LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council this week will declare October Domestic Violence Awareness Month, hold a public hearing and consider directing staff to create new ad hoc committees.
The meeting will take place via webinar beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6
The agenda can be found here.
To speak on an agenda item, access the meeting remotely here or join by phone by calling toll-free 877-309-2074 or 213-929-4221. The access code is 596-105-550; 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, Oct. 6.
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.
On Tuesday, the council will present a proclamation designating the month of October 2020 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the city of Lakeport.
The council also has a public hearing scheduled for that night to consider an ordinance that will update the Lakeport Municipal Code’s emergency services chapter.
Under council business, City Manager Kevin Ingram will ask the council to direct staff to review council goals and return with recommended ad hoc committees.
He’s also asking that, in the face of ongoing challenges to recruiting members, that the council freeze activities of the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee and the Parks and Recreation Committee.
In other business, Finance Director Nick Walker will present to the council proposed amendments to the fiscal year 2020-21 city budget.
Public Works Director Doug Grider will take to the council a resolution for approval that would authorize the city manager to submit an application for the Prop 68 Per Capita Program and execute any agreements necessary for the use of grant funds.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes of the regular council meeting on Sept. 15; 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; adoption of the resolution accepting construction of the City Hall Remodel Project by Bridges Construction Inc. and authorize the filing of the notice of completion; introduction of the zone change ordinance for the Bridges Construction project (ZC 20-01) and schedule a public hearing for a second reading of the zone change ordinance and adoption of a resolution for a general plan amendment (GPA 20-01) and mitigated negative declaration based on the environmental review/initial study (ER 20-02) on Oct. 20, 2020; introduction of the zone change ordinance for the Cory Poso project (ZC 20-02) and schedule a public hearing for a second reading of the zone change ordinance and adoption of a resolution for a general plan amendment (GPA 20-02) and negative declaration based on the environmental review/initial study (ER 20-03) on Oct. 20, 2020; approval of Application 2020-016, with staff recommendations, for the American Bass Fishing Tournament at Library Park, Oct. 30 to 31, 2020; approval of application 2020-017, with staff recommendations, for the American Bass
Fishing Tournament at Library Park on Oct. 10 to 11, 2020.
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Lakeport City Council to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month, discuss ad hoc committee
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