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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council will this week get a presentation reviewing the past fiscal year budget and will consider a bid award.
The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
On the agenda is a presentation by Finance Director Nick Walker to review the unaudited actuals for the fiscal year budget ended June 30, 2018, and approve the amendment to the fiscal year 2018-19 city budget as recommended by staff.
Also on Tuesday, City Manager Margaret Silveira will take to the council the proposed award of a construction contract to Nate’s Electric Inc. for the tree well electrical project.
In other business, City Clerk Kelly Buendia will present a resolution establishing an ad hoc selection advisory committee for the selection of the members of its committees and commissions with terms expiring in 2018, to be comprised of two city council members.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes; confirming the continuing existence of a local emergency in the city of Lakeport; approval of a modification to the Position Summary from the 2018-2019 Budget allowing for the reclassification of the parks lead worker to parks foreman; adoption of the resolution accepting construction of the Library Park play structure by Landscape Structures Inc., and authorize the filing of the notice of completion; adoption of the resolution accepting construction of the Pavement Preservation Program by VSS International Inc., and authorize the filing of the notice of completion; adoption of a resolution for the approval of the purchase and sales agreement for the real sale of property (APN: 025-462-11) to Lake County Tribal Health in
accordance with the California Department of Finance Approved Long Range Property Management Plan.
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The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
On the agenda is a presentation by Finance Director Nick Walker to review the unaudited actuals for the fiscal year budget ended June 30, 2018, and approve the amendment to the fiscal year 2018-19 city budget as recommended by staff.
Also on Tuesday, City Manager Margaret Silveira will take to the council the proposed award of a construction contract to Nate’s Electric Inc. for the tree well electrical project.
In other business, City Clerk Kelly Buendia will present a resolution establishing an ad hoc selection advisory committee for the selection of the members of its committees and commissions with terms expiring in 2018, to be comprised of two city council members.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes; confirming the continuing existence of a local emergency in the city of Lakeport; approval of a modification to the Position Summary from the 2018-2019 Budget allowing for the reclassification of the parks lead worker to parks foreman; adoption of the resolution accepting construction of the Library Park play structure by Landscape Structures Inc., and authorize the filing of the notice of completion; adoption of the resolution accepting construction of the Pavement Preservation Program by VSS International Inc., and authorize the filing of the notice of completion; adoption of a resolution for the approval of the purchase and sales agreement for the real sale of property (APN: 025-462-11) to Lake County Tribal Health in
accordance with the California Department of Finance Approved Long Range Property Management Plan.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
101618 Lakeport City Council agenda packet by LakeCoNews on Scribd
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Library announces the first meeting of the library’s free Creative Club on Saturday, Oct. 20.
The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the Lakeport Library, 1425 N. High St.
The club will meet on the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m.
At this inaugural meeting Amy Patton of the library staff will present an introduction to color theory by creating color wheels with paints and colored pencils.
Patton will also introduce and demonstrate a new library resource that allows Lake County Library patrons to use their library cards for unlimited access to Creativebug, a free video library of craft classes.
Creativebug offers more than 1,000 classes in yarn crafts, jewelry, quilting, art and design, sewing, paper crafts, food, home and kids’ crafts. Creativebug can be found at http://library.lakecountyca.gov on the Resources tab.
In future meetings, Creative Club members will share their experiences using Creativebug and the projects that they’re working on.
The library supports creativity in Lake County with the new digital resource Creativebug, with books and through craft clubs that meet in the libraries.
The new Creative Club in Lakeport and the existing craft-focused clubs at Upper Lake Library and Redbud Library are just one aspect of the ways in which the library helps residents explore their creative sides.
Creativity is important in everyday life. It helps us expand our perceptions and find new ways to solve problems. Also, being creative is fun.
Lake County is one of 10 libraries across California that have received grants to create community-driven makerspaces through a pilot program from the California State Library and the Center for Childhood Creativity at the Bay Area Discovery Museum. Funding for Creativebug comes from this grant.
