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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Marin County ranks healthiest in California and Lake County is the least healthy county in the state, according to the annual County Health Rankings, released Tuesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
The rankings are available at www.countyhealthrankings.org.
An easy-to-use snapshot that compares counties within states, the rankings show that where you live influences how well and how long you live.
Housing is part of the foundation for living long and well. High housing costs can force some families to live in unsafe or overcrowded housing or even into homelessness.
This year’s Rankings State Reports show stark differences across and within counties in the opportunity to afford a home, especially for those with low incomes and people of color.
This year’s analyses show that a lack of opportunity for a safe, secure, and affordable home is tied to poor health.
The Rankings State Reports call attention to key drivers in health such as severe housing cost burden and its connection to other factors like children in poverty.
Among California’s children living in poverty, 65 percent were living in a household that spends more than half of its income on housing. High housing costs make it difficult for families to afford other essentials that contribute to good health, such as healthy food, medicine, or transportation to work or school.
Looking at differences by place and race offers a more complete picture of health. In California, 21 percent of households spend more than half of their income on housing costs but when we look by race – even deeper differences emerge with households headed by black residents most burdened by severe housing costs at 30 percent compared to white resident households at 17 percent.
County by county, severe housing cost burden ranges from 12 percent to 25 percent of households.
“When housing is unaffordable, it impacts all other social determinants of health—from education to employment,” said Mary A. Pittman, DrPH, president and CEO of the Oakland-based Public Health Institute. “The housing affordability crisis in California is a public health crisis. Moving forward, we must invest in healthy and affordable housing, protect the residents who are most at risk, and ensure that these residents and communities can fully participate in the shaping of housing policy.”
According to the 2019 Rankings, the five healthiest counties in California, starting with the most healthy, are Marin County, followed by San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Placer County and Orange County.
The five counties in the poorest health, starting with the least healthy, are Lake County, Siskiyou County, Modoc County, Trinity County and Plumas County.
The report used data from the years 2015 to 2017, which saw Lake County hit repeatedly not just by wildland fires but by a flood.
“Our homes are inextricably tied to our health,” said Richard Besser, MD, RWJF president and CEO. “It’s unacceptable that so many individuals and families face barriers to health because of what they have to spend on housing. This leaves them with fewer dollars to keep their families healthy. Imagine the stress and pain that come with unplanned moves. We are all healthier and stronger together when everyone has access to safe and affordable housing, regardless of the color of their skin or how much money they make.”
In addition to the county-level data, the rankings also features What Works for Health, a database of more than 400 evidence-informed strategies to support local changemakers as they take steps toward expanding opportunities.
Each strategy is rated for its evidence of effectiveness and likely impact on health disparities. The Take Action Center also provides valuable guidance for communities who want to move with data to action.
“All communities have the potential to be places where everyone enjoys full and equal opportunity. But the data show that’s not happening in most communities yet. Children of color face a greater likelihood of growing up in poverty, and low-income families struggle to pay rent and get enough to eat,” said Sheri Johnson, PhD, acting director of County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. “It is time to do the difficult work of coming together to undo policies and practices that create barriers to opportunity. The Rankings can help communities ground these important conversations in data, evidence, guidance, and stories about challenges and success.”
The rankings are available at www.countyhealthrankings.org.
An easy-to-use snapshot that compares counties within states, the rankings show that where you live influences how well and how long you live.
Housing is part of the foundation for living long and well. High housing costs can force some families to live in unsafe or overcrowded housing or even into homelessness.
This year’s Rankings State Reports show stark differences across and within counties in the opportunity to afford a home, especially for those with low incomes and people of color.
This year’s analyses show that a lack of opportunity for a safe, secure, and affordable home is tied to poor health.
The Rankings State Reports call attention to key drivers in health such as severe housing cost burden and its connection to other factors like children in poverty.
Among California’s children living in poverty, 65 percent were living in a household that spends more than half of its income on housing. High housing costs make it difficult for families to afford other essentials that contribute to good health, such as healthy food, medicine, or transportation to work or school.
