LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will kick off 2017 with a swearing-in ceremony for its two newest members.

The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 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 the start of the meeting, outgoing Board members Jim Comstock and Anthony Farrington,  representing districts 1 and 4, respectively, will offer final remarks and the board will make a presentation to each of them.

The board will then host the swearing in for Jose “Moke” Simon III, who succeeds Comstock, and Tina Scott, who will take over the District 4 seat. Supervisor Rob Brown also will take the oath after being reelected last June.

Following the administration of the oaths, the board will get to the business of electing its chair and vice chair for the year, as well as selecting the chairs and vice chairs for the Local Board of Equalization and Lake County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Board of Directors for 2017, and considering the chairman's recommended 2017 committee assignments for board members.

At 10 a.m. the board will continue a public hearing – continued several times since last June – for Epic Wireless Group's appeal of a Lake County Planning Commission decision last year to deny a use permit for a 75-foot monopole cell antenna proposed by Verizon Wireless at 5660 Staheli Drive, Kelseyville.

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

7.1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held Dec. 20, 2016.

7.2: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2016-145 Establishing Position Allocations for Fiscal Year 2016-2017, Budget Unit No. 1012, Administrative Office.

7.3: Approve recommended changes to the Employee Appreciation and Team Building Policy (EATS).   

7.4: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2016-144 to Amend the FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget by Adjusting Revenues and Appropriations in Budget Unit 9919 – Public Liability.

7.5: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, per Ordinance #3043, 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 third amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and Crestwood Behavioral Health for Adult Residential Support and Specialty Mental Health Services for Fiscal Year 2015-16, an increase of $29,392 for a new contract maximum of $774,392 and authorize the board chair to sign.   

7.6: Approve travel exceeding 1,500 miles round trip for Community Development Department staff (Director Robert Massarelli, Principal Planners Michalyn DelValle and Byron Turner) to attend the Annual National American Planning Association Conference in New York, NY, May 5 to 9.          

7.7: Adopt resolution approving a request from Lake County Health Services Department to submit an application for Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Capacity Building Funds through the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and authorizing the director of Health Services to sign said application.

7.8: Approve agreement between Lake County Probation Department and the California Franchise Tax Board from the date of approval through Nov. 30, 2019. The state will receive a maximum of 15 percent of collected fines and fees referred to them by Lake County Probation; and authorize the chief probation officer to sign.

7.9: Approve amendment one to memorandum of understanding between Special Districts and Cobb Area Water District for water system consolidation feasibility study and authorize chair to sign.     

TIMED ITEMS

8.1, 9 a.m.: Remarks from outgoing Supervisors Jim Comstock and Anthony Farrington, and presentations/commendations thereto.

8.2, 9:01 a.m.: Administer oath of office to District 1, District 4 and District 5 supervisors.

8.3, 9:02 a.m.: Election of chair and vice chair of the Board of Supervisors for 2017 (outgoing chair conducts election).

8.4, 9:04 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Board of Equalization, election of chair and vice chair of the Lake County Local Board of Equalization for 2017.

8.5, 9:05 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County In-Home Supportive Services, election of chair and vice chair of the Lake County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Board of Directors for 2017.   

8.6, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of continuation of a proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County Health officer    .

8.7, 9:16 a.m.: Consideration of continuation of a proclamation of a declaration of a local emergency due to wildfire conditions, pertaining to the Rocky, Jerusalem and Valley fires.

8.8, 9:17 a.m.: Consideration of continuation of a proclamation of a declaration of a local emergency due to Clayton fire.

8.10, 9:45 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of an ordinance establishing Article XXVIII in Chapter 2 of the county code providing the authority and procedures for adopting and administering a master fee schedule.

8.11, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, continued from Dec. 13, Sept. 13, Aug. 23, July 26 and June 28, 2016, consideration of appeal (AB 16-01) of Planning Commission's denial of use permit (15-10) to construct a new 75-foot monopole cellular antenna; project located at 5660 Staheli Drive, Kelseyville (APN 008-050-22); applicant is Epic Wireless Group for Verizon Wireless.

UNTIMED ITEMS

9.2: Consideration of chairman's recommended 2017 committee assignments for members of the Board of Supervisors.

9.3: Consideration of the following appointments: Animal Control Advisory Board Audit Committee Child Care Planning and Development Fish and Wildlife Advisory Council Hartley Cemetery District IHSS Public Authority Advisory Committee Kelseyville Cemetery District Law Library Board of Trustees Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Spring Valley CSA No. 2 Advisory Board Upper Lake Cemetery District and Vector Control District Board of Trustees.

9.4: Report from treasurer-tax collector on tax sale process for delinquent properties including plans and timeline for sale to be conducted in FY 2016-17.

9.5: Consideration of plan for new board member training 2017 and Board of Supervisors Protocol 2017.

CLOSED SESSION

10.2: Employee disciplinary appeal (EDA-16-04), Pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54957.

10.3: Public employee evaluation: Special Districts Administrator.

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