LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will consider a request to use a county-owned property in Clearlake for a new Lake Transit Authority hub location.

The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 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.

The discussion on the Lake Transit hub is timed for 9:30 a.m.

The report from the Lake Area Planning Council, Lake Transit Authority and LSC Transportation Consultants Inc. explains that the transit authority needs a new transit point where passengers can make connections between routes in the Clearlake area.
 
“ The existing primary transfer site at Ray’s Food Place in the City of Clearlake includes several deficiencies, particularly pertaining to security issues, inadequate size (requiring buses to turnaround and in some cases board passengers on a privately owned commercial parking lot), safety issues due to lack of curbs, sidewalks, and clearly marked pedestrian areas for some bus operations, poor public image, and a lack of control over land and utilities,” the memo said.

The Lake Area Planning Council initiated a study of a new and enhanced transit hub and is asking to use a portion of a vacant county-owned property parcel south of Center Drive and west of Dam Road Extension.

The new transfer hub could include parking for up to eight buses, covered passenger waiting area, public restrooms, driver breakroom, LTA office/counter space, and potentially office space for county Social Services or other commercial uses, such as a coffee shop and visitor center, according to the memo.

Also on Tuesday, in an update timed for 9:20 a.m., the board will get an update on the Lake County Warming Center by Taylor Johnson.

In an untimed item, the board will receive another update from staff and assisting agencies on wildland fire recovery.

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

7.1: Approve the second amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and Gretchen Mills for the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program in the amount of $14,830 and authorize the chair to sign.   

7.2: Adopt resolution to approve the third amendment to the standard agreement between the county of Lake and the Department of Health Care Services for the period between July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2017, and to authorize the Interim Behavioral Health director to sign.     

7.3: Approve request for out-of-state travel for Kelly Larsen to attend the Cerner Community Behavioral Health Conference and approve request for authorization to exceed the $125 per night limit for out-of-county lodging.   

7.4: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Breezy Janitorial for Janitorial Services at the Lake County DCSS Offices not to exceed $20,000 for the term May 1, 2016, through April 30, 2017, and authorize the chair to sign.

7.5: Approve purchase of 24 cubicles from AAA Business Interiors, a California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) vendor, in the amount of $77,625.09 and authorize the assistant purchasing agent/Child Support Services director to issue a purchase order to said vendor in the amount specified.   

7.6: Approve advanced step hiring of Andrew Chapman as District Attorney Investigator I, Step 5 due to his extraordinary qualifications.

7.7: Approve request for out-of-state travel for Water Resources staff to Lake Mead, Nevada to remove, preserve and transport the county's Quagga Boat from Lake Mead, Nev., to Lake County, Calif.

7.8: Addendum, approve purchase of Core Firewall hardware, software, subscription and professional services through state GSA CMAS contract from Dimension Data in the amount of $127,433.64 and authorize chair to sign statement of work, and authorize IT director/assistant purchasing agent to issue purchase order.

TIMED ITEMS

8.2, 9:20 a.m.: Update on Lake County Warming Center by Taylor Johnson.

8.3, 9:30 a.m.: Discussion and consideration of use of county owned property for new Lake Transit Authority hub.

8.4, 9:45 a.m.: Consideration of proposed ordinance amending certain provisions of Ordinance No. 2776 establishing the Lake County Children and Families First Commission and Trust Fund Pursuant to Proposition 10, the California Children and Families First Act of 1998.        

UNTIMED ITEMS

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

9.3: Consideration of letter of opposition to AB 2395, which provides a framework for telecommunication providers to relinquish landline phone service; and authorize chair to sign.

9.4: Consideration of appointment to the Upper Lake Cemetery District Board of Trustees.

9.5: Consideration of request to defer enforcement of certain fire protection standards for subdivisions in Lake County Code under specified conditions pending modification of those standards to provide alternatives which would have the same practical effect in regulating fire safety.   

9.6: Consideration of (a) awarding bid to Peterson Cat for the purchase of an 826K Compactor; and (b) authorize the Public Services director/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order in the amount of $755,554 to Peterson Cat for said purchase.

9.7: Consideration of (a) waiving the formal bidding process, per Ordinance #2406, Purchasing Code 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approval of agreement between the county of Lake and PJ Helicopters for calendar year 2016 in the amount of $60,000 and authorize the chair to sign.   

9.8: Consideration of (a) waiving the formal bidding process, per Ordinance #2406, Purchasing Code 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approval of agreement with June Wilson-Clarkin to provide evidenced-based practices and services in the Lake County Jail in the amount of $62,400 to and authorize the chair to sign.    

9.9: Consideration of (a) waiving the formal bidding process, per Ordinance No. 2406, Purchasing Code 38.2, making a determination that competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the county; and (b) authorize the sheriff/coroner/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order for procurement through ProForce Law Enforcement in the amount of $24,652.

9.10: Consideration of (a) waiving the formal bidding process, per Ordinance #2406, Purchasing Code 38.2, making a determination that competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the County; and (b) authorize the sheriff/coroner/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order through procurement through TNVC, Inc. in the amount of $12,392.

9.11: Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District, Board of Directors, consideration of (a) awarding construction contract for the Southeast Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Improvements, Bid No. 15-08, in the amount of $367,700., to the low bidder, HD Excavating and authorize the chair to sign (attachment No. 2) and (b) authorize the Special Districts administrator to sign the notice of award (attachment No. 3).

CLOSED SESSION

10.2: Employee disciplinary appeal (EDA-16-02), Pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54957.

10.3: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Interviews and appointment of Special Districts administrator.

10.4: Personnel: Consideration of appointment of Health Services director (Gov. Code Sec. 54957).

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