Looking at differences by place and race offers a more complete picture of health. In California, 21 percent of households spend more than half of their income on housing costs but when we look by race – even deeper differences emerge with households headed by black residents most burdened by severe housing costs at 30 percent compared to white resident households at 17 percent.
County by county, severe housing cost burden ranges from 12 percent to 25 percent of households.
“When housing is unaffordable, it impacts all other social determinants of health—from education to employment,” said Mary A. Pittman, DrPH, president and CEO of the Oakland-based Public Health Institute. “The housing affordability crisis in California is a public health crisis. Moving forward, we must invest in healthy and affordable housing, protect the residents who are most at risk, and ensure that these residents and communities can fully participate in the shaping of housing policy.”
According to the 2019 Rankings, the five healthiest counties in California, starting with the most healthy, are Marin County, followed by San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Placer County and Orange County.
The five counties in the poorest health, starting with the least healthy, are Lake County, Siskiyou County, Modoc County, Trinity County and Plumas County.
The report used data from the years 2015 to 2017, which saw Lake County hit repeatedly not just by wildland fires but by a flood.
“Our homes are inextricably tied to our health,” said Richard Besser, MD, RWJF president and CEO. “It’s unacceptable that so many individuals and families face barriers to health because of what they have to spend on housing. This leaves them with fewer dollars to keep their families healthy. Imagine the stress and pain that come with unplanned moves. We are all healthier and stronger together when everyone has access to safe and affordable housing, regardless of the color of their skin or how much money they make.”
In addition to the county-level data, the rankings also features What Works for Health, a database of more than 400 evidence-informed strategies to support local changemakers as they take steps toward expanding opportunities.
Each strategy is rated for its evidence of effectiveness and likely impact on health disparities. The Take Action Center also provides valuable guidance for communities who want to move with data to action.
“All communities have the potential to be places where everyone enjoys full and equal opportunity. But the data show that’s not happening in most communities yet. Children of color face a greater likelihood of growing up in poverty, and low-income families struggle to pay rent and get enough to eat,” said Sheri Johnson, PhD, acting director of County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. “It is time to do the difficult work of coming together to undo policies and practices that create barriers to opportunity. The Rankings can help communities ground these important conversations in data, evidence, guidance, and stories about challenges and success.”
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – There is forecast to be a break in Lake County’s spring-like weather, with rainy conditions expected this week and into next.
The National Weather Service’s Sacramento office reported that warm and dry conditions will continue through Tuesday, with a weather system to impact the region from Tuesday night through early Thursday.
That system is expected to be followed by another system bringing rain from Friday through Saturday, forecasters said.
Lake County’s forecast also calls for sunny conditions on Sunday, then rain from Sunday night into Monday.
At the same time, temperatures are supposed to drop. The specific Lake County forecast says nighttime temperatures will be down into the low 40s and daytime temperatures in the low 50s.
In Lake County, a flood warning the National Weather Service issued remains in effect through early Wednesday.
Early Tuesday, Clear Lake’s level was just over 9 feet Rumsey, the special measure for Clear Lake. The 9-foot measure also is flood stage for Clear Lake.
Clear Lake’s level is expected to fluctuate before falling below flood stage on Wednesday afternoon. It will then be in monitor stage, which is above 8 feet Rumsey.
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The National Weather Service’s Sacramento office reported that warm and dry conditions will continue through Tuesday, with a weather system to impact the region from Tuesday night through early Thursday.
That system is expected to be followed by another system bringing rain from Friday through Saturday, forecasters said.
Lake County’s forecast also calls for sunny conditions on Sunday, then rain from Sunday night into Monday.
At the same time, temperatures are supposed to drop. The specific Lake County forecast says nighttime temperatures will be down into the low 40s and daytime temperatures in the low 50s.
In Lake County, a flood warning the National Weather Service issued remains in effect through early Wednesday.
