City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingClearlake, CA · February 20, 2020
Minutes
MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARLAKE CITY COUNCIL
& REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
CALL TO ORDER CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP: 5:00 P.M.
Roll Call. Present: Russ Cremer, Mayor
Dirk Slooten, Vice Mayor
Joyce Overton, Councilmember
Phil Harris, Councilmember
Russ Perdock, Councilmember
Staff: Alan Flora, City Manager
Andrew White, Police Chief
Ryan Jones, City Attorney
Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services
Director/City Clerk
Dale Goodman, Public Works Director
Jill Martin, Interim Director of Finance
1. FY 2019-20 Mid-Year Budget Review; Resolution 2020-07
Interim Director of Finance Martin gave the staff report.
ACTION: It was moved by Vice Mayor Slooten and seconded by Councilmember Harris to adopt
Resolution Amending the FY 2019-20 Budget, omitting the Hope Center funding until a future
Council meeting. The motion passed with a unanimous voice vote.
CLOSED SESSION:
Closed Session items were delayed until after the regular business items.
(1) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION: (Government Code 54956.9) –
City of Clearlake v. PG&E Corporation, et al., Case No. CV 1:17-CV-419398, Lake County Superior
Court
(2) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Initiation of Litigation
pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9: One potential case
(3) CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR: Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.8: Property: Owned by Clearlake Redevelopment Successor Agency; Location(s): 2890 Old
Highway 53, Clearlake; Agency negotiator: City Manager Alan Flora; Under negotiation: Price and
Terms of Payment.
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ACTION: It was moved by Councilmember Harris and seconded by Vice Mayor Slooten to
authorize the City Attorney and the City Manager to sign the Agreement Allocating Settlement
Pool with the other public entities involved in the litigation with PG&E. The motion passed with
a unanimous roll call vote.
CALL TO ORDER REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING: 6:04 P.M.
Roll Call. Present: Russ Cremer, Mayor
Dirk Slooten, Vice Mayor
Joyce Overton, Councilmember
Phil Harris, Councilmember
Russ Perdock, Councilmember
Staff: Alan Flora, City Manager
Andrew White, Police Chief
Ryan Jones, City Attorney
Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services
Director/City Clerk
Dale Goodman, Public Works Director
Jill Martin, Interim Director of Finance
Dave Swartz, Contract City Engineer
INVOCATION
Bill Edmunds gave the invocation.
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
City Manager Flora asked that Item #2, Introduction of the Police Department Office Assistant
Katelind Brown, be removed from the agenda.
ACTION: It was moved by Councilmember Perdock and seconded by Councilmember Overton to
adopt the agenda as amended. The motion passed with a unanimous voice vote.
PRESENTATIONS:
1. Presentation by Clearlake Animal Control of January’s Adoptable Dogs
2. Introduction of the Police Department Office Assistant Katelind Brown
3. Presentation of the Police Department Annual Report
4. Presentation of the Lake County Tourism Improvement District’s Progress Report
5. Presentation by Jim Steele on the Senior Summit
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Willie Long spoke regarding the need for road repairs in the Avenues.
Pattie Duke spoke regarding the need for banners on the lampposts on the main streets.
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Consent Items Recommended Action
6. Warrant Registers Receive and file
7. Lake County Vector Control District Board Receive and file
Minutes of January 8, 2020
8. Minutes of the January Meetings Receive and file
9. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance Hold second reading, read by title only,
237-2020, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING waive further reading and adopt
SECTION 9-1.4, SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B) OF ordinance
CHAPTER 9 OF THE CLEARLAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ADOPTING THE 2019 CALIFORNIA
BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, BY REFERENCE
10. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance Hold second reading, read by title only,
No. 238-2020, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING waive further reading and adopt
CHAPTER VIII, SECTION 5 “PAVEMENT CUTS IN ordinance
NEW PAVEMENT” OF THE TRAFFIC CODE OF
THE CLEARLAKE MUNICIPAL CODE
ACTION: It was moved by Councilmember Harris and seconded by Councilmember Overton to
accept the Consent Calendar as presented. The motion passed with a unanimous voice vote.
BUSINESS:
11. Consideration of the City Right-of-Way Mapping; Resolution No. 2020-06
City Manager Flora gave the staff report.
ACTION: It was moved by Councilmember Harris and seconded by Councilmember Perdock to
adopt Resolution 2020-06, A Resolution of the City of Clearlake Adopting the Official Right-of-Way
Map for the Streets and Roads Within the City Limits of the City of Clearlake. The motion passed
with a unanimous voice vote.
12. Discussion of the Proposed Public Works Corporation Yard
Contract City Engineer Swartz gave the staff report.
ACTION: It was the consensus of the Council that the property on Ogulin Canyon is not suitable
for the public works corp yard and to sell the property and find a more suitable location.
CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Mayor Cremer asked for and received consensus of the Council to direct staff to bring forward a
discussion on hemp regulations.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business of the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 9:08 p.m.
Melissa Swanson, City Clerk
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