How to resolve AdBlock issue? The council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 4.
Because of the county’s shelter in place order, Clearlake City Hall remains closed to the public, however, the virtual meeting will be broadcast live on the city's YouTube channel or the Lake County PEGTV YouTube Channel. Community members also can participate via Zoom.
The agenda can be found here.
Comments and questions can be submitted in writing for City Council consideration by sending them to Administrative Services Director/City Clerk Melissa Swanson at
To give the council adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit your written comments prior to 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 4.
Each public comment emailed to the city clerk will be read aloud by the mayor or a member of staff for up to three minutes or will be displayed on a screen. Public comment emails and town hall public comment submissions that are received after the beginning of the meeting will not be included in the record.
The Thursday meeting will start with the presentation of a proclamation declaring March 2021 as March For Meals Month.
Under business, the council will get a presentation on Clearlake’s downtown strategic vision and authorize the city manager to execute a contract with the firm Downtown Strategies consistent with the downtown implementation proposal.
City Manager Alan Flora’s report explains that the city began working with the firm Retail Strategies in 2019 on projects including attracting new businesses to the Highway 53 corridor.
While attracting more business to Clearlake’s downtown is needed, Flora said the city doesn’t have a “traditional downtown environment,” with the downtown struggling due to “a lack of adequate infrastructure, particularly pedestrian and multi-modal transportation amenities, and many, many buildings that are suffering from a lack of investment.”
He said the city found out that Retail Strategies created a new sister company, Downtown Strategies, that focused on addressing those kinds of needs while utilizing a similar data-driven approach.
“The City entered into a contract with Downtown Strategies to develop a Downtown Strategic Vision that built upon previous studies that have been completed and created a path forward that was implementable rather than just a dream. In October of 2020 Downtown Strategies hosted a Stakeholder Input Session which was attended by various business owners and other interested parties within the community,” Flora wrote.
He said Downtown Strategies has completed the strategic vision and will present an
overview of their recommendations on Thursday. He said the city staff has asked Downtown Strategies to provide a proposal for which items from the vision they can assist the city with implementing.
In other business, the council also will consider a facility use agreement with Adventist Health Clear Lake for use of the city's shower trailer and an updated special events policy authorizing the city manager to approve waiving fees for certain special events, and hold a discussion regarding the responsibilities of the Measure V Oversight Committee and the appointment of three members to the committee, and In other business.
Councilmembers will discuss abandoned vehicles, consider the approval of the sole source purchase of k-rail concrete barrier from Eiffel Trading and adopt the ninth amendment to the FY 2020-21 Budget.
The council also will hold a public hearing to consider projects and authorize the application for funding through the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation and Disaster Recovery Program.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items that are not considered controversial and are usually adopted on a single vote – are warrants; continuation of a declaration of local emergency issued on Oct. 9, 2017, and ratified by council action on Oct. 12, 2017, for the Sulphur fire; continuation of a declaration of local emergency issued on March 14, 2020, and ratified by council action on March 19, 2020, for the COVID-19 pandemic; and receive and file the Clearlake Waste Solutions Annual Report.
The council also will hold a closed session for a performance evaluation of the city manager and for property negotiations regarding 14141 Lakeshore Drive, a city-owned apartment building now being offered for sale.
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