How to resolve AdBlock issue? Three seats available on Clearlake Planning Commission
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council is looking for community members interested in serving in the city's planning commission.
The Clearlake Planning Commission has three seats coming open as of March.
City Clerk Melissa Swanson said one of the seats already has been vacated by Gina Fortino Dickson, who was elected to the Clearlake City Council in November.
Commissioners Carl Webb's and Bill Perkins' terms are expiring, said Swanson.
It was not reported if either have begun the process to apply for reappointment.
Swanson said applications are due by Feb. 28.
The new terms would run through March 11, 2017, Swanson said.
The Clearlake Planning Commission acts in an advisory capacity on planning matters – including zoning regulations, the city general plan and other land use issues – to the Clearlake City Council.
Commissioners, who serve at the will of the council, hear and act on land use matters in the city.
Planning commissioners must file disclosure documents with the state Fair Political Practices Commission and also must file periodic statements of economic interest disclosing financial interests within the jurisdiction of the city.
For an application, visit Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive, or email Swanson at
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Lakeport City Council to discuss appointments, park phase naming, early promissory note payment
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council this week will discuss appointments of its members to city boards and commissions, consider the naming of the newest Westside Community Park phase and look at a proposal to pay off early a promissory note owed on a property.
Deputy City Clerk Kelly Buendia and City Attorney Steve Brookes will hold a Brown Act presentation at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St., before the regular meeting begins at 6 p.m.
Consent agenda items will include ordinances, minutes of the Dec. 18 meeting, warrants for Dec. 12-19 and the building permits report.
A public hearing is planned for the Psalmonds Family Care Center's appeal of the Lakeport Planning Commission's revocation of the day care's facility use permit.
Planning staff will introduce an ordinance to revise city regulations related to the placement and construction of secondary accessory dwelling units in residential zoning districts.
Council member appointments to commissions, boards and committees will be presented, including the city's appointment to the Lake County Vector Control District’s Board of Trustees to fill the vacancy created by the passing of the incumbent appointee. The new appointee will serve the remainder of the term, effective Jan. 15, and expiring at the end of 2013.
The Westside Community Park Committee will ask the council to consider naming the park's phase 2 “Jane Barnes Field” and authorize staff to work with the committee in locating the appropriate placement of the monument sign.
Brookes will present to the council a proposal to pay off early the balance on the promissory note owed to Charles Witt and discuss future use of the five-acre Witt property, located next to Westside Community Park, in the event of early lease termination.
According to Brookes’ report, the city will owe Witt the principal sum of $73,866.44 assuming a March 1. The Promissory Note is being is paid off at the rate of $1,291 per month and bears interest at 4.5 percent, with the city renting the property back to Witt for $750 a month. The note is due in full on or before June 2014.
Witt is asking the city to pay him off because he no longer lives on the property, Brookes reported.
In other business, the council will present a certificate of appreciation for the Library Park gazebo restoration to the Lakeport Rotary Club, which underwrote the upgrades, and receive a report from Police Chief Brad Rasmussen on police volunteer hours for 2012.
The council also will appoint members to the Lakeport Economic Development Committee, effective Jan. 15 and expiring at the end of 2014, appoint John Norcio to the city of Lakeport Business and Housing Loan Committee and consider approving a resolution authorizing the city clerk to obtain election services.
The council also will hold a closed session to discuss a case of anticipated litigation.
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Supervisors to receive CLAC report; planning commissioners to take oaths
LAKEPORT, Calif. – This week the Board of Supervisors will get a report from the Clear Lake Advisory Committee and the supervisors' planning commissioners will take their oaths for their new terms of office.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. The meeting will be broadcast live on TV8.
At the start of the meeting, the oaths will be administered to the commissioners for Districts 2, 3, 4 and 5. A new commissioner for District 1 is being selected in the wake of Michael van der Boon's retirement.
At 9:15 a.m. the Clear Lake Advisory Committee will present its annual report and the board will consider the committee's proposed 2013 Work Plan. There also will be the presentation of an update regarding reformation of Resource Management Committee and consideration of appointments to the Clear Lake Advisory Committee.
The board also will continue its consideration of recommended 2013 committee assignments for the supervisors and discuss a request to temporarily close the old Middletown Library in order to move into the new Middletown Library.
The full agenda follows.
TIMED ITEMS
9 a.m. A-1 to A-4: Approval of consent agenda, which includes items that are expected to be routine and noncontroversial, and will be acted upon by the board at one time without discussion; presentation of animals available for adoption at Lake County Animal Care and Control; consideration of items not appearing on the posted agenda, and contract change orders for current construction projects.
9 a.m., A-5: Administer oath of office to the planning commissioners for Districts 2, 3, 4 and 5.
9:05 a.m.: Citizen’s input. Any person may speak for three minutes about any subject of concern, provided that it is within the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors and is not already on the agenda. Prior to this time, speakers must fill out a slip giving name, address and subject (available in the clerk of the board’s office, first floor, courthouse).
9:15 a.m., A-6: (a) Presentation of Clear Lake Advisory Committee Annual Report; (b) consideration of proposed 2013 Work Plan; (c) presentation of update regarding reformation of Resource Management Committee and (d) consideration of appointments to the Clear Lake Advisory Committee.
9:40 a.m., A-7: Hearing, nuisance abatement of 10075 Mitchell Road, Clearlake Oaks, CA (APN 035-531-10 - Hollis Thackery).
NONTIMED ITEMS
A-8: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
A-9: Consideration of chairman’s recommended 2013 committee assignments for members of the Board of Supervisors. Continued from Jan. 8.
