Harbor board adopts FY2025–26 budget, approves Chevron dock repairs and a harbor safety grant
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Summary
The district adopted its FY2025–26 budget, approving revenue and expense estimates and adopted resolutions authorizing a Chevron dock repair permit addendum and accepting a California Department of Fish and Wildlife grant for harbor safety committee services.
The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District adopted its final fiscal year 2025–26 budget and approved permits and grants during its regular meeting.
Staff presented the final budget figures and said the district projects roughly $2,240,000 in income against $9,485,000 in expenses, leaving an estimated net position of about $755,000 before principal debt obligations. Staff noted an annual principal payment of about $544,000, which will limit new capital spending. The board discussed reducing capital projects, conducting a regional fee review and evaluating debt refunding; after a motion and second the board approved Resolution 2025‑04 adopting the final FY2025–26 budget by roll call.
On a separate agenda item, staff presented an addendum to the district’s 2016 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and a permit for Chevron’s Eureka Marine Terminal repair work. The proposed scope includes replacement of five timber piles (14" to 16" polyurea‑coated timber), replacement of pile bracing and beam work on a working platform and two guide piles on a floating dock. Work will be staged from a barge; vibratory pile driving is planned with use of an impact hammer if refusal occurs, and the project includes biological mitigation measures (hydroacoustic monitoring, bubble curtains, marine mammal monitoring) and an incidental take application for potential impacts to longfin smelt. Staff said agencies are seeking increased eelgrass mitigation ratios (noted change from 2:1 to approximately 4.28:1). The board voted to adopt the addendum and approve the permit with conditions (Resolution 2025‑05).
The board also authorized acceptance of a California Department of Fish and Wildlife secretariat grant to support harbor safety committee administration (approximately $23,000 annually). Staff said the grant supports harbor safety program administration and does not require additional district match. The board approved Resolution 2025‑06 to execute the grant agreement.
The meeting also recorded a routine consent‑calendar vote to adopt minutes. Where public comment was invited on these items, none was offered.
