LAKEPORT, Calif. – This week the Lakeport City Council will consider lifting the city’s hiring freeze to hire a water operator and take up more redevelopment-related business in expectation of the shutdown of the city’s redevelopment agency.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

Documents for the meeting can be found at www.cityoflakeport.com/departments/docs.aspx?deptID=88&catID=102 or viewed below.

Under council business, Utilities Director Mark Brannigan will ask the council to approve an exemption to the city’s hiring freeze in order to allow him to hire a utilities water system operator one from the hiring freeze.

Community Development and Redevelopment Director Richard Knoll will take to the council a resolution electing to retain the housing assets and functions previously performed by the Lakeport Redevelopment Agency.

Also on the agenda, Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen will give the council a report regarding volunteer activities.

City Engineer Scott Harter will ask the council to approve two contract change orders for the High Street Chip Seal Project. He also will present a change order for the Lakeport Boulevard Overlay Project, ask the council to accept the project as complete and approve the notice of completion.

The council also will have a closed session to discuss one pending case of litigation, 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).

 

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011712 Lakeport City Council Packet