How to resolve AdBlock issue? CLEARLAKE, Calif. — The Clearlake City Council is preparing to discuss a shift in responsibilities in collecting fire fees, and consider the city’s animal control contract with North Bay Animal Services.
The council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, 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 discuss if the city will continue collecting fire mitigation fees on behalf of the Lake County Fire Protection District, or the LCFPD.
Since 1990, the city has handled the collection of these fees, as state law prohibits fire districts from imposing them directly. Instead, they must rely on cities with police powers to do so.
According to the staff report, the city has been collecting the fees during the building permit process and then remitting the fees to the LCFPD.
Last year, the city council adopted amendments to the city’s Fire Mitigation Fee Ordinance, including changes to the fees and some administrative processes, including the collection of fees.
In June this year, LCFPD Chief William Sapeta “requested that the process be changed to allow the district to collect the fees,” the staff report said.
The council will also consider the animal control contract with North Bay Animal Services. As of publication time, no staff report or supporting documents have been attached to the item. The scope of the discussion remains unclear.
On the meeting’s consent agenda — items that are considered routine in nature and usually adopted on a single vote — are warrants and continuation of emergency declarations for winter storms and the Boyles Fire; approval of Amendment No. 3 to the PEG TV Agreement for a five-year extension; and rejection of all bids received for the Austin Park Skatepark Project.
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