CLEARLAKE, Calif. — The Clearlake City Council will carry out its annual duties of choosing its leadership for the coming year at its meeting this week and also will approve a program to support local college studies.
The council will meet in closed session at 5 p.m. to discuss existing litigation against the county and treasurer-tax collector, negotiations for property at 6452 Francisco and 6461 Manzanita, Melinda Wymer’s suit against the city and the city’s suit against Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp. before the public portion of the meeting begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The meeting will be broadcast live on the city's YouTube channel or the Lake County PEGTV YouTube Channel. Community members also can participate via Zoom or can attend in person.
The agenda can be found here.
Comments and questions can be submitted in writing for City Council consideration by sending them to City Clerk Melissa Swanson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
To give the council adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit your written comments before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2.
Each public comment emailed to the city clerk will be read aloud by the mayor or a member of staff for up to three minutes or will be displayed on a screen. Public comment emails and town hall public comment submissions that are received after the beginning of the meeting will not be included in the record.
At the start of the public portion of the meeting, the council will announce its action from closed session, get a presentation on December’s adoptable dogs, present the 2021 Living the Lake Life photo contest winners and receive an update on the Hope Center.
The council is set to consider continuing to Jan. 6 a public hearing to consider a development agreement with Ogulin Canyon Holdings LLC to allow a cannabis Operation located at 2185 Ogulin Canyon Road, a property formerly owned by the city.
Under business, council members will consider an agreement between the city and Woodland Community College for the Clearlake Promise Program.
The program, spearheaded by Mayor Dirk Slooten, would set aside $55,000 for the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic years “for the purpose of implementing a last dollar scholarship program” to pay the fees for qualified Clearlake residents who graduate from any high school within the city of Clearlake and attend any one of the three Woodland Community College campuses.
“The services will benefit the City of Clearlake and its residents by encouraging Clearlake residents graduating from high school to pursue a college education and to provide educational opportunities for students who may not otherwise be able to afford to continue their education,” the agreement notes.
The council also is set to get an update on the recovery effort for the August Cache fire.
The last action of the evening will be the appointment of the 2022 mayor and vice mayor. Slooten and Russ Perdock have served as mayor and vice mayor, respectively, for the past year.
On the meeting's consent agenda — items that are not considered controversial and are usually adopted on a single vote — are warrants; approval of temporary street closure for the annual Christmas parade and tree lighting; approval of a reimbursement agreement with Lake County for the Pyrethroid and Stormwater Monitoring Sampling Program; authorization of the agreement for vegetation abatement on city/RDA owned properties; authorization to approve the Cannabis Equity Program; adoption of resolution 2021-61 approving the application for Rural Recreation and Tourism Program Grant Funds of the Burns Valley Sports Complex Project; continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on Aug. 23, 2021, and ratified by council action on Sept. 16, 2021; continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on Aug. 18, 2021, and ratified by council action on Aug. 19, 2021; continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on March 14, 2020, and ratified by council action on March 19, 2020; continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on Oct. 9, 2017, and ratified by council action Oct. 12, 2017; continuation of authorization to implement and utilize teleconference accessibility to conduct public meetings pursuant to Assembly Bill 361; Lake County Vector Control District Board meeting minutes of Oct. 13, 2021; approve the City Hall holiday closure; authorize city manager to enter into a contract with E4 Design for dry utility design services for the Burns Valley Development Project; authorize city manager to enter into a contract with E4 Design for dry utility design services for the Airport Property Development Project; approve proposed 2022 City Council meeting calendar.
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Clearlake City Council to select new leadership, consider support of Promise Program
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