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AMENDED City Council Budget Workshop and Regular Meeting

Regular Meeting

Clearlake, CA · June 19, 2025

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AMENDED CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP AND REGULAR MEETING Clearlake City Hall Council Chambers 14050 Olympic Dr, Clearlake, CA Thursday, June 19, 2025 Regular Meeting 6:00 PM MINUTES A. ROLL CALL PRESENT Mayor Russ Cremer Vice Mayor Dirk Slooten Councilmember Tara Downey Councilmember Jessica Hooten Councilmember Mary Wilson B. WORKSHOP 1. Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget Workshop Finance Director Pressey gave the staff report. There was no action taken by Council on this item. C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE D. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE E. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Motion made by Vice Mayor Slooten, Seconded by Councilmember Wilson. Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember Hooten, Councilmember Wilson F. PRESENTATIONS 2. Presentation of June's Adoptable Dogs G. PUBLIC COMMENT There was no public comment. June 19, 2025 Page. 2 H. CONSENT AGENDA Motion made by Councilmember Downey, Seconded by Councilmember Hooten. Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember Hooten, Councilmember Wilson 3. Award of Contract for Streetlight Deficiency Analysis Recommended Action: Authorize City Manager to enter into a contract with Tanko Lighting for the streetlight deficiency analysis in the amount of $35,000 and authorize the City Manager to approve up to 10% for additional unforeseen contract amendments. 4. Award of Contract for the Senior Center Painting Project Recommended Action: Authorize City Manager to enter into a contract with Poso Brothers Painting for the Senior Center Project in the amount of $42,800.00 and authorize the City Manager to approve up to 10% for additional unforeseen contract amendments. 5. Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Lucy & Company for Public Relations and Communications Services Recommended Action: Approve Contract Amendment 6. Continuation of Director of Emergency Services/City Manager Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency for Winter Storms Recommended Action: Continue declaration of emergency 7. Warrants Recommended Action: Receive and file 8. Continuation of Director of Emergency Services/City Manager Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency for the Boyles Fire Recommended Action: Continue declaration of emergency 9. Consideration of Resolution No. 2025-25, A Resolution of the City of Clearlake, Approving a Temporary Street Closure for Shakespeare at the Lake Recommended Action: Adopt resolution 10. Consideration of Resolution No. 2025-24, A Resolution of the City of Clearlake, Approving a Temporary Street Closure for the Annual 4th of July Parade on July 5, 2025 Recommended Action: Adopt resolution 11. Minutes Recommended Action: Receive and file I. PUBLIC HEARING 12. Adoption of the City of Clearlake's Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-26 June 19, 2025 Page. 3 Motion made by Vice Mayor Slooten, Seconded by Councilmember Downey. Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember Hooten, Councilmember Wilson 13. Adoption of Appropriations Limit (Gann Limit) for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and designating the formula to be used for calculation of same Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-27 Motion made by Vice Mayor Slooten, Seconded by Councilmember Wilson. Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember Hooten, Councilmember Wilson 14. Adoption of the City of Clearlake's Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-28 Marguerite Garcia had a question for staff on calculation of fees. Motion made by Councilmember Downey, Seconded by Vice Mayor Slooten. Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember Hooten, Councilmember Wilson J. BUSINESS 15. Consideration of Authorization of the City manager to Execute a Contract for the Demolition of Structure(s) and Abatement of Properties Located at 15893 33rd Avenue, 16721 Cache Creek Lane, 4800 Old Highway 53, 4782 Yarrington Court, 4030 Hayward Avenue, 14042 Woodland Drive, 3228 3rd Street, 3297 3rd Street, 3152 9th Street, 3426 12th Street, 3307 13th Street, 3188 14th Street, 3059 Eastlake Drive, and 3223 Eastlake Drive, Clearlake, CA, 95422. Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to Execute Contract. Lieutenant Petersen gave the staff report. Motion made by Vice Mayor Slooten, Seconded by Councilmember Wilson. Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember Hooten, Councilmember Wilson 16. Consideration of Adoption of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Clearlake Municipal Employees Association (CMEA) for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 Recommended Action: Adopt MOU and authorize the City Manager to sign City Clerk Melissa Swanson gave the staff report. Motion made by Vice Mayor Slooten, Seconded by Councilmember Downey. Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember Hooten, Councilmember Wilson K. CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS June 19, 2025 Page. 4 L. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Councilmember Wilson asked for and received consensus to bring forward a discussion on disclosures for real estate transactions on private roads within the City. M. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:43 PM. Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk

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AMENDED CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP AND REGULAR MEETING Clearlake City Hall Council Chambers 14050 Olympic Dr, Clearlake, CA Thursday, June 19, 2025 Budget Workshop 5:00 PM Regular Meeting 6:00 PM The City Council meetings are viewable in person in the Council Chambers, via livestreaming on the City’s YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTyifT_nKS-3woxEu1ilBXA) or “Lake County PEG TV Live Stream” at https://www.youtube.com/user/LakeCountyPegTV/featured and the public may participate through Zoom at the link listed below. The public will not be allowed to provide verbal comment during the meeting if attending via Zoom. The public can submit comments in writing for City Council consideration by commenting via the Q&A function in the Zoom platform or by sending comments to the Administrative Services Director/City Clerk at mswanson@clearlake.ca.us. To give the City Council adequate time to review your comments, you must submit your written emailed comments prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. AMENDED AGENDA 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. June 19, 2025 Page. 2 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. Zoom Link: Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android: https://clearlakeca.zoom.us/s/89194607538?pwd=i3VYOqrFZB3PIpa3bojqp99bybz0Tf.1 Passcode:126082 A. ROLL CALL B. BUSINESS 1. Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget Workshop 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.) June 19, 2025 Page. 3 F. PRESENTATIONS 2. Presentation of June's Adoptable Dogs G. 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. H. 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. 3. Award of Contract for Streetlight Deficiency Analysis Recommended Action: Authorize City Manager to enter into a contract with Tanko Lighting for the streetlight deficiency analysis in the amount of $35,000 and authorize the City Manager to approve up to 10% for additional unforeseen contract amendments. 4. Award of Contract for the Senior Center Painting Project Recommended Action: Authorize City Manager to enter into a contract with Poso Brothers Painting for the Senior Center Project in the amount of $42,800.00 and authorize the City Manager to approve up to 10% for additional unforeseen contract amendments. 5. Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Lucy & Company for Public Relations and Communications Services Recommended Action: Approve Contract Amendment 6. Continuation of Director of Emergency Services/City Manager Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency for Winter Storms Recommended Action: Continue declaration of emergency 7. Warrants Recommended Action: Receive and file 8. Continuation of Director of Emergency Services/City Manager Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency for the Boyles Fire Recommended Action: Continue declaration of emergency 9. Consideration of Resolution No. 2025-25, A Resolution of the City of Clearlake, Approving a Temporary Street Closure for Shakespeare at the Lake Recommended Action: Adopt resolution June 19, 2025 Page. 4 10. Consideration of Resolution No. 2025-24, A Resolution of the City of Clearlake, Approving a Temporary Street Closure for the Annual 4th of July Parade on July 5, 2025 Recommended Action: Adopt resolution 11. Minutes Recommended Action: Receive and file I. PUBLIC HEARING 12. Adoption of the City of Clearlake's Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-26 13. Adoption of Appropriations Limit (Gann Limit) for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and designating the formula to be used for calculation of same Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-27 14. Adoption of the City of Clearlake's Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-28 J. BUSINESS 15. Consideration of Authorization of the City manager to Execute a Contract for the Demolition of Structure(s) and Abatement of Properties Located at 15893 33rd Avenue, 16721 Cache Creek Lane, 4800 Old Highway 53, 4782 Yarrington Court, 4030 Hayward Avenue, 14042 Woodland Drive, 3228 3rd Street, 3297 3rd Street, 3152 9th Street, 3426 12th Street, 3307 13th Street, 3188 14th Street, 3059 Eastlake Drive, and 3223 Eastlake Drive, Clearlake, CA, 95422. Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to Execute Contract. 16. Consideration of Adoption of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Clearlake Municipal Employees Association (CMEA) for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 Recommended Action: Adopt MOU and authorize the City Manager to sign K. CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS L. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS M. ADJOURNMENT AMENDED AGENDA POSTED: June 16, 2025 BY: June 19, 2025 Page. 5 Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk

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