City Council Special Meeting
Special MeetingClearlake, CA · September 30, 2025
Minutes
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Clearlake City Hall Council Chambers
14050 Olympic Dr, Clearlake, CA
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Special Meeting 5:00 PM
MINUTES
A. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
PRESENT
Mayor Russ Cremer
Councilmember Tara Downey
Councilmember Jessica Hooten
Councilmember Mary Wilson
ABSENT
Vice Mayor Dirk Slooten
B. JOINT WORKSHOP AND PRESENTATION ON SONOMA CLEAN POWER
1. Presentation and Discussion by Sonoma Clean Power
There were no actions taken by the Council.
C. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk
Agenda
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
County of Lake Courthouse
255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, CA
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Special Meeting 5:00 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.
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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
specialaccommodations.
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.
To listen and/or participate via Zoom Webinar:
https://lakecounty.zoom.us/j/86533544962?pwd=eFU3SWhhVlR4OGtqK1hPLzI0N2F0dz09
Webinar ID: 865 3354 4962
Passcode: 726865
One tap mobile: +16694449171,,86533544962#,,,,*726865#
Collaborating entities: County of Lake, City of Clearlake, and City of Lakeport
A. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
B. JOINT WORKSHOP AND PRESENTATION ON SONOMA CLEAN POWER
1. Presentation and Discussion by Sonoma Clean Power
C. ADJOURNMENT
POSTED: SEPTEMBER 24, 2025
BY:
Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk
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