City Council Minutes of February 17, 2026 Page 2
MINUTES
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, February 17, 2026, 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: Mayor Disney called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with Council Members Disney, Mattina, Parlet and Price present. Council Member Costa was absent.
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Lieutenant Ryan Cooley and Sergeant Shaun Johnson.
III. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA/ URGENCY
ITEMS:
A motion was made by Council Member Mattina, seconded by Council Member Parlet, and unanimously carried by voice vote 4-0-0-1 to accept the agenda as 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 minutes of the City Council regular meeting of February 3, 2026.
C. Application 2026-009: Approve application 2026-009, with staff recommendations, for the 2026 Sutter Health & Wellness Expo.
D. Application 2026-010: Approve application 2026-010, with staff recommendations, for the 2026 Lakeport Camp & Shine car show.
E. Utilities Master Plan: Approve the 2025 Water & Sewer Master Plan Updates as presented for final acceptance.
F. Second Reading: Commercial
Cannabis Ordinance Amendments:
Adopt the proposed Ordinance amending Sections 5.34.020 (“Definitions”) and
5.34.090 (“Commercial Cannabis Performance Standards”) of Chapter 5.34 (“Commercial Cannabis”) of Title 5 (“Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations”) of the Lakeport Municipal Code to allow limited temporary cannabis events at the Lake County Fairgrounds, as presented; and further find that the proposed ordinance is in the public interest, consistent with the Lakeport General Plan, will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare, and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15061(b)(3).
Vote on Consent Agenda: A motion was made by Council Member Parlet, seconded by Council Member Mattina, and unanimously carried by voice vote 4-0-0-1 to approve the Consent Agenda, items A-F.
V. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS/REQUESTS:
A. Public Input: There was no input offered by the public.
B. Presentation: Police Chief Stoebe announced staff promotion of Ryan Cooley from Sergeant to Lieutenant and the promotion of Shaun Johnson from Police Officer to Sergeant. He City Council Minutes of February 17, 2026 Page 3
further shared that Shaun Johnson was selected as Lakeport Police Department Officer of the Year, as nominated by his peers.
VI. PUBLIC HEARING:
A. Annual Public Hearing Review of
Employee Vacancy Rates in
Conformance with AB2561 (GC
§3502.3):
Administrative Services Director Buendia presented the annual AB2561 Report on Employee Vacancy Rates.
Mayor Disney opened the public hearing. With no input from the public, Mayor Disney closed the hearing.
VII. COUNCIL BUSINESS:
A. Administrative Services Director
1. Lakeport Fire Protection
District Board
Appointment:
The staff report was presented by Administrative Services Director Buendia.
Fire Chief Reitz stated that Mr. Szupello was interviewed in the past by the Fire Board.
Joseph Szupello addressed the Council, expressing his desire to serve on the Fire Board.
A motion was made by Council Member Mattina, seconded by Council Member Parlet, and unanimously carried by voice vote 4-0-0-1 to appoint Joseph Szupello to the Lakeport Fire Protection District effective February 17, 2026 and expiring December 31, 2026.
B. Police Chief
1. Annual Crime & Use of
Force Statistics:
The staff report was presented by Police Chief Stoebe.
A motion was made by Council Member Parlet, seconded by Council Member Mattina, and unanimously carried by voice vote 4-0-0-1 to receive and file reports on Police Statistics, Training, and Use of Force Analysis for 2025.
VIII. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS:
A. Travel, Calendar, and
Miscellaneous Reports, if any:
Community Development Director Hejnowicz had no report.
Police Chief Stoebe had no report.
Finance Director Dizon reported that she will be attending the California Society of Municipal Finance Officer’s (CSMFO) annual conference next week.
Utilities Director Harris had no report.
Administrative Services Director Buendia reminded the Council that the annual Form 700’s are due April 1, 2026.
Public Works Director Ladd reported that Public Works and Utilities staff have been preparing for the upcoming storm. He also updated the progress on some on-going projects such as the ADA upgrades at Lange and Giselman, pedestrian improvements at 10th and main, and the equipment upgrades at the Xabatin Snack Shack.
Planning Services Manager Fernandez had no report.
Assistant City Attorney Anderson had no report.
City Manager Ingram attended the City Manager’s conference last week, and a big topic of discussion there was the erosion of civility in municipal interactions.
Council Member Costa was absent.
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Council Member Parlet commented that the relative civility of the City’s Council meetings is a tribute to the culture that has been established among the Lakeport City Council Members.
Council Member Price had no report.
Mayor Pro Tem Mattina reported that she had been elected Chair of the Lake Area Planning Council (APC) at their meeting last week. The Lake County Transit Authority (LTA) also met and she reported that Transportation Concepts, which took over the transit contract, have settled in and have been doing well in hiring bus drivers.
Mayor Disney met with the Clear Lake High School Student Council to discuss municipal government. He also attended the Lake County Chamber of Commerce’s first Young Professionals Network meeting.
IX. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Disney adjourned the meeting at 7:14 p.m. _______________________________________
Brandon Disney, Mayor
Attest:
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Kelly Buendia, City Clerk