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The California Department of Public Health is hosting a week of action from Dec. 13 to 17 to strongly encourage Californians to take the steps necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19 during the holidays, including getting vaccinated or boosted if they haven’t already done so and following the state’s recently announced indoor masking and testing requirements.
California has been a leader in the nation’s vaccination efforts, administering more than 62 million doses since the first dose was administered in the state on Dec. 14, 2020.
As the nation braces for an increase in case rates and hospitalizations this winter, some parts of the state that continue to have low vaccination rates are experiencing higher rates of transmission, placing individuals and communities at greater risk for COVID-19.
CDPH’s Vaccinate ALL 58 campaign and local partners will host a series of events and activities in vulnerable communities throughout the week promoting the state’s public health measures, harm reduction best practices, and whole family vaccinations for Californians aged 5 and older and boosters for everyone now eligible.
CDPH’s week of action and public health measures coincide with a 14% increase in COVID-19-related hospitalizations since the Thanksgiving holiday.
“Many of our hospitals are at a tipping point, and even a small winter surge can have serious consequences for our health care system,” said Dr. Tomás J. Aragón, CDPH director and state Public Health officer.
“By broadening the mask requirement to be universal, we have 30 days to slow the spread of COVID-19 and help prevent the devastating impact on our hospitals, health care workers, and patients that we experienced during last winter’s deadly surge,” Aragón said. “We are urging all Californians to get fully vaccinated and boosted, wear their masks in all indoor public settings, get tested if exposed, have symptoms or when traveling, and to stay home when feeling sick. Together, our collective actions can help save lives and protect access and quality health care this holiday season and keep the state’s fight against this virus strong in 2022.”
California remains focused on increasing vaccine accessibility and outreach to vulnerable communities. CDPH and community partners will host mobile vaccination clinics and conduct outreach during the week to motivate all eligible Californians to get fully vaccinated, boosted and tested if they have been exposed or have symptoms.
Prominent California public health officials and leading medical experts will also discuss the importance of full family vaccination with media and online platforms around the state.
The week of action is part of California's ongoing commitment to combating the pandemic. The state’s Vaccinate ALL 58 campaign will launch new creative content ahead of the holidays. The campaign is also continuing its robust partnerships with community-based organizations, working closely with trusted messengers to address vaccine hesitancy through door knocking and outreach, scheduling appointments, and providing transportation options.
So far, the state’s community-based organization network has connected with more than three million Californians through phone banking, canvassed over 700,000 households, and has facilitated or referred over one million appointments in hardest-hit communities throughout the state.
The COVID-19 vaccine and boosters are free-for-all Californians regardless of insurance and immigration status.
Californians can visit MyTurn.ca.gov or call 1-833-422-4255 to make an appointment or find a walk-in clinic and learn more about eligibility.
California has been a leader in the nation’s vaccination efforts, administering more than 62 million doses since the first dose was administered in the state on Dec. 14, 2020.
As the nation braces for an increase in case rates and hospitalizations this winter, some parts of the state that continue to have low vaccination rates are experiencing higher rates of transmission, placing individuals and communities at greater risk for COVID-19.
CDPH’s Vaccinate ALL 58 campaign and local partners will host a series of events and activities in vulnerable communities throughout the week promoting the state’s public health measures, harm reduction best practices, and whole family vaccinations for Californians aged 5 and older and boosters for everyone now eligible.
CDPH’s week of action and public health measures coincide with a 14% increase in COVID-19-related hospitalizations since the Thanksgiving holiday.
“Many of our hospitals are at a tipping point, and even a small winter surge can have serious consequences for our health care system,” said Dr. Tomás J. Aragón, CDPH director and state Public Health officer.
“By broadening the mask requirement to be universal, we have 30 days to slow the spread of COVID-19 and help prevent the devastating impact on our hospitals, health care workers, and patients that we experienced during last winter’s deadly surge,” Aragón said. “We are urging all Californians to get fully vaccinated and boosted, wear their masks in all indoor public settings, get tested if exposed, have symptoms or when traveling, and to stay home when feeling sick. Together, our collective actions can help save lives and protect access and quality health care this holiday season and keep the state’s fight against this virus strong in 2022.”
