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The council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 15, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The public may attend, however, the council chambers will have limited capacity and attendees must adhere to masking and social distancing mandates.
The meeting will be broadcast live on the city's YouTube channel or the Lake County PEGTV YouTube Channel. Community members also can participate via Zoom.
The agenda can be found here.
Comments and questions can be submitted in writing for City Council consideration by sending them to Administrative Services Director/City Clerk Melissa Swanson at
To give the council adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit your written comments prior to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 15.
Each public comment emailed to the city clerk will be read aloud by the mayor or a member of staff for up to three minutes or will be displayed on a screen. Public comment emails and town hall public comment submissions that are received after the beginning of the meeting will not be included in the record.
Presentations at the start of the meeting will include April’s adoptable dogs, the Local Safety Road Plan, PEG TV's Annual Report and a proclamation recognizing Dr. Gary Pace, M.D., M.P.H. for his service
On Thursday, the council will hold two public hearings, the first on a development agreement with Chandra Martinez for a commercial cannabis operation at 14935 Olympic Drive, the second regarding proposed projects for a grant application for funding through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program.
Under business, council members will consider the first reading of an amendment to the Clearlake Municipal Code, Section 3-4 Purchasing and Sales, regarding raising limit that the purchasing agent, or city manager, can spend to purchase supplies, equipment or services through an informal process to $25,000 – the current limit is $20,000.
As part of the same item, the council will discuss allowing the purchasing agent to continue to have discretion over disposing of surplus property, adding a specific reference to allow the disposal of supplies and equipment with a fair market value of $10,000 or above to be sold at a public auction. The amendment’s second reading will be set for May 6.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items that are not considered controversial and are usually adopted on a single vote – are warrants; continuation of declaration of local emergency Issued on Oct. 9, 2017, and ratified by council action Oct. 12, 2017; continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on March 14, 2020, and ratified by council action on March 19, 2020; Resolution No. 2021-23, to adopt the residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan; authorization to hire a full-time office assistant for City Hall front counter service Enhancement; approval of Amendment No. 2 to management and administrative services agreement with Regional Government Services for consulting services, increasing the contract amount by $50,000 and authorizing the city manager to sign; minutes of the March 18 and April 1 meetings; and adoption of the 13th Amendment to the FY 2020-25 Budget (Resolution 2020-27) appropriating funding for an Office Assistant II in the Administrative Services Department.
Following the public portion of the meeting, the council will hold a closed session to discuss labor negotiations with the Clearlake Municipal Employees Association, Clearlake Police Officers Association and Clearlake Middle Management Association.
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The commission will meet via webinar beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 14.
The agenda is available here.
To speak on an agenda item, access the meeting remotely here; the meeting ID is 986 6166 5155. To join by phone, dial 1-669-900-9128.
Comments can be submitted by email to
Please indicate in the email subject line "for public comment" and list the item number of the agenda item that is the topic of the comment. Comments that read to the council will be subject to the three-minute time limitation (approximately 350 words). Written comments that are only to be provided to the council and not read at the meeting will be distributed to the council prior to the meeting.
On the agenda is the application for a use permit and an architectural and design review to allow a professional office use within one of the existing office buildings at High Mountain Church, 875 N. High St. The applicant is Thomas Gayner Construction Inc.
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Late spring and early summer is the peak time for California’s deer herds to give birth to fawns, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is issuing a reminder to well-intentioned people to not interact with the baby deer – even if they find one that appears to be abandoned.
Adult female deer often stash their fawns in tall grass or brush for many hours while they are out foraging for food.
“It is a very common mistake to believe a fawn has been abandoned when it’s found alone, even if the mother has not been seen in the area for a long period of time,” said Joe Croteau, environmental program manager with CDFW’s Northern Region. “It’s actually a survival strategy for the doe to separate from her fawns so as not to attract predators to the whereabouts of her young.”
Each year, CDFW and wildlife rehabilitation facilities are called to assist with fawns that have been removed from the wild by concerned members of the public recreating outdoors.
With limited long-term placement options in zoos or other wildlife sanctuaries, the animals often have to be euthanized since they lack the survival skills to be released back into the wild and can become dangerous and difficult to keep as they become bigger.
To report an injured, sick or suspected orphaned fawn, contact your local CDFW regional office directly. For Lake County, call the North Central Region office at 916-358-2900 or email
Anyone who removes a young animal from the wild is required to notify CDFW or take the animal to a permitted wildlife rehabilitator within 48 hours.
Only a limited number of wildlife rehabilitation facilities are licensed to accept fawns. A list is available here.
It is both illegal to feed deer and keep deer in your personal possession. Both crimes are misdemeanors, each subject to penalties of up to $1,000 and/or six months in jail.
Learn more about the dangers and consequences of feeding deer in the CDFW video shown above.
