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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 18, 2026 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 225 Park Street, Lakeport, California 95453 See Teleconferencing Instructions Below
City Council Agenda of August 18, 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 18, 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 the minutes of the August 4, 2026 regular City Council meeting.
C. Hitch Agreement: Authorize the Mayor to execute the revised Clear Lake Watershed and Chi (Ṣátti) CoManagement Agreement on behalf of the City of Lakeport, superseding and replacing the Clear Lake Watershed and Chi (Ṣátti) Co-Management Agreement previously authorized for signature on July 21, 2026.
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 George Spurr, Trustee of the Lake County Vector Control District.
VI. COUNCIL BUSINESS:
A. Public Works Director
1. Local Road Safety Plan: Approve the resolution adopting the City of Lakeport 2026 Local Road Safety Plan.
B. Finance Director
1. Merchant Cost
Consulting:
Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Merchant Cost Consulting, LLC to review, negotiate, and optimize the City's merchant credit card processing fees.
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2. Credit Card Processing
Fees:
Adopt the resolution establishing a $2.00 service fee for certain utility payments made by credit or debit card, effective October 18, 2026, and authorize staff to implement the fee in accordance with Government Code Section 6159.
C. Community Development
Director
1. CDBG Housing Planning
Grant Closeout:
1. Conduct a public hearing to receive public comments regarding the City's performance under Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Planning Grant No. 22-CDBG-PL-20037;
2. Accept the completed planning policy and procedure documents, including the May 2026 City of Lakeport Housing Conditions Survey; and
3. Authorize staff to complete and submit all required grant closeout documentation to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
4. CDBG-DR Additional
Funds Allocation:
Adopt the Resolution approving and accepting an allocation of $1,978,000 in CDBGDR gap funding for the Parkside Apartments project and authorizing the City Manager to execute a grant agreement with the California Department of Housing and Community Development and any amendments thereto.
D. Police Chief
1. Purchase Patrol Vehicles: 1. Award the purchase of two 2027 Dodge Durango Pursuit Utility All-Wheel Drive patrol vehicles to Thurston Dodge of Ukiah;
2. Award vehicle upfitting to Wicked Sounds;
3. Authorize the procurement of two Motorola Solutions M500 Mobile AudioVideo systems;
4. Authorize the procurement of two L3Harris XL-200M mobile radios;
5. Authorize police vehicle markings from Signs by Randy Hare;
6. Authorize a total project cost not to exceed $198,397.28, inclusive of a 7 percent contingency; and
7. Authorize the Chief of Police to sign the necessary purchase orders and supporting contract documents.
8. Conductive Energy
Equipment:
Authorize the Chief of Police to execute a 60-month purchase agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for thirteen (13) TASER 10 Conducted Energy Weapons and the associated equipment identified in Axon Quote Q-793540-46235SB, in a total amount not to exceed $72,113.46, including estimated sales tax.
E. City Manager
1. Letter of Support -
Opportunity Zones:
Authorize the Mayor to sign the letter supporting the designation of all nine eligible Lake County census tracts as Opportunity Zones and direct staff to submit the letter during the State's Opportunity Zones 2.0 public comment period.
2. Letter of Appreciation -
Lakeport Lights Drone
Show:
Authorize the Mayor, on behalf of the Lakeport City Council, to sign and transmit a letter of appreciation to the Lake County Board of Supervisors for its support and partnership in the 2026 Lakeport Lights Drone Show.
VII. CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS:
A. Travel, Calendar, and
Miscellaneous Reports, if any:
VIII. 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 City Council Agenda of August 18, 2026 Page 4
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