LAKEPORT, Calif. – This week the Lakeport City Council will consider its 2012-13 budget, an ordinance to assess a fee on cable subscribers to subsidize the local cable access station and an update to the police retirement formula.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
Following a budget workshop at its June 5 meeting, the council will take up its final annual budget for 2012-13, presented by City Manager Margaret Silveira. The council also is being asked to approve a resolution establishing the fiscal year 2012-2013 appropriations limit for the city.
Silveira's report to the council said total revenues for the coming fiscal year are estimated at $11,837,073, while revenues are an estimated $13,587,308.
The council also will consider adopting a resolution of intention to approve an amendment between the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the council to provide the 3 percent at 55 full formula for Lakeport Police Officers Association members.
That would mean that at age 55, an officer would receive 3 percent of their salary multiplied by every year of service. So if an officer had 20 years' tenure, they would receive 60 percent of their total salary during retirement.
The proposal has arisen from a tentative settlement agreement and memorandum of understanding negotiations with the Lakeport Police Officers Association. Silveira's report said the Lakeport City Council has authorized staff to proceed with an amendment to the contract between CalPERS and the city to provide the 3 percent at 55 full formula for local safety members.
“The adoption of this Resolution of Intention is the first in a series of steps that will need to be taken to amend the contract,” Silveira wrote in her report. “At a future public meeting, an actuary will be present to provide information regarding the future costs of the benefits changes.”
In other business, TV8, the council's public access television station, is asking the council to assess a 1-percent pass-through fee on Mediacom subscribers in the city in order to fund the station.
The council will consider a ordinance that will add an article to the city municipal code, and set a public hearing for the second reading on Tuesday, July 17.
Also on Tuesday, the council will consider appointing a member to the Lakeport Planning Commission.
Tom Gayner was appointed by the council to the commission in 2008, and his term expired as of June 15. He has applied to continue to serve on the council; applications also have been submitted by Phillip Meyers and Martin Scheel.
City Engineer Scott Harter Also will take to the council a discussion on a proposed countywide transportation tax and a request for direction.
The council also will consider a status report on the environmental review of the USDA water and wastewater funding request and approve an additional $9,500 in expenses to Planning Partners Inc., for the city of Lakeport USDA Water and Wastewater funding application environmental reviews.
The Lakeport Main Street Association will make a presentation to the council, and Lake County Public Works Director Scott De Leon will update the council on Lake County Water Resources' efforts to remove aquatic weeds from Lakeport’s shoreline this year.
The council also will hold a closed session to discuss a case of pending 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); employee negotiations with the Lakeport Police Officers Association, Lakeport Employees Association and City Attorney Steve Brookes.
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