How to resolve AdBlock issue? The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, 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, online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and on the county’s Facebook page. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
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On the agenda is an untimed item to consider sending a letter of support for H.R. 1383, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025.
The bill is cosponsored by Lake County’s member of the House of Representatives, Mike Thompson.
The report to the board from Supervisor Jessica Pyska explains that Secure Rural Schools Act funding “is vital for sustaining essential services, particularly education and infrastructure in rural communities like Lake County's that contain significant federal lands.”
Pyska said that in Fiscal Year 2023, Lake County entities were allocated $465,316.51, in consideration of the 258,602 acres of the Mendocino National Forest located within the county’s boundaries.
Nearly half of that amount was allocated for rural road improvements, Pyska said.
“The Secure Rural Schools program has been instrumental in providing stable funding for our schools and infrastructure, compensating for the decline in timber revenue for more than two decades. Rural roads that ensure access to schools, ingress and egress in the event of wildfire emergencies, and promote rural economic opportunity are maintained using this crucial funding source,” Pyska said in her report.
She said the letter “will demonstrate our Board's strong support for this legislation; public safety, long-term economic vibrancy, and access to critical services will all be affected if it is not reauthorized.”
County staff also recommends the board sign the letter, Pyska’s memo said.
In other business, at 9:30 a.m., the board will consider an appointment to the Lakeport Fire Protection District Board of Directors.
The fire board held a special meeting on March 25 to interview six candidates: Terry Cherney, Gary Deas, Joseph Iaccino, Gregory Scott, Joseph Szupello and Jennifer Williams-Richardson.
In a letter to Supervisor Brad Rasmussen dated March 27, Fire Chief Patrick Reitz reported, “After an in-depth interviewing process with six potential candidates, the Lakeport Fire Protection District Board of Directors motioned to recommend Dr. Joseph Iaccino for the open position on the Lakeport Fire Protection District Board.”
At 10 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing to consider an appeal by Nina Star Farms LLC and Nevelina Bogdanova regarding the Planning Commission’s Dec. 12 denial of a major use permit for the cannabis project, located at 23180 Shady Grove Road, Middletown.
The staff report said the project would include licenses for 37,446 square feet of mixed-light canopy within a 48,529 sf cultivation area and a transport license.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt a proclamation designating April 2025 as Poetry Month in Lake County.
5.2: Adopt proclamation designating the month of April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
5.3: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2024-100 establishing position allocations for fiscal year 2024-25, Budget Unit 1012, Administration.
5.4: a) Approve budget transfer of funds in Agricultural Commissioner from 001-2601-726.17.00 in the amount of $5,000 to 001-2601-726.62-74 and authorize chair to sign; and b) approve increase in heavy-duty weight truck capital asset to $30,037.02.
5.5: Approve Amendment No.1 to the agreement between County of Lake and Archway Recovery Services, Inc. for ASAM Levels 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5 and Withdrawal Management Levels 1 and 2 for FY 2024-25 with no change to the contract maximum and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.6: Adopt resolution authorizing the approval of Amendment 2 to the standard agreement between the Department of Health Care Services and the County of Lake to extend the term date by twelve months for an end date of June 30, 2026, and incorporating revisions to Exhibit A-Program Specifications and authorize the Behavioral Health director to sign the standard agreement amendment.
5.7: Adopt proclamation designating the week of April 6-12, 2025 as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
5.8: Approve long-distance travel for Dean Eichelmann, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, to attend the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Preparedness Summit in San Antonio, Texas, from April 28 to May 2, 2025.
5.9: Approve the 2025-2026 Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant Plan.
5.10: Approve Amendment No. 6 to the Tower and Ground Space License Agreement with AT&T and U.S. Cellular, which includes the county as signatory and ratifies the terms of the fifth amendment for equipment modifications made by U.S. Cellular and authorize the chair to sign.
5.11: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2024-100 establishing position allocations for fiscal year 2024-2025, Budget Unit 8695, Special Districts.
5.12: Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, a) Waive the competitive bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 2-38.4 Cooperative Purchases;
b) authorize Special Districts Administrator/Assistant Purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order not to exceed $170,000 to Peterson CAT for the purchase of a backhoe.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:04 a.m.: New and Noteworthy at the Library.
6.4, 9:06 a.m.: National Poetry Month Poem of the Week.
6.5, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating April 2025 as Poetry Month in Lake County.
6.6, 9:15 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the week of April 6-12, 2025 as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
6.7, 9:20 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
6.8, 9:30 a.m.: Consideration of appointment to Lakeport Fire Protection District Board of Directors.
6.9, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of appeal (AB 24-05) of the Planning Commission’s denial of major use permit (UP 20-14), Nina Star Farms, LLC/ Nevelina Bogdanova, applicant and appellant; location: 23180 Shady Grove Road, Middletown (APN 004-006-16).
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of letter of support for Assembly Bill 993 regarding the Rural Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) Reimbursement Program.
7.3: Consideration of letter of support for H.R. 1383, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025.
7.4: Consideration of: a) Construction contract with Weeks Drilling & Pump Co. in the amount of $151,500 for a test well for the Spring Valley CSA-2 Water District (Pueblo Trail), and authorize the administrator to sign the contract; b) Construction contract with Weeks Drilling & Pump Co. in the amount of $177,500 for a test well for the North Lakeport CSA-21 Water District (Crystal Lake Way), and authorize the administrator to sign the contract; c) Construction contract with Weeks Drilling & Pump Co. in the amount of $177,500 for a test well for the North Lakeport CSA-21 Water District (Worley), and authorize the administrator to sign the contract.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluation: Registrar of Voters Maria Valadez.
8.2: Public employee evaluation: County Librarian Christopher Veach.
8.3: Conference with labor negotiator: a) Chief negotiator: C. Torrez; County negotiators: S. Parker, S. Carter, C. Moreno, P. Samac, and D. Rico; b) Employee organizations: LCDDAA, LCDSA, LCCOA, LCEA, LCSEA, and LCSMA.
8.4: ADDENDUM - Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1) – In re Wellpath Holdings, Inc., et al.
8.5: ADDENDUM - Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1) – FERC Proceeding No. P-77, Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project.
8.6: ADDENDUM - Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2), (e)(1) – Two potential cases.
8.7: ADDENDUM - Public employee discipline/dismissal/release.
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