LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council this week will discuss forming a working group to make recommendations on the use of city-owned property, give direction to a voting delegate to a state conference and consider an administrative policy relating to the employee wellness program.

The council will meet Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

The agenda can be found here.

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On Tuesday, the Lake County Public Health Department will give a presentation on the tobacco retail license ordinance.

The Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee also will update the council on its Business Walk Program.

Under council business, City Manager Kevin Ingram will present a resolution establishing an ad hoc advisory working group to provide recommendations on city owned lands and delegate appointment authority to the mayor.

“The City of Lakeport owns several properties throughout the City that are currently utilized through various agreements with multiple community partners. These properties are key assets, and their use plays an essential role in the vitality of the community. In recent months, the City has received multiple requests from community partners regarding the potential use and enhancement of some of these sites,” Ingram said in his report.

“The aim of this working group would be to provide a more strategic approach to maximizing the community benefits of City-owned lands,” Ingram continued. “The Working Group will focus on reviewing proposed uses and leases and provide recommendations that align with the City’s broader goals for economic development, community well-being, and public space optimization. The group will meet as needed to review proposals and make recommendations to the full Council. It will not have the authority to make final decisions regarding the use of City property or lease agreements. Instead, the Committee will provide valuable insight to inform decisions by the full City Council, ensuring transparency, public engagement, and strategic use of City assets.”

Ingram said the “most pressing projects” that the working group’s input would benefit include the revised lease for the Carnegie Library with the Clear Lake Environmental Research Center for the establishment of an educational resource center; collaboration with Westside Community Park and local equestrian enthusiasts for a potential lease agreement for the use of portions of the 500-acre City of Lakeport Municipal Sewer District property along Highway 175; and development of a new waterfront hotel on the Dutch Harbor property at 910 N. Main St.

Also on Tuesday, the council will consider a resolution to direct the city’s voting delegate to the League of California Cities Annual Conference to take specific voting action on Resolution No. 1.

That resolution calls for the state Legislature and the governor to to adopt the following policy: “The California State Legislature shall not enact, and the Governor shall not sign into law, any law or regulation that applies solely to elected officials of California cities and counties, unless such law or regulation also applies equally to members of the California State Assembly and Senate. This prohibition shall not apply to laws or regulations affecting the inherent powers of the legislative branch under the California Constitution.”

In other business, Administrative Services Director Kelly Buendia also will ask the council to approve a resolution adopting the administrative policy for the employee wellness program.

On the consent agenda — items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; minutes of the City Council’s regular meeting on Sept. 3; approval of application 2024-032, with staff recommendations, for the 2024 Harvest Festival; approval of application 2024-033, with staff recommendations, for the 2024 CLHS Homecoming Parade; approval of application 2024-034, with staff recommendations, for the reserved polling place parking on Forbes Street from Oct. 28 to Nov. 6; and adoption of the resolution accepting construction of the HSIP Sign Repair and Replacement Project, by Square Signs LLC, dba Front Signs, and authorize the filing of the notice of completion.

The council also will hold a closed session to discuss labor negotiations with the Lakeport Police Officers Association and with unrepresented management.

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