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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, August 4, 2026 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 225 Park Street, Lakeport, California 95453 See Teleconferencing Instructions Below
City Council Agenda of August 4, 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, August 4, 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 July 21, 2026 C. Warrants: Approve the warrant register of July 24, 2026.
D. Application 2026-033: Approve application 2026-033, with staff recommendations, for the Drone Show event.
E. Application 2026-034: Approve application 2026-034, with staff recommendations, for the Snack Shack operations during the Drone Show.
F. Measure Z Advisory Committee
(MZAC):
Receive and file the draft minutes of the July 15, 2026 MZAC meeting.
G. Personnel Rules: Adopt a Resolution adopting revised Personnel Rules.
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 by the Lake County Behavioral Health Department.
VI. PUBLIC HEARING:
A. Delinquent Utilities: Adopt the resolution to confirm and approve the utility billing delinquency list and the associated resolution and direct staff to submit the list to the County AuditorController for inclusion on the property tax roll.
City Council Agenda of August 4, 2026 Page 3
VII. COUNCIL BUSINESS:
A. Utilities Director
1. Cattle Grazing Lease: Authorize the City Manager to execute a Non-Exclusive Revocable License Agreement allowing cattle grazing on acreage utilized for the spray irrigation disposal of wastewater, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the agreement.
B. Community Development Director
1. Comprehensive Fee
Study:
Hold a public hearing and adopt a Resolution accepting the User Fee Study prepared by Wildan Financial Services, establishing a Citywide User Fee Schedule, authorizing annual Consumer Price Index CPI adjustments, authorizing cost recovery agreements for certain development applications, and finding the action exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
2. Housing Element: Approve the Professional Services Agreement for consultant services with De Novo Planning Group, in an amount not to exceed $138,375, for preparation of the City's 7th Cycle Housing Element Update and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
C. Police Chief
1. 4th of July After-Action
Report:
Receive and file the 2026 police after-action report on the Independence Day Fireworks Operations.
VIII. CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS:
A. Travel, Calendar, and
Miscellaneous Reports, if any:
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.
The City of Lakeport, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access, attend and/or participate in the City meeting due to disability, to please contact the City Clerk’s Office, (707) 263-5615, 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting to ensure reasonable accommodations are provided. _____________________________________
Hilary Britton, Deputy City Clerk