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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Police chief will present to the city council this week a proposal for providing a new shelter for Clearlake Animal Control.
The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, in the council chambers at Clearlake CIty Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
Chief Andrew White is asking the council to hold a discussion and give staff direction on his proposal – including a funding plan – for a new shelter.
White’s report explains that the Clearlake Animal Shelter currently operates out of the Public Works Corporation Yard on Airport Road.
He said the shelter consists of kennels located inside the old hangar building and a collection of outdoor kennels, while another old airport building holds the laundry room and an office that doubles as a cat kennel.
“The facility was not built for the current use and lacks adequate space for the volume of animals regularly taken in. The indoor kennels are often doubled up from their intended capacity. The outdoor kennels, which were intended for overflow, are also often filled with animals. There is no exam room for the contract vet to conduct comprehensive exams on animals. There is also a lack of space for proper quarantine,” White explained in his report.
White said the facility’s office building is in major disrepair and lacks enough space to support the operations, and the site overall “is not conducive to animal shelter operations due a lack of fenced corridors and access ways to prevent the escape of animals. There is also no defined area for potential adopters to visit with animals.”
His report said that, over the past year, the city’s Animal Control Ad Hoc Committee and department staff have looked at options for upgrading the shelter. “The options explored have included relocating to other sites in the city as well as renovating an existing building or erecting new buildings.”
On Thursday, White will present the options that the committee and staff have settled on after reaching consensus – acquisition and installation of two modular kennel buildings with HVAC, a combined capacity of 18 kennel boxes and 18 runs, a storage room, cat room, exam room and lobby area; one modular office; and with site improvements that include secure fencing and pathways, a landscaped central area for visiting with animals, concrete walkways and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant parking.
White said the city engineer has estimated the project could cost $376,000, which covers demolition of the current office building and relocations of other items.
He said staff has contacted the US Department of Agriculture about grant funding opportunities, and the city will be submitting a grant to the USDA by the end of September for up to 35 percent of the project cost, or $131,600. The remainder of the project cost is proposed to be covered by Series A Bond Funds, $200,000, and the general fund, $44,400.
In other business, staff will take to the council a proposed $45,000 contract with HD Excavating for the properties at 16216 34th Ave., 14170 Konocti St., 16052 19th Ave. and 3191 Sixth St. The abatements are pat of the city’s CalRecycle Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant.
Also on Thursday, the council will consider staff’s proposal to extend a moratorium on the establishment of tobacco retailing businesses, smoke shops, or hookah or vapor lounges within the city.
During Thursday’s meeting the Clearlake Code Enforcement Department also will make a presentation to the council.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are warrant registers; minutes of the July meetings; adoption of Resolution No. 2019-35, approving a temporary street closure for the inaugural soap box derby; second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 231-2019 amending the Clearlake Municipal Code regarding reserve police officers; acceptance of annual audit report for fiscal year ending 2018, including the report to those charged with governance and the appropriations limit report; and consideration of continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on Oct. 9, 2017, and ratified by council action Oct. 12, 2017.
Following open session, the council is scheduled to hold a closed session to discuss labor negotiations and an existing lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
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The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, in the council chambers at Clearlake CIty Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
Chief Andrew White is asking the council to hold a discussion and give staff direction on his proposal – including a funding plan – for a new shelter.
White’s report explains that the Clearlake Animal Shelter currently operates out of the Public Works Corporation Yard on Airport Road.
He said the shelter consists of kennels located inside the old hangar building and a collection of outdoor kennels, while another old airport building holds the laundry room and an office that doubles as a cat kennel.
“The facility was not built for the current use and lacks adequate space for the volume of animals regularly taken in. The indoor kennels are often doubled up from their intended capacity. The outdoor kennels, which were intended for overflow, are also often filled with animals. There is no exam room for the contract vet to conduct comprehensive exams on animals. There is also a lack of space for proper quarantine,” White explained in his report.
White said the facility’s office building is in major disrepair and lacks enough space to support the operations, and the site overall “is not conducive to animal shelter operations due a lack of fenced corridors and access ways to prevent the escape of animals. There is also no defined area for potential adopters to visit with animals.”
