LAKEPORT, Calif. – The county of Lake is in negotiations with the agency that holds the main water rights to Clear Lake and Indian Valley Reservoir for a power purchase agreement that will save on the county’s annual power purchase costs.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will discuss rule changes for collective cannabis cultivation in rural lands and consider a staff request to consider future uses of the historic Lucerne Castle.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – This week the Board of Supervisors will host a swearing-in ceremony for new county correctional officers and consider a power purchase agreement.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8 and online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx . Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
At 9:15 a.m., Sheriff Brian Martin will administer the oath to newly appointed Correctional Officers Lindsey Dutch and Alexis Eddinger.
In an untimed item, the board will consider and discuss a power purchase agreement with Yolo County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, the agency which holds the main water rights to Clear Lake.
In other business, the board will hold a hearing on a vicious animal abatement order at 10 a.m.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
7.1: Adopt Proclamation commending Paul and Shery Loewen for decades of service to Lake County.
7.2: Approve letter of opposition to AB 1250 (Jones-Sawyer), county contracts for personal services.
7.3: a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 2-38.4, as the County is piggybacking on a cooperative purchasing consortium contract; b) approve agreement with Canon Solutions America providing terms and conditions for acquisition, operation and maintenance of digital copy machines and supporting products, services and supplies for a monthly lease amount of $6,862.42 and a per copy amount of $0.0056 (B&W) and $0.0450 (Color); and authorize the chair to sign; and c) authorize the purchasing agent to execute the resulting purchase orders and/or lease agreements.
7.4: Adopt resolution to appoint Jan Coppinger, Lake County Special Districts administrator, as the environmental officer for the Anderson Springs Septic to Sewer Project.
7.5: Adopt resolution establishing 2017-2018 appropriations limit for the county of Lake and Special Districts Governed by the Board of Supervisors.
7.6: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Richard Bachman, DVM for veterinary professional services not to exceed $140,000 for the FY17/18; and authorize chair to sign.
7.7: Approve reissuance of cancelled check to Deschamps Automotive from FY 14/15, which was not cashed within six months from the date of issuance.
7.8: (a) Approve the purchase of video conferencing equipment from Conferencing Advisors Inc. in the amount of $25,426; and authorize the sheriff to issue a purchase order; and (b) approve the purchase of video conferencing equipment from Conferencing Advisors Inc. in the amount of $3668, and authorize the Director of Information Technology to issue a purchase order.
7.9: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Redwood Toxicology Laboratory Inc. in the amount of $20,000 starting July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020; and authorize the chair to sign.
7.10: a) Waive the formal bid process per Ordinance #2406, Purchasing Code 38.1, as the cost of service has not increased; b) approve contract between county of Lake and Lake County Office of Education for differential response services in the amount of $70,000 starting July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020; and authorize the chair to sign.
7.11: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Lake County Office of Education for foster youth services in the amount of $45,000 starting July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; and authorize the chair to sign.
7.12: Approve contract between the county of Lake and the Lake County Office of Education for probation family PRO services in the amount of $36,000 starting July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; and authorize the chair to sign.
7.13: Adopt resolution authorizing the cancellation of Lake County Sanitation NW Sewer replacement designation in the amount of $150,000.00 to pay for emergency expenses during the 2017 Storm Event.
7.14: (a) Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Megabyte Systems Inc., for FY 2017-18 MPTS property tax system maintenance and online business property filing licensing/support, in the amount of $182,555.70, 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 FY 2017-18 online tax bills and e-payment processing services, in the amount of $4,323.06, and authorize the chair to sign.
7.15: Sitting as Lake County Watershed Protection District, (a) approve contract by and between Lake County Watershed Protection District and White and Sons Boatworks for the Vessel Salvage Grant Program, not to exceed $23,040 and authorize the chair to sign; and (b) approve contract by and between the Lake County Watershed Protection District and Enterprise Towing for the Vessel Salvage Grant Program, not to exceed $34,560 and authorize the chair to sign.
7.16: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2016-145 Establishing Position Allocations for Fiscal Year 2016-2017, Budget Unit No. 8107, Water Resources.
TIMED ITEMS
8.2, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation commending Paul and Shery Loewen for decades of service to Lake County.
8.3, 9:15 a.m.: Swearing-in of newly appointed Correctional Officers Lindsey Dutch and Alexis Eddinger.
8.4, 9:30 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, LCAQMD FY 17/18 Draft Budget Hearing, Budget Units #8799 & #8798.
