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Votes at a glance: Clear Lake council actions (budget, appropriations limit, fees, contracts, MOU)
Summary
Summary of formal votes taken at the Clear Lake City Council meeting: agenda adoption, consent agenda, FY 2025–26 budget adoption, appropriations limit, fee schedule, demolition contract award, and MOU with municipal employees; all recorded motions passed unanimously.
The following is a concise list of formal actions the City of Clear Lake City Council approved at the meeting.
1) Adopt agenda — Motion to adopt the agenda as presented (voice/portal vote). Outcome: passed unanimously.
2) Consent agenda — Motion to approve consent agenda as presented. Outcome: passed unanimously.
3) Adopt FY 2025–26 budget — Motion by Vice Mayor Slotin; second by Council Member Downey. Resolution 2025‑26 adopting the fiscal year 2025–26 budget was approved unanimously.
4) Adopt appropriations limit for FY 2025–26 — Motion to approve the city’s appropriations limit (resolution referencing Department of Finance calculations). Outcome: passed unanimously.
5) Adopt fee schedule (including CPI adjustment to fire mitigation fees) — Motion to adopt the City of Clear Lake fee schedule for FY 2025–26 (includes a 2.9% CPI update to fire mitigation fee). Outcome: passed unanimously.
6) Authorize demolition contract (CalRecycle grant) — Motion by Vice Mayor Slotin; second by Council Member Wilson. Authorized the city manager to execute a contract with Case Excavating Inc. for $113,200 for demolition and abatement of listed properties; funding through CalRecycle grant. Outcome: passed unanimously.
7) Approve MOU with Clear Lake Municipal Employees Association — Motion by Vice Mayor Slotin; second by Council Member Downey. Adopted a one‑year MOU (07/01/2025–06/30/2026) including a 3% COLA, $100 increase in the boot allowance for public works employees and recognition of Juneteenth as a holiday. Outcome: passed unanimously.
Votes recorded in the meeting portal and on the record were unanimous for each motion noted above. Where motions were read into the record, staff identified the corresponding resolution numbers or contract amounts. For items that required a public hearing (fee schedule), staff held the hearing and reported no public comments via Zoom; one public commenter asked about the small increase to mitigation fees and staff clarified the square‑footage calculation.
For detailed discussion, supporting documents and staff reports, see the individual articles in this package.
