The board meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, in the board chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. TV8 will broadcast the meeting live.
The GE ordinance discussion is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m.
This past February, the board unanimously accepted a set of proposals to use as the basis of an ordinance to regulate GE crops in Lake County, the result of about a year's worth of work done by the board-appointed GE Crops Advisory Committee, as Lake County News has reported.
However, the board is now looking at stopping work on such an ordinance and instead sending a letter to the state Legislature and federal regulators in support of the identification of GE ingredients on food labels.
In other news, in an untimed item, the board is expected to hold the second reading of an ordinance to amend the charges and fees for the county's Southeast Regional Wastewater Collection System.
The board also will hold a closed session for a performance evaluation of Public Works Director Brent Siemer, and conference with legal counsel regarding a potential case of litigation to seek declaratory relief regarding AB 3632, an unfunded state mandate requiring provision of services to children with disabilities.
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, and contract change orders for current construction projects.
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 the week of Nov. 7-13 as In-Home Supportive Services Caregiver Week in Lake County.
9:20 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of proposed bylaw revision regarding Clear Lake Advisory Committee membership categories.
Nontimed items
– Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
– Update on emergency action taken on March 2, 2010, regarding the Southeast Regional Wastewater Collection System - Interim Collection System improvements.
– Consideration of proposed memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and Alan D. Clark, Kimberlee R. Clark, Lawrence M. Robbins and Louise Robbins for the purchase of an existing privately-owned bridge and a public road easement for the proposed construction of a new public road connecting Wildcat Road and State Route 175.
Consent agenda
– Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held on Oct. 26, 2010.
– Adopt proclamation designating the week of Nov. 7-13 as In-Home Supportive Services Caregiver Week in Lake County.
– Terminate appointment of Clear Lake Advisory Committee member Charles O’Neill-Jones, per committee bylaws.
– Approve leave of absence without pay, for medical reasons, for Animal Control Director Denise Johnson (for period from Nov. 7 through Dec. 31, 2010), and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve amendment No. 1 to the memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and the Lake County Correctional Officer’s Association for 2010-11, to correct error in vacation leave accrual rate, and authorize the chair to sign.
– Adopt revisions to the county travel policy (regarding restrictions for overnight stays at hotels and employee participation in activities outside conference trainings).
– Approve entry form for 2011 California State Fair Counties Exhibit, and authorize the chair to sign.
– Adopt resolution approving agreement 10-384 with the state of California; Department of Food and Agriculture and authorizing execution and signature for pest exclusion/nursery inspection activities for fiscal year 2010-11.
– Adopt resolution appointing directors of certain special district boards in lieu of holding a general district election on Nov. 2, 2010.
– Adopt resolution appointing directors to the East Lake Resource Conservation District.
– Approve amendment to Lower Lake County Waterworks District No. 1's Conflict of Interest Code, pursuant to district’s approval on Oct. 12, 2010.
– Approve site modification request for an equipment change (installing a replacement generator for tenant, Edge Wireless, LLC), per the AT&T Mt. Konocti Communications License Agreement, and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve advanced step hiring of extra help Solid Waste Heavy Equipment Operator Daryl Prather, due to applicant’s extraordinary qualifications (fifth step salary range).
– Approve permit to conduct aeronautical activities at Lampson Field Airport (Lake Aero Styling and Repair), and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve permit to conduct aeronautical activities at Lampson Field Airport (Jack Olof), and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Jason K.T. Trent, MD, for pathology services (correcting the inadvertent omission of the handling fee charge for toxicological testing), and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve the cooperative law enforcement agreement between the county of Lake and the U.S. Forest Service, for enforcement efforts on Forest Service lands, and authorize the chair to sign.
– Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2010-135 establishing position allocations to conform to the adopted budget for fiscal year 2010-2011, Budget Unit No. 5011, Department of Social Services.
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