LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will get updates on a program to help local businesses, hear a report from the county’s Economic Development Task Force and consider if it should keep its chambers closed for in-person meetings due to COVID-19 case numbers.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, and will be available to the public virtually only. 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 9:06 a.m., Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace will give the board an update on COVID-19.
At 10 a.m., the board will receive a report on the Lake County CARES Small Business Grant Program and at 11 a.m. will hold a public hearing on the appeal of a vicious animal abatement case.
In untimed items, the board will get an update on the upcoming sale of tax-defaulted properties and get the first-quarter report from the Economic Development Task Force.
Also on Tuesday, the board will reconsider the temporary closure of the Board of Supervisors Chambers for in-person meetings, an action it took earlier this month due to the COVID-19 cas surge.
The full meeting agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: (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 first amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and North Valley Behavioral Health LLC for Fiscal Year 2020-21 to increase the contract maximum to $800,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.2: (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 Redwood Community Services Inc. for the MHSA Transitional Age Youth Drop-In Center for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for compensation for services provided in Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $165,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.3: (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 Sutter Center for Psychiatry for Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Services and Professional Services associated with acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $250,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.4: (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 Redwood Community Services Inc. for the Family Stabilization Program provided at The Nest for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for coverage of services provided during Fiscal Year 2019-20 for a contract maximum of $132,400.00 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.5: Adopt resolution authorizing amendment to the agreement between Lake County Behavioral Health Services and California Department of Health Care Services for substance use disorder services and authorize the Behavioral Health Services director to sign the amendment.
5.6: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings on Sept. 22, Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Dec. 15 and Jan. 19.
5.7: Adopt resolution approving right of way certification for middletown multi-use path project, State project no. ATPL-5914(102) and authorizing the Public Works director to sign the certification.
5.8: Approve memorandum of understanding between Social Services and Behavioral Health Services, from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, for CalWORKs mental health and substance abuse services, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.9: A) Approve the FY 2020 Emergency Management Performance Grant application in the amount of $138,093, (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.
5.10: (a) Approve letter of agreement between the Lake County Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice in the amount of $275,000 for the period Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021; and (b) authorize sheriff to sign the agreement and (c) authorize the chairman to sign workplace certifications and grant assurances.
5.11: (A) Approve the FY 2020 Homeland Security application in the amount of $141,753, (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.
5.12: Approval of background investigation contract with Robert Nishiyama.
5.13: (a) Waive the competitive bid process under Ordinance #2406, Section 38.2 as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of the goods; and (b) approve the Special Districts Administrator acting as the assistant purchasing agent to issue and sign a purchase order in the amount not to exceed $65,000 to Carbon Activated Corp, USA for the removal and replacement of 32,000 pounds spent media from two GAC filter systems in CSA #20 Soda Bay Water.
5.14: (a) Adopt resolution revising the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Adopted Budget of the County of Lake by cancelling reserves in Fund 253 Middletown Sewer O&M Reserve Designation, in the amount of $5,000 to make appropriations in the Budget Unit 8353, Object Code 62-74 to pay for generators for Middletown Sewer Lift Stations No. 1 and No. 2.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.3, 9:30 a.m.: Consideration of resolution adopting a Lake County cannabis equity assessment and adopting the Lake Local Equity Program and Program Manual .
6.4, 10 a.m.: Consideration of a report on the Lake County CARES Small Business Grant Program.
6.5, 11 a.m.: Public hearing, appeal of Vicious Animal Abatement Case Number #223, located at 9003 Fairway Kelseyville, CA 95451 (Diana Peterson).
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of update on upcoming sale of tax defaulted properties.
7.3: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors: Request re-appointment of nancy perrin to the Lake County Air Quality Management District Hearing Board pursuant to Health and Safety Code.
7.4: Consideration of first quarter report from Economic Development Task Force.
7.5: Reconsideration of temporary closure of the Board of Supervisors Chambers for in-person meetings.
7.6: Consideration of the following advisory board appointments: Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee, East Region Town Hall.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) – City of Clearlake v. County of Lake, et al.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Decision whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 (d)(4) – One potential case.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 (d)2), (e)(3) – One potential case.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clearlake Planning Commission is set this week to discuss a property donation to the city, a proposal for the county to swap a property it owns in the city limits to the state for a development project and committee appointments.
