The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
On Tuesday Police Chief Brad Rasmussen will ask the council to receive and file the Illegal Fireworks Police Operation Plan for the 30-day period surrounding July 4 – June 17 through July 16.
City municipal code requires that the Lakeport Police Department present the operation plan to the council.
The plan has to identify areas in the city where illegal fireworks were a problem in the previous year, a detailed explanation of the deployment of fire and law enforcement personnel to deal with those troublesome areas as well as with the balance of the city, a report on the apparatus and personnel who will be on duty for the period of June 17 through July 16, and more particularly, on July 1 through 5, and recommendations on and discussion of what, if any, dedicated illegal fireworks enforcement patrols there should be for that year and all other relevant information and statistics deemed necessary by the City Council.
Rasmussen’s report notes that there are significant increases in the number of visitors to our city during the July 4 holiday and the 30-day period surrounding it.
“In order to provide for proper public safety, the Police Department increases its staffing levels as much as possible in the period surrounding July 4. During the fireworks show on July 4, the Police Department deploys all of our staff as well as mutual aid staff from other law enforcement agencies in Lake County. The police department has developed the 2019 fireworks period operation plan along with public notices regarding the use and discharge of legal fireworks,” his report said.
In other business, the utilities superintendent will ask the council to authorize the city manager to execute the contract with Carbon Activated Corp. to replace the granular activated carbon in two of the four vessels at the surface water plant for an amount not to exceed $54,372.16.
Also on the agenda Tuesday is a presentation of the Business of the Quarter award by the Lakeport Main Street Association and a presentation by Maryanne Petrillo of the West Business Development Center.
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 May 7; the May 14 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 Lakeside Car and Boat Show event application and agreement between the city of Lakeport and Tony Barthel and David Lakotas and require event staff to continue to meet with city staff to ensure that all concerns and requirements are met prior to the event; approval of event application 2019-018, with staff recommendations, for the 2019 Pumpkins in October event; approval of event application 2019-019, with staff recommendations, for the Loki Fest event, and require event organizers to meet with city staff to ensure that all concerns and requirements are met prior to the event; adoption of resolution adopting the city of Lakeport Title VI Plan; and review and filing of the third quarter financial update.
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052119 Lakeport City Council agenda packet by LakeCoNews on Scribd