LAKEPORT, Calif. – This week the Board of Supervisors will consider waiving fees to assist with moving forward a cell tower project in Spring Valley and discuss the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment for processing crime scenes.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. TV8 will broadcast the meeting live.
In an untimed item, the board will consider a request to waive use permit and variance application fees for Verizon Wireless, which is working with the Spring Valley community to install a cell tower.
Spring Valley does not currently have cell coverage, a safety issue that came into focus after the 2012
Walker Fire, when the phone lines serving the community east of Clearlake Oaks were destroyed in the blaze, as Lake County News has reported.
Community Development Director Rick Coel is asking that the board authorize refunding the $1,917 in fees paid for the use permit and California Environmental Quality Act review, and waive the $752 variance application fee that hasn't yet been paid.
In other business, at 10:30 a.m. the board will consider a request from District Attorney Don Anderson to purchase a 3-D laser crime scene scanner, at a cost of $66,000.
The Lakeport and Clearlake Police departments have contributed $15,000, with Anderson proposing to use other fund sources including asset forfeiture and grant funds to cover the purchase, according to his report to the board.
Anderson said in his report that the equipment will allow his agency to create 3D video reenactments of crime scenes, including visually accurate recreations of the crimes as seen by the victims, witnesses and defendants.
The full agenda follows.
TIMED ITEMS
9 a.m., A-1 to A-4: 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., A-5: Presentation of Proclamation designating the week of March 16-22, 2014, as National Surveyors Week in Lake County.
9:15 a.m., A-6: Presentation of Employee Service Awards.
9:30 a.m., A-7: Consideration of appointment to the Board of Housing Commissioners.
9:45 a.m., A-8: Continued from Jan. 28 and March 4: (a) consideration of compliance review pursuant to minor use permit (MUP 06-63); and (b) consideration of staff request for board direction regarding land use conflicts and amendments to MUP 06-63.
10:15 a.m., A-9: Consideration of property donation to the city of Clearlake for the Dam Road Extension Project.
10:30 a.m., A-10: Consideration of request to waive the formal bidding process, determining no economic benefit; (b) consideration of request to make adjustments to Budget Unit 2110 - District Attorney; and (c) consideration of request to purchase one 3-D Laser Scanning System.
NONTIMED ITEMS
A-11: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
A-12: Consideration of appointments to the following: acting registrar of voters, Kelseyville Cemetery District.
A-13: Consideration of proposed Letter of Support of AB 2205 Mammals: Use of dogs to pursue bears and bobcats.
A-14: Consideration of request to waive use permit and variance application fees for Verizon Wireless, Spring Valley Lake Cellular Site.
A-15: Consideration of proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Lake County In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority and the California United Homecare Workers Union (CUHW), Local 4034.
A-16: Consideration of request to California Department of Social Services (CDSS) for a change in the IHSS Public Authority rate, as proposed in the above listed MOU between the Lake County IHSS Public Authority and the CUHW Local 4034.
CLOSED SESSION
A-17: 1. Conference with labor negotiator: (a) county negotiators: A. Grant, L. Guintivano, S. Harry, M. Perry, A. Flora and C. Shaver; and (b) employee organizations: Deputy District Attorney's Association, Lake County Deputy Sheriff's Association, Lake County Correctional Officers Association and Lake County Safety Employees Association.
A-17: 2. Sitting as the Board of Directors of the Lake County IHSS Public Authority: Conference with Labor Negotiator: (a) agency negotiator: Carol Huchingson and F. Buchanan; and (b) employee organization: California United Homecare Workers Union AFSCME/SEIU Local 4034.
A-17: 3. Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(1): Coakley v. County of Lake, et al.
A-17: 4. Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(1): Estate of Hatfield v. Trujillo, et al.
A-17: 5. Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Section 5495639(d)(1): Lakeside Heights HOA, et al. v. County of Lake.
CONSENT AGENDA
C-1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held on March 4, 2014.
