CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council will hold a special meeting this week to consider extending an urgency ordinance that instituted a temporary moratorium on tenant evictions during the COVID-19 emergency, and to discuss equipment lease and purchasing agreements.
The council will meet virtually at 9 a.m. Monday, April 27.
The agenda and documents can be found here.
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 Lake County PEG TV’s YouTube Channel.
Comments and questions can be submitted in writing for City Council consideration by sending them to 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 new town hall site and submit written comments at https://www.opentownhall.com/8638. Identify the subject you wish to comment on in your email’s subject line or in your town hall submission.
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.
On Monday the council will present a proclamation declaring April 12 to 18 as Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week.
Business items on the Monday agenda include consideration of extending or repealing Urgency Ordinance 239-2020 relating to a temporary moratorium on residential tenant evictions during COVID-19 emergency. The council first adopted the ordinance on March 19.
Also on Monday, the council will consider authorizing tax-exempt lease/purchase agreements for a 2021 Kenworth water truck and a 2021 Kenworth 10-yard dump truck. Monthly payments will total $7,098.49.
The trucks are needed to replace city equipment that’s no longer compliant with air quality requirements.
The council also will consider authorizing the purchase of two trailer-mounted, emergency 70KW generators with funds from the 2019 CalOES grant the city received earlier this year. The two trailers together will cost $126,500.
In other business, the council will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed sale of several former Redevelopment Agency properties located at 36th Avenue.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items that are not considered controversial and are usually adopted on a single vote – is the adoption of Resolution No. 2020-18, the designation of applicant’s agent for non-state agencies.
This article has been updated to add the information on the 36th Avenue properties.
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Clearlake City Council to hold special April 27 meeting
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