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NICE, Calif. – A Kelseyville man was seriously injured on Thursday when his motorcycle crashed into a vehicle on the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff.
Raymond Cromwell, 58, suffered major injuries in the wreck, which occurred at around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Officer Kory Reynolds of the California Highway Patrol.
Reynolds said Cromwell was riding a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound on the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff at about 30 miles per hour.
Ahead of him was a 2007 Pontiac G4 driven by Veronica Becerra Lopez, 22, of Nice, Reynolds said.
Becerra Lopez’s car was stopped while she waited for another car to turn ahead of her into the county park. Cromwell, who was coming through the curve before the bridge over the Rodman Slough, was unable to stop in time and hit the back of the car, according to Reynolds.
Cromwell was thrown from his motorcycle and went down in the roadway’s eastbound lane. Reynolds said some people helped pull Crowell out of the road.
Reynolds said Cromwell suffered a fractured left shoulder, lacerations on his arms and the back of the head, broken ribs and a punctured lung.
Cromwell was flown by a REACH air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, according to Reynolds.
Becerra Lopez was uninjured, Reynolds said.
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Raymond Cromwell, 58, suffered major injuries in the wreck, which occurred at around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Officer Kory Reynolds of the California Highway Patrol.
Reynolds said Cromwell was riding a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound on the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff at about 30 miles per hour.
Ahead of him was a 2007 Pontiac G4 driven by Veronica Becerra Lopez, 22, of Nice, Reynolds said.
Becerra Lopez’s car was stopped while she waited for another car to turn ahead of her into the county park. Cromwell, who was coming through the curve before the bridge over the Rodman Slough, was unable to stop in time and hit the back of the car, according to Reynolds.
Cromwell was thrown from his motorcycle and went down in the roadway’s eastbound lane. Reynolds said some people helped pull Crowell out of the road.
Reynolds said Cromwell suffered a fractured left shoulder, lacerations on his arms and the back of the head, broken ribs and a punctured lung.
Cromwell was flown by a REACH air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, according to Reynolds.
Becerra Lopez was uninjured, Reynolds said.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A hot, dry and windy Monday saw more wildland fire activity in Lake County and other parts of Northern California, while firefighters continued to close in on full containment on the region’s largest incident.
The Spring 2 fire was reported at about 4:30 p.m. Monday in the area of Pawnee Trail on the north end of the Spring Valley Lakes subdivision northeast of Clearlake Oaks.
The fire burned into the footprint of the Pawnee fire, which had been fully contained the previous day.
Resources were called throughout the evening from the County fire in neighboring Yolo and Napa counties to help fight the fire,
The last size estimates from the scene on Monday evening put the fire at 80 acres and 50-percent containment, with one structure destroyed.
More resources are on order to continue working on the Spring 2 fire on Tuesday, according to radio reports.
To the southeast, conditions continued to improve and firefighters gained more ground on Monday on the County fire, which began June 30.
Cal Fire said Monday night that the fire is being held at 90,288 acres, with containment up to 75 percent and 96 structures remaining threatened.
The improving situation led to the lifting of mandatory evacuations along Highway 16 by the sheriff’s offices in Napa and Yolo counties.
Road closures on Berryessa Knoxville Road in Napa County and County Road 40 in Yolo County remain in effect, officials said. All roads within the fire’s perimeter remain closed.
An updated damage assessment puts the number of destroyed structures at 20, with three others damaged, Cal Fire said.
While firefighters continue to work on strengthening containment lines and mopping up, Cal Fire said unburned pockets of fuel continue to actively burn within the interior of the fire.
Resources assigned to the fire include 2,329 personnel, 108 engines, 33 water tenders, 22 helicopters, 47 hand crews and 34 dozers, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire expects the County fire will be fully contained on Thursday.
To the north, the Klamathon fire reached 36,500 acre and 40-percent containment by Monday night.
The fire, which began Thursday afternoon, has killed one person, injured three others, and destroyed 82 structures near the Siskiyou County community of Hornbrook, officials said.