Early Tuesday, Clear Lake’s level was just over 9 feet Rumsey, the special measure for Clear Lake. The 9-foot measure also is flood stage for Clear Lake.
Clear Lake’s level is expected to fluctuate before falling below flood stage on Wednesday afternoon. It will then be in monitor stage, which is above 8 feet Rumsey.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Valley Fire Middletown tree reforestation project is kicking off this weekend at Middletown Trailside Park, where 3,000 seedling trees will be planted.
The replanting event will take place beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23.
Lunch and water will be provided. Work will continue till done.
The tree planting day is sponsored by Middletown Rotary and the Lake County Parks Department, with ponderosa pine seedlings provided by the Lake County Resource
Conservation District.
“This is truly a community wide project. Please join us to make it a success and bring life back to this fire stricken area,” said Middletown Rotary President Kathey Crothers.
This Rotary reforestation project is made possible by Lake County Rotary Club Association or LARCA, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
LARCA has been providing fire relief services to the communities of Lake County and to our neighboring communities affected by the recent surge of Northern California wildfires.
To participate, contact Crothers atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 707-355-0393 or show up with gloves and a shovel on March 23. All ages are welcome.
Middletown Trailside Park is located at 21044 Dry Creek Cutoff in Middletown just off Highway 175.
The replanting event will take place beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23.
Lunch and water will be provided. Work will continue till done.
The tree planting day is sponsored by Middletown Rotary and the Lake County Parks Department, with ponderosa pine seedlings provided by the Lake County Resource
Conservation District.
“This is truly a community wide project. Please join us to make it a success and bring life back to this fire stricken area,” said Middletown Rotary President Kathey Crothers.
This Rotary reforestation project is made possible by Lake County Rotary Club Association or LARCA, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
LARCA has been providing fire relief services to the communities of Lake County and to our neighboring communities affected by the recent surge of Northern California wildfires.
To participate, contact Crothers at
Middletown Trailside Park is located at 21044 Dry Creek Cutoff in Middletown just off Highway 175.
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The community is invited to share a cup of coffee with a local law enforcement officer at this week’s “Coffee with a Cop” event.
The get-together will take place from 7 to 9 a.m. Friday, March 22, at Adventist Health Clear Lake Medical Center's coffee kiosk, located at 15630 18th Ave. in Clearlake.
Members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, Lakeport Police Department and Clearlake Police Department will be on hand to meet with the public.
Coffee with a Cop is an event where police and community members come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships and drink coffee.
It is a national initiative supported by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and has been implemented by many cities and towns across the country.
There is no agenda or speeches, just a chance to ask questions, and get to know the men and women who protect and serve you every day.
The get-together will take place from 7 to 9 a.m. Friday, March 22, at Adventist Health Clear Lake Medical Center's coffee kiosk, located at 15630 18th Ave. in Clearlake.
Members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, Lakeport Police Department and Clearlake Police Department will be on hand to meet with the public.
Coffee with a Cop is an event where police and community members come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships and drink coffee.
It is a national initiative supported by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and has been implemented by many cities and towns across the country.
There is no agenda or speeches, just a chance to ask questions, and get to know the men and women who protect and serve you every day.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The purchase of new voting equipment for the Lake County Registrar of Voters Office and a plan to pay deputies for being on call will go to the Board of Supervisors this week.
The board will meet beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 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 at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
In an untimed item, the board will consider staff’s request for approval of an agreement between the county and Hart Intercivic Inc. of Austin, Texas, for a voting system replacement.
The one-time cost for the new equipment is $275,252, according to County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson, who the board also made interim registrar of voters last month after the interim register, Maria Valadez, took a job in Mendocino County.
Huchingson said that on Jan. 22, her office – “in cooperation with the Registrar of Voters office” – issued a request for proposals for a new voting system.
The Registrar of Voters Office has long been in need of equipment, with retired Registrar Diane Fridley and Valadez having worked diligently for decades to work with old equipment used as part of the Mark-A-Vote system.
