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City Council Regular Meeting

Regular Meeting

Clearlake, CA · May 1, 2025

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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Clearlake City Hall Council Chambers 14050 Olympic Dr, Clearlake, CA Thursday, May 01, 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 Councilmember Downey, Seconded by Vice Mayor Slooten. Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember Hooten, Councilmember Wilson E. PRESENTATIONS 1. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring May 11 - 17, 2025 as Police Week 2. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring May 4 - 10, 2025 as Public Service Recognition Week 3. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring May 12 - May 16, 2025 as Military Appreciation Week 4. Presentation of the Annual Public, Education, and Government Channel Board Report F. PUBLIC COMMENT Patty Duke spoke regarding problems she has with her neighbors. She stated she is harassed by them. Margaret Garcia spoke regarding her support for the street striping project. She stated she agreed with Ms. Duke's complaint. May 01, 2025 Page. 2 Stephanie Hummel asked who is responsible for cleaning the dead fish off the beaches. She had questions about speeding in the avenues and the food truck business. 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 5. Minutes Recommended Action: Receive and file 6. Warrants Recommended Action: Receive and file H. PUBLIC HEARING 7. Public Hearing to hear and act upon appeals of Orders to Abate for the 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, in accordance with Clearlake Municipal Code 10; Resolution No. 2025-16 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution denying appeals. Lieutenant Peterson gave the staff report. Mayor Cremer opened the public hearing at 7:01 PM. Margaret Garcia asked questions about the abatement process. Patty Duke spoke on taking items to the dump. The City Council closed the public hearing by unanimous voice vote at 7:05pm. Motion to deny the appeals. Motion made by Vice Mayor Slooten, Seconded by Councilmember Hooten. Voting Yea: Mayor Cremer, Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember Hooten, Councilmember Wilson 8. Public Hearing to hear and act upon appeals of Orders to Abate for the property located at 6725 Old Highway 53, in accordance with Clearlake Municipal Code 10; Resolution No. 2025- 16 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution denying appeals. Mayor Cremer recused himself from this item at 7:07 PM due to his established business relationship with the property owner. Vice Mayor Slooten chaired this item. Lieutenant Peterson gave the staff report. May 01, 2025 Page. 3 Vice Mayor Slooten opened the Public Hearing at 7:15 PM. Property owner Frida Hazelback asked the Council to grant her appeal. Barbara Christwitz spoke in favor of the appeal and stated her organization, CC4C, is cleaning up that property. Russ Perdock spoke in favor of the Council granting the appeal. Margaret Garcia spoke in favor of the Council granting the appeal. The City Council closed the public hearing at 7:35pm. Motion to grant the appeal. Motion by Councilmember Hooten, Seconded by Councilmember Downey. Voting Yea: Vice Mayor Slooten, Councilmember Downey, Councilmember Hooten, Councilmember Wilson Absent: Mayor Cremer I. CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS J. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS K. CLOSED SESSION (9) Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Title: City Manager L. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION There was no action taken in closed session. M. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 PM. Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk

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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Clearlake City Hall Council Chambers 14050 Olympic Dr, Clearlake, CA Thursday, May 01, 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. 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. May 01, 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/88211287564?pwd=zj21xoR7p0OVkf6LUZpHvgGauW9Suq.1 Passcode:893215 Webinar ID: 882 1128 7564 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 May 11 - 17, 2025 as Police Week May 01, 2025 Page. 3 2. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring May 4 - 10, 2025 as Public Service Recognition Week 3. Presentation of a Proclamation Declaring May 12 - May 16, 2025 as Military Appreciation Week 4. Presentation of the Annual Public, Education, and Government Channel Board Report 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. 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. 5. Minutes Recommended Action: Receive and file 6. Warrants Recommended Action: Receive and file H. PUBLIC HEARING 7. Public Hearing to hear and act upon appeals of Orders to Abate for the 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, in accordance with Clearlake Municipal Code 10; Resolution No. 2025-16 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution denying appeals. 8. Public Hearing to hear and act upon appeals of Orders to Abate for the property located at 6725 Old Highway 53, in accordance with Clearlake Municipal Code 10; Resolution No. 2025- 16 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution denying appeals. I. CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS J. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS K. CLOSED SESSION (9) Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Title: City Manager May 01, 2025 Page. 4 L. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION M. ADJOURNMENT POSTED: April 28, 2025 BY: Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk

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