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Storms from the Pacific set to swing into the rain-starved West Coast this week may end up turning detrimental, AccuWeather forecasters say, by whipping up gusty winds and heightening the risk of lightning-induced wildfires.
With over 87% of the Western states in moderate to exceptional drought, the news of Pacific storms poised to sweep onshore may sound good on the surface. However, the pattern will be a double-edged sword.
Each storm is expected to arrive with “very limited moisture,” according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.
One such storm arrived Sunday night and continued into Monday, bringing only light showers to northwest Oregon and Washington state.
A second storm is forecast to reach the Northwest during the middle of the week. This storm may bring a more concentrated area of rain and thunderstorms to the northern Rockies Wednesday night, as well as the potential for some snow at the highest peaks.
Light showers in the Pacific Northwest Friday will mark the arrival of the third storm of the week.
On California’s North Coast, the forecast calls for slight chances of showers in Lake County on Friday night and Saturday.
As a whole for the week, temperatures will be several degrees lower than average across the region due to the more frequent clouds and chances for wet weather.
Meaningful rainfall will fall well short of reaching the Southwestern states where the worst of the drought is ongoing.
In addition to all of the rain staying north of the region, gusty winds will be kicked up to the south and east of the storms rolling through the Northwest.
“Wind will continue to be an issue through the middle of the week, with the strongest winds across Nevada,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist and Western U.S. blogger Brian Thompson said.
Red flag warnings were in effect from southern Oregon and California to Nevada, Western Arizona, Utah and Colorado in anticipation of the ramp-up of winds.
"This is not an unusual setup for this time of year, as we're still in that pre-monsoon season where the vegetation continues to dry out and temperatures are on the rise," Thompson added.
New wildfires can quickly be fanned into existence and ongoing blazes may grow farther beyond containment lines. Experts urge residents and visitors to avoid using outdoor flames in the dry, hot and windy pattern.
While moisture will be limited across the Sierra Nevada and southern Oregon Cascades, there may be enough energy in the upper levels of the atmosphere to set off spotty thunderstorm development. Given how dry it is, these thunderstorms can produce little to no rainfall but plenty of dangerous lightning that can be the spark for a new blaze.
Experts urge campers, hikers and anyone else spending time outdoors in the high terrain to keep a close eye on the sky and be on the lookout for tall, darkening clouds, which can indicate a developing thunderstorm.
In terms of temperatures, there will be some heat relief across the interior West by Thursday as cooler air pushes inland with the midweek storm. However, heat is likely to return as quickly as the weekend.
Renee Duff is an AccuWeather meteorologist.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — As safety guidelines related to the COVID-19 Pandemic relax, the Yuba Community College District is increasing the availability of face-to-face services and classes to support students.
Beginning June 1, all staff began a phased return to on-campus operations that will result in a full return to services on campus for the fall semester that begins Aug. 16.
While neither Woodland Community College nor Yuba College closed for the pandemic, most classes were transitioned to distance education, and many services transitioned to limited in-person operations.
The colleges deployed virtual options such as email, Zoom, and phone calls to process standard student service transactions in the interest of safety.
Beginning June 1, and ahead of the start of the Summer Session which takes place from June 14 to Aug. 5, services in person will increase.
“We’ve been successful in these online or virtual service modalities with our students,” said Dr. Dalexh Hunt, vice president of student services at Yuba College. “Students did not have to make a trip to our campus to move their registration or financial aid forward. However, some students need additional support or prefer doing so in person, so we look forward to returning to a walk-in model while still holding onto the online services.”
Offices will be open at both colleges from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, beginning on June 7.
Also, starting this summer, the ratio of in-person classes will increase.
“We typically plan our class offerings nearly one year out, so our fall course schedule was finished in January when our guidance was strict,” said Dr. Tawny Dotson, Yuba College president. “However, we planned where possible to have the flexibility to offer some courses in person with the hope that conditions would improve. We will see an increase in face-to-face courses this summer, and nearly half our courses will return to face-to-face for fall.”
In addition to the return to face-to-face services, both colleges will be supporting more students with federal funding provided by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
In total, the two colleges will award students in the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years more than $10 million in additional financial support.
“We received over $3 million that will be disbursed directly to students impacted by COVID-19,” said Kasey Gardner, acting president of Woodland Community College. “Our colleges have been working together to outline a plan for students to access these funds that supports students who may otherwise stop attending, as well as supporting the return of students who put their education on hold due to the pandemic.”
