LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — At the request of city staff, the Clearlake City Council is set to hold a discussion on options to finance more city road projects.
The council will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 3, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive, for a midyear budget workshop before the regular meeting begins at 6 p.m.
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 or can attend in person.
The agenda can be found here.
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..
To give the council adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit your written comments before 4 p.m. Thursday, March 3.
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 the agenda is a discussion about financing options to facilitate additional road maintenance projects.
“Over the last several years the City has discussed the option of financing a number of road projects in order to expedite the Measure V capital improvement plan. Staff have been working with NHA Advisors on various options for financing and an analysis of what the City could afford to borrow in order to complete a larger group of projects in a shorter period of time,” City Manager Alan Flora wrote in his report to the council.
“While we were planning to present some information to the Council for consideration in the next couple of months, staff believe that the window is increasingly short for attractive interest rates and this should be considered in the next several weeks,” Flora wrote. “The unrest in Ukraine is leading to additional uncertainty and market volatility that could impact costs.”
Flora said additional detail and a presentation of possible options will be reviewed at the meeting.
If the council is interested in taking action, Flora said they would ask for direction to bring back the final plan for approval as soon as the March 17 council meeting.
In other business on Thursday, the council will consider the first reading of the amendment to Clearlake Municipal Code Chapter 18-20.130.c Water Efficient Landscaping, consider the first reading of amendment to Clearlake Municipal Code Chapter 9-1 Building and Housing, waive further reading and set second reading and adoption for March 17, discuss a cost sharing agreement with the county of Lake and city of Lakeport for expenses related to facilitation of community visioning forums, and present a proclamation declaring March 2022 as March for Meals Month.
On the meeting's consent agenda — items that are not considered controversial and are usually adopted on a single vote — are warrants; adoption of Resolution 2022-11 amending the fiscal year 2021-22 budget with midyear adjustments; and minutes of the Jan. 12 Lake County Vector Control District Board meeting.
After the public portion of the meeting, the council will hold a closed session for a performance evaluation of the city manager and a discussion regarding the city’s lawsuit against AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp.
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Clearlake City Council to discuss road project financing
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