LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council this week will honor the city's retiring fire chief and police records supervisor, and discuss plans for the city's participation this year in National Night Out.

The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

On Tuesday the council will present a proclamation to Ken Wells, who is retiring from the chief's job at the Lakeport Fire Department. Wells took over the job in 2007 and has a total of 44 years in the fire service.

Ellen Dills, who has worked for the Lakeport Police Department for 34 years and is the records supervisor, also will receive a proclamation honoring her for her service.

In council business, City Engineer Scott Harter will present to the council a five-year contract with Mediacom for dedicated Internet access and a fiber agreement, at a cost of $1,034 per month.

Public Works Director Mark Brannigan will go to the council to seek a budget amendment in the amount of $34,500 for contract services to prep Parallel Drive for chip sealing. He'll also seek the council's authorization for City Manager Margaret Silveira to sign a purchase order for the services.

Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen will discuss with the council plans for the city's participation in the National Night Out block party, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Rasmussen is seeking the council's approval to hold the event at the Natural High School site on N. Main Street along with authorization for staff to carry out the necessary road closures.

On the meeting's consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; the warrant register for June 23; minutes from the June 17 council meeting; approval of Application No. 2014-14 for the Lake County Rodeo Association for its annual Lake County Rodeo Parade on Saturday, July 12, at 11 a.m. on Main Street; receipt and filing of the 2014 Local Agency Biennial Notice regarding the City of Lakeport's Conflict of Interest Code; and authorization for staff to send the proposed letter of support for a League Resolution relating to the environmental and public safety impacts of illegal marijuana grows.

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