CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council this week will consider a request to allow the Redbud ballfields to be used year-round and get an update from the city's police chief on impacts from state legislation and a voter initiative.
The council will meet in closed session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, to discuss litigation and labor negotiations before convening in open session at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
South Shore Little League is going to the council to ask to amend its use agreement for the Redbud ballfields to provide for year-round use.
Hundreds of children participate in the league, which in recent years has made significant upgrades to the ballfields and associated facilities.
In other news, Clearlake Police Chief Craig Clausen will report to the council on the effects of the state's correctional realignment and Proposition 47 – passed by voters last November to reduce some felonies to misdemeanors – on the city. The council also may give direction to staff following the presentation, based on the agenda.
The council also will get a presentation from Jill Ruzicka, a senior analyst with the Lake County Administrative Office, regarding the county's marketing program, and an update from Susan Jen and Wally Holbrook on the status of the “Way to Wellville” effort and how the city fits in.
Also on the agenda is a public hearing on the confirmation of the assessment of administrative penalties for failure to abate public nuisances on a number of city properties.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are warrant registers, minutes of the March 11 Lake County Vector Control District meeting, and receipt of the Department of Housing and Community Development letter regarding the city's adopted housing element.
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Clearlake City Council to consider year-round use for ballfields, hear update from police chief
- Elizabeth Larson
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