The council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
On the agenda is a resolution to authorize the city’s application to the Lake Local Area Formation Commission, or Lake LAFCo, for the South Lakeport Annexation project.
The 136-acre area along South Main Street – which includes 50 parcels – is reported to be the most lucrative commercial corridor in the unincorporated county.
As a result, the potential annexation has been a source of dispute between the city of Lakeport and the county of Lake for nearly a decade.
Community Development Director Kevin Ingram’s report to the council explains that the proposed annexation area has been within the city's adopted sphere of influence – which he defined as “a planning boundary outside of an agency’s legal boundary (such as a city limit line) that designates the agency’s probable future boundary and service area” – for more than 25 years.
“There are number of reasons that this area of unincorporated South Lakeport is recognized as an area of logical expansion for the City but perhaps the greatest reason is the fact that Lakeport’s municipal sewer district has been providing service to these properties since 1985,” Ingram’s report explains.
He said the Lake County Sanitation District operates the wastewater collection system, but the wastewater is treated at the city's wastewater treatment facility. The city also plans to install a new water main in the annexation area in conjunction with the upcoming South Main Street and Soda Bay Road Rehabilitation Project.
“The water main is necessary to establish a looped system connecting the City's dead-end water mains on South Main Street and Parallel Drive. Establishing a looped system will reduce maintenance requirements and improve water quality in the system,” Ingram said. “The installation of the new water main will also make it possible for properties within the annexation area to choose to connect to the City's system. The extension of water service to the annexation area will also benefit public safety by enabling installation of fire hydrants along South Main Street and Soda Bay Road.”
Ingram’s report explains that, based on a 1997 tax-sharing agreement between the city and county, the city would pay the county $210,000 in sales tax payments over the first six years after annexation takes place.
Also on the agenda is the adoption of a resolution declaring the council’s intent to form an underground utility district along 11th Street and North Main Street.
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