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The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 15, 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 9:06 a.m., the board will present a proclamation designating the month of June 2021 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month.
At 10 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing to consider a resolution amending the master fee schedule for departmental services rendered by the county.
In an untimed item, the board will discuss masking and social distancing requirements given the differing guidance from federal and state agencies and consider the future amendment to the County of Lake COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Worksite Protocol.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt proclamation designating the month of June 2021 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month.
5.2: Approve contract between county of Lake and Lake County Office of Education for Differential Response Family WRAP Services.
5.3: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2 as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve agreement between the county of Lake and BHC Sierra Vista Hospital for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services associated with acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations for fiscal years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 in the amount of $30,000.00 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.4: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Crackerjack Cleaning for janitorial services from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, not to exceed $30,000, and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.5: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings May 11, 2021, and May 18, 2021.
5.6: Approve side letter to Lake County Employee Safety Association, to reflect that effective July 1, 2021, the District Attorney’s Office will oversee the welfare fraud investigator class series.
5.7: Approve request to waive 900-hour limit for extra-help library assistant.
5.8: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and SHN Engineers & Geologists Inc. for technical support services for Eastlake Sanitary Landfill 2021 Monitoring and Reporting Program.
5.9: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, per Ordinance #2406, Purchasing Code 38.1, as this is an annual contract for services that have not increased more than the consumer price index and 38.2 as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve agreement between the county of Lake and A&P Helicopters for fiscal year 2021/22 in the amount of $120,000 and authorize the chairman to sign.
5.10: (a) Waive formal bidding process pursuant to section 2-38.2 of the County Purchasing Policy due to the unique goods and services, (b) approve a two-year lease of 26 automated license plate reader cameras from Flock Group Inc., 1170 Howell Mill Rd NW Suite 210, Atlanta, GA 30318 in an amount not to exceed $65,000/year and (c) authorize the chairman of the Board of Supervisors to sign the agreement.
5.11: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, per Ordinance #2406, Purchasing Code 38.1, as this is an annual contract for services that have not increased more than the consumer price index and 38.2 as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve agreement between the county of Lake and Helico Sonoma Helicopters for fiscal year 2021/22 in the amount of $50,000 and authorize the chairman to sign.
5.12: Approve out of state travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, for California Homicide Investigators Conference for two investigators from Aug. 24 to 27.
5.13: Waive 900-hour limit for extra help quagga mussel coordinators and ramp monitors.
5.14: Approve letter of support for the request for grant extension for Agreement No. 4600012946 Middle Creek Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Project and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of June 2021 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month.
6.3, 9:45 a.m.: Presentation of certificates to the participants of the CSAC William “Bill” Chiat Institute for Excellence in County Government.
6.4, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of a resolution amending the master fee schedule for departmental services rendered by the county.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Discussion/Consideration of masking and social distancing requirements given the differing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the California Department of Public Health and CalOSHA and future amendment to the County of Lake COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Worksite Protocol.
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The following cats at the shelter have been cleared for adoption.
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.
Female domestic shorthair
This female domestic shorthair has a calico coat.
She is estimated to be 4 years old.
She is in cat room kennel No. 1, ID No. LCAC-A-982.
‘Cozette’
“Cozette” is a female domestic longhair with a brown tabby coat.
She is estimated to be 6 years old.
She is in cat room kennel No. 6, ID No. LCAC-A-969.
Male domestic shorthair kitten
This male yellow tabby kitten has a short coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 70a, ID No. LCAC-A-986.
Male domestic shorthair kitten
This male yellow tabby kitten has a short coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 70b, ID No. LCAC-A-987.
Male domestic shorthair kitten
This male yellow tabby kitten has a short coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 70c, ID No. LCAC-A-988.
Male domestic shorthair kitten
This male yellow tabby kitten has a short coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 70d, ID No. LCAC-A-989.
Male domestic shorthair
This male domestic shorthair has a gray and white coat.
He is 1-year-old and weighs nearly 6 pounds.
He is in cat room kennel No. 120, ID No. LCAC-A-874.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Towering like a beacon along creeks and streams atop stems up to eight foot tall, native Leopard lilies bloom when the days are long and summer is almost here inviting butterflies and hummingbirds to stop and rest for a spell, and the wildflower enthusiast to appreciate.
Preferring damp, shady locations, the Leopard lily — Lilium pardalinum ssp. Pardalinum — is found in forested areas of Lake County blooming in June and July, but only for a few weeks before they fade away.
There are five species of lilium that call Lake County home. The leopard lily and California tiger lily look very similar and have golden orange petals fading to a deep orange and flecked with reddish orange spots and bloom in June and July.
The chaparral (or redwood) lily has the longest bloom time, ranging from April through August, with creamy white to darker pink petals flecked with deep fuchsia spots.
Washington lily and purple flowered Washington lily (also known as the Cascade lily), both ranging from a pale to deep lilac and white, are elusive in the wild and mostly found in the northern parts of Lake County in the Mendocino National Forest June through August.
Between the three of us, we only have good photos of the leopard lilies, and are happy to have those as finding them in the wild can be a challenge.
Luckily for the home gardener, leopard and California tiger lilies are widely available commercially, so if you’re lucky enough to see one in the wild, please make sure to let it grow and bloom where it is to feed the native wildlife.
Now that spring is winding down and the wildflower season is waning, we’re going to pause our wildflower column for a while, but we’ll be back blooming again soon!
To see and learn more about these species of Lilium in Lake County, visit CalFlora.
Nurseries where you can purchase:
Leopard Lily: http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Lilium+pardalinum+ssp.+pardalinum
California Tiger Lily: https://calscape.org/nurseries.php?id=2192&showmap=1
Chaparral Lily: https://calscape.org/nurseries.php?id=2200&showmap=1
Washington Lily: https://calscape.org/nurseries.php?id=2201&showmap=1
Terre Logsdon is an environmentalist, certified master composter, and advocate for agroecology solutions to farming. An avid fan and protector of California wildflowers, plants, natural resources, and the environment, she seeks collaborative solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change. Kim Riley is retired, an avid hiker at Highland Springs, and has lived in Lake County since 1985. After 15 years of trail recovery and maintenance on the Highland Springs trails, she is now focused on native plants, including a native plant and pollinator garden on her property as well as promoting and preserving the beauty of the Highland Springs Recreation Area. Karen Sullivan has operated two nurseries to propagate and cultivate native plants and wildflowers, has lived in Kelseyville for the past 30 years, rides horses far and wide to see as many flowers as possible, and offers native plants and wildflowers for sale to the public. You can check her nursery stock here. They are collaborating on a book, Highland Springs Recreation Area: A Field Guide, which will be published in the future. In the meanwhile, please visit https://www.facebook.com/HighlandSpringsNaturalists and https://www.facebook.com/HighlandSpringsRecreationArea.
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The 4.1-magnitude quake was reported at 11:54 p.m. Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A survey map showed the quake was just inside the Sonoma County line near Big Sulphur Creek.
The epicenter was 5.8 miles west of Cobb and 13.8 miles north of Healdsburg, the survey reported
The U.S. Geological Survey received dozens of shake reports from residents of Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties.
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