City Council Regular Meeting

MINUTES CITY OF CLEARLAKE CITY COUNCIL & REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR MEETING MAY 23, 2013 CALL TO ORDER REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING: 6:00 P.M. Roll Call. Present: Jeri Spittler, Mayor Denise Loustalot, Vice Mayor Gina Fortino Dickson, Councilmember Joey Luiz, Councilmember Joyce Overton, Councilmember Staff: Joan Phillipe, City Manager Mala Subramanian, City Attorney Craig Clausen, Chief of Police Melissa Swanson, City Clerk Robert W. Galusha, City Engineer AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS Item #12, First Reading of Ordinance No. 2013-162, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Clearlake Adding Section 12-28 of Chapter XII, Cable Communication Franchise of the Municipal Code of the City of Clearlake Enacting An Ordinance Relating to State Video Service Franchises, was deleted from the agenda. PRESENTATION 1. Presentation of Gratitude to Community Members and Volunteers by Chief Clausen Chief Clausen thanked the community for their assistance and support during the search for Mikayla Lynch. Mayor Spittler presented Chief Clausen and Lieutenant Celli with commendations. 2. Presentation of a Proclamation Designating May 2013 as Water Shed Awareness Month Mayor Spittler presented the proclamation to Betsy Cawn of the Clear Lake Advisory Committee. PUBLIC COMMENT – Bill Shield spoke regarding the incident command during the Lynch search and was answered by City Manager Phillipe. Mike Tibaki stated that he likes to come to Clearlake and patronize Main Street Café and Catfish Coffee. Estella Creel stated Public Works bought six doggie waste stations for the parks at $100 per station. Consent Items Recommended Action CCM 05-23-13 Page 1 of 4 3. Minutes of the April 11, April 25, and May 9, Receive and file 2013 Meetings 4. Consideration of Authorization of a Professional Authorize the City Manager to Execute Agreement Engineering Services Agreement for with Green Valley Consulting Engineers Construction Management and Inspection of the City’s Old Highway 53 5427(022) and Dam Road 5427 (018) Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Projects 5. Receipt of Letter from Lake Community Pride Accept letter of termination Foundation Giving Notice to Terminate Its Contract with the City for Use of Property Located at 4750 Golf Avenue for Operation of a Youth Center 6. Consideration of Temporary Street Closure of a Motion to approve Resolution No. 2013-08 portion of Golf Avenue Between Lakeshore Drive and Ballpark Avenue for Special Event Councilmember Overton pulled item #6 to abstain due to her involvement with the Youth Center. ACTION: It was moved by Councilmember Luiz and seconded by Councilmember Overton to approve Items #3 through #5 as presented. The motion passed with a 5-0 voice vote. ACTION: It was moved by Councilmember Luiz and seconded by Vice Mayor Loustalot to approve Resolution No. 2013-08, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLEARLAKE AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF GOLF AVENUE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING THE LAKE COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES OPEN HOUSE AND FUNDRAISER SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013, and read it by title only. The motion passed with a 4-0-1 voice vote, with Councilmember Overton abstaining due to her involvement with the Youth Center. BUSINESS 7. Consideration of Award of Bid for the SRTS Project City Engineer Galusha gave the staff report. He stated the correct amount of the bid was $552,255.60. ACTION: It was moved by Councilmember Fortino Dickson and seconded by Councilmember Luiz to award the bid for the Old Highway 53 Safe Routes to School project and the Dam Road Safe Routes to School project to Granite Construction in the amount of $552,255.60. The motion passed with a unanimous voice vote of 5-0. 8. Report on the Progress Regarding Council’s Direction to Review Making Pomo Road a One-Way Street City Manager Phillipe gave the staff report. Phil Dow of Dow and Associates was present to answer questions Page 2 of 4 ACTION: It was the consensus of the Council to direct staff to research the cost of noticing the residents in the area if the Council were to hold a public hearing on making the road a one-way and to wait to make a decision until Phil Dow completes his study of the road. 9. First Reading of Ordinance No. 2013-161, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Clearlake Amending Chapter X of the Clearlake Municipal Code Adding Section 10-7 Prohibiting Commercial Medical Marijuana Cultivation and Cultivation on Vacant Properties and Limiting Cultivation Amounts in the City of Clearlake City Manager Phillipe gave the staff report. She stated a minor change to Section 3 regarding setbacks needed to be made. It should read setbacks should be ten feet from the property line to be consistent with the zoning ordinance. Mayor Spittler called for a ten minute break at 8:00 p.m. Council was back in session at 8:13 p.m. ACTION: It was the consensus of the Council to remove “daycare and” from Section 4, page 5. It was moved by Councilmember Luiz and seconded by Councilmember Overton to hold the first reading of Ordinance No. 2013-161, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Clearlake Amending Chapter X of the Clearlake Municipal Code Adding Section 10-7 Prohibiting Commercial Medical Marijuana Cultivation and Cultivation on Vacant Properties and Limiting Cultivation Amounts in the City of Clearlake, as amended, and read it by title only. The motion passed with a 5-0 voice vote. It was further moved by Councilmember Luiz and seconded by Vice Mayor Loustalot to hold the second reading of the Ordinance June 13th, 2013. The motion passed with a 5-0 voice vote. 10. Discussion on Potential of Entering into a Contract with Lake County for Animal Control Services Recommended Action: Determine if there is conceptual approval to move forward with a contract with Lake County Animal Control City Manager Phillipe gave the staff report. ACTION: It was the consensus of the Council to direct staff to move forward with a contract for animal control services with Lake County. 11. Consideration of Lease Agreement Between City and Lake County Youth Services for Use of Property Located at 4750 Golf Avenue for Operation of a Youth Center City Manager Phillipe gave the staff report. ACTION: It was moved by Councilmember Fortino Dickson and seconded by Vice Mayor Loustalot to approve the lease agreement with Lake County Youth Services for the use of the Youth Center at 4750 Golf Avenue. The motion passed with a 4-0-1 voice vote, with Councilmember Overton abstaining due to her involvement with the Youth Center. 12. First Reading of Ordinance No. 2013-162, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Clearlake Adding Section 12-28 of Chapter XII, Cable Communication Franchise of the Municipal Code of the City of Clearlake Enacting An Ordinance Relating to State Video Service Franchises This item was deleted from the agenda. 13. Consideration of Scheduling the 2013/14 FY Budget Workshops on June 6 and 20, 2013 Page 3 of 4 City Manager Phillipe gave the staff report. ACTION: It was moved by Councilmember Luiz and seconded by Vice Mayor Loustalot to schedule the workshops for June 6th and 20th at 6:00 p.m. The motion passed with a 5-0 voice vote. CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS Vice Mayor asked for and received consensus to discuss the city’s incorporation at the next council meeting. Councilmember Luiz asked for and received consensus to donate an office chair to troops in Afghanistan. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to conduct, the meeting was adjourned at 9:50 P.M. Melissa Swanson City Clerk Page 4 of 4