CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A new speed zone report and an updated loan agreement with the former redevelopment agency's board will go before the Clearlake City Council this week.
The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, in the chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
During presentations, Clearlake Police Chief Craig Clausen will give a certificate of appreciation to Dale Valentine for his $5,000 donation to the Police Department K-9 Fund.
Under council business, the council will consider adopting a resolution to approve the 2013 Speed Zone Study, completed for the city by Phil Dow of the Lake County/City Area Planning Council.
A report to the council from City Engineer Bob Galusha explains that cities and counties are required to perform the speed zone studies every five years. The city's last study was completed in 2008, and also was done by Dow.
Galusha reported that due to new state guidelines, six city streets are recommended for speed increases.
The proposed changes include raising the speed from 30 to 35 miles per hour for 40th Avenue from Highway 53 to Wilkinson, Austin Road from Redwood to Old Highway 53, Burns Valley Road from Rumsey to Arrowhead, and Moss Avenue from 40th to Davis; from 35 to 40 miles per hour for Dam Road from Dam Road Extension to Lake; and from 25 to 30 miles per hour for Lakeshore Drive from Olympic to Old Highway 53, according to Galusha's report.
In his report, Galusha raised concerns with the increases for 40th Avenue, which is narrow, has steep vertical curvature and no shoulders, as well as Dam Road, where the city has just completed class two bicycle lanes.
He said that while the Lakeshore Drive segment may raise concerns for the council, “prevailing speeds on this segment have not changed over the years,” and he doubts that the change will have any influence over travel speeds on that portion of the street.
In other business, the city council will consider an amended loan agreement with the successor agency to the former Clearlake Redevelopment Agency.
The former agency is continuing to pay off loans to the city totaling just under $1.7 million.
Items on the consent agenda – considered to be noncontroversial and accepted as a slate with one vote – include warrant registers; minutes of the Jan. 9 council meeting; second reading of Ordinance No. 2014-166, amending city's purchasing system Ordinance No. 121-2006 to provide for local vendor preference; and quarterly reports from the Clearlake Police Department, Public Works, Engineering, City Clerk and the Finance Department.
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