City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingClearlake, CA · February 6, 2025
Minutes
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
Clearlake City Hall Council Chambers
14050 Olympic Dr, Clearlake, CA
Thursday, February 06, 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. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE
D. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Motion made by Vice Mayor Slooten, Seconded by Councilmember Downey.
Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember Hooten,
Councilmember Wilson
E. PRESENTATIONS
1. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring February 2025 as Black History Month
F. PUBLIC COMMENT
Margaret Garcia spoke regarding commercial vehicles driving on Uhl Avenue.
G. CONSENT AGENDA
Motion made by Vice Mayor Slooten, Seconded by Councilmember Wilson.
Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember Hooten,
Councilmember Wilson
2. Minutes
Recommended Action: Receive and file
3. Warrants
Recommended Action: Receive and file
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4. Continuation of Director of Emergency Services/City Manager Proclamation Declaring a Local
Emergency for the Boyles Fire
Recommended Action: Continue declaration of emergency
5. Approval of the Allocation and Execution of CDBG-DR Grant Agreement for 2017/18 Disasters
and Any Amendments Thereof; Resolution No. 2025-03
Recommended Action: Adopt resolution
6. Closeout of 20-CDBG-CV1-00184 Senior Community Center Kitchen Remodel
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to complete and submit the closeout
package
7. Approve Amendment #1 to Consultant Services Agreement with Government Finance Services
LLC for a new total of $60,000
Recommended Action: Approve amendment
H. BUSINESS
8. Consideration of Award of Contract for the 2025 City Wide Striping Project
Recommended Action: Authorize City Manager to enter into a contract with Chrisp Company
for the 2025 City Wide Striping Project in the amount of $437,625.50 and authorize the City
Manager to approve up to 10% for additional unforeseen contract amendments
Public Works Construction Project Manager Hayes 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
9. Consideration of Award of Contract for the Senior Center Landscape Irrigation Project
Recommended Action: Authorize City Manager to enter into a contract for the Senior Center
Landscape Irrigation Project and authorize the City Manager to approve up to 10% for
additional unforeseen contract amendments
Public Works Construction Project Manager Hayes gave the staff report.
Motion made by Vice Mayor Slooten, Seconded by Councilmember Hooten.
Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember
Hooten, Councilmember Wilson
10. Consideration of Award of Contract to Alvarez Performance LLC for Abandoned Vehicle
Abatement Program Towing, Storing, Dismantling, and Disposal Services
Recommended Action: Award contract
Code Enforcement Supervisor Lambert gave the staff report.
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Motion made by Councilmember Downey, Seconded by Vice Mayor Slooten.
Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember
Hooten, Councilmember Wilson
11. Consideration of Authorization of the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Case Excavating
in the Amount of $229,400.00 for the Demolition and Abatement of Properties Located at
16140 Dam Road, 16272 32nd Avenue, 16116 33rd Avenue, 13790 Sonoma Avenue, 3273 11th
Street, 6347 Armijo Avenue, 14045 Hale Street, 14053 Hale Street, 14236 Hale Street, 3014 5th
Street, 13535 Santa Clara Avenue, 5740 Hale Avenue, 16026 25th Avenue, 3971 Pine Avenue
and 3783 Cedar Avenue
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute contract
Code Enforcement Supervisor Lambert gave staff report.
Motion made by Councilmember Wilson, Seconded by Councilmember Downey.
Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember
Hooten, Councilmember Wilson
12. Review of City Council Norms and Procedures
No Recommended Action by Council
Director Swanson gave a presentation on the City Council Norms and Procedures. No action
was taken by the Council.
I. CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
J. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
K. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:22 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, February 06, 2025
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.
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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 a Proclamation Declaring February 2025 as Black History Month
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,
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.
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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.
2. Minutes
Recommended Action: Receive and file
3. Warrants
Recommended Action: Receive and file
4. Continuation of Director of Emergency Services/City Manager Proclamation Declaring a Local
Emergency for the Boyles Fire
Recommended Action: Continue declaration of emergency
5. Approval of the Allocation and Execution of CDBG-DR Grant Agreement for 2017/18 Disasters
and Any Amendments Thereof; Resolution No. 2025-03
Recommended Action: Adopt resolution
6. Closeout of 20-CDBG-CV1-00184 Senior Community Center Kitchen Remodel
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to complete and submit the closeout
package
7. Approve Amendment #1 to Consultant Services Agreement with Government Finance Services
LLC for a new total of $60,000
Recommended Action: Approve amendment
H. BUSINESS
8. Consideration of Award of Contract for the 2025 City Wide Striping Project
Recommended Action: Authorize City Manager to enter into a contract with Chrisp Company
for the 2025 City Wide Striping Project in the amount of $437,625.50 and authorize the City
Manager to approve up to 10% for additional unforeseen contract amendments
9. Consideration of Award of Contract for the Senior Center Landscape Irrigation Project
Recommended Action: Authorize City Manager to enter into a contract for the Senior Center
Landscape Irrigation Project and authorize the City Manager to approve up to 10% for
additional unforeseen contract amendments
10. Consideration of Award of Contract to Alvarez Performance LLC for Abandoned Vehicle
Abatement Program Towing, Storing, Dismantling, and Disposal Services
Recommended Action: Award contract
11. Consideration of Authorization of the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Case Excavating
in the Amount of $229,400.00 for the Demolition and Abatement of Properties Located at
16140 Dam Road, 16272 32nd Avenue, 16116 33rd Avenue, 13790 Sonoma Avenue, 3273 11th
Street, 6347 Armijo Avenue, 14045 Hale Street, 14053 Hale Street, 14236 Hale Street, 3014 5th
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Street, 13535 Santa Clara Avenue, 5740 Hale Avenue, 16026 25th Avenue, 3971 Pine Avenue
and 3783 Cedar Avenue
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute contract
12. Review of City Council Norms and Procedures
No Recommended Action by Council
I. CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
J. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
K. ADJOURNMENT
POSTED: February 3, 2025
BY:
Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk
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