How to resolve AdBlock issue? The council will meet in closed session at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, for a closed session to discuss potential litigation before convening the open portion of the meeting at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
City Manager Margaret Silveira will take to the council the resolution to accept the property at 500 N. Main St.
Silveira’s report to the council explained that, after the announcement by Bank of America that it would be closing its Lakeport branch, city staff contacted the bank and asked if it was willing to donate the property to the city of Lakeport for a community center.
“After a letter appealing to the bank and several conversations, we were very excited to have received the confirmation that BofA was going to donate the property to the City of Lakeport,” Silveira wrote in her report.
She said the bank agreed to the donation based on the city’s commitment to a lease agreement allowing the bank to continue operating its ATM at the current location.
“BofA has completed the needed upgrades to the ATM to operate independently of the building and are now ready to complete the donation process. They also offered to pay for the closing costs. Closing is anticipated to be complete by Jan. 31, 2019,” Silveira said.
The property’s appraised value is $440,000, according to the resolution.
The council also will consider appointing Alan Flora to the Lakeport Fire Protection District Board to a term effective Jan. 1 and expiring Dec. 31, 2022; will discuss Mayor Tim Barnes’ appointments of council members as liaisons to various boards, committees and commissions; and adopt a resolution appointing representatives to represent and vote on behalf of the city at the League of California Cities, Redwood Empire Division Business meetings and represent the City and vote at Division Legislative Committee meetings.
On Tuesday a public hearing also will take place for the adoption of a resolution approving an application for funding and the execution of a grant agreement and any amendments for the 2018 funding year of the state Community Development Block Grant program.
In other business, the council – sitting as the Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency – will approve the recognized obligation payments schedule for the period of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020, for presentation and adoption by the Countywide Oversight Board; awards will be presented to the winners of the holiday decorating contest sponsored by the Lakeport Main Street Association; and the council will consider approving a mural, based on artwork submitted by Ben Van Steenburgh, for the south facing wall of Lakeport Fire Station No. 50.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes of the Dec. 18 meeting; confirming the continuing existence of a local emergency in the city of Lakeport; approval of the transfer of 902 Bevins Court from the city of Lakeport to the Successor Agency of the Former Lakeport Redevelopment Agency; adoption of the proposed resolution adopting a records retention schedule, and authorizing destruction of certain City records and rescinding Resolution No. 2668 (2018); authorization the city manager to execute the professional services agreement with CDS for federal grant loan underwriting services; and authorizing the city manager to execute a professional services agreement with Adams Ashby Group LLC for federal grant administration.
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