The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. TV8 will broadcast the meeting live.
At 11 a.m., Supervisor Anthony Farrington will take to the board a request to approve letters to the state and to the Lakeport City Council opposing the state’s proposed design and layout for the new Lakeport courthouse.
The 50,158-square foot building, which a revised estimate from the state Administrative Office of the Courts said will cost around $53.2 million to build, is to be located at 675 Lakeport Blvd., just below the Vista Point Visitor Center, which is the home of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce.
In his report to the board, Farrington – who serves on the project's advisory committee – said the architect presented to the group at its April 18 meeting a preliminary conceptual design and options about where on the property the building would be situated.
“The State's preferred layout would result in a significant impact on the viewshed from Vista Point and, in my opinion, would have a long-term negative impact on the community,” wrote Farrington, who added that the opinion was shared by others at the meeting.
He said there are other options available that would have less impact on the viewshed, and so he's asking for opposition to the current proposal.
Farrington wrote a commentary published Sunday that explains his concerns in-depth, which can be found here: Farrington: Courthouse plan will change face of Lake County.
The board also will hold a closed session regarding labor negotiations with the Lake County Employees Association, Lake County Deputy Sheriffs' Association, Lake County Correctional Officers' Association and the Lake County Deputy District Attorneys Association, and discuss a case of litigation against the county, Paradise v. Ferguson, 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.: Public hearing – consideration of Application AM 11-01, proposing amendments to the Lake County Zoning Ordinance pertaining to wineries, wine tasting facilities, definition of wine-related special events, agricultural service establishments, green waste composting facilities, farmers’ markets, multifamily maximum residential density, and revocation of zoning clearances and zoning permits (amendments pertaining to commercial stables and riding academies, and cargo containers have been removed from these proposed amendments).
9:45 a.m.: Consideration of request of cash match support for the districts’ grant application to the California Department of Conservation’s Watershed Coordinator Grant Program ($10,000 per year for three years).
10 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of changing the yearly burn ban initiation date for years with heavy rainfall and temporarily suspending this year’s burn ban.
10:20 a.m.: Consideration of proposed first amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and First Five Lake Commission for the Mother-Wise Program (Post Partum Depression Initiative), for an increase of $14,092, for fiscal year 2010-11.
10:30 a.m.: Update on status of Lake County Community Action Agency and state selection process of new eligible entity to receive state grant funds for food and shelter services.
10:45 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of request for budget transfer to cover additional hours for extra help employees; and consideration of request to waive the 900-hour limit for extra help Deputy District Attorney Catherine Walker, extra help Office Assistant Darla Lewis, extra help Office Assistant Sharon Parks and extra help Victim Advocate Geraldine Brown, as per staff memorandum, dated March 31. Continued from April 19.
Nontimed items
– Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
– Consideration of appointments to the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Advisory Board.
– Consideration of letters of opposition to Assembly Bill 720 (potentially prohibiting the use of county employees on new road work projects).
– Consideration of proposed Ordinance amending Article IX to Chapter 15 of the Lake County Code establishing a fee-based inspection program for all water vessels launched in the county of Lake. Second reading.
Consent agenda
– Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held on April 19, 2011.
– Approve letter of support for proposed Walker Ridge Wind Farm Project and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve plans and specifications for Middletown Senior Center & Library Project, Bid No. 11-02, and authorize the purchasing agent to advertise for bids.
– Approve waiver of 900-hour limit for extra help Pest Detection Trapper Alice McCombs, as per staff memorandum dated April 26, 2011.
– Approve Budget Transfer B-218 from Office Expense/Postage, in the amount of $8,600, for the purchase of one (1) Elections Server, and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve Election Information Management System (EIMS) Lease Agreement Modification between the county of Lake and DFM Associates for software support, maintenance and update service, and authorize the chair to sign.
– Adopt resolution approving a request from the Lake County Health Services Department to submit a grant application to California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) for state required Electronic Reporting Transition funding for fiscal years 2010-13, and authorizing the Health Services director to sign said application and grant.
– Adopt resolution approving a request from Lake County Environmental Health Division to submit a grant application for a Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) Trust Fund Grant for FY 2011-12 and authorize the director of Health Services to sign said application.
– Adopt resolution authorizing the submission of Waste Tire Enforcement Grant applications for the fiscal years 2010-11 through 2015-16 not to exceed five years from the date of adoption.
– Approve the contract between the county of Lake and Dazzling Janitorial Services for janitorial services at the Lakeport Library in the amount of $10,200 and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve first amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Modesto Residential Living Center LLC, for residential care services for fiscal year 2010-11 (an increase of $14,350), and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve first amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Manzanita House, Adult Residential Facility (ARF) for residential support services for fiscal year 2010-11 (a decrease of $50,000), and authorize the chair to sign.
– Adopt resolution approving application for California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Grant for FY 2010-11.
– Approve rental agreement between the county of Lake and Lake Aero Styling and Repair for a metal storage hangar and breeze way at Lampson Field Airport (monthly rate of $500 per month), and authorize the chair to sign.
– Award Bid No. 10-22 to Argonaut Constructors, for construction of the Hot Mix Asphalt Overlay to facilitate ice and snow removal on Bottle Rock Road, from Harrington Flat Road to 1.0 miles North of Harrington Flat Road, in the amount of $388,131, and authorize the chair to sign.
– Award Bid No. 09-12 to Gregg Simpson Trucking, for construction of the Elk Mountain Road PM 27.53 to 27.55 Storm Damage Repair project in Lake County, in the amount of $72,224.55, and authorize the chair to sign.
– Approve the expansion of membership of the Seismic Monitoring Advisory Committee, adding one additional public member from the Middletown area), and appoint Linda Diehl Darms to the committee.
– Approve easement deed and direct clerk to certify for recordation (APN 040-303-22 - Bradley Bergen), and approve right of way agreement between the county of Lake and Bradley Bergen for the construction of the temporary force main sanitary sewer line and authorize the chair to sign.
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