Cal Fire said a firefighter who suffered burn injuries on the Klamathon fire has been released from the UC Davis Burn Center.
In other fire news around the region, the Dale fire began northeast of Red Bluff in Tehama County on Monday.
By nightfall forward progress had been stopped on the fire, which was reported to have burned 856 acres and was 30-percent contained.
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The Spring 2 fire was reported at about 4:30 p.m. Monday in the area of Pawnee Trail on the north end of the Spring Valley Lakes subdivision northeast of Clearlake Oaks.
The fire burned into the footprint of the Pawnee fire, which had been fully contained the previous day.
Resources were called throughout the evening from the County fire in neighboring Yolo and Napa counties to help fight the fire,
The last size estimates from the scene on Monday evening put the fire at 80 acres and 50-percent containment, with one structure destroyed.
More resources are on order to continue working on the Spring 2 fire on Tuesday, according to radio reports.
To the southeast, conditions continued to improve and firefighters gained more ground on Monday on the County fire, which began June 30.
Cal Fire said Monday night that the fire is being held at 90,288 acres, with containment up to 75 percent and 96 structures remaining threatened.
The improving situation led to the lifting of mandatory evacuations along Highway 16 by the sheriff’s offices in Napa and Yolo counties.
Road closures on Berryessa Knoxville Road in Napa County and County Road 40 in Yolo County remain in effect, officials said. All roads within the fire’s perimeter remain closed.
An updated damage assessment puts the number of destroyed structures at 20, with three others damaged, Cal Fire said.
While firefighters continue to work on strengthening containment lines and mopping up, Cal Fire said unburned pockets of fuel continue to actively burn within the interior of the fire.
Resources assigned to the fire include 2,329 personnel, 108 engines, 33 water tenders, 22 helicopters, 47 hand crews and 34 dozers, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire expects the County fire will be fully contained on Thursday.
To the north, the Klamathon fire reached 36,500 acre and 40-percent containment by Monday night.
The fire, which began Thursday afternoon, has killed one person, injured three others, and destroyed 82 structures near the Siskiyou County community of Hornbrook, officials said.
Cal Fire said a firefighter who suffered burn injuries on the Klamathon fire has been released from the UC Davis Burn Center.
In other fire news around the region, the Dale fire began northeast of Red Bluff in Tehama County on Monday.
By nightfall forward progress had been stopped on the fire, which was reported to have burned 856 acres and was 30-percent contained.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing adult.
Sharon Foley, 67, was last seen on July 3.
She left her residence in Kelseyville in a white Ford Crown Victoria, California license plate 6FYP475. No clothing description was provided for her.
Officials said she suffers from bipolar disorder and has not been taking her medications.
She is unable to walk on her own and requires the assistance of a wheelchair.
Foley also went missing for a few days in May before she was located.
If you have information about her, please contact the Lake County Sheriff's Office at 707-263-2690.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – On Monday, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) said they visited a Health and Human Services, or HHS, facility in Pleasant Hill for immigrant minors.
“Today, after demanding additional information from HHS about separated families, we visited a facility in our region,” they said in a join statement.
“While the facility had high standards for children located there, we have said over and over that no level of care at these facilities can make up for the fact that children are subjected to the harmful and lasting trauma of being separated from their families.
“What’s more, most of the children at this facility are not the kids separated from their parents about whom we are demanding more information.
“We need answers – HHS and the Department of Homeland Security must allow us to obtain more information about separated families, present their plan for reuniting families as efficiently as possible, and further outline the progress of this effort as it continues,” they concluded.
Thompson had previously followed the HHS-prescribed protocols to schedule a visit to this and other facilities in the region and his requests were denied.
After multiple requests to HHS, the agency reversed course and allowed members of Congress to visit.
Thompson represents California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.
“Today, after demanding additional information from HHS about separated families, we visited a facility in our region,” they said in a join statement.
“While the facility had high standards for children located there, we have said over and over that no level of care at these facilities can make up for the fact that children are subjected to the harmful and lasting trauma of being separated from their families.