C-2: Adopt proclamation designating the week of March 16-22, 2014, as National Surveyors Week in Lake County.
C-3: Approve second amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Kappe+Du Architects for professional services, to include construction support services at the Lucerne Castle, an increase of $3,500, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-4: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2013-95 to amend the FY 2013-14 Adopted Budget by adjusting appropriations to provide for one-time health care stipend to qualified employees.
C-5: Approve and accept $10,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) for the pit bull spay/neuter program, term to expire Sept. 6, 2014, and authorize the Animal Care and Control director to sign the grant agreement.
C-6: Approve out-of-state travel for Animal Control Officer Nehemiah White to attend Equine Investigators Academy Level II, in Durango, Colorado, between May 19-24, 2014 (50 percent of tuition price, $775, to be paid by Code 3 Associates).
C-7: (a) Waive Section 1.4 F of the County Travel Policy regarding timely submission of travel claims; and (b) approve travel reimbursement claims for two staff members, total amount $178.90, as recommended in staff memorandum dated Feb. 24, 2014.
C-8: Adopt resolution approving increase of petty cash fund for the Lake County Behavioral Health Department (an increase from $300 to $400 total).
C-9: Waive 900-hour limit for extra help Victim Advocate I Tatsuhiro Suzuki.
C-10: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2013-96 establishing position allocations for Fiscal Year 2013-2014, Budget Unit No. 4011, Public Health (delete one Community Health Nurse III allocation; delete four LVN I/II - Registered Nurse-Community Health Nurse I/II-Public Health Nurse I/II-Public Health Nurse I Trainee-Public Health Nurse II Trainee allocations; add five LVN I/II Registered Nurse-Community Health Nurse I/II/III-Public Health Nurse I/II-Public Health Nurse I Trainee-Public Health Nurse II Trainee allocations; delete one Public Health Nurse I/II allocation; add two Public Health Nurse I Trainee-Public Health Nurse II Trainee-Public Health Nurse I/II; add an asterisk (*) next to the allocation for Public Health Nurse IV as follows “*Position to be eliminated upon the next vacancy”; delete one Office Aide/Office Assistant I/II allocation at next vacancy; and add one Business Software Analyst allocation).
C-11: Approve letter in support of AB 2704 to increase State Subvention to County Veteran Services Offices and authorize the chair to sign.
C-12: Approve Leave of Absence for Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley, from March 13, 2014 through June 5, 2014, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-13: Approve agreement between county of Lake and California Skateparks for design and engineering of the Kelseyville Community Skatepark, amount not to exceed $45,100, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-14: Adopt resolution of Intention to name a certain existing unnamed road in the county of Lake (Poppy Lane), and schedule a public hearing for Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at 9:30 a.m.
C-15: (a) Waive formal bidding process, determining no economic benefit to the county; and (b) authorize purchase of three vehicles (one 2014 1⁄2 ton, 4x4 Dodge Ram truck for Planning, and one 2014 3/4 ton 4x4 Dodge Ram truck and one 2014 3/4 ton Dodge Ram Truck for Animal Care and Control); and (c) authorize the public works director/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order for $23,425 under the statewide contract and a purchase order to Kathy Fowler in the amount of $53,136.
C-16: Approve permit to conduct aeronautical activities at Lampson Field Airport (Tom’s Aircraft), and authorize the chair to sign.
C-17: Adopt resolution changing mileage in county maintained road system.
C-18: Adopt resolution temporarily prohibiting parking and authorizing the removal of vehicles and ordering the Department of Public Works to post signs (April 12, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Hartmann Road, from Hidden Valley Road to Bowcher Lane).
C-19: (a) Authorize purchase of three 2014 Subaru Forester automobiles; and (b) authorize the Social Services director/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order to Elk Grove Auto in the amount of $82,310.62.
C-20: (a) Authorize purchase of 120 Microsoft Office Professional Plus licenses for departmental network computers; and (b) authorize the Social Services director/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order to CompuCom, in the amount of $40,188.
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