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The commission will meet virtually beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25.
The agenda can be found here.
Submit comments and questions in writing for commission consideration by sending them to the assistant planner at
To give the planning commission adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit written comments prior to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25.
The meet will be broadcast live on the city of Clearlake’s YouTube Channel or the Lake County PEG TV live stream. It also can be accessed via Zoom.
On the agenda is a public hearing in which the commission will continue its consideration of an amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance, including additional discussion on rules pertaining to agricultural zoning which had raised concern for some community members last month, as Lake County News has reported.
The commission will consider resolutions amending the city’s zoning map, design review procedures and adoption of new design standards.
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NORTH COAST, Calif. – As the academic year begins, Mendocino College is focused on the safety of students, faculty and staff while helping students continue to pursue their academic success during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Approximately 3,000 students will be taking hybrid – a combination of face-to-face and online classes – or fully online classes this fall.
While the majority of classes and services remain online, the college has a reopening plan for limited in-person operations that includes comprehensive safety guidelines and protocols to help keep students and employees safe and healthy.
In the first few weeks of the fall semester, which began Aug. 17, the college established limited hours for on-ground student services such as financial aid and admissions and records in order to support students who need face-to-face assistance. Chromebooks are also being provided to students who express the need to their instructors.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the college has been surveying enrolled students to find ways to mitigate barriers to academic success.
Students who complete the survey can express the need for access to the internet, a computer, the college food pantry, textbooks, and academic/personal counseling or socio-emotional support.
The Mendocino College Foundation is also providing eligible students with a $250 grant from the Student Emergency Fund. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the college has distributed approximately $20,000 in the form of grocery store gift cards through its Food Pantry and the foundation has distributed $104,000 in student emergency grants.
“Keeping everyone safe during the pandemic is key,” said Mendocino College Superintendent/President Tim Karas. “I urge our students and staff to take care of themselves. Many are experiencing added stress to an already stressful time. Flexibility, kindness, and fortitude are some words that come to mind. Students are encouraged to reach out to their instructors for support, together we will get through this difficult time.”
Virtual support is available during normal college hours for students to access admissions and records, counseling, financial aid, the disability resources center, and other departments.
Students are also encouraged to access libraries, tutoring, e-learning support and other academic resources online, which can be found by visiting www.mendocino.edu/resources-online.
For the most up to date hours of operation and on-campus social distancing requirements, visit www.mendocino.edu/announcements.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Despite difficult conditions and stretched resources, firefighters have made gains on the effort to contain the LNU Lightning Complex, holding down growth overnight and raising containment on the fires burning in five counties.
Cal Fire said the LNU Lightning Complex had burned 350,030 acres by Monday morning, up 2,400 acres since Sunday night. That followed an increase of nearly 6,400 acres during the course of Sunday.
At the same time, Cal Fire said containment rose to 22 percent for the incident, an increase of 1 percent overnight and 5 percent since Sunday morning.
Cal Fire reported that the number of civilian fatalities as a result of the complex increased by one in Solano County, for a total of three in Napa County and two in Solano County. Four civilians have been injured and there have been no firefighter injuries reported so far.
More damage assessment work led to an increase in the reported structures destroyed, up to 871, with 234 damaged, Cal Fire reported. A total of 30,500 structures are threatened by the complex.
Resources assigned on Monday morning included 1,857 personnel, 259 engines, 35 water tenders, 12 helicopters, 15 hand crews and 36 dozers.
The Hennessey fire – burning in Lake, Napa, Solano and Yolo counties – had scorched 293,602 acres and was 26-percent contained on Monday morning, CalFire said.
In Sonoma County, the Walbridge fire west of Healdsburg totaled 54,068 acres and was 5-percent contained as of Monday morning, while Cal Fire said the 2,360-acre Meyers fire north of Jenner was 95-percent contained.
Cal Fire’s Monday mapping showed that containment line has been built along the entire eastern side of the fire in Yolo County and around the southern tip in Solano County and into Napa County. Lines are not yet secure over the rest of the incident.
The Hennessey fire is reported to be burning in and around portions of the Guenoc Ranch. The fire made a run toward the ranch on Saturday night and radio reports on Sunday indicated that firefighters were at work in that area trying to keep the fire from advancing.
Thousands of south county residents remain under evacuation orders or warnings due to the complex.
Officials are concerned due to the weather forecast, through Tuesday, that calls for dry lightning and thunderstorms that could cause erratic winds and extreme fire behavior within the existing fires, as well as bring the potential for new fires to start.
On Sunday night and early Monday morning, several brief rainstorms passed over Lake County bringing a few minutes of cold rain but no thunder or lightning.
Early Monday, North Coast Sen. Mike McGuire reported on social media that as of 3:30 a.m., the vast majority of all thunderstorm activity had taken place east and south of Marin, Sonoma and Lake counties.
The Lake County Air Quality Management District reported that the wind shifts through the weekend and the cloud cover overnight is trapping the smoke from the LNU Lightning Complex’s fires and the Mendocino National Forest in Lake County’s air basin.
As a result, the district said all areas of Lake County should be prepared for periods of “unhealthy” to “hazardous” conditions. Regional wind patterns are forecast to bring smoke into the air basin until the fires are contained.
Due to the air quality conditions and evacuation warnings, the Lake County Office of Education reported that Konocti Unified, Middletown Unified and the Lake County Office of Education’s Clearlake Creativity School will be closed on Monday.
School districts remaining open are Lakeport Unified, Upper Lake Unified and Lucerne Elementary, the Office of Education said.
