Agenda packet — Lakeport City Council, September 15, 2026 (part 1 of 2)

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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, September 15, 2026 6:00 p.m.

City Council Chambers, 225 Park Street, Lakeport, California 95453 See Teleconferencing Instructions Below
City Council Agenda of September 15, 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, September 15, 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 September 1, 2026 regular City Council meeting.

C. Application 2026-039: Approve application 2026-039, with staff recommendations, for the National Night Out event.

D. Application 2026-040: Approve application 2026-040, with staff recommendations, for the Walnut Harvest Dinner.

E. Meeting Cancellation: Authorize the cancellation of the regular meeting scheduled for October 6, 2026, for National Night Out.

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 Regional Housing Trust Fund.

VI. COUNCIL BUSINESS:

A. City Manager

1. South Lakeport Water
Resiliency & Fire
Suppression Annexation
Project:

Receive and file the South Lakeport Water Resiliency and Fire Suppression Annexation project update and direct staff to continue completing the application documents, coordinating the required City and County agreements and approvals, and preparing the Resolution of Application for future City Council consideration.

City Council Agenda of September 15, 2026 Page 3
B. Community Development Director

1. Bevins Street
Apartments:

Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lakeport authorizing the acceptance of a multifamily housing program award for the Bevins Street Senior Apartments project and authorizing the execution of standard agreements and related documents.

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 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
City Council Minutes of September 1, 2026 Page 2

MINUTES

REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAKEPORT CITY COUNCIL
(ALSO MEETS AS THE CITY OF LAKEPORT MUNICIPAL SEWER DISTRICT, THE LAKEPORT INDUSTRIAL

I. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL: Mayor Disney called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with Council Members Costa, Parlet, Mattina and Price present.

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Disney.

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 5-0-0-0 to accept agenda as posted.

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 18, 2026 regular City Council meeting.

C. Application 2026-037: Approve application 2026-037, with staff recommendations, for reserved parking for voters on Forbes Street during the voting period for the November 3, 2026 election.

D. Application 2026-038: Approve application 2026-038, with staff recommendations, for the Rotary Torch Relay for Polio event and fundraiser in Xabatin Park.

Vote on Consent Agenda: A motion was made by Council Member Parlet, seconded by Council Member Costa, and unanimously carried by voice vote 5-0-0-0 to approve the Consent Agenda, items A-D.

V. PUBLIC
PRESENTATIONS/REQUESTS:

A. Public Input: There was no input offered by the public.

VI. COUNCIL BUSINESS:

A. City Manager

1. CalCities Annual
Conference Resolution:

The staff report was presented by City Manager Ingram.

Nils Nehrenheim, Board President of Our Neighborhoods Voices Educational Corporation, urged the City Council to vote yes on the Resolution.

Council direction was provided to the voting delegates.

City Council Minutes of September 1, 2026 Page 3
A motion was made by Council Member Mattina, seconded by Council Member Parlet, and unanimously carried by voice vote 5-0-0-0 to direct the City's designated voting delegate to either support or oppose Resolution No. 1, if forwarded to the Cal Cities General Assembly substantially in its current form, and to exercise reasonable discretion consistent with Council's direction regarding any amendments considered during the General Assembly.

VII. CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS:

A. Travel, Calendar, and
Miscellaneous Reports, if any:

Community Development Director Hejnowicz offered no report.

Police Chief Stoebe offered no report.

Utilities Director Harris offered no report.

Finance Director Dizon offered no report.

Administrative Services Director Buendia offered no report.

Public Works Director Ladd offered no report.

Planning Services Manager Fernandez was absent.

Deputy City Clerk Britton offered no report.

City Attorney Anderson offered no report.

City Manager Ingram advised that the Lake County Fair Blue Ribbon Dinner will be held Friday night.

Council Member Costa offered no report.

Council Member Parlet reported that he will be featured on the dunk tank at the Rotary event after the Blue Ribbon Dinner on Friday night.

Council Member Price offered no report.

Council Member Mattina reported that the Lakeport Community Council, in conjunction with the LMSA, Kiwanis and Discover Lakeport, are planning a Walnut Harvest Dinner under the Gazebo at Xabatin Park on Friday, October 9, 2026.

Mayor Disney reported on the recent Lake County Recreation Agency meeting, highlighting the County’s new recreation coordinator and opportunities to expand recreation efforts in Lakeport. He also recognized Jen Baker for her work with the Clean Water Program and her efforts to clarify and manage the program’s complex state requirements.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Disney adjourned the meeting at 6:55 p.m. _____________________________________
Brandon Disney, Mayor
Attest:
___________________________________
Kelly Buendia, City Clerk

CITY OF LAKEPORT
225 Park Street Please Note: Phone: (707) 263-5615, Ext. 102 Lakeport, CA 95453 Bounce Houses and Waterslides are prohibited Fax: (707) 263-8584

APPLICATION FOR USE OF PUBLIC AREAS
Please note: City Council meetings are held the FIRST and THIRD TUESDAY of the month. Application forms require City Council approval and must be completed and submitted to the City Clerk at least one month prior to the Council meeting at which they will be considered.

This section to be completed by City:

Application Received (Date): Application No.
$15.00 Application Fee Paid For Council Meeting of (Date):

This section to be completed by Applicant (please answer all questions with as much detail as possible):

Applicant Name: Organization Name:

Address: Address:

Home Phone: Work Phone: Mobile Phone:

Email Address: Website/Facebook Page:

Other Contact: Phone for Other Contact:

Organization is: Nonprofit Organization For Profit Organization Name of Event:

Description of Event:

Public Area of Use: ☐ Main Street ☐ Library Park ☐ Silveira Community Center Parking Lot ☐ Xabatin Community Park Specific Location of Event (Map Must be Attached):

Does this use involve public right of way, streets, or sidewalk? Yes No If yes, please indicate specific location:

If requesting closure of streets, sidewalk, etc., please describe notification procedure for affected businesses and/or residences:

Date(s) of Event: Total Number of Days: Set Up Time:

Time of Event:

Tear Down Time:

Specify anticipated number of people (both participants and the public):

Will any vendors be present? Yes No Will any food booths be present? Yes No Requirements:

Electricity (cannot be guaranteed by City)
Barricades
Street/Sidewalk Closures
No irrigation in park prior to event
Other (please specify):

Coordination of these requirements must be made through the Public Works Department: (707) 263-0751
Specific City Staff Needs:

Police
Public Works
Parks
Other (please specify):

The City reserves the right to bill applicant for related City costs.

INSURANCE CERTIFICATE REQUIRED
Note: The insurance certificate provided to the City by your organization’s insurance company must name the City of Lakeport as an additional insured for the event specified in this application and must include a copy of any endorsements, including Waiver of Subrogation.

The insurance provided to the City as an additional insured shall be primary to, and non-contributory with any insurance or self-insurance program maintained by the City. The minimum coverage amount required is $2,000,000. The certificate and endorsements must also be in a form acceptable to risk management and available for review 15 working days prior to the scheduled event.

USE OF ALCOHOL: Is a permit for alcoholic beverages requested? Yes No If you have checked yes, you must obtain a signed permit from the Lakeport Police Department and attach it to this application. This will allow for consumption of alcoholic beverages in connection with the event but will NOT allow for the SALE of alcoholic beverages. If alcoholic beverages are going to be sold or included with the price of any ticket or admission to the event, then the applicant is required to obtain a one-day license from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. This one-day permit would be required in addition to a permit by the Lakeport Police Department.

HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT
In consideration of allowing the event(s) specified in this application, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, I/we agree to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Lakeport and its agents and “employees” from and against any injury, damage, claims, actions or suits arising out of the herein described Event, including those caused by negligence of the parties being indemnified and/or any dangerous condition of property of the parties being indemnified, and further agrees to defend and indemnify the City of Lakeport from and against any injury, damage, claims, actions or suits arising out of or connected with the foregoing event(s).

COVID-19 WAIVER
I, the undersigned, acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that myself and others attending my event may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19. I agree to having all attendees follow CDC and Lake County Department of Public Health recommendations for enhanced health and safety measures related to COVID-19 and follow all posted instructions while using City facilities; including requirements for social distancing, wearing of face coverings, participant grouping, types of activities allowed, and potential limits on event size.
________________________________________________ Dated:

Signature of Applicant
Responsible Official of Applicant Organization

STAFF RESPONSE
This section to be completed by City and Other Affected Agencies:

Staff Name: Department:

No Fiscal Impact Fiscal Impact
(Describe/Include Estimated Costs)
Police
Public Works
Parks
Other (please specify):

The following will be Required:

Business License Health Department Permit
ABC License Other (Specify):

Staff Comments:

This section to be completed by City Clerk following Council meeting:

Considered at Council Meeting (Date): Application Approved Application Denied
Application Approved With Conditions (See Below)
Conditions of Approval:

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09/09/2026 2026-040
09/15/2026

Meeting Date: 09/15/2026 Page 1 Agenda Item # IV.E.

CITY OF LAKEPORT
City Council
Lakeport Redevelopment Agency
City of Lakeport Municipal Sewer District
Lakeport Industrial Development Authority
Municipal Financing Agency of Lakeport

STAFF REPORT
RE: Cancel Meeting of October 6, 2026, for National Night Out
MEETING DATE: 09/15/2026
SUBMITTED BY: Kevin M. Ingram, City Manager
PURPOSE OF REPORT: Information only Discussion Action Item WHAT IS BEING ASKED OF THE CITY COUNCIL/AGENCY/BOARD:

The City Council is being asked to approve the cancellation of the regular meeting scheduled for October 6, 2026, for National Night Out.

BACKGROUND:

The Council meets regularly on the first and third Tuesday of each month.

DISCUSSION:

On occasion, the City Council will take a holiday from its regular meeting when that meeting falls on or near a holiday, or when there are other civic events scheduled that conflict with the regular meetings.

The annual Fall National Night Out occurs on the first Tuesday of October of each year. Currently there are no urgent pending agenda items for this meeting. Should an urgent item arise, a special meeting could be called the week prior or after these dates.

OPTIONS:

Authorize cancellation of the October 6, 2026, meeting or do not authorize the cancellation.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None $ Account Number: Comments:

Meeting Date: 09/15/2026 Page 2 Agenda Item # IV.E.

COUNCIL PRIORITIES:
☒ Priority #1: Public Safety & Crisis Response
☒ Priority #2: Disaster Resiliency
☐ Priority #3: Good Governance & Fiscal Stability
☐ Priority #4: Capital Infrastructure Improvement
☒ Priority #5: Safe, Sustainable & Attractive Neighborhoods ☐ Priority #6: Economic Development
SUGGESTED MOTIONS:

Move to authorize the cancellation of the regular meeting scheduled for October 6, 2026, for National Night Out.

Attachments:

Meeting Date: 09/15/2026 Page 1 Agenda Item #VI.A.1.

CITY OF LAKEPORT
City Council
City of Lakeport Municipal Sewer District
Lakeport Redevelopment Successor Agency
Lakeport Industrial Development Agency
Municipal Financing Agency of Lakeport

STAFF REPORT
RE: South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project
MEETING DATE: 09/15/2026
SUBMITTED BY: Kevin M. Ingram, City Manager
PURPOSE OF REPORT: Information only Discussion Action Item WHAT IS BEING ASKED OF THE CITY COUNCIL/BOARD:

Receive a comprehensive update on preparation of the renewed South Lakeport Water Resiliency and Fire Suppression Annexation application, including the work completed to date, the remaining City and County actions, and the anticipated Lake Local Agency Formation Commission review process. The report also provides a coordinated overview of the County South Main Street and Soda Bay Road Corridor Improvement Project and the associated South Lakeport Regional Water Resiliency and Fire Protection Project, which together provide the principal infrastructure context for the renewed annexation effort.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:

The South Lakeport area lies immediately south of the existing City limits along South Main Street, Soda Bay Road, and State Route 29. The area has long been identified within the City of Lakeport Sphere of Influence as a logical location for future urban services. It contains an important concentration of commercial, industrial, service, and limited residential uses that support residents throughout Lake County. The City already treats wastewater generated within the area through a longstanding arrangement with the County, while domestic water continues to be supplied primarily through private wells and small regulated water systems.

The City filed a prior annexation application in 2019 covering approximately 137 acres and 50 parcels. The City and County subsequently approved a tax-sharing agreement, Lake LAFCo approved the annexation proposal, and Measure P was placed before voters in November 2022. Measure P was not approved. Since that time, the City and County have continued to discuss the long-term service and infrastructure needs of South Lakeport. The renewed effort is not a resubmittal of the former proposal. The current area has been refined to approximately 65 acres and 27 parcels and focuses on the properties most directly connected to the regional roadway and water infrastructure effort.

PURPOSE AND REGIONAL IMPORTANCE OF THE ANNEXATION
Annexations are intended to support the logical and orderly extension of public services to areas planned for urban development. The renewed South Lakeport annexation would establish the long-term governmental and service framework needed to coordinate municipal services with two major infrastructure investments: the County’s South Main Street and Soda Bay Road Corridor Improvement Project and the City’s South Lakeport Regional Water Resiliency and Fire Protection Project.

Together, these efforts create an opportunity to improve water reliability, strengthen fire protection, modernize a major regional roadway, and support the continued economic vitality of the South Lakeport corridor. The principal purposes and benefits of the coordinated effort include:

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• A Coordinated Regional Infrastructure Opportunity. The County is advancing a major reconstruction of South Main Street and Soda Bay Road. Coordinating the roadway and waterline projects will allow the water main, service laterals, fire hydrants, and other underground improvements to be installed as part of one integrated construction program. This approach will reduce duplicative excavation, limit disruption to businesses and motorists, and maximize the long-term value of the public investment in the corridor.
• Reliable Domestic Water Options. Properties within the annexation area currently rely on private wells and small regulated water systems. These systems can present continuing challenges related to aging infrastructure, limited capacity, water quality, regulatory compliance, and operating costs. Annexation, together with construction of the waterline, would provide property owners with the option of connecting to a reliable municipal water supply. Property owners would not be required to connect solely because their property is annexed.
• Enhanced Fire Protection and Public Safety. Portions of the corridor have been classified within High and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The proposed water improvements include a network of fire hydrants that will improve water availability and fire-suppression capability for the area’s commercial, industrial, fuel, solid-waste, and other public-serving uses. Although the hydrants may be constructed independently of annexation, annexation is necessary to establish domestic municipal water service for individual properties along the corridor.
• Alignment of Existing and Future Municipal Services. The City already provides wastewater treatment for the South Lakeport area through its agreement with the Lake County Sanitation District. Annexation would bring properties already dependent on City wastewater infrastructure into the City’s jurisdiction and provide a coordinated structure for water, wastewater, streets, storm drainage, planning, building, code enforcement, police, and other municipal services. Fire protection and emergency medical services would continue to be provided by the Lakeport Fire Protection District. • Support for a Major Regional Economic Corridor. South Lakeport is an important commercial and industrial center serving the City and the broader Lake County region. Reliable water, modern fire protection, coordinated municipal services, and a comprehensively improved roadway will protect existing businesses and employment while supporting reinvestment, business retention, and appropriate future development.

The roadway, waterline, and annexation each require separate approvals, but their timing and long-term purposes are closely connected. Advancing them in a coordinated manner positions the City, County, businesses, and property owners to deliver lasting public-safety, infrastructure, service, and economic benefits for the South Lakeport corridor.

CURRENT ANNEXATION APPLICATION STATUS
During 2026, staff have advanced the major technical, fiscal, environmental, and interagency components necessary to assemble a renewed application. The work has involved the City Manager’s Office, Community Development, Utilities, Public Works, Finance, the City Attorney, County departments, Lake LAFCo staff, affected businesses and property owners, and the City Council Annexation Ad Hoc Committee. • Revised Boundary and Mapping - The proposed annexation area has been reduced and refined from the prior effort. Survey and mapping work has progressed to establish the proposed boundary, affected parcels, and public rights-of-way. Staff are completing the legal description and map package required for the formal LAFCo submittal and subsequent State Board of Equalization filing. • Updated Fiscal Analysis and Tax-Sharing Agreement - The City retained Municipal Resource Group, LLC, with Bill Zenoni serving as the affiliated consultant, to update the prior fiscal analysis. A draft dated August 30, 2026, has been completed. The update evaluates current service costs, sales and propertytax information, and the revised 27-parcel area. The City’s intention is to work with the County to renew the 2022 tax-sharing agreement, with any necessary adjustments to reflect the revised boundary and updated fiscal information. City and County review of the fiscal analysis will occur before the agreement and related property-tax exchange resolutions are presented to the City Council and Board of Supervisors for formal consideration.

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• Plan for Services - City departments have reviewed the prior Plan for Services and are updating it to reflect the revised boundary, current departmental capacity, the new waterline design, roadway responsibilities, wastewater arrangements, and the timing of service transitions. The plan will explain how police, fire and emergency medical response, water, wastewater, storm drainage, streets, planning, building, code enforcement, and solid-waste services would be provided following annexation. Fire and emergency medical services would continue to be provided by the Lakeport Fire Protection District. • Environmental Review - The environmental review prepared for the prior annexation has been evaluated against the revised project. The updated environmental documentation is now ready for circulation and will be made available for agency and public review and comment for a 45-day period.

