How to resolve AdBlock issue? LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will discuss preparations for new state grant applications and consider a proposal to temporarily halt the issuance of commercial cannabis permits in the unincorporated area as staff continues work on drafting the county’s cannabis ordinance.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 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, 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.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 865 3354 4962, pass code 726865. The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16694449171,,86533544962#,,,,*726865#. The meeting can also be accessed via phone at 669 900 6833.
At 9:15 a.m., the board will discuss this year's community and economic development projects eligible for a state grant called Community Development Block Grant, or the CDBG.
The staff memo noted that eligible cities and counties may submit up to three sub-applications not to exceed $3,600,000. Each economic development or housing project application cannot exceed $1,500,000.
The county currently contracts with Community Development Services, a Kelseyville firm, to prepare grant applications and implement CDBG funded activities, according to the staff memo.
Jeff Lucas of the firm will present about the grant and application process.
At 10:30 a.m., the board will consider an annual marketing report from the Lake County Tourism Improvement District, or Visit Lake County. The report covers the organization’s finance, performance and the economic impact of tourism in Lake County.
At 1 p.m., the board will consider Supervisor Helen Owen’s proposal to place a moratorium — a temporary pause — on issuing permits for commercial cultivation of cannabis within the county’s unincorporated area.
The staff memo noted that in March, the board disbanded a task force working on the county’s zoning ordinance that comprises the “Cannabis Ordinance.” Now, the Community Development Department staff is drafting a new article of the zoning ordinance.
Owen is proposing a temporary halt to permit issuance while the new regulations are developed.
“I have significant concern moving forward with additional permitting of Cannabis operations in the absence of appropriate regulation is not in the interest of our county and the residents we were elected to serve,” said Owen in the staff memo. “Pausing permit issuance and taking reasonable time to amend and adopt zoning regulations, as needed, make good sense.”
In the untimed items, the board will consider multiple county agreements with contractors, including one for accounting and advisory services not to exceed $150,000 and several Behavioral Health services totaling $3.7 million.
The board will consider the increase in the maximum compensation to $100,000 with interim Public Health Officer Dr. Anju Goel.
Goel stepped into the interim role in April after the resignation of former Public Officer Dr. Noemi Doohan.
At the time of her appointment, her contract capped total compensation over a one-year period — or six months until September, in this case — at $49,860.
The board will also consider a Public Services proposal to purchase a used 2020 dump truck for the Eastlake Landfill, at a cost not to exceed $370,012.5. The purchase was included in the fiscal year 2025-26 budget approved by the board two weeks ago during the budget hearings.
According to the staff memo, a new truck of the same type would cost approximately $655,000.
The board will also consider awarding two contracts for materials needed in the years’ chip seal resurfacing project, with rock materials to Granite Construction and emulsion materials to Western Emulsions, Inc.
The project will cover approximately 37 miles of roadway and will be funded through the county’s allocation of SB 1 revenues.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve continuation of proclamation declaring a Clear Lake Hitch emergency.
5.2: Approve continuation of proclamation of the existence of a local emergency due to pervasive tree mortality.
5.3: Approve continuation of emergency proclamation declaring a shelter crisis in the County of Lake.
5.4: Adopt resolution approving amended MOU between County of Lake and Lake County Resource Conservation District for management of Goatsrue in Lake County for July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2027, in the amount of $72,716.00.
5.5: Approve closure of the Community Development Department to the public on Thursday, July 31, 2025, from 3 to 5 p.m. for all-staff training.
5.6: a) Approve budget transfer in Budget Unit 2302 – Probation from Transportation and Travel (723.29-50) in the amount of $14,353.00, Support and Care of Persons (723.40-70) in the amount of $85,000.00, and Local Community Corrections (723.54-02) in the amount of $53,000.00 for a total of $153,378.00 to Capital Asset Account 723.62-72; and b) amend the list of capital assets of the 2024-2025 budget to add 3 Probation vehicles in the amount of $153,378.00, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.7: (Sitting as the Board of Directors, Lake County Watershed Protection District) a) Waive 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 the goods and services; and b) authorize the County of Lake Water Resources Director to sign a Memorandum of Understanding amendment agreement between the Lake County Watershed Protection District and the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance for the time period of June 1, 2024 – December 31, 2026.
5.8: Approve the agreement between County of Lake and Clean Lakes, Inc. for the Aquatic Vegetation Management Program for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 not to exceed an amount of $271,210 and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.1, 9:02 a.m.: Public input.
6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:15 a.m.: Discussion and consideration of the Community and Economic Development allocations of the California Community Development Block Program.
6.4, 10:30 a.m.: Consideration of Lake County Tourism Improvement District 2024 Annual Marketing Report.
6.5, 11:00 a.m.: (Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors) Consideration of the continued discussion of the draft replacement fee schedule (Rules 660-668).
6.6, 1:00 p.m.: Consideration of an interim urgency ordinance placing a moratorium on the issuance of use permits for commercial cultivation of cannabis within the unincorporated area of the County of Lake.
NON-TIMED ITEMS
7.1: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
7.2: Consideration of the following advisory board appointments: Food Policy Council.
7.3: Consideration of amendment between County of Lake and CliftonLarsonAllen LLP for accounting and advisory services; an increase of $50,000 total compensation not to exceed $150,000.
7.4: Consideration of the agreement between County of Lake and Kno'Qoti Nation Native Wellness Inc. in the amount of $1,000,000 for fiscal years 2025-2030.
7.5: Consideration of the agreement between County of Lake and Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. for adult residential support services and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2025-26 in the amount of $1,200,000.
7.6: Consideration of agreement between the County of Lake and Redwood Community Services, Inc. for provision of the Lake County Wrap Program, Foster Care Program, and Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) Program for specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2025-26 in the amount of $1,500,000.
7.7: Consideration of Amendment 1 to professional services contract with Anju Goel, MD, MPH for an increase in the maximum compensation amount to $100,000.
7.8: Consideration of quarterly report of construction contract change orders approved under delegation of authority to Public Services Director for the Lake County Sheriff Administration Facility Renovation Project.
7.9: Consideration of a) determination that competitive bidding would not be in the public’s interest, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2 (2), and; b) authorization of the Public Services Director/Assistant Purchasing Agent to sign a purchase order not to exceed $370,012.50 to Peterson CAT for a used 2020 Caterpillar 730 Articulated Dump Truck for the Eastlake Landfill.
7.10: Consideration of a) award of 2025 chip seal rock materials to Granite Construction; and b) award of 2025 chip seal emulsion materials to Western Emulsions, Inc.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 (d)(1): McSorley v. Lake County.
Email Lingzi Chen at