Cal Fire will offer an update on the situation in Lake County in a Monday evening virtual meeting.
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The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25.
The supervisors will meet in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, for a hybrid meeting format which also will include the opportunity for community members to continue to participate virtually.
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 at 9 a.m. The meeting ID is 929 4005 5606, password 08899.
To submit a written comment on any agenda item please 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.
At 9:02 a.m., the board will consider a proclamation confirming the existence of a local emergency in Lake County in response to the LNU Lightning Complex. The action will ratify Sheriff Brian Martin’s declaration of a local state of emergency last week.
The board also will consider possible direction to staff concerning ongoing county operations during the emergency.
At 9:03 a.m., the board will get an update on COVID-19 from Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace.
At 11 a.m., the supervisors will present a proclamation appointing Georgina Marie Guardado as Lake County Poet Laureate for the years 2020 to 2022.
At 11:45 a.m, the board will consider a response to the 2019-20 Grand Jury Final Report.
The full agenda follows
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt resolution approving an agreement with California Department of Food and Agricultural Industrial Hemp Cultivation agreement No. 20-0328-000-SA for July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2022, in the amount of $38,330.
5.2: Approve addendum to the commercial lease agreement between the county of Lake and Bruno and Associates (hereinafter referred to as lessor) for the lease of property located at 6302 13th Ave., Lucerne, CA 95458 to revise the name and address of lessor and authorize the chair to sign.
5.3: Approve addendum to the commercial lease agreement between the county of Lake and Berg Investments, LP (formerly Big Oak Center, LLC) for the lease of property located at 13340 E Hwy 20, Suite #0, Clearlake Oaks, California to revise the name and address of lessor and authorize the chair to sign.
5.4: (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 the agreement between the county of Lake and Redwood Community Services Inc. for the Lake County WRAP Program, Foster Care Program and Intensive Services Foster Care Program for services provided in Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $850,000.00 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.5: (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 the agreement between the county of Lake and Redwood Community Services Inc. for the MHSA Transitional Age Youth Drop-In Center for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $96,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.6: (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 the agreement between the county of Lake and Redwood Community Services Inc. for the Transitional Age Youth Peer Support Program for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $54,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.7: (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 the agreement between the county of Lake and crisis support services of Alameda County for crisis support services for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $37,502.52 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.8: (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 the agreement between the county of Lake and Davis Guest Home for adult residential support services and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $445,300 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.9: (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 the agreement between the county of Lake and Ford Street Project for substance use disorder residential and detoxification services for FY 2020-21, for a contract maximum of $100,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.10: (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 the agreement between the county of Lake and North Valley Behavioral Health LLC. for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $400,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.11: (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 the second amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and Charis Youth Center for specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2019-20 to increase the contract maximum to $100,000 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.12: (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 the agreement between the county of Lake and LocumTenens.com, LLC for Telepsychiatry Services for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $390,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.13: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to the 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 the agreement between the county of Lake and Hardeep Singh, MD to fulfill the responsibilities of the Behavioral Health Services medical director for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $120,000 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.14: Adopt proclamation appointing Georgina Marie Guardado as Lake County Poet Laureate.
5.15: Approve school and special districts resolutions requesting the Lake County Board of Supervisors' approval of consolidation of each district's election with the Nov. 3, 2020, General Election.
5.16: Adopt resolution approving final parcel map and the signing of the final parcel map (Taylor 19-01).
5.17: Adopt resolution of intention and set a time for public hearing on Sept. 22, 2020, at 11 a.m. to Name existing unnamed roads in the Jerusalem Valley area of Middletown.
5.18: Adopt resolution of intention and set a time for public hearing on Sept. 29, 2020, at 11 a.m. to name a certain existing unnamed road in the county of Lake to Psi Keep Ranch Road.
5.19: Adopt resolution authorizing reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons responsible for the July 19, 2017, murder of David Shalett.
5.20: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Lake Family Resource Center for domestic violence services in the amount of $25,000 per fiscal year from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2022; and authorize the chair to sign.
5.21: Adopt resolution authorizing and directing the chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute annual Federal Apportionment Exchange Program and State Match Program agreements with the state of California, Department of Transportation Agreement No. X20-5914(121).
TIMED ITEMS
6.1, 9:01 a.m.: Public input.
6.2, 9:02 a.m.: (a) Consideration of proclamation confirming existence of a local emergency in Lake County in response to the LNU Lightning Complex Wildfire Event; and (b) consideration of possible direction to staff concerning ongoing county operations during this emergency.
6.3, 9:03 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.4, 9:30 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, consideration of the Fiscal Year 20/21 Recommended Budget for Budget Units #8798 & #8799, and associated board policy considerations.
6.5, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, Community Development Block Grant Cares Act Presentation and consideration of resolution approving an application and the execution of grant agreement and any amendments for funds in the amount of $202,859 for a Small Business Assistance Revolving Loan Fund Program.
6.6, 11 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation appointing Georgina Marie Guardado as Lake County Poet Laureate for the years 2020 to 2022.
6.7, 11:45 a.m.: Consideration of response to the 2019-20 Grand Jury Final Report.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of ad hoc committee recommendations on investments.
7.3: (a) Consideration of recommendations of ad hoc committee regarding use of CARES Act funds, and (b) consideration of a resolution amending Resolution No. 2020-72 and the position allocation chart for Fiscal Year 2020-21 establishing position allocations for Fiscal Year 2020-2021, Budget Unit 1920, Disaster Response and Recovery and Budget Unit No. 1121, Auditor-Controller/County Clerk.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: 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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