To: Board of Supervisors
From: Aviation
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Approve Modifications to the 2026 Humboldt County Schedule of Fees and Charges for the Department of Aviation GA Airport Use Non-Emergency & Special Events Fee (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and/or modify the request to amend the GA Airport Use Non- Emergency & Special Events fee from a daily rate of $1800 plus actual costs to a $75 hourly rate plus actual costs (4/5 Vote Required).
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board’s Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
On Dec. 16, 2025, your Board adopted the Humboldt County Schedule of Fees that included Department of Aviation’s fee for GA Airport Use Non- Emergency & Special Events in the amount of $1,800 plus Actual Cost. Staff is now recommending that this fee be modified to an hourly rate. The proposed change is to modify the fee to an hourly fee of $75 per hour plus actual cost for expenses incurred by the County to support the event.
Should your Board approve amending and modifying the 2026 Humboldt County Schedule of Fees and Charges for special event fees at GA airports, this change will be effective immediately.
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Aviation Enterprise Fund (3530)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Narrative Explanation of Financial Impact:
Actual costs related to the modified Special Events fee is a net zero budget impact as there have been no special events at general aviation airports where a fee has been charged.
As reported at Mid-Year Budget Review on Feb. 10, 2026, the Department of Aviation is projected to end fiscal year 2025-26 with a negative fund balance of $6.2 million dollars. This change will have no impact to the fund balance.
STAFFING IMPACT:
Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impact:
There are no impacts to current staffing levels with the modification to the Special Event fee.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None.
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Board discretion.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Meeting of: 12/16/2025, 2/10/2026
File No.: 25-1406, 26-70