A-10: Consideration of request to temporarily close the old Middletown Library in order to move into the new Middletown Library.
CLOSED SESSION
A-11: 1.Conference with labor negotiator: (a) county negotiators: A. Grant, L. Guintivano, M. Perry, J. Hammond and A. Flora; and (b) Employee Organization: Deputy District Attorney's Association, Lake County Deputy Sheriff's Association, Lake County Correctional Officers Association, Lake County Employees Association, LCSEA.
A-11: 2. Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9, subd. (b)(1)(c): claim of the City of Lakeport.
A-11: 3. Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(a): Jensen and Larson v. Lake County Sheriff’s Office, et al.
A-11: 4. Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9, subd. (b)(1)(c): Claim of the City of Lakeport.
A-11: 5. Employee Disciplinary Appeal EDA 2013-01; carried over from Jan. 8.
A-11: 6. Public Employee Performance Evaluations: County Librarian Susan Clayton, Human Resource Director Kathy Ferguson.
CONSENT AGENDA
C-1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held on Jan. 8, 2013.
C-2: Adopt Resolution amending Resolution No. 2012-107 establishing position allocations for Fiscal Year 2012-2013, Budget Unit No. 4121 - Integrated Waste Management (deleting one 1.0 FTE Account Clerk II position and adding one .8 FTE Account Clerk II position).
C-3: Adopt Resolution amending Resolution No. 2012-107 establishing position allocations for Fiscal Year 2012-2013, Budget Unit No. 3011 - Roads (deleting eight Public Works Worker I/II positions and two Public Works Worker II/III positions, and adding ten Public Works Worker I/II/III positions).
C-4: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and George Gibbs for engineering services for the review of plans and specifications for the construction of frontage improvements along Kelsey Creek Drive; project location 5650 and 5680 Kelsey Creek Drive, Kelseyville, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-5: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Chabot-Las Positas Community College District for foster and adoptive care provider training services, for a maximum amount of $157,380, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-6: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Lake County Office of Education - Healthy Start for Probation Family PRO services, for a maximum amount of $36,516, and authorize the chair to sign.
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REGIONAL: Gun buyback program offered to Bay Area residents
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Several Bay Area counties are offering residents the opportunity to take part in a gun buyback program.
Residents of Marin, San Francisco, Contra Costa and Sonoma counties can be compensated for the surrender of firearms Jan. 15 and Jan. 21.
In addressing school officials and law enforcement personnel in the immediate aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy, Marin County District Attorney Ed Berberian said his office would assist in organizing a local community-based program to do something more than just comment on the horror of the incident.
“Sometimes we need to come together taking one small step that empowers the average individual with the ability to do something,” Berberian said. “I personally believe we are a society with too many guns simply sitting in garages, closets, drawers and who knows where else. Our community has seen these weapons appear in our neighborhoods and streets. Let’s take a step to reduce the total number of these weapons. Let’s have a day where we go to our local police agencies across the county and turn in these guns.”
Jan. 15 was selected as the primary date as that is the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who died in act of senseless gun violence. Berberian’s office said the act of surrendering firearms would be consistent with Dr. King’s teachings and be a galvanizing force for broad based community action.
Endorsing the program and joining in this effort are all of Marin’s police jurisdictions, the Marin County sheriff, all five members of the county’s Board of Supervisors, Marin County’s superintendent of schools, local mayors and city/town council members and California’s Attorney General.
The program is built on a “no questions asked” approach with the emphasis on reducing the number of firearms readily accessible at times when individuals (adults and/or juveniles) may not be competent to either handle or decide the need for their use.
Individuals surrendering operable semi-automatic handguns and/or semi-automatic long guns will receive $200 for each firearm. Any individual surrendering any other category of an operable firearm will receive $100 for each firearm.
Documentation showing the person surrendering the firearm is a resident of Marin, San Francisco, Contra Costa or Sonoma County will be required.
This is a “no questions asked” program; therefore, no police investigative report will be opened or generated.
The five firearm surrender locations on Jan. 15 will be: Novato Police Department, 909 Machin Ave.; San Rafael Police Department, 1400 Fifth Ave.; Larkspur police facility of the Central Marin Police Authority, 250 Doherty Drive; St. Andrew’s Church, 101 Donahue, Marin City’ Pt. Reyes Substation of the Marin County Sheriff’s Office, 101 4th Street, Pt. Reyes. The hours of operation will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
No ammunition should be in any of these firearms when they are brought to the surrender locations. All funding for the program has been generated locally. The county has committed $10,000, the Marin Community Foundation from two of its administered trusts have contributed an additional $20,000 with the general community mailing individual contributions to the district attorney that have added to date an additional $10,000 to support this effort.
A second surrender date has been scheduled for Jan. 21 at the San Rafael Police Department and the Mill Valley Police Department from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The San Rafael Police Department and the Marin County Sheriff’s Office will be jointly operating this location. The Mill Valley Police Department will be the second surrender location and will also be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Clearlake City Council to consider commission, board and committee appointments
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council will start off the new year with a discussion of appointments for new and returning council members.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The main item of business is Mayor Jeri Spittler's appointments of council members to various city chairs, commissions and boards.
Under consent agenda business, usually approved as a slate on one vote, the council will receive the Dec. 13 minutes, a report on League of California membership benefits, an update from the US Environmental Protection Agency on the construction of test covers at the Sulphur Bank mercury mine superfund site, upcoming planning commission terms that are expiring, a notification of a Mediacom programming change, receipt of final resolutions report from the League of California Cities and Nov. 14 Vector Control meeting minutes.
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