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The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8, online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and on the county’s Facebook page. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link at 9 a.m.
The meeting ID is 945 4586 1044, passcode 912980. The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16699006833,,95848984239#,,,,*065514# US.
All interested members of the public that do not have internet access or a Mediacom cable subscription are encouraged to call 669-900-6833, and enter the Zoom meeting ID and passcode information above.
To submit a written comment on any agenda item please visit https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and click on the eComment feature linked to the meeting date. If a comment is submitted after the meeting begins, it may not be read during the meeting but will become a part of the record.
At 10:50 a.m., Pacific Gas and Electric representatives will give the board an update regarding the company’s outlook for public safety power shutoffs and overall wildfire safety efforts.
In other timed items, the board is scheduled to get its weekly COVID-19 update at 9:06 a.m.
A proclamation designating April 2021 Sexual Assault Awareness Month is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., to be followed at 9:35 a.m. by the presentation of a proclamation designating the week of April 11 to 17 as National Public Safety Dispatchers Week in Lake County.
In an untimed item, the board will consider the first reading of an amendment to commercial cannabis cultivation for those impacted by the Farmland Protection Zone Chapter 21, Section 27.13 (at) 1 (vi), and consideration of updated direction for a request for proposals regarding a programmatic environmental impact report.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the purchase one customized Transit Passenger Wagon van from Redwood Ford in Ukiah for $44,001.39.
5.2: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Lake County Office of Education - Safe Schools Healthy Students Program for School-Based Specialty Mental Health Services for Fiscal Year 2021-22 for a contract maximum of $100,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.3: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve Amendment No. 1 between the county of Lake and Willow Glen Care Center for Adult residential support services and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for an increase of the contract maximum up to $250,000.00 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.4: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Konocti Senior Support Inc. for senior support counseling services for Fiscal Year 2021-22 for a contract maximum of $120,062 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.5: Adopt proclamation designating April 2021 Sexual Assault Awareness Month .
5.6: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting on April 6, 2021.
5.7: Approve advance step hiring of Cindy Silva-Brackett in the position of Accountant II, at Step 5, due to the candidate's extraordinary qualifications.
5.8: Adopt resolution accepting final parcel map - Lawson PM 06-10 and authorizing the chair to sign.
5.9: a) Approve agreement for Federal Apportionment Exchange Program and State Match Program for California Department of Transportation - Non MPO County, Agreement No. X21-5914(122); and b) adopt resolution authorizing and directing the chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the agreements for Federal Apportionment Exchange Program and State Match Program for California Department of Transportation – Non MPO County, Agreement No., and authorize the chair to sign the resolution and agreement.
5.10: (a) Approve the purchase of a 2021 Honda Pioneer 1000-5 Utility Terrain Vehicle in the amount of $24,995.95, for use by the Search and Rescue Team, and (b) authorize the sheriff or his designee to sign the purchase order.
5.11: (a) Approve the purchase of Communications Equipment to be installed at various repeater sites in the amount of $21,502.52 and (b) authorize the sheriff or his designee to issue purchase orders to Daniel’s Electronics and L3 Harris.
5.12: Approve to waive of the 900 hour extra help limit for staff in the sheriff's department.
5.13: Adopt proclamation designating the week of April 11 to 17, 2021, as National Public Safety Dispatchers Week in Lake County.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.3, 9:30 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating April 2021 Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
6.4, 9:35 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the week of April 11 to 17, 2021, as National Public Safety Dispatchers Week in Lake County.
6.5, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, discussion and consideration of use permit extension, File No. UPX 21-01 and CE 21-01, Extends UP 18-01; Located at 9475 Mojave Trail, Kelseyville, APN No. 009-004-21.
6.6, 10:30 a.m.: Presentation of annual report by Lake County PEG TV.
6.7, 10:50 a.m.: Consideration of report from PG&E representatives regarding PG&E’s outlook for public safety power shutoffs and overall wildfire safety efforts.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: (a) Consideration of first reading of amendment to Commercial Cannabis Cultivation for those impacted by the Farmland Protection Zone Chapter 21, Section 27.13 (at) 1 (vi); and (b) consideration of updated direction for RFP regarding Programmatic EIR.
7.3: Consideration of amendment to the Uniform and Clothing Purchase Policy and Exhibit A, and direct the Human Resources director to conduct the meet and confer process with our labor representatives.
7.4: Consideration of the following advisory board appointments: Areawide Planning, East Area Region 3 Town Hall, Kelseyville Cemetery District, Lucerne Area Town Hall and Scotts Valley Community Advisory Council.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluation: Public Works/ Water Resources/ Community Development director.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 (d)(1): Flesch v. County of Lake, et al.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 (d)(1): Nichols v. County of Lake, et al.
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