How to resolve AdBlock issue? The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, 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 1 p.m., there will be a special veterans mission presentation of a veterans appreciation plaque, along with an additional plaque listing 30 Lake County veterans killed in action since World War I.
In the untimed items, the board will consider a county agreement of $350,000 with Hardeep Singh, MD, of SY Psychiatric to provide the medical director’s responsibilities for the county’s substance use disorder program.
According to the staff memo, the county has contracted with Singh for these services since 2018.
The contract will be paid using a Mental Health Block Grant and includes Drug MediCal services, which are reimbursed at a “65% pass through rate,” the memo stated.
The board will also consider an agreement to contract with American Financial Credit Services, Inc. for the collection of unsecured delinquent property taxes, and to waive the formal bidding process, citing the “unique nature of goods or services” as not being in the public interest, according to the staff memo.
The company is “uniquely situated to assist with the collection of delinquent unsecured property tax as they can do so in a comprehensive manner,” the memo stated. “There is no fee assessed to the County, as the costs incurred in collections are assessed by ACFS to the delinquent taxpayer. This is a 25% additional fee.”
In closed session, the board will conduct interviews and appoint a Public Health Officer, and discuss an “employee grievance complaint.”
An item regarding the appeal of a major use permit for a forest wood processing bioenergy project by Scotts Valley Energy Corp., located on county-owned land at 755 East State Highway 20, Upper Lake, is expected to be continued until June 17.
The project proposes to develop a facility that would process forest wood removed from local forests to reduce wildfire risk and convert it into bioenergy, according to the staff memo.
The planning commission approved the permit in December 2024.
Appellant Larry Kahn filed the appeal, alleging that certain findings were either not submitted or not considered, including claims of code violations or noncompliance, mostly related to air quality and prime agricultural land protections.
The staff memo included responses to the allegations and reiterates that in December the planning commission found that “the project would not have significant impact on the environment and adopted a mitigated negative declaration.”
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve amendment no. 2 to the agreement for Lake County Housing Action and Implementation Plan (HAIP) services between the county of Lake and Placeworks, extending the contract through August 30, 2025, at no additional cost to the county, and authorize the chair to sign
5.2: Adopt resolution amending resolution no. 2024-100 establishing position allocations for fiscal year 2024-25, budget unit no. 2111 public defender
5.3: Adopt resolution approving agreement no. 25-0021-000-SA with the State of California, Department of Food and Agriculture and authorize the execution of the fuels, lubricants, and automotive products program agreement for $2,475 for period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026
5.4: Approve board of supervisors meeting minutes April 15, 2025 and April 22, 2025
5.5: Approve community development staff Shannon Walker-Smith and Damien Marks for travel to exceed the 1500 mile maximum to Boston, Massachusetts from June 3, 2025 to June 6, 2025, for OpenGov electronic permit system training
5.6: Approve amendment seven to the agreement between the county of Lake and Quincy Engineering for engineering services for replacement of St. Helena Creek Bridge at Wardlaw Street (14C-0035) and rehabilitation of Cooper Creek Bridge at Witter Springs Road (14C-0102) in Lake County, CA in the amount of $80,000 and authorize the chair to sign
5.7: (a) Approve contract with Motorola Inc. and (b) approve budget transfer for in-car and body-worn camera services not to exceed $725,000 for the term of May 20, 2025 through May 20, 2030 and (c) authorize the chair of the board to sign
5.8: Adopt proclamation designating the week of May 17-23, 2025, as National Safe Boating Week in Lake County
5.9: Adopt proclamation designating May 31, 2025, as Foster Parent Appreciation Day
5.10: ADDENDUM - Adopt resolution accepting the tree survey services and directing the county administrative officer to file the notice of completion
TIMED ITEMS
6.1, 9:02 a.m.: Public input
6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the week
6.3, 9:05 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the week of May 17-23, 2025, as National Safe Boating Week in Lake County
6.4, 9:06 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating May 31, 2025, as Foster Parent Appreciation Day
6.5, 9:10 a.m.: Consideration for hearing on account and proposed assessment of abatement costs – 250 Lake St, Nice / APN#035-375-25: property owner Pamela Hahn
6.6, 11:30 a.m.: PUBLIC HEARING - Consideration of appeal (PL-25-22; AB 24-06) of the Planning Commission's approval of major use permit (UP 23-05), and initial study (IS 23-10); for the AG Forest Wood Processing Bioenergy Project; located at 755 East State Highway 20, Upper Lake (APN 004-010-04); appellant: Larry Kahn (Continued to June 17, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.)
6.7, 1:00 p.m.: Consideration of a veterans mission presentation facilitated by Rick Mayo, Vice President of We Serve Veterans, Inc., to include remarks from Lake County veterans services organizations and military funeral honors recognizing Lake County veterans killed in action
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.1: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports
7.2: Consideration of the addition of special meeting for Tuesday, July 29, 2025 to the board's annual meeting calendar
7.3: Consideration of the agreement between county of Lake and SY Psychiatry, LLC. to perform substance use disorder treatment medical director responsibilities on behalf of Lake County Behavioral Health Services in the amount of $350,000 for FY 2025-26
7.4: Consideration of approval of temporary variance of ambulance ordinance #2687 to extend permits to December 31, 2024
7.5: Consideration of (a) waiving the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; (b) approval of agreement with American Financial Credit Services, Inc for collection of unsecured delinquent property tax, authorizing the Treasurer - Tax Collector to sign
ASSESSMENT APPEAL HEARINGS: 10 A.M.
8.1: Consideration of withdrawal for the following assessment appeal applications: a) No. 01-2024 Lower Lake Holdings; and b) 11-2024 Shaw Investments; and c) 12-2024 Bellig; and d) 14-2024 Lakeshore Dr.; and e) 16-2024 Davita; and f) No. 13-2024 Lisa Shannon; and g) No. 17-2024 Maldonado
8.2: Consideration of stipulations for the following assessment appeals: a) No. 10-2024 Nau; and b) 18-2024 through 21-2024 Strycker
CLOSED SESSION
9.1, 2:30 p.m.: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Interviews for Public Health Officer, Appointment of Public Health Officer
9.2: 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
9.3: Employee grievance complaint pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54957.
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