Lake and Sonoma are reported to be the last two counties in the state to use the Mark-A-Vote optical scan paper ballot voting system. Like Lake, Sonoma County will transition to a new system this year.
“The current system was acquired in 1983 and can no longer be supported,” Huchingson said.
Huchingson wrote in her report that proposals for a new system “were solicited from the only three firms certified for use in California.” The county received proposals from two firms, Hart Intercivic Inc. and Dominion Voting.
“The proposals were reviewed and although both firms met all requirements of the proposal, it was determined that Hart Intercivic Inc., provided the lowest cost, most responsive proposal of the two,” according to Huchingson’s report, which did not include the proposed cost submitted by Dominion Voting.
Huchingson’s memo to the board explains that the county has applied for state funding to cover the purchase, and the county has been allocated $246,000 for the replacement of the current voting system from the Secretary of State’s Office, which requires a dollar-for-dollar match.
Lake County must replace its voting system by 2020, and Huchingson said the state will reimburse the county based on claims submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office.
Supervisor Bruno Sabatier told Lake County News that Hart Intercivic has offered not just to train county staff but also to assist with the May Lakeport Fire Protection District fire tax election.
That help will be crucial in the wake Fridley’s retirement in December and Valadez’s departure, which resulted in nearly seven decades of experience leaving the department in less than two months.
Valadez left within months of an unsuccessful attempt by Huchingson to get the board to change the job requirements to disqualify Valadez from being named considered for the job on a permanent basis, as Lake County News has reported.
When the board did appoint Valadez in early December – an appointment which went into effect on Dec. 29 – it was only on an interim basis.
She left for a permanent, higher-paying position and a more stable employment environment in Mendocino County last month. That left only two part-time staffers in the office, neither of them qualified for the registrar’s or deputy registrar’s jobs. Fridley also is volunteering in the department on a part-time basis.
The county is now in its second recruitment for the registrar’s job, after the first yielded three qualified candidates, only two of which were interviewed. Both of those candidates were rejected.
The application period for the job is open through March 31.
Also on the Tuesday agenda as an untimed item, the board will consider a side letter with the Lake County Deputy Sheriffs Association to provide deputy sheriffs assigned to patrol the opportunity to be placed on on-call status and to be compensated for it. The request from Sheriff Brian Martin is based on the staffing shortages in his department.
The board also will continue its consideration of a new ordinance regarding hazardous vegetation abatement. That item also is untimed.
The full agenda is published below.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held Oct. 16, 2018, Nov. 6, 2018, Dec. 4, 2018, Dec. 28, 2018, and Jan. 15, 2019.
5.2: Adopt proclamation designating March 17 to 23, 2019, as National Surveyors Week in Lake County.
5.3: Approve letter of support to Sen. Nielsen for a $23 million budget request to fund a North State Regional Training Center in Yuba City in Sutter County and authorize the chair to sign.
5.4: Consideration of Lake County Standard Agreement, for funding to enact California Complete Count Census 2020.
5.5: Approve long distance travel for Dean Eichelmann, and Christine Hannigan to St. Louis, Missouri, from March 24 through March 30, 2019, to attend the Preparedness Summit, hosted by National Association of County and City Health Officials.
5.6: Adopt resolution approving the Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Provider Participation Agreement #19-96011 and Certification Statement between the county of Lake and the California Department of Health Care Services in the amount of $300,000 for fiscal years 2019-2020 through 2021-2022.
5.7: Sitting as Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, adopt resolution revising the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Adopted Budget of the county of Lake by canceling capital improvement reserves in the amount of $380,000 for LACOSAN Middletown Sewer to make appropriations in Budget Unit 8353, Object code 63.05 to pay for the Caltrans Force Main Relocation Project.
5.8: Sitting as Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, approve the contract for the relocation of sewer facilities in Middletown project, in the amount of $341,449 to Terracon Constructors Inc. of Healdsburg and authorize the chair to execute the agreement.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:08 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating March 17-23, 2019, as National Surveyors Week in Lake County.