The commission will meet virtually beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26.
Submit comments and questions in writing for commission consideration by sending them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Identify the subject you wish to comment on in your email’s subject line.
To give the planning commission adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit written comments prior to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26.
The meet will be broadcast live on the Youtube channels for the city of Clearlake or Lake County PEG TV.
The commission is set to determine general plan consistency and determine whether environmental review is necessary for the conveyance of two properties.
The first is 0.120 acres located at 16564 Fourth Ave. which is being donated to the city by the only surviving owner who is part of Crown Holding Co., according to the staff report from City Manager Alan Flora. The city intends to include the property in its new Homestead property, in which it will be used for residential development.
The second property is 16.28 acres of county-owned property located at 15837 18th Ave.
The property is part of a proposed land swap between the county of Lake and the state of California. The county will receive the state-owned Lakeport Armory, which it intends to use for the new headquarters for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
In turn, Flora said the state will use the 18th Avenue property to facilitate the “City of Clearlake Affordable Housing and Economic Development Project.”
“This mixed-use development would potentially include multilevel income housing, recreational/open space areas, and commercial retail/medical offices (but will ultimately go through its own entitlement process),” Flora said in his report.
Also on the agenda is the consideration of appointments to fill the vacant positions on the Zoning Code Update Ad Hoc and Burns Valley Park Committees.
The commission’s members are Chair Kathryn Davis, Vice Chair Robert Coker and commissioners Lisa Wilson, Erin McCarrick and Fawn Williams.
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Caltrans reported that it is installing reflective backplates at more than 5,500 signalized intersections across California.
These retroreflective bordered backplates – yellow reflective strips placed around the perimeter of traffic signals – increase traffic signal visibility during morning hours, at night, or during a loss of power.
Caltrans began installing the backplates in 2019 following an increase in power outages due to weather and wildland fire danger.
So far they have installed the backplates at nearly 900 intersections along state highways.
The backplates also make it easier to see the signals during the day.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration reports that reflective backplates have reduced late night and early morning collisions at intersections by 50 percent.
“Simon” is a young male domestic medium hair cat in cat room kennel No. 111, ID No. 14302. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Simon’
“Simon” is a young male domestic medium hair cat with a gray and black tabby coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 111, ID No. 14302.
“Alvin” is a young male domestic medium hair cat in cat room kennel No. 111, ID No. 14304. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Alvin’
“Alvin” is a young male domestic medium hair cat with a black and brown tabby coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 111, ID No. 14304.
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A pile burning operation. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office, in cooperation with Cal Fire Sonoma Lake Napa Unit, plans to conduct prescribed fire operations in the Black Forest along Soda Bay Road, on the northeast side of Mount Konocti in Kelseyville.
Pile burn operations are scheduled to start the week of Jan. 24 and may continue periodically through the winter and spring.
Burning will take place only when weather and fuel moisture allow for safe and successful burning.
The prescribed fire is part of a shaded fuel break initiated in 2008 and is designed to improve landscape health and to remove hazardous fuels that could feed wildland fires within this wildland-urban interface, where public lands meet urban development.
Approximately 18 acres of undergrowth and small trees were hand-thinned by firefighters and piled last summer.
The Black Forest encompasses approximately 200 acres of BLM-managed public lands and supports many sensitive plants and animals as well as important watershed ecosystems, including a pristine Douglas fir forest.
The BLM is committed to keeping public landscapes healthy and productive. More information is available from the BLM Ukiah Field Office at 707-468-4000.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – One person was reported to have died early Sunday morning following a vehicle rollover near Lakeport.
The solo-vehicle wreck was reported shortly after 12 a.m. by someone who said they heard a loud crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP said the crash was reported in the 1500 block of Mountview Road, near the intersection with Scotts Valley Road.
Firefighters arriving at the scene at around 12:15 a.m. found an overturned SUV with an unconscious male subject who had been ejected from the vehicle, according to radio reports.
An air ambulance was requested but a few minutes later the medic unit on scene reported that the patient had died, with the CHP’s online report confirming a fatality shortly thereafter.
The sheriff’s department was dispatched to respond to the scene because of the fatality, radio traffic indicated.
Additional details about the wreck were not immediately available early Sunday.
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