LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will consider a request by the sheriff's office to temporarily reduce hours it is open to the public, hold a hearing on an updated fire plan and get updates from staff on the latest fire-related recovery news.

The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 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 9:30 a.m., the board will consider a request from Sheriff Brian Martin to temporarily reduce window hours at the administrative office at 1220 Martin St. in Lakeport due to short staffing.

Main office hours currently are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Martin is asking to be able to change the Monday hours to 1 to 5 p.m. until they have hired enough law enforcement records technicians to staff the desk while meeting his agency's legal requirements to process reports on Monday mornings for delivery to the District Attorney's Office. 

Martin said there currently is an active recruitment under way for those technician positions.

In other business, at 9:45 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing to consider approving the capital fire facility and equipment plans submitted by Lake County fire agencies and updating the Lake County Capital Fire Facility and Equipment Plan.

In fire-related business, on the agenda at 9:15 a.m. is the consideration of continuing the proclamation of a local health emergency issued by Lake County Health Office Dr. Karen Tait in September in response to the Valley fire.

At 10:45 a.m. county staff will give a report regarding the Hoberg's Resort debris cleanup. There also will be an untimed update regarding general fire recovery issues.

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

7.1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held March 22, 2016.

7.2: Adopt proclamation designating the month of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

7.3: Adopt proclamation designating the week of April 10 to 16, 2016, as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.

7.4: Authorize the county administrative officer to send a letter to the California Department of Parks and Recreation in order to cancel an Off-Highway Vehicle Education Grant.

7.5: Adopt resolution to appropriate unanticipated revenue in Budget Unit 2115 - Domestic Violence Programs.

7.6: Approve budget transfer for Budget Unit 1905 – Information Technology from Acct. 719.01-11 Salaries and Wages to Acct. 719.62-72 Fixed Asset- Equipment/Autos in the amount of $1,700 for the purchase of 2008 Ford Escape SUV from Central Garage and authorize the chair to sign.    

7.7: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Califa for the provision, installation and maintenance of Advanced Network (Data) Services, for the period from July 1, 2016, until June 30, 2017, for an amount not to exceed $70,000 annually; and authorize the chair to sign.    

7.8: Approve out-of-state travel to Tacoma, Wash., April 24-28, 2016 for Public Works Director Scott De Leon to attend the National Association of County Engineering (NACE) Annual Meeting/Management and Technical Conference.   

7.9: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Lake Family Resource Center for “Be Fresh” Project, in the amount of $144,093 and authorize the chair to sign.

TIMED ITEMS

8.2, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of (a) proclamation designating the month of April 2016 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month; (b) Proclamation designating the week of April 10 to 16, 2016, as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.

8.3, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of continuing the proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer.

8.4, 9:30 a.m.: Continued from Feb. 19, consideration of sheriff's department request to reduce open office hours.   

8.5, 9:45 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of resolution approving resolutions and capital fire facility and equipment plans submitted by Lake County fire agencies and updating the Lake County Capital Fire Facility and Equipment Plan.

8.6, 10:15 a.m.: Hearing, appeal of violation order for nuisance animal (“Purdy”) located at 9840 Rocky Creek Road, Lower Lake, CA (Michelle Thomas).

8.7, 10:30 a.m.: Continued from April 5, discussion/consideration of adoption of resolution approving the Lake County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Submittal to the U.S. Department of Commerce- Economic Development Administration.

8.8, 10:45 a.m.: Staff report regarding Hoberg's Resort debris cleanup.

UNTIMED ITEMS

9.2: Update from staff, assisting agencies and/or community groups, consequent to 2015 wildland fires.

9.3: Consideration of continuing the proclamation of emergency declaration for wildfire conditions.

9.4: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, consideration to reappoint James Harvey, public member, to the Lake County Air Quality Management District Hearing Board for a three-year term.     

9.5: (a) Consideration of staff recommendation to allow up to two permanent employees to work three 12-hour shifts per week plus one four-hour shift for the Crisis Team; and (b) direct Human Resources to initiate meet and confer with the employee union in regards to this hour change.           

9.6: Consideration of resolution authorizing the Registrar of Voters to sign the software license agreement and statement of work terms with Democracy Live Inc.     

CLOSED SESSION

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

10.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(1) – Sevilla v. County of Lake, et al.

10.4: Carried over from April 5, March 22 and March 15, employee disciplinary appeal (EDA-16-01), pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54957.

10.5: Public employee evaluations: Interim Behavioral Health director.

10.6: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Appointment of Behavioral Health director.

10.7: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Interviews and appointment of Public Services director.

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