The Lake County Library is on the internet at http://library.lakecountyca.gov and Facebook at www.facebook.com/LakeCountyLibrary.
Jan Cook is a library technician at the Lakeport Library.
With more than 1.4 million Californians licensed to ride motorcycles, the California Highway Patrol looks for ways to increase motorcycle safety.
A federal grant to develop the Get Educated and Ride Safe, or GEARS, program will promote motorcycle safety and awareness.
The GEARS goals are to reduce the number of motorcycle-involved crashes and crash victims. In Federal Fiscal Year 2016, the number of motorcyclist victims increased approximately nine percent over the previous year.
Provisional Federal Fiscal Year 2017 data for motorcyclist victims shows a 6 percent decrease within CHP jurisdiction.
“Our intent is to raise motorcycle awareness on the roadways,” CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley said. “The continuing focus on motorcycle education and enforcement will improve safety for motorcyclists and motorists alike.”
The CHP will deploy officers on enhanced motorcycle safety enforcement operations in regions with a high number of motorcycle incidents.
A year-long series of motorcycle traffic safety education campaigns, including the “May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month,” is planned.
The campaigns will promote the use of properly approved helmets for all riders and raise motorists’ awareness of sharing the road with motorcyclists.
The campaigns will also focus on the most dangerous traffic violations, including speeding, improper turning, and driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A federal grant to develop the Get Educated and Ride Safe, or GEARS, program will promote motorcycle safety and awareness.
The GEARS goals are to reduce the number of motorcycle-involved crashes and crash victims. In Federal Fiscal Year 2016, the number of motorcyclist victims increased approximately nine percent over the previous year.
Provisional Federal Fiscal Year 2017 data for motorcyclist victims shows a 6 percent decrease within CHP jurisdiction.
“Our intent is to raise motorcycle awareness on the roadways,” CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley said. “The continuing focus on motorcycle education and enforcement will improve safety for motorcyclists and motorists alike.”
The CHP will deploy officers on enhanced motorcycle safety enforcement operations in regions with a high number of motorcycle incidents.
A year-long series of motorcycle traffic safety education campaigns, including the “May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month,” is planned.
The campaigns will promote the use of properly approved helmets for all riders and raise motorists’ awareness of sharing the road with motorcyclists.
The campaigns will also focus on the most dangerous traffic violations, including speeding, improper turning, and driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – With gusting winds moving across Northern California, Pacific Gas and Electric said Sunday afternoon that it plans to begin turning off power in the Sierra Foothills and in the North Bay’s communities including Lake County for safety purposes, with power in some area remaining off until as late as Tuesday.
A red flag warning and a wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service both remain in effect for Lake County, until 11 a.m. Monday.
In response, PG&E said it’s going to begin proactively turning off power for safety to some 87,000 customers as part of a Public Safety Power Shutoff in portions of several Northern California communities as early as 5 p.m. and continuing throughout the evening.
PG&E said it plans to first turn off power in two phases, beginning in the following extreme fire-risk areas – a total of about 70,000 customers in the following Sierra Foothills communities:
– Butte County (Berry Creek, Brush Creek, Clipper Mills, Feather Falls, Forbestown, Oroville);
– Sierra County (Alleghany, Downieville, Goodyears Bar, Pike City, Sierra City);
– Placer County (Alta, Applegate, Auburn, Baxter, Colfax, Dutch Flat, Emigrant Gap, Foresthill, Gold Run, Loomis, Meadow Vista, Weimar);
– Nevada County (Chicago Park, Grass Valley, Nevada City, North San Juan, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, Soda Springs, Washington);
– El Dorado County (Aukum, Camino, Coloma, Cool, Diamond Springs, El Dorado, Fair Play, Garden Valley, Georgetown, Greenwood, Grizzly Flats, Kelsey, Kyburz, Mount Aukum, Omo Ranch, Pacific House, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Shingle Springs, Silver Fork, Somerset, Strawberry, Twin Bridges);
– Amador County (Fiddletown, Jackson, Pine Grove, Pioneer, Plymouth, Sutter Creek, Volcano)
Plumas County (La Porte);
– Calaveras County (Glencoe, Mokelumne Hill, Mountain Ranch, Rail Road Flat, West Point, Wilseyville); and
– Yuba County (Brownsville, Camptonville, Challenge, Dobbins, Marysville, Oregon House, Strawberry Valley).
