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Supervisors to consider ratifying emergency declaration
LAKEPORT, Calif. – In its final meeting of the year, the Board of Supervisors will discuss an emergency declaration resulting from last week's storm, look at possible action regarding the landslide at Lakeside Heights and consider a new agreement for public defender services.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
TV8 will broadcast the meeting live, with the video available online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Boards/Board_of_Supervisors/calendar.htm .
The board, in an untimed item, will consider ratifying a local state of emergency declared last Thursday by County Administrative Officer Matt Perry, who also serves as director of the Lake County Office of Emergency Services, due to the heavy rain and resulting flooding.
In other business, at 11 a.m. the supervisors will get a status report and consider possible action regarding a new potential landslide at Lakeside Heights, the north Lakeport subdivision where beginning in March 2013 several homes were destroyed due to significant ground movement.
The county closed a portion of Hill Road East near the subdivision on Dec. 2 due to concerns that the hillside could affect the road. During the recent rains, a portion of the hill came down into the roadway.
Supervisor Anthony Farrington, who requested the item be placed on the agenda, is asking his board colleagues to “consider any appropriate action to maintain Hill Road East as an entrance to the hospital,” as Sutter Lakeside's entrance also is off of Hill Road.
Also on Tuesday, at 11:30 a.m. the board will consider an agreement between the county of Lake and Lake Defense Services for the provision of public defender services.
In an untimed item, the board will consider once again continuing the proclamation of an emergency declaration due to the drought that was first passed in March.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
7.1: Approve Minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held July 8 and Dec. 9.
7.2: Approve amendment No. 1 to agreement with Karen MacDougall to research and prepare grant applications for an amount not to exceed $50,000 for the period of January to December 2015.
7.3: Approve property tax administration fee release and settlement agreement with the City of Clearlake in the amount of $101,232.
7.4: Approve Resolution No. 14-15-12 of Lake County/City Area Planning Council (Lake APC) amending its conflict of interest code.
7.5: Approve amendment No. 3 to the agreement for engineering services for four bridge replacement projects and two bridge rehabilitation projects in Lake County with Quincy Engineering Inc. in the amount not to exceed $1,249,935.91 (an increase of $144,235.91) and authorize the chair to execute said amendment.
7.6: Approve resolution authorizing the director of Public Works to sign a notice of completion for work performed by Granite Construction Co. on the Hilderbrand Drive at Saint Helena Creek bridge replacement project, and authorize the chair to sign.
7.7: Approve permit for Steve's Aircraft to conduct aeronautical activities at Lampson Airport for fiscal year 2014- 15 and authorize chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
8.2, 9:15 a.m.: (a) Consideration of amendment to Lake County Ordinance No. 2991, an Ordinance Adding Article Seven to Chapter Seven of the Lake County Code to Provide Support for Public, Educational, and Governmental Cable Television Access Facilities to either modify or remove the condition that the ordinance shall only become effective upon a determination by the Attorney General that the PEG fee is not a tax subject to Proposition 26; and (b) consideration of staff recommendations to 1) approve the PEG Budget for FY 14/15 and authorize staff to issue county payment for FY 14/15 and 2) to amend the agreement between the city of Clearlake and the county of Lake relative to operation and funding of the PEG Channel.
8.3, 9:30 a.m.: Hearing, nuisance abatement assessment confirmation and proposed recordation of lien in the amount of $18,509.02, for 19827 Bear Valley Road, Hidden Valley Lake (APN 141-722-05 - Alexander Osborn).
8.4, 9:35 a.m.: Hearing, nuisance abatement assessment confirmation and proposed recordation of lien in the amount of $10,623.35, for 2927 Meadow Drive, Lakeport (APN 044-471-11 - Dawn Thomas).
8.5, 9:45 a.m.: Hearing, notice of abatement assessment confirmation and proposed recordation of lien in the amount of $10,661.00, for 9326 Glenhaven Drive, Glenhaven (APN 035-031-40 - James L. Jardine).
8.6, 9:55 a.m.: Hearing, notice of nuisance abatement confirmation and proposed recordation of Lien in the amount of $10,586.39, for 2605 Fall Street, Nice (APN 030-234-16 - Daniel Long).
8.7, 10 a.m.: Hearing, notice of abatement assessment confirmation and proposed recordation of Lien in the amount of $2,277.30, for 7990 Bridge Arbor Road, Upper Lake (APN 004-083-06 - Arturo R. Gutierrez).
8.8, 10:05 a.m.: Presentation of update on Code Enforcement program.
8.9, 10:15 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of proposed ordinance regarding transitional and supportive housing, emergency shelters, granny units age restrictions, reduction of parking standards for multi-family housing units, increase affordable housing in R3 Zoning District and allow density bonuses for very low income affordable housing projects
8.10, 10:45 a.m.: Hearing,consideration of appeal of notice of nuisance and order to abate for 10300 Rocky Creek Road, Lower Lake (APN 012-069-42 - Joshua Beaman).
8.11, 11 a.m.: Status report, direction to staff and consideration of any board action regarding potential landslide at Lakeside Heights as it relates to affecting Hill Road and access to the hospital.
8.12, 11:30 a.m.: Consideration of agreement between the county of Lake and Lake Defense Services for the provision of public defender services.
NONTIMED ITEMS
9.2: Consideration of memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and the Lake County Correctional Officers' Association for Calendar Years 2014-2015.
9.3: Consideration of memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and the Lake County Safety Employees' Association from July 1, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2015.
9.4: Ratification of Office of Emergency Services' director declaring a state of emergency.