“What’s more, most of the children at this facility are not the kids separated from their parents about whom we are demanding more information.
“We need answers – HHS and the Department of Homeland Security must allow us to obtain more information about separated families, present their plan for reuniting families as efficiently as possible, and further outline the progress of this effort as it continues,” they concluded.
Thompson had previously followed the HHS-prescribed protocols to schedule a visit to this and other facilities in the region and his requests were denied.
After multiple requests to HHS, the agency reversed course and allowed members of Congress to visit.
Thompson represents California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.
CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A new wildland fire has begun northeast of Clearlake Oaks and is burning into the Pawnee fire footprint.
The Spring fire was first reported shortly after 4:30 p.m. Monday north of the Spring Valley Lakes subdivision off of Pawnee Trail, near where the Pawnee fire began June 23.
Reports from the scene indicated that the fire may have been caused by a rock strike, possibly from equipment.
The Pawnee fire was fully contained on Sunday, but Cal Fire reported that units remained on scene for patrol.
Cal Fire responded will a full wildland fire dispatch that included air resources, with Northshore Fire also en route, according to radio reports.
The first units on scene minutes after dispatch reported that the fire was about half an acre, burning uphill toward the Pawnee fire burn area.
Shortly before 5 p.m., incident command requested that four dozers, 10 engines, four crews and aircraft respond.
Air resources reported just after 5 p.m. that the fire was about 25 acres in size, burning in grass and oak woodland, with a moderate rate of spread. At that point it was estimated to have a potential to grow to 100 acres if it hit the burn area.
Smoke from the Spring incident led to a dispatch at around 5:15 p.m. for a fire in the area of Walker Ridge and Highway 20, but it was determined that there was no fire and it was only drift smoke.
By 5:20 p.m., air attack reported that the Spring fire was up to 40 acres and moving into the Pawnee fire burn scar.
Firefighters were working on a spot fire north of the burn scar at that time, based on radio reports.
Air attack estimated they should be able to hold the Spring fire to about 100 acres.
Incident command reported that the fire is on Bureau of Land Management land and a very small portion of the incident is burning in the Mendocino National Forest.
Shortly before 6 p.m., incident command reported that the right shoulder of the fire had burned into the Pawnee fire footprint, while the left shoulder was in an area that hadn’t previously burned. Both flanks were active, fanned by erratic winds.
Eight helicopters from the County fire to the southeast were working at the new incident, based on radio reports.
Incident command said there was no immediate threat to Spring Valley but was asking for a sheriff’s representative to respond to the command center.
Shortly after 6:30 p.m., the fire was reported to be 65 acres and 25-percent contained, growing to 80 acres and 50-percent containment by 7 p.m., according to reports from the scene.
That fire began at about the same time as a vegetation fire was reported in the 14400 block of Olympic Drive in Clearlake.
Forward progress on the Clearlake incident was reported to have been stopped at 4:50 p.m., although crews were dealing with a hotspot in a nearby creekbed.
Additional updates will be posted as they become available.
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The Spring fire was first reported shortly after 4:30 p.m. Monday north of the Spring Valley Lakes subdivision off of Pawnee Trail, near where the Pawnee fire began June 23.
Reports from the scene indicated that the fire may have been caused by a rock strike, possibly from equipment.
The Pawnee fire was fully contained on Sunday, but Cal Fire reported that units remained on scene for patrol.
Cal Fire responded will a full wildland fire dispatch that included air resources, with Northshore Fire also en route, according to radio reports.
The first units on scene minutes after dispatch reported that the fire was about half an acre, burning uphill toward the Pawnee fire burn area.
Shortly before 5 p.m., incident command requested that four dozers, 10 engines, four crews and aircraft respond.
Air resources reported just after 5 p.m. that the fire was about 25 acres in size, burning in grass and oak woodland, with a moderate rate of spread. At that point it was estimated to have a potential to grow to 100 acres if it hit the burn area.