In the second phase of the Public Safety Power Shutoff, PG&E said that later on Sunday night, as the weather continues to progress, it plans to turn off power to communities in the North Bay, affecting about 17,000 customers.
The impacted communities in that second phase shutoff are:
– Lake County (Clearlake, Clearlake Oaks, Clearlake Park, Cobb, Finley, Hidden Valley Lake, Kelseyville, Lakeport, Lower Lake, Middletown);
– Napa County (Angwin, Calistoga, Deer Park, Lake Berryessa, Napa, Pope Valley, Saint Helena); and
– Sonoma County (Cloverdale, Geyserville, Healdsburg, Santa Rosa).
PG&E said it is working directly with first responders and other state and local agencies to prepare for this safety event.
When the extreme weather has passed and conditions are safe, PG&E crews will visually inspect the lines for any necessary repairs and safely restore power to customers.
PG&E said most customers are expected to be restored by Monday night with some outages potentially lasting into Tuesday.
In making a decision whether to turn off power, PG&E considers a combination of criteria, including:
– A red flag warning declared by the National Weather Service;
– Low humidity levels, generally 20 percent and below;
– Sustained winds above approximately 25 miles per hour and wind gusts in excess of approximately 45 miles per hour;
– Site-specific conditions such as temperature, terrain and local climate;
– Condition of dry fuel on the ground and live vegetation (moisture content); and
– On-the-ground, real-time observations from PG&E field crews.
A red flag warning and a wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service both remain in effect for Lake County, until 11 a.m. Monday.
In response, PG&E said it’s going to begin proactively turning off power for safety to some 87,000 customers as part of a Public Safety Power Shutoff in portions of several Northern California communities as early as 5 p.m. and continuing throughout the evening.
PG&E said it plans to first turn off power in two phases, beginning in the following extreme fire-risk areas – a total of about 70,000 customers in the following Sierra Foothills communities:
– Butte County (Berry Creek, Brush Creek, Clipper Mills, Feather Falls, Forbestown, Oroville);
– Sierra County (Alleghany, Downieville, Goodyears Bar, Pike City, Sierra City);
– Placer County (Alta, Applegate, Auburn, Baxter, Colfax, Dutch Flat, Emigrant Gap, Foresthill, Gold Run, Loomis, Meadow Vista, Weimar);
– Nevada County (Chicago Park, Grass Valley, Nevada City, North San Juan, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, Soda Springs, Washington);
– El Dorado County (Aukum, Camino, Coloma, Cool, Diamond Springs, El Dorado, Fair Play, Garden Valley, Georgetown, Greenwood, Grizzly Flats, Kelsey, Kyburz, Mount Aukum, Omo Ranch, Pacific House, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Shingle Springs, Silver Fork, Somerset, Strawberry, Twin Bridges);
– Amador County (Fiddletown, Jackson, Pine Grove, Pioneer, Plymouth, Sutter Creek, Volcano)
Plumas County (La Porte);
– Calaveras County (Glencoe, Mokelumne Hill, Mountain Ranch, Rail Road Flat, West Point, Wilseyville); and
– Yuba County (Brownsville, Camptonville, Challenge, Dobbins, Marysville, Oregon House, Strawberry Valley).