Staff will review and respond to comments and address any additional requirements before the City Council considers taking final action on the annexation application package. • Private Water System and Utility Coordination - Initial outreach has focused on properties within the proposed annexation area that currently operate private wells or small regulated water systems. Staff and the project engineers are working to better understand the location and configuration of existing wells, private water lines, service connections, and other underground utilities. This information will help coordinate the proposed municipal waterline and service laterals with existing infrastructure and the County’s roadway plans. More comprehensive outreach to property owners, businesses, and private water-system operators will begin as the application package nears completion and is prepared for formal consideration by the City Council and Lake LAFCo.

REMAINING STEPS BEFORE FORMAL LAFCO REVIEW
The renewed annexation application is nearing completion, with most of its major technical, fiscal, environmental, and service-planning components already underway or substantially prepared. The remaining work primarily involves finalizing these materials, completing interagency review, and assembling the individual documents into a complete application package for formal consideration.

Survey and mapping work has progressed sufficiently to establish the proposed boundary, affected parcels, and public rights-of-way. Staff and the City’s consultants are completing the corresponding legal description, annexation map, and supporting parcel information. At the same time, City departments are finalizing updates to the Plan for Services to reflect the revised boundary, current service responsibilities, the proposed waterline, roadway improvements, and the anticipated transition of municipal services following annexation.

The draft 2026 fiscal analysis has also been substantially completed and will serve as the basis for discussions with the County regarding renewal of the 2022 tax-sharing agreement. Staff anticipate bringing the renewed agreement and the required property-tax exchange resolutions to the City Council and Lake County Board of Supervisors for consideration in October 2026. Completing these coordinated actions will satisfy an important prerequisite for Lake LAFCo to accept and formally process the annexation application.

The updated environmental documentation is ready for circulation and will be made available for agency and public review and comment for a 45-day period. Staff will review and respond to comments and incorporate any necessary revisions into the final environmental record.

As these parallel efforts are completed, staff will assemble the final LAFCo application package, including the Statement of Justification, Plan for Services, boundary map and legal description, fiscal analysis, environmental documentation, property-tax exchange resolutions, filing materials, and other required supporting documents.

Staff’s current objective is to return to the City Council for consideration of the Resolution of Application and finalize the application package for formal submittal to Lake LAFCo in November 2026.

COORDINATED ROADWAY AND WATERLINE PROJECT UPDATE
The renewed annexation effort is closely tied to the schedules of the County’s South Main Street and Soda Bay Road Corridor Improvement Project and the City’s South Lakeport waterline project. The County’s construction schedule establishes the timeframe within which the waterline, service laterals, fire hydrants, electrical undergrounding, and related improvements must be coordinated. Advancing the annexation on a parallel Meeting Date: 09/15/2026 Page 4 Agenda Item #VI.A.1.
schedule will provide the long-term governmental and service framework necessary for properties within the corridor to connect to municipal water once the infrastructure is available. Coordinating all three efforts now will allow the region to deliver the roadway, water, and fire-protection improvements as an integrated program.

The County Department of Public Works continues to advance the South Main Street and Soda Bay Road Corridor Improvement Project. Right-of-way work has been substantially completed, and more than $10 million in regional transportation funding has been allocated to the project. The County is working to advertise the project for bids by the end of September 2026, with the goal of having a contractor in place for the coordinated roadway, waterline, and electrical-undergrounding work by the end of the calendar year.

Maintaining this schedule is necessary to preserve the State transportation funding and PG&E Rule 20A undergrounding funds committed to the project. These are critical funding sources without which the full corridor project could not be completed. The need to retain this funding further underscores the importance of advancing the annexation, waterline, and roadway work on coordinated timelines.

The roadway schedule creates a defined construction window for the waterline project. Installing the water main, hydrants, service connections, and other underground facilities before final paving will reduce duplicative excavation, avoid future disruption to businesses and motorists, and maximize the value of the public The City and County continue to work cooperatively to identify and secure the resources necessary to support construction of these important regional infrastructure projects. Some federal Community Project Funding has been secured, and staff continue to pursue additional assistance from elected representatives and appropriate State and federal agencies, including potential grant and financing opportunities through USDA Rural Development. The City is also coordinating with the County regarding the potential application of funds previously set aside for South Main water improvements toward the waterline project. Together, these efforts are intended to develop a practical funding strategy that aligns annexation approvals and waterline construction with the County’s roadway schedule. Any future construction funding commitments will be presented separately to the City Council for consideration.

CONCLUSION
The renewed South Lakeport annexation is approaching a significant transition from application preparation to formal consideration by the City, County, and Lake LAFCo. The work completed during 2026 has substantially advanced the boundary, fiscal, service, environmental, and infrastructure components needed to move the proposal forward.

The annexation is also progressing at an important moment for the South Main Street and Soda Bay Road corridor. Coordinating the annexation with the County roadway project and the City waterline project provides an opportunity to align public infrastructure, municipal services, and long-term governance within this major regional economic corridor.

Bringing these three complex efforts together will require continued attention, timely decisions, and close coordination among the participating agencies. Questions related to funding, construction sequencing, utility locations, service responsibilities, and approval schedules will need to be addressed as the projects advance.

While these challenges are expected with projects of this scale, the progress already made and the cooperative relationship among the City, County, Lake LAFCo, property owners, businesses, and regional funding partners provide a strong foundation for resolving them.

Maintaining momentum and active coordination will position these projects to provide lasting improvements in water reliability, fire protection, public safety, infrastructure resiliency, and economic opportunity for the South Lakeport corridor and the broader region.

OPTIONS:

1. Receive and file the South Lakeport Water Resiliency and Fire Suppression Annexation project update and provide direction to staff regarding completion of the application and interagency approval process.

2. Provide alternative direction to staff.

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FISCAL IMPACT:

None $ Budgeted Item? Yes No
Budget Adjustment Needed? Yes No If yes, amount of appropriation increase: $ Affected fund(s): General Fund Water OM Fund Sewer OM Fund Other:

Comments: There is no direct fiscal impact associated with receiving this update. Consultant, engineering, and application preparation costs have previously been authorized or are being managed within existing appropriations. Future agreements, application actions, funding commitments, and construction decisions will be presented separately to the City Council with project-specific fiscal information.

COUNCIL PRIORITIES:
☒ Priority #1: Public Safety & Crisis Response
☒ Priority #2: Disaster Resiliency
☒ Priority #3: Good Governance & Fiscal Stability
☒ Priority #4: Capital Infrastructure Improvement
☒ Priority #5: Safe, Sustainable & Attractive Neighborhoods ☒ Priority #6: Economic Development
SUGGESTED MOTIONS:

Move to receive and file the South Lakeport Water Resiliency and Fire Suppression Annexation project update and direct staff to continue completing the application documents, coordinating the required City and County agreements and approvals, and preparing the Resolution of Application for future City Council consideration.

Attachments: 1. South Lakeport Water Resiliency and Fire Suppression Annexation Area Map

2. South Main Street / Soda Bay Road Corridor & Waterline Project Limits Map

3. South Lakeport Waterline Project Map

4. 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project – INITIAL STUDY & ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST

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ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST & INITIAL STUDY

CITY OF LAKEPORT
Community Development Department
225 Park Street
Lakeport, CA 95453
(707) 263-5615
Contact: Joey Hejnowicz, Community Development Director September 2026
Prepared by:

North Coast Community Planning
310 S. Harold St., Fort Bragg, CA 95437
(707) 272-2343
Contact: Linda Ruffing, Project Director
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2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction 1

1.1 – South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire
Suppression Annexation Project Background
1 1.2 – Purpose of this Initial Study/Environmental
Checklist
2 1.3 – Scope of the Environmental Checklist 3

1.4 – Summary of Findings of the Initial Study 3
Section 2: Project Description 5

2.1 – Location and Setting 5

2.2 – Purpose of the South Lakeport Water Resiliency
& Fire Suppression Annexation Project
7 2.3 – Relevant Planning Documents 8

2.4 – Annexation Approval Process 9
Section 3: Environmental Checklist & Analysis 11

3.1 – Explanation of Checklist Evaluation Categories 11

3.2 – Discussion and Mitigation Sections 12
I. Aesthetics 14
II. Agriculture 18
III. Air Quality 23
IV. Biological Resources 28
V. Cultural Resources/Tribal Cultural Resources 34
VI. Geology and Soils 39
VII. Energy/Greenhouse Gas Emissions 44
VIII. Hazards/Hazardous Materials and Wildfire 48
IX. Hydrology/Water Quality 54
X. Land Use 60
XI. Mineral Resources 63
XII. Noise 66
XIII. Population and Housing 70
XIV. Public Services 74
XV. Recreation 77
XVI. Transportation 80
XVII. Utilities / Service Systems 86
XVIII. Mandatory Findings of Significance 91
Section 4: Conclusions of Initial Study 95
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1: Map Showing Proposed Annexation Area 5
Exhibit 2: List of Parcels & Addresses Within
Annexation Area
6 Exhibit 3: Map Showing Current Uses of Properties
Within Annexation Area
6 Exhibit 4: Map Showing Sphere of Influence &
Proposed Annexation Area
7 Exhibit 5: Map Showing General Plan Pre-Zoning and
Proposed Annexation Area
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2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 1 Section 1: INTRODUCTION
The proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project (“Annexation Project”) consists of the annexation of approximately
The Annexation Project area lies within the approved Sphere of Influence (“SOI”) for the City of Lakeport. An SOI is a planning boundary that is outside of an agency’s legal boundary (i.e., the city limit line) that defines the agency’s probable future boundary and service area. In order for lands to be considered for annexation to a city, the land must be within the city’s designated SOI.

To incorporate the Annexation Project area into the City of Lakeport, the City must apply to the Local Agency Formation Commission of Lake County (“Lake LAFCO”) for approval of the annexation. Under State law, LAFCO is responsible for coordinating and overseeing logical and timely changes to local government agency boundaries.

LAFCO is authorized to approve, with or without amendments, or to disapprove proposals for annexation.

Under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), the City Council will act as lead agency and must make an environmental determination prior to taking action on a Resolution of Application for LAFCO approval of the Annexation Project. Lake LAFCO is a responsible agency under CEQA and must also make an
environmental determination. This Initial Study/Environmental Checklist was prepared to assist the City Council and Lake LAFCO in determining whether two previous environmental documents which evaluate the impacts associated with development in the City of Lakeport and the city's designated SOI are sufficient to serve as the environmental documents for the Annexation Project. These two documents are:
• The Environmental Impact Report prepared for the City of Lakeport General Plan 2025 ("2009 EIR"), State
Clearinghouse Number 2005102104; and
• The Addendum to the Lakeport General Plan 2025 EIR which was prepared for a General Plan amendment that updated the Lakeport SOI ("2014 EIR Addendum"). The updated SOI
boundaries encompass the land within the Annexation Project area.

1.1 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression
Annexation Project Background
The City of Lakeport’s long-range planning documents include policies and maps pertaining to the future expansion of the City’s boundaries to accommodate growth in a logical and orderly manner.

The City of Lakeport General Plan 2025 was adopted by the Lakeport City Council on April 21, 2009 (Resolution No. 2347). The 2009 EIR was prepared for the General Plan pursuant to CEQA and certified by the Lakeport City Council on April 21, 2009 (Resolution No. 2346).

The General Plan addresses future growth and development in the City and in the Lakeport SOI.

On February 17, 2015, the Lakeport City Council adopted Resolution No. 2531 certifying the 2014 EIR Addendum and approving a General Plan amendment for the 2015 Revised General Plan and Pre-zoning Project (“2015 Revised General Plan”). This action was undertaken to support future annexation of land along the South Main Street-Soda Bay Road corridor. The 2015 Revised General Plan substantially Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 2 reduced the area within the Lakeport SOI, changed the pre-zoning of some of the lands within the SOI, and added General Plan policies relating to resource protection, conservation and urban growth. The 2014 EIR Addendum specifically considered the environmental effects associated with modifications to the boundary of the Lakeport SOI along the South Main Street-Soda Bay Road corridor and prezoning of land in the Lakeport SOI for Industrial and Major Retail uses. The modifications to the Lakeport SOI were subsequently approved by Lake LAFCO on October 14, 2015 (Resolution No. 2015- 009).

The 2009 EIR for the City of Lakeport General Plan 2025 and the 2014 EIR Addendum for the 2015 Revised General Plan are cited extensively in this Initial Study/Environmental Checklist and are incorporated by reference herein. These documents are available for review during business hours at the City of Lakeport Community Development Department (225 Park Street, Lakeport, CA 95453) and also may be reviewed on the City of Lakeport website at:
https://www.cityoflakeport.com/community_development/annexatio n_document_center.php
In 2019, the City filed an application with Lake LAFCO (LAFCO File No. 2019-0006) for annexation of a larger, approximately 137-acre area encompassing 50 parcels along the South Main Street and Soda Bay Road corridor. That effort included a multi-year process to negotiate a tax-sharing agreement between the City of Lakeport and Lake County. While a tax-sharing agreement was eventually adopted in January 2022, the annexation project was subject to a protest vote and Lake LAFCO's proceedings were terminated in November 2022.

The current 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project proposes a smaller, approximately 75-acre area that encompasses 27 parcels and reflects a narrower and more targeted scope than the 2019 proposal.

1.2 Purpose of this Initial Study/Environmental Checklist This Initial Study/Environmental Checklist assesses whether the EIR prepared for the City of Lakeport General Plan 2025 and the EIR Addendum prepared for the 2015 Revised General Plan are sufficient for use as the CEQA documents for the South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project per CEQA Guidelines 15153(a) which states:

The Lead Agency may employ a single EIR to describe more than one project, if such projects are essentially the same in terms of environmental impact. Further, the Lead Agency may use an earlier EIR prepared in connection with an
earlier project to apply to a later project, if the
circumstances of the projects are essentially the same.

CEQA Guidelines Section 15153(b)(1) provides further guidance as follows:

When a Lead Agency proposes to use an EIR from an earlier project as the EIR for a separate, later project, the Lead Agency shall use the following procedures:

1. The Lead Agency shall review the proposed project with an initial study, using incorporation by reference if
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2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 3 necessary, to determine whether the EIR would
adequately describe:

A. The general environmental setting of the
project;
B. The significant environmental impacts of the
project; and
C. Alternatives and mitigation measures related to
each significant effect.

The following Initial Study/Environmental Checklist evaluates each of the determinations cited in CEQA Guidelines Section 15153(b)(1).

It also addresses the determinations established by CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a) which confirm whether a subsequent EIR is needed. CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a) requires preparation of a subsequent EIR if, after certification of an EIR, there are substantial changes in the project or the circumstances under which it is undertaken that would result in new or more severe significant effects, or if there are mitigation measures or alternatives not previously considered that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects.

1.3 Scope of the Environmental Checklist
This document determines whether the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project could have any significant effects on the environment that were not already accounted for by the previous environmental analysis in the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum.

For purposes of this evaluation, and consistent with Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, the proposed Annexation Project’s potential environmental effects are grouped into the following categories:

1.4 Summary of Findings of Initial Study
This Initial Study finds that the 2009 EIR for the City of Lakeport General Plan 2025 and the 2014 EIR Addendum for the Revised General Plan adequately describe the general environmental setting for the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. In particular, the 2014 EIR Addendum specifically identifies revisions to the boundaries of the Lakeport SOI and the revised boundaries encompass the Annexation Project area.

The 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum provide sufficient environmental analysis to identify the impacts associated with the Annexation Project and mitigation measures were adopted which • Aesthetics • Land Use
• Agriculture • Mineral Resources
• Air Quality • Noise
• Biological Resources • Population and Housing
• Cultural Resources/Tribal
Cultural Resources • Public Services
• Geology and Soils • Recreation
• Energy/GHG Emissions • Transportation
• Hazards/Hazardous Materials/
Wildland Fires • Utilities/Service Systems
• Hydrology/Water Quality • Mandatory Findings of
Significance
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2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 4 reduced significant environmental impacts to a level of insignificance.

The Initial Study further finds that none of the conditions exist which would necessitate preparation of a subsequent EIR.

In conclusion, the Initial Study supports a determination that the 2009 EIR for the City of Lakeport General Plan 2025 and the 2014 EIR Addendum for the Revised General Plan can be used as the CEQA documents for the proposed Annexation Project.

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2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 5 Section 2: PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.1 Location and Setting
The proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project would alter the boundaries of the City of Lakeport to incorporate approximately 75 acres of land that is currently within the unincorporated territory of Lake County into the city limits (Exhibit 1).

The Annexation Project area is located directly south of the City of Lakeport and is comprised of 27 parcels that are accessed from either South Main Street or Soda Bay Road (Exhibit 2). The Annexation Project area is presently developed primarily with commercial and industrial uses. It includes several vacant and under-utilized properties as well as a handful of residences (Exhibit 3).

The City of Lakeport has modified its SOI to include the Annexation Project area (Exhibit 4) and it has pre-zoned the Annexation Project area to be consistent with its planned and probable use (Exhibit 5).

