LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council this week will discuss approving the summertime safe and sane fireworks sales in the city and whether or not to move forward with the July 4 fireworks display.
The meeting will take place via webinar beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19.
To speak on an agenda item, access the meeting remotely here or join by phone by calling 415-930-5229 or toll-free, 877-309-2074. The access code is 620-529-293; the audio pin will be shown after joining the webinar. Those phoning in without using the web link will be in “listen mode” only and will not be able to participate or comment.
Comments can be submitted by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . To give the City Clerk adequate time to print out comments for consideration at the meeting, please submit written comments prior to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19.
Please indicate in the email subject line "for public comment" and list the item number of the agenda item that is the topic of the comment. Comments that read to the council will be subject to the three minute time limitation (approximately 350 words). Written comments that are only to be provided to the council and not read at the meeting will be distributed to the council prior to the meeting.
The council will meet in closed session at 5 p.m. to discuss a case of litigation, public employee appointment regarding the city manager and conference with the labor negotiator before the public portion of the meeting begins at 6 p.m.
On Tuesday, City Manager Margaret Silveira will ask the council to consider approving safe and sane fireworks sales with the approval of the Lake County Public Health Department and city staff, and conditional on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.
She also will ask the council to consider whether it wants to go forward with the July 4 fireworks display and include the $20,500 expense to the 2020/21 budget.
Other agenda items include consideration of the proposed resolution adopting the Eleventh Street Corridor Multimodal Engineered Feasibility Study and a recommendation that the Lake Area Planning Council also adopt the proposed study, and a resolution authorizing the submission, signatory and approval of the 2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant application for housing rehabilitation, micro-enterprise assistance and planning technical assistance programs.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes of the special and regular council meetings on May 5; the May 13 warrant register; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the Mendocino Complex fire; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the February 2019 storms; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the October 2019 public safety power shutoff; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the COVID-19 public health emergency; receipt and filing of the third-quarter financial report; adoption of a resolution calling for and providing for, and giving notice of the general municipal election in Lakeport on Nov. 3 for the purpose of electing three council members to four-year terms; adoption of the resolution accepting construction of the Library Park Sidewalk Replacement Project by Granite Construction Company and authorize the filing of the notice of completion.
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Lakeport City council to discuss fireworks sales for nonprofits, city’s annual display
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