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LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport City Council will consider approving a proposed ordinance that would allow cannabis events at the Lake County Fairgrounds and discuss a new police vehicle purchase.
The council will meet Tuesday, Feb. 3, 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
On Tuesday, the council will hold a public hearing to introduce and waive the first reading of an ordinance amending the municipal code to allow limited temporary cannabis events at the Lake County Fairgrounds.
At its Jan. 14 meeting, the Lakeport Planning Commission discussed the proposal and voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed ordinance.
Under council business, Administrative Services Director Kelly Buendia will give an update on the communications team activity for calendar year 2025.
Police Chief Dale Stoebe also will seek the council’s approval of a 2026 Dodge Durango Pursuit Utility All-Wheel Drive patrol vehicle from Thurston Dodge of Ukiah, vehicle upfitting services from Precision Wireless of Lakeport, sole-source procurement of the Motorola Solutions M500 mobile audio-video system, and sole-source procurement of police vehicle markings from Signs by Randy Hare, with a total project cost not to exceed $92,742.97, which includes a 10 percent contingency.
On the consent agenda — items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; minutes of the Jan. 20 meeting; approval of application 2026-007, with staff recommendations, for the 2026 Winefest event; approval of application 2026-008, with staff recommendations, for the 2026 Memorial Day Craft Fair; approval of application G2026-003, with staff recommendations, for the 2026 Best Bass Tournament schedule using the Third Street boat ramps; receipt and filing of the draft of the Measure Z Advisory Committee minutes from the Jan. 14 meeting; the Jan. 26 warrant register; and receipt and filing of the Community Development Department quarterly report.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The East Region Town Hall, or ERTH, will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, located at 15900 Moose Lodge Lane in Clearlake Oaks.
The meeting will be available via Zoom. The meeting ID is 813 6295 6146, pass code is 917658.
It also will be livestreamed on the Lake County Peg TV YouTube channel.
The group’s guest speaker will be Diana Mann of the Clearlake Oaks Community Water District, who will give an overview on the proposed wastewater infrastructure and rehabilitation project, which is currently in a public review period through Feb. 19.
The following items also are on this week’s agenda:
• ERTH Business: Update and consideration of ERTH activities/projects; housekeeping items; firebreak discussion; code enforcement update, Mountainview Road update and consideration of a Road Safety Committee
• Update on activities and consideration of Land Use Committee recommendations. Response to Kuehn senior housing and storage unit project letter
• District 3 MAC update.
• Community updates: Clearlake Oaks/Glenhaven Business Association and Live Oak Senior Center.
• Commercial cannabis report and cannabis ordinance update.
• Ongoing Project updates.
• EPA Superfund cleanup; Hypolimnetic Project Outreach; Klaus Park; county and agency project updates.
• Spring Valley update.
• Supervisor EJ Crandell’s updates.
• New business.
• Announcements.
ERTH asks that community members bring food donations — including perishable items that can be frozen — and supplies to the Big Oak Peer Support Center at the end of Big Oak
Shopping Center, 13300 E. Highway 20, Suite O, on Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. closed during holidays and weekends). Those who can't make it during those times can feel free to bring items to the ERTH meeting, and they will ensure they are brought to the center.
ERTH’s next meeting will take place on March 4.
Members are Angela Amaral, Lori Correia, Holly Harris, Donna Mackiewicz and Sterling Wellman.
For more information visit the group’s Facebook page or website, or email
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