LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake Local Agency Formation Commission will meet Wednesday to discuss the process for handling protests against the city of Lakeport’s proposal to annex the South Main Street corridor.
The commission, or LAFCo, will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall.
The meeting also will be available via Zoom. The meeting ID is 826 1600 1952, pass code is 195287. Dial by location: +1 669 900 6833. One tap mobile: +16699006833,,82616001952#,,,,*195287#.
The city of Lakeport is seeking to annex 137 acres, made up of 50 parcels, in the area south of the existing Lakeport city limits, adjacent to South Main Street and Soda Bay Road and east of Highway 29.
LAFCo on Wednesday will consider a resolution containing the results of the South Lakeport
Annexation protest proceeding and requesting the city of Lakeport conduct an election.
The protest proceeding, held on May 6, yielded protests from the owners of 16 of the 50 parcels in the annexation area.
LAFCo Executive Officer John Benoit told Lake County News that it was determined that the protests totaled 36% of the annexation area’s assessed value, which is approximately $26,661,753.
Benoit said the protests only needed to total 25% of the value to go to an election.
At Tuesday night’s Lakeport City Council meeting, City Manager Kevin Ingram said that the protest process will result in staff coming back to the council meeting in June to look at options for moving forward.
Also on Wednesday, commissioners will hold a public hearing on the 2022-23 Lake LAFCo budget, and consider a resolution authorizing an increase in meeting stipends for LAFCO commissioners and contract amendments for staff and counsel.
Commissioners are Stan Archacki, Stacey Mattina, Ed Robey, Bruno Sabatier, Jim Scholz, Moke Simon and Dirk Slooten, and alternates Victoria Brandon, Suzanne Lyons, Tina Scott and Russ Perdock.
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Lake LAFCo to discuss Lakeport annexation May 18
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