Exhibit 1: Map Showing Proposed Annexation Area
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2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 6 Exhibit 2: List of Parcels & Addresses Within Annexation Area (does not include road right-of-way)
Exhibit 3: Map Showing Current Uses of Properties
Within Annexation Area
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2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 7 Exhibit 4: Map Showing Sphere of Influence & Proposed Annexation Area
Exhibit 5: Map Showing General Plan Pre-Zoning and
Proposed Annexation Area
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2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 8 2.2 Purpose of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project
Annexations are intended to facilitate the logical and orderly provision of public services to accommodate urban development. The City is pursuing the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project for the following reasons:
§ The City of Lakeport will construct a water main in South Main Street in conjunction with the County's South Main Street and Soda Bay Road Widening and Bike Lanes Project which will begin construction in early 2027. The new water main will extend from the city limits to State Route 175 and will connect to the City's water system on Parallel Drive. The water main is necessary to create a closed loop in the City's water system that will increase reliability and resilience and reduce overall maintenance costs. Annexation will make it possible for properties along South Main Street to connect to the City's water system. Property owners within the
Annexation Project area may choose whether or not to
connect to the City water system.
§ Properties within the Annexation Project area currently rely on wells and small private water systems, including several properties which are classified as "transient non-community water systems" under State drinking water regulations. These systems can present ongoing challenges for property owners, including aging infrastructure, limited capacity, and the cost and regulatory burden of independently maintaining statecompliant water systems. Annexation, paired with the new water line, would give property owners the option to connect to a reliable municipal water source in place of their existing private water systems.
§ Fire hydrants will be installed along the new water main as a part of the water system improvements, independent of
annexation, and will improve fire suppression capabilities in the area. Annexation is necessary, however, for individual properties along South Main Street to connect to the new water main for domestic water service.
§ The City of Lakeport currently provides sewer services to the South Lakeport annexation area in accordance with an
agreement with the Lake County Sanitation District
(LACOSAN). Annexation would incorporate properties that are currently receiving City wastewater collection and
treatment services from Lakeport into the City.
§ Once annexed, properties within the Annexation Project area will be able to use City of Lakeport services and residents will be eligible to participate in City elections. Services currently performed by Lake County Public Works, Planning &
Building, and the Sheriff's office will be replaced with services provided by the City of Lakeport.

2.3 Relevant Planning Documents
City of Lakeport General Plan 2025 (adopted 2009)
In 2009, the Lakeport City Council certified the Environmental Impact Report for the City of Lakeport General Plan 2025 (2009 EIR). The General Plan established an Urban Boundary and policies to govern expansion of the city limits over time. The General Plan that was Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 9 adopted in 2009 is referred to as the “2009 General Plan” in the following checklist.
2015 General Plan Update and Pre-zoning
In 2015, the Lakeport City Council approved a General Plan amendment that modified City of Lakeport General Plan policies in the Land Use, Urban Boundary and Conservation Elements and modified the Land Use Map. The amendment included a number of actions related to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, including:
• The Lakeport Sphere of Influence (SOI) boundary was
revised to remove agricultural lands under Williamson Act contract and some of the riparian area adjacent to Manning Creek. The lands that were removed from the SOI were
primarily undeveloped agricultural lands located west of Main Street, and undeveloped and rural residential lands located south of the City.
• The pre-zoning designation for approximately 27 acres of land in the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area was changed from
Industrial to Major Retail.
• Approximately 11.4 acres was removed from the SOI in the South Main Street/Soda Bay Road area to protect natural resources and agricultural lands.
• Conservation Element policies were amended to include additional programs to protect biological resources, including special habitat areas and environmentally sensitive wildlife and plant life.

The 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project boundaries are coterminous with those described in the update to the Lakeport SOI that was approved by the City in the 2015 General Plan amendment. This is referred to as the “Modified Project” in the following Environmental Checklist.

The City adopted an Addendum to the 2009 General Plan EIR (“2014 EIR Addendum”) as the CEQA document for the 2015 General Plan amendment. The 2014 EIR Addendum found that the General Plan amendment would result in a reduction in total potential development as well as a reduction in the total land area that could be developed.

Consequently, the amended General Plan would have less of a contribution than the 2009 General Plan to cumulative aesthetic, agricultural, biological, cultural, geology/soils, hydrology/water quality, land use/planning, public services, recreation, and utilities/service system impacts, a lesser a cumulative impact associated with population and housing growth, and would not result in any new or increased cumulative impacts.

Sphere of Influence Update (adopted 2015)
Lake LAFCO approved the City’s modified SOI as adopted by the City Council in the 2015 General Plan amendment. The Commission relied upon the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum as the CEQA document for its approval of the modified SOI.

2.4 Annexation Approval Process
This Initial Study/Environmental Checklist has been prepared in order for the Lakeport City Council, acting as the lead agency under CEQA, to make an environmental determination prior to action on a Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 10 Resolution of Application to Lake LAFCO seeking to incorporate the South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area into the boundaries of the City of Lakeport.

Prior to action by the City Council, the City will provide public notice and there will be a public review period to allow agencies and members of the public to comment on the proposed use of the 2009 EIR and 2014 EIR Addendum as the CEQA documents for the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project.

In accordance with Section 15096 of the CEQA Guidelines, the City will consult with Lake LAFCO which will serve as a responsible agency under CEQA prior to making an environmental determination.

Responses will be prepared for comments received during the review period, after which the City Council will conduct a public hearing and consider action on the CEQA determination and the Resolution of Application for the Annexation Project. If the City Council certifies that all potentially significant effects associated with the annexation have been analyzed adequately in the 2009 EIR and 2014 EIR Addendum and have either been avoided or mitigated pursuant to those documents (as determined in this Initial Study/Environmental Checklist), it may then take action on the Resolution of Application.

If the City submits an annexation application to LAFCO for processing, LAFCO must consider a number of factors in its review of the application such as current and future population and density, current and proposed land uses and potential incompatibilities with adjacent properties, current and future needs for public services and the adequacy and cost of those services currently, timely availability of water supplies, conformity with the Commission's policies and standards, and other provisions of law. In addition, LAFCO must consider comments and information from affected local agencies, landowners, and/or residents.

Once the application is determined to be complete, the LAFCO Commission will conduct a duly noticed public hearing. If the annexation is approved by LAFCO, there is a formal process for protesting the annexation. Following a second public hearing (the “protest hearing”), the LAFCO Commission may take one of the following actions:

1. Order the annexation if written protests are filed and not withdrawn by landowners owning less than 50% of the total assessed value of land within the annexation area.

2. Terminate the proceeding if written protests are filed and not withdrawn from landowners who own 50% or more of the
total assessed value of the land within the annexation area.

An annexation is considered complete once LAFCO has recorded it with the County Recorder and it has been recorded with the State Board of Equalization.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 11 Section 3: ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST &

ANALYSIS
The purpose of this Environmental Checklist is to evaluate the categories of potential environmental impacts in terms of any changed condition (e.g., changed circumstances, project changes, or new information of substantial importance) that may result in a changed environmental result (e.g., a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of a previously identified significant effect).

The Environmental Checklist identifies the environmental topics addressed in the 2009 EIR and 2014 EIR Addendum, provides a summary of impacts associated with the General Plan and Revised General Plan, as described in the respective environmental document, and includes an analysis of the potential impacts associated with the Annexation Project when compared to the Revised General Plan.

The questions posed in the checklist come from Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines. A “no” answer does not necessarily mean that there are no potential impacts relative to the environmental category, but that there is no change in the condition or status of the impact since it was analyzed and addressed with mitigation measures in the previous EIR and EIR Addendum prepared for the project. These environmental categories might be answered with a “no” in the checklist, since the proposed project does not introduce changes that would result in a modification to the conclusion of the certified EIR and EIR Addendum.

3.1 – Explanation of Checklist Evaluation Categories
(1) Conclusion in Prior EIR and Related
Documents
This column provides a cross-reference to the pages of the EIR where the conclusion may be found relative to the environmental issue listed under each topic. This column refers to the 2014 EIR Addendum which updated the 2009 EIR analysis with regard to the City of Lakeport SOI.
(2) Does EIR Adequately Describe Setting,
Impacts, Alternatives and Mitigations?
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15153(b)(1), this column indicates whether the previous environmental document adequately describes the environmental setting, significant environmental impacts, and alternatives and mitigations related to significant impacts.
(3) New Significant Environmental Impacts?
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a)(1), this column indicates whether the project will result in new significant environmental impacts not previously identified or mitigated by the EIR or will result in a substantial increase in the severity of a previously identified significant impact.
(4) New Circumstances Involving New Impacts?
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a)(2), this column indicates whether there have been substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken that will Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 12 require major revisions to the EIR, due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects.
(5) New Information Requiring New Analysis or
Verification?
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a)(3)(A-D), this column indicates whether new information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified as complete, shows any of the following:
(A) The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR;
(B) Significant effects previously examined will be
substantially more severe than show in the previous EIR or;
(C) Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible, and would
substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or
(D) Mitigation measures or alternatives which are
considerable different from those analyzed in the
previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more
significant effect of the environment, but the project
proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or
alternative.

If the additional analysis completed as part of this environmental review were to find that the conclusions of the EIR remain the same and no new significant impacts are identified, or identified impacts are not found to be substantially more severe, or additional mitigation is not necessary, then the question would be answered “no”, and no additional environmental document would be required.
(6) EIR Mitigation Measures to be Implemented
to Address Impacts
This column indicates whether the EIR provides mitigation measures to address effects in the related impact category. A “yes” response indicates that these mitigation measures will be implemented with the completion of the Annexation Project. If “NA” is indicated, the EIR and this Initial Study conclude that the impact would not occur with the Annexation Project or is not significant; therefore, no additional mitigation measures are needed.

3.2 – Discussion and Mitigation Sections
(1) Discussion
A discussion of the elements of the checklist is provided under each environmental category to clarify the answers. The discussion provides information about the particular environmental issue, how the project relates to the issue, and the status of any mitigation that may be required or that has already been implemented.
(2) EIR Mitigation Measures
To the extent that mitigation measures are recommended in the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum, applicable mitigation measures that apply to the project are listed under each environmental category.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 13 Accordingly, only the mitigation measures that are applicable to the proposed project are included in the analysis below.
(3) Conclusions
A discussion of the conclusion relating to the analysis is contained in each section.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
I. Aesthetics
Would the project:
a) Have a substantial
adverse effect on a
scenic vista?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
b) Substantially
damage scenic
resources, including,
but not limited to,
trees, rock
outcroppings, and
historic buildings
within a state scenic
highway?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
c) Substantially
degrade the existing
visual character or
quality of the site
and its
surroundings?
Less than
significant
impact
after
mitigation.

Yes, MM 3.1-1
(2009 General
Plan EIR, pp.

ES-4 and ES5)
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
d) Create a new source
of substantial light
or glare which
would adversely
affect day or
nighttime views in
the area?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Discussion - Aesthetics
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze aesthetic impacts related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on pages 17-18 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Aesthetics:

The General Plan EIR identified that future development associated with the Approved Project, particularly development associated with changes in land use designations and expansion of the SOI, has the potential to substantially degrade visual character. The policies included in the General Plan would protect scenic views and visual character but would not reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level. Mitigation measure 3.1-1 identified Policy C-1.4 (Hillside Protection) to be included in the General Plan to ensure views of the hillsides are maintained in order to reduce potential aesthetic impacts to less than significant (Impact 3.1-1, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-6 and 3-7).

The General Plan EIR identified that the Approved Project includes adequate policies that would ensure there would be a less than significant impact associated with the potential to have an adverse effect on a scenic vista, substantially damage scenic resources, and create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect views in the area (General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-6).

The EIR found that the Approved Project would result in less than significant impacts to visual character with implementation of Mitigation Measure 3.1-1 and would have a less than significant Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 16 impact associated with scenic vistas, scenic resources, and the introduction of light and glare.

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of Aesthetic impacts related to the Modified Project. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries are greater than the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area boundaries):

The Modified Project would be subject to the policies and actions of the General Plan identified to reduce potential impacts associated with visual character, scenic resources and vistas, and light and glare as discussed under Impact 3.1-1 in the General Plan EIR (General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-6 through 3-7) and would also be subject to Mitigation Measure 3.3-1, which protects hillside views. The Modified Project would revise the General Plan Conservation Element to include additional measures related to the protection of biologic and riparian resources, including measures to encourage planting of native plants and trees for visual conservation and to include buffers between development and watercourses, riparian vegetation, and wetlands. In addition to protection biological resources, the buffers would provide a visual buffer from areas with visual character, such as wetlands and waterways. Further, the Modified Project revises the Land Use Element and Land Use Map to reduce the potential extent of the City and SOI by removing land use designations placed on undeveloped open space, agricultural, and riparian lands and reducing the size of the Proposed Modified SOI. The reduction in the size of the proposed SOI of 719.1 acres would reduce the future urban development area by approximately 631.9 acres, reducing potential impacts on visual resources, scenic vistas and resources, and light and glare that would have been associated with the future development. This reduction in the Modified SOI would also result in a more compact development pattern, focusing on in-fill development and locating new development adjacent existing uses rather than in outlying areas. The Modified Project provides for additional protection of visual resources through changes to the policy language of the Conservation Element, as described in 2.0 (Project Description) and reduces the extent of land that could be urbanized and result in aesthetic impacts.

Therefore, the Modified Project would reduce the potential to degrade existing visual character, impact scenic resources and vistas, and cause light and glare impacts. There would be no new significant impacts or increase in the significance of impacts associated with aesthetic resources. (2014 EIR Addendum, pp. 17-18)
The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street corridor are similar, but slightly larger than those of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

Both the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum considered the impacts of future development within the City's SOI and both documents concluded that the General Plan provides adequate policies to ensure less than significant impacts related to aesthetics. The 2009 General Plan EIR includes one mitigation measure related to hillside protection (Mitigation Measure 3.1-1). Given the relatively gentle slopes in the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area, it is unlikely that this mitigation measure would be triggered by future development.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 17 Annexation of the lands within the Annexation Project area was contemplated in both the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum and the conclusion of "no significant impacts" in the environmental documents continues to apply.

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on scenic vistas, scenic resources, visual character, and the introduction of light and glare would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to aesthetic resources that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum.

There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to aesthetic resources requiring new aesthetic impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures - Aesthetics
Mitigation Measure 3.1-1 Hillside Protection. Development in areas with a 25% slope or greater shall be subject to the following criteria:
§ Limit grading and retain the natural terrain to the extent possible.
§ A minimum area of twenty-five percent of the lot area should remain in its natural state
§ No development should be allowed within 100 vertical feet of the ridgeline unless there are no site development alternatives § Development located in hillside areas shall avoid removal of oak trees that are six inches in diameter. In the event that removal of oak trees is necessary, three trees shall be planted for every significant tree removed.
§ Oak trees shall be further protected during construction through the use of orange fencing placed a minimum of 8 feet from the dripline of the trees.
(2009 General Plan EIR, pp. ES-4 and ES-5)
Conclusion - Aesthetics
With regard to aesthetics, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to aesthetics would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR &
2014 EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
II. Agriculture
Would the project:
a) Convert Prime
Farmland, Unique
Farmland, or
Farmland of
Statewide
Importance
(Farmland), as
shown on the maps
prepared pursuant
to the Farmland
Mapping and
Monitoring Program
of the California
Resources Agency,
to non-agricultural
use?
Significant
and
unavoidable
impact.

This is a
less than
significant
impact for
the
Annexation
Project as
no
agricultural
lands are in
Project
Area.

Yes, MM 3.2-
1a, 3.2-1b
(2009
General Plan
EIR, pg. ES5)
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR &
2014 EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
b) Conflict with
existing zoning for
agricultural use, or a
Williamson Act
contract?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
c) Conflict with
existing zoning for,
or cause rezoning of,
forest land (as
defined in Public
Resources Code
section 12220(g)),
timberland (as
defined by Public
Resources Code
section 4526), or
timberland zoned
Timberland
Production (as
defined by
Government Code
section 51104(g))?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR &
2014 EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
d) Result in the loss of
forest land or
conversion of forest
land to non-forest
use?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
e) Involve other
changes in the
existing
environment which,
due to their location
or nature, could
result in conversion
of Farmland, to nonagricultural use or
conversion of forest
land to non-forest
use?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 21 Discussion – Agriculture
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on agricultural resources related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on pages 18-19 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Agricultural Resources:

The General Plan EIR identified that future development associated with the Approved Project would convert agricultural resources, including Farmland to non-agricultural and developed uses. While policies in the General Plan would minimize impacts associated with the conversion of agricultural land, the impact would remain potentially significant. Mitigation measure 3.2-1a encourages maintenance and preservation of agricultural lands as well as infill and sequential development in order to preserve agricultural lands.

Mitigation measure 3.2-1b requires development that would impact prime farmland, unique farmland, or farmland of statewide importance to permanently preserve comparable or better agricultural lands at a minimum ratio of 1:1. The General Plan EIR concluded that even with implementation of MM 3.2-1a and 3.2-1b the impact of conversion of farmland to non- agricultural uses is significant and unavoidable (Impact 3.2-1, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-12 and 3-13).

The General Plan EIR identified that the Approved Project would result in development of lands zoned for agricultural use and that the potential impact associated with conflicts with existing zoning for agricultural use would be less than significant and no mitigation was required (Impact 3.2-2, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-13 and 3-14).

The General Plan EIR identified that the Approved Project would have no impact related to potential conflicts with an existing Williamson Act contract (General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-12).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on agricultural resources related to the Modified Project, on pages 18-20. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries are larger than the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area boundaries):

The EIR found that the Approved Project would result in significant and unavoidable impacts associated with the conversion of Farmland to non-agricultural uses. Implementation of the policies and actions included in the General Plan and the mitigation measures identified in the EIR would not reduce this impact to a less than significant level, given that the loss of agricultural land is a permanent condition.