His report said that, over the past year, the city’s Animal Control Ad Hoc Committee and department staff have looked at options for upgrading the shelter. “The options explored have included relocating to other sites in the city as well as renovating an existing building or erecting new buildings.”
On Thursday, White will present the options that the committee and staff have settled on after reaching consensus – acquisition and installation of two modular kennel buildings with HVAC, a combined capacity of 18 kennel boxes and 18 runs, a storage room, cat room, exam room and lobby area; one modular office; and with site improvements that include secure fencing and pathways, a landscaped central area for visiting with animals, concrete walkways and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant parking.
White said the city engineer has estimated the project could cost $376,000, which covers demolition of the current office building and relocations of other items.
He said staff has contacted the US Department of Agriculture about grant funding opportunities, and the city will be submitting a grant to the USDA by the end of September for up to 35 percent of the project cost, or $131,600. The remainder of the project cost is proposed to be covered by Series A Bond Funds, $200,000, and the general fund, $44,400.
In other business, staff will take to the council a proposed $45,000 contract with HD Excavating for the properties at 16216 34th Ave., 14170 Konocti St., 16052 19th Ave. and 3191 Sixth St. The abatements are pat of the city’s CalRecycle Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant.
Also on Thursday, the council will consider staff’s proposal to extend a moratorium on the establishment of tobacco retailing businesses, smoke shops, or hookah or vapor lounges within the city.
During Thursday’s meeting the Clearlake Code Enforcement Department also will make a presentation to the council.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are warrant registers; minutes of the July meetings; adoption of Resolution No. 2019-35, approving a temporary street closure for the inaugural soap box derby; second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 231-2019 amending the Clearlake Municipal Code regarding reserve police officers; acceptance of annual audit report for fiscal year ending 2018, including the report to those charged with governance and the appropriations limit report; and consideration of continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on Oct. 9, 2017, and ratified by council action Oct. 12, 2017.
Following open session, the council is scheduled to hold a closed session to discuss labor negotiations and an existing lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
080819 Clearlake City Council agenda packet by LakeCoNews on Scribd
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Through a new traveling exhibition, discover an overlooked moment in U.S. history when people with disabilities occupied a government building to win their rights.
The exhibit “Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights” will be on display at the Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum from Aug. 15 to Oct. 4.
The exhibition uncovers the stories behind a turbulent April in 1977, when people with disabilities successfully launched protests across the nation to get Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 signed into law.
In this exhibition, visitors will get a chance to appreciate how the occupiers built networks of support, from unions to the Black Panthers; how protesters influenced the media and changed the language used to cover the protest; and the controversies of 504, especially in regards to race and deafness. Above all, this exhibition reminds all of us that disabilities are a source of creativity and innovation, not pity or tragedy.
Large print, braille copies of exhibition text, audio descriptions, and audio-described and captioned videos combine to make this show as accessible as possible.
Additional related programming includes a speaker series:
– Saturday, Aug. 24, at noon: Photographer and disability rights activist Anthony Tusler will be speaking on his experience at the 504 sit-in.
– Saturday, Sept. 14, noon: Illene Dumont and other members of People Services Inc. will be speaking on the history of People Services and on disability in Lake County.
Additional speakers are pending. Please check the Museums of Lake County Facebook page for more dates and speakers.
Patient No More is presented by the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University, made possible with support from California Humanities, and traveled by Exhibit Envoy.
The Museums of Lake County raised funds to bring this exhibit to Lake County through private donors as well as through Lake County Department of Mental Health’s Prevention Mini-Grant Project.
The Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum is open Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is located at 16435 Main St.
The exhibit “Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights” will be on display at the Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum from Aug. 15 to Oct. 4.
The exhibition uncovers the stories behind a turbulent April in 1977, when people with disabilities successfully launched protests across the nation to get Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 signed into law.
