LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will get an update on drought conditions in the county and consider an agreement for designing new county offices at a school facility the county is leasing.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, 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 untimed items, the board will consider the current state of local emergency due to drought conditions in Lake County. The board unanimously passed a local state of emergency due to the dry conditions on March 4, as Lake County News has reported.
The board, in another untimed item, also will consider a proposed agreement for architecture and engineering services for the new Child Support Services Offices at the Gard Street School property in Kelseyville.
In other business on Tuesday, in an item timed for 10 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing to consider a proposed ordinance updating fees for the Auditor-Controller/County Clerk’s Office to reflect state imposed fee increases.
At 10:10 a.m., staff will present to the board health plan design changes related to the Affordable Care Act.
The full agenda follows. Items are now presented in a new order due to a new county agenda program.
CONSENT AGENDA
7.1: Approve Minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held on April 22, 2014.
7.2: (a) Adopt proclamation designating May 2014 as Perinatal Depression Awareness Month; (b) adopt proclamation designating May 12-16, 2014, as Police Officers Week; and (c) adopt proclamation designating May 12-16, 2014, as Safe Boating Week.
7.3: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2013-96 establishing position allocations for FY 2013-14, Budget Unit No. 4014, Department of Behavioral Health (delete one Mental Health Medications Support Specialist I/II allocation and one Deputy Director of Behavioral Health - Clinical Services allocation, and add two deputy director of Behavioral Health allocations, as recommended by the Human Resources Department.
7.4: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to participate in the FY 2013/14 Optional Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) Federal Exchange and State Match Program, and authorize chair to sign.
7.5: (a) Award bid to JBR Electric, total amount $79,400 for the purchase of keyless entry system for Social Services buildings; and (b) authorize Social Services director acting as assistant purchasing agent to issue purchase order.
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., 8.1: 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., 8.2: (a) Presentation of proclamation designating May 2014 as Perinatal Depression Awareness Month; (b) presentation of proclamation designating May 12-16, 2014, as Police Officers Week; and (c) presentation of proclamation designating May 12-16, 2014, as Safe Boating Week.
9:30 a.m., 8.3: Public hearing, consideration of proposed urgency ordinance adopting emergency water conservation restrictions for County Service Area No. 22, Mt. Hannah Water.
9:45 a.m., 8.4: Continued from April 22, public hearing, consideration of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 3, Article IV of the Ordinance Code of the county of Lake regarding the Right to Farm Ordinance.
10 a.m., 8.5: Public hearing, consideration of proposed ordinance updating fees for the Auditor-Controller/County Clerk’s Office to reflect state imposed fee increases.
10:10 a.m., 8.6: Presentation of health plan design changes related to the Affordable Care Act.
NONTIMED ITEMS
9.1: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
9.2: Consideration of proposed agreement for architecture and engineering services for Child Support Services Offices at Gard Street School.
9.3: Consideration of current state of local emergency due to drought conditions in Lake County.
9.4: (a) Consideration of proposed ordinance amending Article I of Chapter 6 of the Lake County Code relating to emergency organization and functions; and (b) consideration of appointment of board member to serve as vice chair of the disaster council.
CLOSED SESSION
10.1. 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.
10.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1): Lakeside Heights HOA, et al. v. County of Lake.
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