LAKEPORT, Calif. – Setting up a fee schedule to allow for appeals of the city's administrative citation process will be the main topic for the Lakeport City Council this week.
The council will meet in closed session at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to discuss a number of potential cases of litigation and to hold a conference on labor negotiations with all employee units before the public portion of the meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
Planning Services Manager Andrew Britton will take to the council a resolution to set a fee schedule for the administrative citation appeals process covered in an ordinance the council adopted in February.
The administrative citation process is meant to gain compliance for municipal code violations and address the failure to comply with terms of a project conditions agreement.
According to Britton's report, an analysis prepared by Finance Director Dan Buffalo concluded that the estimated cost to the city for an appeal will total approximately $488, based on the current personnel charge-out rates.
However, Britton said staff believes that imposing an appeal fee of $488 or more “is unreasonable and would unfairly discourage someone seeking relief from a fine associated with an administrative citation.”
Instead, the draft fee resolution suggests a $200 application fee “to cover a substantial portion of the City’s estimated costs,” said Britton, who added that the draft resolution also includes an annual cost of living adjustment.
Also on Tuesday, the council will present a certificate of appreciation to AmeriCorps-Lake County for the group's canned food drive and community service project for “Make a Difference Day,” which took place on Saturday, Oct. 26.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted on one vote – are ordinances; the warrant registers from Oct. 21 and Oct. 30; minutes of the Oct. 15 meeting; approval of an addendum to Application 2013-013 for the Very Merry Main Street event, sponsored by the Lakeport Main Street Association; and adoption of a resolution establishing the Westside Park Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
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