LAKEPORT ? A report on the progress of the City of Lakeport”s ongoing plans to update its general plan and a discussion about changing the city”s business plan are the only two non-routine items on the new council”s agenda for tonight.
According to Councilman Roy Parmentier, both items are “pretty boilerplate.”
He said he doesn”t expect the council to take substantive action on the general plan update, and updating the city”s business plan will likely involve status updates on department-by-department goals. Whether there will be a discussion about the city”s budget, Parmentier said he didn”t know.
“That”s going to be our biggest hurdle next year,” Parmentier said.
Among the goals Parmentier said still need to be accomplished are repair work on the city”s streets and accommodating new businesses in the downtown area through redevelopment efforts.
Among the goals for City Engineer Scott Harter is requesting bids to replace the sewer line on Main Street in front of Renee”s Caf?.
As of the plan”s last revision in April, the city did not have enough money to complete the approximately $250,000 project.
Goals listed on the city”s current business plan for Public Works Director Doug Grider include providing the council with a report on a “green” project in the city, investigating the cost for a solar-electric project and researching funding sources for the maintenance of Westside Park and the Westshore Pool.
Goals for Interim City Manager Kevin Burke, who is also the Lakeport Police Chief, include finalizing a specialized code enforcement and animal care and control program for the city, and enacting regulations pertaining to abandoned vehicles and illegal parking.
Parmentier and new Lakeport City Council Member Susanne Lyons both said they were under the impression that the council was only going to approve warrants on Tuesday, something the council does at every meeting.
Parmentier said the general plan update has been in the works for the last three years, and said he expects the process to continue into the spring.
The plan, which guides land use and growth within the city”s limits, was last updated 17 years ago, according to Parmentier. State law requires city and county governments to update the general plans every 20 years.
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