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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday chose not to move forward with a proposed urgency ordinance meant to enforce an existing Public Health order requiring masking and social distancing to prevent COVID-19 transmission.
Following more than two hours of discussion between board members, with numerous community members weighing in during the virtual meeting, none of the supervisors were willing to make a motion to bring the draft ordinance to a vote.
As an urgency ordinance, it needed four of five supervisors to approve it.
The proposal had emerged during last week’s board meeting, when it was added as a special item, ultimately leading to the board’s direction to County Counsel Anita Grant that a draft ordinance be brought back.
The document’s key provisions included assigning county Code Enforcement Division staff to assist Public Health staff in education and outreach to businesses and the public and, if necessary, to administer fines for noncompliance.
The document can be seen below.
“This is a very rough draft ordinance,” Grant told the board, explaining that it was meant to use Code Enforcement to educate business and public to ensure compliance and provide a procedure for administrative fines.
During the meeting, there were sharp disagreements between board members, in particular, Board Chair Moke Simon, who asked that the matter be agendized, and Rob Brown, who listed his own objections with the proposal, from entering private property to what the actual fine amounts could be.
Brown has been vocal in his concerns over the ongoing negative impacts of county actions on local businesses.
He said the county is kicking people when they’re down. “They’ve been down for months because of our actions,” which he said were illegitimate in the first place.
Supervisor Bruno Sabatier said he’s gotten a lot of emails about the proposal, more for it than against. He said the county needed to find more ways to support business rather than knocking them down when they’re trying to get back up.
He said he felt Code Enforcement had more important duties – including vegetation management – and pointed out that some of the complaints about businesses the county has received have been bogus.
The county’s COVID-19 case numbers – at 34 on Tuesday – was for Sabatier a sign that the county is doing a good job in controlling the virus’ spread.
“Until those numbers reflect something more concerning, I just don’t think this is a viable option for us,” he said.
Supervisor Tina Scott said the draft ordinance was an attempt to keep ahead of a case surge.
“It’s looking like we’re going to have to have an outbreak in our community for people to wake up and maybe want to come back to this ordinance to be able to do the right thing. Maybe it’s just not real for people,” Scott said.
She said her husband has lost two family members who live on the East Coast to COVID-19. “It’s real to me.”
However, she said she didn’t want to vote on it Tuesday, explaining that she visited Mendocino County over the weekend and was shocked to see how differently people are behaving there than in Lake County.
“It’s just almost like we just don’t get it here, and it’s sad to see that,” Scott said.
Sabatier agreed that the timing wasn’t right, and that he would feel otherwise if the county had out-of-control deaths and hospitalizations.
“We have been led by being afraid of what could happen,” Sabatier said, adding that what is happening in New York isn’t what is happening in Lake County.
Brown, on the other hand, pushed for the board to vote on the document. “We need to make damn sure we kill this thing today.”
Simon, in response, said the proposed urgency ordinance was brought forward to protect public health and safety.
He said that over the next six to nine months the county will see the real impact of the pandemic. “Time will tell on the direction we’re moving.”
Simon added, “The ultimate goal is to be open and to stay open.”
Public divided over proposed ordinance
The board received numerous letters from the public in response to the draft documents. In addition, during public comment, the board heard input from people with a range of experiences, including those in the medical field to business people, arguing for and against the urgency ordinance.
Stephanie Pawha, a respiratory care practitioner, told the board, “The simplest damn thing is wearing a mask,” explaining the protective equipment she needs to wear every day to protect herself.
Lakeport resident Michael Green said by not approving the ordinance the board would be trampling on the rights of at-risk people and rewarding scofflaws, and that a reasonable enforcement process is needed.
Teresa Harborth said at her business, Pasquinelli’s Italian Deli and Coffee Shop in Lower Lake, they’re constantly washing their hands and using proper protocols, but they don’t require masking. She said that such punitive measures are economic sabotage and pushing the economy backward.
Big O Tires owner Denise Loustalot, the former mayor of Clearlake, told the board, “We have decisions to make because we have lives to save and business to save in our communities.”
Loustalot said she thought the ordinance is rough on businesses. While her business is enforcing masking and social distancing, she said some customers have pushed back and been rude. Getting fined for what customers won’t agree to do is “really, really tough.”