In this exhibition, visitors will get a chance to appreciate how the occupiers built networks of support, from unions to the Black Panthers; how protesters influenced the media and changed the language used to cover the protest; and the controversies of 504, especially in regards to race and deafness. Above all, this exhibition reminds all of us that disabilities are a source of creativity and innovation, not pity or tragedy.
Large print, braille copies of exhibition text, audio descriptions, and audio-described and captioned videos combine to make this show as accessible as possible.
Additional related programming includes a speaker series:
– Saturday, Aug. 24, at noon: Photographer and disability rights activist Anthony Tusler will be speaking on his experience at the 504 sit-in.
– Saturday, Sept. 14, noon: Illene Dumont and other members of People Services Inc. will be speaking on the history of People Services and on disability in Lake County.
Additional speakers are pending. Please check the Museums of Lake County Facebook page for more dates and speakers.
Patient No More is presented by the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University, made possible with support from California Humanities, and traveled by Exhibit Envoy.
The Museums of Lake County raised funds to bring this exhibit to Lake County through private donors as well as through Lake County Department of Mental Health’s Prevention Mini-Grant Project.
The Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum is open Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is located at 16435 Main St.
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Middletown Area Town Hall will meet this week to discuss proposed projects and bylaws updates.
MATH will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Middletown Community Center, 21256 Washington St.
Meetings are open to the community, and offer the opportunity for additional public input on items not included on the agenda.
On the Thursday agenda is a report from the group’s bylaws committee and from District 1 Supervisor Moke Simon, a presentation from Dave Del of the Cryptorights Foundation and an update on the Wayne Capital LLC project at 13333 Big Canyon Road.
Action items and board reports include proposed revisions to the MATH bylaws, creation of a Firewise Community committee and the Geothermal Inc. landfill, owned by Pacific Gas and Electric. A public comment period on draft waste discharge requirements for the site closes Aug. 13.
The MATH Board includes Chair Sally Peterson, Vice Chair Claude Brown, Secretary Paul Baker, and at-large members Tom Darms and Marlene Elder.
MATH – established by resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12, 2006 – is a municipal advisory council serving the residents of Anderson Springs, Cobb, Coyote Valley (including Hidden Valley Lake), Long Valley and Middletown.
Meetings are subject to videotaping.
For more information emailThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Email Elizabeth Larson atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.
MATH will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Middletown Community Center, 21256 Washington St.
Meetings are open to the community, and offer the opportunity for additional public input on items not included on the agenda.
On the Thursday agenda is a report from the group’s bylaws committee and from District 1 Supervisor Moke Simon, a presentation from Dave Del of the Cryptorights Foundation and an update on the Wayne Capital LLC project at 13333 Big Canyon Road.
Action items and board reports include proposed revisions to the MATH bylaws, creation of a Firewise Community committee and the Geothermal Inc. landfill, owned by Pacific Gas and Electric. A public comment period on draft waste discharge requirements for the site closes Aug. 13.
The MATH Board includes Chair Sally Peterson, Vice Chair Claude Brown, Secretary Paul Baker, and at-large members Tom Darms and Marlene Elder.
MATH – established by resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12, 2006 – is a municipal advisory council serving the residents of Anderson Springs, Cobb, Coyote Valley (including Hidden Valley Lake), Long Valley and Middletown.
Meetings are subject to videotaping.
For more information email
Email Elizabeth Larson at
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Planning Commission will meet this week to hold a public hearing on a minor subdivision proposal.
The commission will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The main item on the commission’s Tuesday agenda is a proposal to split a nearly 18-acre parcel at 16920 Dam Road.
The staff report said owner Brenda Frey wants to break the property into two parcels and give them to her children.
The proposed subdivision would result in two equal parcels of 8.47 acres. The staff report said the lot is currently vacant and both lots can be accessed by Betz Lane. The parcels will be serviced through private wells and septic systems.
City staff is recommending approval of the plan.
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The commission will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The main item on the commission’s Tuesday agenda is a proposal to split a nearly 18-acre parcel at 16920 Dam Road.
The staff report said owner Brenda Frey wants to break the property into two parcels and give them to her children.
