The Lakeport City Council meets this evening at 6 and will hear from the Lake County Economic Development Corporation on the 2024-2029 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. The council also will hear from Sutter Lakeside Hospital regarding its efforts to establish a Lake County Hospital Business Improvement District in the county. Police Chief Dale Stoebe will ask the council to approve the purchase of a 5-foot by 3-foot variable message board/radar unit at a cost of just under $28,000, which will be paid for by a grant from the California Highway Patrol from its Cannabis Tax Fund Program. The council will also hold a closed session for labor negotiations with the Lakeport Employees Association.