California remains focused on increasing vaccine accessibility and outreach to vulnerable communities. CDPH and community partners will host mobile vaccination clinics and conduct outreach during the week to motivate all eligible Californians to get fully vaccinated, boosted and tested if they have been exposed or have symptoms.
Prominent California public health officials and leading medical experts will also discuss the importance of full family vaccination with media and online platforms around the state.
The week of action is part of California's ongoing commitment to combating the pandemic. The state’s Vaccinate ALL 58 campaign will launch new creative content ahead of the holidays. The campaign is also continuing its robust partnerships with community-based organizations, working closely with trusted messengers to address vaccine hesitancy through door knocking and outreach, scheduling appointments, and providing transportation options.
So far, the state’s community-based organization network has connected with more than three million Californians through phone banking, canvassed over 700,000 households, and has facilitated or referred over one million appointments in hardest-hit communities throughout the state.
The COVID-19 vaccine and boosters are free-for-all Californians regardless of insurance and immigration status.
Californians can visit MyTurn.ca.gov or call 1-833-422-4255 to make an appointment or find a walk-in clinic and learn more about eligibility.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — After a rainy start to the week, the National Weather Service has updated its forecast to predict the potential not just for more rain but also for snow in Lake County, which could make for an early white Christmas.
Forecasters issued a winter weather advisory that notes dropping snow levels that are expected overnight and into Tuesday, with minor snowfall accumulations as low as 1,000 feet by Tuesday morning.
That weather is expected to include the highway summits through Mendocino and Lake County, and moderate to heavy snow accumulations for elevations as low 1,500 to 2,000 feet on
Wednesday.
During the day on Monday there was rainfall that ranged from under an inch near Lower Lake to more than 2 inches in Middletown. Combined with Sunday’s precipitation, the National Weather Service’s observation stations reported top rainfall amounts at nearly 3 inches in Bartlett Springs and Hidden Valley Lake, with more than 3 inches in Whispering Pines.
The rain is slowly raising Clear Lake’s level, which was at -1.27 feet Rumsey, the special measure just for the lake, just before 1 a.m. on Tuesday, an improvement of about a tenth of a foot since the previous day.
Monday’s wet conditions led to numerous reports of roadway hazards around Lake County, from downed trees on Bottle Rock Road and Wight Way in Kelseyville and Seigler Canyon Road in Lower Lake, mud and rocks in the roadway on Highway 175 in Whispering Pines, as well as noninjury car crashes, the California Highway Patrol reported.
More rain plus snow could fall across Lake County on Tuesday and Wednesday, when the National Weather Service says another storm system will move over the area, potentially bringing more snow in lower elevations.
The forecast models show chilly weather into the weekend, when there is the potential for another storm system to arrive and impact Lake County into next week.
Daytime temperatures will range from the mid-40s to low 50s, while nighttime conditions are expected to drop into the low 30s, bringing nighttime freezes.
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Forecasters issued a winter weather advisory that notes dropping snow levels that are expected overnight and into Tuesday, with minor snowfall accumulations as low as 1,000 feet by Tuesday morning.
That weather is expected to include the highway summits through Mendocino and Lake County, and moderate to heavy snow accumulations for elevations as low 1,500 to 2,000 feet on
Wednesday.
During the day on Monday there was rainfall that ranged from under an inch near Lower Lake to more than 2 inches in Middletown. Combined with Sunday’s precipitation, the National Weather Service’s observation stations reported top rainfall amounts at nearly 3 inches in Bartlett Springs and Hidden Valley Lake, with more than 3 inches in Whispering Pines.
The rain is slowly raising Clear Lake’s level, which was at -1.27 feet Rumsey, the special measure just for the lake, just before 1 a.m. on Tuesday, an improvement of about a tenth of a foot since the previous day.
Monday’s wet conditions led to numerous reports of roadway hazards around Lake County, from downed trees on Bottle Rock Road and Wight Way in Kelseyville and Seigler Canyon Road in Lower Lake, mud and rocks in the roadway on Highway 175 in Whispering Pines, as well as noninjury car crashes, the California Highway Patrol reported.
More rain plus snow could fall across Lake County on Tuesday and Wednesday, when the National Weather Service says another storm system will move over the area, potentially bringing more snow in lower elevations.
The forecast models show chilly weather into the weekend, when there is the potential for another storm system to arrive and impact Lake County into next week.
