LAKEPORT – This Tuesday the Lake County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the draft Middletown Area Plan document.
The board will initially convene at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, in the Board of Supervisors chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. TV8 will broadcast the meeting live.
After completing the rest of the agenda – including a closed session to discuss labor negotiations – the board will reconvene at 6 p.m. for the area plan discussion at the Geysers Geothermal Visitors Center, 15500 Central Park Road.
The 232-page draft document can be found here: www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Community_Development/documents.htm.
The plan, which is a long-term guide for growth in the planning area, is meant to complement the Lake County General Plan, according to the document's executive summary.
Communities included in the plan – which covers approximately 150 square miles in the county's southern portion – are Middletown, Hidden Valley Lake, Anderson Springs and the outlying rural areas. County documents said the plan proposes to rezone some lands in the area, as well as amending the general plan.
Special study areas are Middletown, Coyote Valley, Langtry/Guenoc.
The plan considers resources such as ground and surface water supplies, wetlands and riparian areas, oak woodlands, flora and fauna, historical and archaeological resources, sensitive and critical resources – such as Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, Rabbit Hell, Hells Half Acre – and includes policies on how to maintain and protect those areas while allowing for development.
Also considered in the plan are public safety issues – including seismic activity, fire and flood hazards, law enforcement, public emergencies, air quality and noise.
Planning objectives attempt to balance recreation, housing, agriculture and a variety of other uses. The commercial portion of the plan includes building and site designs for businesses, landscaping and pedestrian corridors.
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.: 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).
9:10 a.m.: Consideration of request from Lake Transit Authority to relocate the bus stop and install a shelter structure near the southwest corner of Third Street at Main Street, Lakeport (Old Courthouse Square).
9:30 a.m.: Public hearing, appeal of Brian Case of the Lake County Planning Commission’s denial of a general plan amendment from agriculture and rural lands to industrial and rural lands and a rezone (RZ 10-01) from “A-SC-WW-FF” (Agriculture-Scenic-Waterway-Floodway Fringe) and “RL-WW-FF” (Rural Lands-Waterway-Floodway Fringe) to “M1-W W -FF” (Commercial/Manufacturing-Waterway-Floodway Fringe) and “RL-W-FF” (Rural Lands-Waterway-Floodway Fringe); located at 12942 and 12982 Highway 29, Lower Lake, CA (APNs 012-023-260 and 012-023-270).
10:15 a.m.: Protest hearings for annual water standby charges and delinquent water fees in County Service Areas Nos. 2, 6, 7, 13, 16, 18, 20, 21 and 22. Continued from July 20.
10:30 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of proposed resolution of intention to establish proposed Zone Q (Orchard Shores Subdivision) of County Service Area No. 23; approve the engineer’s report, the form of ballot and balloting process for the assessment, and setting a public hearing for protests and balloting determination (to be held Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 9:15 a.m.).
10:45 a.m.: Hearing, appeal of order for destruction of a vicious animal; located at 3896 Dixie Ave., Nice, CA (Gerald Lindquist).
11:30 a.m.: Assessment appeal hearings: (a) Dorice Gracia - Application No. 94-2009 - APN 032-221-240-000; located at 4315 Lakeshore Blvd., Nice, CA; and (b) Jose Acosta - Application No. 98-2009 - APN 351-121-060-000; located at 13962 Apple Lane, Clearlake Oaks, CA.
Nontimed items
– Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
– Discussion/consideration of request for out of state travel for Animal Care and Control Officer Nehemiah White to Durango, Colorado, from Aug. 22 through Aug. 28 to attend Equine Investigators Academy.
– Update on emergency action taken on March 2 regarding the Southeast Regional Wastewater Collection System – Interim Collection System improvements.
– Discussion/consideration of proposed resolution approving the application for grant funds from the 2010 infrastructure fund of the Stewardship Council to support the construction of a boathouse and aquatic center at Lakeside County Park.
– Request for board direction regarding the development of a Countywide Transportation Mitigation Fee Program.
– Presentation of Central Garage fleet cost-per-mile report.
Consent agenda
– Approve Minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held on July 20, and July 27, 2010.
– Approve letters to key legislative leaders urging support of the PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2010 (H.R. 5766) and letter to Congressman Thompson expressing gratitude for introducing this legislation, and authorize all Board members to sign.
– Adopt the Library Materials Loan Policy (establishing loan periods and a limit on the number of items a person may have checked out at one time at the county libraries).
– Discussion/consideration of proposed resolution approving the standard agreement between the county of Lake and the California Department of Mental Health for state hospital bed purchase and usage for fiscal year 2009-10, and authorizing the director of Mental Health to sign Agreement No. 09-79094-000.
– Approve grant deed and direct clerk to certify for recordation (a portion of APN 007-037-070 - Roderick A. Schnabl and Sylvia R. Schnabl); approve purchase agreement between the county of Lake and Roderick A. Schnabl and Sylvia R. Schnabl, for Kelsey Creek Drive FEMA Storm Damage Project, and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve engineering and inspection agreement between county of Lake and Rural Communities Housing Development Corp. (RCHDC) for review of plans and specifications and inspection of work for the construction of curb, gutter, sidewalks and drainage improvements, located at 6853 Collier Ave., Nice, CA (APN 031-053-220), and authorize the chair to sign.
– Authorize the elections official to render all services necessary to conduct the city of Lakeport’s General Municipal Election on Nov. 2, 2010, for the purpose of electing two members of the Lakeport City Council, pursuant to the City’s Resolution No. 2393 (2010).
– Approve issuance of 90-day notice of termination of rental agreement for property located at 14141 and 14147 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake, and authorize the chair to sign.
– Adopt Resolution No. _____ amending Resolution No. 2010-108 establishing position allocations to conform to the recommended budget for fiscal year 2010-11, Budget Unit No. 5011, Department of Social Services and Budget Unit No. 2302, Probation Officer-Juvenile Court.
– Approve amendment No. 4 to equipment repair and service contract between the county of Lake and Peterson Tractor Co. (clarifying the annual maximum contract amount of $100,000 allowed with each annual renewal), and authorize the chair to sign.
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