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The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, 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.
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At 10:30 a.m., the board is scheduled to hold a public hearing to consider the fiscal year 2022-23 Recommended Budget.
The coming fiscal year budget totals $337,455,551 for all funds, an increase of $18,069,436, over the fiscal year 2021-22 budget, which totaled $319,386,115.
The 2022-23 general fund totals $76,237,204, a decrease of $6,974,644, or 9.15%, from the fiscal year 2021-22 general fund, which totaled $83,232,344.
The final budget is generally considered early in the fall.
In other business, in response to a Lake County Superior Court judge’s ruling handed down in January that found the county had failed to adequately consider wildfire evacuation impacts in improving the Guenoc Valley Mixed Use Planned Development Project, the board will consider actions to rescind by resolution ordinances its approvals for the project.
In other untimed items, the board will consider a letter to the chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding the Potter Valley Project and the proposed removal of the Scott Dam along with a proposed public statement on Lake Pillsbury and the impacts of the dam’s proposed removal.
Also on Tuesday, the board will discuss sheriff’s staffing and proposed budget transfers to deal with hiring shortages; consider a second amendment to the agreement for medical services at the Lake County Detention Facility for a sixth month extension in the amount of $1,551,647.22; and discuss establishing an ad hoc committee to work on a request for proposals for a new contract. Those items also are untimed.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt proclamation commending Peter Windrem.
5.2: Approve continuation of proclamation of the existence of a local emergency due to pervasive tree mortality.
5.3: Approve agreement between county of Lake and the Smithwaters Group for patient's rights advocacy services in the amount of $45,000 for fiscal years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.4: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Crackerjack Cleaning for janitorial services from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, not to exceed $30,000, and authorize the department head to sign.
5.5: Approve a letter to David Kilgore, State Director of Child Support Services, regarding budget allocation methodology and level of effort, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.6: Approve resolution of the city council of the city of Lakeport calling for and providing for and giving notice of a special municipal election to be held in the proposed South Lakeport Annexation Area (Lafco File 2019-06), county Of Lake, state Of California, on the 8th day of November 2022, for the purpose of seeking confirmation from the voters on the South Lakeport Annexation, requesting consolidation of that election with the state general election, and requesting approval of the Lake County Board of Supervisors for election services to be provided by the Lake County Registrar of Voters.
5.7: Approve resolution of the city council of the city of Lakeport calling for and providing for and giving notice of the general municipal election to be held in the city of Lakeport, county of Lake, state of California, on the 8th day of November 2022, for the purpose of electing two city council members, each to hold office for a term of four years, or until their successors are elected and qualified, requesting consolidation of that election with the state general election and requesting approval of the Lake County Board of Supervisors for election services to be provided by the Lake County Registrar of Voters.
5.8: Approve continuation of resolution authorizing teleconferenced meetings during a state of emergency continue to exist.
5.9: Approve continuation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer for the Cache fire.
5.10: Approve continuation of a local health emergency related to the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) as proclaimed by the Lake County Public Health officer.
5.11: Approve continuation of a local health emergency and order prohibiting the endangerment of the community through the unsafe removal, transport, and disposal of fire debris for the LNU Complex wildfire.
5.12: Approve continuation of a local emergency due to COVID-19.
5.13: Approve continuation of an emergency declaration for drought conditions.
5.14: Approve continuation of a local emergency in Lake County in response to the LNU Lightning Complex wildfire event.
5.15: Approve continuation of a local emergency by the Lake County sheriff/OES director for the Cache fire.
5.16: Approve sixth amendment to the lease agreement between county of Lake and NL Family Trust/KLA Family Trust for the property Located at 1216, 1222 and 1228 S. Main Street in Lakeport, for the amount of $20,890.32 per fiscal year, from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.17: (a) Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Megabyte Systems Inc., for FY 2022-23 MPTS property tax system maintenance, online business property filing license/support and the transient occupancy tax licensing/support in the amount of $211,183.90 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 2022-23 online tax bills and e-payment processing services, in the amount of $6,162.29, and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
9:05 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:08 a.m.: a) Presentation of proclamation commending Peter Windrem; and b) consideration of request for applications to be collected to fill vacancy on Middle Creek Project Committee.
6.4, 9:15 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of resolution approving applications for Community Development Block Grant Funding for a housing assessment and housing development and implementation strategy, a microenterprise technical assistance program and the business assistance loan program and the execution of grant agreements and any amendments from the 2021-2022 funding year of the state of California Community Block Grant Program and authorize chair to sign.
6.5, 10 a.m.: Presentation of the County Medical Services Program by Kari Brownstein, CPA, MHA, executive director, CMSP Governing Board.
6.6, 10:30 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-23 for the County of Lake and Special Districts governed by the Board of Supervisors; a) consideration of FY 2022-23 Recommended Budget; b) consideration of proposed resolution amending the position allocation chart for FY 2022-23 to conform to the recommended budget c) consideration of authorization for affected department heads to proceed with purchasing selected capital assets prior to the adoption of the FY 2022-23 Final Recommended Budget.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: a) Consideration of second amendment to the agreement for medical services at the Lake County Detention Facility for a sixth month extension in the amount of $1,551,647.22; and b) consideration and discussion of the establishment of an ad hoc committee and its role and purpose.
