Lakeport City Council holds special meeting to approve paving project contract, delinquent utility collections
- Elizabeth Larson
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council held a special Tuesday evening meeting to handle several items of business.
The brief special meeting was necessary due to the council having canceled its Aug. 1 meeting for National Night Out, which Mayor Stacey Mattina said was a great success.
On the agenda were four items, including a resolution to confirm and approve the utility billing delinquency list and its submission to the Lake County Auditor-Controller’s Office for inclusion on the property tax roll.
The staff report for the meeting had indicated that delinquent water and sewer bills totaling $22,654.01 as of June 30 were outstanding.
However, on Tuesday evening Finance Director Nick Walker said staff had collected another $7,000 of that amount, leaving more than $15,000 remaining.
The council approved the resolution 4-0, with Councilman Kenny Parlet absent from the meeting.
The council also approved the award of the Giselman Street Overlay Project to Team Ghilotti Inc. of Sacramento for $279,305.
Public Works Director Doug Grider said his staff had contacted local paving companies about bidding on the project, but they declined due to being too busy.
With school back in session this week, Grider said detour routes are being set up and the city is working with the schools regarding traffic and bussing issues.
He said there will be only three days of construction, with one day of striping.
Mattina said it’s exciting to get the road project moving along.
Also on Tuesday, Community Development Director Kevin Ingram presented a resolution approving the final parcel map for D & R Lake Properties LLC at 1930 S. Main St. and 10 Queen Ann Way, which is the undeveloped portion of the Victorian Village subdivision.
Property owner and developer Ray Somberg sought the map in order to create three residential parcels and one commercial parcel.
Ingram said the item was a formality, that all of the requirements for the map had been met and Somberg was eager to move forward.
“This has been a tough project to get done because of all of the preapprovals on the project,” said Somberg, who told the council that staff had done a great job.
“Ray has been very patient through this whole project,” said Ingram, noting that it had been a learning process for staff.
The council approved the parcel map 4-0.
A fourth item, the authorization for the replacement of the city’s 8-inch well pump, was postponed until the Aug. 15 council meeting at Grider’s request.
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