CLEARLAKE, Calif. – This week the Clearlake City Council will hold the second reading on a proposed ordinance that will govern marijuana cultivation within the city limits, and hear presentations on a proposed wind power project and a community emergency response assessment.
The council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive, for a closed session to discuss property negotiations for the Wisedas Resort site at 14395 Lakeshore Drive and a performance evaluation of City Manager Joan Phillipe before convening in open session at 6 p.m.
During Thursday's meeting the council will present a proclamation declaring June 2013 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.
Items on the consent agenda – considered to be noncontroversial and accepted as a slate with one vote – include a resolution authorizing participation by the Clearlake Police Department in the GAP grant administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; acceptance of property located at 3960 and 3970 Mullen; consideration of denial of a claim for damages from Israel Sanchez; minutes from the May 18 Lake County Vector Control District meeting; and consideration of a resolution approving a temporary street closure for the July 6 barbecue and parade.
At the Thursday meeting, the council will consider the second reading of a proposed marijuana cultivation ordinance to which it gave initial approval – with some minor changes – at its May 23 meeting.
The ordinance closely mirrors that adopted by the county, prohibiting grows of any size on vacant parcels as well as commercial cultivation, setting plant limits according to parcel size, and prohibiting outdoor cultivation in mobile home parks – unless a designated garden area is set aside – and multifamily dwelling properties.
If the council approves the ordinance on Thursday, it will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2014, according to the draft document.
In other business, the council will hear a presentation from Lake County Health Officer Dr. Karen Tait on the Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response report, as well as a report on the investigation of geothermal gases in the Burns Valley neighborhood, which was prepared by the California Department of Public Health.
Ross and Associates, a Sacramento-based public relations firm, will give the council a presentation on the Walker Ridge wind power project and ask the council for a letter of support.
AltaGas, a Canadian company, is proposing to place between 29 and 42 wind turbines on more than 8,100 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the Walker Ridge area, which straddles Lake and Colusa counties, as Lake County News has reported.
The council also will hold a discussion of Mayor Jeri Spittler's review of the city's 1980 incorporation documents.
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