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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clearlake Planning Commission this week will consider a project to expand a facility that addresses homelessness and also will elect its new leadership for this year.
The commission will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The agenda can be found here.
Submit comments and questions in writing for commission consideration by sending them to Administrative Services Director/City Clerk Melissa Swanson at mswanson@clearlake.ca.us. Identify the subject you wish to comment on in your email’s subject line.
Community members also can participate via Zoom. To register, visit this link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the
Webinar. The passcode is 282141.
The meeting also can be watched on the city’s YouTube account, on PEG TV8 and its YouTube account.
To give the Planning Commission adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit written comments before 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 21.
At Tuesday’s meeting, the commission will hold a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit and categorical environment exemption for the expansion of the Hope center, located at 3400 Emerson St.
In March, Adventist Health announced that it has received $6.3 million in PATH CITED 2 funding from the California Department of Health Care Services to expand the Hope Center, which uses a coordinated care approach that includes housing navigation and supportive services to address homelessness.
The facility opened in 2020, at which point it was approved under a conditional use permit that authorized the conversion of an existing 6,100 square foot office building into a 20-bed medical support residential care facility, according to the staff report for Tuesday’s meeting.
“The facility provides recuperative care and supportive services for individuals experiencing housing instability, as well as those recovering from an illness or injury but do not require hospitalization,” the staff report noted.
The expansion would add another 7,000 square feet to the one-story structure, bringing total size to 13,100 square feet.
The staff report said the expansion would create an additional 15 dual-occupancy bedrooms, resulting in 30 additional onsite residents, along with 10 administrative offices, a community room, a dining area, a commercial kitchen with cold storage, restrooms, meeting rooms, and a reception/registration lobby.
The Hope Center will continue to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with three shifts per day with six to eight employees per shift, staff reported.
In other business, the commission will nominate and appoint the chair and vice chair for 2026.
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