Cristallago will be discussed beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. TV8 will broadcast the meeting live. The board's morning session will begin at 9 a.m.
The housing and resort development, proposed by Matt Boeger and Mark Mitchell of Cristallago Development Corp., would include 650 single family homes, 325 resort units – including timeshares, fractional share units, condominium hotels and a hotel – an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, a trail system, clubhouse, spa, conference center and nature preserve on 860 acres along Hill Road north of Lakeport.
The project would be located at 3595, 3851, 3907, 4051, 4141, 4151, 4161, 4283, 4483, 4637 and 4687 Hill Road, and 3580 Scotts Valley Road, Lakeport, with all of those properties under the ownership of various individuals, including Mitchell, according to county assessor's records.
On Oct. 22, the Lake County Planning Commission voted 4-1 – with District 3 Commissioner Clelia Baur voting no – to certify the final environmental impact report (EIR) for Cristallago. In three other votes, commissioners voted 3-2 – with Baur and District 4 Commissioner Cliff Swetnam voting no – to approve the rezone, general plan amendment and general plan of development, as Lake County News has reported.
The Sierra Club Lake Group has appealed the commission's certification of the final EIR. County planner Emily Minton, who is working on the project, said the Board of Supervisors must decide whether to grant the appeal, uphold the commission's decision or certify the EIR on its own before considering the other issues.
The board will hold a public hearing as it considers the other actions it must decide to take with regard to the project, including approval of Cristallago Development Corp.’s application for the general plan amendment, rezone and general plan of development proposals.
According to the meeting's agenda, the general plan amendment includes changes from rural lands, rural residential, suburban residential reserve and resource conservation to rural residential, suburban residential reserve, commercial resort and resource conservation; rezone from “RL” rural lands, “RR” rural residential, “O” open space and “A” agriculture to “PDR” planned development residential and “PDC-DR” planned development commercial – design review.
The “SC” designation – scenic combining district will not be applied to commercial zoning, but will otherwise remain unchanged, and no change is proposed to the “FF” floodway fringe or “WW” waterway combining districts.
In other board business for Tuesday, Supervisor Jeff Smith has asked to discuss recent and ongoing sewage spills in the Southeast Regional Wastewater Collection System and options for addressing them. The matter is untimed.
The board also will hold a closed session to discuss an ongoing case of litigation, California Sportfishing Alliance v. County of Lake, et al.; discuss a potential lawsuit; and hold a conference with labor negotiators regarding California United Homecare Workers.
Other items on the agenda include the following.
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.
9:05 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 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 on the courthouse's first floor).
9:30 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of proposed agreement between the Kelseyville County Waterworks District No. 3 and CRT Inc. for special inspection and testing services in the amount of $13,915.
10:30 a.m.: Presentation by Pat Akers of the California Department of Food and Agriculture's hydrilla program regarding hydrilla eradication on Clear Lake; and discussion/consideration of options to manage or eradicate other types of aquatic weeds.
11:30 a.m.: Assessment appeal hearings: Sara Appelbaum, APN 044-172-31 – 8250 Orchard Drive, Kelseyville; APN 044-172-32 – 1895 Orchard Drive, Kelseyville; APN 044-163-01 – 8200 Orchard Drive, Kelseyville.
Nontimed items
– Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
– Discussion/consideration of Lake County Water Resource Director job description and minimum qualifications for the position.
– Discussion/consideration of board direction relative to relocating barges acquired from Vector Control District; and discussion/consideration of repairs to algae boat.
– Consideration of request to reconsider adoption of Resolution No. 2010 -17 (adopted on Jan. 19, 2010), declaring intent to adopt a Resolution of Public Use and Necessity – Bartlett Springs Road, FEMA Project.
– Discussion/consideration of county’s current vehicle purchasing policy continued from Jan. 19, 2010.
– Discussion/consideration of appointment to the Lower Lake Waterworks District 1 Board of Directors.
– Discussion/consideration of proposed amendment to North Central Counties Consortium Joint Powers Agreement; and discussion/consideration of recommendation to submit a proposal to operate the local One Stop (in response to the request for proposals soon to be released by North Central Counties Consortium).
Consent agenda
– Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held on Jan. 12 and 19, 2010.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ adopting a memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and the Lake County Employees' Association Unit 3, for Fiscal Years 2008-11.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ adopting a memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and the Lake County Employees' Association Unit 4, for Fiscal Year 2008-11.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ adopting a memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and the Lake County Employees' Association Unit 5, for Fiscal Years 2008-11.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ designating the county of Lake Recovery Zone for purposes of Sections 1400U-1, 1400U-2, and 1400U-3 of the Internal Revenue code of 1985, as amended; and approve Recovery Zone Bond Allocation Waiver Form and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve Lake County’s participation in the California State Fair in 2010 and authorize the chair to sign the Counties Exhibits Authorization and Appointment Form.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ pertaining to tax revenue exchange between the county of Lake and Kelseyville County Waterworks District #3 (LAFCO Project No. 2009-02 Gibbs Annexation).
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ amendment to Resolution No. 2009-205, pertaining to salaries and benefits for employees assigned to the Confidential Unit, Section A (amending previously approved provisions relative to one-time stipend).
– Approve fiscal year 2010-11 budget procedures calendar as recommended by the county administrative official in his memorandum dated Jan. 15, 2010, and the attachment thereto.
– Approve extension of agreement between the county of Lake and Marta Fuller for dental health education and prevention services for months of January 2010 through June 2010, in the amount of $14,000 and authorize the chair to sign.
– Accept irrevocable offers of dedication for roadway and public utility purposes, (a portion of APN 052-022-01 – Entrust Administration, Inc. FBO Timothy Toye), Adams Spring Drive, Cobb, and direct clerk to certify for recordation; and adopt Resolution No. _____ ordering the summary vacation of a
portion of public roadway, Adams Spring Drive, County Road No. 515C, in the county of Lake.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ transferring loan funds ($95,000 for a term of five years) and appropriating said funds as unanticipated revenue to Budget Unit No. 8476-Paradise Valley County Service Area No. 16, to pay for capital improvements.
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