The council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday for a closed session before the 6 p.m. open session in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
During the closed session, the council will discuss labor negotiations and the new terms and conditions for City Administrator Dale Neiman's employment. During previous budget discussions, the council approved measures including reducing Neiman's employment to half-time.
At the Thursday meeting the council is expected to vote on extending the city's redevelopment plan for another 10 years.
The council held a special June 7 meeting during which it took public comment on the proposal, as Lake County News has reported. Since then city staff has been creating written responses to issues raised by the community regarding the plan.
As part of the redevelopment plan discussion, the council must consider three items: whether the redevelopment agency has complied with state redevelopment law concerning adoption of a housing element; the adoption of the proposed redevelopment plan amendment for the Highlands Park Community Development Project; and adoption of a five-year implementation plan for the redevelopment plan.
Only three of the five council members will take part in the discussion and the eventual vote. Vice Mayor Joyce Overton and Councilman Curt Giambruno have had to recuse themselves because of potential conflicts of interest related to their homes being in the redevelopment are.
Mayor Judy Thein's home also is in the redevelopment area, but earlier this year she was selected to rejoin the decision making process after a “rehabilitation” allowed for under state law, which is required since without it the council would not have a quorum.
That means extending the plan will be up to Thein and her council colleagues Chuck Leonard and Roy Simons. The three heard extensive public input June 7, with most of it aimed at asking the council to continue redevelopment for another decade.
In other business, the city will now consider executing a new memorandum of understanding with Lake County Animal Care and Control for shelter services. The amount for the new contract will be discussed at Thursday's meeting, according to Neiman's report.
The city has assumed animal control services under the auspices of the Clearlake Police Department, which is working with local animal groups and Clearlake Veterinary Hospital, according to Police Chief Allan McClain.
The city currently contracts with the county for housing animals. Neiman stated in his report that he expects the city will save money in the coming year because of the efforts of volunteers and Lee Lambert, who handles the city's animal control duties.
Continuing another item the council recently discussed, Neiman is asking the council to authorize him to send a letter to the county concerning terminating the agreement for participation in the Lake County Marketing Program.
The program costs the city $10,000 annually, and the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce has discussed gathering a contribution of $2,000 from all of the local resorts and motels.
“We recommend that we continue to participate in the program if we receive the $2,000,” Neiman wrote in his report to the council. “However, we need to set a date certain because the county wants us to make a decision.”
If the city does terminate the contract, Neiman wants permission to ask the county to let the city pay the contract amount over the coming two years.
Also on the Thursday agenda, council members will consider adopting a resolution to approve submitting a grant application to the state Community Development Block Grant program.
Clearlake Police Sgt. Tim Celli also will make a presentation regarding the department's Alcoholic Beverage Control grant.
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