6.3, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of Employee Service Awards.
6.4, 9:30 a.m.: Consideration of an ordinance amendment, AM 19-01 to Amend Chapter 21 of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance, to remove the requirement for commercial cannabis applicants to be enrolled with the Regional Water Quality Control Board as of April 19, 2018, and to remove the requirement for a conditional certificate of recognition (self certification) of compliance with Article 72 in order to apply for early activation of use.
6.5, 10 a.m.: Presentation of annual report by Lake County PEG TV.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of an agreement between county of Lake and Hart Intercivic Inc. for voting system replacement for a one time cost of $275,252 and authorize the chair to sign.
7.3: Consideration of side letter with the Lake County Deputy Sheriffs Association to provide deputy sheriffs assigned to patrol the opportunity to be placed on on-call status.
7.4: Continued from March 12, 2019, consideration of letter to Sen. Mike McGuire to express appreciation for his support of AB 72, to be signed by all five board members.
7.5: Consideration of an ordinance adding Article VIII to Chapter 13 of the Lake County Code regarding hazardous vegetation abatement.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Employee disciplinary appeal (EDA 19-01) pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54957.
8.2: Employee disciplinary appeal (EDA 19-02) pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54957.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1): County of Lake, et al. v. PG&E, et al.
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.
The board will meet beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 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 at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
In an untimed item, the board will consider staff’s request for approval of an agreement between the county and Hart Intercivic Inc. of Austin, Texas, for a voting system replacement.
The one-time cost for the new equipment is $275,252, according to County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson, who the board also made interim registrar of voters last month after the interim register, Maria Valadez, took a job in Mendocino County.
Huchingson said that on Jan. 22, her office – “in cooperation with the Registrar of Voters office” – issued a request for proposals for a new voting system.
The Registrar of Voters Office has long been in need of equipment, with retired Registrar Diane Fridley and Valadez having worked diligently for decades to work with old equipment used as part of the Mark-A-Vote system.
Lake and Sonoma are reported to be the last two counties in the state to use the Mark-A-Vote optical scan paper ballot voting system. Like Lake, Sonoma County will transition to a new system this year.
“The current system was acquired in 1983 and can no longer be supported,” Huchingson said.
Huchingson wrote in her report that proposals for a new system “were solicited from the only three firms certified for use in California.” The county received proposals from two firms, Hart Intercivic Inc. and Dominion Voting.
“The proposals were reviewed and although both firms met all requirements of the proposal, it was determined that Hart Intercivic Inc., provided the lowest cost, most responsive proposal of the two,” according to Huchingson’s report, which did not include the proposed cost submitted by Dominion Voting.
Huchingson’s memo to the board explains that the county has applied for state funding to cover the purchase, and the county has been allocated $246,000 for the replacement of the current voting system from the Secretary of State’s Office, which requires a dollar-for-dollar match.
Lake County must replace its voting system by 2020, and Huchingson said the state will reimburse the county based on claims submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office.
Supervisor Bruno Sabatier told Lake County News that Hart Intercivic has offered not just to train county staff but also to assist with the May Lakeport Fire Protection District fire tax election.
That help will be crucial in the wake Fridley’s retirement in December and Valadez’s departure, which resulted in nearly seven decades of experience leaving the department in less than two months.
Valadez left within months of an unsuccessful attempt by Huchingson to get the board to change the job requirements to disqualify Valadez from being named considered for the job on a permanent basis, as Lake County News has reported.
When the board did appoint Valadez in early December – an appointment which went into effect on Dec. 29 – it was only on an interim basis.
She left for a permanent, higher-paying position and a more stable employment environment in Mendocino County last month. That left only two part-time staffers in the office, neither of them qualified for the registrar’s or deputy registrar’s jobs. Fridley also is volunteering in the department on a part-time basis.
