The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the board chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. TV 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 9 a.m. the board will elect its new chair and vice chair. Supervisor Denise Rushing has chaired the board over the past year, with Supervisor Anthony Farrington acting as vice chair. In an untimed item, the board will consider approving the chair's recommended committee assignments.
At 1:30 p.m., the board will receive the County Administrative Office’s audit of financial records related to the Lake County Sheriff’s federal Drug Enforcement Administration grants for marijuana eradication and use of funds for helicopter pilot training.
Last summer, after Sgt. Dave Garzoli was involved in a forced landing on Cow Mountain, his training with the use of the federal dollars came to light. Late last night, the board assigned the County Administrative Office the task of investigating the funding's use.
County officials are advising the board that the county may need to repay tens of thousands of dollars in grant funding because it may not have been properly expended.
In other news, the board also is expected to approve the second reading of an ordinance amending Article IX of Chapter 15 of the Lake County Code establishing a fee based inspection program for water vessels. The ordinance was advanced from the Dec. 15 meeting.
Other items on the agenda include the following.
Timed items
9 a.m.: Consideration of items not appearing on the posted agenda; presentation of animals that are available for adoption at the Lake County Animal Care and Control Shelter.
9:10 a.m.: Citizens 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. 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.: Consideration of applications for appointments to fill vacancies on the Lake County Vector Control District Board of Trustees.
9:30 a.m.: Public hearing – discussion/consideration of Lake County Planning Commission's recommendations for approval of a modification to use permit for specific plan of development and modifications to General Plan of Development to allow the food service facility located within Kelseyville Lumber to extend operating hours from the currently allowed 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., proposed for project applicant Jon Woodard; and reconsideration of the previously approved adopted mitigated negative declaration based on the initial study 05-36; project is located at 3555 N. Main Street, Kelseyville.
9:45 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of proposed contract between the county of Lake and Susan Jen for the administration of grant in the amount of $314,988 for creating a local food distribution system that revolves around the use of locally grown crops. Continued from Dec. 15, 2009.
10:30 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of proposed changes to the Lake County Rule LCR 1-195 on Aerobic Systems.
11:20 a.m.: Hearing – nuisance abatement assessment confirmation and proposed recordation of notice of lien in the amount of $4,894.56; 6948 Junipero Ave., Kelseyville (APN 044-372-08 - Benjamin
Espinoza III).
11:25 a.m.: Hearing – nuisance abatement assessment confirmation and proposed recordation of notice of lien in the amount of $10,470.85; 11753 Widgeon Way, Clearlake Oaks (APN 035-272-05 -
Deborah Keys).
11:30 a.m.: Assessment appeal hearings: Michael Raffanelli – Application No. 2009-08, APN 042-336-270, located at 16144 13th Ave., Clearlake.
Nontimed items
– Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
– Discussion/consideration of request for approval of out-of-state travel for Animal Control Officer Nehemiah White to Reno, Nev., from March 15 to 19 to attend the National Cruelty Investigators School Level II (the tuition fee is $650, a partial scholarship for the tuition fee in the amount of $400 was received and the remaining county cost will be $250).
– Discussion/consideration of proposed second amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Lake County Community Action Agency for provision of perinatal treatment for pregnant or parenting women experiencing alcohol or drug related problems for Lake County residents, fiscal year 2009-10 (increasing the funding amount to $40 per day not to exceed $7,200).
– Discussion/consideration of proposed resolution approving county match from the county general fund with the allocation from the state of California General Fund for the offender treatment program for fiscal year 2009-10 (county general fund contribution not to exceed $6,025).
– Discussion/consideration of proposed agreement between the county of Lake and Sonoma Ecology Center for Arundo Donax Eradication for monitoring of Arundo sites within the Upper Cache Creek Basin in the amount of $144,190.
– Consideration of request to approve of out-of-state travel for Public Works Director Brent Siemer to Fort Worth, Texas, from April 25 to 29 to attend the National Association of County Engineers Annual Conference (for cost of lodging only, funding for registration fee to be paid by County Engineers Association of California and travel and meal costs to be paid by Public Works Director Brent Siemer).
– Consideration of proposed resolution authorizing cancellation of designated reserves for Middle Creek Marsh and appropriating unanticipated revenue (transfer of $264,100 from Flood Fight Reserve
Fund, Fund 200 to Fund 200, Revenue Account 79.90, Budget Unit No. 8109 - Flood Control and Water Conservation District), to be used to purchase property (APN 004-021-30), located at 1305 Reclamation Cutoff, Upper Lake.
