City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, January 16, 2025 05:00 PM Clearlake City Hall Council Chambers 14050 Olympic Dr, Clearlake, CA

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MEETING PROCEDURES: All items on agenda will be open for public comments before final action is taken. Citizens wishing to introduce written material into the record at the public meeting on any item are requested to provide a copy of the written material to the Administrative Services Director/City Clerk prior to the meeting date so that the material may be distributed to the City Council prior to the meeting. Speakers must restrict comments to the item as it appears on the agenda and stay within a three minutes time limit. The Mayor has the discretion of limiting the total discussion time for an item.

Pursuant to Senate Bill 1100 and the City Council Norms and Procedures, any member of the public making personal, impertinent, and/or slanderous or profane remarks, or who becomes boisterous or belligerent while addressing the City Council, staff or general public, or while attending the City Council meeting and refuses to come to order at the direction of the Mayor/Presiding Officer, shall be removed from the Council Chambers or the Zoom by the sergeant-at-arms or the City Clerk and may be barred from further attendance before the Council during that meeting. Unauthorized remarks from the audience, stamping of feet, whistles, yells, and similar demonstrations shall not be permitted by the Mayor/Presiding Officer. The Mayor/Presiding Officer may direct the sergeant-at-arms to remove such offenders from the room.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT (ADA) REQUESTS

If you need disability related modification, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in this meeting, please contact Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk at the Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive, Clearlake, California 95422, phone (707) 994-8201, ext 106, or via email at mswanson@clearlake.ca.us at least 72 hours prior to the meeting, to allow time to provide for special accommodations.

AGENDA REPORTS

Staff reports for each agenda item are available for review at www.clearlake.ca.us. Any writings or documents pertaining to an open session item provided to a majority of the City Council less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, shall be made available for public inspection on the City’s website at www.clearlake.ca.us.

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A.5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION

  1. (1)LIABILITY CLAIMS      -Claimant: Adams Commercial General Contracting, Inc.; Agency Claimed Against: City of Clearlake      (Govt Code §54961)

  2. (2)Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to § 54956.9(b): (1 Case)

  3. (3)Conference with Legal Counsel: Existing Litigation: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Case No. CV-425596: City of Clearlake v. Highlands Mutual Water Company, et al., Lake County Superior Court

B.6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING ROLL CALL

C.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

D.INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE: The City Council invites members of the clergy, as well as interested members of the public in the City of Clearlake, to voluntarily offer an invocation before the beginning of its meetings for the benefit and blessing of the City Council. This opportunity is voluntary and invocations are to be less than three minutes, offered in a solemn and respectful tone, and directed at the City Council. Invocational speakers who do not abide by these simple rules of respect and brevity shall be given a warning and/or not invited back to provide a subsequent invocation for a reasonable period of time, as determined appropriate by the City. This policy is not intended, and shall not be implemented or construed in any way, to affiliate the City Council with, nor express the City Council's preference for, any faith or religious denomination. Rather, this policy is intended to acknowledge and express the City Council's respect for the diversity of religious denominations and faith represented and practiced among the citizens of Clearlake. If a scheduled invocational speaker does not appear at the scheduled meeting, the Mayor will ask that the City Council observe a moment of silence in lieu of the invocation. More information about the City's invocation policy is available upon request by contacting the Administrative Services Director/City Clerk at (707) 994-8201x106 or via email at mswanson@clearlake.ca.us.

E.ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (This is the time for agenda modifications.)

F.ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION

G.PRESENTATIONS

  1. 4.Presentation of January's Adoptable Dogs

  2. 5.Presentation of City Employee Anniversary Milestone Awards

  3. 6.Proclamation Declaring January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month

  4. 7.Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation to Trunk or Treat and Breakfast with Santa Volunteers and Donors

H.PUBLIC COMMENT: This is the time for any member of the public to address the City Council on any matter not on the agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City. The Brown Act, with limited exceptions, does not allow the Council or staff to discuss issues brought forth under Public Comment. The Council cannot take action on non-agenda items. Concerns may be referred to staff or placed on the next available agenda. Please note that comments from the public will also be taken on each agenda item. Comments shall be limited to three (3) minutes per person.

I.CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Council requests otherwise, or if staff has requested a change under Adoption of the Agenda, in which case the item will be removed for separate consideration. Any item so removed will be taken up following the motion to approve the Consent Agenda.

  1. 8.Second Reading and Adoption of Various Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments
    Recommended Action: Hold second reading of Ordinance 271-2025, read by title only, waive further reading and adopt ordinance

  2. 9.Adoption of Development Agreement, DA 2024-01 for an an existing approved Commercial Cannabis Operation located at 14915 and 14935 Olympic Drive, Units C/D/E/F.
    Recommended Action: Hold second reading of Ordinance 273-2025, read by title only, waive further reading and adopt 

  3. 10.Adoption of Development Agreement, DA 2024-02 for an an existing approved Commercial Cannabis Operation located at 14915 and 14935 Olympic Drive, units A/B2.
    Recommended Action: Hold second reading of Ordinance 274-2025, read by title only, waive further reading and adopt

  4. 11.Consideration of Resolution SA 2025-01 Approving the Submittal of the FY 25-26 ROPS for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026
    Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution SA 2025-01 Approving the ROPS for FY 25-26 and Submittal to the Lake County Oversight Board for FInal Approval

  5. 12.Warrants
    Recommended Action: Receive and file

  6. 13.Continuation of Director of Emergency Services/City Manager Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency for the Boyles Fire
    Recommended Action: Continue declaration of emergency

  7. 14.Minutes of the November 13, 2024 Lake County Vector Control District Board Meeting
    Recommended Action: Receive and file

  8. 15.Adoption of Ordinance No. 278-2025, Adjustment to Councilmember Compensation
    Recommended Action: Hold second reading of the ordinance, read by title only, waive further reading, and adopt

  9. 16.Appointments of Three Planning Commissioners to Fill Terms Ending March 2029
    Recommended Action: Review and File

J.BUSINESS

  1. 17.Discussion and Consideration of Lake County Special Districts Purchase of Four (4) Tax Defaulted Properties within the City of Clearlake for Sewer System Improvements
    Recommended Action: Approve Purchase Agreement and Authorize the City Manager to Sign

  2. 18.Discussion and Consideration of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan for the Lake County Fire Protection District
    Recommended Action: Approve the Lake County Fire Protection District's Community Wildfire Protection Plan and Authorize the Mayor to Sign

  3. 19.2025 Mayor's Appointments
    Recommended Action: By motion, ratify the 2025 Mayor's Appointments

  4. 20.Consideration of Appointing Councilmembers as Representatives to the CalCities Redwood Empire Division, Resolution No. 2025-01:  A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Clearlake Appointing Representatives to Represent and Vote on Behalf of the City at the CalCities, Redwood Empire Division Business Meetings and Represent the City and Vote at the Division Legislative Committee Meetings
    Recommended Action: Ratify Mayor Cremer's appointment and adopt resolution

  5. 21.Consideration of Appointments to the Measure V Oversight Committee
    Recommended Action: Make appointment(s) and/or direction to staff

  6. 22.Review of City Council Norms and Procedures
    No Recommended Action by Council

K.CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS

L.FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

M.ADJOURNMENT

POSTED: January 11, 2025

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