require
Council
action
will
be
set
for
a
future
agenda
item
or
referred
to
staff
speakers
addressing
the
council
will
be
limited
to
three
minutes.
If
you
are
here
in
person
and
want
to
give
comment,
please
come
line
up
at
the
podium.
Q
Thank
you
again
for
letting
me
step
up
here
and
speak
into
this
new
mic.
My
name
is
Joanna
Gary
I
come
here
all
the
time
as
I'll
alert
you
to
the
new
Council
and
I
am
very
interested
in
our
city
being
Visionary
and
in
the
Vanguard
of
a
lot
of
issues
that
are
facing
the
world
in
our
country
in
our
state
and
our
community
locally.
Q
Read
the
poster
about
this
wonderful
project
that
helped
the
community
greatly
in
terms
of
their
daily
needs
and
having
that
type
of
thing
and
I
actually
think
that
that
model,
not
so
much
the
exact
product,
but
that
model
of
providing
an
opportunity
in
our
community
for
people
to
have
a
place
to
use
a
bathroom
facility
is
really
really
important
and
that's
an
issue
that
has
come
up
recently
in
our
community.
So
I
think
as
we
help
somebody
in
another
country.
Q
Q
That
will
be
refundable
so
that
people
can
use
a
plate
and
a
cup
and
bring
it
back
to
me
in
this
nice
little
mesh
bag
and
we
will
keep
trash
cans
emptier,
and
you
know
it's
so
important.
That's
such
an
important
part
of
our
climate
action
Community
is
to
keep
trash
cans
emptier
reduce
waste
in
any
way
we
possibly
can.
So.
Thank
you
for
letting
me
speak
and
sharing
this
with
you.
B
Z
Hello,
it's
very
nice
to
meet
you
all
and
I.
Thank
you
for
all
you've
done
for
the
city.
I
just
have
a
quick
comment.
My
name
is
Jesus
Mendoza
I'm
visiting
I
guess
I
come
often
to
visit
my
girlfriend
because
she
goes
to
Humboldt
State
and
love
lovely,
seeing
the
town
but
hearing
about
this
project
and
hearing
about
it
for
a
little
bit.
Z
Actually,
it
makes
me
interested
to
like
hear
more
about
it
and
like
see
it
actually
come
into
full
fruition
and,
if
I
could
add
just
maybe
we
could,
if
we
could
somehow
I
guess,
integrate
the
marsh
more
into
that
plan,
since
it
does
lead
to
Arcade
to
Eureka
from
Arcata
I
feel,
like
maybe
like.
Okay,
like
work
out
something
with
with
what
the
other
City
nearby
City
and
try
to
again
bring
a
little
Focus
I.
Z
Guess
to
that
area,
where
they're
trying
to
build
up
those
I
think
is
what
they
were
trying
to
say:
they're,
building
up
those
those
apartments
or
parking,
but
I
would
like
to
again
I
refer
back
to
the
Martian.
The
fact
that
we
are
on
the
coast,
I,
guess
just
how
we
can
kind
of
move
forward
with
those
plans
and
not
try
to
Miss
mess
it
up,
but
also
try
to
keep
it
a
well
well
in
a
lab
of
course,
because
that
is
also
a
part
of
the
plan.
Z
B
H
We
just
wanted
to
mix
things
up
so
I
have
several
I'll
try
to
go
quickly.
First
of
all,
on
behalf
of
the
chamber,
they
have
their
mixer
tomorrow,
5
30,
to
7
at
Umpqua
Bank,
and
that's
a
great
opportunity
to
mix
in
with
local
business
folks
and
community
members
to
see
what's
going
on
in
the
community,
and
the
Chamber
will
also
be
representing
our
community
on
a
panel
at
cannabest
which
Ken
hammock
was
I'm
talking
about
during
public
comment,
and
they
will
be
discussing
tourism
and
that's
this
Saturday.
H
H
The
last
summer
concert
series
event.
Is
this
coming
September
10th
from
11
to
4?
And
if
you
haven't
been
it's,
it's
fun:
they're
on
the
Plaza,
it's
free
to
the
community
from
11
to
4.,
there's,
music,
food
arts
and
a
great
chance
to
connect
with
your
community
members
and
Alex
and
I
attended
the
annual
Labor
Day
picnic
that
the
unions
put
on
and
they
provide
it
for
the
community
also
free
of
charge.
It
was
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
see
colleagues
and
friends
and
to
meet
new
people.
