The council will hold a reception beginning at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St., for City Council Members, Lakeport Police volunteers, and members of the various city committees and commissions before the meeting begins at 6 p.m.
During the meeting Mayor Tim Barnes will present a proclamation declaring April 7 to 13 as National Volunteer Week in the city and will honor Lakeport Police volunteers.
The mayor also will read a proclamation honoring city committee and commission members.
Under council business, Community Development Director Kevin Ingram will present a proposed urgency ordinance adding chapter 17.41 of title 17 of the Lakeport Municipal Code establishing regulations for wireless communication facilities.
Ingram’s report for the meeting explains that the city does not have a specific ordinance regulating wireless telecommunications facilities. “As a result, the City’s ability to regulate the location and aesthetics of these facilities is limited to the extent permitted under federal and state law. Specifically, recent changes in the law by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding fifth generation (5G) networks take effect on April 15, 2019 and purportedly require the City to publish its regulations – including by ordinance – prior to that date for those regulations to be effective.”
To ensure the city meets that new federal deadline, Ingram said staff is recommending the council immediately adopt the urgency ordinance, which requires a four-fifths vote, with staff to follow up with a nonurgency ordinance after the Lakeport Planning Commission has an opportunity to further study the issue and make any recommendations it may have at a future date.
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 March 19 and the
special meeting on March 22; the March 28 warrant register; 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; approval of the the side letter agreement for the City of Lakeport Police Officers Association amending shift differential pay and adding supervisor trainee premium pay; acceptance of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018; and adoption of the proposed resolution to reaffirm the necessity of AB 1600 development impact fees.
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