CLEARLAKE, Calif. – This week the Clearlake City Council will discuss and consider a proposed agreement with a company that wants to build a new commercial development and hold a public hearing on new rules pertaining to alcohol in city parks.

The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

The council will discuss a proposed development agreement with Orosco Development No. 19 LLC, according to a report from City Manager Greg Folsom.

Folsom's report explains that Orosco Development owns 15885 Dam Road Extension, the former Fresh and Easy site located just north of Carl's Jr.

He said the developer wants to build a 14,000-square-foot retail center at the location “and has been working with staff to create a development agreement that would help them to identify their costs in order to reduce the uncertainty of developing this property.”

Clearlake does not currently have a development impact fee to help offset the cost of new development on city infrastructure, Folsom said.

“Since the City does not currently have a way to charge developers for their impacts through a development impact fee program, the next best way to address the impacts from development is through a development agreement,” such as the one staff is proposing, said Folsom.

Under the 18-month agreement, Orosco Development would pay a $50,000 “road improvement fee” to be dedicated toward either the Dam Road Extension project to 18th Street or another traffic improvement project in the vicinity.

At the same time, Folsom said the developer would not be subject to additional development impact fees if, during the contract term, the city formally adopts a development impact fee program.

Also on Thursday, the council will introduce Ordinance No. 192-2016, which will allow police officers to issue citations to individuals who possess alcoholic beverages while in city parks, which is separate from an open alcohol container violation.

The council also will consider upholding abatement orders on four properties: 15315 Mason St., 3401 Lilac Ave., 16076 25th Ave. and 15957 27th Ave. City staff reported that on all of the properties authorities discovered marijuana cultivation taking place in violation of the rules set out in the city ordinance.

In other business, the council is expected to authorize the city's delegate to vote in support of the resolutions packet that will be presented at the League of California Cities' October conference.

On the meeting's consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are warrant registers; minutes of the June 8 and July 13 Lake County Vector Control Board meetings; hold a second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 190-2016, which amends Section 2-2 of the Clearlake Municipal Code entitled “Elections” and amending Section 18-5 of the Clearlake Municipal Code entitled “Signs”; and approve an amendment to the contract with Raney Planning and Management for preparing an environmental impact report for the Walmart expansion project.

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