How to resolve AdBlock issue? CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council approved equipment purchases to conduct road work, held a public hearing to confirm assessments on properties where public nuisances hadn’t been cleaned up and honored March as March for Meals Month.
One of the main items the council approved during the hour-long meeting was the proposed purchase of several pieces of road construction equipment totaling $530,000 from its Measure V road sales tax proceeds.
Staffer Adeline Brown presented the report on the purchases, which she said were necessary because of breakdowns of current city equipment. The Measure V Oversight Committee considered the equipment purchases at its meeting last month, she added.
The proposed purchases include a new roller, $70,000; new five yard gas dump truck, $80,000; new backhoe, $100,000; new trailer-vactor, $80,000; new/used boom truck, $60,000; and a newer used grader/loader, $140,000.
City Manager Greg Folsom asked the council to approve a waiver of the $20,000 limit on his purchasing authority for those equipment purchases.
With road construction equipment now so much in demand, Folsom said if the city has to wait to come back to the council to confirm a purchase it might miss out on an available construction vehicle. He added that he didn’t think that waiver would be needed often.
Also on the Thursday night meeting agenda was a public hearing to confirm assessments totaling $35,000 for failure to abate nuisances at 16188 28th Ave., 15576 33rd Ave., 4043 Arnold Ave., 14070 Konocti St., 4456 Hill Ave., 3180 Second St., 5350 Crawford Ave., 14321 Woodland Drive and 14331 Woodland Drive.
The council also agreed to support the March for Meals event by allowing it to use the city’s logo in its sponsorship documents, at no cost to the city. Councilwoman Joyce Overton, who is the Highlands Senior Center’s executive director, recused herself from the discussion.
In other business on Thursday, Mayor Bruno Sabatier presented a proclamation honoring former Councilman Russ Perdock for his service.
“I wish he hadn’t left us,” Sabatier said of Perdock’s decision to step down in February to pursue the city’s police chief job.
Perdock said it was an honor to serve and explained that he left because he believed he had another calling. He thanked everyone and looked forward to the community working together to move the city forward.
The council also presented a proclamation in honor of March for Meals Month and received the Highlands Senior Center’s annual report, which noted drops in donations.
A proposed contract award for the Austin Park design project was pulled by Folsom from Thursday’s agenda.
Folsom also reported to the council that the firm hired to conduct the search for the new police chief is starting the recruitment next week.
The process is expected to take place for six weeks; the council will hold the final interviews of top candidates on June 8, with the hiring to take place at some point after that, he said.
City Attorney Ryan Jones said there was no reportable action out of the council’s closed session, which was for the purpose of a regular performance evaluation of Folsom.
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