Brown pushed the board to vote on the ordinance, saying the public needed to know how the board felt about it. He suggested that Simon, who brought it to the board, could pass the gavel and make the motion himself.
But Simon demurred, saying he thought it was important for the board to have the discussion. “Do I think there needs to be some type of enforcement at some point? Yes.”
Supervisor EJ Crandell said passing the ordinance in rough draft form didn’t seem to be favorable and it would need a lot more work.
“Does that mean it’s coming back?” Brown asked.
Crandell said he would only be looking for changes to the rough draft as a deterrent to closing businesses, with no other board members offering additional comments on the topic before the discussion ended.
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Following more than two hours of discussion between board members, with numerous community members weighing in during the virtual meeting, none of the supervisors were willing to make a motion to bring the draft ordinance to a vote.
As an urgency ordinance, it needed four of five supervisors to approve it.
The proposal had emerged during last week’s board meeting, when it was added as a special item, ultimately leading to the board’s direction to County Counsel Anita Grant that a draft ordinance be brought back.
The document’s key provisions included assigning county Code Enforcement Division staff to assist Public Health staff in education and outreach to businesses and the public and, if necessary, to administer fines for noncompliance.
The document can be seen below.
“This is a very rough draft ordinance,” Grant told the board, explaining that it was meant to use Code Enforcement to educate business and public to ensure compliance and provide a procedure for administrative fines.
During the meeting, there were sharp disagreements between board members, in particular, Board Chair Moke Simon, who asked that the matter be agendized, and Rob Brown, who listed his own objections with the proposal, from entering private property to what the actual fine amounts could be.
Brown has been vocal in his concerns over the ongoing negative impacts of county actions on local businesses.
He said the county is kicking people when they’re down. “They’ve been down for months because of our actions,” which he said were illegitimate in the first place.
Supervisor Bruno Sabatier said he’s gotten a lot of emails about the proposal, more for it than against. He said the county needed to find more ways to support business rather than knocking them down when they’re trying to get back up.
He said he felt Code Enforcement had more important duties – including vegetation management – and pointed out that some of the complaints about businesses the county has received have been bogus.
The county’s COVID-19 case numbers – at 34 on Tuesday – was for Sabatier a sign that the county is doing a good job in controlling the virus’ spread.
“Until those numbers reflect something more concerning, I just don’t think this is a viable option for us,” he said.
Supervisor Tina Scott said the draft ordinance was an attempt to keep ahead of a case surge.
“It’s looking like we’re going to have to have an outbreak in our community for people to wake up and maybe want to come back to this ordinance to be able to do the right thing. Maybe it’s just not real for people,” Scott said.
She said her husband has lost two family members who live on the East Coast to COVID-19. “It’s real to me.”
However, she said she didn’t want to vote on it Tuesday, explaining that she visited Mendocino County over the weekend and was shocked to see how differently people are behaving there than in Lake County.
“It’s just almost like we just don’t get it here, and it’s sad to see that,” Scott said.
Sabatier agreed that the timing wasn’t right, and that he would feel otherwise if the county had out-of-control deaths and hospitalizations.
“We have been led by being afraid of what could happen,” Sabatier said, adding that what is happening in New York isn’t what is happening in Lake County.
Brown, on the other hand, pushed for the board to vote on the document. “We need to make damn sure we kill this thing today.”
Simon, in response, said the proposed urgency ordinance was brought forward to protect public health and safety.
He said that over the next six to nine months the county will see the real impact of the pandemic. “Time will tell on the direction we’re moving.”
Simon added, “The ultimate goal is to be open and to stay open.”
Public divided over proposed ordinance
The board received numerous letters from the public in response to the draft documents. In addition, during public comment, the board heard input from people with a range of experiences, including those in the medical field to business people, arguing for and against the urgency ordinance.
Stephanie Pawha, a respiratory care practitioner, told the board, “The simplest damn thing is wearing a mask,” explaining the protective equipment she needs to wear every day to protect herself.
Lakeport resident Michael Green said by not approving the ordinance the board would be trampling on the rights of at-risk people and rewarding scofflaws, and that a reasonable enforcement process is needed.