H
It's
a
great
family,
friendly
event
that
they
do
for
our
community
every
year.
So
I
wanted
to
thank
them
for
that.
A
few
of
us
participated
in
the
pack
out
Cleanup
in
Carlson,
Park
and
I.
Just
wanted
to
thank
out
thank
the
pack
out,
Green
Team
and
the
many
volunteers
for
keeping
up
our
community
and
keeping
it
clean.
H
And
if
you
want
to
participate
in
one
of
those
you
can
go
to
their
website
and
I
love
the
model
of
just
it
being
one
hour,
because
I
think
that
a
lot
of
us
can
wrap
our
minds
around
giving
up
an
hour
of
time
for
cleaning
up
our
community.
So
it's
a
great
model
and
then-
and
they
sure
get
a
lot
done
in
an
hour
and
then,
let's
see
finally
Vice
the
vice
mirror,
and
also
council,
member
white
and
city
manager
and
I.
H
We
attended
a
cal,
City's
division
meeting
in
Fortuna
and
we
got
a
chance
to
learn
more
about
each
other's
regions.
I
had
the
honor
to
be
elected
as
second
vice
president
of
our
Redwood
Empire,
Division
and
so
I
look
forward
to
representing
Arcata
and
our
region
on
a
Statewide
level,
and
we
also
had
a
fire
safety
presentation
by
one
of
our
forestry
committee.
Members,
Jana
valkovich
was
there
and
she
gave
a
great
presentation
and
we
are
lucky
to
have
her
on
our
committee.
I
think.
That's
all
for
me.
Thanks.
G
Kuna
had
a
participatory
budget
process,
a
brainstorming
session
at
the
West
Village
Studios,
which
are
out
in
Valley
West,
the
new
home
key
project.
The
newest
kuna
also
had
an
ex
another
successful
Community
cleaned
the
side,
work,
sidewalk
event
and
also
they
held
their
second
annual
free
community
barbecue
with
Dilo
the
barbecue
she's,
our
senior
planner.
By
the
way,
barbecue
extraordinaire
had
a
great
turnout
over
the
three
hours
that
we
had
this.
G
There
were
150
residents
in
attendance
and
it
celebrated
all
the
new
residents
out
in
Bali
West
to
come,
meet
your
neighbor
Cal
Poly,
humble
Comfort,
Inn,
Bridge
housing,
as
I
said,
the
Grove
home
key
project,
as
well
as
the
newest
residence
over
at
the
West
Village
Studios.
So
we
had
a
lot
of
people
from
all
communities:
the
latinx,
the
students,
the
new
residents,
the
unhoused
community.
G
B
My
only
main
update
is
that
the
eye
block
party
happened
and
it
was
great
and
everybody
had
a
wonderful
time.
The
block
was
packed.
There
were
three
great
bands
and
we
don't
know
the
final
numbers
yet,
but
the
committee
raised
a
lot
of
money
and
felt
like
it
went
very
well
even
better
than
last
year,
which
was
the
first
year
back
since
the
pandemic,
and
it
was
more
money
than
they
had
Ever
Raised.
So
I'm
excited
to
hear
back
on
that
report
and
that's
all
I
have.
E
Yeah
I
just
want
to
say
I
was
excited
to
attend
all
of
these
events.
This
weekend,
I
think
the
music
on
the
Plaza
was
amazing.
It
was
a
huge
crowd.
The
barbecue
was
lovely
the
we
got
to
emcee
the
latter
half
of
the
I
Street
block
party,
and
it
was
so
much
fun.
The
North
Coast
growers
association
is
having
their
dinner
on
Sunday.
We've
got
North
Country
Fair
coming
up,
so
I
just
want
to
say
that
you
know:
we've
got
a
lot
of
people
talking
about.
E
You
know
the
character
of
the
town
and
the
character
of
the
town
and
I'm
telling
you.
If
you
were
any
events
this
weekend
or
go
to
any
of
them,
you
can
see
right
in
front
of
you,
the
character
of
the
town
and
nothing
will
change
that.
It's
the
people
of
Arcata
that
make
the
character
of
the
town
and
I
saw
that
out
in
absolute
full
force
this
weekend,
so
I
just
wanted
to
recognize
that
yeah
I
just
was
wondering
if
you
could
very
very
quickly
give
us
a
quick
update
on
the
police.
