LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lakeport City Council and Board of Supervisors will meet jointly on Tuesday evening to discuss a proposed tax sharing agreement that, if approved, would move the city closer to its goal of annexing the South Main Street area.
The meeting will take place both virtually and in person beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11.
The agenda can be found here.
Access the Zoom meeting remotely at this link or join by phone by calling toll-free 669-900-9128 or 346-248-7799.
The webinar ID is 870 8745 5679, access code is 122127; the audio pin will be shown after joining the webinar. Those phoning in without using the web link will be in “listen mode” only and will not be able to participate or comment.
Comments can be submitted by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To give the city clerk adequate time to print out comments for consideration at the meeting, please submit written comments before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11.
The council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St., will be open to the public for the meeting. In accordance with updated guidelines from the state of California and revised Cal OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards, persons who are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19 are required to wear a face covering at this meeting.
The Board of Supervisors is set to discuss on Tuesday if the board chambers will be closed due to Omicron.
On Tuesday evening the council and board will discuss the tax sharing agreement, which would be a step in moving toward the city’s annexation of the 137-acre area adjacent to South Main Street and Soda Bay Road.
The agreement requires the city and county to share property tax and sales tax revenue over a period to run from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2040.
From July 2022 to June 2029, the county will receive 80% of sales tax from the area — reported to be the most lucrative commercial corridor in the unincorporated county — and the city will receive 20%.
From July 2029 to June 2039, the county will receive 50% plus 50% of the cumulative growth since the final year of the first period.
There are different scenarios for how much the county would receive in the agreement’s final year, but it would range from an estimated $451,440 to $614,230.
After the agreement’s third phase, it requires that Bradley-Burns sales tax revenues to the county remain equal to the amount received for the final year of the second phase. It also provides protections for both the county and city if significant declines in sales tax revenue occur.
As for property tax, the county will receive 65.3% and the city 34.7% during the agreement.
The staff report for the meeting noted, “Residents and businesses can expect improved fire protection, access to public water, emergency resiliency through installation of fire hydrants and municipal law enforcement.”
As part of the agreement, the city and council would coordinate and manage the South Main Street/Soda Bay Road Corridor project and agree “to negotiate in good faith a long-term solution that is both financially feasible and effective for residents and businesses in the entire
service area for the management of wastewater utilities.”
The agreement’s acceptance doesn’t finalize the annexation process. There are still more steps, including approval by the Lake Local Area Formation Commission and the opportunity for property owners and voters to oppose the annexation.
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