In the first two rounds of Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding students attending Yuba Community College received grants totaling more than $6 million in addition to their financial aid. Students attending in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years should expect to receive additional disbursements.
Enrollment for the summer and fall sessions is now open at both colleges. Visit http://yc.yccd.edu or http://wcc.yccd.edu to learn more about how to enroll in courses.
Beginning June 1, all staff began a phased return to on-campus operations that will result in a full return to services on campus for the fall semester that begins Aug. 16.
While neither Woodland Community College nor Yuba College closed for the pandemic, most classes were transitioned to distance education, and many services transitioned to limited in-person operations.
The colleges deployed virtual options such as email, Zoom, and phone calls to process standard student service transactions in the interest of safety.
Beginning June 1, and ahead of the start of the Summer Session which takes place from June 14 to Aug. 5, services in person will increase.
“We’ve been successful in these online or virtual service modalities with our students,” said Dr. Dalexh Hunt, vice president of student services at Yuba College. “Students did not have to make a trip to our campus to move their registration or financial aid forward. However, some students need additional support or prefer doing so in person, so we look forward to returning to a walk-in model while still holding onto the online services.”
Offices will be open at both colleges from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, beginning on June 7.
Also, starting this summer, the ratio of in-person classes will increase.
“We typically plan our class offerings nearly one year out, so our fall course schedule was finished in January when our guidance was strict,” said Dr. Tawny Dotson, Yuba College president. “However, we planned where possible to have the flexibility to offer some courses in person with the hope that conditions would improve. We will see an increase in face-to-face courses this summer, and nearly half our courses will return to face-to-face for fall.”
In addition to the return to face-to-face services, both colleges will be supporting more students with federal funding provided by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
In total, the two colleges will award students in the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years more than $10 million in additional financial support.
“We received over $3 million that will be disbursed directly to students impacted by COVID-19,” said Kasey Gardner, acting president of Woodland Community College. “Our colleges have been working together to outline a plan for students to access these funds that supports students who may otherwise stop attending, as well as supporting the return of students who put their education on hold due to the pandemic.”
In the first two rounds of Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding students attending Yuba Community College received grants totaling more than $6 million in addition to their financial aid. Students attending in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years should expect to receive additional disbursements.
Enrollment for the summer and fall sessions is now open at both colleges. Visit http://yc.yccd.edu or http://wcc.yccd.edu to learn more about how to enroll in courses.
LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport Planning Commission will hold a special meeting this week to discuss a proposal for a short-term rental.
The commission will meet via webinar beginning at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, June 9.
The agenda is available here.
To speak on an agenda item, access the meeting remotely here; the meeting ID is 986 6166 5155. To join by phone, dial 1-669-900-9128.
Comments can be submitted by email toThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . To give the City Clerk adequate time to print out comments for consideration at the meeting, please submit written comments before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9.
Please indicate in the email subject line "for public comment" and list the item number of the agenda item that is the topic of the comment. Comments that are read to the council will be subject to the three minute time limitation (approximately 350 words). Written comments that are only to be provided to the council and not read at the meeting will be distributed to the council before the meeting.
The main item on the commission’s agenda is a use permit and categorical exemption for a short-term rental Lois Langlois is proposing at 1270 Martin St.
Community Development Director Jenni Byers’ report to the commission explains that Langlois is proposing to rent out on Airbnb a unit that includes one bedroom, one bathroom, a kitchenette and family room on the ground floor of the two-story single-family residence. The unit will accommodate up to four people.
City requirements will include a business license for the rental’s operation, and working with the city to provide transient occupancy tax — or bed tax — from the rental, Byers’ report said.
Byers said staff is recommending approval of the permit and categorical exemption.
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The commission will meet via webinar beginning at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, June 9.
The agenda is available here.
To speak on an agenda item, access the meeting remotely here; the meeting ID is 986 6166 5155. To join by phone, dial 1-669-900-9128.
Comments can be submitted by email to
Please indicate in the email subject line "for public comment" and list the item number of the agenda item that is the topic of the comment. Comments that are read to the council will be subject to the three minute time limitation (approximately 350 words). Written comments that are only to be provided to the council and not read at the meeting will be distributed to the council before the meeting.
The main item on the commission’s agenda is a use permit and categorical exemption for a short-term rental Lois Langlois is proposing at 1270 Martin St.