E
C
In
terms
of
recruitment,
so
I
think
the
community,
let
us
know
that
GPA
Hearn
will
be
retiring
in
October,
so
we
do
have
an
active
recruitment
out
for
police
chief,
but
we
have
made
a
really
concerted
effort
around
police
officer
Recruitment
and,
as
the
council
in
the
community
probably
remembers,
we
were
down.
We
have
29
sworn
officers
that
are
budgeted
for.
We
were
down
10
positions
within
our
sworn:
that's
almost
30
percent
over
30
percent.
We
have
through
the
lateral
incentive
program
that
the
council
approved.
C
We
have
brought
on
four
laterals
that
have
taken
advantage
of
that
program.
We
did
have
a
real
boost
in
morale
with
an
officer
who
left
after
just
being
here
a
little
over
a
year
and
then
returned
just
a
couple
of
months
later,
and
you
know,
is
sharing
the
news
downstairs
of
how
good
the
department
is.
So
that
has
been
great.
So
we
had
those
five
that
have
come
really
able
to
hit
the
street
running,
and
then
we
have
four
in
the
current
Academy.
C
That,
as
of
here,
September,
are
all
still
in
the
current
account
me
so
that's
great,
and
so
they
will
graduate
in
December
and
then
we've
actually
made
three
offers
now
with
filling
both
of
your
over
hires
and
one
other
over
hire
is
just
there
right
now
for
three
candidates
that
will
start
the
academy
in
January.
So
I
have
asked
the
police
department
to
put
actually
their
police
officer
recruitments
on
hold.
E
A
Well,
I
was
happy
to
meet
Jared
and
Evan
our
two
new
officers
at
the
pack
out
green.
They
were
both
there.
They
were
sent
by
I'm
sure
by
the
chief
to
make
sure
there
wasn't
a
demonstration
this
time,
as
there
was
last
time
and
that
was
really
Pleasant
to
have
that
opportunity.
I'm
really
glad
the
I3
block
party
turned
out
so
well.
A
I
was
there
for
two
hours,
helping
set
up
that
I
couldn't
save
for
the
whole
event,
so
Stacy
and
I
went
to
the
union
event
and
then
I
had
something
else
I
had
to
do
after
that.
One
of
the
things
I
wanted
to
mention
is
that
today,
search
had
and
and
Stacy
could
talk
about
this
too
Stephen
drone
was
talking
about
the
great
Redwood
trail
and
I
thought.
It
was
really
interesting
all
the
things
that
are
going
to
be
happening
in
our
County
and
it
is
recorded
So.
A
If
you
wanted
to
be
able
to
see
that
one
could
get
the
recording-
and
you
could
Stacy
would
help
you
with
that,
because
she's
staffed
for
that
group
I
wanted
to
ask
you
Karen.
If
you
could
just
bring
up
to
date.
You
know
I
watched
the
city
council
meeting
and
with
the
Planning
Commission
and
about
the
fire
department
and
I
read
in
the
paper.
What's
going
on
with
you,
Cal
Poly
with
the
city
of
Arcata
and
the
fire
department,
and
it
would
really
I
think
it
would
be
good
for
people
to
understand
and
I
thought.
A
C
You
all
right
well,
I,
haven't
I,
haven't
read
that
part
of
the
update
in
the
Mad
River
Union,
but
I
will
but
per
actually
a
conversation
that
we
had
that's
probably
been
over
six
months
ago
now,
but
the
the
fire
district
and
Cal
Poly
humbled
and
the
city
have
had
a
small
working
group
that
have
met
three
to
four
times
and
discussed
sort
of
a
scope
of
work
for
a
request
for
proposals
that
the
city
will
be
releasing
once.
We
have
a
better
sense
on
cost
of
the.
C
So
this
will
be
a
fire
capacity
and
a
long-range
planning
document
for
fire
services
in
the
city
of
Arcata.
So
looking
at
all
sorts
of
Alternatives
from
you
know,
infill
to
spreading
out,
you
know,
housing
throughout
the
districts
and
so
that
RFP
has
just
been
signed
off
by
the
fire
district
and
Cal
Poly.
Last
week
our
staff
are
just
helping
gather
the
support
materials
for
those.
C
A
A
Think
that's
a
really
opportunity
for
us
in
the
long
run
and
I
would
hope
that
us
as
a
council
would
really
support
that
kind
of
a
concept
if
they
needed
any
letters
written
Etc
that
we
would
support
it
I,
you
know,
I
did
talk
to
David
Loya
about
that
I'm
going.
