The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, 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 9:30 a.m., Supervisor Denise Rushing will ask the board to consider a resolution that would support mandatory labeling of GE food, a practice that the document says currently is done in 21 countries and the European Union.
The proposed resolution calls on federal and state legislative bodies to enact legislation requiring such labeling of products made from genetically engineered plants.
In a discussion scheduled for 10 a.m., the board will consider forming a local team that would design and build an algae harvester to collect and dewater algae matting on Clear Lake.
At 10:30 a.m., the board will continue a hearing on grievances lodged by the Lake County Correctional Officers Association and Lake County Deputy Sheriff's Association, and consider findings of fact on the correctional officers' sick leave and shift swap grievances.
The board also will hold a closed session to discuss labor negotiations with the Lake County Employees Association, Lake County Deputy Sheriff's Association, Lake County Correctional Officer's Association and Lake County Deputy District Attorney's Association; a performance evaluation of Mental Health Director Kristy Kelly; and a discussion regarding existing litigation, Lake County Correctional Officers’ Association v. Francisco Rivero, Sheriff, County of Lake, et al.
A full agenda 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, (a) discussion/consideration of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the Ordinance Code of the County of Lake pertaining to cargo containers, and reestablishment of legal non-conforming commercial uses; and (b) discussion/consideration of proposed ordinance extending Discretionary Planning Entitlements approved pursuant to Chapter 21 of the Lake County Code (granting a temporary two-year time extension to certain entitlements).
9:30 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of proposed resolution supporting the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered food.
10 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of the formation of a local lake team with the purpose of designing and building an algae harvester to collect and dewater algae matting on Clear Lake.
10:15 a.m.: Presentation of the septic permit and inspection program.
10:30 a.m.: Continued from Sept. 13 and Oct. 11, grievance hearings for the following: (a) Lake County Correctional Officers Association (LCCOA) level four grievance regarding unilateral change to sick leave policy; (b) Lake County Sheriff Deputy Association (LCDSA) level five grievance regarding unilateral change to sick leave policy; (c) LCCOA level four grievance regarding shift swaps; and (d) LCCOA level four grievance re 8-hour shifts; and (d) consideration of proposed findings of fact of items (a) and (c).
NONTIMED ITEMS
– Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
– Consideration of appointments of a director and alternate to the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Board of Directors for 2012.
– Consideration of appointments to the following Vector Control District Board of Trustees.
– Consideration of proposed Ordinance amending the charges and fees for County Service Area No. 16 - Paradise Valley. Second reading.
– Consideration of proposed ordinance increasing construction charges and fees (connection and capacity expansion fees) for County Service Area No. 16 - Paradise Valley. Second reading.
– Consideration of request to award bid for construction of the Socrates Mine Road PM 1.84 Storm Damage Repair Project in Lake County, Bid No. 11-10, Federal Project No. FEMA-CA-DR-1628 PW #3038.
– Consideration of request to issue a purchase order for asphalt for Nice Lucerne Cutoff Roadway repairs.
– (a) Consideration of request to waive the formal bidding process and make a determination that competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the county; (b) consideration of request to authorize the Public Works director/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order to Holder Ford for two 2012 Fusion mid-size sedans and one 2012 Taurus SE full-size sedan, in the amount of $61,083.
CLOSED SESSION
– Labor negotiations with the Lake County Employees Association, Lake County Deputy Sheriff's Association, Lake County Correctional Officer's Association and Lake County Deputy District Attorney's Association.
– Performance evaluation of Mental Health Director Kristy Kelly.
– Discussion regarding existing litigation, Lake County Correctional Officers’ Association v. Francisco Rivero, Sheriff, County of Lake, et al.
CONSENT AGENDA
– Approve Minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held on Oct. 18, 2011; and corrected minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held on Oct. 4, 2011.
– Adopt resolution rescinding Resolution No. 90-315 relating to enforcement of traffic violations on private roads in the Hidden Valley Lake Subdivision.
– (a) Approve Budget Transfer B-031, in the amount of $1,000, from Contingencies to BU 1781 - Special Projects, for Island Drive Utility Undergrounding project, and authorize the chair to sign; (b) approve right of way agreement between the county of Lake and Ruth Vogtmann and Erma Cummings, in the amount of $500, for Island Drive Utility Undergrounding Project, APN 035-111-32, and authorize the chair to sign; and (c) approve right of way agreement between the county of Lake and Sheri Flying Hawk in the amount of $500, for Island Drive Utility Undergrounding Project, APN 035-111-11, and authorize the chair to sign.
– Adopt resolution authorizing the chairman of the board to approve and direct the tax collector to sell, at public auction via Internet, tax defaulted property which is subject to the power to sell in accordance with Chapter 7 of Part 6 of Division 1, of the California Revenue and Taxation Code and approving sales below minimum price on specified cases.
– Authorize the air pollution control officer to sign and submit to the Management District California Air Resources Board the FY 2010-11 Year-End Financial Report and FY 2011-12 Subvention Applications.
– Adopt resolution transferring funds to Budget #8799 Building Reserve Management District and Vehicle Reserve ($30,000 from FY 2011/12 Unreserved Fund to the FY 2011/12 Building Reserve, and $26,972 from FY 2011/12 Unreserved Fund to the FY 2011/12 Vehicle Reserve).
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