LAKEPORT, Calif. – When it meets Tuesday the Board of Supervisors will discuss proposed changes to the workforce investment area in which the county participates, consider approving a letter supporting alternatives to SmartMeters and continue two hearings related to Bottle Rock Power's proposed expansion.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
In a discussion scheduled for 10:30 a.m., the board will take up the issue of the county's proposed modification to the workforce investment area, which involves training and job placement for job seekers and additional services for businesses.
The county is proposing to leave the North Central Counties Consortium (NCCC) – which includes Lake, Glenn, Colusa, Sutter and Yuba – and join in a new workforce investment area agreement with Napa County.
Local officials have cited concerns with NCCC and a desire to partner with Napa because of better alignment of industries.
On Feb. 24 the California Workforce Investment Board Issues and Policy Special Committee agreed to forward the proposal to the California Workforce Investment Board in May, as Lake County News has reported.
The Lake One-Stop Inc., the local service provider which has contracted with NCCC to help job seekers and employers, carried out two letter-writing campaigns against the proposal, which Supervisor Denise Rushing said will not disrupt the One-Stop.
“The bottom line is, there’s a lot of misinformation flying around Lake County because the One-Stop is worried about its existence,” Rushing told Lake County News following the Feb. 24 meeting.
Rushing emphasized, “This is about strategy and governance and oversight.”
She said Lake County can look forward to a “wonderful and refreshing” working relationship with Napa County.
The next step, which is being taken Tuesday, is to have a public forum on the matter, Rushing said.
“It's time to engage the public more fully in this process so everybody knows what's on the table,” she said.
In other business, in a discussion originally scheduled for Feb. 15, the board will consider options for developing a new Middletown/South County area substation for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The matter will be discussed at 9:20 a.m.
As the result of a January discussion on Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s SmartMeters, at 10:45 a.m. the board will consider a proposed letter in support of Assembly Bill 37, which would require the California Public Utilities Commission to identify by Jan. 1, 2012, alternative options to SmartMeters.
At 1:30 p.m., the board will continue discussion on the Friends of Cobb Mountain's appeal of the Lake County Planning Commission's certification of Bottle Rock Power's final environmental impact report. The board held a five-and-a-half-hour-long hearing on the matter at its Feb. 22 meeting.
At 2:30 p.m., the board will host a public hearing to consider Bottle Rock Power's request to rezone 60 acres from Planned Development Residential-Frozen parcel size to Rural Lands-Frozen parcel size. The proposed rezone area is located within the Binkley Leasehold at 6743 and 7385 High Valley Road, Cobb.
In an untimed item, the board will consider appointments to the Sheriff’s Office of Quality Assurance Exploratory Committee.
The board will hold a closed session to discuss labor negotiations with employee associations.
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, 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).
9:10 a.m.: Consideration of proposed findings of fact, assessment appeal of James Robello, Application Nos. 01-2010 and 76-2010, 2315 Eastlake Drive, Kelseyville, CA (APN 044-192-190-000).
9:15 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of March 2011 as Meals on Wheels Month in Lake County.
9:45 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the week of Feb. 28 to March 4 as Invasive Species Awareness Week in Lake County.
9:50 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation expressing gratitude for the service of local community member Morrell “Mo” Fitch.
10 a.m.: (a) Consideration of customer request for variance from Appendix A of the Sewer Use Ordinance, Article II, Section 205 (property located at 14855 Olympic Drive, Clearlake - APN 039-550-03 – Richard Green); and (b) consideration of proposed resolution approving a variance of the
Sewer Use Regulations for property located at 14855 Olympic Drive, Clearlake (APN 039-550-03 - Richard Green).
11 a.m: Request to approve lease for an office building at 6302 13th Ave., Lucerne, for the Mental Health Department. Carried over from Feb. 15 and Feb. 22.
Nontimed items
– Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
– Consideration of appointments to the heritage commission.
– Consideration of proposed resolution determining Redemption Fund Surplus in North Lakeport Water Assessment District 4-1, and ordering its disposition. Continued from Nov. 16, 2010.
– (a) Consideration of request to appoint Don Hoberg as interim heavy equipment/fleet maintenance superintendent; and (b) consideration of request for a 900-hour unique position of mechanic assistant.
– Consideration of proposed memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and Lake Transit Authority (LTA) for construction management services, inspection of new bus stops and bus stop sign maintenance, in the amount of $48,000
Consent agenda
– Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held on Feb. 15 and Feb. 22 (Feb. 15 minutes are carried over from Feb. 22).
– Adopt proclamation designating the month of March 2011 as Meals on Wheels Month in Lake County.
– Adopt proclamation designating the week of Feb. 28 to March 4 as Invasive Species Awareness Week in Lake County.
– Adopt proclamation expressing gratitude for the service of local community member Morrell “Mo” Fitch.
– Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2010-225 establishing position allocations for fiscal year 2010-11, Budget Unit No. 1121, Auditor-Controller (replacing one accounting technician, senior and one account clerk I/II with two accounting technicians).
– Adopt resolution amending Exhibit “A” to the county conflict of interest code (revising and updating the list of designated employees in various departments).
– Approve first amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Victor Treatment Centers Inc., for specialty mental health services, with no increase in amount, for fiscal year 2010-11, and authorize the chair to sign (omitting the language referring to the site specific location, so as to include all Victor Treatment Centers in one contract and replacing Exhibit B to reflect Victor Treatment Centers, Inc.’s current fee schedule).
– Adopt Resolution amending Resolution No. 2010-165 establishing position allocations for fiscal year 2010-11, Budget Unit No. 2302, Probation Officer - Juvenile Court and Budget Unit No. 2303, Juvenile Home (deleting one assistant chief probation officer, one senior deputy probation officer and one deputy probation officer I/II/III allocations and adding two chief deputy probation officer I/II and one staff services analyst I/II allocations).
– Approve plans and specifications for Elk Mountain Road MPM 27.53 Storm Damage Repair in Lake County, Bid No. 09-12, and authorize the Public Works director/assistant purchasing agent to advertise for bids.
– (a) Approve out of county travel, in excess of 1,500 miles round trip, to Spokane, Wash., on March 4 of Social Worker III Linda Puertolas, to tour a group home facility for pending client placement; and (b) approve future out of county travel of Social Worker III Linda Puertolas and client, to Spokane, Wash., for client placement and routine monthly visits of client, pursuant to state regulations governing Child Welfare Services.
– Approve authorized provider agreement between the county of Lake and the Sonoma and Mendocino County Chapter of the American Red Cross for training services, and authorize the Social Services director to sign.
– Approve encroachment permit for NorCal Boat and Ski Club for boat and ski races on Clear Lake during 2011, and authorize the chair to sign.
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