LAKEPORT, Calif. – A local bar's appeal of the revocation of its permit to allow live entertainment will take its case this week to the Lakeport City Council, which also will consider the adoption of the city's 2010-11 budget.
The council will hold a special workshop at 5:30 p.m. before convening for its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
Staff reports and the agenda can be downloaded at
www.cityoflakeport.com/departments/docs.aspx?deptID=88&catID=102 .
At a hearing on Dec. 8, the Lakeport Planning Commission revoked Full Throttle Tavern's zoning permit allowing live entertainment, as Lake County News has reported. On Dec. 13, Full Throttle manager and co-owner Sean Lyon filed an appeal.
Planning Manager Andrew Britton's report to the council explained that following the hearing Full Throttle's management and city staff met to discuss revised operating conditions.
Lyon's appeal cites inadequate time to respond to city suggestions and the commission being unfairly influenced by staff recommendations as reasons to overturn the revocation, the report said.
Britton said the numerous updated conditions to allow the tavern to resume live entertainment include allowing a 90-day period to allow the effectiveness of the new conditions to be gauged, limiting of live entertainment to six days per month and only on Thursday through Saturday nights, music is to end by 12:15 a.m. and notices of live entertainment dates should be posted “in a tasteful manner” on the outside of the building facing S. Main Street five days in advance of events.
In other council news, City Manager Margaret Silveira will present the 2010-11 budget for the council's approval.
“For fiscal year 2010/2011, the sum of appropriations for all three agencies totals $13,585,879. Revenue is anticipated to amount to $10,586,887 and the use of existing fund balance (cash on hand) provides funding for the remaining difference,” Silveira's report said.
She said the bulk of the fund balance use comes from redevelopment agency bond proceeds in the
amount of $3,071,522, which is requested for construction projects on downtown Main Street.
In addition, the city's general fund reserve will also be increased substantially by $850,000 or 20.3 percent of total anticipated general fund expenditures, she reported.
“This money will be used to ensure City services can be maintained at an appropriate level over the next few years if economic conditions continue to negatively impact the City's financial position,” Silveira said.
Community Development/Redevelopment Director Richard Knoll also will give the council an update on Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to end redevelopment ask for council direction on how to address the issue. Silveira indicated at the last council meeting that staff had ideas for lobbying against the governor's plan.
The council also will hold a closed session to discuss property negotiations for 50 Fifth St. and appointing a finance director.
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