The county is now in its second recruitment for the registrar’s job, after the first yielded three qualified candidates, only two of which were interviewed. Both of those candidates were rejected.
The application period for the job is open through March 31.
Also on the Tuesday agenda as an untimed item, the board will consider a side letter with the Lake County Deputy Sheriffs Association to provide deputy sheriffs assigned to patrol the opportunity to be placed on on-call status and to be compensated for it. The request from Sheriff Brian Martin is based on the staffing shortages in his department.
The board also will continue its consideration of a new ordinance regarding hazardous vegetation abatement. That item also is untimed.
The full agenda is published below.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held Oct. 16, 2018, Nov. 6, 2018, Dec. 4, 2018, Dec. 28, 2018, and Jan. 15, 2019.
5.2: Adopt proclamation designating March 17 to 23, 2019, as National Surveyors Week in Lake County.
5.3: Approve letter of support to Sen. Nielsen for a $23 million budget request to fund a North State Regional Training Center in Yuba City in Sutter County and authorize the chair to sign.
5.4: Consideration of Lake County Standard Agreement, for funding to enact California Complete Count Census 2020.
5.5: Approve long distance travel for Dean Eichelmann, and Christine Hannigan to St. Louis, Missouri, from March 24 through March 30, 2019, to attend the Preparedness Summit, hosted by National Association of County and City Health Officials.
5.6: Adopt resolution approving the Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Provider Participation Agreement #19-96011 and Certification Statement between the county of Lake and the California Department of Health Care Services in the amount of $300,000 for fiscal years 2019-2020 through 2021-2022.
5.7: Sitting as Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, adopt resolution revising the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Adopted Budget of the county of Lake by canceling capital improvement reserves in the amount of $380,000 for LACOSAN Middletown Sewer to make appropriations in Budget Unit 8353, Object code 63.05 to pay for the Caltrans Force Main Relocation Project.
5.8: Sitting as Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, approve the contract for the relocation of sewer facilities in Middletown project, in the amount of $341,449 to Terracon Constructors Inc. of Healdsburg and authorize the chair to execute the agreement.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:08 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating March 17-23, 2019, as National Surveyors Week in Lake County.
6.3, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of Employee Service Awards.
6.4, 9:30 a.m.: Consideration of an ordinance amendment, AM 19-01 to Amend Chapter 21 of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance, to remove the requirement for commercial cannabis applicants to be enrolled with the Regional Water Quality Control Board as of April 19, 2018, and to remove the requirement for a conditional certificate of recognition (self certification) of compliance with Article 72 in order to apply for early activation of use.
6.5, 10 a.m.: Presentation of annual report by Lake County PEG TV.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of an agreement between county of Lake and Hart Intercivic Inc. for voting system replacement for a one time cost of $275,252 and authorize the chair to sign.
7.3: Consideration of side letter with the Lake County Deputy Sheriffs Association to provide deputy sheriffs assigned to patrol the opportunity to be placed on on-call status.
7.4: Continued from March 12, 2019, consideration of letter to Sen. Mike McGuire to express appreciation for his support of AB 72, to be signed by all five board members.
7.5: Consideration of an ordinance adding Article VIII to Chapter 13 of the Lake County Code regarding hazardous vegetation abatement.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Employee disciplinary appeal (EDA 19-01) pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54957.
8.2: Employee disciplinary appeal (EDA 19-02) pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54957.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1): County of Lake, et al. v. PG&E, et al.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council this week will discuss approving additional funds to finish a city solar project.
The council will meet at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, to discuss closed session items including a performance evaluation of City Manager Margaret Silveira and negotiations with the Lakeport Police Officers Association before the council convenes in open session at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
On the agenda is a request from Community Development Director Kevin Ingram to authorize the city manager to sign a contract change order with ENGIE Services to complete the citywide solar and energy efficiency retrofit project.
The project includes numerous tasks, including replacing HVAC units, updating lighting in Library Park and along Main Street with LED fixtures, and constructing solar facilities at several city facilities and an electric vehicle charging station in the City Hall parking lot, to name a few, according to Ingram’s report.