Teresa Harborth said at her business, Pasquinelli’s Italian Deli and Coffee Shop in Lower Lake, they’re constantly washing their hands and using proper protocols, but they don’t require masking. She said that such punitive measures are economic sabotage and pushing the economy backward.
Big O Tires owner Denise Loustalot, the former mayor of Clearlake, told the board, “We have decisions to make because we have lives to save and business to save in our communities.”
Loustalot said she thought the ordinance is rough on businesses. While her business is enforcing masking and social distancing, she said some customers have pushed back and been rude. Getting fined for what customers won’t agree to do is “really, really tough.”
Brown pushed the board to vote on the ordinance, saying the public needed to know how the board felt about it. He suggested that Simon, who brought it to the board, could pass the gavel and make the motion himself.
But Simon demurred, saying he thought it was important for the board to have the discussion. “Do I think there needs to be some type of enforcement at some point? Yes.”
Supervisor EJ Crandell said passing the ordinance in rough draft form didn’t seem to be favorable and it would need a lot more work.
“Does that mean it’s coming back?” Brown asked.
Crandell said he would only be looking for changes to the rough draft as a deterrent to closing businesses, with no other board members offering additional comments on the topic before the discussion ended.
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NORTH COAST, Calif. – A Ukiah man died Monday following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 175 near Hopland.
The name of the 32-year-old man who died was not released by the California Highway Patrol’s Ukiah Area office in its Tuesday report on the wreck.
The CHP said that at approximately 11:36 a.m. Monday Justin Jimenez, 20, of Willits was driving eastbound on Highway 175 east of Harrison Street at an unknown speed in a 1999 Ford F-250 pickup.
The report said Jimenez let the Ford veer to the right shoulder, where it went out of control and crossed over the solid double yellow lines and collided with the Ukiah man’s 2002 Honda Civic, which was traveling westbound.
Following the crash, the Ford rolled over and came to rest on its wheels in the middle of Highway 175, facing an easterly direction. The CHP said the Honda also came to rest on its wheels, up against a grass embankment, facing a northwesterly direction.
The CHP said the driver of the Honda was pronounced dead at the scene.
His passenger, 34-year-old Ruben Tinajero of Ukiah, suffered major injuries and was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, the CHP said.
Jimenez had moderate injuries and also was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, according to the CHP’s report.
The CHP said the crash remains under investigation.
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The name of the 32-year-old man who died was not released by the California Highway Patrol’s Ukiah Area office in its Tuesday report on the wreck.
The CHP said that at approximately 11:36 a.m. Monday Justin Jimenez, 20, of Willits was driving eastbound on Highway 175 east of Harrison Street at an unknown speed in a 1999 Ford F-250 pickup.
The report said Jimenez let the Ford veer to the right shoulder, where it went out of control and crossed over the solid double yellow lines and collided with the Ukiah man’s 2002 Honda Civic, which was traveling westbound.
Following the crash, the Ford rolled over and came to rest on its wheels in the middle of Highway 175, facing an easterly direction. The CHP said the Honda also came to rest on its wheels, up against a grass embankment, facing a northwesterly direction.
The CHP said the driver of the Honda was pronounced dead at the scene.
His passenger, 34-year-old Ruben Tinajero of Ukiah, suffered major injuries and was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, the CHP said.
Jimenez had moderate injuries and also was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, according to the CHP’s report.
The CHP said the crash remains under investigation.
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The California Department of Transportation and the California Highway Patrol today announced a statewide effort to resume litter removal on the state highways.
Roadside litter cleanup has been limited since March due to the COVID-19 health crisis.
“Litter increases the risk of fire, pollutes our waterways, threatens wildlife and costs taxpayers millions of dollars to remove,” said Toks Omishakin, Caltrans director. “We ask all Californians to be part of the solution, dispose of trash responsibly and secure cargo loads before getting on the road.”
Caltrans maintenance workers and partnering programs are adhering to recommendations developed in consultation with licensed industrial hygienists to ensure safe working environments while conducting litter removal efforts during the current health crisis.
Crews will continue to wear personal protective equipment such as facemasks and gloves and practice physical distancing in accordance with guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
California needs your help to prevent trash from ever making it to the highways. Money spent on cleaning up trash diverts crews away from filling potholes, fixing guardrails, and performing other essential maintenance activities.
