LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council this week will hear a presentation about proposed use of the Carnegie Library and consider accepting cannabis grant funds for enforcement operations.

The council will meet Tuesday, July 2, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

The agenda can be found here.

If you cannot attend in person, and would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the Zoom meeting remotely at this link or join by phone by calling toll-free 669-900-9128 or 346-248-7799.

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On Tuesday, the council will receive a presentation by the Clear Lake Environmental Resource Center about its proposed use for the Carnegie Library.

The center, also known as CLERC, already has a lab located on the historic first floor. It now wants to move into the recently renovated second floor, a project the city paid to complete. The group said it plans to run public education programs there.

Under business, council members will consider the adoption of a resolution to cause a written report to be prepared and filed with the city clerk regarding delinquent water, sewer and solid waste user charges, fees and penalties for the period of June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024 and setting a public hearing on the written report prior to collection on the tax roll.

The council also will consider Police Chief Brad Rasmussen’s request to adopt a resolution formally authorizing the receipt by the Lakeport Police Department of cannabis grant funding from the California Highway Patrol.

Capt. Dale Stoebe’s report to the council explains that the Lakeport Police Department applied to the California Highway Patrol for funding from its Cannabis Tax Fund Program to conduct enforcement and training to reduce and mitigate the impacts of impaired driving in our
community. As a result, they were granted $75,159.87 to implement work on driving under the influence detection and enforcement activities — specifically, five saturation patrols — and coursework for officers on drug evaluation and classification.

Utilities Director Paul Harris will present the bid from Summit Signal Inc. dba Danny Mihelcic Construction Services for the permanent installation of three generators and ask the council to award a contract to the company in the amount of $101,647.88.

On the consent agenda — items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; minutes of the City Council’s regular meeting on June 18; approval of the continuation of the proclamation declaring a local state of emergency
due to severe weather conditions including heavy rain and extreme wind; adoption of the resolution accepting construction of the Carnegie Library Improvement Project, by Skiles and Associates, Inc. and authorize the filing of the notice of completion; approval of a resolution rescinding Resolution 2925 (2023) and revising the Master Pay Schedule in conformance with California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5; review and filing of the Third Quarter Financial Update.

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