The proposed subdivision would result in two equal parcels of 8.47 acres. The staff report said the lot is currently vacant and both lots can be accessed by Betz Lane. The parcels will be serviced through private wells and septic systems.
City staff is recommending approval of the plan.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
080619 Clearlake Planning Commission agenda packet by LakeCoNews on Scribd
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors is set to consider accepting the resignation of the county’s elected treasurer-tax collector and proposed changes to the deputy registrar of voters job classification.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8 and online. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
In an item timed for 9:30 a.m., Supervisors Bruno Sabatier and Moke Simon and County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson will take to the board a report from an ad hoc committee tasked to work with Treasurer-Tax Collector Barbara Ringen, who has submitted her resignation, with the board to discuss options relating to consolidating the treasurer-tax collector’s office with the auditor-controller-county clerk’s office.
Sabatier and Simon, who were appointed to the ad hoc committee, along with Huchingson, said that during the course of its meetings, Ringen advised them of her intention to retire as of Jan. 10, 2020.
“The committee, therefore, recommends the Board take action to accept the resignation of the Treasurer-Tax Collector, discuss strategies for filling the Treasurer-Tax Collector position for the remainder of the term pursuant to Government Code Section 25304, and provide related direction to staff,” their report explained.
Last month, the governor signed AB 632, written by Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry at the board’s request. That bill allows Lake County to consolidate the treasurer-tax collector’s office with that of the auditor-controller-county clerk’s office, now headed by another elected official, Cathy Saderlund.
Sabatier and Simon are asking for the board to discuss the options for what actions to take now that the legislation has been approved.
Also on Tuesday, in an untimed item, new Registrar of Voters Catherine McMullen will ask the board to consider an amendment to the deputy registrar of voters job class specification.
McMullen, who joined the county in late June, said in her report, “My focus in the first few weeks has been understanding County of Lake and California elections practices and building a strong and complete ROV [Registrar of Voters] team. After reviewing the job descriptions within the Department there are changes that should be made before reopening the Deputy ROV recruitment.”
She said the county’s Classification, Compensation, Recruitment and Retention Committee has reviewed and supports her proposed changes.
McMullen said the prior recruitment for the job “did not yield a sufficient candidate pool and changes are needed now, before another recruitment is opened and before the results of that study will be available.”
She’s asking for several changes, including amending the previous work experience to include elections or administrative support functions that are comparable to that of an Elections Assistant I/II or Office Assistant III, changing the minimum required previous work experience from five years to three years with at least two years equivalent to that of Elections Assistant II or Office Assistant III and lowering the physical requirement to lift and move objects weighing up to 25 pounds, down from 75 pounds.
Additionally, she’s asking that the board approve adding the preference for a bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration or a closely related field.
Last year, Huchingson had unsuccessfully proposed the board consider making a bachelor’s degree a requirement for the registrar of voters job, as Lake County News has reported.
McMullen said the deputy registrar of voters class has been more limiting than the registrar of voters class “in that it has no equivalency guidelines allowing substitution of similarly complex work experience outside of elections administration.”
She added, “The proposed changes should increase the pool of qualified and potential applicants for a critical position in my department. The changes broaden the scope of desired work experience so that potential applicants may be considered who have the diverse skills and strengths that match the current needs of the Department. The proposed updates to the Deputy ROV class specification will greatly assist in forming a strong ROV team now, and moving into the future.”
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt resolution in support of the California Public Utilities Commission's Disaster-Only 2-1-1 Service Dialing Implementation, with 2-1-1 Ventura County.
5.2: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Restpadd Inc. for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services associated with acute inpatient hospitalizations for Fiscal Year 2019-20 in the amount of $200,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.3: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Willow Glen Care Center for adult residential support services and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $50,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.4: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and North Valley Behavioral Health LLC. for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $150,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.5: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County for crisis support services for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $31,296 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.6: Adopt a resolution to accept the county noncompetitive allocation award under The No Place Like Home Program received from the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
5.7: Adopt proclamation designating the month of August 2019 as Child Support Awareness Month in Lake County.
