AGENDA

REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE LAKEPORT CITY COUNCIL AND THE LAKEPORT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 City Council Chambers, 225 Park Street, Lakeport, California 95453
Any person may speak for three (3) minutes on any agenda item; however, total public input per item is not to exceed 15 minutes, extended at the discretion of the City Council. This rule does not apply to public hearings. Non-timed items may be taken up at any unspecified time.

I. II. III. IV.

WORKSHOP: CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA: Urgency Items:

5:00 p.m. Review of Annual Financial Report 6:00 p.m.

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.
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.

V.

CONSENT AGENDA:

A. B. C. D. E.

Ordinances: Warrants: Minutes: Agreement with Auditor: Amendment to Chamber Multi-Event Application: Holiday Decorating Contest:

Waive reading except by title, of any ordinances under consideration at this meeting for either introduction or passage per Government Code Section 36934. Approve warrants as listed on Warrant Register dated November 1, 2011. Approve minutes of the regular City Council meetings of September 20, 2011, and October 18, 2011. Authorize the City Manager to sign the attached Professional Services Agreement with JJACPA for independent auditing services. Approve Amendment to Event #5 of the Chambers Multi-Event Application to remove Dickens Market but retain street closures for parade and tree lighting ceremony. Authorize City participation in the annual holiday decorating contest.

F. VI.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS/REQUESTS: A. Citizen 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 tonights agenda. Persons wishing to address the City Council are requested to complete a Citizens Input form and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the meeting being called to order. While not required, please state your name and address for the record. NOTE: 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. C. VII.

Channel Cats Presentation Restroom Art Presentation

Presentation to members of the Lake County Channel Cats in recognition of their participation in the Zone Champions swim match. Presentation by Mayor to chosen winners of the restroom poster contest.

PUBLIC HEARINGS: A. Speed Zone Ordinance Conduct public hearing and adopt an ordinance repealing the current language of Lakeport Municipal Code Chapter 10.16 and replacing it with language which reflects the current engineering and traffic surveys performed. Conduct public hearing and consider the adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impact on the CEQA Initial Study/Environmental Review of the proposed 197 acre South Main Street/Soda Bay Road Annexation Project.

B.

Annexation

VIII.

LAKEPORT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BUSINESS: A. Downtown Improvement Project Consider a staff proposal to reduce the scope of the Phase 2 Downtown Improvement Project.

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IX.

COUNCIL BUSINESS: A. City Engineer: 1. Parallel Drive Water Main Award the base bid and alternate two to Preston Pipelines, Inc., of Milpitas and authorize the Mayor to sign the Notice of Award and the City Manager to sign the contract.

B.

City Manager: 1. PEG Ordinance Introduce an ordinance to add an article to the City of Lakeport Municipal Code to provide support for Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) cable television access facilities and set a public hearing for the second reading on December 6, 2011, at 6:00 p.m.

X.

CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS: A. Miscellaneous Reports, if any: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 (Conference with Labor Negotiators): Employee Groups: Unrepresented Employees; Negotiators: City Manager Pursuant to Government Code 54956.9(b), Pending Litigation, one case, Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 and Lakeport Police Officers Association v. City of Lakeport, Lakeport City Council (Lake County Superior Court Case No. CV410232) Pursuant to Government Code 54956.9(b), Anticipated Litigation, one case.

XI.

CLOSED SESSION:

XII. XIII.

REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION: ADJOURNMENT: Adjourn

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 Clerks Office at 225 Park Street, Lakeport, California, during normal business hours. Such documents are also available on the City of Lakeports website, www.cityoflakeport.com, subject to staffs ability to post the documents before the meeting.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Lakeport will make available to members of the public any special assistance necessary to participate in
this meeting. The public should contact the City Clerks Office at (707) 263-5615 to make such a request. Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

____________________________________ Janel M. Chapman, City Clerk