7.3: Consideration of action to rescind by resolution and ordinances the county's prior land use approvals for the Guenoc Valley Mixed Use Planned Development Project. a. A resolution vacating, setting aside, and rescinding land use approvals for the Guenoc Mixed Use Planned Development Project. b. An ordinance rescinding Lake County Ordinance No. 3093. c. An ordinance rescinding Lake County Ordinance No. 3094 d. An ordinance rescinding Lake County Ordinance No. 3095.
7.4: Consideration of a letter to the chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Regarding FERC Project No. 77 (Potter Valley).
7.5: Consideration of a public statement on Lake Pillsbury and direction to staff to distribute to media outlets.
7.6: a) Consideration of Accela agreement extension and True Point permitting software; and b) consideration of Road Map Task Force Data Tracker Software System.
7.7: Consideration of the following advisory board appointments: Western Region Town Hall.
7.8: a) Discussion of sheriff's department staffing; and b) consideration and approval of budget transfer from 1781 to 2202.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluation: Air Pollution Control Officer Doug Gearhart.
8.2: Public employee evaluation: Agricultural Commissioner Katherine Vanderwall.
8.3: Public employee evaluation: Public Health Officer Dr. Erik McLaughlin.
8.4: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 (d)(1): Nichols v. County of Lake, et al.
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The latest migration statistics, shown in the Census Flows Mapper, are from the 2015-2019 American Community Survey, or ACS.
The U.S. Census Bureau said the data tables highlight the geographic mobility of people between counties, metropolitan statistical areas, minor civil divisions in some states, municipalities, and municipios in Puerto Rico.
The five-year data provide estimates of in-migration, out-migration and net migration, the bureau reported.
The Census Flows Mapper has been updated to include data from the 2015-2019 ACS county-level migration flows.
The Census Flows Mapper is a web-mapping application that allows users to view and save U.S. migration flows data. Maps can be sorted and customized by current and previous datasets, type of migration flow, colors and range of movers.
From 2015 to 2019, the Census Flows Mapper shows that most residents leaving Lake County went to other parts of the state, with Sacramento and Sonoma counties being the top migration locations.
Migrations also led to Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Hawaii.
Inbound migration for that four-year period came largely from other parts of California — led by Sonoma (1004), Mendocino (465), Inyo (461), Napa (315) and Humboldt (286) counties.
Other states that were the source of migration to Lake County included Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Florida, South Carolina, Ohio, New York and Connecticut.
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Call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278 or visit the shelter online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control.htm for information on visiting or adopting.
The following cats at the shelter have been cleared for adoption.
Female domestic shorthair
This female domestic shorthair kitten has a calico coat.
She is in cat room kennel No. 78, ID No. LCAC-A-3461.
‘Dave’
“Dave” is a young male brown tabby with a short coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 96, ID No. LCAC-A-3299.
Female domestic shorthair
This young female domestic shorthair cat has a gray tabby coat.
She is in cat room kennel No. 120a, ID No. LCAC-A-3575.
Male domestic shorthair
This young male domestic shorthair cat has a black coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 120b, ID No. LCAC-A-3576.
Male domestic longhair cat
This 2-year-old male domestic longhair cat has a white coat with gray markings.
He is in cat room kennel No. 129, ID No. LCAC-A-3529.
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. — Anyone who has been to the top of Rabbit Hill in Middletown knows that the small peak, almost in the middle of town, offers views of surrounding mountains that are breathtaking.
It has long been a dream of the Lake County Land Trust, or LCLT, and local citizens to place directional signs at the summit of Rabbit Hill to point out each significant peak in the panoramic 360 degree view of the surrounding mountains, including St. Helena, Cobb and Harbin.
On a recent Saturday morning the signage project was started with the help of Hidden Valley Lake resident Jean Goulart, who has become a volunteer for the LCLT and will be over-seeing the Rabbit Hill Park.
Goulart is a University of California Naturalist and Climate Steward and a new member of the LCLT Stewardship Committee.
She gathered students from Middletown High School to work on the sign project as part of their community service. Meeting Jean were Cade Dubose, Jose Montanez and Evan Johnson.
Lake County Land Trust volunteers, including Middletown’s Gail Wright, Stewardship Committee member Bob Schoenherr and LCLT board member Val Nixon joined in the effort.
Many thanks to Hardester’s Market in Middletown for donating the use of an auger to dig the hole for the post where the directional signs will be mounted. Hardester’s also donated spray paint to paint the concrete picnic table at the top of the hill.
After the pole was placed in cement, the Middletown High students pruned over growth along the path and near the cement picnic table. They removed steel post fencing and did general cleanup of the area. Painting the concrete table was postponed because of wind.
The small nine-acre park was originally donated to the Madrone Audubon Society in Sonoma County by the late Skee and Huck Hamann. The beloved couple lived atop the little hill and hosted many education programs for local school children.
Over 20 years ago Madrone Audubon transferred ownership to the Lake County Land Trust. Since that time the Land Trust has worked with the local Middletown Art Center and Middletown residents to improve and care for the park.
There are now comfortable benches, a picnic table, and art installations. Soon the public will be able to enjoy informative signs.
The park is open to the public and is used by many local residents for exercising and dog walking. Besides its stunning views it features native serpentine vegetation that includes wildflowers, forbes and native grasses.
The Lake County Land Trust, founded in 1994, is a charitable non-profit dedicated to protecting natural habitats, wetlands, and valuable open space in Lake County go to www.lakecountylandtrust.org.
