The meeting begins at 9 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. TV Channel 8 will broadcast the meeting live.
At 10:15 a.m., Greg Bennett, president and general manager of Konocti Harbor, is expected to give the board an update on the resort, which has been actively listed for sale for more than a year by its owners, Local 38 Convalescent Trust Fund, which has owned the property for more than 50 years.
The board also will consider a request for a resolution supporting the resort and expressing the willingness to enter into discussions with potential new owners regarding its future operation and development opportunities.
Early in 2007, faced with Kenwood Investments' proposed purchase of Konocti Harbor and plans to open an Indian casino at the resort, the Board of Supervisors passed a resolution opposing the proposal.
Kenwood eventually dropped its offer. Then, last spring, Page Mill Properties of Palo Alto considered purchasing the resort for a reported $25 million, but late last year that sale possibility also evaporated, as Lake County News has reported.
The resort currently is being overseen by WhiteStar Advisors of Boca Raton, Fla.
The company, which has been working to help sell the resort for the last few years, was appointed the resort's independent fiduciary by a federal court last year as part of a settlement agreement between Local 38 of the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters and Journeymen and the US Department of Labor.
The Department of Labor sued the union in 2004 for diverting more than $36 million from employee benefit trust funds to run the resort.
Last December, the resort was relisted, with no selling price, with Atlas Hospitality of Irvine. For sale was the 58-acre resort, with 255 guest units, a 100-boat slip marina, a 5,000-seat amphitheater, 20,000 square feet of meeting space, a 1,000-seat indoor showroom and a 19,000-square-foot spa.
In the spring, Atlas' listing deadline for accepting offers on the property passed, after which time the company referred all inquiries about Konocti Harbor back to WhiteStar.
WhiteStar has not responded to Lake County News' repeated requests for an update on the resort's sale status.
The following items also are scheduled for the Tuesday meeting.
Timed items:
– 9:15 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Sierra Club’s Redwood Chapter.
– 9:45 a.m.: (a) Recognition of the Geysers Air Monitoring Program (GAMP) for 25 years of service; (b) Update on the internet access of realtime data and e-mail alert services; and (c) Recognition of Guidance Committee Members for designing of the GAMP Internet Program.
– 11:15 a.m.: Hearing on an appeal of a vicious animal abatement order, located at 5012 Blue Court, Kelseyville (Frances Layton).
– 1:30 p.m.: Presentation of proclamation commending Beverly Bresso on her retirement from County Service
– 1:45 p.m.: Closed session for an employee appeal of a disciplinary action.
Untimed items:
– Discussion/consideration of Amendment No. 3 to Agreement between the County of Lake and California Engineering Co. for restoration of the Clearlake Oaks Plaza.
– Consideration of request to purchase two vehicles for the purpose of providing patient transportation to psychiatric facilities (funding received from the Sutter Foundation in the amount of $50,000).
– Consideration of recommendation for award of bid for the 2008 Aquatic Weed Spraying Program.
– Consideration of request to award Bid No. 08-30 to Richardson Engineering in the amount of $279,000 for Sodium Hypochlorite storage and feed system improvements at the Middletown Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The board also is scheduled to hold a closed session for labor negotiations and to discuss one potential case of litigation.
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