However, the potential for conversion of agricultural lands to nonagricultural uses and conflicting with agricultural zoning was determined to be less than significant and no mitigation was required.

There was no impact associated with the potential to conflict with Williamson Act contracts.

The Modified Project would not designate any additional Farmland (Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance) for development. There would be no change in acreage of potential impacts to Farmland conversion for the Modified Project in comparison to the Approved Project (see Appendix A, Table A-1). As Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 22 shown in Table A-1 in Appendix A and Figure 3-1, the Modified Project would remove 551.5 acres of Farmland of Local Importance and Grazing Land from the Proposed Modified SOI, resulting in fewer impacts to agricultural lands. Impacts associated with conversion of Farmland would remain significant and unavoidable and the Modified Project would not result in any change in the significance.

The Approved Project would result in conflicts with existing zoning for agricultural use due to the County’s zoning of 65 acres within the Specific Plan Area as Agricultural Preserve District. The Modified Project would remove this land from the Proposed Modified SOI and would remove General Plan land use designations from the land, anticipating that the land would remain under County control and zoning. This change to the Modified Project would remove the potential conflict with agricultural zoning. There would be no impact associated with conflicts with existing zoning for agricultural use.

The Modified Project would remove lands under Williamson Act contracts from the Modified SOI. There would not be any development of land under Williamson Act contracts under the Modified Project.

Future development would be required to comply with General Plan policies and programs related to potential agricultural conflicts which would continue to ensure that there would be no impact associated with conflicts with an existing Williamson Act Contract.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street corridor are actually greater than those of the Annexation Project (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

Both the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum considered the impacts of future development within the City's SOI and both documents concluded that the General Plan provides adequate policies to ensure less than significant impacts related to agricultural resources except for impacts associated with the conversion of farmland, which remain significant and unavoidable but unchanged. The 2009 General Plan EIR includes two mitigation measure related to agricultural resources (Mitigation Measures 3.2-1a and 3.2-1b). It should be noted that, given that the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area does not include any agricultural lands, it is unlikely that these mitigation measures would be triggered by future development.

Annexation of the lands within the Annexation Project area was contemplated in both the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum. The findings in the environmental documents that there are “significant and unavoidable” impacts related to the conversion of farmland applies elsewhere in the City and the SOI, but do not apply to the South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project as there are no agricultural lands within the project area. The remaining findings of "no significant impacts" continue to apply.

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on conversion of farmland, conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use or a Williamson Act contract, conflict with zoning of forest land, the loss of forest land, and other changes that could result in conversion of farmland to non-farmland use would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to agricultural resources that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum. There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 23 there is no new information related to agricultural resources requiring new agricultural impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Agriculture
Mitigation Measure 3.2-1a The City will encourage property owners outside the City limits but within the SOI to maintain their land in agricultural production until the land is converted to urban uses. The City will also work cooperatively with land trusts and other non-profit organizations to preserve agricultural land in the region. This may include the use of conservation easements. Infill development will be preferred and encouraged over fringe development. Sequential and contiguous development is also preferred and encouraged over leap-frog development.

Mitigation Measure 3.2-1b Prior to recording final maps for any development project, any project impacting Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland or Farmland of Statewide importance shall preserve land of equal or better quality in terms of agricultural value at a minimum ratio of 1:1 and shall protect the land for agricultural use through permanent land use restrictions such as an agricultural conservation easements. An organization such as the Lake County Land Trust shall be used to facilitate the establishment of the conservation easement. The purpose of the conservation easement shall be to assure that the land remains available for farming. The land shall be available as closely as possible to the plan area, to the satisfaction of the City of Lakeport Community Development Department. The proposed conservation easement for the property shall be submitted to the city or county for review and approval. (2009 General Plan EIR, pg. ES-5)
Conclusion - Agriculture
With regard to agricultural resources, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to agricultural resources would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. It is also noted that the updated SOI removed approximately 11.4 acres of agricultural land from the SOI in the South Main Street/Soda Bay Road area and thus, impacts associated with the Annexation Project are less than those identified in the 2009 EIR. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
III. Air Quality
Would the project:
a) Conflict with or
obstruct
implementation of
the applicable air
quality plan?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
b) Violate any air
quality standard or
contribute
substantially to an
existing or projected
air quality violation?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
c) Result in a
cumulatively
considerable net
increase of any
criteria pollutant for
which the project
region is
nonattainment
under an applicable
federal or state
ambient air quality
standard (including
releasing emissions
which exceed
quantitative
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
thresholds for ozone
precursors)?
d) Expose sensitive
receptors to
substantial pollutant
concentrations?
Less than
significant
impact
after
mitigation.

Yes,
MM 3.3-6
(2009 General
Plan EIR, pg.

ES-9)
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
e) Create objectionable
odors affecting a
substantial number
of people?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Discussion – Air Quality
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on air quality related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on pages 20-22 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Air Quality:

The Approved Project was determined to have a less than significant impact associated with construction emissions of reactive organic gases, nitrous oxides, and particulate matter. General Plan Programs C 3.1a and 3.1-b require development proposals to be reviewed to Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 26 identify potential impacts. The General Plan EIR concluded that the policies and programs in the General Plan would mitigate construction emissions to a less than significant level and no mitigation was required (Impact 3.3-1, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-33).

The Approved Project was determined to have a less than significant impact associated with operational emissions of reactive organic gases, nitrous oxides, and particulate matter. General Plan Programs C 3.1a and 3.1-b require development proposals to be reviewed to identify potential impacts. The General Plan EIR concluded that the policies and programs in the General Plan would mitigate operational emissions to a less than significant level and no mitigation was required (Impact 3.3-2, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-33 and 3-34).

The Approved Project was determined to have a less than significant impact associated with toxic air emissions. General Plan Program C

3.1- c and Policy C 3.2 and associated programs would address potential air pollutant sources and exposure of sensitive receptors. The General Plan EIR concluded that the policies and programs in the General Plan would mitigate toxic air emissions to a less than significant level and no mitigation was required (Impact 3.3-3, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-34).

The Approved Project was determined to have a less than significant impact associated with odorous emissions with implementation of applicable General Plan policies and programs and no mitigation was required (Impact 3.3-5, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-37).

The Approved Project was determined to have a potentially significant impact associated with disturbance of naturally occurring asbestos during construction activities. General Plan Programs C 3.1-a and C

3.1-b would ensure that development proposals are reviewed for potential air quality impacts prior to approval. However, the General Plan policies and programs were not adequate to reduce the impact to a level of less than significant so Mitigation Measure 3.3-6 required the General Plan to include Policy C 3.3 and Program C 3.3-a to require dust and emission control measures during construction in order to reduce impacts to a less than significant level (Impact 3.3-6, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-37 and 3-38).

The General Plan EIR identified that the Approved Project would have no impact related to conflicts with or obstruction of implementation of the applicable air quality plan (General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-32).

The 2014 EIR Addendum (pages 20-22) provided the following analysis of impacts on air quality related to the Modified Project. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries even larger than those of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area boundaries):

The Approved Project was determined to have less than significant air quality impacts associated with construction-related emissions, operational emissions, toxic air emissions, and odorous emissions. No mitigation was required for these impacts.

Impacts associated with construction-related and operational emissions discussed under Impact 3.3-1 and 3.3-2 of the General Plan EIR were primarily associated with the Specific Plan Area, which is removed by the Modified Project. The Modified Project would reduce the extent of future development within the City and Proposed Modified SOI by removing lands from the Proposed Modified SOI and removing land use designations that would allow for future urbanization (see Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 27 Figures 1-2 and 1-3). The Modified Project would designate 54.7 acres of land for use as Major Retail, which includes both developed and undeveloped lands. As shown in Table B-1 (see Appendix B), the Modified Project would result in approximately 58,080 average daily vehicle trips (ADT) at buildout, a reduction of 7,029 ADT compared to the Approved Project, based on the ITE Trip Generation Handbook rates used for the General Plan EIR. Future development under the Modified Project would be subject to the regulations and General Plan policies and programs identified under Impacts 3.3-1, 3.3-2, 3.3-3, 3.3- 5, and 3.3-6 (General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-33 through 3-34 and p. 3- 37). The Modified Project would result in a net reduction in potential construction, operational, toxic air contaminants, and odorous emissions by reducing future development potential by 631.9 acres that had been designated for Industrial, Rural Residential, Specific Plan Area, and Urban Reserve uses by the General Plan, and by reducing vehicle trip generation at buildout by 7,029 ADT daily. The Modified Project would not result in any new or increased impacts associated with construction, operational, toxic air contaminants, and odorous emissions.

The Approved Project was determined to have potentially significant impacts associated with disturbance of naturally occurring asbestos during construction activities. Mitigation measure 3.3-6 was identified to reduce potential impacts to less than significant. The Modified Project would revise land use designations to accommodate 54.7 acres of Major Retail development. Future development on these Major Retail lands would be required to comply with the asbestos controls created by Mitigation Measure 3.3-6, which would ensure potential hazards associated with asbestos exposure would be reduced to less than significant, as described under Impact 3.3-6 (General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-37 and 3-38). Further, the Modified Project would decrease the extent of future urbanization, including potential disturbance of naturally-occurring asbestos, by approximately 631.9 acres by removing Industrial, Specific Plan Area, and Urban Reserve land use designations from these lands and removing the lands from the Proposed Modified SOI (see Figure 1-2). Therefore, the Modified Project would not result in any new or increased impacts associated with exposure to naturally occurring asbestos.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street corridor are encompassed by those of the Annexation Project (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on implementation of the applicable air Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 28 quality plan, compliance with air quality standards, the cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutants, exposure of sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations, and creation of objectionable odors would be similar to or less than those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to air quality that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum. There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to air quality requiring new agricultural impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Air Quality
Mitigation Measure 3.3-6 The following policy and program shall be added to the updated Lakeport General Plan Conservation Element:

Policy C 3.3: Naturally Occurring Asbestos. The City shall protect public health from naturally occurring asbestos by requiring mitigation measures to control dust and emissions during construction, grading, quarrying or surface mining operations.

Program C 3.3-a: Adopt a Naturally Occurring Asbestos Ordinance.

The City should adopt an ordinance that regulates construction activities in areas that may contain serpentine soils.
(2009 General Plan EIR, pg. ES-9)
Conclusion – Air Quality
With regard to air quality, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to air quality would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
IV. Biological Resources
Would the project:
a) Have a substantial
adverse effect, either
directly or through
habitat
modifications, on
any species
identified as a
candidate, sensitive,
or special status
species in local or
regional plans,
policies, or
regulations, or by
the California
Department of Fish
and Wildlife or U.S.

Fish and Wildlife
Service?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
b) Have a substantial
adverse effect on
any riparian habitat
or other sensitive
natural community
identified in local or
regional plans,
policies, regulations
or by the California
Department of Fish
and Wildlife or US
Fish and Wildlife
Service?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
c) Have a substantial
adverse effect on
federally protected
wetlands as defined
by Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act
(including, but not
limited to, marsh,
vernal pool, coastal,
etc.) through direct
removal, filling,
hydrological
interruption, or
other means?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
d) Interfere
substantially with
the movement of
any native resident
or migratory fish or
wildlife species or
with established
native resident or
migratory wildlife
corridors, or impede
the use of native
wildlife nursery
sites?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
e) Conflict with any
local policies or
ordinances
protecting biological
resources, such as a
tree preservation
policy or ordinance?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
f) Conflict with the
provisions of an
adopted Habitat
Conservation Plan,
Natural Community
Conservation Plan,
or other approved
local, regional, or
state habitat
conservation plan?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 32 Discussion – Biological Resources
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on biological resources related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on pages 22-23 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Biological Resources:

The General Plan EIR identified that the Approved Project included policies and programs, including Policies C 1.1, C 1.2, and C 8.1 and associated programs, to minimize potential impacts to biological resources and would have a less than significant impact associated with substantial adverse impacts on candidate, special-status, or sensitive species. No mitigation was required (Impact 3.4-1, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-52).

The Approved Project would result in a less than significant impact associated with riparian habitat and other sensitive natural communities with implementation of General Plan policies, including Policies C 1.2 and 1.3 that establish standards to protect riparian areas from development. No mitigation was required (Impact 3.4-2, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-52 and 3-53).

The Approved Project would have a less than significant impact related to the movement of native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species, wildlife corridors, and native wildlife nursery sites. General Plan Policy OS 2.2 would ensure adequate open space to permit effective wildlife corridors. No mitigation was required (Impact 3.4-3, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-53).

The Approved Project would have a less than significant impact related to conflicts with local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources. Policies and programs provided in the General Plan would ensure consistency with applicable policies. Therefore, no mitigation was required (Impact 3.4-4, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-53).

The General Plan EIR identified that the Approved Project would have a less than significant or no impact related to substantial adverse effects on federally protected wetlands and conflicts with an adopted habitat or natural community conservation plan. No mitigation was required. (General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-52).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on biological resources related to the Modified Project, on pages 22-24. (Note:

The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries are larger than the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project boundaries):

The EIR found that the approved project would result in less than significant impacts on biological resources. No mitigation measures were required.

The Modified Project would designate 54.7 acres for Major Retail use that are currently designated for Industrial, Rural Residential, and Open Space uses and would remove 719.1 acres from the Proposed Modified SOI, including 631.9 acres that had been designated for Industrial, Rural Residential, Specific Plan Area, and Urban Reserve Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 33 uses by the General Plan. Overall, the Modified Project would result in a decreased area of impact to biological resources.

Further, the Conservation Element includes modifications to policies and programs that provide for increased protection of biological resources, including special-status species and sensitive habitats.

Specifically, Policy C 1.1 would be revised to ensure protection of biological resources including special habitat areas and environmentally sensitive wildlife and plant life. Program C 1.2-d would be added to the General Plan to limit the extent of development in areas with a moderate to high potential for sensitive habitat.

Program C 1.2-e would be added to require buffer areas between development projects and significant watercourses, riparian vegetation, and wetlands. Programs C 1.2-f and C 1.2-g would reduce impacts to biological resources by requiring a biological study prior to approval of a development project and implementation of appropriate mitigation, consistent with adopted standards and protocols, to address any identified impacts to sensitive habitats or special-status species.

Programs C 8.1-c through C 8.1-e would ensure protection of creeks, wetlands, and other riparian areas by requiring setbacks from riparian areas and requiring creek management plans to include measures for the protection and maintenance of riparian areas.

The Modified Project would result in a reduction of open space, agricultural, riparian, and wetland areas that would be disturbed by development allowed under the General Plan. The policies and programs identified in the General Plan EIR under Impacts 3.4-1 through 3.4-4 to address biological impacts (General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-52 and 3-53) would continue to apply to future projects, including development of the land proposed for Major Retail, and would be augmented by the additional policies and programs identified previously. Future development would be required to comply with all applicable adopted policies, programs, and regulations associated with biological resources. The Modified Project would result in a reduction of potential biological impacts, including effects on special-status species, sensitive habitat, wetlands, and wildlife movement corridors, when compared to the Approved Project. There would be no new significant impacts and no increase in the significance of any impacts to biological resources.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street-Soda Bay Road corridor encompass the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure

1.3; p. 13).

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on the habitat of protected species, Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 34 riparian and other sensitive habitats and sensitive natural communities, federally protected wetlands, the free movement of native resident and migratory fish and wildlife, wildlife corridors, policies and ordinances protecting biological resources, and provisions of an adopted habitat conservation plan would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to biological resources that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum. There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to biological resources requiring new biological impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Biological Resources There are no relevant EIR mitigation measures.

Conclusion – Biological Resources
With regard to biological resources, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to biological resources would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
V. Cultural Resources / Tribal Cultural Resources
Would the project:
a) Cause a substantial
adverse change in
the significance of a
historical resource
as defined in Section
15064.5?
Less than
significant
impact
after
mitigation.

Yes, MM 3.5-1
(2009 General
Plan EIR, pg.

ES-10)
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
b) Cause a substantial
adverse change in
the significance of
an archaeological
resource pursuant
to Section 15064.5?
Less than
significant
impact
after
mitigation.

Yes, MM 3.5-1
(2009 General
Plan EIR, pg.

ES-10)
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
c) Directly or indirectly
destroy a unique
paleontological
resource or site or
unique geologic
feature?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
d) Disturb any human
remains, including
those interred
outside of formal
cemeteries?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
Would the project cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in Public Resources Code section 21074 as either a site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is geographically defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American tribe, and that is:
e) Listed or eligible for
listing in the
California Register
of Historical
Resources, or in a
local register of
historical resources
as defined in Public
Resources Code
Section 5020.1(k),
or
N/A No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
f) A resource
determined by the
lead agency, in its
discretion and
supported by
substantial
evidence, to be
significant pursuant
to criteria set forth
in subdivision (c) of
Public Resources
Code Section 5024.1.

In applying the
criteria set forth in
Less than
significant
impact
after
mitigation.

Yes, MM 3.5-1
(2009 General
Plan EIR, pg.

ES-10)
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
subdivision (c) of
Public Resource
Code Section 5024.1,
the lead agency shall
consider the
significance of the
resource to a
California Native
American tribe.

Discussion – Cultural Resources / Tribal Cultural Resources Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on cultural resources and tribal cultural resources related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on page 24 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural Resources:

The General Plan EIR identified that future development associated with the Approved Project could disturb or destroy cultural resources.

While applicable General Plan policies and programs would reduce the potential impact, the impact would remain potentially significant.

