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To date, California has remediated 5,679 encampments in the state right-of-way and has provided $415 million to locals to move people from encampments into housing and get those encampments cleaned up.
Now, the state is making an additional $299 million available to locals to build on the state’s progress and assist an estimated 10,000 individuals experiencing homelessness.
Half of the new grants will be prioritized for encampments on the state right-of-way, helping to make sure the state’s highways remain safe and secure for everyone.
“Since day one, combatting homelessness has been a top priority. Encampments are not safe for the people living in them, or for community members around them. The state is giving locals hundreds of millions of dollars to move people into housing and clean up these persistent and dangerous encampments. And we are doing the same on state land, having removed 5,679 encampments since 2021,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The California Interagency Council on Homelessness, or Cal ICH, is now accepting applications for the $299 million in grants.
These competitive grants are available to cities, counties and continuums of care, and applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until June 30, 2024, or until funds are exhausted.
To date, 66 communities have been awarded $414 million from the fund since its inception in 2021.
“Housing is the solution to homelessness, and these grants will help our local partners assist their unhoused neighbors move from dangerous and unsightly encampments into safe and stable places they can call home,” said Cal ICH Executive Officer Meghan Marshall.
In just the past two-plus years, Caltrans has cleared nearly 5,700 encampments throughout the state while working in partnership with local communities to address the needs of individuals prior to clearing a site.
“Through the Encampment Resolution Grants, Caltrans is working to connect people experiencing homelessness on its right-of-way to more secure and stable housing situations offered by local partners,” said Alisa Becerra, Caltrans Deputy Division Chief, Office of Homelessness and Encampments, Division of Maintenance. “The strength of this effort relies on collaboration, trust, and a shared commitment to creating real solutions that help the people who need it most.”
The Encampment Resolution Fund was designed by Gov. Newsom and the Legislature to provide communities of all sizes with the funding to provide supportive services to people living in encampments and help them move into housing, reflecting California’s nation-leading commitment to find innovative solutions to addressing the tragedy of homelessness.
In total, the administration has budgeted $750 million to help an estimated 23,000 individuals living in dangerous conditions on our streets without shelter.
For more details on encampment grants and to apply for these funds, click here.
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The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, 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 894 4656 8969, pass code 306404. The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16699006833,,89446568969#,,,,*306404#.
In an item timed for 1 p.m., the board will consider Supervisor Jessica Pyska’s proposal to purchase the Kelseyville Senior Center, located at 5245 Third St., then lease it back to Kelseyville Seniors Inc.
In 2002, the county provided funds to allow the nonprofit that runs the senior center to purchase it providings $165,000 for the purchase and $35,000 for renovations, as Lake County News has reported.
County staff is recommending the board now go forward with buying the site contingent on approval of the general plan conformity report by the Planning Commission on Dec. 14, and also consider a lease agreement with Kelseyville Seniors Inc.
The proposed contract says the purchase price is $117,795, which will come from American Rescue Plan Act. In the 2022-23 budget, the county had included $700,000 for renovating the building.
“The community of Kelseyville is one of the few major communities in Lake County which does not have a full-scale senior citizens center. The current ‘center’ is a very small County-owned building which contains space for little more than an office. There are limited food services provided at this facility,” said the memo to the board from County Administrative Officer Susan Parker and Assistant County Administrative Officer Stephen Carter.
Their memo goes on to state, “Administration has been working diligently with Kelseyville Senior Center Inc. to ensure the purchase, and subsequent lease agreement, to allow for a seamless transition with no loss of services. The purchase of the Kelseyville Senior Center will allow for the development of a sustainable senior citizens center which would serve the entire Kelseyville area, including the Rivieras, Buckingham and portions of Cobb.”
In other business on Tuesday, at 9:08 a.m. the board will present a proclamation commending Billy Roberson for heroic actions in saving the life of a teenager at Lakeport Unified School District.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: a) Waive the formal bidding process, subject to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of good or services; and b) approve agreement between county of Lake and AireMedCare Network for air ambulance services and authorize the chair to sign.
5.2: Approve renewal of universal designation of subrecipient’s agent resolution authorizing the county administrative officer and the auditor-controller to provide assurances and agreements required by the California Office of Emergency Services for disaster events.
5.3: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services associated with acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations in the amount of $50,000 for fiscal years 2023-24 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.4: Ratify closure of the Lake County Behavioral Health Services Department to the public for a mandatory all staff training regarding safe deescalation on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.
5.5: Approve Board of Supervisors meeting minutes from Sept. 12, 2023, and Sept. 19, 2023.
5.6: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Lake County Office of Education for Family WRAP Services as Part of the Prop 64 – Health and Safety Grant (Cohort 3), through Sept. 30, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $800,000, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.7: a) Approve Budget Transfer in Budget Unit 6022 – Library for $53,342 from account 760.28-30 to Capital Asset account 760.62-72; and b) amend the list of capital assets of the 2023-2024 budget to increase the Mobile Library Vehicle (Bookmobile) to $200,000 and authorize the chair to the Board of Supervisors to sign.
5.8: Adopt proclamation commending Billy Roberson for heroic actions in saving the life of a teenager at Lakeport Unified School District.
5.9: a) Waive competitive bidding pursuant to Lake County Code Section 2-38.2(2) due to the unique nature of the goods and services provided; and b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Nordhammer Art Foundry for the creation and installation of a life-size bronze cast Lake Pomo family sculpture in the amount of $230,000, and authorize the chair to sign the agreement.
