Fire parcel tax, $4.6M water line contract on Fort Bragg City Council agendas
Fort Bragg’s City Council held a series of meetings in late June, taking up a potential November fire parcel tax, a multimillion-dollar infrastructure contract, the fiscal year 2026-27 budget, and two closed-door sessions on railway litigation. Agendas show the council was scheduled to consider a range of spending and policy items, though official minutes had not been published by press time.
Fire protection tax and water line replacement
On June 22 the council was set to discuss placing a fire protection parcel tax measure on the November 2026 ballot. The same agenda included a proposal to award a $4,614,581 contract to Mercer-Fraser for raw water line replacement. Consent items listed pay rate adjustments for all city classifications effective July 2026, a side letter amending cost-of-living provisions in the SEIU memorandum of understanding, and an amendment to the Caspar Transfer Station agreement.
Budget, planning and marketing contracts
A special council meeting June 29 called for adoption of the FY 2026-27 budgets for the City, Municipal Improvement District No. 1, the CV Starr Operating Fund, the Enterprise Fund, and capital projects. Council members were also scheduled to set the appropriations limit. On the same agenda: a contract with Marie Jones Consulting for planning services not to exceed $115,000, and an agreement with Creative Thinking (Idea Cooperative) for Visit Fort Bragg marketing not to exceed $180,000.
Railway lawsuits discussed privately
Two closed sessions held June 22 and June 29 allowed the council to confer with legal counsel on pending litigation. The cases are City of Fort Bragg v. Mendocino Railway (Case No. 21CV00850) and Sierra Northern Railway and Mendocino Railway v. City of Fort Bragg (Case No. 4:24-cv-04810-JST). No public action was permitted.
Other meetings and cancellations
The June 24 Planning Commission meeting was canceled, as was the same day’s Parks and Recreation Ad Hoc Committee gathering. A June 23 budget workshop for the city, Municipal Improvement District No. 1 and the Redevelopment Successor Agency reviewed the proposed FY 2026-27 budget.
Coming up
The Finance and Administration Committee will meet July 8 to approve minutes and receive a report covering the first three quarters of FY 2025-26. Items include the Treasurer’s report, intradepartmental budget transfers, contracts under $60,000 approved by the city manager, contract change orders not exceeding 10% of contract value, and disbursements listings. The Community Development Committee meeting scheduled for July 6 and the Planning Commission meeting originally set for July 8 have both been canceled.
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