Mitigation measure 3.5-1 identified Program PR 1.10-b, which requires alterations of historically significant structures to be compliant with General Plan policies, and Program 1.10-c, which identifies measures to be taken to protect archaeological resources and human remains encountered during development activities, to reduce the potential impact to less than significant (Impact 3.5-1, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-60 and 3-61).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on cultural resources and tribal cultural resources related to the Modified Project, on pages 24-25. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries are greater than the Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 38 proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area boundaries):

The EIR found that the Approved Project would result in less-than significant Cultural Resources impacts when mitigation measures are implemented.

The proposed Modified Project would substantially reduce the land area that would be disturbed by future development under the General Plan, as previously described, which would reduce the potential to disturb cultural resources. The requirements of Mitigation Measure

3.5-1 as well as the policies and programs identified under Impact 3.5- 1 of the General Plan (General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-60 and 3.61) would be applied to future development, including the proposed Major Retail lands, allowed under the Modified Project and would continue to ensure that potential impacts are less than significant. The Modified Project also includes a new measure to require setbacks between development and riparian areas, which would further reduce potential impacts to cultural resources by avoiding development on or adjacent to streambanks, which can be sensitive for archaeological resources.

The Modified Project would not result in new impacts to cultural resources, including historical, archaeological, paleontological, and geologic resources, or human remains and there would be no increase in the significance of impacts to cultural resources identified in the General Plan EIR.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street corridor fully encompass the Annexation Project area (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

Both the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum considered the impacts of future development within the City's SOI, and both documents concluded that the General Plan provides adequate policies to ensure less than significant impacts related to cultural resources and tribal cultural resources. The 2009 General Plan EIR includes one mitigation measure related to cultural resources and tribal cultural resources (Mitigation Measures 3.5-1).

Annexation of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area was contemplated in both the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum, and the conclusions in the environmental documents that there are "no significant impacts” related to cultural resources and tribal cultural resources continue to apply.

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on the significance of a historical resource, the significance of an archaeological resource, unique paleontological resources or sites of unique geology, the significance of a tribal cultural resource listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources or local register, and other tribal resources would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to cultural resources and tribal cultural resources that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum. There are no new circumstances that involve Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 39 new impacts, and there is no new information related to cultural resources and tribal cultural resources requiring new cultural resource and tribal cultural resource impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

The City of Lakeport provided formal notification of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project to 21 California Native American tribes with ties to the region (as identified by the Native American Heritage Commission Tribal Consultation list dated May 11, 2026). Responses were received from two tribes, both of whom declined consultation.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Cultural Resources / Tribal Cultural Resources
Mitigation Measure 3.5-1 Program PR 1.10-b: Prior to altering any structure with historical significance within the City of Lakeport, the General Plan shall be consulted and any alterations shall be in compliance with General Plan policies. For structures over 45 years old, an architectural historian should conduct archival and/or field research to determine the structure’s historical value. Relocation of historic structures (if necessary) should be implemented where practical.

Program PR 1.10-c: In the event that archaeological resources are encountered during subsurface construction for land development projects, land alteration work in the general vicinity of the find shall be halted and a qualified archaeologist shall be consulted. Prompt evaluations could then be made regarding the finds and course of action acceptable to all concerned parties could then be adopted. Local Native American organizations shall be consulted if human remains are encountered. (2009 General Plan EIR, pg. ES-10)
Conclusion – Cultural Resources / Tribal Cultural Resources With regard to cultural resources and tribal cultural resources, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project.

No new significant impacts related to cultural resources and tribal cultural resources would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
VI. Geology and Soils
Would the project:
a) Expose people or
structures to
potential substantial
adverse effects,
including risk of
loss, injury, or death
involving:

Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
i) Rupture of a known
earthquake fault, as
delineated on the
most recent AlquistPriolo Earthquake
Fault Zoning Map
issued by the State
Geologist for the
area or based on
other substantial
evidence of a known
fault?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
ii) Strong seismic
ground shaking?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
iii) Seismic-related
ground failure,
including
liquefaction?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
iv) Landslides? Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
b) Result in substantial
soil erosion or the
loss of topsoil?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
c) Be located on a
geologic unit or soil
that is unstable or
that would become
unstable as a result
of the project, and
potentially result in
on- or off-site
landslide, lateral
spreading,
subsidence,
liquefaction or
collapse?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
d) Be located on
expansive soil, as
defined in Table 18-
1-B of the Uniform
Building Code
(1994), creating
substantial risks to
life or property?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
e) Have soils incapable
of adequately
supporting the use
of septic tanks or
alternative waste
water disposal
systems where
sewers are not
available for the
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
disposal of waste
water.

Discussion – Geology and Soils
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on geology and soils related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on page 25 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Geology and Soils:

The Approved Project would have a less than significant impact associated with substantial adverse effects from fault rupture and seismic- related ground failure with implementation of General Plan policies and programs that address seismic hazards (Impact 3.6-1, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-72 and 3-73).

The Approved Project would have a less than significant impact associated with substantial soil erosion or soil instability. Applicable General Plan policies and local regulations would address potential impacts. No mitigation was required (Impact 3.6-2, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-73).

The Approved Project would have a less than significant impact associated with potential structural damage due to expansive soils. The General Plan includes policies that address expansive soils. No mitigation was required (Impact 3.6-3, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3- 73 and 3-74).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on geology and soils related to the Modified Project, on page 25. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 44 boundaries encompass those of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project.):

The EIR found that the approved project would result in less than significant impacts associated with geology and soils. No mitigation measures were required.

The Modified Project would substantially reduce the land area that would be disturbed by future development, as previously described. As a result, there would be a reduction in development that could be exposed to potential adverse geologic and soils impacts. Future developed allowed under the Modified Project would be required to comply with the General Plan policies and programs discussed under Impacts 3.6-1 through 3.6-3 in the General Plan EIR that were adopted to reduce potential impacts associated with geologic and soils hazards (General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-73 and 3-74). Therefore, the Modified Project would not result in any new significant impacts or increase the significance of impacts associated with seismicity, geologic instability, soil instability, including erosion or loss, expansive soil, or septic or alternative wastewater disposal systems.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street corridor encompass the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project associated with seismicity, geologic instability, soil instability, including erosion or loss, expansive soil, or septic or alternative wastewater disposal systems would be the same as those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to geology and soils that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum.

There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to geology and soils requiring new geology or soil impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Geology and Soils
There are no relevant EIR mitigation measures.

Conclusion – Geology and Soils
With regard to geology and soils, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 45 mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to geology and soils would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
VII. Energy / Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Would the project:
a) Generate
greenhouse gas
emissions, either
directly or
indirectly, that may
have a significant
impact on the
environment?
Less than
significant
impact
after
mitigation.

Yes, MM 3.3-4
(2009 General
Plan EIR, pp.

ES-6 – ES-8)
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
b) Conflict with any
applicable plan,
policy or regulation
of an agency
adopted for the
purpose of reducing
the emissions of
greenhouse gases?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 47 Discussion – Energy / Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on greenhouse gas emissions related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on pages 25-26 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Greenhouse Gas Emissions:

The General Plan EIR identified that the Approved Project would result in an increase in vehicle miles traveled that would contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. The General Plan EIR identified mitigating factors associated with the project, including smart growth factors, traffic factors, electricity factors, and other steps taken that would reduce potential greenhouse gas emissions. Mitigation measure 3.3-4 was identified to reduce the potential impact to less than significant through adding specific objectives, policies, and programs to the General Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy audits, tree planting, energy saving measures beyond Title 24 requirements, and vehicle trip reduction measures, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (Impact 3.3-4, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-34 through 3-37).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on greenhouse gas emissions related to the Modified Project, on pages 25-26. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries encompass the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area boundaries):

The EIR found that the Approved Project would result in less than significant impacts related to greenhouse gases with implementation of Mitigation Measure 3.3-4.

The Modified Project would result in a reduction in potential development by removing 719.1 acres from the Proposed Modified SOI, including 631.9 acres that were designated for urbanization (Industrial, Specific Plan Area, and Urban Reserve) from the General Plan Land Use Map and the Proposed Modified Sphere of Influence.

This would result in a significant reduction of 7,029 ADT (see Appendix B, Table B-1) that would result in an associated reduction in overall vehicle miles travelled (VMT) when compared to the Approved Project. This reduction in VMT would reduce emissions of greenhouse gases associated with the Modified Project. Future development accommodated by the Modified Project would be required to comply the policies and programs associated with Mitigation Measure 3.3-4.

As the Modified Project would result in a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, the Modified Project would not result in an increase in GHG emissions that would have a significant impact on the environment or conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, there would be no new or increased impacts associated with greenhouse gases.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 48 corridor encompass the Annexation Project area (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

The 2009 General Plan EIR includes one mitigation measure related to greenhouse gas emissions (Mitigation Measures 3.3-4).

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on the direct or indirect generation of greenhouse gas emission and on possible conflicts with any applicable plans, policies, or regulations pertaining to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions would be similar to or less than those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to greenhouse gas emissions that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum. There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to greenhouse gas emissions requiring new greenhouse gas impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Energy / Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Mitigation Measure 3.3-4 To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and thus reduce air quality impacts, the following objectives, policies, and programs shall be added into the General Plan Update:

Land Use Element:
• Encourage public and private construction of LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
certified (or equivalent) buildings.

Conservation Element:
• Continue to maintain and update energy conservation
programs and information provided to the public.
• Work with utility providers to provide free energy audits for the public.
• The project level applicants and City shall jointly
develop a tree planting informational packet to help
project area residents understand their options for
planting trees that can absorb carbon dioxide.
• Preserve and replace onsite trees (that are removed due to development) as a means of providing carbon storage. • Recognize and promote energy saving measures beyond
Title 24 requirements for residential and commercial
projects.

Transportation Element:

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 49 • Require vehicle-reduction measures through carpooling, public transit incentives, and linkages of electric shuttle service to public transit as well as local and regional pedestrian and bike trails during the project review
stages.
• Prioritized parking within commercial and retail areas shall be given to electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and alternative fuel vehicles.
• All non-residential projects shall provide bicycle lockers and/or racks.
• Create conditions of approval for projects to limit idling time for commercial vehicles, including delivery and
construction vehicles.

Other mitigation measures:
• Where feasible, include in new buildings facilities to support the use of low/zero carbon fueled vehicles, such as the charging of electric vehicles from green electricity sources
• Incorporate energy efficient bulbs and appliances for traffic lights, street lights, and other electrical uses. • Encourage large businesses to develop commute trip
reduction plans that encourage employees who commute
alone to consider alternative transportation modes.
(2009 General Plan EIR, pp. ES-6 – ES-8)
Conclusion – Energy / Greenhouse Gas Emissions
With regard to energy/greenhouse gas emissions, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to energy/greenhouse gas emissions would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
VIII. Hazards / Hazardous Materials/Wildland Fires
Would the project:
a) Create a significant
hazard to the public
or the environment
through the routine
transport, use, or
disposal of
hazardous
materials?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
b) Create a significant
hazard to the public
or the environment
through reasonably
foreseeable upset
and accident
conditions involving
the release of
hazardous materials
into the
environment?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
c) Emit hazardous
emissions or handle
hazardous or acutely
hazardous materials,
substances, or waste
within one-quarter
mile of an existing or
proposed school?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
d) Be located on a site
which is included on
a list of hazardous
materials sites
compiled pursuant
to Government Code
Section 65962.5 and,
as a result, would it
create a significant
hazard to the public
or the environment?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
e) Be located within
two miles of a public
airport or private
use airport and
result in a safety
hazard for people
residing or working
in the project area?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
f) For a project within
the vicinity of a
private airstrip,
would the project
result in a safety
hazard for people
residing or working
in the project area?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
g) Impair
implementation of
or physically
interfere with an
adopted emergency
response plan or
emergency
evacuation plan?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
h) Be located in an area
designated as having
a high, extreme, or
severe fire hazard,
or otherwise expose
people or structures
to a significant risk
of loss, injury or
death involving
wildland fires,
including where
wildlands are
adjacent to
urbanized areas or
where residences
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
are intermixed with
wildlands?
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 54 Discussion – Hazards / Hazardous Materials / Wildland Fires Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts associated with hazards (including wildland fires) and hazardous materials related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on page 26 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts associated with Hazards and Hazardous Materials:

The General Plan EIR identified that future development associated with the Approved Project would be guided by the policies and programs contained in the General Plan, including requirements related to hazardous materials, airport safety, and fire risk. No significant or potentially significant impacts were identified, and no mitigation was required (General Plan Draft EIR p. 5-2).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts associated with hazards, hazardous materials, and wildland fires related to the Modified Project, on pages 26-27. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries encompass the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area boundaries):

The EIR found that the approved project would result in less than significant impacts associated with hazards and hazardous materials.

No mitigation measures were required.

As previously described, the Modified Project would reduce the Proposed Modified SOI by 719.1 acres, including 631.9 acres that were designated for urbanization under the Approved Project. There would be a reduction in potential development that could result in hazardous conditions, as well as a reduction in the potential to expose development to existing or future hazards. Future development, including the 54.7 acres designated for Major Retail use, would be required to comply with the policies and programs in the General Plan that address potential impacts associated with hazardous materials.

Therefore, the Modified Project would not result in changes to development patterns or potential development that would create significant hazards associated with hazardous materials, wildland fires, airplane-related impacts, or conflicts with emergency response plans. The Modified Project would not result in any new potential impacts associated with hazardous materials and would not increase the significance of any impacts associated with hazardous materials.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street corridor encompass those of the South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 55 Annexation of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area was contemplated in both the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum, and the conclusions in the environmental documents that there are "no significant impacts” related to hazards, hazardous materials, and wildland fires continue to apply.

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on public hazards related to hazardous materials, wildland fires, and release of hazardous materials into the environment, handling of hazardous materials within one quarter-mile of an existing or proposed school, being located on a hazardous materials site, being located within two miles of an airport, creating a safety hazard for neighbors, impairment of an emergency plan, and being located in an area designated as having a high, extreme, or severe fire hazard would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new impacts associated with hazards, hazardous materials, and wildland fires that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum. There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information associated with hazards, hazardous materials and wildland fires requiring new impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Since certification of the 2009 General Plan EIR and adoption of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the Office of the State Fire Marshal and CAL FIRE have updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) maps statewide, adopting new State Responsibility Area maps in January 2025 and releasing updated Local Responsibility Area maps applicable within the City of Lakeport, the Annexation Project area, and the remainder of Lake County (See https://www.cityoflakeport.com/community_development/fire_hazard_se verity_zones.php). Under the updated maps, properties within the Annexation Project area on the west side of South Main Street are designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and properties on the east side of South Main Street and along Soda Bay Road are designated Very High and High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.

This update constitutes new information within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a)(3). However, it does not require preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR, because the Annexation Project itself is a jurisdictional boundary change: it does not authorize, entitle, or result in any new construction, land use change, or development on the annexed parcels, all of which are already developed with existing commercial, industrial, or residential uses. The physical wildfire hazard conditions present in the corridor exist independent of the annexation and independent of how they are classified on a CAL FIRE map. Annexation does not increase the fire hazard severity of the underlying land, expose any new people or structures to that hazard, or change the built environment in a way that would create a significant effect not already contemplated by the General Plan. Any future discretionary development on these parcels would independently be subject to the Fire Hazard Severity Zone building and defensible-space standards in effect at the time of that development, regardless of whether such standards derive from the current or a prior FHSZ map. Moreover, the water main and fire hydrant improvements installed in conjunction with the Annexation Project will improve fire flow and water system reliability in the corridor, which supports rather than undermines a less-than-significant conclusion. For these reasons, the updated FHSZ designation does not result in a new or more severe Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 56 significant effect, and no subsequent or supplemental EIR is required on this basis.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures - Hazards /Hazardous
Materials and Wildfire
There are no relevant EIR mitigation measures.

Conclusion – Hazards / Hazardous Materials / Wildfire
With regard to hazards, hazardous materials, and wildland fires, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project.

No new significant impacts related to hazards, hazardous materials, and wildland fires would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 57 CEQA Guidelines Section 15153 -
Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR &
2014 EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable EIR
and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts, Does
EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
IX. Hydrology / Water Quality
Would the project:
a) Violate any water
quality standards or
waste discharge
requirements?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
b) Substantially
deplete
groundwater
supplies or interfere
substantially with
groundwater
recharge such that
there would be a net
deficit in aquifer
volume or a
lowering of the local
groundwater table
level (e.g., the
production rate of
pre-existing nearby
wells would drop to
a level which would
not support existing
land uses or planned
uses for which
permits have been
granted)?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR &
2014 EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable EIR
and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts, Does
EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
c) Substantially alter
the existing drainage
pattern of the site or
area, including
through the
alteration of the
course of a stream
or river, in a manner
which would result
in substantial
erosion or siltation
on- or off-site?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
d) Substantially alter
the existing drainage
pattern of the site or
area, including
through the
alteration of the
course of a stream
or river, or
substantially
increase the rate or
amount of surface
runoff in a manner
which would result
in flooding on- or
off-site?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
e) Create or contribute
runoff water which
would exceed the
capacity of existing
or planned
stormwater
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR &
2014 EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable EIR
and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts, Does
EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
drainage systems or
provide substantial
additional sources of
polluted runoff?
f) Otherwise
substantially
degrade water
quality?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
g) Place housing within
a 100-year flood
hazard area as
mapped on a federal
Flood Hazard
Boundary or Flood
Insurance Rate Map
or other flood
hazard delineation
map?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
h) Place within a 100-
year flood hazard
structures which
would impede or
redirect flood flows?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
i) Expose people or
structures to
significant risk or
loss, injury or death
involving flooding,
including flooding as
a result of the failure
of a levee or dam?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 60 CEQA Guidelines Section 15153 -
Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR &
2014 EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable EIR
and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts, Does
EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
j) Inundation of by
seiche, tsunami, or
mudflow?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Discussion – Hydrology / Water Quality
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on hydrology and water quality related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on pages 27-28 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Hydrology and Water Quality:

The Approved Project would have a less than significant impact associated with depletion of groundwater or interference with recharge. Future development would be guided by General Plan policies and programs and no mitigation was required (Impact 3.7-1, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-83).