5.10: a) Waive the Formal Bidding Process Pursuant to County Ordinance 3109 Section 2-38 due to 38.5 purchase of proprietary articles in which contractor is the sole provider of service; and b) approve contract between county of Lake and Fiscal Experts Inc. for time study service, in the amount of $33,120 per fiscal year from Jan. 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.11: Approve first amendment to contract between county of Lake and MRI Software LLC for Voucher Waitlist Module, in the amount of $500 per fiscal year from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2026, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.12: Approve budget transfer allocating money from object code 18.00 to 61.60 in the amount of $87,616 for the replacement of Media AC at the Soda Bay Water Treatment Plant.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:07 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:08 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation commending Billy Roberson for heroic actions in saving the life of a teenager at Lakeport Unified School District.
6.4, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of Lake County Resource Conservation District’s annual report.
6.5, 9:30 a.m.: Presentation of Partnership Health Plan Expansion and Lake County Partnership Health ordinance update.
6.6, 9:45 a.m.: Presentation of Public Health Officer Dr. Noemi Doohan work plan for Sept. 1, 2023, to Sept. 1, 2024.
6.7, 10:30 a.m.: Public hearing, 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).
6.8, 11 a.m.: Continued from Nov. 7, consideration of proposed findings of fact and decision in the appeal of Scotts Valley Energy Corp. (AB 23-01).
6.9, 1 p.m.: a) Consideration of Real Property Purchase and Sale Agreement of 5245 Third St. Kelseyville, CA 95451 contingent upon approval of the general plan conformity report; and b) consideration of lease agreement between the county of Lake and Kelseyville Seniors Inc., and authorize chair to sign.
6.10, 1:15 p.m.: a) Consideration of request to waive the competitive bidding process to for data management software pursuant to Lake County Code, Chapter 2, Section 38.4; (b) consideration of proposed agreement between the county of Lake and OpenGov, for electronic permitting software and services for the Community Development Department.
6.11, 1:45 p.m.: Consideration of letter of support for CalWild’s State Coastal Conservancy Grant funding request to support Upper Eel River Watershed community visioning process.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: a) Consideration of a resolution authorizing application for grant funding under the Regional Climate Collaboratives Program, as Administered by the Strategic Growth Council; (b) consideration of a draft partnership agreement for the Climate Safe Lake Project, and authorization of a designee to sign.
7.3: Consideration of update on department progress on establishing administrative citation and collections processing for code enforcement violations.
7.4: Consideration of the following advisory board appointments: Emergency Medical Care Committee.
7.5: Consideration of nomination of Dr. Noemi Doohan as the second seat to the Partnership Health Plan 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: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9 (d)(1) – FERC Project No. 77, Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Clearlake Police Department said it is trying to locate a woman missing since the weekend.
Barbara Jean Guzzi, 58, was last seen on Saturday at 1 p.m. when she was leaving the San Jose area in a white Nissan Murano. She was enroute to the city of Clearlake.
Guzzi suffers from medical conditions and is considered at risk.
She is a white female, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 130 pounds, with shoulder length blonde hair and blue eyes.
Guzzi was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, brown boots and was wearing three silver rings on each hand.
If you have any information regarding Guzzi’s whereabouts, please contact the Clearlake Police Department at 707-994-8251, Extension 1.
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The number of people who moved between states rose from nearly 7.9 million people in 2021 to approximately 8.2 million people in 2022, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
The American Community Survey (ACS) shows state-to-state movers also made up a larger share of all movers between 2021 and 2022, increasing from 18.8% to 19.9%.
Inmigration rates — the number of people moving into a state as a share of that state’s total number of movers — were higher than the national state-to-state migration rate of 19.9% for states concentrated in the South and West.
This increase in the number and share of state-to-state movers continued a decade-long trend of rising state-to-state migration even as overall migration has declined. Between 2021 and 2022, the overall national migration rate – the number of movers in the United States relative to the population age 1 year and over – dropped from 12.8% to 12.6%.
The Census Bureau regularly publishes estimates of state-to-state migration flows. Estimates are based on 1-year data from the 2022 ACS. The ACS asks respondents who moved in the past year to report their previous place of residence, allowing us to assess migration between origin and destination geographies.
By examining state-to-state migration patterns, we can better understand resources needed in response to changes in states’ demographic, social and economic profiles.
Inmigration rates
Inmigration rates — the number of people moving into a state as a share of that state’s total number of movers — were higher than the national state-to-state migration rate of 19.9% for states concentrated in the South and West (Figure 1).
The District of Columbia had one of the highest (44.3%) inmigration rates. Most (13,093) people moving into the District of Columbia arrived from neighboring Maryland.
California had the lowest (11.1%) inmigration rate. Despite a relatively large number of in-movers, California also had a relatively large base of movers overall, helping to explain the state’s low inmigration rate. Most (44,279) people moving to California arrived from Texas.
Outmigration rates
Outmigration rates — the number of people moving out of a state as a share of that state’s total number of movers — tended to be higher than the national state-to-state migration rate for states in the Northeast and West (Figure 2).
The District of Columbia had the highest (46.6%) outmigration rate, with most people moving to neighboring Maryland (17,770) or Virginia (13,582).
Texas had the country's lowest (11.7%) outmigration rate, with most of those who did move relocating to California (42,479) or Florida (38,207).
Notable state-to-state migration flows
Some of the largest state-to-state migration flows in 2022 involved people moving to and from highly populated states (Table 1). The two largest flows, which were not statistically different from each other in size, came either to or from the four most populous states: large numbers of people moved from California to Texas and from New York to Florida.
Other large state-to-state migration flows involved people moving from highly populated to neighboring states. For example, many people moved from New York, the fourth most populous state, to New Jersey.
All estimates are for the population age 1 year and over. Estimates of national and state-level migration rates reflect people who moved between states and the District of Columbia relative to all movers, including people who moved from Puerto Rico and abroad. Estimates of state-to-state migration flows reflect people who moved between the states and the District of Columbia.
Mehreen Ismail is a survey statistician in the Census Bureau’s Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division.
