CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council will discuss a pass-through fee to support the local cable access television channel when it meets this week.

The council will meet in closed session beginning at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, to discuss the Sierra Club Lake Group lawsuit over the KK Raphel shopping center proposal as well as a liability claim against the city before meeting in open session starting at 6 p.m.

The meeting will be held in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

Among the agenda items is a proposal to assess a 1-percent pass-through fee on Mediacom cable subscribers to help fund TV 8, the Public Educational Government (PEG) Channel.

The fee, which will raise an estimated $55,000 for the station annually, went before the Board of Supervisors last month. The board gave tentative approval to the concept if the city councils of Lakeport and Clearlake also offered support.

The council also will consider an amendment to the Clearlake Redevelopment Agency Committee By-Laws as well as proposed changes to the appointment process; will discuss the process to select potential tenants for city-owned buildings; and consider participating in the Lake County Marketing Program.

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