LAKEPORT, Calif. – Much of the Board of Supervisors' meeting this week will be devoted to updates and actions related to the Valley fire.

The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 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.

In the first of several timed items, at 9:15 a.m. the Office of Emergency Services will give reports and updates on the Valley fire response and recovery efforts.

At 9:20 a.m., the board will consider a request for staff direction regarding Valley fire-related adjustments to policies and procedures for public health, potable water, wells and land use.

Community Development Director Rick Coel will take to the board two items. They are consideration of an interim urgency ordinance to defer certain provisions of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance pertaining to occupancy of recreational vehicles as temporary dwellings due to the Valley fire, timed for 9:25 a.m., followed at 9:30 a.m. by the consideration of an interim urgency ordinance deferring provisions related to permitting RV parks.

At 9:35 a.m., the board also will consider an urgency ordinance prohibiting rental housing price gouging in the county during the Valley fire state of emergency.

County officials have received reports of landlords increasing rental costs above the 10 percent that's allowed as compared to the time period before the fire, with there also being reports that current tenants are being evicted in order to charge higher rental rates to Valley fire victims.

Untimed items relating to the Valley fire include the consideration of continuing the proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer and an update from the Department of Public Works and Special Districts regarding contracts it has executed related to the fire recovery process.

In other business, in an untimed item, the board will consider findings of fact for denying Cross Development's appeal of the Lake County Planning Commission's denial of its major use permit application for a Dollar General store in Kelseyville.

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

7.1: Adopt resolution amending position allocation in BU 2303- Juvenile Hall to eliminate all positions effective Oct. 15, 2015.

7.2: Adopt resolution authorizing cancellation of loan reserve funds in the amount of $32,309 to cover loan payment due by CSA #21 - North Lakeport.

7.3: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Lake County Office of Education - Safe Schools Healthy Students Program for Specialty Mental Health Services for Fiscal Year 2015-16, in the amount of $250,000 and authorize the chair to sign.     

7.4: Approve incorporation of the Board of Directors of the South Lake County Fire Protection District's resolution concerning the devastation caused by the Valley fire with the county of Lake's declaration of existence of a local emergency due to the Valley fire.

TIMED ITEMS

8.2, 9:15 a.m.: Reports/updates of response and recovery efforts from the Office of Emergency Services, assisting agencies and/or community groups consequent to 2015 wildland fires.

8.3, 9:20 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of request for staff direction regarding adjustments to policies and procedures relating to Public Health, potable water, wells and land use as they relate to the Valley fire.   

8.4, 9:25 a.m.: Consideration of interim urgency ordinance to defer certain provisions of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance pertaining to occupancy of recreational vehicles as temporary dwellings due to the Valley fire.

8.5, 9:30 a.m.: Consideration of interim urgency ordinance deferring provisions related to permitting RV parks.

8.6, 9:35 a.m.: Consideration of urgency ordinance prohibiting rental housing price gouging in the county of Lake during a state of emergency.     

8.7, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of Lake County Planning Commission's recommendation to approve a two-year extension for a tentative subdivision map SDX 15-04, previously approved by merger and resubdivision SD 05-04; and re-adoption of a mitigated negative declaration based on Initial Study IS 05-40; applicant is Westamerica Bank; project located at 6015 and 6850 Robin Hill Drive, Lakeport (APNs 004-029-28 and 60).

UNTIMED ITEMS

9.2: Consideration of continuing the proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer.   

9.3: Update to the Board of Supervisors regarding contracts executed by Department of Public Works and Special Districts related to the Valley fire local emergency.   

9.4: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, consideration of reappointment of Mark Burkdoll, public member, to the Lake County Air Quality Management District Hearing Board for a three year term pursuant to California Health and Safety Code.

9.5: Consideration of findings of fact – appeal of Cross Development LLC (Dollar General (AB 15-02)).

9.6: Consideration of departmental request for board direction regarding requests to enter into Williamson Act contracts for grazing land.

9.7: Consideration of 2015/16 OHV grant in the amount of $26,376 and corresponding resolution, in order for Lake County to participate in the Department of Parks and Recreation off-highway vehicle program.

CLOSED SESSION

10.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): City of Lakeport v. County of Lake, et al.

10.3: Public Employee Evaluations Title: Public Services Director Caroline Chavez.

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