LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council this week will consider support for a new ballot measure, new body cameras for police and a resolution related to crosswalks.
The council will meet Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 5:30 p.m. for a special closed session meeting to discuss labor negotiations with the unrepresented management group before its regular meeting begins 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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At the start of the meeting, the council will present a proclamation designating October 2024 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Lakeport.
The council will then go on to hold a public hearing on the 2024 Community Development
Block Grant Notice of Funding Availability. As part of the hearing, the council will consider adopting the resolution authorizing the city manager to apply for CDBG funding.
Also on the Tuesday agenda, Police Chief Dale Stoebe will take two requests to the council.
The first will be for body camera upgrades. Stoebe is requesting authorization for the city manager to enter into a five-year agreement with Motorola Solutions Inc., for audio-video capture and storage services at a cost of $99,892.37 over five years, with the first-year cost of $29,728.37.
Stoebe also will ask for the council to adopt a resolution in support of Proposition 36, The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act of 2024.
The November ballot measure is meant to make some changes to 2014’s Proposition 47, including increasing the sentences for property crimes based on the amount stolen, mandating treatment for certain felony drug offenses and increasing penalties for trafficking deadly drugs.
“Proposition 36 is NOT about going back to an era of mass incarceration,” Stoebe wrote in his report to the council. “This is about creating a new era of mass treatment for the underlying conditions fueling so many thefts and driving so many people into homelessness.”
Also on Tuesday, Public Works Director Ron Ladd will ask the council to adopt a resolution designating marked crosswalks at various locations throughout the city.
“The City of Lakeport has been reviewing its pedestrian safety infrastructure, specifically focusing on crosswalks. This review was prompted by several upcoming paving projects that include restriping efforts. As part of these paving projects, a number of crosswalks will be repainted to improve visibility and safety,” Ladd wrote in his report to the council.
Ladd said a comprehensive inventory was conducted to assess the condition of existing crosswalks, identify new areas requiring pedestrian crossings and categorize the crosswalks by type. He said the resolution includes the addition of new crosswalks and updates to existing ones.
He said 113 crosswalks have been identified across the city, providing improved pedestrian safety in high-traffic areas and school zones.
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. 17 and the special meeting on Sept. 26; warrants; approval of the continuation of the proclamation declaring a local state of emergency due to severe weather conditions including heavy rain, and extreme wind; approval of application 2024-035, with staff recommendations, for the 2024 Trick or Treat Main Street event; approval of application 2024-036, with staff recommendations, for the 2024 Halloween Parade; adoption of the resolution accepting construction of South Main Street Sidewalk Project, by T&T Paving Inc., dba Valley Paving and authorize the filing of the notice of completion; receipt and filing of the quarterly reports from Quarter 4 of FY 23-24 and Quarter 1 of FY 24-25; adoption of the side letter to amend Article 6 of the current Lakeport Police Officers Association memorandum of understanding add provisions for assignments to SWAT duties.
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Lakeport City Council to discuss ballot measure, body cameras and crosswalks
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