CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council is planning a special meeting to discuss several items of business.

The council will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

On the agenda is consideration of a contract for the OpenGov cloud software and services, at a cost of $160,000 over five years.

City Manager Greg Folsom said the software will help with budgeting and planning, performance management and strategic planning, and citizen engagement.

The council also will consider a letter of appreciation to Adventist Health.

Folsom’s report to the council on the proposed letter said that Adventist Health recently held its 50th anniversary and raised $100,000 that it intends to donate to the city for a children’s park.

In other business, the council will consider offering a letter in support of a proposal to the United States Department of Agriculture to relocate the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Economic Research Service to Lake County.

On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – is consideration of continuation of a local emergency issued on Oct. 9, 2017, and ratified by council action Oct. 12, 2017.

After the open portion of the meeting the council will hold a closed session to discuss an evaluation of Folsom and property negotiations for 14130 Tuli Lane.

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