Supervisors to discuss options for Code Enforcement Division Tuesday

LAKEPORT – The Board of Supervisors will discuss options for the county's Code Enforcement Division when it meets this Tuesday, Jan. 12.


The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Board of Supervisors chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. TV8 will broadcast the meeting live.


In an untimed discussion, the board will consider a request from staff for direction on reorganizing the Code Enforcement Division.


The funds that helped enhance the program several years ago now are depleted, and the Code Enforcement manager position is vacant, officials reported.


The board also will consider a request to relocate the division staff to Lakeport from Lucerne, where they were moved late in October 2008, as Lake County News has reported.


Also on the agenda is a 10 a.m. notice of nuisance abatement hearing for the Lake Sands Resort, located at 6335 E. Highway 20 in Lucerne. The property, owned by Dominic and Juliette Affinito, currently is being demolished.


Timed items


9 a.m.: 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.


9:10 a.m.: Public hearing – consideration of recommendations for allocation of Supplemental Local Law Enforcement Services Funds.


9:15 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation declaring that the Lake County Board of Supervisors is committed to the 2010 Census Partnership with the United States Census Bureau.


9:30 a.m.: Hearing – notice of nuisance abatement, 4267 Highland Ave., Lucerne (APN 034-083-27 – Steven Pennewell and Teresa Pennewell).


9:45 a.m.: Hearing – notice of nuisance abatement, 7092 Plumas St., Nice (APN 031-212-17 – William Santos - c/o Joe Santos).


10:15 a.m.: Hearing – summary abatement and nuisance abatement assessment confirmation and proposed recordation of notice of lien in the amount of $923.07 – 16350 Second St., Lower Lake (APN 024-282-02 – Harvey Barnett and Linda Barnett); hearing – notice of nuisance abatement - 16350 Second St., Lower Lake (APN 024-282-02 – Harvey Barnett and Linda Barnett).


10:30 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of proposed resolution supporting the findings of the California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment


11 a.m.: Consideration of proposed contract between the county of Lake and Lake Family Resources Center for Tobacco Control Program services in the amount of $150,000. Continued from Dec. 15, 2009.


11:30 a.m.: Assessment appeal hearing: Kimco Development Inc. – Application No. 2008-271 - APN 014-260-530, located at 18990 Coyote Valley Road, Hidden Valley Lake.


1:30 p.m. – Closed session: Public employee appointment (interviews of applicants for director of Water Resources).


Nontimed items


– Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.


– Discussion/consideration of request to authorize county staff to enter into contract discussions with PG&E for a Lake County Energy Watch partnership.


– Discussion/consideration of Road Maintenance Prioritization Plan Update on negotiations with the Clearlake Redevelopment Agency regarding the Southeast Regional Wastewater Collection System improvements.


Consent agenda


– Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held on Jan. 5, 2010.


– Appoint Iris Hudson to the board of trustees of the Lower Lake Cemetery Board for a term expiring on Jan. 1, 2014.


– Appoint William Tobin to the board of trustees of the Middletown Cemetery Board for a term expiring on Jan. 1, 2014.


– Appoint Steve Devoto to the Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee (replacing Lars Crail who has resigned from the committee).


– Adopt proclamation declaring that the Lake County Board of Supervisors is committed to the 2010 Census Partnership with the United States Census Bureau.


– Adopt Resolution No. _____ approving application for funding under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Community Facilities Program to energy efficiency improvements at the Hill Road Jail.


– Adopt Resolution No. _____ approving application for funding under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Community Facilities for security and other equipment at the Hill Road Jail.


– Accept a gift of funds from the John R. Boyer Living Trust in the amount of $15,000, to be used for the construction of the Animal Care and Control Spay Neuter/Clinic.


– Adopt Resolution No. _____ appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $314,988 (received from the California Department of Food and Agriculture for a three year Specialty Crop Block Grant for Fiscal Years 2009/2012), for to be used to reach the goals and priorities centering on improved nutrition and health, Budget Unit No. 4011 – Health Services.


– Approve first amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Fisher Wireless for dispatch equipment maintenance services compensation will be increased by $1,200 for one additional month),

and authorize the chair to sign.


– Approve application for financial aid from the State Department of Boating and Waterways for Fiscal Year 2010/2011 and authorize Sheriff Rodney Mitchell to sign.


– (a) Adopt Resolution No. _____ appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $1,176,892 (received from the U.S. Department of Energy for a five year period), to be used for seismic monitoring activities (Geysers-Wide Seismic Monitoring Array), Budget Unit No. 8695 – Special Districts; and (b) approve agreement between the county of Lake and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for the continued operation and management of the Geysers-Wide Seismic Monitoring Array, in the

amount of $1,176,892 for a five year period, and authorize the chair to sign.


The board also will hold a closed session to discuss labor negotiations and discuss potential litigation involving International Surfacing Systems.


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