– Consideration of request to approve out-of-state travel for Social Services Director Carol Huchingson and Deputy Social Services Director Kathy Maes to Arlington, Virginia, from Feb. 3 to 7 to attend the United States Department of Health and Human Services Regional Partnership Grant Special Topics Conference (cost to be paid for by the Federal Administration for Children grant funds).
– Approve escrow agreement between the county of Lake and Terra Con Pipelines Inc. for security deposits in lieu of retention on Kelseyville Wastewater Improvements Construction Contract in the
amount of $2,564,910, and authorize the chair to sign.
Consent agenda
– Approve Minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held on Dec. 15, 2009.
– Appoint Anna Blair and Eric Freed to the Emergency Medical Care Committee (private ambulance category representatives), for terms expiring on Jan. 1, 2011.
– (a) Appoint Joann Matz and Laurie Daly to the Lake County Child Care Planning and Development Council (Community category representatives), for terms expiring on Jan. 1, 2013; and (b) authorize the chair to sign the California Department of Education Certification Statement regarding the composition of the Lake County Child Care Planning and Development Council membership.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ approving application for funding and the execution of a grant agreement and any amendments thereto from the California Energy Commission under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program for cost-effective energy efficiency in the amount of $258,978.
– Approve Late Travel Expense Claim submitted by Deputy District Attorney Sharon Lerman-Hubert after the 60-day claiming period in the amount of $223.08, due to extraordinary circumstances.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ approving a cafeteria plan with flexible spending arrangement.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ amending Personnel Rule 906 to establish the at risk appointment type (clarifying the county’s intent not to force an at risk employee to accept an alternate assignment or
to continue in an alternate assignment and when an at risk employee declines to accept or continue an alternate assignment, the employee will be subject to lay-off with two weeks notice).
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ amending Resolution No. 2009-145 establishing position allocations to conform to the Fiscal Year 2009/2010 Final Budget, Budget Unit No. 4015, Alcohol and Other Drug Services (deleting one prevention specialist I/II allocation and one substance abuse treatment coordinator allocation and adding one substance abuse programs coordinator allocation).
– (a) Approve dedication and maintenance agreement between the county of Lake and Eskaton Clearlake Oaks Manor for dedication of the easement area from Eskaton to the county in order to include the easement area in the county maintained road system; and (b) accept irrevocable offers of dedication for roadway and public utility purposes (a portion of APN 035-231-49 - Eskaton Clearlake Oaks Manor, Fidelity Title and HUD), located at Lake Street, Clearlake Oaks, and direct clerk to certify for recordation.
– Authorize the destruction of closed civil records from Jan. 1, 2003, through Dec. 31, 2005, pursuant to Government Code Section 26202.
– Waive the 900 hour limit for extra-help Social Services Aide Loree Lewis.
– Approve advanced step hiring of Social Services Worker Supervisor II-CPS Patti Powell, due to applicant’s extraordinary qualifications (5th step salary range).
– Approve update plan for Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment (CAPIT); Community Based Child Abuse Prevention Services (CBCAP); and Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF),
for the term of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011.
– Approve contract between the county of Lake and Lake Family Resource Center for Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment (CAPIT) services in the amount of $70,000, and authorize
the chair to sign.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ amending Resolution No. 2009-139 authorizing submittal of an application to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development for funding
under the 2009 Home Investment Partnerships Program; and if selected, the execution of a standard agreement, any amendments thereto and any related documents necessary to participate in the
Home Investment Partnerships Program.
– Authorize the auditor-controller to reissue checks for a total of $1,846.33, that were never cashed to Fidelity National Title in the amount of $1035.23; Ocwen Federal Bank FSB in the amount of $132;
Home Ranch in the amount of $199.57; New Century Title in the amount of $115.94; Katherine Huot in the amount of $131.89; Luella Phelps in the amount of $101.44; Ralph R. Black in the amount of
$33.46; Christopher Stems in the amount of $36.54; and First America Title in the amount of $61.26.
– Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Bid4Asset Inc. for public action services (not to exceed $15,000), and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve agreement between the county of Lake and state Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife Conservation Board for conveyance and acceptance of a conservation easement (APN 004-022-24), for the Clear Lake Wildlife Area Rodman Slough Project and authorize the chair to sign.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ determining that planning and administrative expenses are necessary for the production, improvement or preservation of low and moderate income housing.
The board also will hold a closed session to discuss labor negotiations and conduct a performance evaluation of County Librarian Susan Clayton.
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