How to resolve AdBlock issue? Supervisors to honor LCSO Lt. Steve Brooks for service
LAKEPORT, Calif – Tuesday the Board of Supervisors will begin the timed portion of the meeting with two ceremonial items at 9:10 a.m..
The board will present LCSO Lieutenant Steve Brooks with a proclamation recognizing Brooks on his Retirement after 23 years of service with the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
The board will then Designate the Week of May 21 - 27, 2017 as National Public Works Week in Lake County, CA.
The board will meeting begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, 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 and online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Boards/Board_of_Supervisors/calendar.htm . Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
In other business a Public Hearing to Consider Approving Application for Funding for the Anderson Springs Septic to Sewer Project under the 2016 Butte and Valley Wildfire Recovery Disaster Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) will take place at 9:30 a.m..
CONSENT AGENDA
7.1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held May 9, 2017.
7.2: Approve the Language Access Plan for Limited English Proficiency Individuals.
7.3: (a) Authorize the purchase of two 2017 Subaru Foresters pursuant to the attached features; and (b) authorize the Behavioral Health administrator to issue a purchase order to Hansel Subaru in the amount of $51,655.36.
7.4: Approve long distance travel Sept. 24 to 28, 2017, for three staff members to attend the Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council annual training conference in Anchorage, Alaska.
7.5: (a) Approve waiver of the 900-hour extra help limitation for extra help district attorney investigator aide, Robert McPherson, and (b) approve waiver of the 900-hour extra help limitation for extra help information tech support tech I, Ryan Clair.
7.6: (a) Approve long distance travel from June 11, 2017, through June 13, 2017, to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia for Jessica Hamner, program coordinator, Public Health Division, and (b) approve long distance travel from June 13, 2017, through June 17, 2017, to Albuquerque, New Mexico for Jessica Hamner, program coordinator, Public Health Division.
7.7: Sitting as Lake County Sanitation District, approve agreement with city of Clearlake to store vehicles at South East Regional Treatment Plant for the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program and authorize the chair to sign.
7.8: Adopt resolution approving the application of the Lake County Arts Council for the California Arts Council Grant for FY 2017-18 and authorizing the Lake County Arts Council to execute the grant contract.
7.9: Adopt resolution supporting the Middletown Days Parade and events and temporary "no parking" and "road closure" on various roads June 16 to 18.
7.10: Adopt Proclamation Designating the Week of May 21 - 27, 2017 as National Public Works Week in Lake County, CA.
7.11: Approve agreement for Federal Apportionment Exchange Program and State Match Program for California Department of Transportation - Non MPO County, and authorize the Chair to Sign.
7.12: Approve agreement with the California Department of Parks and Recreation to augment staffing at the Clear Lake State Park for the period May 26, 2017 through September 4, 2017 and authorize Sheriff to sign the Agreement.
7.13: Adopt proclamation recognizing Lieutenant Steve Brooks on his retirement after 23 years of service with the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
TIMED ITEMS
8.2, 9:10 a.m.: (a) Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing Lieutenant Steve Brooks on his Retirement after 23 years of service with the Lake County Sheriff's Office and (b) Presentation of Proclamation Designating the Week of May 21 - 27, 2017 as National Public Works Week in Lake County, CA.
8.3, 9:30 a.m.: Public Hearing to Consider Approving Application for Funding for the Anderson Springs Septic to Sewer Project under the 2016 Butte and Valley Wildfire Recovery Disaster Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
8.4, 10:00 a.m.: Presentation of Final Report: Monitoring Seismicity at the Geysers, California, Geothermal Field.
8.5, 10:15 a.m.: Consideration of Proposed Findings of Fact and Decision in the Appeal of Cross Development LLC. (AB 17-01).
8.6, 10:30 a.m.: Update on Discussion of Possible Steps to be Taken Pertaining to Fire Hazard Abatement.
UNTIMED ITEMS
9.1, Consideration of (a) Health Plan-Provider Amendment 2 to the Agreement between Partnership Health Plan of California and the County of Lake for Lake County Behavioral Health; (b) Intergovernmental Agreement Regarding Transfer of Public Funds between the California Department of Health Care Services and the County of Lake for Lake County Behavioral Health; (c) Agreement for the Intergovernmental Assessment Fee between the California Department of Health Care Services and the County of Lake for Lake County Behavioral Health; and (d) Authorize the Behavioral Health Administrator to sign the Agreements.
9.2, Consideration of Group Insurance Committee’s recommendation to add the Carrum Health option to the EIA Health plan for employees and authorize Human Resources Director to take steps necessary to add this benefit.
9.3, Sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District. Consideration of Agreement between Lake County Watershed Protection District and Creative Resources Strategies for a Model Quagga/Zebra Mussel Reciprocal Certification Program for Clearlake and Neighboring Reservoirs in the amount of $109,340 and authorize the Chair to sign.
9.4, Consideration of agreement between County of Lake and Clean Lakes, Inc. for the 2017-2019 Aquatic Vegetation Management Program and authorize the Chair to sign.
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Sheriff’s office seeks leads in fraud case
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance from the public in identifying two suspects in a fraud investigation.
On Tuesday, May 9, two men purchased approximately $1,500 worth of merchandise from Lovie’s Garden Supply in Middletown, according to Lt. Steve Brooks.
Brooks said the men used a forged credit card with account information belonging to another person who lives out of state.
The men may be associated with an older white Ford F-150 pickup truck, Brooks said.
