Fort Bragg Council October 26: Coastal Trail E-Bike Rules, 2027–2035 Housing Plan and USDA Funding on Agenda

FORT BRAGG, Mendocino County — October 26, 2026. Residents of Fort Bragg have a substantive city meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, October 26, at Town Hall, 363 North Main Street, with video-conference access. The final official agenda includes a public hearing about park and Coastal Trail rules, a multiyear housing planning discussion and several municipal infrastructure and finance items.

Coastal Trail e-bikes, scooters and other devices

The council will continue a public hearing from October 13 on a proposed ordinance updating Chapter 9.68 of the municipal code, which governs park preservation. The proposed changes address use of e-bikes, gliders, drones, skateboards, scooters and hoverboards on the Fort Bragg Coastal Trail, along with possible speed-limit signs. As of this advance report, the proposal is not a newly enacted citywide ban: the council is scheduled to receive a report, discuss an ordinance and provide direction.

Housing and infrastructure

Another item concerns the city’s 2027–2035 Housing Element update. The council may discuss community outreach, regional housing-needs allocations, program priorities and whether to create an advisory committee. This is a planning discussion, not an announcement that new homes have been built or approved for a specific address.

Consent items include a proposed grant-and-security agreement involving the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service, a pavement-management update, and acceptance of a Pudding Creek water-main painting project’s certificate of completion. The agenda also lists interviews for a Noyo Harbor Commission appointment and an interim finance director/treasurer appointment.

How to follow the decision

Residents should consult the final meeting agenda and packet and watch for official action records afterward. As of the October 26 pre-meeting listing, the city says minutes are not finalized and no action results are available, so this story reports items under consideration, not adopted decisions.

Primary source: Fort Bragg City Council meeting details and agenda, October 26. Official live video and archives. Follow Fort Bragg News.

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