Daytime temperatures will range from the mid-40s to low 50s, while nighttime conditions are expected to drop into the low 30s, bringing nighttime freezes.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol said a Willows man was killed on Saturday when the tanker truck he was driving overturned on Highway 20.
The CHP’s Clear Lake Area office did not identify the 57-year-old man, pending notification of his family.
The wreck occurred at 6:10 a.m. Saturday on Highway 20 east of Clearlake Oaks.
The CHP said the driver was heading westbound in a 2013 Kenworth tanker truck.
While he was negotiating a right-hand curve in the roadway, the tanker overturned, crossing the eastbound lane and traveling down an embankment south of the highway, the CHP said.
The tanker contained a large quantity of milk, some of which the CHP said was released onto the ground.
The man, who was wearing his seat belt, sustained major injuries as a result of the collision and was pronounced deceased by medical responders at the scene, according to the CHP report.
The CHP said neither drugs nor alcohol are suspected as being factors in the wreck.
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The CHP’s Clear Lake Area office did not identify the 57-year-old man, pending notification of his family.
The wreck occurred at 6:10 a.m. Saturday on Highway 20 east of Clearlake Oaks.
The CHP said the driver was heading westbound in a 2013 Kenworth tanker truck.
While he was negotiating a right-hand curve in the roadway, the tanker overturned, crossing the eastbound lane and traveling down an embankment south of the highway, the CHP said.
The tanker contained a large quantity of milk, some of which the CHP said was released onto the ground.
The man, who was wearing his seat belt, sustained major injuries as a result of the collision and was pronounced deceased by medical responders at the scene, according to the CHP report.
The CHP said neither drugs nor alcohol are suspected as being factors in the wreck.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — In its last meeting of 2021, the Lake County Planning Commission will hold several public hearings for plans ranging from a tribal day care to cannabis projects.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The agenda is here.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link.
The webinar ID is 933 7492 3757, the pass code is 197278.
Access the meeting via one tap mobile at +16699006833,,93374923757#,,,,*197278# or dial in at 669-900-6833.
The meeting also can be viewed on the county’s website or Facebook page.
On the agenda is a project by the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, which is proposing to establish an early childhood education center, or day care, in an existing 1,700-square-foot building at 650 E. Highway 20 in Upper Lake. The item is timed for 9:25 a.m.
The plans call for adding a new 1,561-square-foot double-wide manufactured home to the site for day care use. The site has fencing and a bathroom and a ramp that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act will be added following building permit issuance.
The commission on Thursday also will discuss several cannabis projects, including one by North Coast Select Inc. at 1496 Bell Hill Road in Kelseyville, that proposes a 168,680 square foot cultivation area, along with greenhouses for immature plants, a processing facility, a drying building, 32 2,500 gallon water tanks, security and a perimeter fence; Cristhian Hernandez Rodriguez’s project at 2000 Clover Valley Road in Upper Lake, which includes a two-acre outdoor canopy area within a 170,730 square feet cultivation area, with 12 shipping containers with a total of 4,000 square feet solar panels and eight outdoor drying tents on existing agricultural land; and Shannon Sanders of Sunny S Ranch, proposing four 2,499 square-foot greenhouses for immature cannabis plants in conjunction with a previously approved project at 19424 Butts Canyon Road in Middletown.
A hearing that had been scheduled regarding the proposed expansion of Hilltop Recovery Services Inc. at 14725 Catholic Church Road in Clearlake Oaks is being rescheduled due to a noticing issue, according to the agenda.
The full agenda follows.
AGENDA
Consideration of approval of minutes from Nov. 18 Planning Commission hearing.
9:05 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of a major use permit (UP 20-75) and a mitigated negative declaration (IS 20-88). The project applicant North Coast Select Inc., is proposing a co-location/clustering of permits for cannabis cultivation operation to allow 70,560 square feet mixed-light canopy area within greenhouses equipped with air filtration systems in a total of 168,680 square feet cultivation area. The project includes additional greenhouses for immature plants, a processing facility, a drying building, thirty-two 2,500 gallon water tanks, security, and a perimeter fence. The project is located at 1496 Bell Hill Road, Kelseyville, and further described as A.P.N.(s): 017-002-02, 007-010-24, and 017-002-01.