Smoke from the Spring incident led to a dispatch at around 5:15 p.m. for a fire in the area of Walker Ridge and Highway 20, but it was determined that there was no fire and it was only drift smoke.
By 5:20 p.m., air attack reported that the Spring fire was up to 40 acres and moving into the Pawnee fire burn scar.
Firefighters were working on a spot fire north of the burn scar at that time, based on radio reports.
Air attack estimated they should be able to hold the Spring fire to about 100 acres.
Incident command reported that the fire is on Bureau of Land Management land and a very small portion of the incident is burning in the Mendocino National Forest.
Shortly before 6 p.m., incident command reported that the right shoulder of the fire had burned into the Pawnee fire footprint, while the left shoulder was in an area that hadn’t previously burned. Both flanks were active, fanned by erratic winds.
Eight helicopters from the County fire to the southeast were working at the new incident, based on radio reports.
Incident command said there was no immediate threat to Spring Valley but was asking for a sheriff’s representative to respond to the command center.
Shortly after 6:30 p.m., the fire was reported to be 65 acres and 25-percent contained, growing to 80 acres and 50-percent containment by 7 p.m., according to reports from the scene.
That fire began at about the same time as a vegetation fire was reported in the 14400 block of Olympic Drive in Clearlake.
Forward progress on the Clearlake incident was reported to have been stopped at 4:50 p.m., although crews were dealing with a hotspot in a nearby creekbed.
Additional updates will be posted as they become available.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will discuss approving a new tax on cannabis-related businesses and consider a proposal for a sculpture honoring the Pomo people in downtown Lakeport.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, 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 a new county ordinance establishing a cannabis business tax.
“The purpose of this ordinance is to achieve the expressed intent of your Board to adopt a tax, for revenue purposes, upon cannabis businesses that engage in business in the unincorporated area of the County of Lake,” County Counsel Anita Grant explain in a report accompanying the proposed ordinance. “Such business includes but is not limited to, cultivating, dispensing, producing, processing, preparing, storing, providing, donating, selling, or distributing medical cannabis or medical cannabis products by commercial cannabis businesses.”
The proposed ordinance would impose upon cannabis businesses a tax beginning on Jan. 1, 2019, as follows, with the possibility of future tax increases based on board action:
– $1 annually per square foot of an outdoor cultivation site up to a maximum of $4 annually;
– $2 annually per square foot of a mixed-light cultivation up to a maximum of $7 annually;
– $3 annually per square foot of an indoor cultivation site up to a maximum of $10annually.
– For every person engaged in cultivation at a nursery, $1 annually per square foot of any cultivation site at any nursery up to a maximum of $2 annually;
– For every person who engages in the operation of a testing laboratory, zero percent of gross receipts annually up to a maximum of 2.5 percent annually;
– For every person who engages in the retail sales of cannabis as a dispensary, microbusiness or delivery business, 4 percent of gross receipts annually up to a maximum of 6 percent annually.
– For every person who engages in a cannabis manufacturing, processing, transportation, distribution or any other type of cannabis business, 2.5 percent of gross receipts annually up to a maximum of 4 percent annually.
The document also proposes to create a tax administrator position who would be responsible for the development of an administrative program to ensure the collection of the tax.
The tax would not apply to personal and caregiver cannabis cultivation as defined in the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act.
The proposed tax differs from the cannabis cultivation tax Measure C, which appears in a section of Lake County Code that is different from where the proposed new tax would be codified. Measure C was passed by voters in November 2016.
Measure C established an annual tax of $1 per square foot of an outdoor cultivation site, $2 per square foot of a mixed-light cultivation site and/or $3 per square foot of an indoor cultivation site, subject to annual Consumer Price Index increase.
This new tax, like Measure C, would need to be approved by voters; it’s anticipated to go before voters in November.
In other business, at 9:45 a.m. the board will discuss the county employee health insurance benefit and the impact rising premiums are having on county employees.
At 10:30 a.m. the board will consider providing space in Historic Courthouse Museum Square to place a sculpture celebrating the culture and resilience of Lake County’s Pomo people.
