At its Nov. 13, 2025 meeting, the Trinity County Planning Commission approved the community development planning meeting minutes from Sept. 25 and Oct. 23, 2025, and agreed to continue the Rattlesnake Mine abandonment hearing to the commission’s next regular meeting on Dec. 11, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.

A motion to approve the minutes was made and seconded; two recorded 'aye' votes were given and the minutes were approved. The meeting record shows the motion was offered by a commissioner (mover recorded in the transcript) and seconded by another commissioner; the transcript records two 'aye' votes and no opposing or abstaining votes.

On the Rattlesnake Mine abandonment hearing, the transcript shows the presiding official announced a recusal. Interim Planning Director Drew Pavani told the commission that without a quorum the item should be continued to the Dec. 11 meeting and that doing so would not require readvertising. Pavani proposed placing the item first on the Dec. 11 agenda to allow the full commission to hear it; commissioners agreed.

Why it matters: the continuation preserves the commission’s ability to hear the Rattlesnake Mine abandonment matter with a full commission present and avoids procedural readvertising steps. The approval of minutes is a routine governance action that records past proceedings.

What to watch for: whether the Rattlesnake Mine abandonment hearing appears as the first item on the Dec. 11 agenda and whether any commissioner statements of recusal or staff reports change the scope of the hearing.