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MATH will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, via Zoom. The meeting is open to the public.
To join the Zoom meeting click on this link; the meeting ID is 832 1989 2440. Call in at 669-900-6833 or 253-215-8782.
In timed items, at 7:50 p.m., final nominations will take place for the MATH Board of Directors.
That will be followed at 7:55 p.m. with the board elections.
Other items on the Thursday agenda include an update from Community Development Director Mary Darby at 7:10 p.m., discuss the Clean California Grant at 7:25 p.m. and hear from District 1 Supervisor Moke Simon and 7:30 p.m.
At 8:25 p.m., there will be public input, followed by a discussion of moving meetings back to in- person at 8:40 p.m. and consideration of agenda items for February at 8:45 p.m.
The MATH Board includes Chair Rosemary Córdova, Vice Chair Monica Rosenthal, Secretary Lisa Kaplan, and Ken Gonzales and Paul Baker.
MATH — established by resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12, 2006 — is a municipal advisory council serving the residents of Anderson Springs, Cobb, Coyote Valley (including Hidden Valley Lake), Long Valley and Middletown.
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The commission will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The agenda can be found here.
Submit comments and questions in writing for commission consideration by sending them to Administrative Services Director/City Clerk Melissa Swanson at
Community members also can participate via Zoom.
To give the planning commission adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit written comments before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11.
The meeting will be broadcast live on the YouTube channels for the city of Clearlake or Lake County PEG TV.
Most of the commission’s items of business for Tuesday night are on the consent agenda, and so are considered to be routine in nature and will be approved by one motion.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission requests otherwise, or if staff has requested a change under adoption of the agenda, in which case the item will be removed for separate consideration.
The items on the consent agenda involve 27 parcels proposed to be used for developing single- family housing as part of the homestead program.
On the consent agenda are the following items:
• Determination of general plan consistency and environmental determination prior to the conveyance of real property by a government agency, pursuant to Government Code 65402. The assessor parcel number of the property is 042-222-550-000, and is commonly known as 16502 5th Ave., Clearlake, CA 95422; Resolution No. PC 2022-01.
• Determination of general plan consistency and environmental determination prior to the conveyance of real property by a government agency, pursuant to Government Code 65402. The assessor parcel number of the property is 042-161-010-000, and is commonly known as 15789 25th Ave., Clearlake, CA 95422; Resolution No. PC 2022-02.
• Determination of general plan consistency and environmental determination prior to the conveyance of real property by a government agency, pursuant to Government Code 65402. The project parcel is located at 16564 5th Avenue, Clearlake, CA 95422, further described as assessor parcel number of the property is 042-223-590-000; Resolution No. PC 2022-03.
• Determination of general plan consistency and environmental determination prior to the conveyance of real property by a government agency, pursuant to Government Code 65402 for 23 parcels located in the City of Clearlake; Resolution No. PC 2022-04.
• Determination of general plan consistency and environmental determination prior to the conveyance of real property by a government agency, pursuant to Government Code 65402. The property is APN 037-382-470-000 located at 13696 Santa Clara; Clearlake, CA 95422; Resolution No. PC 2022-05.
There also will be reports from the city manager and commissioner, and discussion of future agenda items.
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The meeting will take place both virtually and in person beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11.
The agenda can be found here.
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 870 8745 5679, access code is 122127; 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.
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The council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St., will be open to the public for the meeting. In accordance with updated guidelines from the state of California and revised Cal OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards, persons who are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19 are required to wear a face covering at this meeting.
The Board of Supervisors is set to discuss on Tuesday if the board chambers will be closed due to Omicron.
On Tuesday evening the council and board will discuss the tax sharing agreement, which would be a step in moving toward the city’s annexation of the 137-acre area adjacent to South Main Street and Soda Bay Road.
The agreement requires the city and county to share property tax and sales tax revenue over a period to run from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2040.
From July 2022 to June 2029, the county will receive 80% of sales tax from the area — reported to be the most lucrative commercial corridor in the unincorporated county — and the city will receive 20%.
From July 2029 to June 2039, the county will receive 50% plus 50% of the cumulative growth since the final year of the first period.
There are different scenarios for how much the county would receive in the agreement’s final year, but it would range from an estimated $451,440 to $614,230.
After the agreement’s third phase, it requires that Bradley-Burns sales tax revenues to the county remain equal to the amount received for the final year of the second phase. It also provides protections for both the county and city if significant declines in sales tax revenue occur.
As for property tax, the county will receive 65.3% and the city 34.7% during the agreement.
The staff report for the meeting noted, “Residents and businesses can expect improved fire protection, access to public water, emergency resiliency through installation of fire hydrants and municipal law enforcement.”
As part of the agreement, the city and council would coordinate and manage the South Main Street/Soda Bay Road Corridor project and agree “to negotiate in good faith a long-term solution that is both financially feasible and effective for residents and businesses in the entire
service area for the management of wastewater utilities.”
The agreement’s acceptance doesn’t finalize the annexation process. There are still more steps, including approval by the Lake Local Area Formation Commission and the opportunity for property owners and voters to oppose the annexation.
