City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingClearlake, CA · September 19, 2024
Minutes
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
Clearlake City Hall Council Chambers
14050 Olympic Dr, Clearlake, CA
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Regular Meeting 6:00 PM
MINUTES
A. ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Mayor David Claffey
Vice Mayor Joyce Overton
Council Member Russ Cremer
Council Member Russ Perdock
Council Member Dirk Slooten
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE
D. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Motion made by Council Member Perdock, Seconded by Council Member Cremer.
Voting Yea: Mayor Claffey, Vice Mayor Overton, Council Member Cremer, Council Member
Perdock, Council Member Slooten
E. PRESENTATIONS
1. Presentation of September's Adoptable Dogs
2. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring September 27, 2024 as Native American Day
F. PUBLIC COMMENT
Marietta O'Connell asked about the road projects and how they are funded.
A woman stated there are people living in RVs in her neighborhood.
G. 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.
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City Manager Flora pulled Item #3.
3. Award of Contract for Gateway Monument Sign Project
Recommended Action: Award contract to Express Signs and Neon and authorize the City
Manager to amend the contract up to 10%.
This item was pulled from the agenda.
4. Minutes of the August 14, 2024 Lake County Vector Control District Board Meeting
Recommended Action: Receive and file
5. Approval of an Agreement with PCD, Inc. for City Council Chambers Sound System
Replacement; Resolution No. 2024-39
Recommended Action: Approve agreement and authorize the City Manager to sign
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
H. BUSINESS
8. Update on the Boyles Fire
Recommended Action: Direction to Staff
City Manager Flora gave the staff report.
No action was taken by Council on this item.
9. Discussion Regarding Water Service in the City
Recommended Action: Direction to Staff
City Manager Flora gave the staff report.
There was no action taken on this item by Council.
I. CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
J. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
K. CLOSED SESSION
(10) 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
L. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION
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There was no action taken by Council in closed session.
M. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk
Agenda
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
Clearlake City Hall Council Chambers
14050 Olympic Dr, Clearlake, CA
Thursday, September 19, 2024
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.
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.
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. ROLL CALL
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. 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.
D. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (This is the time for agenda modifications.)
E. PRESENTATIONS
1. Presentation of September's Adoptable Dogs
2. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring September 27, 2024 as Native American Day
F. 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,
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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.
G. 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 Gateway Monument Sign Project
Recommended Action: Award contract to Express Signs and Neon and authorize the City
Manager to amend the contract up to 10%.
4. Minutes of the August 14, 2024 Lake County Vector Control District Board Meeting
Recommended Action: Receive and file
5. Approval of an Agreement with PCD, Inc. for City Council Chambers Sound System
Replacement; Resolution No. 2024-39
Recommended Action: Approve agreement and authorize the City Manager to sign
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
H. BUSINESS
8. Update on the Boyles Fire
Recommended Action: Direction to Staff
9. Discussion Regarding Water Service in the City
Recommended Action: Direction to Staff
I. CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
J. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
K. CLOSED SESSION
(10) 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
L. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION
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M. ADJOURNMENT
POSTED: September 16, 2024
BY:
Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk
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