5.8: Adopt resolution authorizing the 2019-20 Grant Project-Lake County Victim-Witness Assistance Program and authorize the chair to sign the certification and assurance of compliance.
5.9: Adopt resolution authorizing access to state, local and federal criminal history information by the county of Lake.
5.10: Sitting as Lake County Watershed Protection District Board of Directors, adopt resolution to form the Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency.
5.11: Approve the building and rooftop space license agreement between the county of Lake and Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless; and authorize the chair to sign.
5.12: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; (b) approve equipment repair and service contract between the county of Lake and Peterson Tractor Co. for a total not to exceed $225,000 for FY 19/20 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.13: Adopt a resolution authorizing submittal of an application, acceptance of an allocation of funds and execution of a grant agreement with the California Department of Transportation, for an Airport Improvement Program Matching Grant.
5.14: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and SHN Engineers & Geologists Inc. for material testing services for the three SB1 rehabilitation projects in Lake County in an amount not to exceed $29,741.20 and authorize the chair to execute the agreement.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of August 2019 as Child Support Awareness Month in Lake County.
6.3, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of Resolution No. 2019-10, of the board of directors of Northshore Fire Protection District, to enable the Lake County Registrar of Voters, to add a special fire tax measure to the Nov. 5, 2019, election.
6.4, 9:30 a.m.: (a) Consideration of report from ad hoc committee tasked to work with the Lake County Treasurer-Tax Collector; consideration of resignation from the treasurer-tax collector effective January 10, 2020, and (c) consideration of staff report on board options relative to the recent passage of AB 632.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of allowing cannabis use permit for outdoor cultivation licenses to follow Fire Code 4290 as “agricultural” activity.
7.3: Consideration of the following appointments: Scotts Valley Community Advisory Council.
7.4: Consideration of (a) Lake County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee’s recommendation for developing new premiums for the Lake County Fair Book in the amount of $360 annually; (b) Lake County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee’s recommendation to support Lake County Department of Water Resources to design, develop and distribute drainage signs in the amount of $9,234.
7.5: Consideration of (a) waiving the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approval of the agreement between the county of Lake and Crestwood Behavioral Health for adult residential support and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $800,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
7.6: Consideration of amendment to the deputy registrar of voters class specification.
7.7: Consideration of the award of bid for the three SB1 rehabilitation improvement projects; Bid No. 19-10 to Granite Construction in the amount of $566,052.25 and authorize the chair to execute the notice of award and the agreement.
7.8: Consideration of the award of bid for the FEMA FMAG Culvert Replacement No. 1 and No. 2 Project, Bid No. 19-01, to Coleman Environmental Engineering Inc. in the amount of $649,497.50, and authorize the chair to sign the notice of award and execute the contract.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluations title: Special Districts Administrator Jan Coppinger, Public Services Director Lars Ewing.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9 (d)(1) : Drake v. Kennedy, et al.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9( d)(2)(e)(3): California River Watch.
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The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8 and online. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
In an item timed for 9:30 a.m., Supervisors Bruno Sabatier and Moke Simon and County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson will take to the board a report from an ad hoc committee tasked to work with Treasurer-Tax Collector Barbara Ringen, who has submitted her resignation, with the board to discuss options relating to consolidating the treasurer-tax collector’s office with the auditor-controller-county clerk’s office.
Sabatier and Simon, who were appointed to the ad hoc committee, along with Huchingson, said that during the course of its meetings, Ringen advised them of her intention to retire as of Jan. 10, 2020.
“The committee, therefore, recommends the Board take action to accept the resignation of the Treasurer-Tax Collector, discuss strategies for filling the Treasurer-Tax Collector position for the remainder of the term pursuant to Government Code Section 25304, and provide related direction to staff,” their report explained.
Last month, the governor signed AB 632, written by Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry at the board’s request. That bill allows Lake County to consolidate the treasurer-tax collector’s office with that of the auditor-controller-county clerk’s office, now headed by another elected official, Cathy Saderlund.
Sabatier and Simon are asking for the board to discuss the options for what actions to take now that the legislation has been approved.
