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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAKEPORT CITY COUNCIL
(ALSO MEETS AS THE CITY OF LAKEPORT MUNICIPAL SEWER DISTRICT, THE LAKEPORT INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THE MUNICIPAL FINANCING AGENCY OF LAKEPORT, THE LAKEPORT GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY and THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER LAKEPORT
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY)
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 225 Park Street, Lakeport, California 95453 See Teleconferencing Instructions Below
City Council Agenda of August 19, 2025 Page 2
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAKEPORT CITY COUNCIL
(ALSO MEETS AS THE CITY OF LAKEPORT MUNICIPAL SEWER DISTRICT, THE
LAKEPORT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THE MUNICIPAL FINANCING
AGENCY OF LAKEPORT, LAKEPORT GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AUTHORITY and THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER LAKEPORT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY)*
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 225 Park Street, Lakeport, California 95453 *All references to “City Council” include those other agencies which are listed above The City Council may discuss and/or take action on any or all of the items listed on the agenda irrespective of how the agenda items are described. The council may establish and make appointments to a Council committee (made up of two Councilmembers) with respect to any item appearing on this agenda.
I. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL: 6:00 p.m.
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
III. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA/ URGENCY
ITEMS:
Move to accept agenda as posted or move to add or delete items.
To add item, Council is required to make a majority decision that an urgency exists (as defined in the Brown Act) and a 2/3rds determination that the need to take action arose subsequent to the agenda being posted.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA: The following Consent Agenda items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. They will be acted upon by the Council at one time without any discussion. Any Council Member may request that any item be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion under the regular Agenda. Removed items will be considered following the Consent Calendar portion of this agenda.
A. Ordinances: Waive reading except by title, of any ordinances under consideration at this meeting for either introduction or passage per Government Code Section 36934.
B. Minutes: Approve the minutes of the City Council regular meeting of August 5, 2025.
C. Grand Jury Report: Approve and submit the proposed responses to the 2024-2025 Civil Grand Jury Report.
D. Community Development
Department Quarterly Report:
Receive and file the quarterly reports for the third and fourth quarters of FY 24-25.
E. Application 2025-041: Approve application 2025-041, with staff recommendations, for the Dia de los Muertos event.
V. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS/REQUESTS:
A. Public Input: Any person may speak for 3 minutes about any subject within the authority of the City Council, provided that the subject is not already on tonight’s agenda. Per Government Code §54954.3(a), the City Council cannot take action or express a consensus of approval or disapproval on any public comments regarding matters which do not appear on the printed agenda.
B. Presentation: Presentation from the Lakeport Rotary Club.
VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. CDBG-ED Closeout: Hold a public hearing and receive public comments regarding the closeout of the City’s Community Development Block Grant Agreement No. 21-CDBG-ED-10009.
B. Ordinance Amendment: Hold a public hearing and introduce an ordinance amending Sections 9.04.010 and
9.08.110 of the Lakeport Municipal Code related to alcohol possession and consumption in City parklands.
City Council Agenda of August 19, 2025 Page 3
VII. COUNCIL BUSINESS:
A. City Manager
1. PEG Contract
Amendment:
Authorize the City Manager to sign the Third Amendment to the 2019 PEG Agreement extending the term of the agreement through June 30, 2030 and modifying certain reporting deadlines.
B. Police Chief
1. Fireworks After-Action
Report:
Receive and file the 2025 police after-action report on the Independence Day Fireworks Operations.
C. Utilities Director
1. Vehicle Surplus Adopt the proposed resolution declaring certain property surplus and approving its sale or disposal.
VIII. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS:
A. Travel, Calendar, and
Miscellaneous Reports, if any:
IX. CLOSED SESSION: 1. Conference with Legal Counsel; Existing Litigation (Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1)).
The City Council finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the local agency in the litigation. a. In re: Purdue Pharma L.P., et al, Case No. 19-23649, pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York. b. In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, Case No. 1:17-md02804-DAP, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
ADJOURNMENT:
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at 225 Park Street, Lakeport, California, during normal business hours. Such documents are also available on the City of Lakeport’s website, www.cityoflakeport.com, subject to staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
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Hilary Britton, Deputy City Clerk