LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will consider sending a letter to Lake County's Assembly representative in support of assistance for the struggling Lower Lake Cemetery District.

The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, 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 a letter supporting the Lower Lake Cemetery District's request for assistance from Assemblyman Bill Dodd's Office.

A memo from Supervisor Jim Steele, who is asking the board for the letter, explained, “The Lower Lake Cemetery District is presently struggling to remain operational in the face of considerable financial difficulties. The District has reached out to Assemblymember Dodd’s office asking for assistance in obtaining funding and/or obtaining the volunteer services of fiscal professionals to assist the District in its efforts to remain in operation.”

Steele said Dodd’s office has asked that the Board of Supervisors provide a letter in support of the Lower Lake Cemetery District’s request for assistance.

In other business, at 9:15 a.m. the board will hold a hearing of a vicious animal abatement order for a dog owned by Diana and Donald Merrill of Lower Lake.

Lake County Animal Care and Control's report said that on Oct. 18 the Merrills' dog “Narles,” an Anatolian Shepherd, attacked and injured a neighbor's dog, which later died of its injuries.

In another untimed item, the board will consider a request to appoint Brian Powers as interim parks superintendent at step four, retroactive to Sept. 14.

The full agenda follows.

CHANGE ORDERS

6.1: Consideration of approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Lake County Fire Damage Metal Beam Guard Rail Replacement Project, Bid No. 15-17 for a decrease of $10,835 to the contract amount and a revised contract amount of $438,860, and authorize the chair to sign.

CONSENT AGENDA

7.1: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2016-144 authorizing county auditor-controller to temporarily transfer money from General Fund Reserve into General Fund.

7.2: Approve letter extending the agreement between the county of Lake and Tony Barthel to provide destination marketing program implementation and management services to support the county’s tourism and destination marketing efforts from Oct. 31, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2016, authorizing the county administrative officer to sign.

7.3: Approve letter extending the agreement between the county of Lake and This is Crowd USA Inc., from Oct. 31, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2016, authorizing the county administrative officer to sign.

7.4: Approve the Homeland Security FY16 Grant Assurances and authorize County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson to sign the documents as an authorized agent.

7.5: Approve training services agreement with University of California Davis Extension for staff training in the amount of $50,362.50; and authorize the chair to sign.

7.6: Adopt resolution appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $402,160 for construction in progress-Middletown Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project.

7.7: 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.   

7.8: Approve revised term of the First Five Lake County Commissioners from (June 2016 - June 2018) to (June 2016 - August 2018)    .

TIMED ITEMS

8.2, 9:15 a.m.: Hearing, appeal of Vicious Animal Abatement Order Number 2016-10-0100, located at 14936 Noble Ranch Road, Lower Lake (Diana and Donald Merrill).

UNTIMED ITEMS

9.2: Consideration of letter of board support of Lower Lake Cemetery District's request for assistance from Assemblyman Bill Dodd's office.

9.3: Consideration of request to appoint Brian Powers as interim parks superintendent at step four, retroactive to Sept. 14, 2016.

9.4: Consideration of (a) waiving 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 38.5 as it is a sole source vendor; and (b) approval of the purchase of a VeroVision Mail Screener in the amount of $158,223; and authorize the sheriff to sign the purchase order.

9.5: Consideration of (a) waiving 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) authorizing the sheriff/coroner, assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order to Watchguard for 5 MAVs (Mobile Audio Video) in the amount of $31,699.     

9.6: Consideration of approval to submit a grant application for the 2016 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) Reallocation Grant in the amount of up to $40,000; and authorize sheriff/coroner to sign.

CLOSED SESSION

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

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

10.4: Conference with Legal Counsel: Existing Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(1) – Allen, et al. v. County of Lake, et al.   

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