Also on Tuesday, in an untimed item, new Registrar of Voters Catherine McMullen will ask the board to consider an amendment to the deputy registrar of voters job class specification.
McMullen, who joined the county in late June, said in her report, “My focus in the first few weeks has been understanding County of Lake and California elections practices and building a strong and complete ROV [Registrar of Voters] team. After reviewing the job descriptions within the Department there are changes that should be made before reopening the Deputy ROV recruitment.”
She said the county’s Classification, Compensation, Recruitment and Retention Committee has reviewed and supports her proposed changes.
McMullen said the prior recruitment for the job “did not yield a sufficient candidate pool and changes are needed now, before another recruitment is opened and before the results of that study will be available.”
She’s asking for several changes, including amending the previous work experience to include elections or administrative support functions that are comparable to that of an Elections Assistant I/II or Office Assistant III, changing the minimum required previous work experience from five years to three years with at least two years equivalent to that of Elections Assistant II or Office Assistant III and lowering the physical requirement to lift and move objects weighing up to 25 pounds, down from 75 pounds.
Additionally, she’s asking that the board approve adding the preference for a bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration or a closely related field.
Last year, Huchingson had unsuccessfully proposed the board consider making a bachelor’s degree a requirement for the registrar of voters job, as Lake County News has reported.
McMullen said the deputy registrar of voters class has been more limiting than the registrar of voters class “in that it has no equivalency guidelines allowing substitution of similarly complex work experience outside of elections administration.”
She added, “The proposed changes should increase the pool of qualified and potential applicants for a critical position in my department. The changes broaden the scope of desired work experience so that potential applicants may be considered who have the diverse skills and strengths that match the current needs of the Department. The proposed updates to the Deputy ROV class specification will greatly assist in forming a strong ROV team now, and moving into the future.”
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt resolution in support of the California Public Utilities Commission's Disaster-Only 2-1-1 Service Dialing Implementation, with 2-1-1 Ventura County.
5.2: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Restpadd Inc. for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services associated with acute inpatient hospitalizations for Fiscal Year 2019-20 in the amount of $200,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.3: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Willow Glen Care Center for adult residential support services and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $50,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.4: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and North Valley Behavioral Health LLC. for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $150,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.5: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County for crisis support services for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $31,296 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.6: Adopt a resolution to accept the county noncompetitive allocation award under The No Place Like Home Program received from the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
5.7: Adopt proclamation designating the month of August 2019 as Child Support Awareness Month in Lake County.
5.8: Adopt resolution authorizing the 2019-20 Grant Project-Lake County Victim-Witness Assistance Program and authorize the chair to sign the certification and assurance of compliance.
5.9: Adopt resolution authorizing access to state, local and federal criminal history information by the county of Lake.
5.10: Sitting as Lake County Watershed Protection District Board of Directors, adopt resolution to form the Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency.
5.11: Approve the building and rooftop space license agreement between the county of Lake and Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless; and authorize the chair to sign.
5.12: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; (b) approve equipment repair and service contract between the county of Lake and Peterson Tractor Co. for a total not to exceed $225,000 for FY 19/20 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.13: Adopt a resolution authorizing submittal of an application, acceptance of an allocation of funds and execution of a grant agreement with the California Department of Transportation, for an Airport Improvement Program Matching Grant.
5.14: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and SHN Engineers & Geologists Inc. for material testing services for the three SB1 rehabilitation projects in Lake County in an amount not to exceed $29,741.20 and authorize the chair to execute the agreement.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of August 2019 as Child Support Awareness Month in Lake County.
6.3, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of Resolution No. 2019-10, of the board of directors of Northshore Fire Protection District, to enable the Lake County Registrar of Voters, to add a special fire tax measure to the Nov. 5, 2019, election.
6.4, 9:30 a.m.: (a) Consideration of report from ad hoc committee tasked to work with the Lake County Treasurer-Tax Collector; consideration of resignation from the treasurer-tax collector effective January 10, 2020, and (c) consideration of staff report on board options relative to the recent passage of AB 632.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of allowing cannabis use permit for outdoor cultivation licenses to follow Fire Code 4290 as “agricultural” activity.