The Approved Project would have a less than significant impact associated with alteration of drainage patterns that could result in flooding. Future development would be required to comply with General Plan policies which address flooding and stormwater management. No mitigation was required (Impact 3.7-2, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-83 and 3-84).

The Approved Project would have a less than significant impact associated with the demand for storm drainage facilities. Future development would be required to comply with General Plan policies that address stormwater management. No mitigation was required (Impact 3.7-3, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-83 and 3-84).

The Approved Project would not have a significant impact associated with the placement of people and/or structures in 100- year flood zones or possible flood hazard areas. The General Plan includes policies to address flooding and development will be subject to the Flood Damage Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 61 Prevention Ordinance. No mitigation was required (Impact 3.7-4, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-84 and 3-85).

The Approved Project would have a less than significant impact associated with inundation or risk of seiche and no mitigation was required (Impact 3.7-5, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-85).

The General Plan EIR identified that impacts associated with violation of water quality standards or waste discharge requirements and the potential to result in erosion or siltation due to alteration of existing drainage patterns was less than significant (General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-83).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on hydrology and water quality related to the Modified Project, on pages 27-

29. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries encompass the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area boundaries):

The EIR found that the approved project would result in less than significant impacts associated with hydrology and water quality. No mitigation measures were required.

As previously described, the Modified Project would designate 54.7 acres Major Retail and would reduce the Modified SOI by 719.1 acres, reducing potential urbanization by 631.9 acres. The Modified Project includes policies and programs that would provide additional protection to hydrological features and water quality. Program C 1.2-e and C 8.1-c would require buffer areas and setbacks between development projects and significant watercourses, riparian vegetation, and wetlands, reducing impacts to water quality, runoff, and drainage patterns. Program C 8.1-e would support the management of wetland and riparian plan communities for a variety of uses, including groundwater recharge, which would decrease potential impacts to groundwater supplies.

While the Modified Project would designate 54.7 acres currently designated Industrial, Resort Residential, and Open Space for development as Major Retail, development of Major Retail lands would be required to comply with the proposed buffer and setback requirements of Programs C 1.2-e and C 8.1-c as well as the hydrology and water quality related policies discussed under Impacts 3.7-1 through 3.7-5 in the General Plan EIR; conformance with these policies and programs would reduce potential impacts associated with future development to less than significant as described in the General Plan EIR (General Plan EIR pp. 3-83 through 3-85).

The changes associated with the Modified Project would significantly decrease the amount of land that could be disturbed and developed, resulting in a decrease in future impervious surfaces, a decrease in potential storm water runoff during both construction and operation of development projects, a decrease in potential changes to drainage patterns, and a decrease in pollutants generated by construction and operation of future development that could enter the surface water or groundwater supply. The decrease in potential development would result in a reduction in demand for both surface water and groundwater supplies compared to the Approved Project.

The Modified Project would result in a reduced amount of land designated for development located within the 100-year floodplain as well as areas identified as having possible flood hazards. Programs Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 62 and policies identified in the General Plan to address potential flood risks would continue to be applied to future development under the Modified Project to ensure that potential flooding impacts are reduced to less than significant as discussed under Impact 3.7-4 (General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-84 and 3-85). The Modified Project would not result in any new impacts or the increase in severity of impacts associated with flood hazards.

The Modified Project would result in no change to lands that could be affected by a seiche associated with Clear Lake. There would be no new impacts, nor would there be an increase in the severity of impacts in comparison to the Modified Project.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street corridor encompass the lands within the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

There are no mitigation measures required related to hydrology and water quality.

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on violation of water quality standards and waste discharge requirements, substantial depletion or interference with recharge of groundwater, alteration of existing drainage patterns that would result in erosion or siltation, alteration of existing drainage patterns that would result in flooding, creation or contribution to runoff water that would exceed the capacity of the stormwater drainage system, substantial degradation of water quality, the placement of housing within a 100-year flood hazard area, the placement of structures that would impede or redirect flood flows within a 100-year flood zone, exposure of people or structures to significant risk related to flooding, and possible inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to hydrology and water quality that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum. There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to hydrology and water quality requiring new hydrological or water-quality impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Hydrology / Water Quality There are no relevant EIR mitigation measures.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 63 Conclusion – Hydrology / Water Quality
With regard to hydrology and water quality, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to hydrology and water quality would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 64 CEQA Guidelines Section 15153 -
Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
X. Land Use
Would the project:
a) Physically divide an
established
community?
No impact. No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
b) Conflict with any
applicable land use
plan, policy, or
regulation of an
agency with
jurisdiction over the
project (including,
but not limited to
the general plan,
specific plan, local
coastal program, or
zoning ordinance)
adopted for the
purpose of avoiding
or mitigating an
environmental
effect?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
c) Conflict with any
applicable habitat
conservation plan or
natural community
conservation plan?
No impact. No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Discussion – Land Use
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on land use and planning related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on page 29 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Land Use and Planning:

The Approved Project would have a less than significant impact associated with conflicts with policies and regulations intended to avoid or mitigate an environmental effect. Future projects would be subject to the policies of the General Plan as well as other local, state, and federal regulations intended to avoid or minimize environmental effects. No mitigation was required (Impact 3.8-1, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-96).

The General Plan EIR identified that impacts associated with physical division of an established community and conflicts with any habitat or natural community plans were less than significant (General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-95).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on land use and planning related to the Modified Project, on pages 29-30. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 66 modified boundaries encompass the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area boundaries):

The EIR found that the Approved Project would result in less than significant impacts associated with land use and planning and no mitigation measures were required.

The Modified Project would reduce the extent of the City’s Proposed Modified SOI, as previously described. Lands currently designated Specific Plan Area, Industrial, Open Space, and Urban Reserve would be removed from the General Plan land use map and the Proposed Modified Sphere of Influence. The Modified Project would revise land use designations within the Proposed Modified SOI to be similar to those depicted on the Lake County General Plan Land Use Map. Lands currently designated Open Space (8.6 acres), Industrial (27.0 acres), and Resort Residential (19.2 acres) would be designated Major Retail, which is similar to the County’s Service Commercial designation in the area along SR 29 south of the City’s borders. The Conservation Element would be revised to ensure that adequate policies and programs are in place to protect natural resources and
environmentally sensitive lands. It is noted that the Conservation Element policies regarding creek and stream biology and riparian/wetland areas have been modified to be more similar to the Lake County General Plan policies. Future development
accommodated by the Modified Project would be required to comply with the land use- related policies and programs discussed under Impact 3.8-1 (General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-96), which would avoid or minimize environmental effects and ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations. Compliance with the General Plan policies and programs would ensure that potential impacts remain less than significant. The Modified Project would not result in a significant increase in any environmental impacts associated with land use and planning and would not result in any new impacts.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street corridor encompass the lands within the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

Both the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum considered the impacts of future development within the City's SOI and both documents concluded that the General Plan provides adequate policies to ensure less than significant impacts related to land use and planning. The 2009 General Plan EIR does not require any mitigation measure related to land use and planning.

Annexation of the Annexation Project area was contemplated in both the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum, and the conclusions in the environmental documents that there are "no significant impacts” related to land use and planning continue to apply.

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on the possible division of an established community, conflict with any applicable plans, policies, or regulations already adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect, and conflict with a conservation plan would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. Annexation Project would not Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 67 involve new impacts relating to land use and planning that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum.

There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to land use and planning requiring new impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Land Use
There are no relevant EIR mitigation measures.

Conclusion – Land Use
With regard to land use and planning, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to land use and planning would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 68 CEQA Guidelines Section 15153 -
Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
XI. Mineral Resources
Would the project:
a) Result in the loss of
availability of a
known mineral
resource that would
be of value to the
region and the
residents of the
state?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
b) Result in the loss of
availability of a
locally important
mineral resource
recovery site
delineated on a local
general plan, specific
plan or other land
use plan?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 69 Discussion – Mineral Resources
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on mineral resources related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on page 30 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Mineral Resources:

The General Plan EIR identified that impacts associated with mineral resources would not be significant (General Plan Draft EIR p. 5-3).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on mineral resources related to the Modified Project, on page 30. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries encompass the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area.):

The Modified Project would reduce the overall extent of development by removing approximately 719.1 acres from the City’s Modified SOI.

The Modified Project would not result in the loss or availability of a known mineral resource or recovery site. There would be no increase in significance to mineral resource impacts and there would be no new impacts.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street corridor encompass the lands within the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on loss of availability of a known mineral resource and loss of availability of a locally important mineral resource recovery site would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to mineral resources that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum. There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to mineral resources requiring new mineral impact analysis or verification.

There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 70 Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Mineral Resources There are no relevant EIR mitigation measures.

Conclusion – Mineral Resources
With regard to mineral resources, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to mineral resources would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 71 CEQA Guidelines Section 15153 -
Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
XII. Noise
Would the project:
a) Exposure of persons
to or generation of
noise levels in
excess of standards
established in the
local general plan or
noise ordinance, or
applicable standards
of other agencies?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
b) Exposure of persons
to or generation of
excessive
groundborne
vibration or
groundborne noise
levels?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
c) A substantial
permanent increase
in ambient noise
levels in the project
vicinity above levels
existing without the
project?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 72 CEQA Guidelines Section 15153 -
Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
d) Result in the loss of
forest land or
conversion of forest
land to non-forest
use?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
f) For a project within
the vicinity of a
private airstrip,
would the project
expose people
residing or working
in the project area to
excessive noise
levels?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 73 Discussion – Noise
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on noise related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on pages 30-31 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Noise:

The Approved Project would have a less than significant impact associated with exposure of noise-sensitive uses to construction noise, excessive ground-borne vibration, and ground- borne noise. Future development projects would be subject to the Noise and Land Use Compatibility Standards established by the General Plan, as well as applicable policies designed to maintain or reduce noise levels. No mitigation was required (Impact 3.9-1, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3- 103 and 3.104).

The Approved Project would have a less than significant impact associated with exposure of noise-sensitive land uses to a substantial temporary, periodic, or permanent increase in ambient noise levels.

Future development projects would be subject to the Noise and Land Use Compatibility Standards established by the General Plan, as well as applicable policies designed to maintain or reduce noise levels. No mitigation was required (Impact 3.9-2, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3- 103).

The Approved Project would have no impact regarding noise associated with a private airstrip (Impact 3.9-3, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-103).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on noise related to the Modified Project, on pages 30-32. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries are encompass the land within the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area boundaries):

The EIR found that the Approved Project would result in less than significant noise impacts and no mitigation measures were required.

As previously described, the Modified Project would result in designating 54.7 acres of land in the Proposed Modified SOI as Major Retail and removing approximately 719.1 acres from the Proposed Modified SOI, including 631.9 acres identified for future development with Industrial, Specific Plan Area, and Urban Reserve uses. The Modified Project would result in a decrease in potential construction activities and associated noise and ground-borne vibration, as there would be less land disturbance. The Modified Project would not result in any new impacts or an increase in the severity of impacts associated with construction noise, ground-borne vibration, and ground-borne noise.

The Modified Project would result in a reduction of 7,029 ADT in comparison to the Approved Project, as shown in Table B-1 (see Appendix B). This reduction in vehicle trips would result in a reduction in traffic- generated noise. Future development that would result in increased noise levels, such as potential uses associated with the Major Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 74 Retail designation, would be required to comply with the noise-related policies and programs in the General Plan and potential impacts would be reduced to less than significant, as discussed under Impact 3.9-2 (see General Plan Draft EIR p. 3- 103), and there would be no new impacts or significant increase in impacts associated with a substantial temporary, periodic, or permanent increase in ambient noise levels.

The Modified Project would not result in any changes in noise exposure relative to airstrips or airports, so there would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street corridor encompass the Annexation Project area boundaries (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on exposure of persons to noise levels in excess of adopted standards, exposure of persons to excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise, permanent increase in ambient noise levels, substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient noise levels, and excessive noise associated with an airport would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to noise that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum. There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to noise requiring new noise impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Noise
There are no relevant EIR mitigation measures.

Conclusion – Noise
With regard to noise, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to noise would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification.

The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 75 CEQA Guidelines Section 15153 -
Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR &
2014 EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
XIII. Population and Housing
Would the project:
a) Induce substantial
population growth
in an area, either
directly (for
example, by
proposing new
homes and
businesses) or
indirectly (e.g.,
through extension of
roads or other
infrastructure)?
Significant
and
unavoidable
with
mitigation
measures.

Yes,
MM 3.10-1
(2009
General Plan
EIR, pg. ES12)
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
b) Displace substantial
numbers of existing
housing,
necessitating the
construction of
replacement
housing elsewhere?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 76 CEQA Guidelines Section 15153 -
Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR &
2014 EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
c) Displace substantial
numbers of people,
necessitating the
construction of
replacement
housing elsewhere?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Discussion – Population and Housing
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on population and housing related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on page 32 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Population and Housing:

The General Plan EIR determined that impacts associated with population growth would be growth-inducing. Mitigation Measure

3.10-1 was identified to address potential growth impacts to utilities and circulation facilities. However, the General Plan EIR determined that while the mitigation measure would reduce the impact, the impact would remain significant and unavoidable (Impact 3.10-1, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-110 and 3-111).

Impacts associated with displacement of existing housing and people were determined to be less than significant and no mitigation was required (General Plan Draft EIR, p. 3-109).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on population and housing related to the Modified Project, on page 32. (Note:

The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries are coterminous with the proposed South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area boundaries):

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 77 The Approved Project would result in significant and unavoidable impacts associated with population growth and related growth inducement, with implementation of Mitigation Measure 3.10-1.

The General Plan EIR identified that the Approved Project would result in potential residential growth of 3,237 to 3,516 dwelling units on 692.06 acres under buildout conditions. Of the potential residential growth, 2,400 units were attributed to the Specific Plan Area. The Modified Project would remove the Specific Plan Area from the General Plan and Proposed Modified SOI, resulting in 837 to 1,116 new dwelling units at buildout. As the Modified Project would result in a decrease in residential growth and the associated population increase, there would be no new impacts associated with population growth and there would not be an increase in the significance of any impacts associated with population growth.

Impacts associated with potential displacement of existing housing and people would remain less than significant; the Modified Project would have no effect on the significance of this impact.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street corridor encompass the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

Annexation of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area was contemplated in both the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum, and the finding in the environmental documents that there are “significant and unavoidable” impacts related to the direct or indirect induction of substantial growth continues to apply, as do the findings that in the other areas there are "no significant impacts."
Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on direct or indirect induction of substantial population growth, displacement of substantial numbers of existing housing necessitating construction of replacement housing elsewhere, and displacement of substantial numbers of people necessitating construction of replacement housing elsewhere would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to population and housing that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum.

There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to population and housing requiring new population and housing impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 78 Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Population and Housing Mitigation Measure 3.10-1 A specific plan shall be prepared for the 600 acre site designated as a specific plan area. This specific plan shall be completed in accordance with the provisions Section 65450 through 65457 of the California Government Code. The specific plan will identify the location of all utilities and circulation systems and be prepared in accordance with the Lakeport General Plan. Prior to adoption of the specific plan, an environmental review shall be required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
(2009 General Plan EIR, pp. ES-12)
Conclusion – Population and Housing
With regard to population and housing, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to population and housing would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 79 CEQA Guidelines Section 15153 -
Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
XIV. Public Services
Would the project impact:
a) Fire protection? Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
b) Police protection? Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
c) Schools? Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
d) Parks? Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
e) Other public
facilities?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 80 Discussion – Public Services
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on public services related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on pages 32-33 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Public Services:

The General Plan EIR determined that the Approved Project would have a less than significant impact on law enforcement services and no mitigation was necessary (Impact 3.11-1, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3- 121).

The General Plan EIR determined that the Approved Project would have a less than significant impact on fire protection services and no mitigation was necessary (Impact 3.11-2, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3- 121).

The General Plan EIR determined that the Approved Project would have a less than significant impact on law enforcement services and no mitigation was necessary (Impact 3.11-3, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-121 and 3-122).

The General Plan EIR determined that the Approved Project would have a less than significant impact on parks and recreation facilities resulting from increased population and use of facilities and no mitigation was necessary (Impact 3.11-4, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-122).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on public services related to the Modified Project, on pages 32-33. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries encompass the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area):

The General Plan EIR determined that the Approved Project would have a less than significant impact on law enforcement, fire protection, schools, and parks services and facilities and that no mitigation was necessary.

