The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, in the Board of Supervisors chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. TV8 will broadcast the meeting live.
At 9:35 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing to discuss and consider funding of a special victims/vulnerable persons investigator.
A report from Sheriff Rod Mitchell to the board explained that the sheriff's office has applied for and received $111,130 in unanticipated grant funding from the US Department of Justice's Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.
The sheriff's office would use the position – which would not be allocated until July 1 – to combat victimization of “special victims” such as children, the elderly and the disabled, who are among society's most vulnerable members, Mitchell said in his report.
At 10 a.m., the board will discuss the request for a proposal for mechanical harvesting and herbicide spraying of aquatic plants in Clear Lake as summer nears.
In an untimed item, the board will consider a proposed agreement between the county of Lake and Sierra Air Helicopters Inc. for marijuana reconnaissance and eradication on public and private lands. The agreement calls for a rate of $550 per hour, not to exceed $10,000.
Last month, the sheriff's office took several helicopter contracts to the board, Sierra Air among them, though at that time the proposed contracts were for $525 an hour, not to exceed $10,000.
The board also is scheduled to have a closed session to discuss labor negotiations and a case of existing litigation, consider an employee disciplinary action and conduct a performance evaluation of Public Services Director Kim Clymire.
Other items on the agenda are as follows.
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.: 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 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, first floor, courthouse).
9:15 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating May 7 as California Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week of May 9-15 as National Police Week in Lake County.
9:20 a.m.: Public hearing – Planning Commission's recommendation for approval of a rezone proposed for the county of Lake for reestablishment of “RD” (Residential Design Combining District) for the Spring Valley Lakes, Clearlake Keys and Orchard Shores subdivisions located in Clearlake Oaks, and a rezone of approximately one acre from “CR-DR” (Commercial Resort-Design Review) to “R1” (Single-Family Residential), located at 10931 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake Park (APN 036-311-04); and reconsideration of an environmental impact report previously certified for the Shoreline Communities Area Plan.
9:30 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the week of May 22-26 as National Safe Boating Week in Lake County.
9:45 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of proposed resolution approving the county of Lake and the state of California Combined Negotiated Net (NNA) and Drug Medi-Cal multi-year contract to provide alcohol and/or other services for fiscal years 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13, and authorizing the Mental Health director to sign.
10:30 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of purchasing buoys for the purpose of making boat lanes to and from the shoreline at county parks, selected launching ramps, Rodman Slough and the city of Lakeport's Library Park; discussion/consideration of directing staff to relocate acquired barges and equipment barges in order to perform algae abatement activities; and discussion/consideration of directing staff to have the necessary repairs done on the algae abatement boat that was purchased from Kelseyville Fire District.
Nontimed items:
– Supervisors' weekly calendar, travel and reports.
– Consideration of proposed revision tot he county vehicle policy (amending criteria for vehicle replacement).
– Discussion/consideration of request to waive the formal bidding process and make a determination that competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the county for the purchase of nine vehicles; and consideration of request to authorize the sheriff/coroner/assistant purchasing agent to issues a purchase order to Holder Ford in the amount of $201,017.79 for the purchase of nine 2010 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors.
– Discussion/consideration of request to award Bid No. 10-15 in the amount of $53,668 to Holder Ford for the purchase of one 2010-11 full-size, four-wheel-drive, extended cab/super cab, dual rear wheel, flatbed truck (with snow plow).
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