You
know
it's
a
possibility
to
think
our
plan.
A
A
You
know
couldn't
help
it
and
Nancy
heard
me
talking
about
you
know
and
actually
I
can't
wait
to
call
Wesley
chesborough
and
tell
him
about
this,
because
that
was
such
an
important
thing,
trying
to
not
deal
with
any
more
division
that
we
already
had
in
Arcata
and
not
make
it
any
wider,
so
I
think
that's
it.
So.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
All
right,
thank
you,
Alex!
Yes,
it
is
an
exciting
idea.
I
held
my
tongue,
but
I
got
to
participate
in
the
The
Dan
burden,
walk
with
netra
and
some
folks
from
Caltrans,
as
they
were
working
on
the
you
know,
planning
for
that
that
Grant
and
got
to
just
kind
of
walk
that
whole
Loop
of
the
area
over
the
Footbridge
and
around
Sunset
and
just
kind
of
see
how
disconnected
that
area
really
is
and
how
that
could
be
a
great
Avenue
to
improve
that
connectivity.
So
it's
a
really
interesting
idea
and
thanks
for
bringing
that.
A
Up
yeah,
it
is
and
I
you
know,
I
go
back
to
they.
They
document
talks
about
how
much
housing
was
lost
in
Al,
Qaeda
I
know.
Definitely
we
had
at
least
200
living
units
that
were
completely
removed
because
of
the
freeway
expansion
and
before
that
one
they
dealt
with
the
60s
when
they
made
an
expressway
They
removed
more
housing
at
that
time.
A
So
we
are
always
trying
to
catch
up
and
that's
how
I
feel
about
housing
that
we
will
we
ever
get
caught
up
because
we
keep
losing
what
we
had
and
for
those
two
expansions
plus
they
also
looked
at
our
community
and
the
under
privileged
and
the
income
level
Etc.
So
we
have
a
lot
about
those
items
that
could
be
beneficial
in
applying
and
if
you
haven't
been
to
San
Francisco
go
and
you
do
go
and
you
take
the
road
that
goes
not
19th,
but
the
one
that
goes
to
the
marina.
A
You
will
pass
under
an
over
crop
over
half
pass
where
they
have
actually
built
that
they've
connected
the
freeway
one
side
of
the
street
on
one
side
of
the
road
to
the
other
Chrissy
field,
and
they
have
a
park
up
there
and
a
walkway,
and
so
that
gives
people
an
image
of
what
could
actually
happen
here.
I
think
ours
is
longer
than
it
would
be
because
we're
going
to
be
going
from
14th
to
Sunset.
So
thank
you.
Excitement.
B
All
right,
thank
you,
okay,
that
wraps
up
our
Council
and
staff
reports
and
takes
us
two
dates
of
future
meetings.
So
we
are
going
to
confirm
two
study
sessions
with
the
Planning
Commission
on
Tuesday
September
26th
and
Tuesday
October
24th
2023
at
6
PM
in
the
council
chamber.
Do
we
confirm
I,
confirm
and.
G
A
quick
question:
if
I
could
so
that's
three
meetings
in
the
next
two
months.
One
study
session
and
two
Council
meetings
and
I
know
everyone
is
really
working
hard,
but
would
it
be
possible
to
get
the
agenda
posted
for
the
study
session
as
early
as
possible
because
you
know
it's
going
to
be
Council
Council
study
session
and
there's
going
to
be
this
nice
week
in
between
our
Council
meetings
that
the
community,
as
well
as
council,
could
utilize
if
it
was
available.
A
I'm
sorry
Kimberly
I'm
having
trouble
understanding.
What
are
you
asking
for?
Could
you
just
say
it
one
more
time
so
I
could
get
it
I
apologize
I
had
to
switch
I
have
hearing
aids
and
I
have
one
that's
not
working
so
I've
switched
with
Stacy.
So
I
could
actually
hear
you
on
this
end,
but
I'm.
Sorry,
I
couldn't
understand
what
you
were
asking
for.
Well,.
C
I
think
if
I
answer
it,
that
might
clarify
so
the
question
is:
can
we
just
get
the
agenda
out
as
early
as
possible
for
the
study
sessions
and
I
will
be
sending
an
email
to
the
3
of
view
that
will
be
participating
in
in
the
Gateway?
The
next
Gateway
conversation,
because
part
of
that
agenda
will
be?
What
are
the
topics
that
you
would
like
to
see?