The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The agenda and supporting staff reports can be downloaded at http://www.cityoflakeport.com/departments/docs.aspx?deptID=88&catID=102 .
On Tuesday, the council will nominate its mayor and mayor pro tem for the coming year. Council members also will be assigned to designated committees.
The council also will hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would limit off-road vehicle operations within the city limits.
Kevin Burke, the city's police chief and interim city manager, prepared the draft ordinance based on council direction after residents complained about off-road vehicle riding in their neighborhoods.
In the wake of the November passage of Measure C, which legalizes state-approved fireworks sales in the city after the council outlawed them earlier this year, the council on Tuesday will discuss establishing a fireworks committee to implement the measure's provisions.
Sitting jointly as the council and redevelopment agency, council members will approve a façade improvement owner participation agreement with Keystone America Inc.-Jones Mortuary, receive updates on vacant residential properties and contract negotiations for the Downtown Improvement Project Phase II, select Quincy Engineering to prepare the Lakeport Boulevard/South Main Street Intersection Project Intersection Study and receive the 2009 year-end annual report for the Lakeport Redevelopment Agency.
In other council business, Redevelopment Director Richard Knoll will give the council a status report on the Business Stabilization Loan Program, and Burke will present resolutions allocating funds from the supplemental law allocating funds from the Supplemental Enforcement Services Fund and authorizing staff to coordinate with county staff to facilitate development of the alternative energy and energy efficient financing program.
The council also is expected to provide staff direction on a contract with National Grant Services, which has proposed to write parks grants for the city.
City Attorney Steve Brookes will present to the council an amendment to the contract with Lakeport Disposal, the city's franchise trash hauler, and City Engineer Scott Harter will offer a resolution giving notice of an intention to vacate a portion of Tunis Street between Martin and Armstrong Streets and setting the public hearing for Jan. 19.
During the council's public presentation portion, winners of the annual holiday decorating contest – hosted by the city of Lakeport, the Lakeport Main Street Association and the Lakeport Regional
Chamber of Commerce – will be recognized. The city also will consider an application for the No Name Car Club's June car show.
Following the public portion of the meeting, the council will hold a closed session to discuss property negotiations regarding Green Ranch, employee negotiations and a performance evaluation of City Attorney Steve Brookes.
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