Community Development Director Jenni Byers’ report to the commission explains that Langlois is proposing to rent out on Airbnb a unit that includes one bedroom, one bathroom, a kitchenette and family room on the ground floor of the two-story single-family residence. The unit will accommodate up to four people.
City requirements will include a business license for the rental’s operation, and working with the city to provide transient occupancy tax — or bed tax — from the rental, Byers’ report said.
Byers said staff is recommending approval of the permit and categorical exemption.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it is continuing its investigation into the circumstances that led to a boat capsizing on Clear Lake early Saturday morning, claiming the life of a Fresno woman as well as that of her fiance, who was trying to rescue her.
Webster Medley III, 51, and Novia Walton, 50, who family reported had recently become engaged to be married, were among five people on a boat that capsized offshore of Clearlake Oaks shortly before 12:30 a.m. Saturday.
Walton was pulled from the water and transported to an out-of-county hospital, where she died of her injuries on Saturday evening, said Lt. Rich Ward of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Medley, who went missing shortly after the incident, was the subject of an ongoing search that ended on Sunday morning, when his body was located in the lake, Ward said.
Ward said Medley’s body was found shortly after 10:15 a.m. Sunday about 50 feet from the Clearlake Oaks Park, just past the Island Drive boat launch, where the search for him had begun after the boat overturned.
Dispatch traffic at approximately 12:23 a.m. Saturday said that a caller had reported a boat had capsized about 500 yards offshore of Island Drive and that they could hear the people in the water.
Less than five minutes later, a medic unit from the Northshore Fire Protection District’s Clearlake Oaks station reported arriving on scene, estimating five people were in the water about 75 yards out and asking for additional assistance.
Based on the information authorities have gathered so far, Medley was driving a 19-foot 1985 Bayliner registered to him with Walton and family members on board for a fishing trip.
Ward said the reports indicate that Medley was backing up from the shoreline, with he and his passengers on the left side of the boat, when it capsized.
A witness statement to deputies reported that Medley had called out while in the water, saying he needed to help Walton, Ward said.
Scanner reports also had stated that when Medley was last seen, he was trying to pull someone from the water.
Three of the boat’s passengers were reported to have gotten to shore within a few minutes, but authorities were still searching for the couple, according to radio traffic.
Ward said Walton was found face down in the water.
Scanner traffic said firefighters were doing CPR on the fourth individual — Walton — who later was flown out.
Medley, however, wasn’t found, and deputies, firefighters and a REACH helicopter crew searched for him for hours without success.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol searched for Medley throughout the day on Saturday, as Lake County News has reported.
The search continued on Sunday, when Medley’s body was found midmorning by a California Department of Fish and Game officer who was first on scene, Ward said.
Ward said the next of kin of both Medley and Walton were contacted and notified of their deaths.
He said a family member told deputies that the Fresno couple had recently become engaged to be married.
As for what led to the boat overturning, Ward said the investigation is ongoing by the sheriff's Marine Patrol and the cause is yet to be determined.
The boat — which was removed from the scene several hours after the incident — is due to undergo a secondary examination by Marine Patrol deputies, Ward said.
Ward said there is no indication that speed, low water or unfamiliarity with the area were factors.
He said post-mortem examinations of both Medley and Walton also are planned.
Family member describes incident
In an email to Lake County News Monday afternoon, Medley’s family described what occurred.
Medley’s younger brother, Trey Maxwell, offered an account given to him by two cousins who were on the boat.
Maxwell said Medley and his four passengers launched the boat on Friday evening.
They coasted straight out of the boat launch and after traveling about 150 feet, Medley turned left to approach their destination, which Maxwell said was 100 yards away.
“As they got closer the passengers noticed water accumulating in the rear. Just as they were stopping to fish, Webster was notified of the now excessive water and started the bilge pump which immediately began pumping out water. His cousin yelled to him to get them back to the launch,” Maxwell said.
“Webster tried to counter the water by sending a second cousin to the front for balance. At the same time, Webster shifted the boat into gear to U-turn the boat but it wouldn't move. He then switched to reverse and the boat suddenly and immediately sank, end first,” Maxwell said.
“The second cousin (wearing his vest) was tossed into the water at the front of the boat, the others had no time to grab theirs and entered the water abruptly. Once the boat was under water and capsized, the visibility was at zero for the passengers,” Maxwell said.
“Webster called for his cousin screaming ‘Greg, Novia can't swim!’ Webster then screamed out again ‘Greg ... Novia ... I think she's drowning!’,” Maxwell continued.
