LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council this week will discuss a proposed resolution to offer help to Valley fire victims seeking temporary housing in the city, and will hold public hearings on minor changes to city ordinances.
The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Council, 225 Park St.
The meeting will begin with the presentation of a proclamation designating October 2015 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month; an update on the Clear Lake Cyanotoxin Monitoring Program; the latest from Rebecca Southwick on the Lake Leadership Summit, to be held Friday, Oct. 9, at Marymount California University in Lucerne; and a donation for the annual fireworks show from the Lake County Chamber of Commerce.
Community Development Director Kevin Ingram will take to the council a proposed resolution to help Valley fire victims seeking temporary housing in the city.
“In an effort to reduce the imposition of additional hardships upon displaced victims of the Valley Fire, City staff is recommending the temporary relaxing of certain regulations and fees required by the Lakeport Municipal Code,” Ingram wrote in his staff report for the meeting.
Specifically, Ingram said the resolution would waive the maximum 30-day stay allowance for transient housing at local hotels and other similar establishments, and also would waive initial service and deposit fees associated with new sewer and water connections for fire victims seeking temporary rental housing within the city limits.
He said the proposed resolution is valid for 90 days but may be extended further by a majority vote of the council.
The council also will conduct three separate public hearings for the purpose of making minor amendments and revisions to existing ordinances relating to establishing a review process for small residential rooftop solar energy systems, imposing additional licensing fees on fortunetellers and allowing for the issuance of special parking permits for residential units in the central business district that don't have access to on-site parking.
In other business, the council will conduct a public hearing and adopt the proposed ordinance forming the Lakeport Industrial Development Authority, which is part of the process to meet requirements for US Department of Agriculture funding for the new Lakeport Police headquarters on Main Street.
Staff also is asking the council to confirm the current council signatories for city warrants and checks and adopt the proposed resolution adding the Lakeport Police chief as a signatory.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes of the regular Lakeport City Council meeting of Sept. 15; warrant register from Sept. 3; approval of Application No. 2015-022 with staff recommendations for the 2015 Clear Lake High School Homecoming Parade on Oct. 9; and review and adopt a revised conflict of interest policy for the city of Lakeport.
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