9:10 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of a major use permit (UP 21-24) and a categorical exemption (CE 21-05). The project applicant Hilltop Recovery Services Inc., owner: Lori Carter-Runyon, is proposing an expansion of a substance abuse rehabilitation treatment facility to allow a total maximum capacity of 20 residences to serve only women in an existing residential home to be converted as a treatment facility. The project is located at 14725 Catholic Church Road, Clearlake Oaks, and further described as APN(s): 010-046-06. Unfortunately, due to the posting of an inaccurate notice, Item Number UP 21-24/CE 21-05 for the Dec. 16, Lake County Planning Commission agenda will require re-noticing. The notice published on Dec. 6 noticed the recommendation of a categorical exemption when it should have noticed the recommendation of an addendum to the mitigated negative declaration of major use permit (UP 21-24/CE 21-05). Because of the re-noticing requirement, the Planning Commission may hear comments on the item UP 21-24/CE 21-05.
9:15 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of a major use permit (UP 20-68) and a mitigated negative declaration (IS 20-83). The project applicant, Cristhian Hernandez Rodriguez, is proposing a two-acre outdoor canopy area within 170, 730 square feet cultivation area to include twelve shipping containers with a total of 4,000 square feet solar panels and eight outdoor drying tents on existing agricultural land. The project is located at 2000 Clover Valley Road, Upper Lake, and further described as APN(s): 004-007-25.
9:20 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of approving an amendment (MMU 21-20) of original major use permit (UP 18-43) and categorical exemption (CE 21-32), CEQA Section 15304. The applicant, Sunny S Ranch / Shannon Sanders, is proposing four 2,499 square-foot nursery areas (greenhouses) for immature cannabis plants in conjunction with a previously approved project. The project location is 19424 Butts Canyon Road, Middletown, further described as APN: 014-004-20.
9:25 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of a major use permit (UP 21-37) and a categorical exemption (CE 21-55). The project applicant Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake is proposing to establish an early childhood education center (day care) in an existing building and add a new double-wide manufactured home to the site for day care use. The project is located at 650 E. Highway 20, Upper Lake, and further described as APN(s): 004-058-24.
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 meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The agenda is here.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link.
The webinar ID is 933 7492 3757, the pass code is 197278.
Access the meeting via one tap mobile at +16699006833,,93374923757#,,,,*197278# or dial in at 669-900-6833.
The meeting also can be viewed on the county’s website or Facebook page.
On the agenda is a project by the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, which is proposing to establish an early childhood education center, or day care, in an existing 1,700-square-foot building at 650 E. Highway 20 in Upper Lake. The item is timed for 9:25 a.m.
The plans call for adding a new 1,561-square-foot double-wide manufactured home to the site for day care use. The site has fencing and a bathroom and a ramp that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act will be added following building permit issuance.
The commission on Thursday also will discuss several cannabis projects, including one by North Coast Select Inc. at 1496 Bell Hill Road in Kelseyville, that proposes a 168,680 square foot cultivation area, along with greenhouses for immature plants, a processing facility, a drying building, 32 2,500 gallon water tanks, security and a perimeter fence; Cristhian Hernandez Rodriguez’s project at 2000 Clover Valley Road in Upper Lake, which includes a two-acre outdoor canopy area within a 170,730 square feet cultivation area, with 12 shipping containers with a total of 4,000 square feet solar panels and eight outdoor drying tents on existing agricultural land; and Shannon Sanders of Sunny S Ranch, proposing four 2,499 square-foot greenhouses for immature cannabis plants in conjunction with a previously approved project at 19424 Butts Canyon Road in Middletown.
A hearing that had been scheduled regarding the proposed expansion of Hilltop Recovery Services Inc. at 14725 Catholic Church Road in Clearlake Oaks is being rescheduled due to a noticing issue, according to the agenda.
The full agenda follows.
AGENDA
Consideration of approval of minutes from Nov. 18 Planning Commission hearing.
9:05 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of a major use permit (UP 20-75) and a mitigated negative declaration (IS 20-88). The project applicant North Coast Select Inc., is proposing a co-location/clustering of permits for cannabis cultivation operation to allow 70,560 square feet mixed-light canopy area within greenhouses equipped with air filtration systems in a total of 168,680 square feet cultivation area. The project includes additional greenhouses for immature plants, a processing facility, a drying building, thirty-two 2,500 gallon water tanks, security, and a perimeter fence. The project is located at 1496 Bell Hill Road, Kelseyville, and further described as A.P.N.(s): 017-002-02, 007-010-24, and 017-002-01.
