LAKEPORT — The Lakeport City Council expressed interest in having city staff request the county to provide consistent funding to the Westshore Pool after receiving an update on the pool”s operations during Tuesday”s regular meeting.
“We”re providing a great service to the county as well as the city,” Public Works director Doug Grider said.
Grider told the council that 61 percent of 2010 pool attendees after July 1 lived in the county, outside the city limits, and city residents accounted for 37 percent.
The city provides primary funding for pool maintenance and operations, Grider said, while the Lake County Channel Cats supply some additional funding and maintenance support.
The county offered one-time funding in the amount of $5,000, according to Grider, who said he and city staff could approach the county and say, “we”re bearing all the burden and we need your help.”
Grider told the council that revenues from the pool are increasing but said he doesn”t think a time would come when the pool completely could fund itself.
The Day Camp program, which began during the 2010/11 fiscal year this summer, had a successful start, Grider said. The program provides Lake County children an organized daytime activity when school is out of session, Grider said.
Pool staff will not look to introduce new programs during the 2011/12 fiscal year and would instead focus on improving existing programs, Grider said. Staff have begun researching into applying for private grants, which could be used to help fund capital improvements such as adding a shade structure, according to Grider.
Mayor Suzanne Lyons said the council would like Grider and city manager Margaret Silveira to meet with the county about Westshore Pool funding.
City Engineer Scott Harter discussed contract change orders (CCO) on two city construction projects.
Harter described the first CCO as a “balancing change order” after a final audit of actual material quantities used on the South Main Street Pedestrian Improvement Project.
The project was completed in late October and “it is complete to our standards,” according to Harter.
The council unanimously approved the CCO and then to authorize the mayor to execute a notice of completion for the project.
Two CCOs were presented regarding the 820 Armstrong St. Box Culvert Project. Harter informed the council that 90 percent of the contract costs would be refunded by the California Emergency Management Agency.
The council voted unanimously to approve both CCOs and, upon hearing from Harter that the project had been completed to city standards, voted to authorize the execution of a notice of completion.
The city awarded prizes to two Lakeport business and two families for their decorations this holiday season.
Sanducci”s Cottage won first place in the business category and Flowers by Jackie won second place.
Jared and Tiffany Bussard won first place in the residential category for the decorations on their house on Central Park Avenue, and Bill and Melissa Chapman, who live on Tunis Street, won second place.
Each first-place winner received $300 and second place winners received $100. The council rescheduled its next regular meeting to Jan. 11 because of the holidays.
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