If you have any information concerning the identities of these men or information concerning this investigation, you are urged to contact Lake County Sheriff’s Det. Richard Kreutzer at 707-262-4231.
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Clearlake Animal Control: ‘Courtney,’ ‘Mary,’ ‘Mya’ and ‘Xena’
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Clearlake Animal Control has four friendly dogs being offered to new homes this week.
This week's featured dogs are all females.
To meet the animals, call Clearlake Animal Control at 707-994-8201, Extension 103 or 105, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, or leave a message.
Below are this week's available pets.
‘Courtney’
“Courtney” is a female Catahoula mix.
She has a short brown brindle coat and big brown eyes.
‘Mary’
Mary is an American Staffordshire Terrier mix. She has a short black coat with white markings.
Shelter staff said she is a very nice girl who is good with children. Her owners gave her away and the new owners dumped her on the streets. She is looking for her forever home with a family that loves her.
‘Mya’
“Mya” is a female mastiff-Labrador Retriever mix with a short black coat.
Shelter staff said her owner moved and couldn’t take her. She is very sweet.
‘Xena’
“Xena” is an American Staffordshire Terrier and Labrador Retriever mix with a short tan and white coat.
Shelter staff said she is a kind 2-year-old who loves to go for walks and is very well-mannered.
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Habematolel Pomo tribal leaders present donations to county, sheriff’s office
UPPER LAKE, Calif. – On Thursday, Sheriff Brian Martin, District 3 Supervisor Jim Steele and Undersheriff Chris Macedo received donations from the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Tribe.
The donations were $25,000 for the county of Lake and $25,000 for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Tribal Chair Sherry Treppa presented the donations in a meeting at Running Creek Casino and expressed the tribe’s gratitude for the professional and respectful working relationship it has experienced with the county and the sheriff’s office.
Treppa said that the tribe wanted to give back to the community, and this was one of several ways that they were doing so.
Sheriff Martin and Supervisor Steele expressed their gratitude for the generous donations.
Sheriff Martin indicated that he intends to use the funds donated to the sheriff’s office to pay for training, equipment, and materials that will enhance services for American Indian communities.
“The Sheriff’s Office has worked collaboratively with tribes and law enforcement agencies both within Lake County and across the state to address issues of concern to native communities,” Martin said. “It is my intent to continue those efforts and bring additional training and resources for my staff and our community members so that we can properly serve all segments of our society. This donation will be used in furtherance of those efforts. I am grateful and humbled by the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake’s generosity.”
Steele remarked about the high regard that the community has for the tribes, particularly for their tribal values and community support.
“The donation to the Upper Lake High School football field ‘Lights of Love Project’ was remarkable, and now this donation is really moving and much appreciated,” he said.
As Steele noted, the tribe had donated $130,000 to the high school for its light project earlier this year.
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Sheriff’s office contracts with new emergency notification system
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Following an extensive and thorough evaluation and review of alerting systems, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services has implemented the CodeRED system, a high-speed emergency notification service provided by Ormond Beach, FL-based Emergency Communications Network.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services, through their CodeRED high-speed emergency notification system, will also be delivering messages through the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, known as IPAWS, according to Undersheriff Chris Macedo.
Macedo said the added capability provides the Office of Emergency Services officials an effective way to alert and warn the public about potentially life-threatening emergencies through the Emergency Alert System, Wireless Emergency Alerts, NOAA Weather Radio and even issue notifications to other local alerting authorities all within the single CodeRED interface.
"By integrating these emergency alerting methods within the single CodeRED system, we’re able to streamline and make the process much more efficient in the way we notify residents of actual emergencies including imminent threats, saving time and redirecting valuable resources elsewhere that we need to protect our community in times of crisis,” said Lake County Sheriff Brian Martin.
CodeRED notifications differ from alerts issued through IPAWS, Macedo said. According to the Federal Emergency Management Association, messages initiated through IPAWS are limited to geographic targeting at the county level only and have limited alert detail based on character limitations.
When using the CodeRED system, Macedo said Office of Emergency Services officials can drill down to only notify those within the impacted area, even to residents affected within certain neighborhoods, reducing false alarms.
Officials can include pertinent information in CodeRED messages, including any action required and other details that provide immediate benefit to the message recipient, Macedo said.
Those enrolled in CodeRED are encouraged to save the following telephone numbers in their phone’s contact books to make sure they can differentiate future warnings received: Emergency Communications, 866-419-5000, or General Notifications, 855-969-4636.
Residents who have not yet enrolled or who have recently changed their contact information are encouraged to visit Lake County Sheriff’s Office Web site at www.lakesheriff.com and add or update their information.
The added integration allows Office of Emergency Services officials to send staff notifications and geographically targeted notifications through CodeRED and IPAWS messages simultaneously, Macedo said.
In emergency situations, every second counts and a streamlined process is required to provide timely protective information to the public.
The IPAWS program stems from a United States policy that requires an effective, reliable, integrated, flexible and comprehensive system to alert and warn residents.
Residents who have enrolled for the CodeRED System will continue to receive voice calls, text messages and emails, Macedo said.
However, he said the added IPAWS integration will allow residents in Lake County to receive additional, simultaneous notifications through public signage including billboards, television, radio and their computer. No additional registration is needed to receive alerts.
Those interested in learning more about the IPAWS program are encouraged to visit www.fema.gov/IPAWS .
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