CLEARLAKE – The Clearlake City Council is expected to offer initial comments on a proposal to partner with the Konocti Unified School District to build homes for the city's Homebuyer Program at its Tuesday meeting.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

The council will consider entering into a cooperative agreement with the district but is not expected to take action on the item, as the city is waiting for financial information from the district.

In his report to the council, City Administrator Dale Neiman, who also is executive director of the city's redevelopment agency, explains that he approached the district last year about the agreement.

“We will be building single family homes on property we own that would be sold to low- to moderate-income residents as part of the Homebuyer Program,” Neiman's report states.

At the same time, the district is planning to initiate their construction trades work experience program for high school students in September, he explained.

The district and agency are still working out one issue in particular, said Neiman. Initially, the district proposed that the redevelopment agency reimburse them for all of their labor and supervisory costs for an employee who would handle the construction work.

Neiman said the agency is proposing to pay for the cost of an appraisal on each home – not including the land value, developer impact fees and extension of utilities to the property line. After the cost of materials and contractors fees are subtracted, that value would be divided between the agency and the school district.

The school district's revenue streams from the Regional Occupational Program and its average daily attendance should help support the staffer running the construction trades program, Neiman suggests.

Other items on the agenda include:

– Consideration of providing financial assistance to support the Youth Fishing Derby.

– An appeal to live in a travel trailer on a single family residential lot.

– A financial audit for the city and the redevelopment agency for the fiscal year ended June 30.

– Consideration of the priorities for the city and redevelopment agency.

– Elimination of the building inspector II position and status report on the 2009-10 fiscal year budget preparation.

– Public hearing to consider confirming the assessment for administrative penalties for failure to abate a public nuisance.

– Public hearing to consider abating a nuisance at 15889 25^th Ave., Clearlake, Cecil and Raynette Hendricks.

The council also will hear presentations from Cathy Wilson on the May 9 “Clean Up Clearlake” day and Valerye Anderson of Tuleyome.org on the Berryessa Snow Mountain Economic Report.

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