The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 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 https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
In items timed for 9:11 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., the board will consider continuing proclamation of local emergencies for the Mendocino Complex , Pawnee, Sulphur and Clayton fires, and the 2017 atmospheric river storm.
At 9:20 a.m., the board will consider the 2017 crop report, which puts Lake County agriculture’s gross production value at $120.7 million, a 6-percent increase over the previous year.
In an untimed item, the board will consider a number of committee and commission appointments.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
5.1: Adopt proclamation commending Kathy Ferguson for her years of service to the county of Lake.
5.2: Adopt a resolution delegating authority to the county administrative officer to update inaccurate, outdated or obsolete terminology in county policy, when such update does not alter the approved policy’s intent and/or effect.
5.3: Approve Amendment No. 1 between the county of Lake and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce for an amount not to exceed $22,500 and a contract total of $45,000, for marketing and visitor information services for a six month period; and authorize the chair to sign.
5.4: Approve Amendment No. 1 between the county of Lake and This is Crowd USA Inc. for an amount not to exceed $8,000, and a contract total of $27,070, to manage the county Web site for three months and authorize the chair to sign.
5.5: Approve leave of absence request for Deputy Probation Officer III Kristeine Weigel from Dec. 4, 2018, to Jan. 15, 2019, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.6: Approve side letter with the Lake County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, or LCDSA, regarding amendment to 2018 Memorandum of Understanding, granting LCDSA employees a two-month extension to make use of personal leave days, authorizing the county administrative officer to sign.
5.7: Adopt the resolution approving the standard agreement between the county of Lake and the Department of Health Care Services for the period of Aug. 4, 2018, through June 30, 2019, in order to fund the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program and authorize the Behavioral Health Services administrator to sign the standard agreement.
5.8: Adopt a resolution approving a grant agreement application between county of Lake Health Services and California Department of Social Services for the Home Visiting Initiative for the years 2019-2021 and authorizing the director of Health Services to sign.
5.9: Approve contract between the county of Lake and NCO Inc. for the Housing Support Program in the amount of $290,000 from Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2021, and authorize the chair sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed deputy sheriffs.
6.3, 9:08 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation commending Kathy Ferguson for her years of service to the county of Lake.
6.4, 9:11 a.m.: (a) Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the Mendocino Complex Fire Incident (River and Ranch fires); and (b) update on the Mendocino Complex - River and Ranch Fires Recovery.
6.5, 9:12 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the Pawnee fire Incident.
6.6, 9:13 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the Sulphur fire incident.
6.7, 9:14 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to Clayton fire.
6.8, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the atmospheric river storm.
6.9, 9:20 a.m.: Consideration of 2017 Crop Report.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of the following appointments: Animal Control Advisory Board, Cobb Municipal Advisory Council, EaRTH, Emergency Medical Care Committee, Fish and Wildlife, Lucerne Town Hall Council, Lower Lake Waterworks District One Board of Directors, Middletown Cemetery District and Spring Valley CSA No. 2 Advisory Board.
7.3: Reconsideration of (a) board appointment of alternate to the Rural County Representatives Board of Directors for 2019; and (b) board appointment of alternate to Golden State Finance Authority Board of Directors for 2019.
7.4: Consideration of the award of Bid No. 18-17 for the Lower Lake Parks Maintenance Facility in the amount of $723,737.00 to True North Constructors Inc. of Anderson; and authorize the chair to sign the agreement and notice of award.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluations title: Interim Public Health officer.
8.2: Conference with labor negotiator: (a) Chief negotiator: M. Long; County Negotiators: C. Huchingson and P. Nichols; and (b) Employee organization: LCDSA.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(2)(e)(3): Claim of Global Discoveries Ltd.
8.4: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9 (d)(1): Navarro v. County of Lake.
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