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Clearlake City Council to discuss sanitation district
The council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The agenda can be found here.
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. The webinar ID is 865 9013 6162, the pass code is 146270. One tap mobile is available at +16694449171,,86590136162#, or join by phone at 669-444-9171 or 253-205-0468.
On Thursday, the council will present a proclamation declaring April 2024 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and a proclamation declaring April 14 to 20 as Public Safety
Telecommunicators Week.
The council also will offer certificates of appreciation for the Bunny Brunch and receive the Recreation and Events Department’s quarterly report.
Under business, the council will consider the second reading of Ordinance No. 269-2024 updating Clearlake Municipal Code Section 3-5 and possible further discussion of fire mitigation fees.
The council also will discuss the Lake County Sanitation District's Southeast Regional Wastewater System and operations within the city of Clearlake.
City Manager Alan Flora’s report to the council explains that, “when the City of Clearlake was incorporated in 1980, most of the existing infrastructure was already in place as the areas of Clearlake Highlands and Clearlake Park had developed as unincorporated areas of the county. The City is in a somewhat unusual situation as a municipality that controls no utilities. This makes coordination of the City’s land use authority and orderly development difficult. This has been a significant concern with the three separate water districts for some time and more recently with the sewer service in the City, provided through the Southeast Regional Treatment System, operated by Lake County Special Districts.”
He said there are ways the city can work more directly with Lake County Special Districts related to sewer service within its jurisdiction. “One direct way is being involved with the governance of Special Districts, and specifically the Lake County Sanitation District, which is the legal entity that provides sewer collection and treatment services to the Clearlake area and other areas throughout the county.”
He said the council delegated authority to the sanitation district’s board in 1983. Flora is asking for a discussion on possible actions, including requesting the city be involved in governance or considering another method of being involved.
On the meeting's consent agenda — items that are considered routine in nature and usually adopted on a single vote — are warrants; minutes; the continuation of the director of emergency services/city manager’s proclamation declaring a local emergency for winter storms; and authorization for the city manager to sign a consulting engagement letter for accounting support services with Eide Bailly.
The council also will hold a closed session for conference with legal counsel to discuss a case of anticipated litigation and to hold an evaluation of the city manager.
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