LAKEPORT — The Lakeport City Council (LCC) meeting Tuesday began with a moment of silence in memory of former Councilmember and Mayor Arlin A. Pischke.
Pischke, who died on April 27, served on the council from April 1982 to April of 1990. During those terms he was appointed twice as Mayor.
An application for a bass tournament scheduled to be held on May 17 was added to the agenda as an urgent item. The application was submitted on Monday, but the event will take place before the next LCC meeting on May 20.
Six small barricades to block of parking spaces north of Third Street right after a bass tournament weigh-in, as well as the use of city electricity, were requested in the application, Mayor Ken Parlet said.
The application was unanimously approved by the council.
Lake County Director of Public Works Scott De Leon gave a presentation regarding Measure L, which is a transaction and use tax that would fund lake-related programs that will appear on the June 3 ballot.
The tax would impose a 0.5-percent increase to help fund water quality, aquatic invasive species and nuisance aquatic weed and algae programs, which will be run by the Watershed Protection District. If accepted, the tax is expected to generate $2.4 million per year, according to De Leon.
A public hearing regarding the progress report for the 2013 Housing Element was held.
According to Lakeport Planning Services Manager Andrew Britton, the city has multiple housing programs, including the housing rehabilitation program, the first-time homebuyers program and the emergency housing repair program.
The council unanimously approved the report and directed staff to submit it to the Department of Housing and Community Development. No members of the public provided comment.
A resolution approving the city legislative policy was approved with a 4-1 vote, with Councilman Marc Spillman dissenting.
According to City Clerk Janel Chapman, “the policy identifies the fundamental legislative issues deemed important to the city ? and will allow staff to draft letters of support or opposition under the mayor”s signature without getting separate council authorization on each issue.”
“I don”t want my name attached to something I didn”t look at,” Spillman said.
In other business, the LCC unanimously approved the adoption of a resolution declaring seven vehicles as surplus property, as well as approved the sale of the vehicles.
Included in the surplus vehicles are a 1995 Chevrolet pickup, a John Deere tractor, a 1986 Ford Ranger flatbed pickup, a backhoe, a 1981 Cushman scooter, a hydro trailer and a 1984 Jetter vacuum truck.
J. W. Burch, IV is a staff reporter for Lake County Publishing. Reach him at 900-2022 or at jburch@record-bee.com.
