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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 consider a federal legislative update regarding staffing and budget cuts to Health and Human Services and safety net programs, presented by Rachel Mackey of Paragon Government Relations, the county’s federal advocacy firm.
The presentation will include the federal budget reconciliation process, President Trump’s initial discretionary spending proposal, funding freezes and the reorganization at the Health and Human Services department.
At 10 a.m., the board will consider state legislative updates by Geoff Neill of the county’s state advocacy firm Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni.
The updates will include state legislation of interest to the county and expectations before Gov. Newsom releases his May revision budget proposals.
At 10:30 a.m., a public hearing will be held on amendments of the master fee schedule for departmental services rendered by the county. The new fees will take effect July 1.
At 1 p.m., the board will consider a proposed investment in staffing, infrastructure and technology for the Registrar of Voters Office.
The staff report referred to the slow pace in processing ballots for the 2024 general election. On election night, nearly 29% percent of the 27,127 total votes cast were processed, according to Registrar of Voters Maria Valadez in the staff memo. During the following week, the office processed just 681 ballots despite the team operating at full capacity.
“This reduced pace is not due to a lack of commitment or effort; rather, it reflects the structural limitations of an office that has outgrown its current resources,” Valadez said in the memo.
The proposed solutions include four priorities from expanding staffing, improving staffing structure, upgrading infrastructure to facilitate faster and more accurate ballot processing, to adding a department-owned elections van and long-term planning.
In the untimed items, the board will consider an agreement between the county’s Behavioral health Services and Adventist health Clearlake Hospital in the amount of $127,665.52, effective from December 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027.
“This agreement supports the Hope Center's efforts to provide Rapid Rehousing and support services tailored to unaccompanied Transitional Age Youth (TAY) experiencing homelessness in Lake County,” Behavioral Health Services Director Elise Jones said in the staff memo.
In closed session, the Board will conduct interviews and appoint a director for Animal Control.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt proclamation designating the month of May 2025 as Military Appreciation Month in Lake County.
5.2: Approve reissuance of property tax refund checks from FY 20/21 in the amounts of $949.71 and $771.64 to Angie Brossard.
5.3: a) Rescind Resolutions No. 2025-35 and 2024-34, resolutions 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; and b) Adopt corrected 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.
5.4: Approve the agreement between County of Lake and Star View Behavioral Health, Inc., for community treatment services and specialty mental health services for fiscal year 2025-2026 in the amount of $150,000 and authorize the Board Chair to sign.
5.5: Adopt proclamation designating May 2025 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month in Lake County.
5.6: Approve Amendment Two of the agreement between County of Lake and PlaceWorks for planning services; an increase of $50,000; total compensation not to exceed $2,124,954 for the contract term; and authorize the Chair to sign.
5.7: Adopt resolution authorizing the 2024-2025 grant project, Lake County Victim-Witness Assistance Program and authorize the District Attorney to affirm that the County of Lake will comply with all applicable assurances.
5.8: (Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors) Consideration of re-appointment for Robert Bridges to the Lake County Air Quality Management District Hearing Board pursuant to Health and Safety Code.
5.9: Approve request to close the Probation Department on Friday, May 30, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. - 5 p.m. for all-staff training.
5.10: Adopt resolution approving agreement with the State of California for Help America Vote Act (HAVA) federal funds, SFDA Number 90.404, administered by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for activities to improve the administration of elections for federal office, including to enhance election technology and make election security improvements and authorizing the Registrar of Voters to execute the agreement with the State.
5.11: Adopt resolution approving Amendment 4 to Agreement No. 18G30117 between the Secretary of State and the County of Lake for voting system replacement funds.
5.12: a) Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2024-99 to amend the adopted budget for FY 2024-25 by adjusting revenues and appropriations in Budget Unit 2301 – Sheriff/Jail Facilities, and authorize the Chair to sign b) approve Change Order No. 1 to the agreement with Humboldt Fence for the Hill Road Correctional Facility Exterior Fencing Project, Bid No. 250855, for an increase of $45,434.00 and a revised contract amount of $271,384.00, and authorize the Public Services Director to sign.
5.13: Adopt resolution to allocate funding from grant, 2024-3105 County of Lake-Sheriff’s Office-Search and Rescue from Direct Relief.
5.14: Adopt proclamation designating May 15, 2025 as California Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and May 11-17, 2025, as National Police Week in Lake County.
TIMED ITEMS
6.1, 9:02 a.m.: Public input.
6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:06 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of May 2025 as Military Appreciation Month in Lake County.
6.4, 9:08 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating May 2025 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month in Lake County.
6.5, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating May 15, 2025 as California Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and May 11-17, 2025, as National Police Week in Lake County.
6.6, 9:30 a.m.: Consideration of a Health and Human Services-focused federal legislative update.
6.7, 10 a.m.: Consideration of state legislative update.
6.8, 10:30 a.m.: Public hearing - Consideration of a resolution amending the master fee schedule for departmental services rendered by the County.
6.9, 11 a.m.: Consideration of presentation from Northern Rural Energy Efficiency Network.
6.10, 11:30 a.m.: Consideration of presentation from Lake County Chamber of Commerce.
6.11, 1 p.m.: Consideration of proposal - Investing in staffing, infrastructure, and technology.
NONTIMED ITEMS
7.1: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
7.2: Consideration of update to the 2025 Board of Supervisors Committee Assignment list.
7.3: Consideration of the agreement between County of Lake Continuum of Care and Adventist Health Clear Lake Hospital Inc. to provide services under the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Youth Set-Aside Initiative in the amount of $127,665.52 for the period of December 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027.
7.4: a) Consideration of changes to the County of Lake Hiring Incentives Policy; and b) Discussion about the existing list of qualifying positions and using the "hard to fill" criteria to determine eligibility.
7.5: Consideration of Transient Occupancy Tax - Relief of Penalty and Interest.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Interviews for Animal Control Director; Appointment of Animal Control Director.
8.2: Public employee evaluation: Title: Social Services Director.
8.3: 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.
8.4: Conference with real property negotiators pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: APN 028-251-090; 371 Crystal Lake Way, Lakeport. Negotiating parties: a) County Negotiators R. Borre, Susan Parker, Stephen Carter and b) Lake County Treasurer-Tax Collector Patrick Sullivan Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment.
8.5: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2), (e)(1) – One potential case.
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