LAKEPORT, Calif. — Ahead of a grand opening event later this month, the Lakeport City Council this week is set to consider the official name for its new lakeside park.
The council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The agenda can be found here.
The council chambers will be open to the public for the meeting. Masks are highly encouraged where 6-foot distancing cannot be maintained.
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During Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Kevin Ingram will ask the council to consider a resolution officially renaming the park at 800 and 810 N. Main St.
The proposed name is Xabatin — pronounced Ka-bah-ten — “Big Water” Community Park.
The seven-acre park is located on the site of the former Natural High School. It’s funded by a $5.9 million grant from the Proposition 68 State Parks and Water Bond.
Ingram’s report explained, “The park project was initially referred to as ‘Lakefront Park’ in the grant application, though this was a placeholder name employed to facilitate the grant application process. City staff never intended for this nondescript name to be the permanent designation for this vital community asset.”
Ingram said the city has worked with local tribes to select a name that pays tribute to the area’s Native American heritage.
The result is that the park will be called Xabatin, which translates to “Big Water,” the original Pomo name for Clear Lake, Ingram reported.
Also on Tuesday, Police Chief Brad Rasmussen will give an overview of the Lakeport town hall on homelessness and mental illness held on Sept. 27.
In other business, the council will present a proclamation designating October 2023 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and meet new Public Works employees AJ Adams, Jonathan Ocana and Nicolaj Murray, and Utilities Department employee Anthony Casanova.
Assistant City Manager Nick Walker will update the council on the challenges and opportunities related to the city’s fee program and Utilities Director Paul Harris will ask for the council’s approval of a purchase agreement for the procurement of a HOMA Sewer Pump - Model AMSS644-300.
On the consent agenda — items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; minutes of the regular council meeting on Sept. 19; approval of Application 2023-024, with staff recommendations, for the 2023 Lakeport Elementary School Halloween Parade; and authorization for the mayor to sign the Second Amendment to the 2019 PEG agreement extending the term of the agreement through June 30, 2025.
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Lakeport City Council to consider new name for Lakefront Park
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