Maxwell added, “This is when it appears Webster went under the water to search for Novia and neither survived.”
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Webster Medley III, 51, and Novia Walton, 50, who family reported had recently become engaged to be married, were among five people on a boat that capsized offshore of Clearlake Oaks shortly before 12:30 a.m. Saturday.
Walton was pulled from the water and transported to an out-of-county hospital, where she died of her injuries on Saturday evening, said Lt. Rich Ward of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Medley, who went missing shortly after the incident, was the subject of an ongoing search that ended on Sunday morning, when his body was located in the lake, Ward said.
Ward said Medley’s body was found shortly after 10:15 a.m. Sunday about 50 feet from the Clearlake Oaks Park, just past the Island Drive boat launch, where the search for him had begun after the boat overturned.
Dispatch traffic at approximately 12:23 a.m. Saturday said that a caller had reported a boat had capsized about 500 yards offshore of Island Drive and that they could hear the people in the water.
Less than five minutes later, a medic unit from the Northshore Fire Protection District’s Clearlake Oaks station reported arriving on scene, estimating five people were in the water about 75 yards out and asking for additional assistance.
Based on the information authorities have gathered so far, Medley was driving a 19-foot 1985 Bayliner registered to him with Walton and family members on board for a fishing trip.
Ward said the reports indicate that Medley was backing up from the shoreline, with he and his passengers on the left side of the boat, when it capsized.
A witness statement to deputies reported that Medley had called out while in the water, saying he needed to help Walton, Ward said.
Scanner reports also had stated that when Medley was last seen, he was trying to pull someone from the water.
Three of the boat’s passengers were reported to have gotten to shore within a few minutes, but authorities were still searching for the couple, according to radio traffic.
Ward said Walton was found face down in the water.
Scanner traffic said firefighters were doing CPR on the fourth individual — Walton — who later was flown out.
Medley, however, wasn’t found, and deputies, firefighters and a REACH helicopter crew searched for him for hours without success.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol searched for Medley throughout the day on Saturday, as Lake County News has reported.
The search continued on Sunday, when Medley’s body was found midmorning by a California Department of Fish and Game officer who was first on scene, Ward said.
Ward said the next of kin of both Medley and Walton were contacted and notified of their deaths.
He said a family member told deputies that the Fresno couple had recently become engaged to be married.
As for what led to the boat overturning, Ward said the investigation is ongoing by the sheriff's Marine Patrol and the cause is yet to be determined.
The boat — which was removed from the scene several hours after the incident — is due to undergo a secondary examination by Marine Patrol deputies, Ward said.
Ward said there is no indication that speed, low water or unfamiliarity with the area were factors.
He said post-mortem examinations of both Medley and Walton also are planned.
Family member describes incident
In an email to Lake County News Monday afternoon, Medley’s family described what occurred.
Medley’s younger brother, Trey Maxwell, offered an account given to him by two cousins who were on the boat.
Maxwell said Medley and his four passengers launched the boat on Friday evening.
They coasted straight out of the boat launch and after traveling about 150 feet, Medley turned left to approach their destination, which Maxwell said was 100 yards away.
“As they got closer the passengers noticed water accumulating in the rear. Just as they were stopping to fish, Webster was notified of the now excessive water and started the bilge pump which immediately began pumping out water. His cousin yelled to him to get them back to the launch,” Maxwell said.
“Webster tried to counter the water by sending a second cousin to the front for balance. At the same time, Webster shifted the boat into gear to U-turn the boat but it wouldn't move. He then switched to reverse and the boat suddenly and immediately sank, end first,” Maxwell said.
“The second cousin (wearing his vest) was tossed into the water at the front of the boat, the others had no time to grab theirs and entered the water abruptly. Once the boat was under water and capsized, the visibility was at zero for the passengers,” Maxwell said.
“Webster called for his cousin screaming ‘Greg, Novia can't swim!’ Webster then screamed out again ‘Greg ... Novia ... I think she's drowning!’,” Maxwell continued.
Maxwell added, “This is when it appears Webster went under the water to search for Novia and neither survived.”
Email Elizabeth Larson at
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Rodeo Association is marking its return this summer after a year off due to the pandemic, and it has named a longtime county resident as its 2021 grand marshal.
Robert “Bob” Anton will serve as grand marshal for the 91st annual rodeo, which takes place July 9 to 10 at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Lakeport.
