LAKEPORT, Calif. – The sheriff will seek the go ahead from the Lake County Board of Supervisors to terminate the lease for the sheriff's office's existing Middletown substation when the board meets this week.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, in the board chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. TV8 will broadcast the meeting live.
In an untimed item, Sheriff Frank Rivero will ask the board to terminate his department's lease for the Middletown substation with Jim and Hettie Hendrickson effective Feb. 28.
The lease for the substation, located at 21130 A Calistoga St., is on a month-to-month basis and may be terminated by either party with 30 days' written notice, according to county documents. The sheriff's office pays $775 a month for the space.
A memo Rivero has prepared to send the Hendricksons, dated Feb. 1, states, “The Sheriff's Department thanks you for your support over the years but is looking for a larger facility that will be more suitable to the needs of a Sub-station.”
In other board business, at 9:25 a.m. the County Administrative Office will take to the board a discussion and consideration of a proposal to lease a new facility in Lucerne for the Mental Health Department.
The agency last year asked the Board of Supervisors to consider allowing it to build a facility in Lucerne, as Lake County News has reported.
The board also will hold a closed session to discuss labor negotiations and two cases of existing litigation, in re Boeger Land Development and Rogers v. County of Lake, et al.
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 month of February Black History Month in Lake County and celebrating Martin Luther King’s Birthday.
9:20 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation commending the Middletown High School “Mustangs” Football team for its 2010 season.
11:30 a.m.: Assessment appeal hearings: (a) Henry Comstock - Application No. 81-2010 - 2268 Will-O-View Circle, Lakeport, CA (APN 026-342-090-000); and (b) Scott and Carla Higgins - Application No. 80-2010 – 12929 Lakeland Street, Clearlake Oaks, CA (APN 035-771-170-000).
1:30 p.m.: Closed session, Public Employee Disciplinary Appeal No. EDA 2010-03. Carried over from Jan. 11.
Nontimed items
– Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
– Consideration of applications from members of the public for appointment to miscellaneous Lake County committees, commissions and advisory boards.
– Consideration of proposed second amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and Lake County Community Action Agency, New Beginnings Highland High School and Carlé High School for provision of alcohol and drug counseling, for Fiscal Year 2010-2011, in a total amount not to exceed $200,000.
– Discussion/consideration of proposed resolution approving the standard agreement between the county of Lake and the state Department of Mental Health for state hospital beds, fiscal year 2009/10, and authorizing the director of Mental Health to sign agreement number 09-79094-000.
– Consideration of proposed agreement between the county of Lake and Ruzicka Associates for engineering services on the Spring Valley Water System Improvement Project, in the amount of $198,896.
– Discussion/consideration of request from Amy Crook to approve, in concept, a sewer connection in a restricted area and to transfer sewer entitlement from a location within the restricted area to APN 010-043-24 (15875 Dam Road, Clearlake).
Consent agenda
– Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held on Jan. 25, 2011.
– Adopt proclamation designating the month of February Black History Month in Lake County and celebrating Martin Luther King’s Birthday.
– Adopt proclamation commending the Middletown High School “Mustangs” football team for its 2010 Season.
– Approve amendment No. 1 to applicant reimbursement agreement between the county of Lake and Bottle Rock Power LLC, in the amount of $72,000 (payable to the county due to cost overruns, revisions to the project description, and additional work necessitated by the Bureau of Land Management); and approve amendment No. 1 to the environmental consultant agreement between the county of Lake and AECOM for preparation of an environmental impact report for the Bottle Rock Power geothermal expansion project, in the amount of $72,000, and authorize the chair to sign both agreements.
– Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary for mortuary services; (b) approve agreement between the county of Lake and Jones Mortuary for mortuary services; and (c) approve agreement between the county of Lake and Jones and Lewis (Clear Lake Memorial Chapel), for mortuary services and authorize the chair to sign the three agreements (all three agreements have a term expiring on Dec. 31, 2011).
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