- Elizabeth Larson
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Clearlake City Council to discuss squatters, city manager contract amendment
The council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The council has been asked by Sandra and Roberta Copeland to discuss homelessness-related issues in the city, particularly, squatters in abandoned homes, according to a brief staff report from City Clerk Melissa Swanson.
“There is no further staff report as this is a discussion item by the Council with possible direction to staff,” Swanson said in her report.
In other business, the council will consider the third amendment to City Manager Greg Folsom’s contract, which would raise his base salary by 3 percent, retroactive to July 1, at an annual cost to the city of $3,976.20, according to the staff report.
Folsom joined the city in June 2015. The original contract gave him an annual salary of $110,000, plus benefits.
Also on the agenda is consideration of clarifying the city’s council nepotism policy, the second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 209-2018, a development agreement with Gold Country Growers Clearlake for distribution and a delivery only dispensary, and Mayor Bruno Sabatier’s appointment of new members to the animal control and commercial cannabis ad hoc committees.
Items on the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are warrant registers; consideration of a memorandum of understanding with the Konocti Unified School District for one school resource officer; receipt of and response to the 2017-18 grand jury report; consideration of the second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 207-2018, a development agreement with Chris Jennings for commercial cannabis operations; and consideration of the second reading and adoption of ordinance No. 208-2018, a development agreement with Clearlake Hydrogarden for a commercial cannabis nursery.
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