Clearlake council approves street abandonment, cannabis development agreement and multiple contracts; sets pay adjustment

Clearlake — The City Council voted unanimously to approve a string of measures ranging from land-use actions to public-works contracts at its regular meeting.

The council approved Resolution No. 2022-45 to partially abandon portions of Spruce Avenue and Amarillo Avenue north of Eighteenth Avenue to facilitate a hotel development (Fairfield Inn & Suites). City staff told the council the abandonment affects segments of right-of-way where there are no public improvements and that utility relocations and easements would preserve service and access for affected properties. Councilman Kramer moved the resolution; Vice Mayor Purdock seconded and the motion passed on a roll-call vote with all members voting "Aye."

On land use and business regulation, the council approved an uncodified ordinance adopting Development Agreement DA 2022-01 with Clear Lake Harvest Company LLC for a commercial cannabis operation at 2250 Oglen/Oglieland Canyon Road (APN 010-044-19-000). The motion was moved and seconded and carried by unanimous roll call. Staff said the planning commission had previously approved the required use permit and that the development agreement follows the city’s established template for cannabis agreements.

The council also took these actions:

• Authorized the city manager to execute a Lakeshore Drive design contract with BKF Engineering for phases 1 and 2 not to exceed $450,000. The contract covers concept refinement, 30% design deliverables and surveying; BKF will also provide a grant writer to pursue construction funding.

• Approved nine on-call consulting contracts (engineering, architecture, surveying, inspections and related services) with a not-to-exceed contract capacity of $200,000 per firm, to speed procurement for multiple concurrent projects.

• Awarded a contract for the 2022 chip-seal project covering about 10 miles of streets, authorizing a base contract of $912,000 and allowing the city manager to approve up to a 10% contingency for unforeseen work.

• Approved direction and a motion to increase the management cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) by 6% to narrow compaction with other bargaining groups; staff estimated the incremental cost per 1% at roughly $10,000.

Each measure was put to a roll-call vote and passed with all present council members recorded as voting "Aye." The council received no substantive public opposition on these items during the meeting.