Motorists can be part of the solution by following a few basic travel behaviors:
– Stow a litter bag in your vehicle and always dispose of trash appropriately;
– Properly extinguish cigarettes and cigars; never throw any item, particularly one that is lit, from a vehicle.
– Always cover and properly secure cargo or materials hauled in passenger trucks and pick-ups to prevent items from falling off the vehicle.
– Volunteer to adopt a California highway and remove litter.
Litter removal was limited to protect the health and safety of Caltrans crews during the current health crisis.
Due to the accumulation of trash on the state highways with traffic beginning to increase as the state reopens, Caltrans crews and volunteers with the Adopt-A-Highway program are picking up garbage statewide and removing items abandoned on the side of the road.
The CHP actively enforces California’s anti-littering laws, ticketing motorists seen littering highways or driving with unsecured cargo loads.
Last year, CHP officers issued more than 3,100 citations for littering, and roughly one-third of those violations involved a lit cigarette.
“Not only is littering illegal, but there can be devastating consequences resulting from these senseless actions,” said CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley. “A lit cigarette carelessly tossed from a window can start a brush fire, an unsecured cargo load can result in a collision, and the safety of a highway worker cleaning up the mess is at great risk.”
Caltrans collected 287,000 cubic yards of litter in 2019 alone – enough to fill 18,000 garbage trucks.
Of that total, 35 percent resulted from efforts by the department’s community volunteer programs, saving California millions of dollars and untold associated environmental costs.
Caltrans collaborates with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and advocacy groups to provide occupational mentoring and temporary employment to parolees and veterans.
Participants are trained in litter abatement, and the program has grown from eight crews in 2009 to 55 crews operating in the state today.
The Adopt-A-Highway program provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations, and businesses to help maintain sections of the state highways.
Since its start in 1989, Adopt-a Highway volunteers have removed litter from more than 15,000 miles of roadway shoulders and helped maintain 36 acres of wildflowers, 1,540 acres of vegetation management, and 111 acres of tree planting.
More information on becoming an Adopt-a-Highway volunteer may be found on the Caltrans website at http://dot.ca.gov .
Roadside litter cleanup has been limited since March due to the COVID-19 health crisis.
“Litter increases the risk of fire, pollutes our waterways, threatens wildlife and costs taxpayers millions of dollars to remove,” said Toks Omishakin, Caltrans director. “We ask all Californians to be part of the solution, dispose of trash responsibly and secure cargo loads before getting on the road.”
Caltrans maintenance workers and partnering programs are adhering to recommendations developed in consultation with licensed industrial hygienists to ensure safe working environments while conducting litter removal efforts during the current health crisis.
Crews will continue to wear personal protective equipment such as facemasks and gloves and practice physical distancing in accordance with guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
California needs your help to prevent trash from ever making it to the highways. Money spent on cleaning up trash diverts crews away from filling potholes, fixing guardrails, and performing other essential maintenance activities.
Motorists can be part of the solution by following a few basic travel behaviors:
– Stow a litter bag in your vehicle and always dispose of trash appropriately;
– Properly extinguish cigarettes and cigars; never throw any item, particularly one that is lit, from a vehicle.
– Always cover and properly secure cargo or materials hauled in passenger trucks and pick-ups to prevent items from falling off the vehicle.
– Volunteer to adopt a California highway and remove litter.
Litter removal was limited to protect the health and safety of Caltrans crews during the current health crisis.
Due to the accumulation of trash on the state highways with traffic beginning to increase as the state reopens, Caltrans crews and volunteers with the Adopt-A-Highway program are picking up garbage statewide and removing items abandoned on the side of the road.
The CHP actively enforces California’s anti-littering laws, ticketing motorists seen littering highways or driving with unsecured cargo loads.
Last year, CHP officers issued more than 3,100 citations for littering, and roughly one-third of those violations involved a lit cigarette.
“Not only is littering illegal, but there can be devastating consequences resulting from these senseless actions,” said CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley. “A lit cigarette carelessly tossed from a window can start a brush fire, an unsecured cargo load can result in a collision, and the safety of a highway worker cleaning up the mess is at great risk.”