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The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 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 968 2763 6631, pass code 023705. The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16699006833,,96827636631#,,,,*023705# .
All interested members of the public that do not have internet access or a Mediacom cable subscription are encouraged to call 669-900-6833, and enter the Zoom meeting ID and pass code information above.
To submit a written comment on any agenda item visit https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and click on the eComment feature linked to the meeting date. If a comment is submitted after the meeting begins, it may not be read during the meeting but will become a part of the record.
In an untimed item, the board will reconsider a temporary closure of the board chambers for in-person meetings.
County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson is asking the board to consider taking the action.
Later, in the spring and summer months of 2021, as conditions improved, your Board reopened the Chambers, and most County employees returned to working in-office full-time.
“At this time, in light of the impending omicron surge, I am again recommending your Board temporarily close the Board of Supervisors Chambers, and remind Department Heads of their authority, under our Remote Work Policy, to direct employees to work remotely, to the extent possible and reasonable, until conditions improve,” Huchingson wrote in a memo to the board.
“During this time, as was the case last January, County offices would remain open, but in-person density should be reduced, where feasible, to decrease the likelihood of virus transmission,” Huchingson said.
“I further recommend that your Board re-evaluate this direction no less than once every thirty days,” she concluded.
In timed items on Tuesday, the board will present a proclamation at 9:06 a.m. designating the month of January 2022 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and at 9:10 a.m. will get an update from Public Health staff on COVID-19.
At 9:45 a.m., the board, sitting as the Board of Directors of the Lake County Watershed Protection District and acting as the Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency, will hold a public hearing to receive stakeholder comments on the final draft of the Big Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan and technical appendices and consider a resolution adapting the plan and authorizing staff to submit it to the California Department of Water Resources in compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
In another untimed item, the board, sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, will consider an agreement with Mendocino County Air Quality Management District to have Air Pollution Control Officer Doug Gearhart provide it with services.
On Tuesday evening, the board will meet jointly with the Lakeport City Council to discuss the draft tax exchange agreement for the South Lakeport Annexation Project.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve grant application submission for the Public Defense Pilot Program to receive a yearly allotment of $81,403.94 from March 1, 2022, to March 1, 2024, to provide indigent defense services.
5.2: Adopt proclamation designating the month of January 2022 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
5.3: Adopt resolution authorizing joint application to and participation in the Homekey Program.
5.4: Approve continuation of resolution authorizing teleconference meetings during a state of emergency continue to exist.
5.5: Approve continuation of a local health emergency by the lake county health officer for the Cache fire.
5.6: Approve the continuation of a local health emergency related to the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) as proclaimed by the Lake County Public Health officer.
5.7: Approve the 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.
5.8: Approve the continuation of a local emergency in Lake County in response to the LNU Lightning Complex wildfire event.
5.9: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to the Mendocino Complex fire incident (River and Ranch fires).
5.10: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to COVID-19.
5.11: Approve the continuation of an emergency declaration for drought conditions.
5.12: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to the Pawnee fire incident.
5.13: Approve continuation of a local emergency by the Lake County Sheriff/OES director for the Cache fire.
5.14: a) Adopt resolution authorizing an application for funding through the California Department of Parks and Recreation Rural Recreation & Tourism Program for Hammond Park and authorize the Public Services director to sign the application, grant agreement and other necessary documents; b) adopt resolution authorizing an application for funding through the California Department of Parks and Recreation Regional Park Program for Trailside Park and authorize the Public Services director to sign the application, grant agreement and other necessary documents.
5.15: a) Waive the competitive bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it would produce no economic benefit to the county due to the unique nature of the services; and b) Authorize the Public Services director to issue a purchase order to Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt, Consulting Engineers DBA/SCS Field Services not to exceed $35,000.
5.16: Adopt resolution to amend the adopted FY 2021-22 budget by adjusting the building and infrastructure reserve (Fund 153) for temporarily funding the purchase of a property in the Middle Creek Restoration Project.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of January 2022 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
6.3, 9:10 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.4, 9:45 a.m.: The Board of Directors of the Lake County Watershed Protection District, acting as the Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency, will a) hold a public hearing to receive stakeholder comments on the final draft of the Big Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan, or GSP, and technical appendices; and b) consider adoption of a resolution adopting the Big Valley GSP and to authorize the director of the Lake County Water Resources Department or designated appointee to submit the adopted documents to the California Department of Water Resources in compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
6.5, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of resolution regarding vacating a roadway known as Dillard Avenue.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of amendment to the County of Lake COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Worksite Protocol.
7.3: Reconsideration of temporary closure of the Board of Supervisors chambers for in-person meetings.
7.4: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, consideration of agreement with Mendocino County Air Quality Management District for air pollution control officer services.
7.5: Consideration of the following advisory board appointments: Cobb Municipal Advisory Council.
JOINT MEETING WITH THE LAKEPORT CITY COUNCIL
8.1, 5:30 p.m.: Roll call.
8.2, 5:31 p.m.: Consideration of the tax exchange agreement for the South Lakeport Annexation Project.
CLOSED SESSION
9.1: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Interview of agricultural commissioner and appointment of agricultural commissioner.
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