At 10:15 a.m., the board will consider accepting a $25,000 from Rebuild Northbay Foundation for Pawnee fire relief.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
7.1: Approve resolution of the City Council of the City of Clearlake calling for and providing for and giving notice of the General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Clearlake, County of Lake, State of California, on the 6th day of November 2018 for the purpose of electing two City Council Members and a City Treasurer, each to hold a term of four years, or until their successors are elected and qualified, and requesting approval of the Lake County Board of Supervisors for election services to be provided by the County Elections Department.
7.2: Approve extended leave of absence for Deputy Assessor-Recorder III Marilyn Higgins.
7.3: (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 Crestwood Behavioral Health for adult residential support and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2018-19 for a contract maximum of $800,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
7.4: (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 Davis Guest Home for adult residential support services and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2018-19 for a contract maximum of $130,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
7.5: Adopt resolution designating the Community Development director to review less than three acre conversion exemption applications received from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
7.6: Approve annual renewal of Veterans Subvention Program Certificate of Compliance and Medi-Cal Cost Avoidance Program Certificate and authorize the board chair to sign.
7.7: Approve plans and specifications for the 2016 HSIP Signs and Striping Project; Bid No. 18-02, Federal Aid Project No: HSIPL-5914(104); and authorize the Public Works director/ assistant purchasing agent to advertise for bids once authorization to proceed with construction phase is received from Caltrans.
7.8: Approve plans and specifications for the Cycle 8 HSIP Signs and Striping Project; Bid No. 18-04, Federal Aid Project No: HSIPL-5914(113); and authorize the Public Works director/assistant purchasing agent to advertise for bids once authorization to proceed with construction phase is received from Caltrans.
7.9: Approve Inspection Agreement for Doug Bridges (Bridges Construction) to provide engineering services for the review of plans and specifications of Assessor’s Parcel No. 008-061-26 and authorize the chair to sign.
7.10: Approve plans and specifications for the Lampson Field Airport Rehabilitation of Runway 10-28, Bid No. 18-01, AIP Project No. 3-06-0117-019-2018; and authorize the Public Works director/ assistant purchasing agent to advertise for bids.
7.11: Approve waiver of the 900 hour extra help limit for Law Enforcement Records Technician Von McPherson.
7.12: Report approve long distance travel for Kelli Page, Program manager, housing to attend the Lindsey Software Systems Training in Hot Springs, Arkansas, July 16-19.
7.13: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Industrial Employers and Distributers Association in the amount of $22,588, from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, and authorize the chair to sign.
7.14: approve acceptance of easement deeds on multiple parcels in Anderson Springs for the Anderson Springs Septic to Sewer Project and authorize clerk to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
8.2, 9:10 a.m.: Consideration of the continuation of a proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer due to the Pawnee fire Incident.
8.3, 9:15 a.m.: Hearing, Nuisance abatement assessment confirmation and proposed recordation of notice of lien in the amount of $2,863.89, for 8875 North State Highway 29, Upper Lake (APN 003-041-23 - Joann Madia).
8.4, 9:20 a.m.: Hearing, nuisance abatement assessment confirmation and proposed recordation of notice of lien in the amount of $3,685.77, for 12886 Fourth St., Clearlake Oaks (APN 035-381-31 - Cecilia Kerry).
8.5, 9:30 a.m.: Continued from June 19, public hearing, consideration of appeal of Planning Commission’s approval of Deviation DV 16-01 for Parcel Map PM 15-03; AB 18-01 APNs 024-049-07 and 10 Supervisor District 1.
8.6, 9:45 a.m.: Discussion of our employee health insurance benefit and the impact rising premiums are having on county employees.
8.7, 10:15 a.m.: Consideration of acceptance of donation in the amount of $25,000 from Rebuild Northbay Foundation for Pawnee fire relief.
8.8, 10:30 a.m.: Consideration of providing space in Historic Courthouse Museum Square to place a sculpture celebrating the culture and resilience of the Pomo people of Lake County.