Bob Anton is a fourth generation Lake County resident who will celebrate his 101st birthday on July 3.
His ancestors came to the Lakeport area in the early 1800s and settled on a 400-acre ranch in Scotts Valley. They built a home and for many years raised cattle, horses and sheep, and grew alfalfa, hops and later planted a beautiful pear orchard.
Bob’s parents, Inez and J.C., moved into town on North Main Street where he was born on July 3, 1920.
The small hospital is still there, now called the Lakeport English Inn, and his birth certificate hangs on the wall in one of the rooms.
The Anton house was located on the shores of Clear Lake where Bob spent a large amount of his growing up years in and on the waters either boating, fishing or swimming. As a young adult he had the fastest racing boat on the lake.
Bob’s other love was horses. When he was 5 or 6 years old his parents purchased a Shetland pony named Topsy. Bob was hooked. His mother had also been very interested in horses as a young lady. She taught Bob much about their care, and at 8 years old Bob was thrilled to get his first full-sized horse named Barney.
At 13 Bob was challenged to get a wild horse that Paul Kiel, who owned Saratoga Springs, brought from Arizona. Bob named the mare Snooks, and he broke and trained her for a few months before he and his parents realized she was pregnant.
Months later Snooks gave birth to a colt they named Smoke. Bob trained Smoke over the next few years, and now mother and son could ride mother and son horses together. In later years, Bob’s two children and his niece and nephew all rode Snooks in a drill team at the Lake County Fair, directed by retired Colonel Norris L’Abbe.
In 1939 Inez and Bob were members of a Lake County 16-member mounted quadrille team that often traveled to events with their square dance caller Pat Patterson.
This talented team was honored to be invited to perform for five days on Treasure Island at the 1939 World’s Fair. Both mother and son riders and mother and son horses shared this special memory. Bob still rides horses vicariously by watching horse races and rodeos on TV.
When he finished high school Bob went to Sacramento City College to study aeronautical engineering. After college he worked for three years at Lockheed Aircraft Production and Manufacturing, and then he joined the Army Air Corps. He taught navigation for night flying for two years in Valdosta, Georgia, and then in Enid, Oklahoma, with his beautiful new wife Janice.
After completing his time in the Army Air Corps, Bob and Jan were happy to move back to Lakeport where they raised their children, Lynda and Tom, now the fifth generation in Lake County.
Bob owned the Chevrolet dealership in Lakeport for 25 years. He then got his real estate license and started Anton Realty with his brother, Baird. He later became a real estate appraiser for the Veterans Affairs and continued this work until he was 80 years old.
He was a member of the Lakeport Rotary Club for 25 years and also served a year as president. Not one to sit around, Bob stayed very busy in his free time gardening, fishing, golfing, and traveling with Jan and friends to Mexico in their travel trailer.
Though Bob is 100 years old he still gardens, cuts up his own firewood, mows his three-acre property with his tractor, and goes fishing with his good friend Doug Patten.
He goes to the Howling Dog in Lakeport several times a week to have coffee with the “good ol’ boys” and he and his cat Finley drive to Chico every other week to be with his daughter and family.
Bob Anton is a friend to many and he is truly loved by all who know him.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will consider an appeal of a permit for a large cannabis grow near Hidden Valley Lake and hold a discussion on issues related to the drought, from future agriculture projects to water trucks that draw from Clear Lake.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, 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.
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At 10 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing for the appeal of the Lake County Planning commission’s April 22 decision to grant a major use permit to We Grow LLC.
Zarina Otchkova, owner of WeGrow LLC, is proposing a commercial cannabis cultivation operation on a portion of a 309-acre property she purchased in 2020 at 16750 Herrington Road, 17610 Sandy Road and 19678 Stinson Road in Middletown.
The project — located next to Hidden Valley Lake — calls for nine acres of cultivation, 35 greenhouses, four 50-foot by 100-foot drying buildings, a 200-square-foot shed, four 2,500-gallon water tanks and fencing.
In other business on Tuesday, the board will get an update, scheduled for 9:06 a.m., on COVID-19 from Public Health officials.
At 9:30 a.m., the board will consider a $100,000 agreement with Management Partners for consulting services for the Lake County Community Development for the amount of $100,000 and while the department is transitioning back to a standalone agency, the board will consider appointing County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson or her designee as interim Community Development director.
At 1:30 p.m., the board will hold a public hearing on Brandon Strausser’s apparel of the Vicious Animal Abatement Case Number No. 859. That hearing was rescheduled from a previous meeting.
