LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Clearlake City Council is set to consider approving a school resource officer contract for the first time in nearly three years and approving traffic signal updates.
The council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 20, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
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 webinar ID is 878 6022 4577.
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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, July 20.
On Thursday the council will consider approving a memorandum of understanding with the Konocti Unified School for a school resource officer for the 2023-24 school year.
The report on the item to the council from Police Chief Tim Hobbs explained that the Clearlake Police Department has not had a school resource officer, or SRO, assigned to work for it since October 2020.
“The police department's current staffing level allows one officer to be assigned full-time to the SRO position,” Hobbs wrote.
The memorandum of understanding calls for Konocti Unified to pay $142,956.32 to fund the cost of a full-time SRO, which includes salary, benefits, overtime, training and vehicle usage costs, Hobbs wrote. “The City can also recover additional overtime costs for other officers used at school events.”
Other business include the proposed award of a contract to DC Electric in the amount of
$46,715 for traffic signal updates.
Public Works Director Adeline Leyba’s report to the council explains that the upgrades will take place at the intersection of Olympic Drive and Old Highway 53 and include replacement of the traffic signal controller and cabinet monitoring unit and a new video detection system.
Leyba said the city received Coronavirus Response and Relief supplemental appropriations through Caltrans for the project and solicited proposals.
The city received three bids. In addition to DC Electric, which had the lowest bid, the other two bidders were Mike Brown Electric, $79,710; and St. Francis Electric LLC, $97,350.
Also on Thursday, the council will meet July’s adoptable dogs, and consider awarding a contract for guardrail installation with Midstate Barrier for $46,500 and authorize the city manager to approve up to 10% for additional unforeseen contract amendments.
On the meeting's consent agenda — items that are considered routine in nature and usually adopted on a single vote — are warrants and minutes.
The council also will hold a closed session after the meeting to discuss a liability claim by Cari McCormick against the California Public Employees' Retirement System, state of California, county of Lake and city of Clearlake, et al.
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Clearlake City Council to consider school resource officer agreement, traffic signal updates
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