City Council Special Meeting
Special MeetingClearlake, CA · August 6, 2025
Minutes
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Adventist Health Clear Lake Hospital
15630 18th Avenue, Building F, Clearlake
CA 95422
Wednesday, August 06, 2025
Special Meeting 9:00 AM
MINUTES
A. ROLL CALL
PRESENT
Mayor Russ Cremer
Vice Mayor Dirk Slooten
Councilmember Tara Downey
Councilmember Jessica Hooten
Councilmember Mary Wilson
B. BUSINESS
1. Strategic Planning Workshop
There was no action taken by Council on this item.
C. ADJOURNMENT
The retreat was adjourned at 2:45 PM.
Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk
Agenda
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Adventist Health Clear Lake Hospital
15630 18th Avenue, Building F
Clearlake CA 95422
Wednesday, August 06, 2025
Special Workshop 9:00 AM
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.
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.
A. ROLL CALL
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. BUSINESS
1. Strategic Planning Workshop
August 06, 2025 Page. 2
D. ADJOURNMENT
POSTED: August 4, 2025
BY:
Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk
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