Caltrans collected 287,000 cubic yards of litter in 2019 alone – enough to fill 18,000 garbage trucks.
Of that total, 35 percent resulted from efforts by the department’s community volunteer programs, saving California millions of dollars and untold associated environmental costs.
Caltrans collaborates with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and advocacy groups to provide occupational mentoring and temporary employment to parolees and veterans.
Participants are trained in litter abatement, and the program has grown from eight crews in 2009 to 55 crews operating in the state today.
The Adopt-A-Highway program provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations, and businesses to help maintain sections of the state highways.
Since its start in 1989, Adopt-a Highway volunteers have removed litter from more than 15,000 miles of roadway shoulders and helped maintain 36 acres of wildflowers, 1,540 acres of vegetation management, and 111 acres of tree planting.
More information on becoming an Adopt-a-Highway volunteer may be found on the Caltrans website at http://dot.ca.gov .
In trying times, many Californians have turned to the fishing rod for relief.
National Go Fishing Day arrives Thursday, June 18, providing yet another opportunity for veteran anglers and newcomers alike to get outside, renew, recharge and soak up California’s outdoors.
California has issued more fishing licenses in 2020 than the state issued through this same time last year.
Annual resident sport fishing license sales are up 10 percent so far in 2020. Overall, California sport fishing licenses – which include resident, nonresident, annual, short-term and lifetime licenses among others – are up 3 percent in 2020.
Californians have discovered that fishing can provide a safe and healthy physical distancing activity and offers physical and mental relief in stressful times.
Fishing can supplement a family's diet with heart-healthy, low-fat sustainable protein. Fishing remains one of the limited entertainment options currently available to many Californians amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Go Fishing Day arrives as California's fishing seasons are in full swing statewide following some COVID-19 related delays to the start of ocean salmon seasons and the general trout opener.
From offshore tuna out of San Diego to high mountain trout in the Eastern Sierra and black bass and sunfish in neighborhood parks and ponds across the state, California anglers have nearly unlimited fishing options available to them this time of year.
The surge in 2020 California fishing licenses supports anecdotal observations pouring in for months. Bait, tackle, fly fishing shops and other outdoor retailers have reported brisk business in selling fishing equipment.
CDFW wildlife officers in the field noticed an uptick in fishing activity where it was available in the early days of shelter-in-place mandates.
CDFW's fish hatcheries have continued to stock catchable trout and salmon smolts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to provide current and future fishing opportunities to California anglers.
Those 16 and older are required to have a valid California fishing license in their possession while fishing. CDFW offers several fishing license options – from the traditional, annual license to one- and two-day licenses to lifetime licenses that are valid even if the holder moves out of state. Licenses can be purchased online or at participating retail sales agents.
CDFW provides a number of online resources to anglers at its R3 webpages to recruit, retain and reactivate hunters and anglers in California.
CDFW reminds anglers to abide by all state and local health guidelines regarding non-essential travel and physical distancing. Staying home in order to stay healthy is still the best way to keep yourself and others safe.
Anglers are also advised to check with local authorities on the status of access points as many site closures and access restrictions exist and may change daily.
National Go Fishing Day arrives Thursday, June 18, providing yet another opportunity for veteran anglers and newcomers alike to get outside, renew, recharge and soak up California’s outdoors.
California has issued more fishing licenses in 2020 than the state issued through this same time last year.
Annual resident sport fishing license sales are up 10 percent so far in 2020. Overall, California sport fishing licenses – which include resident, nonresident, annual, short-term and lifetime licenses among others – are up 3 percent in 2020.
Californians have discovered that fishing can provide a safe and healthy physical distancing activity and offers physical and mental relief in stressful times.
Fishing can supplement a family's diet with heart-healthy, low-fat sustainable protein. Fishing remains one of the limited entertainment options currently available to many Californians amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Go Fishing Day arrives as California's fishing seasons are in full swing statewide following some COVID-19 related delays to the start of ocean salmon seasons and the general trout opener.
From offshore tuna out of San Diego to high mountain trout in the Eastern Sierra and black bass and sunfish in neighborhood parks and ponds across the state, California anglers have nearly unlimited fishing options available to them this time of year.