At 2:30 p.m., Board Chair Bruno Sabatier will ask the board to discuss issues related to the drought, including how to handle future agriculture projects, addressing water trucks that pull water from Clear Lake and handling illegal cannabis grows.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2020-151 Establishing Salaries And Benefits For Management Employees for the period Nov. 1, 2020, to Oct. 31, 2021.
5.2: Approve revised letter of support to Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District revising the date of water diversion to June and July 2021 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.3: Approve addition of special meeting dates to the board’s annual meeting calendar for 2021.
5.4: Appoint temporary representatives to meet for unrepresented management employees regarding salary and benefits.
5.5: Sitting as Lake County Air Pollution Control District Board of Directors, authorize the air pollution control officer to sign the grant agreement with the Kelseyville Unified School District for a School Bus Replacement Grant.
5.6: Authorize the closure of Behavioral Health Services offices from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, June 18, for summer all staff training meeting.
5.7: Approve amendment to lease agreement between the county of Lake and DFM Associates, for a five-year extension or until June 30, 2026, for Election Information Management System in the amount of $29,214.72 annually and authorize the chair to sign.
5.8: Approve request to waive 900-hour limit for extra-help facilities maintenance worker Lawrence Platz.
5.9: (a) Approve rental agreement between the county of Lake and Paul E. Lowen and Kevin Soto for storage hangar No. 1 at Lampson Field for the monthly amount of $300, and authorize the chair to sign; and (b) approve rental agreement between the county of Lake and Paul E. Lowen and Kevin Soto for storage hangar No. 2 at Lampson Field for the monthly amount of $500, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.10: Approve an amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and Pavement Recycling Systems Inc. for the rehabilitation of Big Canyon Road in the amount of $109,200 for a total contract amount of $252,000, and authorize the Public Works director to sign the amended agreement.
5.11: Adopt resolution authorizing the Special Districts administrator to sign the notice of completion for work performed under Agreement 19-18, dated June 9, 2020, for the construction of the Soda Bay CSA-20 Redwood Tank Replacement Project.
5.12: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and CivicSpark in the Amount of $29,000 for One Civic Spark Fellows to develop and implement an ArcGIS based asset management program and authorize the Special Districts administrator to sign.
5.13: Approve third amendment to the lease agreement between the county of Lake and Lyon Real Estate LLC (formerly Margaret E. Lyon Survivors Trust) for the premises located at 8555 Highway 53 in Lower Lake and authorize the chair to sign.
5.14: Approve first amendment to the lease agreement between the county of Lake and Pauline Usher Revocable Trust for the premises located at 9245 Highway 53 in Lower Lake, in the amount of $6,078.12 per fiscal year, from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2024, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.15: Approve first amendment to the lease agreement between county of Lake and Charles Sawyer and Nancy Sawyer (formerly with Lower Lake JBRE LLC), for the property located at 9055 Highway 53, Suites A, B, and C in Lower Lake, in the amount of $134,926.47 per fiscal year, from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.16: Approve the distribution of excess proceeds in the amount of $331,723.02 from Tax Defaulted Land Sale No. 156 held on June 9, 2018 (per R&T §4675).
5.17: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Megabyte Systems Inc. for fiscal year 2021-22 MPTS property tax system maintenance, online business property filing licensing/support and the transient occupancy tax licensing/support in the amount of $197,368.13 and authorize the chair to sign; and (b) approve web services addendum to the agreement between the county of Lake and Megabyte Systems Inc. for fiscal year 2021-22 online tax bills and e-payment processing services, in the amount of $4,601.14, and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.3, 9:30 a.m.: (a) Consideration to waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to the Lake County Code Section 2-38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) consideration of agreement for consulting services for Lake County Community Development for the amount of $100,000; and (c) consideration to appoint the county administrative officer, or her designee, as interim Community Development director..
6.4, 9:45 a.m.: (a) Consideration of budget transfer in the amount of $120,000.00 from BU 1781 - Special Projects Account 717.55-07 to BU 1122 - Treasurer-Tax Collector Account 711.23-80 for services related to a second tax sale for fiscal year 20-21 and authorize the chair to sign; and (b) consideration of budget transfer in the amount of $50,000 from BU 1781 - Special Projects Account 717.55-07 to BU 1231 - County Counsel Account 712.01-11 to cover permanent salaries through the end of the fiscal year and authorize the chair to sign.