In the second phase of the Public Safety Power Shutoff, PG&E said that later on Sunday night, as the weather continues to progress, it plans to turn off power to communities in the North Bay, affecting about 17,000 customers.
The impacted communities in that second phase shutoff are:
– Lake County (Clearlake, Clearlake Oaks, Clearlake Park, Cobb, Finley, Hidden Valley Lake, Kelseyville, Lakeport, Lower Lake, Middletown);
– Napa County (Angwin, Calistoga, Deer Park, Lake Berryessa, Napa, Pope Valley, Saint Helena); and
– Sonoma County (Cloverdale, Geyserville, Healdsburg, Santa Rosa).
PG&E said it is working directly with first responders and other state and local agencies to prepare for this safety event.
When the extreme weather has passed and conditions are safe, PG&E crews will visually inspect the lines for any necessary repairs and safely restore power to customers.
PG&E said most customers are expected to be restored by Monday night with some outages potentially lasting into Tuesday.
In making a decision whether to turn off power, PG&E considers a combination of criteria, including:
– A red flag warning declared by the National Weather Service;
– Low humidity levels, generally 20 percent and below;
– Sustained winds above approximately 25 miles per hour and wind gusts in excess of approximately 45 miles per hour;
– Site-specific conditions such as temperature, terrain and local climate;
– Condition of dry fuel on the ground and live vegetation (moisture content); and
– On-the-ground, real-time observations from PG&E field crews.
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Clearlake city officials, service organizations and community members gathered on Friday afternoon to celebrate the completion of the first new road construction in nearly four decades, which is meant to increase safety and traffic flow in the city.
About 50 people gathered for the Dam Road Extension ribbon cutting, which was held at the road’s intersection with South Center Drive near the Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College on Friday afternoon.
Work on the new road began over the summer. It features bike lanes, curbs, guardrail and storm drainage.
It offer access to schools and shopping, and connects the Avenues neighborhood to Dam Road, officials said.
“This is exciting, to have a new road opening,” said Clearlake Mayor Bruno Sabatier.
He said the road building project proves change is happening in the city.
City Manager Greg Folsom said Dam Road Extension, at $1.2 million, is the second large road project the city has completed in two years. Last year, it completed $2.2 million in work on 18th and Phillips Avenue.
“This city has not seen projects like this in its entire history, so I think we have a lot to be proud of today,” he said.
He said the project had been kicked around for about 10 years. However, it became a priority after the 2016 Clayton fire, when he said city officials realized that there were not enough exit routes from the Avenues area – also known as the Chapman Tract – of the city.
Folsom thanked the Clearlake City Council for making the new road a priority, the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce for its support, the city’s Public Works Department team, Dana Moore of Konocti Unified School District, Green Valley Consulting Engineers and Granite Construction, which did the work.
The new Dam Road Extension is the latest in a series of road-related projects – including grading, striping and paving – taking place across Clearlake, where roads have been a key concern for residents.
Much of that roadwork is being funded by the city’s Measure V road sales tax, but city officials said the Dam Road Extension project is paid for by the City’s Series A Redevelopment Bond fund.
Folsom told Lake County News that the new Dam Road Extension is expected to be the last big city project for this year’s construction season.
The city has a number of projects in the design phase on target for next year, he said, including improvements for city parks and the civic center on Olympic Drive.
The event ended with Clearlake Police units and a classic Thunderbird taking off to drive the new road.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – With a red flag warning for Lake County and other parts of Northern California going into effect late Saturday and continuing until Monday, Pacific Gas and Electric said conditions could lead to it turn off the power to Lake and other counties.
The National Weather Service said the red flag warning went into effect at 11 p.m. Saturday and will continue until 11 p.m. Monday.
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions – a combination of strong winds, relative low humidity and warm temperatures – are either occurring now or will shortly.
Forecasters reported that high pressure building into the Great Basin will result in drying gusty north to east wind over interior Northern California, which in turn will significantly lower humidity and fuel moistures leading to critical fire weather conditions from late Saturday into Monday night.