8.5, 9:45 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of appeal (AB 17-03) of the Planning Commission’s decision to deny the administrative appeal (AA 16-02) of the departmental issuance of a categorical exemption (CE 16-64) for the removal/replacement of a boating structure, for property located at 6460 Soda Bay Drive, Kelseyville; APNs 044-030-01, 044-040-01, 044-050-01 & 044-070-01. The project applicant is Lauri Dohring, on behalf of the Bell Haven Homeowners Association; appellant is Joan Sturges.
8.6, 10 a.m.: Hearing, appeal of vicious animal abatement order (Lodge - Case# 2017-05-0006).
UNTIMED ITEMS
9.1: Consideration of Amendment No.1 to the contract agreement between the county of Lake and the fire protection districts for dispatch services.
9.2: Sitting as the Kelseyville County Waterworks District No. 3, consideration and discussion of proposed solar facilities at Kelseyville County Waterworks Dist #3 Treatment Plant.
9.3: Consideration and discussion of a power purchase agreement with Yolo County Flood Control & Water Conservation District.
CLOSED SESSION
10.1: Closed session pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 1605.4 for Local Board of Equalization deliberations as to Assessment Appeal of Princess Margaret LLC c/o Leland Kraemer, 950 Waugh Lane, Ukiah, CA. Application No. 15-010 (Mendocino County), Assessor’s Parcel No. 003-150-00-03; announcement of tentative decision.
10.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1): Loberg v. County of Lake, et al.
10.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1): Shikman v. County of Lake, et al.
10.4: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1): Lakeside Heights HOA, et al. v. County of Lake, et al.
10.5: Conference with legal counsel: Decision whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4): One potential case.
10.6: Public employee evaluations title: Water Resources Director Phil Moy and County Librarian Christopher Veach.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – On Thursday night the Clearlake City Council gave final approval to the proposed budget document for the 2017-18 fiscal year.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council this week is set to approve the city’s 2017-18 fiscal year budget.
The council will meet at 5 p.m. for a closed session to discuss the appeal of Verizon Wireless regarding a cell tower before the public portion of the meeting begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
City Manager Margaret Silveira and Finance Director Nick Walker will present the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Budget.
The council will consider a resolution approving the recommended budget and its component units, and authorizing Silveira to expend the appropriations found in the document.
The report to the council from Silveira and Walker explains that the new fiscal year budget totals $13,199,716, with approximately $5,530,554 in the general fund.
The budget was developed with several new city objectives in mind, which came out of a council and management strategic planning and goals setting session in April, the report explained.
Those goals include public safety, road improvement, completion of the South Main Street/Soda Bay Road annexation, completion of a solar array project, replacement of aging police patrol vehicles and economic development, such as wifi, for downtown areas, according to the report.
As part of the budget, the council will adopt a resolution approving the appropriations limit of $11,486,172 in fiscal year 2017-18.
In other business, the council will consider adopting a resolution electing to become subject to the
Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act. At the same time, the council will introduce the proposed ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 3.05 to the Lakeport Municipal Code to comply with the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act.
Administrative Services Director Kelly Buendia also will ask the council to approve new and modified job classifications, including maintenance worker III; utility operator I/II/III; wastewater systems
supervisor I/II; water operations supervisor I/II; and government accountant.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; the minutes of the special council meeting on June 5 and th regular council meeting on June 6; the warrant register of June 12; Application No. 2017-023 with staff recommendations for the annual Lake County Fair Parade to take place on Main Street on Aug. 31; approval of the designated temporary disabled parking on C and D streets, between South Forbes Street and the respective fairgrounds entrance gates from 4 p.m. Aug. 31, to midnight on Sunday, Sept. 3; approve the lease for fair parking at 902 Bevins Court with the 49th District Agricultural Association and authorize the city manager to execute the lease; cancel the regular Lakeport City Council meeting on Aug. 1 and approve the participation of the city of Lakeport in the National Night Out event, with street closures; authorize the acceptance of the Highway 29 Force Main project and record a
Notice of completion with the county of lake.
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The California State Legislature has passed a resolution in response to a federal review ordered by the president of 22 national monuments, six of them in California.
On Friday, Assembly Joint Resolution 15 cleared the last hurdle in the legislative process, passing the State Senate by a margin of 27-8.
Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), whose district includes Lake County, was joined by coauthors Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa), and Senators Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), introduced the measure after President Trump ordered a review of national monuments in April.
