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Kati Moulton

Councilmember, Ward 22024-12-17–2028-12-01 (start: sworn in at the December 17, 2024 council meeting that certified the November 5, 2024 election per Citizen Portal/Eureka City Council coverage; month-level end: December 2028 (Wards 2 and 4 are on the 2024/2028 cycle, Wards 1, 3, 5 on the 2022/2026 cycle))

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At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending Dec 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
23
Total speaking time
2:57:11
Avg per meeting
7:42
Segments
2197

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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)

high↑Jun 2026[39]

Unsheltered residents and winter preparedness

Would be funded by a private foundation donation if the deal closes.

medium↓Aug 2026[12]

Vacant property registry ordinance

$125 annual registration fee, covering program administration costs.

high↓Jan 2026[12]

Pedestrian and traffic safety

The 4-10 schedule has cut overtime spending by roughly $40,000-$50,000 per month.

high↑Feb 2026[11]

Care Court program update

Care Court remains an unfunded state mandate; county behavioral health staffing is inadequate for the 55 people referred.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

New psychiatric health facility and crisis stabilization unit downtown

The project is funded through a state grant the county secured in 2024, with the city having written a letter of support.

medium↓Jul 2026[7]

CHP Cannabis Tax Fund grant for DUI enforcement

No local cost — a $157,060 state grant covers overtime enforcement costs.

medium↓Mar 2026[6]

Citizens Oversight on Police Practices Annual Report

The city spends roughly $120,000 a year on four mobile camera trailers; permanent park cameras are being analyzed as a possibly cheaper alternative.

high↓Feb 2026[5]

Encampment Resolution Funding Program Round 5

Speakers argued housing-first approaches save money on sweeps, policing, and incarceration; no fiscal action was taken.

high↓Jul 2026[2]

Sidewalk electrical box hazard

Unknown.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

New Communications Call-Taker Classification

Fiscal impact is included in the adopted budget with no additional appropriation.

medium↓Aug 2026[2]

Paramedicine program with Providence

At least $300,000 in donated startup funding from Providence.

low↓Jan 2026[2]

SB 707 updates to the Brown Act

The costly requirements (translation, physical agenda postings) kick in only at a 30,000-population threshold Eureka is approaching but hasn't hit.

low↓Jun 2026[2]

Receivership Refiling — 25 Wabash Street

Unknown; litigation and receivership costs not stated.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Eureka PD TASER replacement

$292,283.31 over five years from the Special Law Enforcement Spending Fund.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Uplift program job skills training and Resource Center

Grant-funded through June 2027; participants receive $30 stipends per shift.

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Uniform administrative hearing procedures

Hearing officers will be compensated, but the city says costs are minimal and offset by freed-up staff time.

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Animal ordinance update

Not specified in the record.

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

City artificial intelligence policy

None identified — this is a governance policy.

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Bridge District Neighborhood Concerns

A proposed Portland Loo would cost an estimated $45,000 to $60,000; residents offered to help fundraise.

low↓Jan 2026[1]

Hazard mitigation plan adoption

Opens the door to grant funding for hazard mitigation projects identified in the plan.

Decisions during term (0)

Recorded while Moulton was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

No decisions found matching Public Safety.

Voting record (0)(Public Safety)

No votes found matching Public Safety.