LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council this week will discuss expanding the use of grant funds for upgrades to the city's Carnegie Library, and consider a contract for the next stages of the city's downtown improvement project.

The council will meet in closed session beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, regarding ongoing litigation with the county of Lake over the former sheriff's decision to limit Lakeport Police's access to a shared law enforcement records system before convening in open session at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

The council will hold a public hearing for the purpose of adopting a proposed resolution approving the submittal of supplemental activities to the current Community Development Block Grant contract.

The city wants to use program income funds from the grant for a business loan program and a lakefront revitalization plan, as well as making the Carnegie Library compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and completing some street improvements.

In other business, the council will consider authorizing City Manager Margaret Silveira to enter into a contract with Crawford and Associates to develop and complete civil engineering design services and plans for the Downtown Lakeport Improvement Project Phase 2 civil engineering design services/specifications at a price not to exceed $164,835.

Also on Tuesday, the council is expected to authorize city staff to execute the approved form of contract with Mercer-Fraser for the USDA Water and Wastewater Improvement Project pursuant to funding from US Department of Agriculture and consider approving funding for a department secretary position assigned to the Administrative Services Department.

On the meeting's consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes from the March 3 regular meeting and March 5 special meeting; Application 2015-006 from Community Care Management Coop. for the 2015 Lake County Aids Walk on Setp. 12; Application 2015-007 from Latinos United Lake County for the Cinco de Mayo Celebration to be held in Library Park May 3; Application 2015-008 from The Center for Life Choices for the 2015 Walk for Life and 5K Run on April 25; and authorization to accept the tank site project and recording of notice of completion with the county of Lake.

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