City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 20, 2026 06:00 PM City Council Chambers - 675 Wildwood Avenue, Rio Dell

Welcome - Copies of this agenda, staff reports and other material available to the City Council are available at the City Clerk's office in City Hall, 675 Wildwood Avenue and available on the City's website at cityofriodell.ca.gov. Your City Government welcomes your interest and hopes you will attend and participate in Rio Dell City Council meetings often.

City Council meetings are held in City Hall Council Chambers for in-person public attendance. The public may also attend these meeting virtually through Zoom.

Public Comment by Email:
In balancing the need to conduct government in an open and transparent manner, public comment on agenda items can be submitted via email at publiccomment@cityofriodell.ca.gov. Please note the agenda item the comment is directed to (example: Public Comments for items not on the agenda) and email no later than one-hour prior to the start of the Council meeting. Written comments will be submitted to the City Council and included in the meeting minutes as part of the public record.  Meeting can be viewed on Access Humboldt’s website at https://www.accesshumboldt.net/Suddenlink Channels 10, 11 & 12 or Access Humboldt’s YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/accesshumboldt.

Zoom Public Comment:
When the Mayor announces the agenda item that you wish to comment on, call the conference line and turn off your TV or live stream. Please call the toll-free number 1-888-475-4499, enter meeting ID 987 154 0944 and press star (*) 9 on your phone – this will raise your hand. You will continue to hear the meeting on the call. When it is time for public comment on the item you wish to speak on, the Clerk will unmute your phone. You will hear a prompt that will indicate your phone is unmuted. Please state your name and begin your comment. You will have 3 minutes to comment. 

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A.CALL TO ORDER

B.ROLL CALL

C.ANNOUNCEMENT OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION

  1. 1.2026-0120.01 – Public Employee Performance Evaluation Title:  City Manager – Gov’t Code 54957

D.PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING CLOSED SESSION

E.RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION

F.RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION

G.ORAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

H.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

I.CEREMONIAL MATTERS

J.PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
This time is for persons who wish to address the Council on any matter not on this agenda and over which the Council has jurisdiction. As such, a dialogue with the Council or staff is not allowed under the Ralph M. Brown Act. Items requiring Council action not listed on this agenda may be placed on the next regular agenda for consideration if the Council directs, unless a finding is made by at least 2/3 of the Council that the item came up after the agenda was posted and is of an urgency nature requiring immediate action. Please limit comments to a maximum of 3 minutes.

K.CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar adopting the printed recommended Council action will be enacted with one vote. The Mayor will first ask the staff, the public, and the Councilmembers if there is anyone who wishes to address any matter on the Consent Calendar. The matters removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered individually following action on the remaining consent calendar items. 

  1. 1.2026/0120.02 - Approve Minutes of the January 6, 2026 Regular Meeting (ACTION) - Pg. #

  2. 2.2026/0120.03 - Adopt Resolution No. 1656-2026 Approving  Appointment of Representatives to Small Cities Risk Effort (SCORE)(ACTION) - Pg. #

  3. 3.2026/0120.04 - Adopt Resolution No. 1657-2026 Approving Designation of Representatives to the PACE JPA Board of Directors (ACTION) - Pg. #

  4. 4.2026/0120.05 - Authorize the City Manager to Draft and Execute a One-Year Extension of the On-Call City Engineering Agreement with GHD, Inc. (ACTION) - Pg. #

  5. 5.2026/0120.06 - Adopt Resolution No. 1659-2026 Authorizing the Early Order of One (1) Police Patrol Vehicle Due to Operational Necessity and Extended Manufacturer Lead Times (ACTION) - Pg. #

  6. 6.2026-0120.07 - Adopt Resolution No. 1661-2026 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Certificate of Acceptance for Sewer Easements for the Painter Street Sewer Line Upsizing (ACTION) - Pg. #

  7. 7.2026/0120.08 - Receive and File Check Registers for November and December 2025 (ACTION) - Pg. #

L.ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR

M.REPORTS/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS

  1. 1.2026/0120.09 - City Manager/Staff Update (RECEIVE & FILE) - Pg. #

N.SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/STUDY SESSIONS

O.SPECIAL CALL ITEMS/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS/PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. 1.2026/0120.10 - Adopt Resolution No. 1658-2026 Authorizing the Chief of Police to Submit a Grant Application to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) for the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program  (CTFGP) and Authorizing the Chief of Police to Execute all Related Documents (DISCUSSION/ POSSIBLE ACTION) - Pg. #

  2. 2.2026/0120.11 - Authorize the City Manager to Award the Eel River Trail Accessibility Ramp Project to Hooven & Co. for $680,835.70 and Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Construction Agreement with Hooven & Co., in Coordination with the City Attorney and authorize the City Manager to Execute Change Orders up to a Total Not to Exceed $1,2000,000, and to Execute Scope of Services with GHD for an Amount of $120,611.00 (DISCUSSION/ POSSIBLE ACTION)- Pg. #

P.ORDINANCES/SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. 1.2026/0120.12 - Second Reading (by title only) and Adoption of Ordinance No. 420-2026 Amending Section 15.05.020 “Building Codes” of the Rio Dell Municipal Code (RDMC) to Reference the 2025 California Building Codes and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code (DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION)- Pg. #

Q.COUNCIL REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS

R.ADJOURNMENT

The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.