Meeting Details
Committee
Date
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Time
4:30 PM
Location
Eureka City Hall, Council Chambers - 531 K Street, Eureka, CA 95501
Video of Meeting
1. Call to Order/Roll Call
2. Adjournment of the HCAOG Board; Convening of the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)
The PAC convenes to include representation from Caltrans and Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA) Board for items specific to transportation.
3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
This agenda item is reserved for public comments on matters over which the PAC has jurisdiction but are not on the agenda.
4. Presentations
a. Bike Month Proclamation (encl)
Senior Regional Planner Oona Smith will provide updates on upcoming events for Bike Month. The Bike Month Proclamation will be read into the record and accepted by Peach Green, Health Education Specialist with Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services Public Health.
b. Fiscal Year 2023-24 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Fiscal and Compliance Audits
Keith Borges from the accounting firm Anderson, Lucas, Somerville and Borges will present audit reports for TDA claimants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The PAC will vote to recommend that the HCAOG Board receive and file the FY 2023-24 TDA Fiscal and Compliance Audits.
- Staff Report
- City of Arcata Final Audit Report
- City of Blue Lake Final Audit Report
- City of Ferndale Final Audit Report
- City of Fortuna Final Audit Report
- City of Rio Dell Final Audit Report
- City of Trinidad Final Audit Report
- County of Humboldt Final Audit Report
- Humboldt Transit Authority Final Audit Report
- HCAOG RTPA Final Audit Report
- Management Letter
5. Consent Calendar
The PAC will consider approving the following item(s), considered to be routine, with a single motion. Item(s) may be removed from the Consent Calendar and, if removed, will be heard separately.
a. Approval of Meeting Record (encl)
b. City of Trinidad FY 24-25 Local Transportation Fund (LTF) Claim (encl)
Adopt Resolution 25-08 approving the City of Trinidad’s FY 24-25 LTF claim in the amount of $11,298.
c. 2025 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3, Bicycle and Pedestrian 2% Allocation Request (encl)
Adopt Resolution 25-09 approving the City of Arcata’s request in the amount of $41,468 from the TDA 2% Bicycle and Pedestrian Fund.
6. Items Removed from Consent Calendar
This agenda item is reserved for items that may be removed from the consent calendar.
7. PAC Action Items
a. FY 2025-26 Unmet Transit Needs (UTN) Report of Findings (encl)
The PAC will consider recommending that the HCAOG Board adopt the FY 2025-26 Unmet Transit Needs Report of Findings with Resolution 25-10 determining that there are unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet but cannot be funded.
b. Transit Needs: Humboldt County’s Roads/911 Emergency Response Measure O (encl)
The PAC will consider recommending that the HCAOG Board approve the transit portion of Measure O tax funds be made available to transit agencies that meet the same eligibility requirements as the Transportation Development Act State Transit Assistance Funds and provide transit services to the general public with the option to reassess eligibility requirements annually.
8. Reconvening of the HCAOG Board
By motion, reconvene as the HCAOG Board and approve PAC recommendations.
9. Board Action Items
a. Update Coast Central Credit Union Signatories and Business Credit Card (encl)
The Board will consider authorizing the HCAOG Executive Director, Brendan Byrd, effective April 28, 2025, as the primary signatory on all Coast Central Credit Union accounts and authorizing the opening of a Coast Central Credit Union business credit card for Brendan Byrd. in the amount of $10,000.
10. HCAOG Staff and PAC Member Reports
This agenda item is reserved for matters that staff or PAC members may wish to present.
a. HCAOG Executive Director’s Report
b. Caltrans Reports
c. PAC and Board Member Reports