9.5: Consideration of continuing the proclamation of emergency declaration for drought conditions.
9.6: Consideration of Extension of “Fee Waiver and Deferral Policy for Economic Development Projects” through June 30, 2015.
9.7: Consideration of approval and first reading of an ordinance revising County Code Chapter 14, Article II, Division 2, Section 14-56.3.
9.8: Consideration of a resolution amending Resolution No. 2014-112 establishing position allocations for fiscal year 2014-2015, Budget Unit No. 5321, Veteran Services Office.
9.9: Consideration of resolution order approving final parcel map and the signing of the final parcel map (Martinez PM 14-01).
9.10: Consideration of proposal to lift Urgency Ordinance for CSA #6, Finley Water System.
9.11: Sitting as Kelseyville County Waterworks District #3, consideration of proposal to lift urgency conservation ordinance for Kelseyville County Waterworks #3.
CLOSED SESSION
10.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(1): Fowler & Ford v. County of Lake.
10.3: Conference with Legal Counsel: Decision whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(4): One potential case.
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Newly elected Lakeport City Council members to take oaths of office this week
LAKEPORT, Calif. – This week the two women elected to the Lakeport City Council in the Nov. 4 election will take their oaths of office and be seated.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The council will first approve the results of the Lake County Registrar of Voters' final canvass for the Nov. 4 election.
City Clerk Janel Chapman will then administer the oath of office to Stacey Mattina, who was reelected to a second term, and new council member Mireya Gehring Turner, who succeeds retiring Councilman Tom Engstrom.
After Mattina and Turner are seated, the council will establish its leadership for the coming year, with the nominations and elections of the mayor and mayor pro tem to take place.
In other business on Tuesday, the winners of the city's annual holiday lighted decorations contest will be announced and the council will conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution approving the Community Development Block Grant Program Income Reuse Agreement.
City staff also is asking the council to authorize City Manager Margaret Silveira to sign two purchase orders and supporting contract documents for the procurement of utility trucks for the Public Works
Department.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; warrant registers from Dec. 3; minutes of the Dec. 2 meeting; receipt and filing of a report from the city clerk in conformance with the California Maddy Act; and approval of an application for the Lakeport Yacht Club for overnight RV parking in the parking lot north of the Fifth Street boat ramp on Dec. 31.
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Clearlake declares local emergency due to storm, flooding
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Following actions taken earlier in the day by the Lakeport City Council and the county of Lake, the city of Clearlake late Thursday reported that it had also declared a local emergency as a result of damage sustained throughout the city due to the rainstorm that hit the region.
City Manager Joan Phillipe, who also serves as the city's director of emergency services, made the emergency declaration, which will be ratified by the Clearlake City Council at a special meeting on Thursday, Dec. 18.
Phillipe reported that the city experienced a tremendous amount of flooding – particularly in the morning hours – which for a time closed many streets throughout the city.
The city made sandbags available to city residents from its corporation yard throughout the day while public works crews assisted by other local agencies worked to keep storm drains flowing as best as possible with the deluge of rain, Phillipe reported.
Various areas of the city also experienced mud slides. While none completely closed off roads, Phillipe said lanes of travel were affected in several locations.
Due to high water levels in the Village neighborhood near Cache Creek, about 100 people were evacuated, officials reported. The Red Cross set up a shelter at Lower Lake High School for the evacuees.
As of Thursday night, all of the city’s surface roads were open with no restrictions, Phillipe said.
She said public works and fire staff will continue to monitor the situation throughout the night.
The stormy conditions also resulted in the city postponing Thursday night's regular city council meeting until 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22, as Lake County News has reported.
Comprehensive storm damage assessment will continue over the next several days, Phillipe said.
She acknowledged a “tremendous collaborative effort” by local agencies working with city public works and fire departments that resulted in keeping the community safe.
The city reminded property owners that, before they hire cleanup service providers, they should protect themselves by making sure that any contractor hired is licensed and bonded and possesses a city business license.
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Lakeport City Council holds special meeting, declares emergency due to flooding
This story has been updated regarding road closures.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – In response to the fierce storm that has hit the area, the Lakeport City Council held a special Thursday morning meeting during which it declared an emergency.
The council passed a resolution declaring the existence of a local emergency due to the flooding that resulted from heavy rains that occurred overnight and throughout the morning, according to a report from City Manager Margaret Silveira.
Silveira said the Office of Emergency Services has been notified of the declaration, with city and county emergency service officials to stay in close communication during the emergency.
The National Weather Service is predicting that the storm will continue through Friday afternoon.
Lake County remains under a National Weather Service flood advisory, which is in effect through 12:30 p.m. Thursday, with a flood watch continuing through 10 p.m. Friday.
A high wind advisory also remains in effect for the county through 6 p.m. Thursday.
Earlier in the morning, the Lakeport Police Department reported a series of road closures around the city due to the flooding.
Closures in place early on Thursday afternoon included Bevins Street from Lakeport Boulevard to Bevins Court and Martin Street from S. Russell Street to Forbes Street, police reported.
Areas of concern where streets have standing water are 16th and Hartley, 10th and Main, Lange and Giselman streets, the agency said.
Police said the city has received one report of a flooded residence on the 300 block of 16th Street, and a sewer back up has also been reported near Lakeshore and Lange.
Silveira said city Public Works and public safety personnel are working to mitigate storm drain flooding, close unsafe streets, respond to emergencies and maintain safety.
The city reported that 14 Public Works staff and seven police staff are in the field working to alleviate storm-related issues.
The public is asked to minimize travel until stormwater subsides, Silveira said.
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