Executive Order 13792 of April 26 directs the secretary of the Department of the Interior to conduct a review of all Presidential designations or expansions of designations under the Antiquities Act of 1906 made since January 1, 1996, where the designation covers more than 100,000 acres, where the designation after expansion covers more than 100,000 acres, or where the secretary determines that the designation or expansion was made without adequate public outreach and coordination with relevant stakeholders, to determine whether each designation or expansion conforms to the policy set forth in section 1 of the order.
The resolution, passed on the 111th Anniversary of the Federal Antiquities Act, memorializes a call by the California State Legislature for the Federal Government to continue protecting California’s national monuments.
California has 22 national monuments. Under the president’s executive order, six of these federally-protected lands in California will be subject to review: Giant Sequoia, Carrizo Plain, San Gabriel Mountains, Berryessa Snow Mountain, Mojave Trails and Sand to Snow National Monuments. Cascade Siskiyou, which is located in both Oregon and California, also is under review.
The Legislature sees no reason to review the status these public lands.
Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, joined by some of the bill’s coauthors, spoke to a crowd of National Monuments and Parks supporters at a rally in Sacramento on Friday.
“Instead of wasting federal resources on an unwanted ‘review’ of protections for California’s public lands,” she said, “the president should use the money to protect our environment, provide health care to America’s working families, restore meals on wheels to the elderly, or grant college tuitions and job training to our country’s young people.”
“National Monuments protect our environment and support our local economy,” said Sen. Dodd. “I was honored to play a part in the successful effort to create the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, which will enhance recreational opportunities and visitation to the region. Preserving our region’s natural splendor for future generations is absolutely essential, and we can’t afford to move backward.”
“Millions travel from across the planet to enjoy the beauty of our state’s national monuments, which generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for our communities. I’m grateful to Assemblywoman Aguiar-Curry and Sen. Dodd for advancing this important resolution which draws a line in the sand and will help California protect these natural wonders,” Sen. Mike McGuire said.
The national monuments in California provide open spaces to the public for recreational and educational activities, as well as job opportunities. Outdoor recreation in California generates $85 billion annually in consumer spending, and has added over 730,000 jobs to the state’s economy.
“Designating and protecting public lands has been one of our country’s best tools in our fight to protect our environment,” said Wood who represents California’s North Coast. “One of the newest National Monuments, the Stornetta Point Arena Public Lands on the Mendocino Coast, was designated a national monument in 2014 after years of effort by the community and it would be a tragedy to have all of that hard work undone.”
AJR 15 is supported by over 70 environmental, land protection, conservation, and recreational advocates and organizations who argue that national monuments are integral to preserving California’s historical, cultural, and ecological values.
“It took us years to designate Berryessa Snow Mountain as a national monument,” Assemblymember-Aguiar-Curry said. “We worked with hundreds of people throughout Northern California to show the federal government that we were truly invested in protecting our natural and cultural resources. This resolution shows Washington that we want to continue protecting our precious lands.”
“There is a passion in America for those special places that tell the stories of who we are and from whence we came. Our parks, our forests, our deserts, our plants and wildlife, plate tectonics, outdoor recreation, economic opportunities; These are our national monuments,” said Bob Schneider of the conservation group, Tuleyome. “We value them, we care for them, and we will fight to protect them. Thank you to Assemblymembers Aguiar-Curry and Wood and Senators Dodd and McGuire for championing this effort.”
AJR 15 was presented on the Assembly Floor last week where forty-five Assemblymembers asked to be listed as coauthors of the resolution.
"AJR 15 shows that Californians stand strong against any federal efforts to rollback national monuments protections. From the Mojave Desert to the Coastal Range Mountains to the grassy Carrizo Plains, these monuments are loved for many reasons, including the opportunity to view iconic wildlife such as desert tortoise, San Joaquin kit fox and Tule elk," said Kim Delfino, California program director for Defenders of Wildlife.
“Our coastline, mountains, forests, parks, national monuments – our protected public lands – are California's calling card to the world and part of a deeply rooted legacy of conservation that is essential to our tourism and recreation economy, to our quality of life, and to achieving climate resilience and environmental justice in our state,” said Mariana Maguire with the Conservation Lands Foundation.
AJR 15 will now be transmitted to Washington D.C., where it will be submitted to the federal government for comment under the ongoing federal review of the nation’s public lands.
Congressman John Garamendi has written to the Department of the Interior to express his support of maintaining the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument designation, as has California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, as Lake County News has reported.
The Lakeport City Council last week also passed a resolution reaffirming its support of the designation.
The public comment period on the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument designation closes on July 10.
Tuleyome, the group that helped champion the monument’s formation, is offering online postcards for community members who want to support maintaining the designation. Letters also can be submitted directly to the federal government online.
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