LAKEPORT, Calif. – On Tuesday the Lakeport City Council will host discussions on a report regarding the work to complete a feasibility study on the city's historic library and plans for upgrades to the Soper Reese Theatre.
The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
During the meeting the council will meet summer intern Kari Miller; witness the swearing in of new Lakeport Police officers, Dustin Roderick and Tyler Trouette; and present a proclamation declaring Tuesday, Aug. 5, as National Night Out in the city of Lakeport.
Under council business, consultants with San Francisco-based Garavaglia Architecture Inc. will present to the council a report on the Carnegie Library.
The firm has been hired to complete the Carnegie Library Reuse Feasibility Study Report, which will consider possible future uses for the 96-year-old building.
City Manager Margaret Silveira' report to the council explains that the consultants are in the final phase of completing the feasibility study. During Tuesday's presentation there will be the chance for the council, city staff and the public to provide additional input before the final report is completed.
City Engineer Scott Harter will present to the council future building plans at the Soper Reese Theatre on South Main Street.
Harter's written report to the council explains that the theater board is looking ahead to future projects at the historic theater, which already has undergone extensive renovation.
One of the projects the board hopes to tackle in the near future is Americans with Disabilities Act-related improvements, including the restrooms and access ramp.
“As the theatre group began the planning of the ADA ramp and bathrooms it was discovered that the existing property line on the Martin Street frontage is about 6.4 feet north of the back of sidewalk, not at the back of sidewalk,” Harter wrote in his report.
Harter reported that he and Silveira have met with Michael Adams, the theater's executive director, to discuss options, and as the roadway at the Martin Street intersection is fully developed, staff supports researching options to relocate the right of way line further south to accommodate the future projects.
Harter also will present the council with an updated report on a proposal to enter into a five-year contract with Mediacom for dedicated Internet access at a cost of $1,034 per month. The matter was held over from the council's last meeting.
Also on Tuesday, Public Works Director Mark Brannigan will present information from Siemens Industry Inc. about solar-related services.
Brannigan is seeking direction from the council regarding a request for the city to issue letters of intent, or a contract, to provide a solar array at the wastewater treatment facility and to conduct an investment grade audit of city facilities.
In other business, Planning Services Manager Andrew Britton will present the first reading of an ordinance to amend Lakeport Municipal Code in order to make updates identified by the Housing Element related to condominium conversions, mixed use residential development, multifamily development, emergency shelters, extremely low income and special needs household incentives, employee housing, residential care facilities, residential care homes and reasonable accommodations.
The council is expected to set a public hearing and second reading for Tuesday, Aug. 19.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes of the July 1 council meeting; rejection of claims by the family and estate of James Smith; approval of Application No. 2014-015, with staff recommendations, for a Senate
Town Hall meeting at Library Park on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014; and approval of Application No. 2014-016, with staff recommendations, for Sponsoring Survivorship's annual walk/run for women or men with breast cancer and survivors on Oct. 4, 2014.
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