LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport City Council this week will hold a public hearing to confirm a list of delinquent utility accounts, discuss letting the Lake County Arts Council operate the Silveira Community Center, and consider declaring a former transfer station site on Bevins Street as surplus property —  a move to open the door to a future sale. 

The council will meet Tuesday, August 5, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St. 

The agenda can be found here. 

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The city council will hold a public hearing to confirm and approve the utility billing delinquency list of accounts owing utility fees from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025. 

Once approved, the list will be submitted to the County Auditor-Controller for inclusion on the property tax roll. 

Under council business, the council will consider declaring city-owned property at 910, 912, and 916 Bevins Street — totaling 2.09 acres — as “surplus property” and directing staff to issue a Notice of Availability under the state’s Surplus Land Act.

This step would allow the city to begin discussion about potentially selling the property.

The property used to be utilized by Lakeport Disposal as a transfer station until 15 years ago when the Waste Connections facilities were constructed on Soda Bay Road. 

The staff report noted increasing interest in the site recently, “likely spurred by nearby development activities including Lake County Tribal Health’s expansion and the future courthouse project.”

“This action does not obligate the city to sell the property, but it is a necessary first step to preserve that option and respond appropriately to future opportunities,” the staff report said. 

Following that, the council will consider sending a letter to State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant, voicing concerns about the adoption process for the new Fire Hazard Severity Zone map for local responsibility areas, which the city approved in June. 

The council will also receive a six-month update on the Silveira Community Center interim operations and is asked to approve continuation of the temporary use plan 

The city has been awarded a $1.27 million Community Development Block Grant to fund critical plumbing and ADA compliance upgrades, with construction targeted for completion in spring 2027.  

As of now the center has been operating under an interim plan, approved by the council in January

In the meantime, city staff have been in talks with the Lake County Arts Council, which approached the city about relocating its gallery to the community center, after learning its current landlord intends to sell the gallery’s leased space, according to the staff report.

Rather than paying rent, the current discussion between the city and the Arts Council has focused on “the idea of exchanging Arts Council staff and volunteer time in lieu of rent.” 

“The proposal envisions the Arts Council operating the community center in exchange for use of approximately 800–1,000 square feet of space,” the staff memo said. “With comparable retail space leasing at around $1 per square foot, the city would seek equivalent in-kind services.”

Although this proposed “partnership” is not up for council action this week, the staff report states that the Arts Council has identified mid-September as a target move-in date. 

On the consent agenda — items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; minutes of the previous meeting on July 15, 2025; approval of the warrant register for July 21, 2025; approval of application 2025-038, with staff recommendations, for the Cinema by the Shore event; approval of application 2025-039, with staff recommendations, for a 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament at Xabatin Community Park; receipt and filing of the draft minutes of the Measure Z Advisory Committee’s July 16 meeting; and approval of out-of-state travel by Utilities Director Paul Harris and Finance Director Danielle Dizon to attend the American Water Works Association’s Water Infrastructure Conference & Exposition.

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