LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week is expected to appoint three new planning commissioners, consider forming another municipal advisory committee and approve findings of fact in the denial of appeals filed against the Wild Diamond Vineyards project.

The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 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 9:10 a.m., the board will consider appointments to the Lake County Planning Commission. John Hess, Matt Levesque and Daniel Suenram have applied to represent districts 1, 4 and 5 on the commission, respectively.

In an untimed item, the board will consider a resolution establishing the Middle Region Town Hall for the Lucerne area.

If approved, the Middle Region Town Hall would be the fourth municipal advisory committee formed by the Board of Supervisors to serve various Lake County communities.

In another untimed item, the board will consider proposed findings of fact and decision in the appeals of Hidden Valley Lake Watershed of the Wild Diamond Vineyards project.

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

7.1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held Dec. 20 and Jan. 3.          

7.2: (a) Adopt proclamation commending Jim Comstock; and (b) adopt proclamation commending Anthony Farrington.   

7.3: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, per Ordinance No. 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 first 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 2016-17 for a contract increase of $200,000 for a new contract maximum of $550,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the amendment.          

7.4: Approve the appointment of Crystal Martin as interim Victim-Witness program administrator.

7.5: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Ruzicka Associates for professional design services for the Lower Lake Parks Maintenance Building, in the amount of $99,022, and authorize the chair to sign.

7.6: Adopt resolution authorizing submission of a grant application from Lake County Health Services to the California Department of Public Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch Grant Program for fiscal years 2017-18 through 2019-20, in the amount of $201,914 and authorize the director of Health Services to sign said application and grant.

7.7: Adopt resolution approving and accepting Final Parcel Map Neve PM 15-02 and authorize the chair to sign.

7.8: Adopt of a resolution authorizing the director of Public Works director to Sign Local Agency-State Cooperative Agreement No. 01-0376 for the construction on the state highway of the Eastlake Elementary Safe Routes to School and Community Development Block Grant Sidewalk and Street Lighting Project.

7.9: Approve Supplemental Services Agreement No. 5 (Consulting Airport Engineer) for the Lampson Airport Capital Improvement Plan, in the amount of $5,000 and authorize the chair to sign.          

7.10: Approve dedication and conveyance of water mainline extension to serve APNs 008-730-10 and -09, more specifically described as parcels 1 through 4 as shown on that certain map entitled "Parcel Map PM 08-03", and authorize the chair to sign.

TIMED ITEMS

8.2, 9:10 a.m.: Appoint/reappoint members of the Lake County Planning Commission.

8.3, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of continuation of a proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer.

8.4, 9:20 a.m.: Hearing, nuisance abatement assessment confirmation and proposed recordation of notice of lien in the amount of $19114.45, for 12577 Widgeon Way, Clearlake Oaks CA (APN 035-132-36 -The Iron Skillet Inc.).

8.5, 9:30 a.m.: Hearing, nuisance abatement assessment confirmation and proposed recordation of notice of lien in the amount of $10,453.74, for 12545 Lakeview Dr, Clearlake Oaks, CA (APN 035-152-65 -LJohn Danuck).

8.6, 10 a.m.: Consideration of action to disburse existing abandoned vehicle funding and to continue collection of the $1 abandoned vehicle abatement fee.

UNTIMED ITEMS

9.2: Consideration of resolution establishing the Middle Region Town Hall for the Lucerne Area.     

9.3: Second reading, 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.

9.4: Consideration of auditor-controller/county clerk request to temporarily modify front counter hours of operation.

9.5: Consideration of proposed findings of fact and decision in the appeals of Hidden Valley Lake Watershed (Elizabeth Montgomery) - AB 16-04, AB 16-08.

9.6: Consideration to (a) waive the the normal Bidding Requirements Ordinance No. 2406, Section 38.2 for the Purchase and Reconditioning of two Used Kenworth T-800 Dump-Trucks for County Road Maintenance and (B) Authorize the Public Works Director/Assistant Purchasing Agent to issue to issue a purchase order not to exceed $149,591 to Opperman & Sons, Inc. for the two used chassis, and a purchase order not to exceed $65,650.96 to Dietz Equipment for the reconditioning of the dump beds.   

CLOSED SESSION

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

10.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(1): Lake County Correctional Officers Association v. County of Lake, et al.

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