LAKEPORT, Calif. – A proposal for the county to take over the operation of the Gibson Museum in Middletown will go to the Board of Supervisors this week.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 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 an untimed item, Public Services Director Lars Ewing will go to the board with a proposal for the county to operate the C. Gibson Museum and Culture Center at 21256 Washington St. in Middletown.
The museum opened in 2013 as the result of an effort led by local volunteers.
“Over the years the volunteers of the Gibson board have shown themselves to be a community-
minded group who are extremely successful at raising funds for their museum,” Ewing wrote in his report to the board. “However, from the very beginning they have struggled to keep regular open hours for the museum and, lacking professional training, have had problems adequately recording and storing their growing collection of south Lake County history. With the loss of key volunteer docents, the challenge of operating a museum and raising money for the museum itself are becoming too much. The board of the Friends of Gibson fears they will have to close shop.”
Ewing said the Public Services Museum Division wants to add the Gibson Museum to the facilities it already manages – the Courthouse Museum and the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum – with the Friends of the Gibson Museum as a partnering nonprofit.
He said it is anticipated to cost $16,000 annually for the county to take on running the Gibson Museum.
In other untimed items, the board will consider continuing local emergency declarations due to the Rocky, Jerusalem, Valley and Clayton fires.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
7.1: (a) Waive 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) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Manzanita House for Adult Residential Support Services and Specialty Mental Health Services for Fiscal Year 2016-17 for the amount of $120,450 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
7.2: (a) Waive 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) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Clover Valley Guest Home for Adult Residential Support Services and Specialty Mental Health Services for Fiscal Year 2016-17 for the amount of $40,150 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
7.3: (a) Waive 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) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Redwood Community Services Inc. for the MHSA Transitional Age (TAY) Drop-In Center for fiscal year 2016-17 for the amount of $61,200 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
7.4: (a) Waive 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) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Redwood Community Services Inc. for the Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Peer Support Program for fiscal year 2016-17 for the amount of $40,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
7.5: Adopt resolution approving Public Health to apply for a grant from the California Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS) for up to a Five Year Local Dental Pilot Project for a minimum of $1,100,000.
7.6: Adopt resolution amending the 2014-2017 Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch (CLPPP) Grant Program in the amount of $69,113 and authorize the interim director/director of Health Services to sign said application and grant.
7.7: Approve the submission of the FY2016 State Homeland Security Grant Application in the amount of $141,233 and authorize the sheriff to sign the grant application.
TIMED ITEMS
8.2, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of continuation of a proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer.
UNTIMED ITEMS
9.2: Consideration of the following appointments: Mental Health Board.
9.3: Consideration of (a) an amendment to agreement for legal services by and between the county of Lake and Porter Scott LLC. for legal services in connection with Lakeside Heights litigation for an agreement maximum of $200,000; and (b) a resolution authorizing the submittal of an application to the California State Association of Counties – Excess Insurance Authority for a low-interest loan for defense costs in Lakeside Heights HOA, et al. v. County of Lake, et al.
9.4: Consideration of resolution adopting amendment number three to the memorandum of understanding between the Lake County Correctional Officers Association and the county of Lake for calendar years 2014-15.
9.5: Consideration of resolution adopting memorandum of understanding by and between the Lake County Correctional Officers Association and the county of Lake for the term of Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2017.
9.6: Consideration of approval to (a) waive the formal bidding process, per Ordinance #2406, Purchasing Code No. 38.2; and (b) authorize the public services director to issue a purchase order to Charter Sales Co. to purchase a 2011 M2106 Freightliner water truck in the amount of $92,402.20, which includes sales tax, document fees and DMV fees.
9.7: Consideration of proposal for the county to operate the C. Gibson Museum and Culture Center in Middletown.
9.8: Consideration of continuing the proclamation of a declaration of a local emergency due to wildfire conditions, pertaining to Rocky, Jerusalem and Valley fires.
9.9: Consideration of continuing the proclamation of a declaration of a local emergency due to the Clayton fire.
CLOSED SESSION
10.2: Employee disciplinary appeal (EDA-16-03), pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54957.
10.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(1) – Harris v. County of Lake, et al.
10.4: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(1) - In the Matter of the Application of California Water Service Company, Application 15-07-015.
10.5: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Interviews and appointment of Behavioral Health director.
10.6: Public employee evaluations: Child Support Services director, county administrative officer.
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Supervisors to consider having county take over operation of Gibson Museum
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