How to resolve AdBlock issue? The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 8, 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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At 9:30 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing on an ordinance regarding the Water Vessel Inspection Program.
The proposed ordinance will update the current code that protects the county’s water bodies from the invasive quagga and zebra mussels, to also address the recently discovered invasive golden mussels in the Bay Area.
“There is a pressing need to expand the scope of our county ordinance to proactively address this new invasive threat, along with any other future freshwater mussel invasions,” said Water Resources Director Pawan Upadhyay in the staff report.
Starting at 10 a.m., the board will consider multiple federal updates, including but not limited to Administration for Children and Families layoffs, Health and Human Services layoffs and program funding cuts, elimination of the Administration for Community Living and claw backs of federal Library Services and Technology Act funding.
At 10:15 a.m., the board will consider the $500 million cut in the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program, or the TEFAP, under the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This cut will slash funding for CalFresh that 16,000 people — 25% of Lake County’s residents rely on.
The report said the cut is “particularly troubling” given the skyrocketing cost of groceries and will increase food insecurity nationwide.
“The cancelled USDA TEFAP truckloads included a variety of milk, frozen protein, canned protein, eggs and dried fruit, all desirable and preferred by people who come to our food banks for groceries,” the report said.
In an untimed item, the board will consider awarding the construction contract — in the amount of $5,113,696.75 — for the construction of the 2024 Pavement Rehabilitation Project to the lowest bidder Argonaut Constructors, Inc, and authorizing the chair to sign the contract.
Construction costs will be paid from Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Funds.
In another untimed item, the board will consider adding $625,700 to the agreement with Consor, the contractor for final design and right-of-way services for the South Main Street and Soda Bay Road improvements. The amendment also limits the total amount to not exceed $3,521,213.31 for the project.
The staff report said that Consor, County, and Caltrans worked together in developing the scope of work and that funding for the project comes from various federal, state and local contributions.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve continuation of proclamation of the existence of a local emergency due to pervasive tree mortality.
5.2: Approve continuation of proclamation declaring a Clear Lake hitch emergency.
5.3: Approve continuation of local emergency by the Lake County sheriff/OES director for the 2024 late January, early February winter storms.
5.4: Approve continuation of proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer for the Boyles fire.
5.5: Approve continuation of a local emergency by the Lake County sheriff/OES director for the 2024 Boyles fire.
5.6: Approve continuation of local emergency proclamation by the Lake County sheriff/OES director for the Glenhaven fire.
5.7: Approve continuation of emergency proclamation declaring a shelter crisis in the County of Lake.
5.8: Adopt a resolution amending Resolution No. 2024-34, a resolution approving an application for funding and the execution of a grant agreement and any amendments thereto from the 2023-2024 funding year of the State CDBG Mitigation Resilience Infrastructure (MIT-RIP) program.
5.9: Approve request to waive 900-hour limit for extra-help accountant, Gloria Martinez.
5.10: Adopt proclamation designating the week of April 7–13, 2025 as National Public Health Week in Lake County.
5.11: Adopt proclamation designating the month of April 2025 as Celebrate Diversity Month.
5.12: (Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors) Approve Sewer Mainline Extension Agreement between the County of Lake and Jordan Rivera, for the installation of a sewer collection line to serve parcel 042-262-030, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.13: Adopt resolution expressing support for the Lower Lake Daze Parade and Street Fair; and authorizing temporary road closures, parking restrictions, posting of signs, and removal of vehicles.
5.14: Adopt resolution accepting the work of the 14C-0061 Cole Creek Bridge (Soda Bay Road) oak mitigation project (BRLO-5914(108)) and 14C-0085 Highland Creek Bridge (Highland Springs Road) oak mitigation project (BRLO-5914(109)) and directing the Public Works director to file the notice of completion with the County of Lake Recorder’s Office.
5.15: Approve the Supplemental Service Agreement No. 3, in the amount of $218,700.00, with NCE for the design of the Nice-Lucerne cutoff pavement rehabilitation and authorize the chair to execute supplemental service agreement no. 3.
5.16: Adopt resolution authorizing (1) the submittal of an application, (2) acceptance of an allocation of funds, (3) execution of a grant agreement with the California Department of Transportation, for an airport improvement program (AIP) matching grant.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the week.
6.3, 9:04 a.m.: National Poetry Month poem of the week.
6.4, 9:05 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of April 2025 as Celebrate Diversity Month.
6.5, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the week of April 7–13, 2025 as National Public Health Week in Lake County.
6.6, 9:30 a.m.: Public hearing – Consideration of an ordinance amending Article IX, Chapter 15 of the Lake County Code – Updating water vessel inspection program.
6.7, 10 a.m.: Consideration of federal updates.
6.8, 10:15 a.m.: Consideration of Federal Update – Food Bank Funding for Discussion
NONTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of use of staff time in excess of 8 hours in response to Potter Valley Project decommissioning.
7.3: Consideration of amended Eastern Region Town Hall (ERTH) bylaws.
7.4: Consideration of the following advisory board appointments: Central Region Town Hall (CeRTH).
7.5: Consideration to (1) award of the construction contract for the 2024 Pavement Rehabilitation Project, Bid No. 24-39, to Argonaut Constructors, Inc. and (2) authorize the Chair to sign the notice of award and execute the contract, in the amount of $5,113,696.75, between County of Lake and Argonaut Constructors, Inc. for the construction of the 2024 Pavement Rehabilitation Project.
7.6: Consideration of Amendment Six, in the amount of $625,700.00 for a total not to exceed amount of $3,521,213.31, to the agreement between the County of Lake and Consor for final design and right-of-way services for the South Main Street and Soda Bay Road corridor improvements and authorize the Chair to execute the amendment.
7.7: Consideration of (a) the draft county Emergency Operations Plan (EOP); and (b) direction to staff as needed with a plan to return on April 22, 2025 for approval.
7.8: Consideration of placing a Child Abuse Prevention flag on the courthouse.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluation: Title: Health Services director.
8.2: Public employee evaluation: Title: Information Technology director.
8.3: Public employee discipline/dismissal/release.
8.4: Conference with labor negotiator: (a) Chief negotiator: C. Torrez; County negotiators: S. Parker, S. Carter, C. Moreno, P. Samac, and D. Rico; and (b) Employee organizations: LCDDAA, LCDSA, LCCOA, LCEA, LCSEA, and LCSMA.
8.5: 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: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(1) – Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. County of Lake, et al.
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