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The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office said the deadline to submit arguments for and against Kelseyville Unified School District’s Bond Measure “Q” is Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 5 p.m.
If passed by a 55% majority vote, the bond would result in the sale of up to $35.5 million in bonds to pay for facility upgrades and improvements.
Interested registered voters of the Kelseyville Unified School District are advised to contact the Registrar of Voters Office at 707-263-2372 before the deadline for information on the requirements for filing an argument.
The Registrar of Voters office is open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding county holidays.
For additional information, visit https://www.lakecountyca.gov/818/Registrar-of-Voters or email the agency at
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The council will meet Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The agenda can be found here.
The council chambers will be open to the public for the meeting. Masks are highly encouraged where 6-foot distancing cannot be maintained.
If you cannot attend in person, and would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the Zoom meeting remotely at this link or join by phone by calling toll-free 669-900-9128 or 346-248-7799.
The webinar ID is 973 6820 1787, access code is 477973; the audio pin will be shown after joining the webinar. Those phoning in without using the web link will be in “listen mode” only and will not be able to participate or comment.
Comments can be submitted by email to
On Tuesday, city staff will ask the council to hold a nuisance abatement hearing and adopt a resolution declaring the primary structure of the Vista Point Shopping Center, located at 872 to 896a Lakeport Blvd., a public nuisance, order the property owner to abate all identified nuisance conditions within 30 days and empowering staff with authority to abate the nuisances.
The council also will consider awarding a $128,538.59 contract to Skiles & Associates for the Carnegie Library Improvements Project.
Public Works Director Ron Ladd said the project involves various interior renovations of the Carnegie Library.
Those include repairing and painting walls, insulating and installing a new ceiling, replacing damaged floorboards, new floor finishing, new recessed lights and battery powered emergency lights, and installation of a new chandelier and ceiling fan.
Ladd said work is expected to start in February and be completed by June.
On the consent agenda — items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; minutes of the City Council’s special and regular meetings on Nov. 21; and direction to the city clerk to prepare the 2024 Maddy Act Appointments List and post at City Hall and the Lakeport Public Library.
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The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8, online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and on the county’s Facebook page. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 820 5805 0224, pass code 461570. The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16694449171,,82058050224#,,,,*461570#.
In an item timed for 9:15 a.m., the board will consider submitting public comments in response to PG&E’s initial draft surrender application and conceptual decommissioning plan for the Potter Valley Project, which includes the Scott Dam.
A memo from supervisors Eddie Crandell and Bruno Sabatier explained that PG&E released the draft plan on Nov. 17. “This draft plan offers limited detail in many areas that are crucial to Lake County's interests.”
They are presenting a draft letter documenting their concerns. The memo noted that the letter “expresses concern decommissioning without fully accounting for Lake Pillsbury area property owners' concerns, and keeping both area residents and the County of Lake whole, sets a dangerous precedent that should be concerning to all California residents,” and that “PG&E has yet to demonstrate decommissioning (and disposal of dam materials and management of sediment) can be responsibly managed.”
In other business, at 9:45 a.m., the board will consider adopting the Lake County Hazard Mitigation Plan.
In an untimed item, the board will consider appointments to the Lakeport Fire Protection District Board of Directors.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve letter of support for the 2023-2024 COCO AIM grant application entitled “Lake County Fire Safe Council Capacity Building and CMAT Implementation” project (CBCI) submitted by the Lake County Resource Conservation District (LCRCD) and authorize the chair to sign.
5.2: approve public defender contract amendment No. 11 between the county of Lake and Lake Indigent Defense LLP for the purpose of removing Anakalia K. Sullivan as partner, and authorize chair to sign.
5.3: Adopt resolution approving Agreement No. 23-0413-004-SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for compliance with the Sudden Oak Death Quarantine program for the period July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, in the Amount of $4,341.69.
5.4: Approve resolution of the Board of Education of the Kelseyville Unified School District ordering an election to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds, establishing specifications of the election order, and requesting consolidation with other elections occurring on March 5, 2024.
5.5: a) Approve the FY 2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant application in the amount of $138,341; and b) authorize Sheriff Rob Howe to sign the grant subaward face sheet, the authorized agent document and the subrecipient grants management assessment form; and c) authorize County Administrative Officer Susan Parker 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.
5.6: a) Adopt resolution approving the Lake County Sheriff's Office to apply for state of California, Department of Parks and Recreation Off-Highway Vehicle Grant funds and authorize the Lake County sheriff/coroner or his designee to sign the project agreement; and b) consideration of a delegation of authority to Lake County Sheriff-Coroner Rob Howe or his designee to execute the attached project agreement, No. G23-03-64-L01 and to act as the county’s agent in the negotiation, execution, and submittal of all related documents, including amendments to the project agreement and requests for payments.
5.7: a) Waive formal bidding process pursuant to Lake County Code Section 2-38.4 Cooperative Purchase Agreement by the Huston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) and, b) approve the purchase of a Hindsight H-4 Multi-Media Recorder from Exacom and c) authorize the sheriff to sign a purchase order not to exceed $50,000.
5.8: a) Approve the FY 2023 EOC Grant Program application in the amount of $1,318,133; and b) authorize Sheriff Rob Howe to sign the grant subaward face sheet, and the subrecipient grants management assessment form; and c) Authorize County Administrative Officer Susan Parker 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.
5.9: a) Approve the FY 2023 Homeland Security application in the amount of $126,762; and b) authorize Sheriff Rob Howe to sign the grant subaward face sheet, the authorized agent document and the subrecipient grants management assessment form; and c) authorize County Administrative Officer Susan Parker 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: Approve delegation of investment authority to treasurer-tax collector.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:07 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:08 a.m.: Consideration of county investment policy.
6.4, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of submittal of public comments in response to PG&E’s initial draft surrender application and conceptual decommissioning plan.
6.5, 9:45 a.m.: Consideration of resolution adopting the Lake County Hazard Mitigation plan for the county of Lake.
6.6, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, continued from Nov. 28, consideration of proposed negative declaration (IS 23-03), General plan amendment (GPAP 23-01), and rezone (RZ 23-01) for Reynolds System Inc., to change the general plan designation of a portion of the parcel from rural lands to industrial, and rezone a portion of the parcel from rural lands to heavy industrial; Location: 18649 CA State Highway 175, Middletown (APN: 013-046-04).
6.7, 10:30 a.m.: Consideration of presentation for overview of grant award from the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research under the Adaptation Planning Grant Program.
6.8, 10:45 a.m.: Presentation of Revised State Water Resources Control Board’s Information Order Regulations for the Clear Lake Watershed.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of appointments to Lakeport Fire Protection District Board of Directors.
7.3: Consideration of the following advisory board appointment: Mental Health Advisory Board.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1, 3 p.m.: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b) (1): Interviews for Health Services director; appointment of Health Services director.
8.2: Public employee evaluation: Director of Child Support Services.
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The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, located at 15900 Moose Lodge Lane in Clearlake Oaks.
It will be available via Zoom. The meeting ID is 986 3245 2684, pass code is 666827.
On Wednesday, ERTH will host as its guest speaker newly appointed Lake County Chief Public Defender Raymond Buenaventura.
Standing agenda items include updates on John T. Klaus Park and commercial cannabis, Northshore Fire Protection District, Spring Valley, the Shoreline Area Plan and the supervisor’s report.
ERTH’s next meeting will take place on Jan. 3.
ERTH’s members are Denise Loustalot, Jim Burton, Tony Morris and Pamela Kicenski.
For more information visit the group’s Facebook page.