6.5, 9:50 a.m.: Consideration of budget transfer from BU 1781 - Special Projects Account 717.55-07 to BU 1671 - Buildings and Grounds Account 716.61-60 and new capital asset in the amount of $60,000 to correct deterioration to the pedestrian bridgeway and stairs on the south side of the courthouse and authorize the chair to sign.
6.6, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, discussion and consideration of appeal to Board of Supervisors, AB 21-01 for Major Use Permit, UP 20-22 and IS / MND 20-25, “We Grow LLC.”
6.7, 11a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of a resolution approving resolutions and capital fire facility and equipment plans submitted by Lake County fire agencies and updating the lake county capital fire facility and equipment plan.
6.8, 1:30 p.m.: Public hearing, appeal of Vicious Animal Abatement Case Number #859, located at 21852 Jerusalem Grade Lower Lake (Brandon Strausser).
6.9, 2:30 p.m.: Discussion on drought related issues: a) How to handle future ag projects; b) how to handle water trucks; and c) how to deal with illegal cannabis.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of (a) waiving the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approval of the agreement between the county of Lake and Crestwood Behavioral Health for adult residential support and specialty mental health services for fiscal year 2021-22 for a contract maximum of $1,400,000.00 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with labor negotiator: (a) chief negotiator: M. Long; county negotiators: C. Huchingson and P. Samac; and (b) employee organizations: LCDDAA, LCDSA, LCCOA, LCEA, LCSEA and LCSMA.
8.2: Conference with (a) temporary representatives designated to meet with county department heads regarding salary and benefits and (b) unrepresented management employees.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9 (d)(1): City of Clearlake v. County of Lake, et al.
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The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
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At 10 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing for the appeal of the Lake County Planning commission’s April 22 decision to grant a major use permit to We Grow LLC.
Zarina Otchkova, owner of WeGrow LLC, is proposing a commercial cannabis cultivation operation on a portion of a 309-acre property she purchased in 2020 at 16750 Herrington Road, 17610 Sandy Road and 19678 Stinson Road in Middletown.
The project — located next to Hidden Valley Lake — calls for nine acres of cultivation, 35 greenhouses, four 50-foot by 100-foot drying buildings, a 200-square-foot shed, four 2,500-gallon water tanks and fencing.
In other business on Tuesday, the board will get an update, scheduled for 9:06 a.m., on COVID-19 from Public Health officials.
At 9:30 a.m., the board will consider a $100,000 agreement with Management Partners for consulting services for the Lake County Community Development for the amount of $100,000 and while the department is transitioning back to a standalone agency, the board will consider appointing County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson or her designee as interim Community Development director.
At 1:30 p.m., the board will hold a public hearing on Brandon Strausser’s apparel of the Vicious Animal Abatement Case Number No. 859. That hearing was rescheduled from a previous meeting.
At 2:30 p.m., Board Chair Bruno Sabatier will ask the board to discuss issues related to the drought, including how to handle future agriculture projects, addressing water trucks that pull water from Clear Lake and handling illegal cannabis grows.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2020-151 Establishing Salaries And Benefits For Management Employees for the period Nov. 1, 2020, to Oct. 31, 2021.
5.2: Approve revised letter of support to Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District revising the date of water diversion to June and July 2021 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.3: Approve addition of special meeting dates to the board’s annual meeting calendar for 2021.
5.4: Appoint temporary representatives to meet for unrepresented management employees regarding salary and benefits.
5.5: Sitting as Lake County Air Pollution Control District Board of Directors, authorize the air pollution control officer to sign the grant agreement with the Kelseyville Unified School District for a School Bus Replacement Grant.
5.6: Authorize the closure of Behavioral Health Services offices from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, June 18, for summer all staff training meeting.
5.7: Approve amendment to lease agreement between the county of Lake and DFM Associates, for a five-year extension or until June 30, 2026, for Election Information Management System in the amount of $29,214.72 annually and authorize the chair to sign.
5.8: Approve request to waive 900-hour limit for extra-help facilities maintenance worker Lawrence Platz.
5.9: (a) Approve rental agreement between the county of Lake and Paul E. Lowen and Kevin Soto for storage hangar No. 1 at Lampson Field for the monthly amount of $300, and authorize the chair to sign; and (b) approve rental agreement between the county of Lake and Paul E. Lowen and Kevin Soto for storage hangar No. 2 at Lampson Field for the monthly amount of $500, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.10: Approve an amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and Pavement Recycling Systems Inc. for the rehabilitation of Big Canyon Road in the amount of $109,200 for a total contract amount of $252,000, and authorize the Public Works director to sign the amended agreement.
