LAKEPORT, Calif. – This week the Board of Supervisors will hear about the latest efforts to create a conservation plan for a native Clear Lake fish, hold a second reading on an ordinance to create a  community choice aggregation program for power purchases in the county, discuss Lucerne water issues and a drought declaration.

The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8 and online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Boards/Board_of_Supervisors/calendar.htm . Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.

At 10:15 a.m., the UC Cooperative Extension and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife will provide an informational update to the board regarding the progress being made in developing a conservation plan for the Clear Lake hitch.

In August, the the California Fish and Game Commission approved the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's recommendation to list the Clear Lake hitch as a threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act, as Lake County News has reported.

Then, in April, the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it the hitch's listing under the federal Endangered Species Act may be warranted, and that it intended to conduct a one-year of the listing proposal.

In other business, at 10:30 a.m., the board will hold a second reading of an ordinance authorizing the implementation of a community choice aggregation program for electrical power purchase, which is meant to reduce the price of power for residents and businesses in the unincorporated county while also expanding the county's use of renewable energy.

At 10:45 a.m., the board will consider a request from county staff to explore possible solutions to Lucerne’s water system issues.

In a memo to the board, District 3 Supervisor Jim Steele said he wants to “put together a small team, consisting of Special Districts, myself and County Counsel to explore potential future solutions” to the issues for Lucerne. He's also requesting that the county invite California Water Service Co., which owns Lucerne's water system, to participate in the process.

In an untimed item, the board will consider once again extending a local emergency that it first declared in March 2014 due to drought conditions in Lake County.     

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

7.1: Approve first amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Hilltop Recovery Services for Lake County Residents for FY 2014-15 intensive and continued residential and outpatient treatment services, for a contract maximum of $40,000, and authorize the chair to sign.

7.2: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Heritage Oaks Hospital for FY 2014-15 Acute Hospital Services, in the amount of $14,250 and authorize the chair to sign.   

7.3: Approve first amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Heritage Oaks Hospital for FY 2014-15 Acute Hospital Services, an increase of $10,450 for a new contract maximum of $24,700, and authorize the chair to sign.

7.4: Approve first amendment to agreement between county of Lake and Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. for FY 2014-15 Adult Mental Health Services, in the amount of $105,000 for a new contract maximum of $505,000, and authorize the chair to sign.     

7.5: Resolution approving the standard agreement between the county of Lake and the Department of Health Care Services for the Performance Contract for Fiscal Year 2015-16 and authorizing the Behavioral Health director to sign the agreement.     

7.6: Adopt resolution approving the first amendment to the standard agreement between the county of Lake and the Department of Health Care Services for the Period of July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2017, and authorizing the director of Behavioral Health to sign the first amendment, an increase of $57,852 for a new contract maximum of $2,001,852.

7.7: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Milhous Children's Services for FY 2014-15 Specialty Mental Health Services, in the amount of $29,000, and authorize the chair to sign.          

7.8: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Calserve Inc. for FY 2015-16 process services, amount not to exceed $25,000 annually, and authorize the chair to sign.    

7.9: Approve out of state travel for Child Support Deputy Director Tammie Widener to attend the Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council (WICSEC) Annual Training Conference Sept. 13-17, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas.

7.10: Approve plans and specifications and initiate public bidding process for the Seigler Creek Pipe Replacement and Fish Ladder Project.

7.11: Approve award of bid for Highland Springs Road at Highland Creek Bridge Replacement Project near Kelseyville, CA Bid No. 15-02, to Pacific Infrastructure Construction, LLC, in the amount of $867,670.40, and authorize for the chair to sign.     

7.12: Adopt resolution of intention to rename an existing road in the Kelseyville Area to Forrest's Road; set the date and time of the public hearing, and direct the clerk of the board to give notice pursuant to Sections 8322 and 8323 of the Streets and Highways Code.

7.13: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Quincy Engineering for Construction Management Services for Ackley Road at Manning Creek and Highland Springs Road at Highland Creek Bridge Replacement Project, near Lakeport, in the amount of $308,816, and authorize the chair to sign.     

7.14: Adopt resolution to appropriate unanticipated revenue in Budget Unit 2203 - Sheriff/Marijuana, in the amount of $40,000, to account 23.80 for FY 14/15, to be used for helicopter services for the eradication of marijuana.

TIMED ITEMS

8.2, 9:10 a.m.: Swearing-in ceremony of new correctional officer.

8.3, 9:15 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Housing Commission Board of Directors, consideration of revised Lake County Housing Commission Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Budget for Fiscal Year 2015-16.     

8.4, 9:20 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Housing Commission, Board of Directors, consideration of Revised Lake County Housing Commission Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Budget for Fiscal Year 2014-2015.

8.5, 9:25 a.m.: Public hearing, discussion/consideration of approval to submit the local Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program application for FY 2015-16 in the amount of $14,167.

8.6, 9:30 a.m.: Consideration of request for board direction regarding proposed amendment to Lake County Zoning Ordinance regarding age limits on manufactured home installations.   

8.7, 10 a.m.: Consideration of (a) approve work and financial plan between Lake County and USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS-WS) for July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, in the amount of $97,421 and authorize the chair to sign; and (b) adopt resolution approving a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Agriculture to provide an animal damage control program for the county of Lake.

8.8, 10:15 a.m.: Joint presentation with Department of Fish and Wildlife to provide an update on the hitch.

8.9, 10:30 a.m.: Second reading, revised, consideration of an ordinance authorizing the implementation of a community choice aggregation program for electrical power purchase, including renewable energy, for residents and businesses in the unincorporated area of Lake County.     
8.10, 10:45 a.m.: Consideration of (a) request to use county staff to explore possible solutions to Lucerne’s water system issues, including authorizing Supervisor Jim Steele to execute any necessary agreements to protect the proprietary information of water system operators in Lake County; and (b) request to invite California Water Service Co. to participate in the process.

8.11, 1 p.m.: Workshop: Standardized Emergency Management System Executive Course for Elected Officials.

NONTIMED ITEMS

9.2: Consideration of Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2014-111 to Amend the FY 2014-15 Adopted Budget to Adjust Appropriations For Workers Compensation And Other Accounts.          

9.3: Consideration of agreement between county of Lake and Kings View Corporation for FY 2015-16 Telepsychiatric services, maximum amount of $270,400 and authorize the chair to sign.        

9.4: Consideration of extension of “Fee Waiver and Deferral Policy for Economic Development Projects” through Dec. 31, 2015.

9.5: Consideration of resolution proclaiming a continued local emergency due to drought conditions in Lake County.     

CLOSED SESSION

10.2: Public employee evaluation: County Administrative Officer Matt Perry.

10.3: Conference with Legal Counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(1): Lakeside Heights HOA v. County of Lake.

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