LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport City Council this week will consider updates to local regulations that prevent drinking water contamination caused by backflow and restrict residential water shutoffs due to nonpayment.

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

The agenda can be found here.

If you cannot attend in person, and would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the Zoom meeting remotely at this link or join by phone by calling toll-free 669-900-9128 or 346-248-7799.

The webinar ID is 973 6820 1787, access code is 477973; the audio pin will be shown after joining the webinar. Those phoning in without using the web link will be in “listen mode” only and will not be able to participate or comment.

Comments can be submitted by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To give the city clerk adequate time to print out comments for consideration at the meeting, please submit written comments before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6.

At the meeting, the council will hear a presentation by Lake County Land Trust and Supervisor Bruno Sabatier’s annual update on PEG TV.

It will be followed by a public hearing on proposed amendments to a city law that governs water safety.

A new statewide rule took effect on July 1, 2024, that changes how cities must protect their water systems from backflow — that’s when dirty or unsafe water flows backward into clean drinking water pipes.

The new rule replaces the old state rule, which is now outdated. But parts of Lakeport's city laws still refer to that old rule, which are required to be updated.

In council business, the council will consider an update to its utilities billing policy, bringing it into compliance with Senate Bill 3. The bill expands protections for residents behind on their water bills by limiting shutoffs and requiring alternative payment plans.

On the consent agenda — items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; minutes of the previous meeting on April 15; approval of application 2025-024, with staff recommendations, for the 2025 Concerts in the Park; approval of application 2025-025, with staff recommendations, for the Lake County Pride Health Fair; approval of application 2025-026, with staff recommendations, for the street closure for the Vet Connect award presentation to the county.

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