7.3: Consideration of the following appointments: Scotts Valley Community Advisory Council.
7.4: Consideration of (a) Lake County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee’s recommendation for developing new premiums for the Lake County Fair Book in the amount of $360 annually; (b) Lake County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee’s recommendation to support Lake County Department of Water Resources to design, develop and distribute drainage signs in the amount of $9,234.
7.5: Consideration of (a) waiving the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approval of the agreement between the county of Lake and Crestwood Behavioral Health for adult residential support and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $800,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
7.6: Consideration of amendment to the deputy registrar of voters class specification.
7.7: Consideration of the award of bid for the three SB1 rehabilitation improvement projects; Bid No. 19-10 to Granite Construction in the amount of $566,052.25 and authorize the chair to execute the notice of award and the agreement.
7.8: Consideration of the award of bid for the FEMA FMAG Culvert Replacement No. 1 and No. 2 Project, Bid No. 19-01, to Coleman Environmental Engineering Inc. in the amount of $649,497.50, and authorize the chair to sign the notice of award and execute the contract.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluations title: Special Districts Administrator Jan Coppinger, Public Services Director Lars Ewing.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9 (d)(1) : Drake v. Kennedy, et al.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9( d)(2)(e)(3): California River Watch.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council this week will consider approving a resolution that will pursue collection of delinquent utility bills.
The council will meet in closed session beginning at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, to discuss a potential case of litigation before the public portion of the meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Finance Director Nick Walker will present to the council a resolution to confirm and approve the utility billing delinquency list during a public hearing.
As part of the hearing, the council also will be asked to direct staff to submit the list to the county auditor-controller for inclusion on the property tax roll.
Walker’s report shows that there are eight properties with total outstanding bills totaling $3,385.44.
His report said the accounts on the list have been identified by the Finance Department as delinquent as May 31.
Final notice to delinquent accounts, as May 31, were sent to property owners on July 17, he reported.
“In order to collect on these accounts, the city is required to notify the delinquent account holders and give them an opportunity to bring their account current. The city provided this notice, which provides account holders until 4:30 p.m. on August 8th to bring their account current. Therefore, a current Delinquent Utilities Account List will be provided at the time of the meeting with any accounts for which payment has been made removed,” Walker wrote.
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 July 16; the Aug. 1 warrant register; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the Mendocino Complex fire; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the February 2019 storms; approval of sending a letter of support for a League California Cities resolution calling on the California Public Utilities Commission to amend Rule 20A to add
projects in very high Fire Hazard Severity Zones to the list of eligibility criteria and to increase funding allocations for Rule 20A projects.
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The council will meet in closed session beginning at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, to discuss a potential case of litigation before the public portion of the meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Finance Director Nick Walker will present to the council a resolution to confirm and approve the utility billing delinquency list during a public hearing.
As part of the hearing, the council also will be asked to direct staff to submit the list to the county auditor-controller for inclusion on the property tax roll.
Walker’s report shows that there are eight properties with total outstanding bills totaling $3,385.44.
His report said the accounts on the list have been identified by the Finance Department as delinquent as May 31.
Final notice to delinquent accounts, as May 31, were sent to property owners on July 17, he reported.
“In order to collect on these accounts, the city is required to notify the delinquent account holders and give them an opportunity to bring their account current. The city provided this notice, which provides account holders until 4:30 p.m. on August 8th to bring their account current. Therefore, a current Delinquent Utilities Account List will be provided at the time of the meeting with any accounts for which payment has been made removed,” Walker wrote.
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 July 16; the Aug. 1 warrant register; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the Mendocino Complex fire; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the February 2019 storms; approval of sending a letter of support for a League California Cities resolution calling on the California Public Utilities Commission to amend Rule 20A to add
projects in very high Fire Hazard Severity Zones to the list of eligibility criteria and to increase funding allocations for Rule 20A projects.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
080619 Lakeport City Council agenda packet by LakeCoNews on Scribd