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Council authorizes transportation study funding, declares alleyways surplus and OKs bank access for public works
Summary
Eureka City Council on Monday approved moving forward with a transportation master plan with CIB funding, directed staff to assemble and declare a list of surplus alleyway parcels with pricing guidance, and authorized mayoral bank access and a credit card for a public‑works employee.
The Eureka City Council voted unanimously Monday to move forward with a transportation master plan funded in part by a Community Impact Board (CIB) award, to compile and declare a list of surplus alleyway parcels for sale, and to grant city banking access and a separate credit card to a public‑works employee.
Council members said the CIB has “authorized $26,800,” and the city will invoice the consultant and submit for reimbursement of 50 percent of the fee, a process council members described during the meeting. Council discussion concluded with a motion “that we move forward with this transportation plan,” which was seconded and approved unanimously.
The council also directed staff to assemble a list of surveyed alleyway parcels adjacent to private property and to declare those parcels surplus, subject to a price per square foot derived from prior alley sales and adjusted for inflation. The motion requires that the city recoup survey costs when parcels are sold. Council members stressed the parcels are typically narrow strips adjacent to homeowners and that the goal is to put them back on the tax rolls and simplify maintenance.
Finally, the council approved access to the city’s America First Credit Union accounts for the mayor and authorized a credit card not tied to the primary account for public‑works employee Joe Carpenter, so the employee could make miscellaneous purchases without being a signature on the account. The motion passed by voice vote.
Why this matters: The transportation plan unlocks consultant work that must be started on a schedule tied to the CIB reimbursement. Declaring alleyways surplus may affect multiple private property owners and generate modest revenue for the city; setting a pricing method now aims to reduce future debate about valuation. Granting card access is intended to streamline routine public‑works purchases.
What’s next: Council staff said they will prepare the CIB agreement paperwork for signatures, circulate the list of surveyed alleyways and pricing recommendations to the council, and add survey cost recovery to sale terms. The city will also implement the approved bank‑access changes.
