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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will consider a $3.6 million state grant application that includes more than $2 million for sewer system improvements following January’s Robin Lane spill, hear an update on disaster resilience efforts and review a Behavioral Health request to provide transitional rent assistance for eligible Medi-Cal recipients.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 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 9:30 a.m., the board will hear an update on the Lake County Resilience Hub work group.
The presentation will include a map of participating sites of resilient centers, an update on resilient power capacity on generators, batteries and solar, as well as other key milestones.
At 10 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing on submitting a $3.6 million application for the state’s Community Development Block Grant program.
It includes over $2 million for improvements of the Southeast Regional Wastewater System.
The site is part of the Lake County Sanitation District which services the city of Clearlake, including the area impacted by the Jan. 11 Robin Lane sewage spill resulting from the rupture of the 16-inch force main it operates.
The requested funding would cover the gravity sewer lines cleaning and video surveillance of the entire 90 miles gravity system and portions of the 10-mine force main system, according to the staff memo.
The staff memo also stated that the recent sewer spill “discharged 1.3 million gallons of raw sewage and 3,900 gallons migrated into Burns Valley Creek which flows into Clear Lake.”
Back on Jan 17., the county told Lake County News that the “estimated release has been updated to 2.9 million gallons.”
Community members and officials leading the recovery efforts have expressed concerns about the changes in the spill data reported.
Clearlake City Manager Alan Flora, who also coleads the incident management team, said Thursday that the team has concerns over the spill data reported by the Lake County Special Districts. “There deserves to be scrutiny,” Flora said during his report to the city council.
The county’s funding application also includes $1.5 million to assist small businesses.
At 11:30 a.m., the board will consider the request from the Lake County Behavioral Health to provide transitional rent assistance starting this year through an agreement with Partnership HealthPlan of California.
Under the agreement, the county would offer “up to six months of rental assistance for eligible Medi-Cal members who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have specific behavioral health needs.”
According to the staff memo, payments would be administered by Behavior Health, with all costs reimbursed through Partnership HealthPlan and no impact on the county’s general fund.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1, Adopt proclamation recognizing Feb. 21 to 28, 2026, as National FFA Organization Week.
5.2, Adopt resolution approving amended Agreement No. 25-0400-000-SG with California Department of Food and Agriculture for the High Risk Pest Exclusion Program, July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, for $12,559.94.
5.3, Approve agreement with Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services for FY 2025–26 in the amount of $750,000 and authorize the Chair to sign.
5.4, Approve update to the bylaws of the Lake County Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Advisory Board.
5.5, Approve qualified list from RFQ for on-call construction management services and general services agreements with GHD, MGE Engineering, Inc., and Ghirardelli Associates, Inc.
5.6, Approve qualified list from RFQ for on-call civil engineering services and general services agreements with DCCM Infrastructure, NCE, and GHD.
5.7, Approve travel exceeding 1,500 miles for Sgt. Dennis Keithly, Detective Michael Nakahara, and Sheriff Luke Bingham to attend NCCSC human trafficking training in Decatur, Illinois.
5.8, (As Lake County Sanitation District Board) Authorize Special Districts Administrator/Assistant Purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order not to exceed $220,000 to JWC Environmental for a septic hauling receiving station.
5.9, (As Lake County Watershed Protection District Board) Approve agreement for caretaker services and lease agreement at Highland Springs Recreation Area and authorize the Water Resources Director to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.1, 9:02 a.m.: Public input.
6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the week.
6.3, 9:05 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation recognizing Feb. 21–28, 2026 as National National FFA Organization Week.
6.4, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of request to close Health Services offices April 9, Aug. 13, and Oct. 15, 2026, for all-staff training.
6.5, 9:30 a.m.: Presentation on Lake County Resilience Hub Work Group of the American Red Cross Community Adaptation Program.
6.6, 10 a.m.: Public hearing regarding Community Development Block Grant funding for business assistance loan program and sewer line testing of Southeast Regional Wastewater System.
6.7, 10:30 a.m.: (a) Consideration of 2026 governance workshop presentation for UC Cooperative Extension; and (b) presentation on UC Livestock and Natural Resources Program.
6.8, 10:45 a.m.: Consideration of Enterprise Resource Planning project.
6.9, 11 a.m.: Consideration of Amendment 2 with Avero Advisors for ERP implementation services.
6.10, 11:10 a.m.: Presentation of deficit tax default land sale letter and memo.
6.11, 11:30 a.m.: Consideration of approval of transitional rent provider agreement with Partnership HealthPlan of California, effective Jan. 1, 2026, under Medi-Cal Community Supports benefit.
NON-TIMED ITEMS
7.1, Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
7.2, Consideration of Lake County/City Area Planning Council membership to remove and appoint a member-at-large.
7.3, Consideration of advisory board appointments: Central Region Town Hall; Child Care Planning Council; Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Advisory Committee.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1, Conference with labor negotiator: Deputy County Counsel Association.
8.2, Conference with legal counsel: significant exposure to litigation, three potential cases.
8.3, Conference with legal counsel: existing litigation—Lajcik, et al. v. County of Lake, et al.
Lingzi Chen is a staff reporter at Lake County News and a 2024-2026 California Local News Fellow. Email her at lchen@lakeconews.com.
