LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council is set to discuss adopting the city's 2016-17 budget at its meeting this week.
The council will hold a closed session beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, to discuss labor and property negotiations before the open portion of its regular meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
City Manager Margaret Silveira will present to the council the 2016/17 budget at the Tuesday meeting.
The proposed budget includes $13.8 million in recommended revenue and $20.8 million in proposed expenditures.
Silveira said in the coming fiscal year the city is looking to build on the transformation process that she said has been taking place over the last several years. She said the operating budget she is proposing is balanced.
She is recommending the city pursue several key capital projects, including completion of the Bevins Street project, the Downtown Main Street Revitalization Project, the Lakeshore Storm Damage Rehab Project, structural modification to the new Lakeport Police Department, the Carnegie Library Americans with Disabilities Act Project and ceiling repairs, and replacement of police cars.
“The capital outlay plan that I have proposed unfortunately is not sustainable with ongoing resources beyond this upcoming year and is funded almost entirely out of one-time sources, including long-term, low-interest loans and grants,” Silveira said in her report. “It does not result in a reduction of spending elsewhere. No new additional staff are expected to be needed to complete these projects, as most of the work will be done by outside contractors. Nonetheless, it is a critical investment for us to make in addressing our aging infrastructure and to support our efforts to grow our local economy.”
In other business, the council will receive the newly released annual report, conduct public hearings and adopt proposed ordinances regarding delinquent water and sewer charges, and hold a hearing and adopt the proposed resolution amending Resolution 2486 (2013) and Resolution 2478 (2013) establishing sewer rates, fees and charges to delay the date of monthly service charge increases.
The council also will consider approval of a new classification for a Public Works director/city engineer with a salary range Exempt 5 earning $7,542 to $9,167 per month, and receive and file the 2016 Illegal Fireworks Police Operation Plan.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes of the regular Lakeport City Council meeting on June 7 and the special meeting on June 7; the June 8 warrant register; Application No. 2016-016 with staff recommendations for the Kiss My Clear Lake Bass event to be held in Library Park, on July 24; approve amendment to Application No. 2016-002 for the Lakeside Car and Boat Show to reserve parking in the lot adjacent to City Hall; Application No. 2016-017 with staff recommendations for the Shakespeare by the Lake event; adoption of the proposed ordinance adding Chapter 5.24 of Title 5 of the Lakeport Municipal Code regulating solicitation; and approval of an amended memorandum of understanding with Bicoastal Media for the production of the Summer Concert Series.
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Lakeport City Council to hold budget hearing
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