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Lakeport City Council to discuss marijuana ordinances, select leadership for 2018
The council will meet in closed session at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, to discuss labor negotiations before the public portion of the meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
At the start of the meeting, the Lakeport Main Street Association will present the winners of its annual holiday decoration contest.
That will be followed by public hearings on ordinances relating to personal marijuana, or cannabis, cultivation and commercial marijuana uses.
In other business, the council will adopt the proposed resolution approving the city of Lakeport’s Hazardous Mitigation Grant Program grant application for the creation of a local
hazards mitigation plan and direct staff to submit a notice of intent to Cal OES.
The council also will receive a report on the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, regarding unaudited actuals and provide staff direction on the treatment of any surplus revenues.
City Manager Margaret Silveira will seek the council’s approval to replace City Hall’s email server and to replace an HVAC unit at 916 N. Forbes, formerly the Lakeport Police station, which is a city-owned property.
Also on Tuesday, the council will be asked to adopt a resolution to declare Dec. 27 as a holiday for city employees.
At the end of the meeting, the council will hold its nominations and elections for mayor and mayor pro tem. The terms are for one year.
Items on the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes of the council’s regular meeting on Nov. 21 and special meeting on Dec. 4; warrant registers for Dec. 7; Application 2018-002, with staff recommendations, for the Shakespeare at the Lake production of “As You Like It” on July 28 and 29, 2018; direct the City Clerk to prepare the 2018 Maddy Act appointments list and post at City Hall and the Lakeport Public Library; authorize the city manager to sign Contract Change Orders No. 1 through No. 7 with Granite Construction Co. for the additional work on the Lakeshore Boulevard emergency repair project.
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121917 Lakeport City Council agenda packet by LakeCoNews on Scribd