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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 SUSTAINABLITY AGENCY and THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER LAKEPORT
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY)
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 225 Park Street, Lakeport, California 95453 See Teleconferencing Instructions Below
City Council Agenda of March 17, 2026 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, March 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: 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 minutes of the City Council regular meeting of March 3, 2026.
C. Application 2026-013: Approve application 2026-013, with staff recommendations, for a Homeownership Fair.
D. Application 2026-014: Approve application 2026-014, with staff recommendations, for the 2026 Autism Advocacy Spring Fair.
E. Retention Schedule Legal Update: Adopt the proposed resolution adopting a records retention schedule, and authorizing destruction of certain City records and rescinding Resolution No. 2986 (2025).
F. Out of State Travel: Authorize Out-of-State Travel for one (1) utility staff member to attend the 2026 California Rural Water Association (CRWA) Expo in South Lake Tahoe.
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 on the Lakeport Fire Protection District Canine Ops.
C. Proclamation: Proclamation designating March 22-29, 2026 as Government Finance Professionals Week.
VI. PUBLIC HEARING:
City Council Agenda of March 17, 2026 Page 3
VII. COUNCIL BUSINESS:
A. City Manager
1. Letter of Support: Authorize the Mayor to sign the joint letter with the County of Lake and the City of Clearlake to the Governor’s Office advocating for the nomination of eligible Lake County census tracts for Opportunity Zones designation.
B. Utility Director
1. Approval of Fund Transfer
for South Lakeport
Waterline Design – South
Main Street / Soda Bay
Road Corridor:
Adopt the resolution
1. Approving a fund transfer in the amount of $350,000 from available reserves to the current fiscal year budget to fund the design of a domestic water main and associated fire suppression system along the South Main Street / Soda Bay Road corridor; and
2. Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and enter into a design professional services agreement with CONSOR Engineers, not to exceed a maximum amount of $350,000.
VIII. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS:
A. Travel, Calendar, and
Miscellaneous Reports, if any:
CLOSED SESSION: 1. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code § 54957) Title: City Manager
IX. 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