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The workshop will begin at 9 a.m. in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be viewed at this link: https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. The agenda also is located on that page, and written eComments can be submitted there.
This workshop will be broadly accessible to the community via the “hybrid meeting” approach recently used for regular board meetings.
Public participation is invited in the Board of Supervisors’ chambers, although capacity is limited to 23 persons, due to COVID-19 precautions.
To encourage broad and safe participation, electronic options (Phone, Zoom, Facebook, YouTube, written Granicus eComment, Lake County PEG TV) are also available.
To participate via Zoom, click this link. The webinar ID is 978 7624 1197, passcode 191027.
To participate by any landline or mobile phone, dial 669-900-6833 and enter the webinar ID and passcode above. If you have a comment, dial *9, and the Board Chair or Zoom host will recognize you at the appropriate timing. Dial *6 to unmute your phone, once called on.
The annual governance workshops are an important priority-setting activity in the county’s annual budget cycle, with board members building on and promoting actions in support of their Vision 2028 Statement, developed in collaboration with the community in 2018.
During this year’s workshop, board members will each present at least two proposed goals and related justification, including any known challenges associated with translating each goal into action.
The county said these goals will be “realistic and measurable,” and focused on promoting:
– Better quality of life for Lake County residents;
– A cleaner, safer Lake County; and
– Staff development, leading to more effective use of public funds.
Public input will be taken, and the board will then work to gain consensus support for at least two “top priority goals,” which will be advanced in the coming fiscal year. The second half of the session will feature open discussion with county department heads.
“We really appreciate all of those that have engaged in local government in person and via electronic means over the past year, and we’re looking forward to a substantive governance workshop,” said Board Chair and District 2 Supervisor Bruno Sabatier.
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The city reported that its Public Works Department staff has been dealing with an increase in maintenance and upkeep at the public restrooms at Library Park and the nearby boat ramps.
Officials said the city also has received complaints from the public regarding some people using the restrooms for extended periods – for 30 minutes or more – and leaving behind hazardous items like used needles.
There have also been confirmed reports of individuals locking the doors and sleeping in the restrooms overnight, the city said.
To help resolve some of these ongoing problems, all of the public restrooms at Library Park and the nearby boat ramps will be closed and locked at midnight each night, the city said.
The city said the restrooms at the First, Third and Fifth Street launch ramps will be locked at midnight. The primary restrooms, next to Carnegie Library at Library Park, are locked at approximately 4:30 p.m. each day.
In addition, the city said Lakeport Police officers will be increasing patrols in the area to enhance public safety.
The city said staff will open all of the restrooms to the public each morning, seven day sa week.
The Fifth Street restroom will be unlocked at approximately 6 a.m. and the Third Street, First Street and primary restrooms will be unlocked by approximately 8 a.m., the city reported.
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Keilah Marie Coyle, 22, had a hearing in Lake County Superior Court on Tuesday for the initial appearance of counsel.
She’s charged with two counts each of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, negligent vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, gross vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence causing injury, with special allegations for great bodily injury and an enhancement that would give additional prison time on conviction for causing death to more than one person.
At the Tuesday hearing, Coyle did not enter a plea. Instead, her attorney, Tim Hodson of Sacramento, declared a doubt about her competency, which requires a separate process before the criminal case can move forward.
On the night of March 13, Coyle was driving her 2003 Ford F-250 pickup on Highway 29 north of Middletown when she crossed the highway’s solid double yellow lines and collided head-on with a 2000 GMC van driven by 53-year-old Cassandra Elaine Rolicheck.
Both Rolicheck and her passenger, Miguel Maciel Dominguez, 47, died in the wreck.
The CHP’s Clear Lake Area office confirmed to Lake County News that a chemical test was conducted and found that Coyle was under the influence of alcohol.
Hours before the fatal wreck, Coyle had been involved in a noninjury hit-and-run crash on Highway 101 in Sonoma County, the CHP said.
With Coyle’s attorney raising the matter of competency, the court must now evaluate it.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Hinchcliff said the criminal proceedings are now suspended pending an evaluation of Coyle for competency by a doctor.
If Coyle is found to be incompetent, the criminal case can’t continue until she regains competence, said Hinchcliff.
In other cases in Lake County where mental competency has been an issue, defendants have undergone treatment – sometimes at state mental hospital facilities – before being returned to continue the legal proceedings.
Hinchcliff said the court is scheduled to receive the doctor’s report on whether or not Coyle is mentally competent on May 11.
Coyle remains in custody at the Lake County Jail, with bail set at $2 million, according to jail records.
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The agency said it’s noticing “a significant increase” in vehicle thefts in the city.
As of Wednesday, the police department has taken 11 vehicle theft reports in only the first 4 months of the year.
“If this trend continues it is likely that we will respond to even more stolen vehicle reports than we did in 2020,” the department said in a Wednesday night report.
Last summer, in the early months of the pandemic, the department also reported seeing a spike in vehicle thefts increasing as compared to previous years.
Over the past two years and four months, Lakeport Police said they’ve logged the following vehicle theft numbers:
– 2021: 11 stolen, six recovered;
– 2020: 31 stolen, 28 recovered;
– 2019: 21 stolen, 14 recovered.
The department is urging residents to take measures to protect their vehicles from being stolen, including the following:
• Close and lock all windows and doors when you park.
• Park in well-lit areas.
• Do not leave the area while your vehicle is running.
• Do not leave your keys in your vehicle.
• Always remove or place your valuables out of sight.
Police also are asking the community to work with them to prevent criminal activity from occurring in Lakeport.
“We ask that the public report all suspicious activity and persons to us,” the department said in a statement. “Unfortunately, we often hear of examples where persons saw suspicious activity in a neighborhood, including subjects checking door handles for unlocked vehicles, but it was never reported at the times of occurrence. Getting reports of suspicious activity as it occurs gives our officers a better opportunity to prevent crime and apprehend offenders.”
Contact the department at 707-263-5491 or
Visit the Lakeport Police Department website at https://www.cityoflakeport.com/police/index.php.