How to resolve AdBlock issue? CLEARLAKE, Calif. — The Clearlake City Council this week will review a new feasibility study by Sonoma Clean Power on alternative power options, and discuss salary adjustment for management employees.
The council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 17, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The agenda can be found here.
The 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 webinar ID is 819 8866 1218, the pass code is 899422. One tap mobile is available at +16694449171,,82771053751#, or join by phone at 669-444-9171 or 646-931-3860.
Under business, the council will consider a presentation of a feasibility report from Sonoma Clean Power to provide service within the city.
Sonoma Clean Power is “a non-profit that purchases electricity generation for customers in Sonoma and Mendocino counties, while PG&E continues to maintain and operate all the poles, wires and substations of the grid,” the staff report explained.
The company conducted a study in 2019 which found that “it would be unable to offer competitive service to Lake County residents at the time,” according to the staff report.
However, market and regulatory conditions have improved and the new feasibility study conducted this year suggests a total bill saving of 4.2% to 12.9%.
The study also outlined a service start date to be the second quarter of 2027.
In other business, the council is being asked to consider a 2.4% cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for the city’s management employees under the Management Classification and Benefits Plan.
The proposed adjustment is based on the March-to-March Consumer Price Index, or the CPI, which rose 2.4% over the past year. Previous increases were 1.9% in 2019, 1.5% in 2020, 2.6% in 2021, 8.5% in 2022, 5% in 2023, and 3.5% in March 2024.
The staff report also noted that, over the five years prior to Fiscal Year 2022-23, COLA adjustments for management lagged behind those given to all other employment groups, resulting in a narrowing pay gap between management and other employees — a situation referred to in the report as salary compaction.
In 2022-23, the council voted to approve a 6% COLA to management to bring their cumulative increases in line with the other city bargaining units.
As of July 1, all other bargaining groups received a 3% COLA, the report said. Staff recommends a 2.4% COLA for management employees.
The council will also hold a public hearing on converting a portion of Acacia Street, from Arrowhead Road to Sonoma Avenue, to a one-way street. The proposal aims to improve traffic flow and safety, according to the staff report. Parking will also be redesigned.
“The area has high traffic and safety concerns around Pomo School,” the staff report said. “There have been numerous near misses with both vehicles and pedestrians.”
On the meeting’s consent agenda — items that are considered routine in nature and usually adopted on a single vote — are warrants and council minutes; continuation of emergency declarations for winter storms and the Boyles Fire; approval of Resolution 2025-29 supporting an application for Land and Water Conservation Fund grants for the Austin Skatepark Rehabilitation Project; approval of an agreement with Government Finance Services to provide finance and administrative services for fiscal year 2025–26; notification of expiring committee appointments; and approval of a five-year extension to the PEG TV Agreement.
The council also will hold a closed session to discuss anticipated litigation; conduct a performance evaluation of the city attorney; and discuss ongoing litigation in Case No. CV-424401, Koi Nation of Northern California v. City of Clearlake, in Lake County Superior Court.
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