How to resolve AdBlock issue? The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
At the start of the meeting, Clearlake Animal Control will present adoptable dogs for September.
On Thursday the council will discuss and give possible direction to staff regarding the city’s rental housing unit inspection ordinance.
Police Chief Andrew White’s report to the council explains that the city enacted a rental housing unit inspection and registration ordinance in 2001 in response to dilapidated dwelling units throughout the city.
“It was intended to force landlords to improve their housing stock to meet requirements of City codes along with uniform codes, such as the Uniform Fire Code, State Housing Law and others,” White’s report explained.
He said the program requires all units offered for rent or lease to be inspected and registered, and provides a decreasing rate of inspections for compliant properties and an increasing rate of inspections for noncompliant properties.
“The ordinance provides for an opportunity to correct violations along with penalty provisions for non-compliance through administrative citations, condemnation and other remedies,” White said.
He said the council suspended the program in 2005 during a budget workshop based on the recommendation of the interim city administrator. “Since that time, although the ordinance has
remained in the Municipal Code, the program has been unfunded and not enforced.”
White is asking for the council to discuss the program and consider reimplementation.
“If the Council desires to re-implement the program, they are requested to provide direction to staff regarding amendments to the ordinance,” White wrote.
White said the cost to restart the program isn’t currently known “and will be impacted by any
changes to the existing program that may be proposed during the discussion and direction.”
He said improving the city’s rental housing stock would support the council’s adopted goals of making Clearlake a visibly cleaner city, and updating policies and procedures to current government standards and city policies to support economic development.
Other business on the agenda is the council’s consideration of appeals in response to several abatement orders for properties located at 5539 Vallejo Ave., 6056 Armijo Ave. and 3539 Madrone St. In each of the cases, abatement orders were issued due to illegal outdoor cannabis cultivation, according to the staff report.
The council also will discuss a memorandum of understanding between the city of Clearlake and the Clearlake Police Officers Association for the period July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are warrant registers; consideration of disposal of surplus vehicles, Resolution No. 2019-39; authorization of the city manager to execute a contract with Adams Ashby Group for
Community Development Block Grant Grant administration services including grant writing, administration and labor compliance services for a not to exceed amount of $34,884; adoption of updated records retention policies, Resolution No. 2019-43; authorization of response and concurrence letters for the 2018-19 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report; approval of Resolution No. 2019-44 to use informal bidding procedures under the uniform public construction cost accounting act and submit to the State Controller’s Office.
There also will be a closed session after the open portion of the meeting to discuss labor negotiations with the Clearlake Management/Confidential Employees, Clearlake Police Officer Association, Clearlake Municipal Employees Association and Clearlake Middle Management Association; conference with legal counsel regarding existing cases of litigation against Pacific Gas and Electric and the case Wang v. City of Clearlake; the liability claim of Becerra; and performance evaluation of City Manager Alan Flora.
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