The surge in 2020 California fishing licenses supports anecdotal observations pouring in for months. Bait, tackle, fly fishing shops and other outdoor retailers have reported brisk business in selling fishing equipment.
CDFW wildlife officers in the field noticed an uptick in fishing activity where it was available in the early days of shelter-in-place mandates.
CDFW's fish hatcheries have continued to stock catchable trout and salmon smolts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to provide current and future fishing opportunities to California anglers.
Those 16 and older are required to have a valid California fishing license in their possession while fishing. CDFW offers several fishing license options – from the traditional, annual license to one- and two-day licenses to lifetime licenses that are valid even if the holder moves out of state. Licenses can be purchased online or at participating retail sales agents.
CDFW provides a number of online resources to anglers at its R3 webpages to recruit, retain and reactivate hunters and anglers in California.
CDFW reminds anglers to abide by all state and local health guidelines regarding non-essential travel and physical distancing. Staying home in order to stay healthy is still the best way to keep yourself and others safe.
Anglers are also advised to check with local authorities on the status of access points as many site closures and access restrictions exist and may change daily.
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council is set to discuss selling a property it originally purchased for a corporation yard and animal shelter.
The council will meet virtually at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 18.
Because of the county’s shelter in place order, Clearlake City Hall remains closed to the public, however, the virtual meeting will be broadcast live on Lake County PEG TV’s YouTube Channel.
Comments and questions can be submitted in writing for City Council consideration by sending them to City Clerk Melissa Swanson atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . You can also visit the city’s new town hall site and submit written comments at https://www.opentownhall.com/portals/327/Issue_9055 . Identify the subject you wish to comment on in your email’s subject line or in your town hall submission.
To give the council adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit your written comments prior to 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 18.
Each public comment emailed to the city clerk will be read aloud by the mayor or a member of staff for up to three minutes or will be displayed on a screen. Public comment emails and town hall public comment submissions that are received after the beginning of the meeting will not be included in the record.
On the agenda is a discussion of selling the 21.25-acre city-owned parcel at 2185 Ogulin Canyon Road to Kim Gardner.
City Manager Alan Flora’s report to the council said the city purchased the property in 2016 with the intention of locating a Public Works corporation yard and animal shelter facility there.
However, in February, an analysis by city staff presented to the council concluded that the property isn’t an acceptable location either for the corporation yard or animal shelter, as Lake County News has reported.
“The City is currently under construction for new and upgraded Animal Shelter facilities and is undertaking planning to locate the Public Works Yard near the Lake County Sanitation District’s Southeast Treatment Plant. The City has no current need for the 21.25-acre property on Ogulin Canyon,” Flora reported.
He said the property was listed for sale a few weeks ago for $398,000 and a full price offer has been received. He said the buyer would like a 90-day escrow period.
If the council gives authorization to sign the agreement, Flora said staff will proceed with taking the proposed sale to the Clearlake Planning Commission for review of general plan consistency, and close of escrow would be contingent on this determination.
“Other than the 90-day period for due diligence no other contingencies have been requested by the buyer,” Flora reported.
The council also will consider adopting its new fiscal year budget, get updates to the management classification and benefits plan and city salary schedule and get a presentation on the city’s adoptable dogs.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items that are not considered controversial and are usually adopted on a single vote – are warrant registers; consideration of continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on Oct. 9, 2017, and ratified by council action Oct. 12, 2017, in response to the Sulphur fire; consideration of continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on March 14, 2020, and Ratified by Council Action March 19, 2020; minutes of the April and May meetings; minutes of the May 13, 2020 LC Vector Control District Board meeting; consideration of Resolution No. 2020-29, approving a temporary street closure for the 63rd annual July 4th celebration; Adoption of Resolution 2020-30 authoring the application for and receipt of Local Early Action Planning Grant Program funds; acceptance of easement deed from Highlands Mutual Water Co. for property located at 14580 Lakeshore Drive; acceptance of right of way dedication from Clearlake Paper-Janitorial Supply for property located at 14802 Lakeshore Drive; purchase of emergency items with funds from the 2019 CalOES Grant.
Following the public portion of the meeting, the council will go to closed session to discuss existing litigation against Pacific Gas and Electric Co., negotiations for the sale of city-owned property at 2185 Ogulin Canyon Road and a potential case of litigation.
