LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will consider appointments to a newly formed town hall as well as decide on continuing emergency proclamations related to the county's wildland fires.

The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 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, the board will consider making appointments to the new East Region 3 Town Hall, or EaRTH, to serve the Clearlake Oaks area.

The board approved the formation of the new municipal advisory committee in May, as Lake County News has reported.

EaRTH has five vacancies, including one member each from the Spring Valley Property Owners Association, Clearlake Oaks Keys Property Owners Association and Clearlake Oaks Business Association, and two members-at-large.

District 3 Supervisor Jim Steele will present to the board the applicants for the spots: Robert Hendrickson, Spring Valley Property Owners Association; Heather McFadden, Clearlake Oaks Keys Property Owners Association; James Burton, Clearlake Oaks Business Association; and member-at-large applicants Denise Loustalot, Richard Kuehn and Michael L. Herman.

In other business, in an item timed for 9:12 a.m., the board will consider continuing Lake County Health Officer Dr. Karen Tait's proclamation of a local health emergency due to the Valley fire, and in untimed items will consider continuing disaster proclamations for the Rocky, Jerusalem, Valley and Clayton fires.

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

7.1: Approve leave of absence request for Selena Jackson, substance abuse counselor, from Oct. 1, 2016, to Oct. 31, 2016 or until such time as the Behavioral Health Department has completed a recruitment and is ready to make an offer of employment to fill the position, whichever date is sooner.   

7.2: Approve leave of absence request for Jennifer Tellez, eligibility worker, from Nov. 17, 2016, to March 13, 2017.

7.3: Approve leave of absence request for Tamara Newby, legal secretary, from Nov. 5, 2016, to Jan. 2, 2017.   

7.4: Adopt resolution pertaining to tax revenue exchange for annexation to County Service Area No. 6 – Finley Water (Annexation – LAFCO Project No. 2016-02).

7.5: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, per Ordinance No. 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 FIRST 5 Lake for the Mother-Wise Program (Post-Partum Depression Initiative) for Fiscal Year 2016-17 for a contract maximum of $65,000; and authorize thechair to sign.   

7.6: Adopt proclamation designating the month of October 2016 as Sponsoring Survivorship Month in Lake County.

7.7: Approve minutes from the Board of Supervisors meetings held on Sept. 13, 2016; Sept. 20, 2016, and Sept. 27, 2016.

7.8: Approve request to authorize purchase of four sedans from Zumwalt Ford in the amount of $76,398.60; and authorize the chief probation officer to sign.   

7.9: Approve Supplemental Services Agreement No. 3 between the county of Lake and Mead & Hunt for the Lampson Airport Pavement Management Plan Report with a not to exceed amount of $35,362; and authorize the chair to sign.   

7.10: Approve Supplemental Services Agreement No. 4 between the county of Lake and Mead & Hunt for the Lampson Airport Runway 10-28 Pavement Rehabilitation Design with a not to exceed amount of $92,600; and authorize the chair to sign.   

7.11: Adopt resolution determining that the Provisions of Government Code 65402 are inapplicable to the acquisition of certain fee title and easements associated with the county's South Main Street/Soda Bay Road Improvement Project.

7.12: Approve Amendment One to the agreement for construction management services for Mathews Road at Manning Creek with The Hanna Group in the amount of $5,280 for a new, not to exceed total of $235,681.72; and authorize the chair to sign.

7.13: (a) Waive the normal sealed bid process under Ordinance No. 2406, Section 38.2, for the purchase of two Central Garage Pool Vehicles; and (b) authorize the Public Works director/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order through the statewide bid contract in the amount of $39,710.70          

7.14: Approve permit for REACH Air Medical Services LLC to conduct aeronautical activities at Lampson Airport for FY 2016-2017 and authorize chair to sign.

7.15: Approve permit for Lake Aero Styling & Repair to conduct aeronautical activities at Lampson Airport for FY 2016-2017 and authorize chair to sign.

7.16: Approve forms required for requesting cooperative work agreements with Caltrans for federally funded projects and authorize chair to sign.     

7.17: Approve permit for Jack Olof to conduct aeronautical activities at Lampson Airport for FY 2016-2017 and authorize chair to sign.   

7.18: Approve permit for Westgate Petroleum to conduct aeronautical activities at Lampson Airport for FY 2016-2017 and authorize chair to sign.     

7.19: Approve permit for Steve's Aircraft to conduct aeronautical activities at Lampson Airport for FY 2016-2017 and authorize chair to sign.

7.20: Approve equitable sharing agreement and certification between the Lake County Sheriff's Office and the US Department of Justice; and approve sheriff and chair to sign.

