CLEARLAKE – The Clearlake City Council will discuss establishing personnel rules for volunteers and an amendment to a proposed community development plan when it meets this week.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

The council's planned discussion on the Lowe's shopping center plan at the Pearce Airport property on Highway 53 has been rescheduled to the Feb. 11 meeting, as Lake County News has reported.

Under business, the council will look at establishing personnel rules to cover volunteers. City officials have previously stated that volunteers are managed the same as at-will employees, because that is how state law categorizes them.

Also on the agenda, the council will discuss sending a preliminary report on the proposed amendment of the community development plan for the Highlands Park Community Development Project to each affected taxing agency, as well as the Clearlake Planning Commission, California Department of Finance and the California Department of Housing and Community Development.

Two public hearings are scheduled regarding nuisance abatements, including one at 13891 Morgan Ave., owned by Shandor and Cynthia Szentkuti, and 14961 Saroni Parkway, owned by John Rupert.

Council members will consider advisory committee and mayor's committee appointments, as well as discussing eliminating or consolidating committees.

Also on Thursday, the council will present a proclamation declaring the city's 2010 Census Partnership with the US Census Bureau.

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