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The meeting will take place via webinar beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 7.
The agenda can be found here.
To speak on an agenda item, access the meeting remotely here or join by phone by calling 877-309-2071 or toll-free, 951-384-3421. The access code is 879-799-541; 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.
Comments can be submitted by email to
Please indicate in the email subject line "for public comment" and list the item number of the agenda item that is the topic of the comment. Comments that read to the council will be subject to the three minute time limitation (approximately 350 words). Written comments that are only to be provided to the council and not read at the meeting will be distributed to the council prior to the meeting.
The agenda can be found here.
A closed session will be held at 5:30 p.m. to discuss labor negotiations regarding the city manager.
In open session, the council will consider approving the agreement for city manager services between the city and Kevin Ingram.
Ingram, formerly Lakeport’s Community Development director, was named assistant city manager in January as part of the city’s succession plan.
With the announcement last month that current City Manager Margaret Silveira intends to retire at the end of July, the city has been negotiating with Ingram for a final contract.
The report from City Attorney David Ruderman said the proposed contract with Ingram will be effective Aug. 1 and last for two years and eight months, through March 31, 2023. When the initial term ends, it will automatically renew in additional one-year increments unless the city council provides advanced notice of nonrenewal.
“The contract provides that the City Manager is an ‘at will,’ exempt employee with an initial base annual salary of $140,844. He is entitled to an annual performance bonus of up to $1,500 and to consideration of a cost of living adjustment when such is provided to other at-will management employees in the City,” Ruderman wrote.
Under the contract, Ingram will receive regular CalPERS retirement benefits, life insurance and long-term disability insurance equal to that provided to management employees, 20 days per year of vacation leave, sick leave of one day per month, administrative leave of 80 hours per year, a car allowance of $400 per month, a cell phone stipend and technology allowance. The contract requires Ingram to reside within a 30-minute drive from City Hall.
Additionally, the contract allows for the council to terminate the contract before the end of the term for cause. However, if the council terminates the contract without cause, Ingram would be entitled to severance equal to six months of his base salary, which increases by one month after each year of employment, capped at 12 months.
Also on Tuesday, the council will hold a hearing on the proposed resolution to adopt the housing element update of the general plan.
The council also will hold a protest hearing to allow recipients of a notice to abate dry vegetation creating fire hazard conditions on private property to express objections and be provided with due consideration as to why their property should not be abated.
Under council business, Silveira will ask the council to approve a resolution directing staff to begin the application process to change Westside Park Road to Charlie’s Way, in honor of the late Charlie Jolin, who was a driving force behind the park’s creation.
Finance Director Nick Walker will present the proposal to prepare a written report containing a description of each parcel of real property within the city and the City of Lakeport Municipal Sewer District to which delinquent water and sewer user charges, fees and penalties are applicable and the amount of the delinquent water and sewer user charge, fee, and penalty for
each such parcel the period of June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020.
In other business, the council will consider approving an amendment to the franchise agreement with Lakeport Disposal Inc., adopt a resolution officially naming the building donated by the Bank of America at 500 N. Main St. in honor of Silveira, and award a construction contract to Team Ghilotti, Inc. for the Second Street Sidewalk Improvement Project.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes of the regular council meeting on June 16; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the Mendocino Complex fire; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the February 2019 storms; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the October 2019 public safety power shutoff; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the COVID-19 public health emergency; Introduction of the proposed safety assessment placard ordinance to the Lakeport Municipal Code and schedule a public hearing for Aug. 4; adoption of the resolution approving and adopting a policy authorizing the use and acceptance of electronic signatures (e-signatures) on city documents; and approval of the retirement incentive agreement between the city of lakeport and Margaret Silveira.
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The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 7.
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, please join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link at 9 a.m. The meeting ID is 952 8462 1642, password 535290.
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In an untimed item, Public Services Director Lars Ewing will ask the board to consider an update on a trust that provides for a new park in the Clearlake Oaks area and to give direction to staff on what actions they should take next.
Ewing’s report to the board explains that Lake County Parks and Recreation is named as the major beneficiary of property and other assets of the John T. Klaus 1994 Trust.
The trust’s terms call for the county to use more than 600 acres near Clearlake Oaks, near the roundabout at Highway 20 and Highway 53, as a new public park.
“Also included in the estate are funds from other trust assets – which include other off-site properties, bank accounts and a commercial property lease in the Bay Area – with the purpose of paying for park improvements and ongoing park maintenance costs,” Ewing wrote in his report.
