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416 N Franklin Street Fort Bragg, CA 95437 Phone: (707) 961-2823 Fax: (707) 961-2802 City of Fort Bragg Meeting Minutes City Council THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL MEETS CONCURRENTLY AS THE FORT BRAGG MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 AND THE FORT BRAGG REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY 6:00 PM Town Hall, 363 N. Main Street and Via Video Conference Monday, February 23, 2026 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Godeke called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Mayor Jason Godeke, Vice Mayor Marcia Rafanan, Councilmember Tess Albin-Smith, Councilmember Lindy Peters and Councilmember Scott Hockett Present: 5 - CLOSED SESSION REPORT Mayor Godeke reported that no reportable action was taken on the Closed Session items. AGENDA REVIEW None. 1. MAYOR’S RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 1A. 26-91 Presentation of Proclamation Honoring the 30th Anniversary of Los Gallitos 07- Los Gallitos 30th AnniversaryAttachments: Vice Mayor Rafanan read and presented Proclamation Honoring the 30th Anniversary of Los Gallitos to family and staff. 1B. 26-94 Honoring Dan Platt for a Lifetime of Service to Noyo Harbor and the Commercial Fishing Community 09- Dan Platt Noyo HarborAttachments: Councilmember Peters read and presented Proclamation Honoring Dan Platt for a Lifetime of Service to Noyo Harbor and the Commercial Fishing Community accepted by Harbor Master Anna Neumann. 1C. 26-89 Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing March, 2026, as Women's History Month 06-Women's History MonthAttachments: Page 1City of Fort Bragg Printed on 3/10/2026

February 23, 2026City Council Meeting Minutes Councilmember Albin-Smith read and presented Women's History Month to Mary Rose Kaczorowski and Michele Karpov. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON: (1) NON-AGENDA, (2) CONSENT CALENDAR & (3) CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (1) Maryanne Schmidt. (2) None. 3. STAFF COMMENTS Police Chief Eric Swift reported on status of recruitment for hiring Sergeant and an Administration Assistant. Sarah McCormick gave broadband status report. 4. MATTERS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS Councilmembers shared information regarding motorized vehicles on Coastal Trail and Tessie Branscomb turned 90 celebration; upcoming meetings reported: Mendocino Transit Authority, Meet with Police Chief and City Manager at Town Hall, and Meet with the Mayor Godeke at Farmer's Market, rain or shine, at 3:00 p.m. 5. CONSENT CALENDAR A motion was made by Councilmember Hockett, seconded by Councilmember Albin-Smith, that the Consent Calendar be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: Mayor Godeke, Vice Mayor Rafanan, Councilmember Albin-Smith, Councilmember Peters and Councilmember Hockett 5 - 5A. 26-83 Adopt Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Approving Contract Amendment with Therma Inc, for the Controls Upgrade of Air Handler 1 to Include the Controls Upgrade of Air Handler 2 and Startup Assistance, Increasing the Amount of the Contract, (Amount not to Exceed $24,145); CEQA Exemption 15301 RESO Therma Amendment Att 1 - Change Order 1 Att 2 - Change Order 2 Attachments: This Resolution was adopted on the Consent Calendar. Enactment No: RES 5010-2026 5B. 26-75 Adopt Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Designating a Responsible Person for Affordable Care Act Reporting RESO Designating A Responsible Person for ACA ReportingAttachments: This Resolution was adopted on the Consent Calendar. Enactment No: RES 5011-2026 5C. 26-78 Receive and File Minutes of the Public Safety Committee Meeting of Page 2City of Fort Bragg Printed on 3/10/2026

February 23, 2026City Council Meeting Minutes December 17, 2025 PSCM 2025-12-17Attachments: These Committee Minutes were received and filed on the Consent Calendar. 5D. 26-99 Approve Minutes of February 9, 2026 CCM 02.09.2026Attachments: These Minutes were approved on the Consent Calendar. 6. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS 7. PUBLIC HEARING 7A. 26-74 Receive a Report, Hold a Public Hearing, Consider Adoption of a Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Adopting Program Guidelines for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Business Assistance Loan Program (BALP), and Consider Approving an Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Community Development Services for Loan Underwriting Services: CEQA Exemption 15061(b)(3) 02232026 Report CDBG BALP PGs PSA Att 1 - RESO CDBG BALP PGS Att 2 - CDBG BALP PGs Att 3 - CDS PSA Amend No 3 Att 4 - Exhibit A for CDS Amend 3 Att 5 - NOPH Att 6 - 02232026 Presentation Attachments: Mayor Godeke introduced Item 7A. Grant Coordinator Lacy Sallas presented staff report. Councilmembers asked clarifying questions. Mayor Godeke opened the public hearing at 6:44 PM Public Comment: None. Mayor Godeke closed the public hearing at 6:45 PM. A motion was made by Councilmember Peters, seconded by Councilmember Albin-Smith, that the Resolution 5012-2026 be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: Mayor Godeke, Vice Mayor Rafanan, Councilmember Albin-Smith, Councilmember Peters and Councilmember Hockett 5 - Enactment No: RES 5012-2026 A motion was made by Councilmember Peters, seconded by Vice Mayor Rafanan, that the Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for loan underwriting services be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: Mayor Godeke, Vice Mayor Rafanan, Councilmember Albin-Smith, Councilmember Peters and Councilmember Hockett 5 - Page 3City of Fort Bragg Printed on 3/10/2026

