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Clearlake City Council to discuss possible funding for Hope Center project
The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
Thursday’s meeting will include the presentation by Clearlake Animal Control regarding its January adoptable dogs.
On Thursday, the council will receive an update on the Hope Center project and provide direction on city funding support.
At the council’s Jan. 9 meeting, Councilman Russell Perdock had requested the item be placed on the next agenda, with a request for $500,000 in city funds to be given to it.
City Manager Alan Flora’s report to the council explained that in October 2018, the Clearlake Planning Commission approved a use permit for the conversion of an existing office building at 3400 Emerson Street to a medical support and residential care facility.
“The facility would provide medical respite care, intensive case management and support services to persons recovering from a physical illness or injury independently, but who are not ill enough to require hospitalization. This conversion would include dormitories for those receiving care,” he wrote.
Flora said that, since that time, “the team involved has been finalizing building plans and working to identify adequate funding to initiate the project. While some funding is available, there is still a significant shortfall.”
He said the city has issued the demolition permit and building permits necessary to start the project. “Additionally, the Hope Rising team has made a request to the City to provide some funding in support of the project.”
Flora said the council should receive an update on the project as well as other funding available and provide direction to staff on what city funding is to be made available in support of the Hope
Center.
Also on Thursday, the council will consider the first reading of an ordinance clarifying and correcting Ordinance No. 222-2019, which relates to the issuance, handling, appeals and penalties of administrative citations; amending the general penalty for violations; adjusting penalties for cannabis-related violations and providing for immediate imposition of fines in specified circumstances.
City Clerk Melissa Swanson’s report on the item explained that on Feb. 28 the council adopted an ordinance governing administrative penalties for general violations and cannabis-related violations.
Swanson said that while codifying the ordinance, a minor typo was discovered in a section that contained a reference to a subsection that does not exist. To correct this typo, it is necessary to adopt a new ordinance stating the correct subsection.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items that are not considered controversial and are usually adopted on a single vote – are warrant registers; a memo on the joint powers authorities pension obligations; the second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 235-2020 to Amend Subsection 9-1.16 to Chapter 9, Section 9-1 of the Clearlake Municipal Code relating to electric and electronic access gates; consideration of disposal of surplus vehicles, Resolution No. 2020-05; minutes of the November and December council meetings; receive and file minutes of the Dec. 11 Lake County Vector Control District Board meeting; and approve the submittal of the ROPS FY 20-21 for both periods A (July to December) and B (January to June) to the Oversight Board.
The council is scheduled for a closed session with legal counsel to discuss an existing case of litigation against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. after the public portion of the meeting.
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