“Public Services staff has toured the property and is of the opinion that it is an excellent opportunity for a park, particularly given the dedicated financial resources that come with it,” Ewing reported. “The trustee has provided inventory and appraisal documents that list bank accounts totaling approximately $1.5 million, appraisal values of properties owned by the trust and not yet sold amounting to approximately $650,000, and recurring annual lease income of approximately $127,000 from a property in Livermore that has been leased to an oil change business for over twenty years.”
He said the trust’s conditions require that the park be called “John T. Klaus Park,” with one-third of the land on the “rear of the property” to be reserved as a refuge for wildlife. The rest of the park to be developed for sporting and athletic activities for youth.
Ewing said staff is seeking direction from the board. If the board recommends moving forward, Ewing is suggesting a number of next steps, including carrying out a property search, establishing a funding mechanism to accept the receipt of assets, preparing a resolution accepting the trust assets and initiating the appropriate California Environmental Quality Act review.
In other news, at 9:30 a.m., the board will consider the approval of the Guenoc Valley Mixed Use Planned Development Project, which includes a major resort and residential development to be built over several years.
At 9:02 a.m., the board will get an update on COVID-19 from Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace and at 3 p.m. will hold an economic development workshop with county department heads.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve change to board’s annual meeting calendar for 2020.
5.2: Approve advance step increase of Client Support Assistant I/II, Step 5 for Ms. Hailey Keller.
5.3: Approve late travel claim for Staff Services Analyst Daniel McAtee in the amount of $138.35 and authorize the auditor-controller to process payment.
5.4: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Section Code 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 Manzanita House for adult residential support services and specialty mental health services for fiscal year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $153,300 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.5: Approve Resolution 2020-25 of the City Council for the city of Clearlake calling for and providing for and giving notice of the general municipal election to be held in the city of Clearlake, county of Lake, state of California, on the third day of November 2020 for the purpose of electing three City Council members, each to hold a term of four years, or until their successors are elected and qualified, and requesting approval of the Lake County Board of Supervisors for election services to be provided by the County Elections Department.
5.6: Adopt Resolution authorizing the 2020-2021 Grant Project-Lake County Victim Witness Assistance Program and authorize the chair to sign the certification of compliance.
5.7: Approve annual renewal of Veterans Subvention Program Certificate of Compliance and Medi-Cal Cost Avoidance Program Certificate and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.8: Approve contract between county of Lake and the Regents of the University of California for training services in the amount of $126,480, from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.9: Approve three-year lease agreement between county of Lake and Penna Realty Property Management for the property located at 16170 Main St. in Lower Lake, Units C, D, and G, in the amount of $83,355 per fiscal year, from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2023, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.10: Approve contract between county of Lake and Adams Ashby Group for HOME and CDBG loan portfolio management services in the amount of $45,000, from July 1, 2020, to December 31, 2022, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.11: (a) Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Megabyte Systems Inc., for FY 2020-21 MPTS property tax system maintenance, online business property filing licensing/support and the transient occupancy tax licensing/support, in the amount of $197,368.13 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 2020-21 online tax bills and e-payment processing services, in the amount of $4,601.14, and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.1, 9:01 a.m.: Public input.
6.2, 9:02 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.3, 9:30 a.m.: Consider and approve Guenoc Valley Mixed Use Planned Development Project (AM 18-04; DA 18-01, GPAP 18-01; RZ 18-01 & RZ 20-01; GPD 18-01; SD 18-01, SD 20-01, UP 18-49 and UP 20-02).
6.4, 3 p.m.: Economic development workshop with county department heads.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of Advisory Board Appointments Lake County Resource Conservation.
7.3: Consideration of Cannabis Tax Internal Grant Program.
7.4: Consideration of John T. Klaus Trust and direction to staff for future efforts.
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The town hall will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. Pacific Time.
Thompson will be joined by special guest Ron Klain, the former White House Ebola Response coordinator, for a discussion about health care and what must be done to shore up our response to the spread of coronavirus.
This is the 10th in a series of virtual town halls.
All constituents of California’s Fifth Congressional District and members of the press are invited to join.
This event will be held over Zoom and interested participants must email Thompson’s office in order to join, as the platform has a capacity of 500 people. Interested participants will be notified via email with instructions on how to join.
The event will also be streamed on Facebook Live via Thompson’s page.
Thompson represents California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.
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The quake occurred at 9:14 a.m. Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported.
The USGS said the quake’s epicenter was in northern Sonoma County, 3.3 miles southwest of Cobb and 13.4 miles north northeast of Healdsburg, at a depth just below the earth’s surface.
Nearly 160 shake reports were filed from around Lake County, as well as Sonoma, Mendocino and Napa, San Francisco and as far away as Valley Springs.
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