February 23, 2026City Council Meeting Minutes Enactment No: RES 5012-2026 8. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS 8A. 26-62 Receive Report, Receive Public Works and Facilities Committee Recommendation, and Provide Direction on Street Rehabilitation Funding, Strategies, Location, and Scope 02232026 Road Crew and Oak Street Investigation Att 1 - Equipment Purchase Summary Att 2 - Lumos Proposal for Oak Street Utility Investigation Att 3 - Road Crew Presentation Attachments: Mayor Godeke introduced Item 8A. City Manager Isaac Whippy and Assistant Director Engineering Chantell O'Neal presented staff report. Maintenance Lead Ian Sanderson and Maintenance 3 Steve Baxman also answered clarifying questions from Councilmembers. Public Comment: Paul Clark and Jacob Patterson Direction: Councilmembers shared support to move forward with in-house crew and purchase of equipment in addition to hiring two additional staff. Oak Street Investigation with Consultant Lumos Engineering was also supported along with direction to staff to define 2028 Street Project Scope for grant application. 9. CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT Mayor Godeke adjourned the meeting at 7:44 PM. ________________________________ JASON GODEKE, MAYOR _______________________________ Diana Paoli, City Clerk IMAGED (___________) Page 4City of Fort Bragg Printed on 3/10/2026

City Council City of Fort Bragg Meeting Agenda 416 N Franklin Street Fort Bragg, CA 95437 Phone: (707) 961-2823 Fax: (707) 961-2802 THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL MEETS CONCURRENTLY AS THE FORT BRAGG MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 AND THE FORT BRAGG REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY Town Hall, 363 N. Main Street and Via Video Conference 6:00 PMMonday, February 23, 2026 CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL COUNCILMEMBERS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE Councilmembers are reminded that pursuant to the Council policy regarding use of electronic devices during public meetings adopted on November 28, 2022, all cell phones are to be turned off and there shall be no electronic communications during the meeting. All e-communications such as texts or emails from members of the public received during a meeting are to be forwarded to the City Clerk after the meeting is adjourned. ZOOM WEBINAR INVITATION This meeting is being presented in a hybrid format, both in person at Town Hall and via Zoom. You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Feb 23, 2026 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: City Council Meeting Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83602527995 Or Telephone: 1 669 444 9171 US (*6 mute/unmute; *9 raise hand) Webinar ID: 836 0252 7995 To speak during public comment portions of the agenda via zoom, please join the meeting and use the raise hand feature when the Mayor or Acting Mayor calls for public comment on the item you wish to address. CLOSED SESSION REPORT AGENDA REVIEW 1. MAYOR’S RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Presentation of Proclamation Honoring the 30th Anniversary of Los Gallitos26-911A. 07- Los Gallitos 30th AnniversaryAttachments: Page 1City of Fort Bragg Printed on 2/24/2026

