- Elizabeth Larson
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Clearlake City Council to present proclamations, consider restaurant abatement
The council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
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. Thursday, April 7.
Each public comment emailed to the city clerk will be read aloud by the mayor or a member of staff for up to three minutes or will be displayed on a screen. Public comment emails and town hall public comment submissions that are received after the beginning of the meeting will not be included in the record.
During Thursday’s meeting, the Clearlake Police Department will hold an employee recognition.
The council also will present proclamations declaring April 10 to 16 as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Under council business, staff is asking the council to award a contract for $53,439 to Chernoh Excavating for demolition of structures and abatement of a property at 14525 Lakeshore Drive, the former Sunflower restaurant.
The staff report explains that the property has been the subject of ongoing abatement actions and, despite new owners taking over last year, the property’s health and safety hazards have not yet been abated.
The council also will consider the Public Works construction project manager job description, authorization of amendments to the management benefit plan, and adoption of an amended 2021/22 salary schedule; and will discuss the sale of vacant land at 12121 Lakeshore.
On the meeting's consent agenda — items that are not considered controversial and are usually adopted on a single vote — are warrants; continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on Aug. 23, 2021, and ratified by council action on Sept. 16, 2021; continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on Aug. 18, 2021, and ratified by council action on Aug. 19, 2021; continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on March 14, 2020, and ratified by council action on March 19, 2020; continuation of authorization to implement and utilize teleconference accessibility to conduct public meetings pursuant to Assembly Bill 361; minutes of the February and March meetings; amendment to the construction administration services for the Burns Valley Development Project with California Engineering Co. for a not-to-exceed amount of $85,457.85; amendment to the contract for the construction administration services for the Sulphur Fire Roadway Improvement Project with California Engineering Co. in the amount of $32,190.43; approval of the contract and authorize the city manager to approve up to 10% for additional unforeseen contract amendments for the Austin Park Splash Pad Project; and consideration of AAR #6 to the 2021-2022 Budget; Resolution No. 2022-17; approval of a contract with SSA Landscape Architects for phase two schematic design for the Burns Valley Sports Complex.
After the public portion of the meeting, the council will hold a closed session to discuss litigation against the county of Lake and an evaluation of the city manager.
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