The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the board chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St. TV Channel 8 will broadcast the meeting live.
The agenda can be downloaded at www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Boards/Board_of_Supervisors/BOS_Agendas.htm .
At 10 a.m. the board will look at recommended short-term mitigation and long-term prevention strategies regarding severe blue green algae blooms.
A report from Deputy Water Resources Director Pam Francis looks in-depth at the history of algae blooms on the lake, including the 2009 bloom, which she reported is the largest on record. Francis also will offer recommendations and discuss funding sources for the work.
At 9:30 a.m. the board will consider a request by Superior Acquisitions Inc. for a refund of mitigation measures of the Carl’s Jr. Project, located 1589 Dam Road Extension, Clearlake.
Superior Acquisition's president, Barry Johnson, is asking for approximately $130,515 back that he paid Lake County Special Districts last year as part of the agreement to open the Carl's Jr.
In other news, last month, the board approved splitting the Water Resources Division from the Department of Public Works. On Tuesday at 11 a.m. staff will receive a report on proposals from the county's reclassification committee, which includes creating a classification for a Water Resources director, with a monthly salary range of $6,184.48 to $7,517.28 and begin an immediate recruitment.
The committee also proposes that the county should postpone until February of 2010 the creation of the Water Resources Department in order to give the county time to hire a department head.
In an untimed item set for Tuesday, the board will consider reinstating mitigation measures for the Bottle Rock Geothermal Power Plant, per the request of the Big Valley Groundwater Management Zone Commission.
Timed items:
9 a.m.: Approval of consent agenda, which includes items that are expected to be routine and noncontroversial; presentation of animals that are available for adoption at the Lake County Animal Care and Control Shelter
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 today's agenda.
9:15 a.m.: Public hearing on the final Community Development Block Grant Grantee Performance Report, describing the accomplishments made in the Clearlake Oaks Plaza, the sidewalk projects in Clearlake Oaks Plaza and Lucerne, the Housing Rehabilitation Program, and in providing matching funds to various projects, during the final period of the grant, July 1 and Sept. 30.
10:30 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of proposed updates to bylaws of the Clear Lake Advisory Subcommittee.
11:20 a.m. Consideration of request from Vantage Construction for waiver of the Construction Traffic Road Fee in the amount of $585 for project located at 18649 Highway 175, Cobb.
Nontimed items:
– Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
– Discussion/consideration and request for board direction relative to county’s possible participation in a financing program to finance energy efficiency and alternative energy projects for home owners and
business owners as authorized by AB 811.
– Consideration of proposed resolution approving (a) Addendum No. 2 to Buckingham Peak Purchase and Sale Agreement, (b) Addendum No. 2 to Option Agreement for purchase of Mt. Konocti property, and (c) rights-of-way and easement agreements for utility lines to Mt. Konocti property.
– Discussion/consideration of proposed revisions to the policy for Review and selection of professional consultants and other contract service providers.
– Discussion/consideration of proposed addition to Personnel Rule 906 - at risk appointment.
– Discussion/consideration of proposed Resolution authorizing the Registrar of Voters Office to collect a deposit from candidates filing a Candidate’s Statement of Qualifications
Consent agenda:
– Approve Minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held on Oct. 27, 2009.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ amending Resolution 2009-14 establishing position allocations to conform to the Fiscal Year 2009-10.
– Final Budget, Unit No. 2601 - Agricultural Commissioner (Reclassifying one Agricultural Biologist/Weights and Measures Inspector I/II/III to Agricultural Biologist/Weights and Measures Inspector I/II/III-Pesticide Use Enforcement).
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ amending Resolution No. 2009-145 establishing position allocations to conform to the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Final Budget, Budget Unit No. 2702, Planning (establishing one
4/5th time Geothermal and IDD Coordinator position).
– Adopt Resolution No. _____appointing directors of certain Special District Boards in lieu of holding a General District Election on Nov. 3, 2009.
– Approve Lease Agreement between the County of Lake and STOP LLC., for electronic monitoring, in an amount not to exceed $5,000, and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve advanced step hiring of a 900 hour Family Nurse Practitioner Lynn Brookes, due to applicant’s extraordinary qualifications (fifth step salary range).
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ approving a request from Lake County Health Services Department to submit an application for Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Capacity Building Funds through the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and authorizing the Director of Health Services to sign said application.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ amending Resolution 2009-167 establishing position allocations for Fiscal Year 2009-2010, Budget Unit No. 5011, Department of Social Services (deleting two vacant Integrated Case Worker I/II positions and replacing them with two Eligibility Worker I/II positions).
The board also will hold a closed session with its labor negotiators.
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