CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council is due to consider an amendment to city code regarding commercial cannabis rules and the award of a project to repair roads damaged in the 2017 Sulphur fire.
The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17.
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 PEG TV 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can also visit the city’s town hall site and submit written comments at https://www.opentownhall.com/portals/327/forum_home. Identify the subject you wish to comment on in your email’s subject line or in your town hall submission.
To give the council adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit your written comments prior to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17.
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.
At the start of the meeting, the council will meet September’s adoptable dogs and get a presentation from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. on public safety power shutoffs.
The council will then hold the first reading of an ordinance adopting the city’s development impact fee program for transportation.
Also on Thursday, the council will hold the first reading of an ordinance to amend the section of Clearlake Municipal Code relating to commercial cannabis businesses.
City Manager Alan Flora’s report on the item explained that over the past two meetings the council has discussed changes to the city’s commercial cannabis ordinances.
At the Sept. 3 meeting, Flora said the council provided direction to staff to amend the limitations on the number of commercial cannabis businesses, including delivery-only dispensaries, while continuing to limit the location of the businesses based on the Commercial Cannabis Combining District map.
He said the Clearlake Municipal Code limits retail dispensaries in the city to three, delivery-only dispensaries to two and other cannabis businesses – such as those involved in indoor cultivation, distribution, manufacturing and labs – to 12.
Based on council direction at the previous meeting, retail dispensaries would continue to be limited to three while delivery-only dispensaries and other cannabis businesses wouldn’t be limited on the basis of numbers but on locations on the city’s Commercial Cannabis Combining District map, Flora said.
If the council holds and approves the first reading of the new ordinance, it would be brought back for a second and final reading at the Oct. 1 meeting.
The council also is set to consider awarding a contract to the California Engineering Co. for professional engineering services in the amount of $455,000 for the Sulphur Fire Road Rehabilitation Project.
Director of Public Works Dale Goodman’s report to the council said that the project area is San Joaquin from Arrowhead to Gooseneck, and on Lakeshore from Olympic to Oak. “Most of the smaller roads within the fire area will also be included in the project for a total of approximately 10 miles of work. Design will include guardrail and storm water improvements along both roads.”
The total Sulphur Fire Road Rehabilitation project is expected to be approximately $10 million, Goodman said.
Goodman said the funds for the engineering contract will come from the PG&E Sulphur Fire litigation.
In council business, the council will consider adding a radio voting receiver site for the police department, take up the adoption of a third amendment to the Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget to appropriate funding for professional services, equipment and supplies, and discuss the 2020 League of California Cities Annual Conference resolutions.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items that are not considered controversial and are usually adopted on a single vote – are warrant registers; minutes of the Aug. 12 Lake County Vector Control meeting; ratification of purchases of a Bobcat Toolcat 5600 with accessories and used K-Rail barrier; acceptance for filing the 2020 Local Agency biennial notice regarding amendments to the conflict of interest code; consideration of rejection of bids for the Austin Park Bus Stop Renovation/Relocation Project.
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Clearlake City Council to discuss changes to cannabis rules, Sulphur fire road rehab project
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