UNTIMED ITEMS
9.2: Consideration of Advisory Board Appointments Lake County Resource Conservation District.
9.3: Consideration of resolution declaring the Board of Supervisors Intent to sell property not required for public use, located at 934-946 Bevins Court, Lakeport, California (APN’s 025-462-100 and 090), Pursuant to Government Code Section 25520 Et Seq.
9.4: Consideration and possible adoption of a county of Lake Employee Compensation Philosophy.
9.5: Discussion and consideration of a county ordinance adding Article VII to Chapter 18 of the Lake County Code establishing a cannabis business tax.
CLOSED SESSION
10.1: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(2)(e)(3): Claim of Global Discoveries Ltd.
10.2: Public employee evaluation title: Health Services director.
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 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, 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 a new county ordinance establishing a cannabis business tax.
“The purpose of this ordinance is to achieve the expressed intent of your Board to adopt a tax, for revenue purposes, upon cannabis businesses that engage in business in the unincorporated area of the County of Lake,” County Counsel Anita Grant explain in a report accompanying the proposed ordinance. “Such business includes but is not limited to, cultivating, dispensing, producing, processing, preparing, storing, providing, donating, selling, or distributing medical cannabis or medical cannabis products by commercial cannabis businesses.”
The proposed ordinance would impose upon cannabis businesses a tax beginning on Jan. 1, 2019, as follows, with the possibility of future tax increases based on board action:
– $1 annually per square foot of an outdoor cultivation site up to a maximum of $4 annually;
– $2 annually per square foot of a mixed-light cultivation up to a maximum of $7 annually;
– $3 annually per square foot of an indoor cultivation site up to a maximum of $10annually.
– For every person engaged in cultivation at a nursery, $1 annually per square foot of any cultivation site at any nursery up to a maximum of $2 annually;
– For every person who engages in the operation of a testing laboratory, zero percent of gross receipts annually up to a maximum of 2.5 percent annually;
– For every person who engages in the retail sales of cannabis as a dispensary, microbusiness or delivery business, 4 percent of gross receipts annually up to a maximum of 6 percent annually.
– For every person who engages in a cannabis manufacturing, processing, transportation, distribution or any other type of cannabis business, 2.5 percent of gross receipts annually up to a maximum of 4 percent annually.
The document also proposes to create a tax administrator position who would be responsible for the development of an administrative program to ensure the collection of the tax.
The tax would not apply to personal and caregiver cannabis cultivation as defined in the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act.
The proposed tax differs from the cannabis cultivation tax Measure C, which appears in a section of Lake County Code that is different from where the proposed new tax would be codified. Measure C was passed by voters in November 2016.
Measure C established an annual tax of $1 per square foot of an outdoor cultivation site, $2 per square foot of a mixed-light cultivation site and/or $3 per square foot of an indoor cultivation site, subject to annual Consumer Price Index increase.
This new tax, like Measure C, would need to be approved by voters; it’s anticipated to go before voters in November.
In other business, at 9:45 a.m. the board will discuss the county employee health insurance benefit and the impact rising premiums are having on county employees.
At 10:30 a.m. the board will consider providing space in Historic Courthouse Museum Square to place a sculpture celebrating the culture and resilience of Lake County’s Pomo people.
At 10:15 a.m., the board will consider accepting a $25,000 from Rebuild Northbay Foundation for Pawnee fire relief.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
7.1: Approve resolution of the City Council of the City of Clearlake calling for and providing for and giving notice of the General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Clearlake, County of Lake, State of California, on the 6th day of November 2018 for the purpose of electing two City Council Members and a City Treasurer, each to hold a term of four years, or until their successors are elected and qualified, and requesting approval of the Lake County Board of Supervisors for election services to be provided by the County Elections Department.
7.2: Approve extended leave of absence for Deputy Assessor-Recorder III Marilyn Higgins.