The Modified Project would result in a reduction in the potential developed area of the City as a result of reducing the Proposed Modified SOI by 719.1 acres, including 631.9 acres planned for urbanization. The Modified Project would 54.7 acres currently planned for Industrial, Resort Residential, and Open Space uses for Major Retail. The Modified Project would result in a reduction in potential population and housing growth of 1,213 units to 2,400 units compared to the Approved Project. The reduction in future service areas as well as the reduction in population and housing growth would ensure that the Modified Project would result in a reduced demand for law enforcement, fire protection, schools, and parks services and facilities in comparison to the Approved Project. Future development accommodated by the Modified Project would be required to comply with General Plan policies and programs related to the provisions of public services and facilities as well as payment of all applicable impact fees for public services and facilities, as described in the Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 81 General Plan EIR under Impacts 3.11-1 through 3.11-4 (General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-121 through 3-122). The Modified Project would not result in an increase in the significance or any new environmental impacts associated with the provision of public services.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street corridor encompass the lands within the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on provision of fire protection, police protection, schools, parks, and other public facilities would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to public services that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum.

There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to public services requiring new analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Public Services
There are no relevant mitigation measures.

Conclusion – Public Services
With regard to public services, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to public services would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 82 CEQA Guidelines Section 15153 -
Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
XV. Recreation
Would the project:
a) Would the project
increase the use of
existing
neighborhood and
regional parks or
other recreational
facilities such that
substantial physical
deterioration of the
facility would occur
or be accelerated?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
b) Does the project
include recreational
facilities or require
the construction or
expansion of
recreational
facilities which
might have an
adverse physical
effect on the
environment?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 83 Discussion – Recreation
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on recreation related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on pages 33-34 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Recreation:

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on recreation related to the Modified Project, on pages 33-34. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries encompass the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area):

The Approved Project was determined to have a less than significant impact associated with use of and provision of parks and recreation facilities and no mitigation measures were required.

The Modified Project would result in a net decrease in development as previously described. There would be a reduction in housing growth by approximately 1,213 to 2,400 dwelling units compared to the Approved Project. The reduction in future population and housing growth would result in a reduced demand for existing and new recreational facilities.

Provision of new facilities would proceed as anticipated under the Approved Project. Future development would be required to comply with policies and programs related to the provision of parks and recreation facilities. There would be no new impact or increase in the significance of an impact associated with the provision or use of parks and recreational facilities.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street corridor encompass the land within the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure

1.3; p. 13).

Section 15162 Analysis:

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 84 The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on accelerated physical deterioration of the facilities of neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities and the construction or expansion of recreational facilities that might have an adverse physical effect on the environment would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to recreation that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum.

There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to recreation requiring new impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Recreation
There are no relevant mitigation measures.

Conclusion – Recreation
With regard to recreation, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to recreation would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Can an EIR From an Earlier Project be Used?
CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
XVI. Transportation
Would the project:
a) Conflict with an
applicable plan,
ordinance or policy
establishing
measures of
effectiveness for the
performance of the
circulation system,
taking into account
all modes of
transportation
including mass
transit and nonmotorized travel
and relevant
components of the
circulation system,
including but not
limited to
intersections,
streets, highways
and freeways,
pedestrian and
bicycle paths, and
mass transit?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
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Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
b) Conflict with an
applicable
congestion
management
program, including
but not limited to,
level of service
standards and travel
demand measures,
or other standards
established by the
county congestion
management agency
for the designated
roads or highways?
Less than
significant
impact
after
mitigation.

Yes,
MM 3.12-5
(2009 General
Plan EIR, pg.

ES-14)
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
c) Result in a change in
air traffic patterns,
including either an
increase in traffic
levels or a change in
location that results
in substantial safety
risks?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
d) Substantially
increase hazards
due to a design
feature (e.g., sharp
curves or dangerous
intersections) or
incompatible uses
(e.g., farm
equipment)?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
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Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
e) Result in inadequate
emergency access?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
f) Conflict with
adopted policies,
plans, or programs
regarding public
transit, bicycle, or
pedestrian facilities,
or otherwise
decrease the
performance or
safety of such
facilities.

Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
Discussion – Transportation
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on transportation related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on pages 34-36 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Transportation:

The Approved Project would increase traffic volume on SR 29 and result in levels of service that exceed the City’s level of service (LOS) D standard. General Plan policies will ensure that necessary improvements are planned and that the City coordinated with appropriate agencies. This impact is less than significant, and no Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 88 mitigation was required (Impact 3.12-1, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3- 147).

The Approved Project would increase traffic on SR 29 interchanges and result in the need to upgrade facilities. General Plan policies and programs ensure that new development pay its fair share of planned roadway improvements, encourage coordination of the fair share payment, and ensure that necessary improvements become a part of the City’s Five-Year Roadway Capital Improvement Program (Roadway CIP). The impact was determined to be less than significant, and no mitigation was required (Impact 3.12-2, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3- 147 and 3-148).

Under buildout conditions, the Approved Project would result in LOS D or worse conditions on various City streets. While General Plan policies and programs ensure that new development pay its fair share of planned roadway improvements, encourage coordination of the fair share payment, and ensure that necessary improvements become a part of the City’s Roadway CIP, improvements to High Street to mitigate the impact are not considered feasible. Therefore, the impact was determined to be significant and unavoidable and no feasible mitigation was available (Impact 3.12-3, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-148 and 3- 149).

Under buildout conditions, the Approved Project would add traffic to the inter-regional roadway system including facilities outside the City’s SOI. The General Plan includes policies to require new development to pay its fair share of planned roadway improvements and to encourage cooperation with other jurisdictions to develop and implement regional solutions to traffic problems. The impact was determined to be less than significant, and no mitigation was required (Impact 3.12-4, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-149 and 3-150).

Under buildout conditions, the Approved Project could result in peak hour LOS conditions in excess of LOS C at intersections in Lakeport.

The General Plan identified intersections recommended for signalization and included policies to ensure the improvements would be addressed through the City’s Roadway CIP. However,
improvements were not identified for seven of the affected intersections, therefore the impact was potentially significant. Mitigation Measure

3.12-5 was identified to ensure that signalization of impacted intersections would be addressed through the Roadway CIP and reduced the impact to less than significant (Impact 3.12-5, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-149 and 3-150).

Implementation of the Approved Project could result in inadequate bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Policies in the General Plan require dedication of land for necessary bicycle and pedestrian facilities as well as completion, improvement, and maintenance of existing facilities. The impact is less than significant, and no mitigation was required (Impact 3.12-6, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3-150).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on transportation related to the Modified Project, on pages 34-36. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries encompass the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area):

The Approved Project would result in less than significant impacts associated with changes in level of service (LOS) associated with traffic on SR 29, need for improvements to SR 29 interchanges, Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 89 increased traffic on interregional roadways, and demand for bicycle and pedestrian facilities. No mitigation was required for these impacts.

The Approved Project would result in a significant and unavoidable impact associated with increased traffic on City roadway segments because while impacts to most facilities would be reduced to less than significant with implementation of General Plan policies, no feasible mitigation was available for impacts to High Street. The Approved Project was determined to have a potentially significant impact on local intersections and mitigation was required to reduce the impact to less than significant.

The Modified Project would result in a decrease in traffic volumes in comparison to the Approved Project. As shown in Table B-1, located in Appendix B, the Approved Project would result in 65,109 ADT under buildout conditions. The Modified Project would result in 58,080 ADT under buildout conditions, a decrease of 7,029 ADT. The reduction in trips would primarily come from the removal of the Specific Plan Area from the Modified SOI, which would reduce associated residential and golf course trips. The Modified Project would designate lands as Major Retail that have been designated for Industrial, Resort Residential, and Open Space uses. While there would be an increase in retail- oriented trips in south Lakeport, the reduction in the Urban Reserve and Industrial designations in the vicinity, as well as removal of the Specific Plan Area, would result in a net decrease in trips generated in south Lakeport. No significant reduction in future LOS is anticipated.

Future development under the Modified Project would be required to comply with General Plan policies and programs that require development projects to identify potential traffic impacts and to pay their fair-share of improvements necessary to address both local and regional impacts. General Plan policies would continue to ensure that necessary improvements are addressed by the Roadway CIP (Policy T

1.1), by new development providing necessary off-site improvements (Policy T 4.1), by requiring strip commercial uses to be designed to reduce impacts and demonstrate that significant traffic impacts will be mitigated (Program T 12.1-c), and by requiring new developments to pay for their fair share of planned roadway improvements (Policy T

18.1). Continued implementation of General Plan policies and programs and Mitigation Measure 3.12-5 would ensure that the Modified Project continues to be consistent with adopted plans, regulations, and policies associated with the performance of the circulation system and does not result in any new impacts or the increase in significance of impacts relative to this topic.

The Modified Project would result in a decrease in potential development and does not include any plans that would introduce roadway or other transportation hazards. There would be no impact associated with roadway or transportation hazards.

The Modified Project would reduce the potential overall footprint and extent of new development and would continue to focus development within the existing City and Proposed Modified SOI. There would be no change in the potential for changes in air traffic patterns or air traffic hazards.

The Modified Project would result in a decrease in demand for bicycle and pedestrian facilities associated with population growth. However, future development associated with the Modified Project would be required to comply with applicable adopted policies and programs supporting alternative transportation. The Modified Project would not result in any new or increased impacts associated with alternative transportation.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 90 The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street-Soda Bay Road corridor encompass those of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure 1.3; p. 13).

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on conflicts with applicable plans, ordinances, and policies regulating the performance of all modes of transportation, conflicts with an applicable congestion management program, changes in air traffic patterns, substantial increases of hazards due to design features or incompatible uses, inadequate emergency access, and conflicts with adopted policies, plans, and programs regarding public transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to transportation that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum. There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to transportation requiring new impact analysis or verification.

There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Transportation
Mitigation Measure 3.12-5 Signalization of the following five intersections shall be included as improvement projects in the City’s Five-Year Roadway Capital Improvement Program:
• Lakeshore Blvd. / 20th Street
• Martin Street / Russell Street
• Todd Road / Sandy Lane
• SR 29/SR 175/MainStreet
• Lakeport Blvd. /Main Street
• 11th Street / Main Street
• 11th Street / Forbes Street
Alternatives to signalization that result in a LOS “C,” such as the installation of roundabouts shall be considered and shall constitute adequate mitigation for this impact.
(2009 General Plan EIR, pg. ES-14)
Conclusion – Transportation
With regard to transportation, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to transportation would occur, nor are there new circumstances Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 91 involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
XVII. Utilities / Service Systems
Would the project:
a) Exceed wastewater
treatment
requirements of the
applicable Regional
Water Quality
Control Board?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
b) Require or result in
the construction of
new water or
wastewater
treatment facilities
or expansion of
existing facilities,
the construction of
which could cause
significant
environmental
effects?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
c) Require or result in
the construction of
new storm water
drainage facilities or
expansion of
existing facilities,
the construction of
which could cause
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
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Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
significant
environmental
effects?
d) Have sufficient
water supplies
available to serve
the project from
existing
entitlements and
resources, or are
new or expanded
entitlements
needed?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
e) Result in inadequate
wastewater
treatment capacity
to serve the project’s
projected demand in
addition to the
provider’s existing
commitments?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
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Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR
& 2014
EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
f) Be served by a
landfill with
sufficient permitted
capacity to
accommodate the
project’s solid waste
disposal needs?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
g) Comply with federal,
state, and local
statutes and
regulations related
to solid waste?
Less than
significant
impact.

No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
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Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze impacts on utilities and service systems related to future development within the City of Lakeport and areas within its Sphere of Influence (SOI).

As summarized on pages 36-38 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following impacts related to Utilities and Service Systems:

The Approved Project would result in increased demand for wastewater treatment. Future development would pay sewer expansion fees and monthly service charges and wastewater infrastructure needed by new projects would be funded by project developers/owners. The impact would be less than significant, and no mitigation was required (Impact 3.13-1, General Plan Draft EIR, p.3-165).

The Approved Project would result in increased demand for storm drainage facilities. New development would be required to install necessary storm drainage facilities that meet City and State requirements. The impact would be less than significant, and no mitigation was required (Impact 3.13-2, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3- 165 and 3-166).

The Approved Project would result in increased demand for solid waste disposal. The impact would be less than significant, and no mitigation measures were required (Impact 3.13-3, General Plan Draft EIR p. 3- 166).

The Approved Project would result in increased demand for water supplies and treatment facilities. The City’s conservation programs combined with General Plan policies would ensure that water supply impacts are less than significant. No mitigation was required (Impact

3.13-4, General Plan Draft EIR pp. 3-166 and 3-167).

The 2014 EIR Addendum provided the following analysis of impacts on utilities and service systems related to the Modified Project, on pages 36-

38. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries encompass the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area):

The Approved Project would result in less than significant impacts associated with wastewater treatment and conveyance facilities, storm drainage facilities, solid waste disposal, and water supply and treatment facilities. No mitigation was necessary to address these impacts.

The Modified Project would reduce the potential extent of the wastewater, stormwater, solid waste, and water supply service areas by reducing the boundary of the Modified SOI. This would result in a decrease in potential impacts associated with extending utility and service facilities into the Specific Plan Area and other areas removed from the Modified SOI. See Figures 1-2 and 1-3. The Modified Project would reduce the extent of development that would require wastewater, stormwater, solid waste, and water supply services. While the Modified Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 96 Project would increase the potential for non-residential uses by a net increase of 143,574 square feet, there would be a significant decrease in other uses. There would be a reduction in future growth of 1,213 to 2,413 residential units, 130 hotel rooms, 193 RV spaces, and 1 golf course, including 18 holes and a restaurant.

Future development accommodated by the Modified Project would continue to be subject to General Plan policies, development impact fees, ordinances, and requirements identified in the General Plan EIR to reduce potential impacts associated with an increased demand for wastewater, stormwater, solid waste, and water supply services and facilities to a less than significant level. There would be no increase in the severity of impacts and there would be no new impacts associated with utilities and service systems.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street-Soda Bay Road corridor encompass the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure

1.3; p. 13).

The 2009 General Plan EIR does not include any mitigation measures relevant to utilities and service systems.

Project-Specific Wastewater and Domestic Water Facts:

Wastewater service to the Annexation Project area is currently provided pursuant to a September 12, 1995 Agreement between the City of Lakeport Municipal Sewer District (CLMSD) and the Lake County Sanitation District (LACOSAN), as amended (the "Agreement"), which establishes a reciprocal cross-boundary service arrangement under which CLMSD accepts and treats sewage flows from the unincorporated South Lakeport area while LACOSAN reciprocally treats CLMSD's North Lakeport-area flows. The Agreement expressly anticipates annexation of LACOSANserved territory by the City: Section II.7 provides that annexation does not disturb the Agreement's other terms, and Section I.3 requires the City to relocate flow-metering equipment, at its own expense, to the new servicearea interface upon annexation.

Because the Annexation Project area is already served by LACOSAN's collection system and CLMSD's treatment system under this long-standing agreement, annexation introduces no new wastewater provider, no new treatment facility, and no change in the physical scope of wastewater service. The City is not proposing detachment of the area from LACOSAN as part of this annexation; the Agreement (currently effective through June 5, 2027, unless further extended) will continue to govern wastewater service, and any future change in wastewater service provider would be evaluated as a separate action.

With respect to domestic water service, the Annexation Project is closely tied to the County of Lake's South Main Street/Soda Bay Road Widening Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project 97 Project, in conjunction with which the City intends to install a new domestic water line/loop within the South Main Street/Soda Bay Road right-of-way, including a crossing under State Highway 29. Many properties in the Annexation Project area currently rely on private wells or small water systems -- including several classified as transient noncommunity water systems under State drinking water regulations -- rather than a municipal water connection. Fire hydrants will be installed along the new water main as part of the water system improvements, independent of annexation status. However, connection to the new water main for domestic use on individual parcels is available only to properties within the City's corporate boundary. Annexation is a prerequisite for affected property owners in Annexation Project area to gain the option to connect to a reliable municipal water source in place of their existing private water systems. Annexation would not, by itself, result in the construction of new treatment facilities or create water supply impacts beyond those already analyzed in the 2009 General Plan EIR and 2014 EIR Addendum for buildout of this corridor.

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project related to exceedance of wastewater treatment conditions requiring or resulting in the construction of new water or wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of existing facilities; conditions requiring or resulting in the need for new storm water drainage facilities or expansion of existing facilities; the sufficiency of water supplies available from existing entitlements and resources to serve the project; wastewater treatment capacity to serve the projected demand, availability of service by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the project’s solid waste disposal needs, and compliance with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new impacts relating to utilities and service systems that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum. There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to utilities and service systems requiring new impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Relevant EIR Mitigation Measures – Utilities / Service Systems There are no relevant mitigation measures.

Conclusion – Utilities / Service Systems
With regard to utilities and service systems, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project. No new significant impacts related to utilities and service systems would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 -
Is a Subsequent EIR Needed?
Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR &
2014 EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
XVIII. Mandatory Findings of Significance
Would the project:
a) Does the project
have the potential to
degrade the quality
of the environment,
substantially reduce
the habitat of a fish
or wildlife species,
cause a fish or
wildlife population
to drop below selfsustaining levels,
threaten to
eliminate a plant or
animal community,
reduce the number
or restrict the range
of a rare or
endangered plant or
animal, or eliminate
important examples
of the major periods
of California history
or prehistory?
Less than
significant
impact after
mitigation.

See
Items IV and
V, above.

Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
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Environmental Issue
Conclusion
of
Applicable
Sections of
2009 EIR &
2014 EIR
Addendum
Are There
Applicable
EIR and/or
Addendum
Mitigation
Measures?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Setting?
Do EIR and
EIR
Addendum
Adequately
Describe
Impacts?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Alternatives?
For
Significant
Impacts,
Does EIR
Adequately
Describe
Mitigations?
Do the
Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Impacts?
Are There
New
Circumstanc
es Involving
New
Impacts?
Is There
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
b) Does the project
have impacts that
are individually
limited, but
cumulatively
considerable?
(“Cumulatively
considerable” means
that the incremental
effects of a project
are considerable
when viewed in
connection with the
effects of past
projects, the effects
of other current
projects, and the
effects of probable
future projects.)
Less than
significant
impacts;
except for
significant
unavoidable
cumulative
impact
relating to
population
and housing
No Yes Yes N/A N/A No No No
c) Does the project
have environmental
effects which will
cause substantial
adverse effects on
human beings,
either directly or
indirectly?
Less than
significant
impact after
mitigation.

See
Items I-XVII,
above
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
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Discussion – Mandatory Findings of Significance
Section 15153 Analysis:

The 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum discuss and analyze the various topics identified in CEQA's mandatory findings of significance as shown on the table. With regard to finding (a), the 2009 EIR and 2014 EIR Addendum address biological resources as well as cultural resources and tribal resources (as summarized in Items IV and V of this Environmental Checklist) and both documents conclude that impacts to these resources would be less than significant after mitigation.

Similarly, as discussed in Items I-XVII of the Checklist, the 2009 EIR and 2014 EIR Addendum address a full range of environmental impacts and conclude that there will be no substantial adverse effects on human beings.

With regard to cumulative impacts, as summarized on pages 38 of the 2014 EIR Addendum, the 2009 General Plan EIR identified the following cumulative impacts:

The Approved Project would not result in significant cumulative impacts related to aesthetics, agricultural resources, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, noise, public services and recreation, and utilities and service systems (General Plan Draft EIR pp. 5-10 through 5-13).

The Approved Project could result in significant cumulative impact to population and housing related to development within the City, within the Specific Plan Area, and the entire SOI. No mitigation was identified (General Plan Draft EIR, p. 5-12).

The Approved Project combined with development outside of the City’s SOI could result in LOS D or worse on roadways until the Roadway CIP is implemented, resulting in a significant cumulative impact (General Plan Draft EIR p. 5-13).

The 2014 EIR Addendum (page 38) provided the following analysis of cumulative impacts related to the Modified Project. (Note: The Modified Project reduced the area within the City's SOI and the modified boundaries encompass the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area):

As the Modified Project would result in a reduction in total development as well as a reduction in the total land area that could be developed, the Modified Project would have less of a contribution to cumulative aesthetic, agricultural, biological, cultural, geology/soils, hydrology/water quality, land use/planning, public services, recreation, and utilities/service system impacts than the Approved Project. The Modified Project would result in a reduction in total vehicle trips and an associated reduction in traffic, air quality, and noise impacts, resulting in a reduction in cumulative transportation, air quality, and noise impacts compared to the Approved Project. The Modified Project would result in a reduction in population and housing growth, as previously described, and would have less of cumulative impact associated with population and housing growth than the Approved Project. The Modified Project would not result in any new or increased cumulative impacts.

The 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describes the setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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Project, as the modified SOI boundaries along the South Main Street - Soda Bay Road corridor encompass the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project area (2014 EIR Addendum; Figure

1.3; p. 13).

Both the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum considered the cumulative impacts of future development within the City's SOI and both documents concluded that the General Plan provides adequate policies to ensure less than significant cumulative impacts except related to population and housing growth which is significant and unavoidable.

Section 15162 Analysis:

The impacts of the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project on potential degradation of the quality of the environment, impacts that are individually limited but cumulatively considerable, and environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings would be similar to those evaluated in the 2014 EIR Addendum. The Annexation Project would not involve new cumulative impacts that were not considered in the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum. There are no new circumstances that involve new impacts, and there is no new information related to cumulative impacts requiring new impact analysis or verification. There would be no new impacts or increase in significance of impacts in relation to this topic.

Conclusion – Mandatory Findings of Significance
With regard to mandatory findings of significance, the 2009 General Plan EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum provide an adequate description of the setting, impacts, alternatives, and mitigation measures relevant to the Annexation Project. No new significant impacts would occur, nor are there new circumstances involving new impacts or new information requiring new analysis or verification. The conclusions from the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum remain unchanged.

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Section 4: CONCLUSIONS OF INITIAL STUDY
CEQA Guidelines Section 15153(a) states that “The Lead Agency may employ a single EIR to describe more than one project, if such projects are essentially the same in terms of environmental impact. Further, the Lead Agency may use an earlier EIR prepared in connection with an earlier project to apply to a later project, if the circumstances of the projects are essentially the same.” The use of the 2009 EIR and the 2014 EIR Addendum is appropriate here because, as explained below, none of the conditions calling for preparation of a new environmental document have occurred.

The analysis provided in this Initial Study/Environmental Checklist supports the City’s determination that the 2009 EIR and 2014 EIR Addendum adequately describe the general environmental setting of the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project, the significant environmental effects of the project, and alternatives and mitigation measures related to each significant effect in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15153(b)(1).

The analysis cites substantial evidence that supports the City’s determination that the proposed Annexation Project is consistent with the City of Lakeport General Plan 2025 as updated and the adopted Sphere of Influence and does not meet the criteria for preparing an addendum, subsequent or supplemental EIR under CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 as follows:
§ Per CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a)(1), the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression
Annexation Project would not cause a new significant impact or substantially increase the severity of a previously identified significant impact from the 2009 EIR and 2014 EIR Addendum that would require major revisions to the EIR. All impacts would be nearly equivalent to or reduced from the impacts previously analyzed in the 2009 EIR and 2014 EIR Addendum. § Per CEQA Guidelines Section 15162[(a)(2), the proposed 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression
Annexation Project would not cause a new significant impact or substantially increase the severity of a previously identified significant impact, and there have been no other changes in the circumstances that meet this criterion. There have been no significant changes in the environmental conditions not contemplated and analyzed in the 2009 EIR and 2014 EIR
Addendum that would result in new or substantially more severe environmental impacts.
§ Per CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a)(3), there is no new information of substantial importance (which was not known or could not have been known at the time of the application, that identifies: a new significant impact; a substantial increase in the severity of a previously identified significant impact; mitigation measures or alternatives previously found infeasible that would now be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects; or mitigation measures or
alternatives which are considerably different from those Initial Study/Environmental Checklist
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analyzed in the EIR which would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment.

As identified in the Environmental Checklist, all impacts identified under the 2009 EIR for General Plan and the 2014 EIR Addendum for the Revised General Plan have been determined to be less than significant, less than significant with mitigation, or significant and unavoidable. As described in the Checklist, the 2026 South Lakeport Water Resiliency & Fire Suppression Annexation Project would not result in the increase in significance of environmental impacts or in new environmental impacts.

In addition to the effects of the project changes discussed in the above Environmental Checklist, Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines states that a subsequent EIR would be required if substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which would require major revisions of a previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. To address the potential for other changed circumstances that may result in new or substantially more severe cumulative impacts, a review was completed of plans, policies, and regulations that would apply to the Annexation Project.

No new plans, policies, or regulations that would result in new significant environmental impacts or an increase in the severity of environmental impacts were identified. There have been no significant changes in circumstances since the 2014 EIR Addendum was certified that would involve new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects.

Meeting Date: September 15, 2026 Page 1 Agenda Item # VI.B.1

CITY OF LAKEPORT
City Council ☒
City of Lakeport Municipal Sewer District ☐
Lakeport Industrial Development Authority ☐
Municipal Financing Agency of Lakeport ☐

STAFF REPORT
RE: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lakeport authorizing the acceptance of a multifamily housing program award for the Bevins Street Senior Apartments project and authorizing the execution of standard agreements and related documents
MEETING DATE: September
15, 2026
SUBMITTED BY: Joey Hejnowicz, Community Development Director PURPOSE OF REPORT: ☐Information only ☐ Discussion ☒Action Item WHAT IS BEING ASKED OF THE CITY COUNCIL/BOARD:

The City Council is being asked to approve a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lakeport authorizing the acceptance of a multifamily housing program award for the Bevins Street Senior Apartments project and authorizing the execution of standard agreements and related documents.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The proposed Bevins Street Senior Apartments project is an entitled 40-unit affordable senior housing development located on approximately 3.1 acres of vacant land at 447 Bevins Street (APN 025-431-37). The project received its land use entitlements in 2022.

The development consists of 40 senior rental apartments within one three-story residential building. With the exception of one manager’s unit, all units will be income-restricted to lower-income households earning between 30 to 60 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI) for Lake County, adjusted for household size.

The project also includes approximately 1,800 square feet of community space featuring a common kitchen, exercise room, laundry facility, and business center. Additional resident amenities include covered picnic areas with barbecue facilities, non-combustible pergolas, USPS-approved pedestal-mounted mailboxes, a community garden with raised planter beds, a bocce ball court, and a fenced dog park.

PROJECT ENTITLEMENT HISTORY
• July 10, 2021 – Application for 40-unit senior housing was submitted to the Community Development Department.
• November 1, 2021 – The Community Development Director issued a letter indicating that the project is subject to a nondiscretionary review process per Senate Bill 330 and will be approved based on the objective municipal zoning standards.

Meeting Date: September 15, 2026 Page 2 Agenda Item # VI.B.1 • February 16, 2022 – The Planning Commission approved the Density Bonus/Incentive Application submitted by the applicant to allow a reduction of off-street parking requirements, and to allow the proposed structure to exceed the maximum height limit.

PROJECT FINANCING
Although the project received its necessary land use entitlements in 2022 and was positioned to proceed with building permit submittal, the developer, Pacific West Communities, has continued working to assemble the combination of financing sources necessary to make the affordable housing project financially feasible.

On August 11, 2026, Pacific West Communities and the City of Lakeport received a Conditional Award Commitment in the amount of $10,187,500 through the Multifamily Housing Program (MHP) Gap Funding Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), Round 4, for Fiscal Year 2025/2026. While the MHP award does not fully fund the development, it represents a significant financing commitment and brings the project substantially closer to financial feasibility and construction.

As part of the acceptance of the conditional award, the City Council is being asked to approve the accompanying resolution accepting the Conditional Award Commitment and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Standard Agreement and other documents necessary to facilitate the award and implementation of the project.

Pacific West Communities also plans to submit an application for funding in early September to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee for 4% tax credits and tax exempt bond financing and anticipates that the project will be competitive for an award.

In addition, the City is evaluating the potential commitment of approximately $800,000 in HOME Program Income (PI) funds to further support the development. If Pacific West Communities is successful in securing the requested 9 Percent Tax Credits and the City commits the anticipated HOME Program Income funds, these additional financing sources, together with the MHP award and other project funding, are expected to substantially close the remaining financing gap and position the project to move toward construction.

CONCLUSION
The Bevins Street Senior Apartments project represents an important opportunity to expand the supply of affordable senior housing within the City of Lakeport. The $10.187 million MHP conditional award represents a significant milestone toward assembling the financing necessary to construct the project after several years of funding efforts.

Staff recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed resolution accepting the Conditional Award Commitment and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute the necessary agreements and related documents. Approval will allow the City and Pacific West Communities to continue advancing the project toward financial closing and construction, ultimately facilitating the development of 40 new senior rental units, including 39 units restricted to lower-income households.

Meeting Date: September 15, 2026 Page 3 Agenda Item # VI.B.1

COUNCIL OPTIONS

1. Approve the resolution

2. Reject the resolution

3. Provide alternative directions for staff
FISCAL IMPACT:
☒ None ☐ $ Budgeted Item? ☐Yes ☐ No
Budget Adjustment Needed? ☐Yes ☒ No If yes, amount of appropriation increase: $ Affected fund(s): ☐ General Fund ☐ Water OM Fund ☐ Sewer OM Fund ☐ Other:

Comments:

COUNCIL PRIORITIES:
☐ Priority #1: Public Safety & Crisis Response
☐ Priority #2: Disaster Resiliency
☒ Priority #3: Good Governance & Fiscal Stability
☐ Priority #4: Capital Infrastructure Improvement
☒ Priority #5: Safe, Sustainable & Attractive Neighborhoods ☐ Priority #6: Economic Development
SUGGESTED MOTIONS:

2. August 21, 2026 – HCD Conditional Award Commitment Letter RESOLUTION NO. XXXXX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEPORT

AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROGRAM

AWARD FOR THE BEVINS STREET SENIOR APARTMENTS PROJECT AND

AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF STANDARD AGREEMENTS AND RELATED

DOCUMENTS
WHEREAS, the California Department of Housing and Community Development ("Department"), as authorized by California Assembly Bill 434 (“AB 434”) (Chapter 192, Statutes of 2020), has issued a Multifamily Finance Super Notice of Funding Availability, dated April 20, 2026, amended on May 4, 2026, and June 1, 2026 (“Multifamily Super NOFA”). The Multifamily Finance Super NOFA provides funding under the following program: the Multifamily Housing Program; and
WHEREAS, City of Lakeport, a general law city (“Public Entity”), submitted an application to the Department in response to the Multifamily Super NOFA (the “Application”) and was determined to be an eligible Sponsor under one or more of the foregoing programs (the “Program(s)”) pursuant to that certain conditional award letter, dated August 11, 2026 (the “Conditional Award Commitment”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Conditional Award Commitment, the Department made conditional awards to the Public Entity in the amount of $10,187,500.00; and WHEREAS, the award expressly identified above will hereinafter be referred to as the “Program Award.”
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED, that the Public Entity is hereby authorized and directed to act in connection with the Program Award.

RESOLVED FURTHER, the Public Entity is hereby authorized and directed to accept and incur an obligation for the Program Award. That in connection with the total amount of the Program Award, the Public Entity is authorized and directed to enter into, execute, and deliver one or more STD 213, Standard Agreement(s), and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to secure the Program Award from the Department and to participate in the relevant Program(s), and all amendments thereto (collectively, the “Program Award Documents”).

RESOLVED FURTHER, the Public Entity acknowledges and agrees that it shall be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the STD 213, Standard Agreement(s), and that the Multifamily Super NOFA and the Application will be incorporated by reference therein and made a part thereof. Public Entity also acknowledges and agrees that any and all activities, expenditures, information, and timelines represented and described in the Application are enforceable through the relevant STD 213, Standard Agreement(s). Public Entity also acknowledges and agrees that Program Award funds are to be expended only on the eligible uses and activities identified in the relevant STD 213, Standard Agreement(s).

RESOLVED FURTHER, the City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to execute the Program Award Documents on behalf of the Public Entity and as the sponsor of General Partner of the LP.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lakeport on the 15th day of September 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:
_______________________________
Brandon Disney, Mayor

CERTIFICATE OF THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAKEPORT
The undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lakeport, does hereby attest and certify that the foregoing is a true, full and correct copy of a resolution that was duly adopted by the Public Entity’s governing body on September 15, 2026, and that the resolution has not been altered, amended, modified, repealed, rescinded, or annulled.

DATE:

Kelly Buendia, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS AGENCY GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

DIVISION OF STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
651 BANNON STREET, SUITE 400, SACRAMENTO, CA 95811
P. O. BOX 952054, SACRAMENTO, CA 94252-2054
(916) 263-2771
www.hcd.ca.gov
August 11, 2026
Caleb Roope, President and Chief Executive Officer
Pacific West Communities, Inc.
430 East State Street, Suite 100
Eagle, ID 83616
Kevin M. Ingram, City Manager
City of Lakeport
225 Park Street
Lakeport, CA 95453
Dear Caleb Roope and Kevin M. Ingram:

RE: Conditional Award Commitment and Acceptance of Terms and Conditions Multifamily Finance Super NOFA – Multifamily Housing Program (MHP) Gap Funding NOFA, Round 4 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Pacific West Communities, Inc. and City of Lakeport – Bevins Street Senior Apartments
Contract No. 26-MFSN-19022
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (“Department” or “HCD”) issued a Multifamily Finance Super NOFA (MFSN) – MHP Gap Funding NOFA, Round 4 Notice of Funding Availability on April 20, 2026. The Department is now pleased to inform you of this conditional award to Pacific West Communities, Inc. and City of Lakeport (“Awardee(s)”). This conditional award is a loan in the amount of $10,187,500 (the “Conditional Award”) for the above-referenced project (the “Project”) and includes the following:

Program Award Amount Contract Number
Multifamily Housing Program (MHP) $10,187,500 26-MFSN-19022 The Conditional Award is based on and subject to the Applicant Representations and the Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award, both as further specified and described in this notice of the Conditional Award (the “Conditional Award Commitment”). This Conditional Award may only be accepted by timely delivery of a fully executed Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award form to the Department (an executed copy of this form is enclosed herein).

I. Applicant Representations – Basis of Conditional Award In response to the above-mentioned NOFA, the Awardee(s) submitted an application for financing of the Project (that application, and all communications and documentation submitted to the Department in support thereof, the “Application”).

MFSN, Round 4 – MHP Gap Funding NOFA, Conditional Award Commitment Pacific West Communities, Inc. and City of Lakeport – Bevins Street Senior Apartments Contract No. 26-MFSN-19022
August 11, 2026

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