LAKEPORT— The Lakeport City Council will be asked to approve the city’s 2021-2022 Fiscal Year budget, approve a services agreement with the Forbes Creek Neighborhood Improvement Project and hold public hearings for the General Plan amendments and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs at the June 15 meeting.
The budget that will be presented will have a fiscal spending plan for services and improvement projects as directed by the policies and objectives of the City Council.
The city of Lakeport is looking at carrying over $662,470 into the new fiscal year to complete projects that were started in the previous one.
Even with the pandemic, the city staff has been able to maintain a structurally balanced budget for the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year. According to the staff report, an objective for this coming fiscal year is the development of a more comprehensive reserve policy to ensure more budget flexibility and security.
The City Council will also be asked to approve a Professional Services Agreement with Sacramento-based engineering firm Wood Rodgers for the Forbes Creek Neighborhood Improvement Project.
This project will include analysis of the hydrology of the drainage basin, examining the adequacy of the various existing facilities, identifying deficiencies, proposing potential locations for detention facilities and providing design flows for each reach of the system from the headwaters to Clear Lake.
The Request for Proposal (RFP) for this was issued back in February of this year. The City received two proposals. A consultant panel reviewed the proposals and unanimously selected Wood Rodgers.
In other actions on the agenda, the public hearing for the General Plan will include amendments to the its safety element. According to staff, this will allow the city the ability to request FEMA grants and other types of FEMA emergency funding.
The public hearing for the Community Development Block Grant programs will look at possible activities and projects to be considered.
The purpose of this public hearing is to get ideas from the general public and provide direction to city staff on potential programs to include in Lakeport’s CDBG applications.
This hearing will be continued for further council meetings to provide additional time for public input.
City Council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Regular Council meetings begin at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 225 Park Street. The public is invited to attend all Council meetings although meetings have been digital during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on meetings or to check the minutes of previous meetings, visit https://www.cityoflakeport.com/city_council/index.php