7.3: (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 Crestwood Behavioral Health for adult residential support and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2018-19 for a contract maximum of $800,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
7.4: (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 Davis Guest Home for adult residential support services and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2018-19 for a contract maximum of $130,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
7.5: Adopt resolution designating the Community Development director to review less than three acre conversion exemption applications received from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
7.6: Approve annual renewal of Veterans Subvention Program Certificate of Compliance and Medi-Cal Cost Avoidance Program Certificate and authorize the board chair to sign.
7.7: Approve plans and specifications for the 2016 HSIP Signs and Striping Project; Bid No. 18-02, Federal Aid Project No: HSIPL-5914(104); and authorize the Public Works director/ assistant purchasing agent to advertise for bids once authorization to proceed with construction phase is received from Caltrans.
7.8: Approve plans and specifications for the Cycle 8 HSIP Signs and Striping Project; Bid No. 18-04, Federal Aid Project No: HSIPL-5914(113); and authorize the Public Works director/assistant purchasing agent to advertise for bids once authorization to proceed with construction phase is received from Caltrans.
7.9: Approve Inspection Agreement for Doug Bridges (Bridges Construction) to provide engineering services for the review of plans and specifications of Assessor’s Parcel No. 008-061-26 and authorize the chair to sign.
7.10: Approve plans and specifications for the Lampson Field Airport Rehabilitation of Runway 10-28, Bid No. 18-01, AIP Project No. 3-06-0117-019-2018; and authorize the Public Works director/ assistant purchasing agent to advertise for bids.
7.11: Approve waiver of the 900 hour extra help limit for Law Enforcement Records Technician Von McPherson.
7.12: Report approve long distance travel for Kelli Page, Program manager, housing to attend the Lindsey Software Systems Training in Hot Springs, Arkansas, July 16-19.
7.13: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Industrial Employers and Distributers Association in the amount of $22,588, from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, and authorize the chair to sign.
7.14: approve acceptance of easement deeds on multiple parcels in Anderson Springs for the Anderson Springs Septic to Sewer Project and authorize clerk to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
8.2, 9:10 a.m.: Consideration of the continuation of a proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer due to the Pawnee fire Incident.
8.3, 9:15 a.m.: Hearing, Nuisance abatement assessment confirmation and proposed recordation of notice of lien in the amount of $2,863.89, for 8875 North State Highway 29, Upper Lake (APN 003-041-23 - Joann Madia).
8.4, 9:20 a.m.: Hearing, nuisance abatement assessment confirmation and proposed recordation of notice of lien in the amount of $3,685.77, for 12886 Fourth St., Clearlake Oaks (APN 035-381-31 - Cecilia Kerry).
8.5, 9:30 a.m.: Continued from June 19, public hearing, consideration of appeal of Planning Commission’s approval of Deviation DV 16-01 for Parcel Map PM 15-03; AB 18-01 APNs 024-049-07 and 10 Supervisor District 1.
8.6, 9:45 a.m.: Discussion of our employee health insurance benefit and the impact rising premiums are having on county employees.
8.7, 10:15 a.m.: Consideration of acceptance of donation in the amount of $25,000 from Rebuild Northbay Foundation for Pawnee fire relief.
8.8, 10:30 a.m.: Consideration of providing space in Historic Courthouse Museum Square to place a sculpture celebrating the culture and resilience of the Pomo people of Lake County.
UNTIMED ITEMS
9.2: Consideration of Advisory Board Appointments Lake County Resource Conservation District.
9.3: Consideration of resolution declaring the Board of Supervisors Intent to sell property not required for public use, located at 934-946 Bevins Court, Lakeport, California (APN’s 025-462-100 and 090), Pursuant to Government Code Section 25520 Et Seq.
9.4: Consideration and possible adoption of a county of Lake Employee Compensation Philosophy.
9.5: Discussion and consideration of a county ordinance adding Article VII to Chapter 18 of the Lake County Code establishing a cannabis business tax.
CLOSED SESSION
10.1: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(2)(e)(3): Claim of Global Discoveries Ltd.
10.2: Public employee evaluation title: Health Services director.
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