CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council this week will discuss the proposal to build a veterans housing project on county-owned property, look at amendments to agreements with two nonprofits and discuss the city's current marijuana growing ordinance.

The council will meet beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, for a closed session regarding labor negotiations and employee discipline, dismissal or release, before the public portion of the meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

At the start of the meeting, there will be a presentation to the Clearlake Police Department K9 Unit by the Clearlake Church of the Nazarene, and comments from Lake County's new sheriff, Brian Martin.

In a discussion held over from meetings last fall, the council will consider giving conceptual approval to the development of a county property at 15737 18th Ave. for a veterans housing project.

At the same time, the council will consider waiving fees for any required amendments to the city's general plan or zoning designations.

Funding for the project is anticipated to come from Proposition 41, passed by California voters last June.

In other business, city staff will take to the council proposed amendments to the current rental agreements with the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce and Lake County Youth Services in order to make the agreements consistent.

Staff and the council also are set to discuss the city's current marijuana cultivation ordinance, adopted in the fall of 2013, which closely resembled the county of Lake's former interim ordinance.

With both the city of Lakeport and the county of Lake putting stricter enforcement in place – including no outdoor growing in residential areas – Clearlake city officials want to discuss the effectiveness of the city's ordinance, as well as possible options for amendment.

Items on the consent agenda – considered to be noncontroversial and accepted as a slate with one vote – include warrant registers; minutes of the Jan. 8 council meeting; quarterly reports from the city clerk, engineering and public works, finance and police departments; minutes of the Nov. 12 and Dec. 10, 2014, Lake County Vector Control District meetings; upcoming planning commission term expirations; receipt of the letter from City Manager Joan Phillipe announcing her retirement; and consideration of extension of the city's contract with Phillipe through June 30, 2015.

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