LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lakeport City Council is set to consider candidates to fill a council vacancy and will hold a public hearing to consider approving entitlements for a new apartment and cluster home development when it meets early this week.
The council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The agenda can be found here.
The council chambers will be open to the public for the meeting. Masks are highly encouraged where 6-foot distancing cannot be maintained.
If you cannot attend in person, and would like to speak on an agenda item, you can 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 973 6820 1787, access code is 477973; 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 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
Under council business, the council will consider appointing one of three former council members to fill a vacant seat through the end of the year.
The vacancy came about late last month when Mireya Turner resigned after accepting the job of Lake County Community Development director on a permanent basis.
At the council’s Sept. 6 meeting, it directed staff to reach out to former council members to find one who would be interested in filling Turner’s seat through the certification of the November election, which should be completed by early December.
Administrative Services Director/City Clerk Kelly Buendia said that staff reached out to eight former council members and three expressed interest: Suzanne Lyons, Bob Rumfelt and George Spurr.
Buendia suggested the council may opt to interview the former council members at the meeting before selecting one. She could then administer the oath of office and the new member could be seated immediately.
Also on Tuesday, the council will hold a public hearing to consider the approval of entitlements sought by Waterstone Residential for the Parkside Residential Project at 1310 Craig Ave.
Developer Peter Schellinger is seeking approvals to build 128 new apartment units and 48 cluster homes on the 15-acre site, next to the original Parkside Development near Westside Community Park.
The council approved introducing the zone change ordinance and scheduled this week’s public hearing when it met Sept. 6.
This week, the council will be asked to adopt the proposed resolution making findings to approve a mitigated negative declaration for Parkside Residential’s general plan and zone change, approve the proposed general plan amendment revising realigning the existing residential general plan land use designation boundaries for a portion of the 15.16± acre property to reflect 5.97± acres to high density residential with the findings contained in the draft resolution; and approve the proposed zone change request to realign the existing R-1, low density residential base zoning districts to reflect the high density residential, with the remaining 9.19 acres to continue as R-1, low density residential with a planned development combining district overlay with the findings contained in the draft ordinance.
The council also will be asked to provide staff direction on the selection process for appointments to the city’s various commissions and committees with terms expiring this year and receive an update on the city’s GIS and asset management program from Utilities Superintendent Paul Harris.
On the consent agenda — items usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; minutes of the regular council meeting on Sept. 6; adoption of a resolution authorizing continued remote teleconference meetings of the Lakeport City Council and its legislative bodies pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e); and confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
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