LAKEPORT – The Lake County Board of Supervisor will discuss proposed zoning ordinances for medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives and look at the operations of the local One-Stop Center at its next meeting on Tuesday.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the board chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St. TV Channel 8 will broadcast the meeting live.

The agenda can be downloaded at www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Boards/Board_of_Supervisors/BOS_Agendas.htm .

At 1:30 p.m. the board will take up a draft ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the Lake County Code and give staff direction.

That ordinance would implement zoning and use permit regulations for medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives.

The discussion that gave rise to the proposed new regulations arose in May, when Community Development Department staff asked for direction on zoning questions in several areas, including medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives, as Lake County News has reported.

The new ordinance seeks to “adopt and enforce rules consistent with the Compassionate Use Act and the Medical Marijuana Program Act, which rules will provide for the health, safety and welfare of the public by regulating the collective cultivation and possession of medical marijuana within the unincorporated areas of the County of Lake, consistent with state law.”

The new rules would require small collectives or cooperatives with less than 20 members that don't propose an off-site business office to have a use permit; minimum parcel size would be 10 acres. Major use permits would be required for collectives or cooperatives with 20 or more members that had an off-site business office and a minimum parcel size of 20 acres.

All members of the collectives or cooperatives must be Lake County residents. Cultivation can't take place within 200 feet of property lines and grow areas must have security fencing. The ordinance requires grading permits for applications that propose converting native vegetation to cultivation.

The rules also specify that business offices for these operations won't be allowed “within 1,000 feet of any place of worship, school, public park, playground, child care facility or youth facility.”

Other rules: hours of operation will be limited from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; any graffiti must be removed within 24 hours of its occurrence; alcohol on the premises will be prohibited; marijuana products can't be visible from building exteriors; no cooking, preparation or manufacturing of marijuana enhanced or edible products will be allowed; no one under 18 will be allowed on the sites unless they are qualified patients and are accompanied by an attending physician, parent or legal guardian; no medical products may be consumed on the premises; and employees must be members.

All permits will be for issued for a maximum period of five years.

Inspections can be conducted either by the sheriff or director of the Community Development Department “to ensure that the amounts of marijuana on site conform to this Article and to state law and to ensure that all conditions of use are complied with.”

In other business, at 10:30 a.m. the board will hear a presentation from representatives of Lake One-Stop Center regarding current status and future plans for improvement of the effectiveness of the organization.

The board previously has looked at considering having the county's Social Services Department take over running the center.

Other items on the agenda include the following.

Timed events:

9:15 a.m.: Assessment appeal hearing, De Ann Krause, 14214 Regina Way, Cobb.

9:30 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of proposed letter to federal representatives in opposition to the Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009 (S.787).

9:45 a.m.: Public hearing on a purchase of real property consisting of land located at 12559 East Highway 20, Clearlake Oaks. The agreed purchase price is $195,000 and the seller is Rosemary Zrelak (purchase contingent upon Planning Commission’s finding of General Plan conformity).

10 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of proposed agreement between the county of Lake and Mary McMillan, MFT, for direct counseling services to children/youth placed in Lake County Juvenile Hall

(at the rate of $35 per hour, not to exceed $18,200), for fiscal year 2009-10.

10:05 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of proposed first amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Lake County Community Action Agency (LCCAA) for provision of perinatal treatment for pregnant or parenting women experiencing alcohol or drug related problems for Lake County residents for Fiscal Year 2009-10, in the amount not to exceed $40,000 (a decrease in compensation in the amount of $60,000).

10:15 a.m.: An ordinance amending Article VIII of Chapter 15 of the Lake County Code relating to the consumption of alcoholic beverages (amendment will prohibit the consumption of alcoholic beverages

in public recreation areas except as allowed by a facility use permit, second reading.

11 a.m.: Discussion/consideration of the following recommendations: (a) Recognize the completion of the implementation efforts of the ad hock task force and disband the task force; (2) delegate the

ongoing functions of the Lake County Invasive Species Prevention Program to the Coordinating Resource Management Committee (RMC), through a subcommittee established as the Lake County Invasive Species Council; (c) appoint Greg Guisti as Chair of the Lake County Invasive Species Council; and (d) assign personnel to work toward an interagency summit

Nontimed items:

– Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.

– Update on the emergency action taken on Dec. 9, 2008, regarding the prohibition of fish stocking by the Department of Fish and Game in water bodies of Lake County.

– Discussion/consideration of proposed Architectural Services Agreement between the County of Lake and Kappe and Du Architects for the Middletown Senior Center and Middletown Library in the amount of $248,360.

– Discussion/consideration of proposed Amendment No. 1 to the Contract between the County of Lake and the East Lake Resource Conservation district to provide fire safe council coordinator services in the amount not to exceed $50,000.

– Discussion/consideration of proposed resolution approving and authorizing participation in the California Energy Commission’s Energy Partnership Program.

– Discussion/consideration of an alternate work schedule for Senior Planner Kevin Ingram.

Consent agenda:

– Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held on July 21 and July 28, 2009.

– Approve Amendment to the memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and CSAC Excess Insurance Authority to continue participation in the General Liability 1 Program and authorize the chair to sign.

– Approve amendment to the memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and CSAC Excess Insurance Authority to continue participation in the Excess Workers’ Compensation Liability Program and authorize the chair to sign.

– (a) Approve Janitorial Services Contract between the County of Lake and Dazzling Janitorial Services at the Health Building, 7000-B South Center Drive, Clearlake, in the amount of $767.57

per month (term ending on August 31, 2009); and (b) approve janitorial services contract between the county of Lake and Dazzling Janitorial Services at the Health Building, 922 Bevins Court, Lakeport, in the amount of $1,185.05 per month (term ending on May 31, 2010), and authorize the chair to sign both agreements.

– Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Marta Fuller for dental health education and prevention services for the month of July, 2009 through December, 2009, in the amount of $14,000, and authorize the chair to sign.

– Adopt Resolution No. _____ approving application for Used Oil Recycling Block Grant 15th Cycle Fiscal Year 2009/2010.

– Authorize Public Works Director to issue a purchase order to Ennis Paint in the amount of $30,302.42, for the purchase of acetone traffic paint.

– Approve agreement between the Lake County Watershed Protection District and Rodney Patterson for caretaker at Highland Springs Recreation Area and authorize the chair to sign.

The board also will hold a closed session to discuss labor negotiations, and two cases of existing litigation – California Sport Fishing Alliance v. County of Lake, et al., and bankruptcy of Boeger Land Investments LLC.

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