LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will have a discussion on concerns raised over a Clearlake Oaks sidewalk project and host a swearing-in ceremony for new deputies.

The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, 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 9:06 a.m. Sheriff Brian Martin will swear in his latest round of new deputy sheriffs.

At 9:30 a.m., the board will discuss concerns raised by the Clearlake Oaks County Water District regarding the Clearlake Oaks Safe Routes to School Sidewalk Project, which the county has been working on since 2016.

Public Works Director Scott De Leon said the water district contacted the county to say that it's opposed to placing sidewalk over its aging water pipes, “and if the project proceeds, the District will be requesting the County to repair any sidewalk damaged by their actions to repair or replace their water lines.”

The board also is get a staff update on the Hoberg's Resort abatement action. The matter had been continued last week after a Middletown Rancheria representative said the tribe had not been allowed to consult on the project.

In another untimed item, the board also will hold a second reading on a proposed cannabis tax measure for the November ballot.

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

7.1: Approve long distance travel for the Animal Care and Control director to attend the animal control conference in Seattle, Wash., Oct. 5 to 8, 2016, in the amount of $1,064.      

7.2: Adopt proclamation designating the month of August 2016 as Child Support Awareness Month in Lake County, Calif.

7.3: Approve resolution of the Board of Directors, South Lake Fire Protection District ordering a special election to be consolidated with the Nov. 8, 2016, General Election, for the purpose of establishing a new appropriations limit and authorizing necessary actions in connection therewith, pursuant to the district's Resolution No. 2016-1701.

7.4: Approve long distance travel to Chicago, Ill., for Sherylin Taylor, PHN, Public Health nursing director, Public Health Division to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s two year Public Health Nurse Leaders Program.

7.5: Approve amendment six to agreement between the county of Lake and Quincy Engineering Inc. for four bridge replacement projects and two bridge rehabilitation projects in Lake County, Calif., for an increase of $21,828.62 and a contract amount not to exceed $1,353,637.10; and authorize the chair to sign.     

7.6: Adopt a Revised Resolution declaring intent to vacate an easement for public use, in Glenhaven, county of Lake, state of California.

TIMED ITEMS

8.2, 9:06 a.m.: Swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed deputy sheriffs.

8.3, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of August 2016 as Child Support Awareness Month in Lake County, Calif.

8.4, 9:15 a.m.: Acceptance of a $20,000 donation from Lake County Tribal Health for the purchase of a child identification system with pop-up tents.

8.5, 9:30 a.m.: Discussion and consideration of direction to staff regarding the Clearlake Oaks Safe Routes to School Sidewalk Project.

UNTIMED ITEMS

9.2: Staff report and update regarding Hoberg's Resort abatement action.

9.3: Consideration of amendment to Lake County Policy and Procedure Manual - Section Fifteen - Travel Policy, Section 4.1.C, Regarding Lodging Expense in Excess of $125 Per Night.

9.4: Consideration of the following appointments: Hartley Cemetery District Board of Trustees, Mental Health Board.

9.5: Consideration of (a) (second reading) - an ordinance establishing a cannabis cultivation tax in the unincorporated areas of the county of Lake; (b) a tax measure, a general purpose local revenue measure for the Nov. 8, 2016, General Election; and (c) approval of a resolution placing the Lake County Cannabis Cultivation Tax Ordinance and the Ballot Measure Statement for the Nov. 8, 2016, Election.   

9.6: Consideration of continuing the proclamation of a declaration of a local emergency due to wildfire conditions.

CLOSED SESSION

10.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1) – Lakeside Height HOA, et al. v. County of Lake.

10.3: Public employee evaluations title: Director of Air Quality.

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