5.11: Adopt resolution authorizing the Special Districts administrator to sign the notice of completion for work performed under Agreement 19-18, dated June 9, 2020, for the construction of the Soda Bay CSA-20 Redwood Tank Replacement Project.
5.12: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and CivicSpark in the Amount of $29,000 for One Civic Spark Fellows to develop and implement an ArcGIS based asset management program and authorize the Special Districts administrator to sign.
5.13: Approve third amendment to the lease agreement between the county of Lake and Lyon Real Estate LLC (formerly Margaret E. Lyon Survivors Trust) for the premises located at 8555 Highway 53 in Lower Lake and authorize the chair to sign.
5.14: Approve first amendment to the lease agreement between the county of Lake and Pauline Usher Revocable Trust for the premises located at 9245 Highway 53 in Lower Lake, in the amount of $6,078.12 per fiscal year, from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2024, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.15: Approve first amendment to the lease agreement between county of Lake and Charles Sawyer and Nancy Sawyer (formerly with Lower Lake JBRE LLC), for the property located at 9055 Highway 53, Suites A, B, and C in Lower Lake, in the amount of $134,926.47 per fiscal year, from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.16: Approve the distribution of excess proceeds in the amount of $331,723.02 from Tax Defaulted Land Sale No. 156 held on June 9, 2018 (per R&T §4675).
5.17: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Megabyte Systems Inc. for fiscal year 2021-22 MPTS property tax system maintenance, online business property filing licensing/support and the transient occupancy tax licensing/support in the amount of $197,368.13 and authorize the chair to sign; and (b) approve web services addendum to the agreement between the county of Lake and Megabyte Systems Inc. for fiscal year 2021-22 online tax bills and e-payment processing services, in the amount of $4,601.14, and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.3, 9:30 a.m.: (a) Consideration to waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to the Lake County Code Section 2-38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) consideration of agreement for consulting services for Lake County Community Development for the amount of $100,000; and (c) consideration to appoint the county administrative officer, or her designee, as interim Community Development director..
6.4, 9:45 a.m.: (a) Consideration of budget transfer in the amount of $120,000.00 from BU 1781 - Special Projects Account 717.55-07 to BU 1122 - Treasurer-Tax Collector Account 711.23-80 for services related to a second tax sale for fiscal year 20-21 and authorize the chair to sign; and (b) consideration of budget transfer in the amount of $50,000 from BU 1781 - Special Projects Account 717.55-07 to BU 1231 - County Counsel Account 712.01-11 to cover permanent salaries through the end of the fiscal year and authorize the chair to sign.
6.5, 9:50 a.m.: Consideration of budget transfer from BU 1781 - Special Projects Account 717.55-07 to BU 1671 - Buildings and Grounds Account 716.61-60 and new capital asset in the amount of $60,000 to correct deterioration to the pedestrian bridgeway and stairs on the south side of the courthouse and authorize the chair to sign.
6.6, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, discussion and consideration of appeal to Board of Supervisors, AB 21-01 for Major Use Permit, UP 20-22 and IS / MND 20-25, “We Grow LLC.”
6.7, 11a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of a resolution approving resolutions and capital fire facility and equipment plans submitted by Lake County fire agencies and updating the lake county capital fire facility and equipment plan.
6.8, 1:30 p.m.: Public hearing, appeal of Vicious Animal Abatement Case Number #859, located at 21852 Jerusalem Grade Lower Lake (Brandon Strausser).
6.9, 2:30 p.m.: Discussion on drought related issues: a) How to handle future ag projects; b) how to handle water trucks; and c) how to deal with illegal cannabis.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of (a) waiving the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approval of the agreement between the county of Lake and Crestwood Behavioral Health for adult residential support and specialty mental health services for fiscal year 2021-22 for a contract maximum of $1,400,000.00 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with labor negotiator: (a) chief negotiator: M. Long; county negotiators: C. Huchingson and P. Samac; and (b) employee organizations: LCDDAA, LCDSA, LCCOA, LCEA, LCSEA and LCSMA.
8.2: Conference with (a) temporary representatives designated to meet with county department heads regarding salary and benefits and (b) unrepresented management employees.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9 (d)(1): City of Clearlake v. County of Lake, et al.
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