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Riedell council closes annual unmet-transit hearing, agrees to forward comments to HCAOG
Summary
At its Nov. 4 meeting the Riedell City Council opened and closed the annual unmet transit needs public hearing required under the California Transportation Development Act and directed staff to send local comments to the Humboldt County Association of Governments for further review.
Riedell Mayor Robyn Garner and the City Council opened the annual public hearing on unmet transit needs on Nov. 4, part of the California Transportation Development Act (TDA) citizen-participation process that precedes allocations of TDA funding.
City staff said the Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) conducts year-round outreach and reviews comments that meet the definition of an unmet transit need and then forwards operational or service-change comments to transit operators. Steve Luther of HCAOG, participating by Zoom, told the council members that residents can file comments through HCAOG's online public survey, by phone, or through the city. Luther said HCAOG accepts comments year-round, that local agencies should conduct separate public hearings for jurisdiction-specific concerns, and that all public comments received by Dec. 31 will be analyzed by HCAOG's advisory committees and reported to the HCAOG board in 2026.
With no members of the public speaking at the Riedell hearing, the council closed the hearing and directed staff to send a letter to HCAOG relaying any comments heard at the meeting. City staff recommended the mayor open the hearing, receive any input, close it, and forward the comments to HCAOG for committee review.
The hearing is an annual requirement under the California Transportation Development Act. HCAOG will hold a separate public hearing on Nov. 20 and review comments through its advisory committee process before making recommendations to the HCAOG board.