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The council will meet virtually at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 18.
Because of the county’s shelter in place order, Clearlake City Hall remains closed to the public, however, the virtual meeting will be broadcast live on Lake County PEG TV’s YouTube Channel.
Comments and questions can be submitted in writing for City Council consideration by sending them to City Clerk Melissa Swanson at
To give the council adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit your written comments prior to 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 18.
Each public comment emailed to the city clerk will be read aloud by the mayor or a member of staff for up to three minutes or will be displayed on a screen. Public comment emails and town hall public comment submissions that are received after the beginning of the meeting will not be included in the record.
On the agenda is a discussion of selling the 21.25-acre city-owned parcel at 2185 Ogulin Canyon Road to Kim Gardner.
City Manager Alan Flora’s report to the council said the city purchased the property in 2016 with the intention of locating a Public Works corporation yard and animal shelter facility there.
However, in February, an analysis by city staff presented to the council concluded that the property isn’t an acceptable location either for the corporation yard or animal shelter, as Lake County News has reported.
“The City is currently under construction for new and upgraded Animal Shelter facilities and is undertaking planning to locate the Public Works Yard near the Lake County Sanitation District’s Southeast Treatment Plant. The City has no current need for the 21.25-acre property on Ogulin Canyon,” Flora reported.
He said the property was listed for sale a few weeks ago for $398,000 and a full price offer has been received. He said the buyer would like a 90-day escrow period.
If the council gives authorization to sign the agreement, Flora said staff will proceed with taking the proposed sale to the Clearlake Planning Commission for review of general plan consistency, and close of escrow would be contingent on this determination.
“Other than the 90-day period for due diligence no other contingencies have been requested by the buyer,” Flora reported.
The council also will consider adopting its new fiscal year budget, get updates to the management classification and benefits plan and city salary schedule and get a presentation on the city’s adoptable dogs.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items that are not considered controversial and are usually adopted on a single vote – are warrant registers; consideration of continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on Oct. 9, 2017, and ratified by council action Oct. 12, 2017, in response to the Sulphur fire; consideration of continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on March 14, 2020, and Ratified by Council Action March 19, 2020; minutes of the April and May meetings; minutes of the May 13, 2020 LC Vector Control District Board meeting; consideration of Resolution No. 2020-29, approving a temporary street closure for the 63rd annual July 4th celebration; Adoption of Resolution 2020-30 authoring the application for and receipt of Local Early Action Planning Grant Program funds; acceptance of easement deed from Highlands Mutual Water Co. for property located at 14580 Lakeshore Drive; acceptance of right of way dedication from Clearlake Paper-Janitorial Supply for property located at 14802 Lakeshore Drive; purchase of emergency items with funds from the 2019 CalOES Grant.
Following the public portion of the meeting, the council will go to closed session to discuss existing litigation against Pacific Gas and Electric Co., negotiations for the sale of city-owned property at 2185 Ogulin Canyon Road and a potential case of litigation.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Health officials on Monday confirmed that two more Lake County residents have tested positive for COVID-19.
The two new cases bring the total COVID-19 caseload for Lake County to 34.
Lake County Public Health did not immediately release any details about the cases.
Of Lake County’s total cases, four are active and 30 have recovered. There are no current hospitalizations, according to the Lake County Public Health COVID-19 dashboard.
Approximately 3,459 of Lake County’s more than 64,000 residents have been tested for COVID-19, with 149 of those test results still pending, Public Health reported.
As of Monday night, more than 155,000 COVID-19 cases and more than 5,100 deaths had been reported in California, according to data provided by county health departments statewide.
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The two new cases bring the total COVID-19 caseload for Lake County to 34.
Lake County Public Health did not immediately release any details about the cases.
Of Lake County’s total cases, four are active and 30 have recovered. There are no current hospitalizations, according to the Lake County Public Health COVID-19 dashboard.
Approximately 3,459 of Lake County’s more than 64,000 residents have been tested for COVID-19, with 149 of those test results still pending, Public Health reported.
As of Monday night, more than 155,000 COVID-19 cases and more than 5,100 deaths had been reported in California, according to data provided by county health departments statewide.
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