February 23, 2026City Council Meeting Agenda Honoring Dan Platt for a Lifetime of Service to Noyo Harbor and the Commercial Fishing Community 26-941B. 09- Dan Platt Noyo HarborAttachments: Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing March, 2026, as Women's History Month 26-891C. 06-Women's History MonthAttachments: 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON: (1) NON-AGENDA, (2) CONSENT CALENDAR & (3) CLOSED SESSION ITEMS MANNER OF ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL: All remarks and questions shall be addressed to the City Council; no discussion or action will be taken pursuant to the Brown Act. No person shall speak without being recognized by the Mayor or Acting Mayor. Public comments are restricted to three (3) minutes per speaker. TIME ALLOTMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS: Thirty (30) minutes shall be allotted to receiving public comments. If necessary, the Mayor or Acting Mayor may allot an additional 30 minutes to public comments after Conduct of Business to allow those who have not yet spoken to do so. Any citizen, after being recognized by the Mayor or Acting Mayor, may speak on any topic that may be a proper subject for discussion before the City Council for such period of time as the Mayor or Acting Mayor may determine is appropriate under the circumstances of the particular meeting, including number of persons wishing to speak or the complexity of a particular topic. Time limitations shall be set without regard to a speaker’s point of view or the content of the speech, as long as the speaker’s comments are not disruptive of the meeting. BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS: The Brown Act does not allow action or discussion on items not on the agenda (subject to narrow exceptions). This will limit the Council's response to questions and requests made during this comment period. WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS: Written public comments received after agenda publication are forwarded to the Councilmembers as soon as possible after receipt and are available for inspection at City Hall, 416 N. Franklin St, Fort Bragg, during normal business hours. All comments after 2 PM on the day of the meeting will become a permanent part of the agenda packet on the day after the meeting or as soon thereafter as possible, except comments that are in an unrecognized file type or too large to be uploaded to the City's agenda software. Public comments may be submitted to cityclerk@fortbraggca.gov. 3. STAFF COMMENTS 4. MATTERS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS 5. CONSENT CALENDAR All items under the Consent Calendar will be acted upon in one motion unless a Councilmember requests that an individual item be taken up under Conduct of Business. Page 2City of Fort Bragg Printed on 2/24/2026

February 23, 2026City Council Meeting Agenda Adopt Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Approving Contract Amendment with Therma Inc, for the Controls Upgrade of Air Handler 1 to Include the Controls Upgrade of Air Handler 2 and Startup Assistance, Increasing the Amount of the Contract, (Amount not to Exceed $24,145); CEQA Exemption 15301 26-835A. RESO Therma Amendment Att 1 - Change Order 1 Att 2 - Change Order 2 Attachments: Adopt Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Designating a Responsible Person for Affordable Care Act Reporting 26-755B. RESO Designating A Responsible Person for ACA ReportingAttachments: Receive and File Minutes of the Public Safety Committee Meeting of December 17, 2025 26-785C. PSCM 2025-12-17Attachments: Approve Minutes of February 9, 202626-995D. CCM 02.09.2026Attachments: 6. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS 7. PUBLIC HEARING When a Public Hearing has been underway for a period of 60 minutes, the Council must vote on whether to continue with the hearing or to continue the hearing to another meeting. Receive a Report, Hold a Public Hearing, Consider Adoption of a Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Adopting Program Guidelines for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Business Assistance Loan Program (BALP), and Consider Approving an Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Community Development Services for Loan Underwriting Services: CEQA Exemption 15061(b)(3) 26-747A. 02232026 Report CDBG BALP PGs PSA Att 1 - RESO CDBG BALP PGS Att 2 - CDBG BALP PGs Att 3 - CDS PSA Amend No 3 Att 4 - Exhibit A for CDS Amend 3 Att 5 - NOPH Att 6 - 02232026 Presentation Attachments: 8. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS Page 3City of Fort Bragg Printed on 2/24/2026

February 23, 2026City Council Meeting Agenda Receive Report, Receive Public Works and Facilities Committee Recommendation, and Provide Direction on Street Rehabilitation Funding, Strategies, Location, and Scope 26-628A. 02232026 Road Crew and Oak Street Investigation Att 1 - Equipment Purchase Summary Att 2 - Lumos Proposal for Oak Street Utility Investigation Att 3 - Road Crew Presentation Attachments: 9. CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT The adjournment time for all Council meetings is no later than 10:00 p.m. If the Council is still in session at 10:00 p.m., the Council may continue the meeting upon majority vote. NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING: 6:00 P.M., MONDAY, March 9, 2026 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) )ss. COUNTY OF MENDOCINO ) I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am employed by the City of Fort Bragg and that I caused this agenda to be posted in the City Hall notice case on February 19, 2026. _______________________________________________ Diana Paoli City Clerk NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOLLOWING AGENDA PACKET DISTRIBUTION: • Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council/District/Agency after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection upon making reasonable arrangements with the City Clerk for viewing same during normal business hours. • Such documents are also available on the City of Fort Bragg’s website at https://city.fortbragg.com subject to staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting. Page 4City of Fort Bragg Printed on 2/24/2026

February 23, 2026City Council Meeting Agenda ADA NOTICE AND HEARING IMPAIRED PROVISIONS: It is the policy of the City of Fort Bragg to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. If you need assistance to ensure your full participation, please contact the City Clerk at (707) 961-2823. Notification 48 hours in advance of any need for assistance will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. This notice is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (28 CFR, 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II). Page 5City of Fort Bragg Printed on 2/24/2026