The specific Lake County forecast calls for wind gusts of more than 35 miles per hour in the south county on Sunday night and about 30 miles per hour in other parts of the county.
On Saturday evening, local law enforcement agencies issued Nixle alerts warning of possible power outages due to the red flag warning.
A few hours later, PG&E followed up by reporting that it may proactively turn off power for safety in portions of 12 counties, including Lake, due to “expected extreme fire danger conditions” within a 24-hour period ending on Sunday night.
“PG&E could take the action of turning off the power for safety as early as late Saturday night into early Sunday morning,” the company statement said. “The greater likelihood is potentially turning off the power for safety in advance of Sunday evening wind event that is forecasted to last into Monday morning.”
In Lake County, PG&E said areas that could be impacted by outages include Clearlake, Clearlake Oaks, Clearlake Park, Cobb, Finley, Hidden Valley Lake, Kelseyville, Lakeport, Lower Lake and Middletown.
Other counties where PG&E said outages could take place include neighboring Napa and Sonoma counties, along with Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra and Yuba.
PG&E said that, when and where possible, it will provide early warning notification as well as updates until power is restored. Extreme weather threats can change quickly.
Out of an abundance of caution, PG&E said it is providing notice to customers in advance of this safety event through automated phone calls, texts, social media and emails effective immediately.
PG&E is asking customers to take several actions, including learning whether their home or business is in or near a high fire-threat area on the CPUC High Fire-Threat District map by visiting http://pge.com/wildfiresafety; updating contact information at http://pge.com/mywildfirealerts or by calling 1-866-743-6589 during normal business hours for the purposes of getting advance alerts; and preparing for and practicing an emergency plan for themselves and their families.
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 National Weather Service said the red flag warning went into effect at 11 p.m. Saturday and will continue until 11 p.m. Monday.
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions – a combination of strong winds, relative low humidity and warm temperatures – are either occurring now or will shortly.
Forecasters reported that high pressure building into the Great Basin will result in drying gusty north to east wind over interior Northern California, which in turn will significantly lower humidity and fuel moistures leading to critical fire weather conditions from late Saturday into Monday night.
The specific Lake County forecast calls for wind gusts of more than 35 miles per hour in the south county on Sunday night and about 30 miles per hour in other parts of the county.
On Saturday evening, local law enforcement agencies issued Nixle alerts warning of possible power outages due to the red flag warning.
A few hours later, PG&E followed up by reporting that it may proactively turn off power for safety in portions of 12 counties, including Lake, due to “expected extreme fire danger conditions” within a 24-hour period ending on Sunday night.
“PG&E could take the action of turning off the power for safety as early as late Saturday night into early Sunday morning,” the company statement said. “The greater likelihood is potentially turning off the power for safety in advance of Sunday evening wind event that is forecasted to last into Monday morning.”
In Lake County, PG&E said areas that could be impacted by outages include Clearlake, Clearlake Oaks, Clearlake Park, Cobb, Finley, Hidden Valley Lake, Kelseyville, Lakeport, Lower Lake and Middletown.
Other counties where PG&E said outages could take place include neighboring Napa and Sonoma counties, along with Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra and Yuba.
PG&E said that, when and where possible, it will provide early warning notification as well as updates until power is restored. Extreme weather threats can change quickly.
Out of an abundance of caution, PG&E said it is providing notice to customers in advance of this safety event through automated phone calls, texts, social media and emails effective immediately.
PG&E is asking customers to take several actions, including learning whether their home or business is in or near a high fire-threat area on the CPUC High Fire-Threat District map by visiting http://pge.com/wildfiresafety; updating contact information at http://pge.com/mywildfirealerts or by calling 1-866-743-6589 during normal business hours for the purposes of getting advance alerts; and preparing for and practicing an emergency plan for themselves and their families.
Email Elizabeth Larson at