7.21: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, per Ordinance No. 2406, Purchasing Code 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods and services; and (b) approve service agreement between the county of Lake and the county of Mendocino to provide technical services for Lake County radio systems in the amount of $20,000; and authorize chair to sign.

7.22: Approve contract between the Lake County Department of Social Services and the Lake County Office of Education for Probation Family PRO Services, in the amount of $36,000 terminating on june 30, 2017; and authorize the chair to sign.

7.23: Approve contract between the Lake County Department of Social Services and the Lake County Office of Education for foster youth services in the amount of $45,000 terminating on June 30, 2017; and authorize the chair to sign.

7.24: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, per Ordinance No. 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 contract between county of Lake and Redwood Community Services for resource family training FY16-17 in the amount of $68,539; and authorize the chair to sign.     

7.25: Approve lease agreement between county of Lake and Ewing and Associates in the amount of $3,600, terminating on june 20, 2017; and authorize the chair to sign.

7.26: Approve request to authorize purchase of six sedans, one pick-up truck and two AWDs in the amount of $184,630.23 from Zumwalt Ford; and authorize Social Services director to sign.

7.27: Adopt resolution authorizing and designating Special Districts administrator to sign and submit funding application to the State Water Resources Control Board for County Service Area No. 20, Soda Bay Water System in the amount of $6,406,000.

7.28: Approve grant of easement on parcel 620-131-01 for CSA No. 2, Spring Valley Water System - Pipe Replacement Project; and authorize chair to sign.

7.29: Authorize distribution of excess proceeds in the amount of $67,543.09 from Tax Defaulted Land Sale No. 153 held on Feb. 22, 2013 (per R&T Code Section 4675).

7.30: Adopt resolution authorizing the director of Water Resources to sign a notice of completion for 2016 demolition project, Upper Lake, CA Bid No. WR 16-01.

TIMED ITEMS

8.2, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of October 2016 as Sponsoring Survivorship Month in Lake County.

8.3, 9:12 a.m.: Consideration of continuation of a proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer.

8.4, 9:15 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of the Planning Commission's recommendations of general plan amendment (GPAP 16-02) and rezone (RZ 16-02) proposing a general plan amendment of three parcels from Low Density Residential to High Density Residential; and a rezone from "R1-FF-SC" Single-family Residential-Floodway Fringe-Scenic Combining to "R3-FF-SC" Multi-family Residential-Floodway Fringe-Scenic Combining; and adoption of a negative declaration for this project based on Initial Study (IS 16-05); project applicant is Shane Owens; project is located at 20194, 20198 and 21102 Park Avenue, Middletown (APNs 024-431-23, 24 and 25).

8.5, 9:30 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of the Planning Commission's recommendations of general plan amendment (GPAP 16-01) and rezone (RZ 16-01) proposing a general plan amendment and rezone for one parcel from "C2" Community Commercial to "C3" Service Commercial; and adoption of a mitigated negative declaration for this project based on initial study (IS 16-01); project applicant is Alvaro Valencia and Bill Stone; project is located at 9535 State Highway 53, Lower Lake (APN 024-231-12).

UNTIMED ITEMS

9.2: Consideration of letter to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Supporting Hammers for Hope as applicant to administer local CalHome Grant Funds.

9.3: Consideration of appointments to the East Region 3 Town Hall (EaRTH).

9.4: Consideration of an ordinance repealing load and speed limits on Highland Creek Bridge, on Highland Springs Road, Bridge No.14C-085 (New Bridge No. 14C-0125); Cole Creek Bridge on Wildcat Road, Bridge No.14C-0233; St. Helena Creek Bridge on Hilderbrand Drive, Bridge No. 14C-072 (New Bridge No. 14C-0122); Hendricks Creek Bridge on Hendricks Road, Bridge 14C-047; Lyons Creek Bridge on Lakeshore Blvd, Bridge No. 14C-0065; Adobe Creek Bridge on Soda Bay Road, Bridge No. 14C-0002; Wolf Creek Bridge on Wolf Creek Road, Bridge No. 14C-51.

9.5: Consideration of continuing the proclamation of a declaration of a local emergency due to wildfire conditions, pertaining to the Rocky, Jerusalem and Valley fires.

9.6: Consideration of continuing the proclamation of a declaration of a local emergency due to clayton fire.

9.7: Consideration of approval of the Lake County System Improvement Plan for the time period of Nov. 7, 2015, through Nov. 7, 2020, to be submitted to the California Department of Social Services; and authorize chair to sign.

9.8: Consideration of (a) approval of Award of Bid No. SD16-11, CSA-7 & CSA-18 Water System Repair Project; and (b) approval of contract with RaPiD Construction, Inc.; and authorize Special Districts administrator to issue the notice of award and to sign the contract.

CLOSED SESSION

10.2: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Interviews and appointment of Behavioral Health director.

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

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