CLEARLAKE, Calif. — The Clearlake City Council will get an update this week on the Cache fire recovery, hear an appeal of a coffee shop project, consider continuing agreements for animal control services and award contracts for a major city road project.
The council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive, for a workshop on municode agenda management processes before the regular meeting convenes at 6 p.m.
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, Sept. 16.
On Thursday, the council will meet one of September's adoptable dogs, hold a swearing-in of new and promoted Clearlake Police Department employees and present a proclamation declaring Sept. 24 as Native American Day.
One of the main items of business on the council’s agenda is an update from staff on the Cache fire, which destroyed 138 structures and burned 83 acres on Aug. 18.
Also on the agenda is a public hearing for the council to consider an appeal filed by Diane Drake of Sisters Coffeehouse, 14812 Olympic Drive, regarding the approval of the Mudslingers drive-through and walk up coffee shop at 14760 Olympic Drive on the grounds that the proposed development would be detrimental to their business.
In other businesses, council members will consider awarding a $6.4 million contract for the Sulphur Fire Disaster Roadway Improvement Project to Argonaut Constructors and a $227,360 contract to Green Valley Consulting Engineers for inspection and materials testing for the Sulphur Fire road project.
Staff also will ask the council to consider approving the continuation of temporary, month to month agreements with North Bay Animal Services for animal control officer and kennel technician services.
The city and North Bay Animal Services first entered into the agreement in July. Staff is asking for the police chief to be authorized to continue month-to-month contract agreements
with North Bay Animal Services for the remainder of the fiscal year. The budgeted cost is $137,832.
In other business, the council will consider its response to the 2020-21 Lake County Civil Grand Jury report and discuss possible action regarding California's redistricting process.
On the meeting's consent agenda — items that are not considered controversial and are usually adopted on a single vote — are warrants; continuation of a 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 declaration of local emergency issued on Aug. 18, 2021, and ratified by council action on Aug. 19, 2021; minutes of the Aug. 11, 2021, Lake County Vector Control District Board meeting; and purchase of solar-powered lighting for the Austin Park Promenade.
Following the meeting, the council will have a closed session to discuss a lawsuit against the county of Lake and Treasurer-Tax Collector Barbara Ringen and a liability claim filed against the city by Benjamin Finneston.
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Clearlake City Council to discuss Cache fire, coffee shop appeal
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