“Significant progress is being made towards the completion of this project. HVAC units and retrofitting of indoor lighting has been completed or is nearing completion at all involved City facilities. The conversion of downtown and park lighting to LED is expected to be completed in April and the solar canopy facility at the Corporation Yard has been constructed. Remaining solar canopies and arrays will begin moving forward when weather improves,” Ingram wrote in his report.
He said the principal need for the proposed contract change order involves the recent acquisition of the old Bank of America Building, located by 500 N. Main St., which was not anticipated when the original ENGIE contract was approved.
Discussions between city staff and ENGIE Services have led to the determination that greater energy efficiencies can be achieved for the city by building a solar canopy array at the bank building site in lieu of the construction of a canopy array over the public parking lot adjacent to city hall. Ingram said the updated project would allow a larger solar array to be built.
That and some other minor project changes have resulted in a request for a contract change order totaling $86,900. Ingram’s report said the original contract price was $4,480,417. With the addition of this $86,900 contract change order the total revised contract price is $4,567,317.
He said the bond issuance for the completion of this project included an approximate total of $4.59 million. “There are adequate bond proceeds to cover the cost of this proposed contract change order.”
Also on the agenda is approval of a purchase of SmartGov permit tracking software and authorization for the city manager to sign a licensing agreement with Dude Solutions.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; the minutes of the regular meeting on March 5; 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 storms; approval of event application 2019-010, with staff recommendations, for the 2019 Camp & Shine VW Car Show; approval of event application 2019-011, with staff recommendations, for the 2019 Child Festival in the Park; adoption of a resolution supporting the 2020 Census efforts.
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.
The council will meet at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, to discuss closed session items including a performance evaluation of City Manager Margaret Silveira and negotiations with the Lakeport Police Officers Association before the council convenes in open session at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
On the agenda is a request from Community Development Director Kevin Ingram to authorize the city manager to sign a contract change order with ENGIE Services to complete the citywide solar and energy efficiency retrofit project.
The project includes numerous tasks, including replacing HVAC units, updating lighting in Library Park and along Main Street with LED fixtures, and constructing solar facilities at several city facilities and an electric vehicle charging station in the City Hall parking lot, to name a few, according to Ingram’s report.
“Significant progress is being made towards the completion of this project. HVAC units and retrofitting of indoor lighting has been completed or is nearing completion at all involved City facilities. The conversion of downtown and park lighting to LED is expected to be completed in April and the solar canopy facility at the Corporation Yard has been constructed. Remaining solar canopies and arrays will begin moving forward when weather improves,” Ingram wrote in his report.
He said the principal need for the proposed contract change order involves the recent acquisition of the old Bank of America Building, located by 500 N. Main St., which was not anticipated when the original ENGIE contract was approved.
Discussions between city staff and ENGIE Services have led to the determination that greater energy efficiencies can be achieved for the city by building a solar canopy array at the bank building site in lieu of the construction of a canopy array over the public parking lot adjacent to city hall. Ingram said the updated project would allow a larger solar array to be built.
That and some other minor project changes have resulted in a request for a contract change order totaling $86,900. Ingram’s report said the original contract price was $4,480,417. With the addition of this $86,900 contract change order the total revised contract price is $4,567,317.
He said the bond issuance for the completion of this project included an approximate total of $4.59 million. “There are adequate bond proceeds to cover the cost of this proposed contract change order.”
Also on the agenda is approval of a purchase of SmartGov permit tracking software and authorization for the city manager to sign a licensing agreement with Dude Solutions.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; the minutes of the regular meeting on March 5; 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 storms; approval of event application 2019-010, with staff recommendations, for the 2019 Camp & Shine VW Car Show; approval of event application 2019-011, with staff recommendations, for the 2019 Child Festival in the Park; adoption of a resolution supporting the 2020 Census efforts.
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