9:10 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of a major use permit (UP 21-24) and a categorical exemption (CE 21-05). The project applicant Hilltop Recovery Services Inc., owner: Lori Carter-Runyon, is proposing an expansion of a substance abuse rehabilitation treatment facility to allow a total maximum capacity of 20 residences to serve only women in an existing residential home to be converted as a treatment facility. The project is located at 14725 Catholic Church Road, Clearlake Oaks, and further described as APN(s): 010-046-06. Unfortunately, due to the posting of an inaccurate notice, Item Number UP 21-24/CE 21-05 for the Dec. 16, Lake County Planning Commission agenda will require re-noticing. The notice published on Dec. 6 noticed the recommendation of a categorical exemption when it should have noticed the recommendation of an addendum to the mitigated negative declaration of major use permit (UP 21-24/CE 21-05). Because of the re-noticing requirement, the Planning Commission may hear comments on the item UP 21-24/CE 21-05.
9:15 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of a major use permit (UP 20-68) and a mitigated negative declaration (IS 20-83). The project applicant, Cristhian Hernandez Rodriguez, is proposing a two-acre outdoor canopy area within 170, 730 square feet cultivation area to include twelve shipping containers with a total of 4,000 square feet solar panels and eight outdoor drying tents on existing agricultural land. The project is located at 2000 Clover Valley Road, Upper Lake, and further described as APN(s): 004-007-25.
9:20 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of approving an amendment (MMU 21-20) of original major use permit (UP 18-43) and categorical exemption (CE 21-32), CEQA Section 15304. The applicant, Sunny S Ranch / Shannon Sanders, is proposing four 2,499 square-foot nursery areas (greenhouses) for immature cannabis plants in conjunction with a previously approved project. The project location is 19424 Butts Canyon Road, Middletown, further described as APN: 014-004-20.
9:25 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of a major use permit (UP 21-37) and a categorical exemption (CE 21-55). The project applicant Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake is proposing to establish an early childhood education center (day care) in an existing building and add a new double-wide manufactured home to the site for day care use. The project is located at 650 E. Highway 20, Upper Lake, and further described as APN(s): 004-058-24.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Wreaths destined to decorate the graves of veterans in cemeteries spanning Lake County are due to arrive this week.
A Wreaths Across America semi truck loaded with the holiday greenery will be pulling into Lakeport on Wednesday, Dec. 15.
Organizers said the truck is scheduled to arrive at 5 p.m. at 301 N. Main St. in downtown Lakeport.
Community members are invited to bring flags and assemble on the sidewalks along Main Street at 4:45 p.m. to welcome the truck, which will be escorted through town.
The ceremonies to place the wreaths at Hartley, Kelseyville, Lower Lake, Middletown, St. Mary’s and Upper Lake cemeteries will take place beginning at 8:50 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18.
This year’s theme is, “Live Up To Their Legacy.”
Everyone is invited to attend the Saturday ceremony, as Lake County residents gather together to honor veterans during the holiday season as part of the annual Wreaths Across America Day.
Youth and veterans organizations have volunteered to conduct the Wreaths Across America ceremony this year at the cemeteries.
Eight ceremonial wreaths will be placed to remember all soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who served, honor their sacrifices and teach younger generations about the high cost of our freedoms.
Specially designated wreaths for the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, Space Force and POW/MIA will be placed on memorials during a ceremony that will be coordinated simultaneously at over participating locations all across the country and overseas.
In 2020, more than 1.7 million veteran wreaths were placed on headstones at 2,500 participating cemeteries around the country in honor of the service and sacrifices made for our freedoms, with each name said out loud. More than 500 truckloads of wreaths were delivered across the country by hundreds of volunteer professional truck drivers.
Wreaths Across America pursues its mission with nationwide wreath-laying events amid the holiday season, and year-round educational outreach.
Organizers invite the community to take an hour amid the hustle and bustle of this holiday season and attend one of these heartfelt ceremonies on Saturday, when they will remember and honor veterans, and teach children about the value of the sacrifices that have been made by men and women in the armed forces.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors is set to consider accepting new supervisorial district boundaries and discuss the crop report this week.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, 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, online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and on the county’s Facebook page.
Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 935 8833 1995, pass code 713603. The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16699006833,,93588331995#,,,,*713603#.
All interested members of the public that do not have internet access or a Mediacom cable subscription are encouraged to call 669-900-6833, and enter the Zoom meeting ID and pass code information above.
To submit a written comment on any agenda item visit https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and click on the eComment feature linked to the meeting date. If a comment is submitted after the meeting begins, it may not be read during the meeting but will become a part of the record.
At 9:30 a.m., the board will consider a resolution supporting the launch of the Blue Zones Project, which is aiming to improve Lake County’s health outcomes.
In other business, the board will discuss a resolution to adopt the new supervisorial district boundaries. That item is timed for 9:35 a.m.
The board is now in the final step of this redistricting process, carried out every 10 years once the U.S. Census Bureau released its final count data.
At 9:45 a.m., the board will receive a presentation from the agriculture department on the 2020 Crop Report.
In an untimed item, the board will consider sending a letter to the California Department of Water Resources opposing the Sonoma County Water Agency’s grant application requesting funding for Potter Valley Project-related matters.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve public defender contract amendment No. 6 between the county of Lake and Lake Indigent Defense LLP for a maximum monthly compensation of $135,000.
5.2: Approve Board of Supervisors meeting minutes for Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Nov. 30 and Dec. 7.
5.3: Approve amendment six to the agreement between the county of Lake and the Kelseyville Motel for COVID-19 emergency isolation housing and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.4: Approve closure of the library to the public from Tuesday, Dec. 21, through Saturday, Dec. 25, to observe the county holiday.
5.5: Approve amendment four to agreement between the county of Lake and Quincy Engineering Inc. for final design and right-of-way services for the South Main Street and Soda Bay Road Corridor Improvement Project in Lake County, California, for an increase of $412,458.53 to the contract amount.
5.6: Approve award of bid for the FEMA FMAG Culvert Replacement No. 3 Project, Bid No. 21-04, Federal Aid Project No. FEMA-5189-FM-CA, to Wylatti Resources Management Inc., of Covelo, California, in the amount of $255,861.78.
5.7: (A) Approve the FY 2021 Homeland Security application in the amount of $103,488, (B) authorize Sheriff Brian Martin to sign the grant subaward face sheet, the authorized agent document and the subrecipient grants management assessment form; (C) authorize County Administrative Officer Carol J. Huchingson to act as the authorized agent on behalf of the county to sign the standard assurances and initial each page, the lobbying certification and the FFATA financial disclosure document and (D) authorize the chairperson of the Board of Supervisors to sign the certification of the governing body resolution.
5.8: Approve the second amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and Management Connections for temporary staffing support services completed during fiscal year 2021-22 for a sum not to exceed $120,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the amendment.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:30 a.m.: Consideration of resolution supporting the launch of the Blue Zones Project.
6.3, 9:35 a.m.: (a) Consideration of a resolution adopting supervisorial district boundaries for the county of Lake, Pursuant to Sections 21500 Et. Seq. of the California Elections Code; (b) consideration of an ordinance rescinding Ordinance Number 2958 which amended Article II, Section 2-4, Of Chapter 2 of the Lake County Code establishing the boundaries of the supervisorial district for the county of Lake, pursuant to sections 21500 Et Seq of the California Elections Code.
6.4, 9:45 a.m.: Presentation and consideration of the 2020 Crop Report.
6.5, 10 a.m.: Discussion and consideration of board action in response to a gate on a public roadway — six month review.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of appointments of a director and alternate to the California State Association of Counties Board of Directors for 2022.
7.3: Consideration of letter to the California Department of Water Resources in opposition to the Sonoma County Water Agency’s grant application requesting funding for Potter Valley Project related matters.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluation: Title: Director: Agricultural commissioner.
8.2: Public employee evaluation: Title: Director: Child Support Services director.
8.3: Public employee evaluation: Title: Director: Public Services director.
8.4: Public employee evaluation: Title: Director: County librarian.
8.5: Public employee evaluation: Title: Director: Interim Health Services director.
8.6: Public employee appointment Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Appointment of Public Health officer.
8.7: Conference with legal counsel — existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1): In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation MDL No. 2804/Case No. 17-MD-2804.
