- Elizabeth Larson
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Clearlake City Council to consider low-income apartment purchase, animal control ad hoc committee
The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
City Manager Greg Folsom is taking to the council the proposed purchase of an apartment building at 14141 Lakeshore Drive, which will use $855,000 in Series B bond funds.
Folsom’s report explains that the city recently completed a refunding of the 2006 redevelopment bonds and needs to spend that money on projects.
He said Series B redevelopment bonds are restricted to low and moderate income housing-related spending.
The city has $3 million in the funds to spend and after looking at several projects, the Lakeshore Boulevard apartment complex purchase was settled on as the best option, according to Folsom’s report.
The negotiated purchase price is $850,000, plus $5,000 in closing costs. Folsom said the property will generate $70,000 a year in gross rent, which is an 8-percent annual return on investment. “The revenues generated from this property will go into the general fund.”
Thursday’s meeting also includes a public hearing to confirm assessments of administrative penalties for failure to abate public nuisances on properties located at 4054 Lansing Ave., 14170 Konocti St., 14541 Lakeshore Drive, 3634 Redwood St., 6352 James St., 3786 Oak Ave., 15890 20th Ave. and 16216 34th Ave.
In other business, staff is asking the council to consider creating an ad hoc committee for the city’s animal control department as a way to make outreach to the community.
“Creating an animal control ad hoc committee may help in the dissemination of information regarding challenges faced by the animal control unit and current and planned improvements that will help to address many of the concerns of the public,” said Folsom in his report to the council.
Folsom said ad hoc committee members would have input on the design of the new animal control facilities, adoption policies and procedures, as well as other areas.
Also on Thursday’s agenda, staff will give the council an update on the Sulphur fire recovery process, review and consider the submittal of the recognized obligation payments schedule for fiscal year 2018-19 for periods A (July to December) and B (January to June), and staff will seek direction regarding refunding all, or a portion of, assessments collected by the city from a county held tax defaulted sale of property.
Items on the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are warrant registers; minutes of the council meetings on Sept. 28, Oct. 5, Oct. 12, Oct. 18 and Oct. 26; minutes of the Dec. 13 Lake County Vector Control District Board meeting; report on the Clearlake Marketing Committee’s mission statement and goals; and consideration of Resolution No. 2018-05, authorizing submittal of application to Parks and Recreation.
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