Memorandum
Date: March 3, 2026
To: The Honorable Brad Rasmussen, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Susan Parker, County Administrative Officer
Stephen Carter, Assistant County Administrative Officer
Matthew Rothstein, Chief Deputy County Administrative Officer
Subject: 2:15 P.M. - (a) Consideration of Resolutions Affirming the County of Lake's Highest FY 2027 Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending Priorities; (b) Consideration of a Letter of Support for a Lakeport Fire Protection District Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending Request
Executive Summary:
(a) On Friday, February 20, 2026, the County received a Letter from Congressman Mike Thompson inviting Community Project Funding requests (attached). Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff likewise recently released guidance (the Senate's similar process is called "Congressionally Directed Spending"). Each representative is asking that priorities be submitted by end of day (Friday) March 6, 2026.
Staff reached out to County Department Heads and others seeking input on projects that could be granted priority for the County's FY 2027 submittal(s). As you may recall, Community Project Funding requests for FY 2025 ultimately went unfunded, and Congressman Thompson consequently submitted the South Main Street/Soda Bay Road Widening and Resurfacing Project (which had previously been approved for FY 2025) in FY 2026. Your Board may consider granting priority to the three projects submitted for consideration of FY 2026 funding, which were supported by our legislative delegation, but ultimately not funded.
Past successful submittals have generally been well-established, community supported projects (e.g., Armory Repurposing Project, Middle Creek Restoration Project, update to the Full Circle Effluent Pipeline Project Feasibility Study, the Kelseyville Sidewalk Project, and Clearlake Burns Valley Sports Complex/Recreation Center, including a joint ...
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