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The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, 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, online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and on the county’s Facebook page.
Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 935 8833 1995, pass code 713603. The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16699006833,,93588331995#,,,,*713603#.
All interested members of the public that do not have internet access or a Mediacom cable subscription are encouraged to call 669-900-6833, and enter the Zoom meeting ID and pass code information above.
To submit a written comment on any agenda item visit https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and click on the eComment feature linked to the meeting date. If a comment is submitted after the meeting begins, it may not be read during the meeting but will become a part of the record.
At 9:30 a.m., the board will consider a resolution supporting the launch of the Blue Zones Project, which is aiming to improve Lake County’s health outcomes.
In other business, the board will discuss a resolution to adopt the new supervisorial district boundaries. That item is timed for 9:35 a.m.
The board is now in the final step of this redistricting process, carried out every 10 years once the U.S. Census Bureau released its final count data.
At 9:45 a.m., the board will receive a presentation from the agriculture department on the 2020 Crop Report.
In an untimed item, the board will consider sending a letter to the California Department of Water Resources opposing the Sonoma County Water Agency’s grant application requesting funding for Potter Valley Project-related matters.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve public defender contract amendment No. 6 between the county of Lake and Lake Indigent Defense LLP for a maximum monthly compensation of $135,000.
5.2: Approve Board of Supervisors meeting minutes for Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Nov. 30 and Dec. 7.
5.3: Approve amendment six to the agreement between the county of Lake and the Kelseyville Motel for COVID-19 emergency isolation housing and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.4: Approve closure of the library to the public from Tuesday, Dec. 21, through Saturday, Dec. 25, to observe the county holiday.
5.5: Approve amendment four to agreement between the county of Lake and Quincy Engineering Inc. for final design and right-of-way services for the South Main Street and Soda Bay Road Corridor Improvement Project in Lake County, California, for an increase of $412,458.53 to the contract amount.
5.6: Approve award of bid for the FEMA FMAG Culvert Replacement No. 3 Project, Bid No. 21-04, Federal Aid Project No. FEMA-5189-FM-CA, to Wylatti Resources Management Inc., of Covelo, California, in the amount of $255,861.78.
5.7: (A) Approve the FY 2021 Homeland Security application in the amount of $103,488, (B) authorize Sheriff Brian Martin to sign the grant subaward face sheet, the authorized agent document and the subrecipient grants management assessment form; (C) authorize County Administrative Officer Carol J. Huchingson to act as the authorized agent on behalf of the county to sign the standard assurances and initial each page, the lobbying certification and the FFATA financial disclosure document and (D) authorize the chairperson of the Board of Supervisors to sign the certification of the governing body resolution.
5.8: Approve the second amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and Management Connections for temporary staffing support services completed during fiscal year 2021-22 for a sum not to exceed $120,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the amendment.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:30 a.m.: Consideration of resolution supporting the launch of the Blue Zones Project.
6.3, 9:35 a.m.: (a) Consideration of a resolution adopting supervisorial district boundaries for the county of Lake, Pursuant to Sections 21500 Et. Seq. of the California Elections Code; (b) consideration of an ordinance rescinding Ordinance Number 2958 which amended Article II, Section 2-4, Of Chapter 2 of the Lake County Code establishing the boundaries of the supervisorial district for the county of Lake, pursuant to sections 21500 Et Seq of the California Elections Code.
6.4, 9:45 a.m.: Presentation and consideration of the 2020 Crop Report.
6.5, 10 a.m.: Discussion and consideration of board action in response to a gate on a public roadway — six month review.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of appointments of a director and alternate to the California State Association of Counties Board of Directors for 2022.
7.3: Consideration of letter to the California Department of Water Resources in opposition to the Sonoma County Water Agency’s grant application requesting funding for Potter Valley Project related matters.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluation: Title: Director: Agricultural commissioner.
8.2: Public employee evaluation: Title: Director: Child Support Services director.
8.3: Public employee evaluation: Title: Director: Public Services director.
8.4: Public employee evaluation: Title: Director: County librarian.
8.5: Public employee evaluation: Title: Director: Interim Health Services director.
8.6: Public employee appointment Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Appointment of Public Health officer.
8.7: Conference with legal counsel — existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1): In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation MDL No. 2804/Case No. 17-MD-2804.
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