How to resolve AdBlock issue? LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will hear updates on economic development initiatives, revisit a proposed air quality management fee hike and consider a report from a governance workshop exploring a shift to a “chief executive officer” model for county government.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, 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 10 a.m., the board will discuss the Health Services Department’s request regarding whether it should scale back its involvement in addressing the issue of cyanobacteria in Clear Lake, since other external agencies are now handling much of the testing and monitoring more efficiently.
According to the staff memo, the department has been organizing a multi-agency task force since before COVID where there was limited understanding of the bacteria and the toxins. The task force has involved water services providers and local tribes.
At 11:15 a.m., the board will review a report from consulting firm Municipal Resource Group on a governance and organizational workshop attended by the board and staff in March in which they discussed the possibility of moving from a chief administrative officer to a chief executive officer model.
At 1 p.m., the board will hear an update on the county’s ongoing economic development initiatives and new legislation that may have a significant local economic impact.
These initiatives include the county’s Capital Improvement Plan, microgrid request for quote, health education and regional training hub federal funding and the upcoming application for the Community Development Block Grant.
In the untimed items, the board will continue the conversation on the Lake County Air Quality Management District’s draft replacement fee schedule.
Last week, the agency proposed a significant fee increase, phased in over three years, with a 35% increment for the first year. Supervisors pushed back and asked for a longer rollout.
The district this week brings back to the board a four-year and five-year implementation plan for consideration.
The board will also be asked to grant the appeal of the permit revocation for a commercial outdoor cannabis cultivation of up to 110,000 square feet located at Lake Pillsbury, operated by Pillsbury Family Farms.
In March, the Community Development Department recommended revoking the project’s major use permit, citing prior violations and failure in background checks of the company’s chief financial officer.
The farm appealed the case in front of the board at the June 17 meeting. Now staff comes back with updated findings and a recommendation to approve of the appeal with the condition of clearing a “live scan” background check by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt resolution approving Cooperative Agreement #25-0191-000-SA with the State of California, Department of Food and Agriculture for State Organic Inspection Program for the County of Lake for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
5.2: Adopt resolution approving Amended Agreement No. 25-0002-011-SF with the State of California, Department of Food and Agriculture for the Insect Trapping Program in the amount of $35,460.00 for FY 2025-26.
5.3: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2025-76 establishing position allocations for Fiscal Year 2025-26, Budget Unit No. 1903 Department of Public Works.
5.4: Adopt a proclamation designating the week of July 20–26, 2025, as Probation Services Week in Lake County.
5.5: Approve second amendment to the contract between County of Lake and Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, Inc. for drug and alcohol testing, in the amount of $35,000.00 from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and $50,000.00 per fiscal year from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.6: (Sitting as the Board of Directors for the Lake County Watershed Protection District) Review and approve “Just Compensation” estimates for the purchase of properties within the Middle Creek Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Project and authorize the chair of the Board of Directors to sign the approval.
5.7: Approve travel to exceed the 1500-mile maximum for Water Resources staff member Taylor Woodruff to San Antonio, Texas from August 9, 2025, to August 14, 2025, for the 155th Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting.
TIMED ITEMS
6.1, 9:02 a.m.: Public input.
6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:07 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the week of July 20–26, 2025, as Probation Services Week in Lake County.
6.4, 9:20 a.m.: Consideration of a letter of commitment for the “Enhancing Wildfire Prevention through Targeted Defensible Space and Fuels Reduction Projects in Lake County’s High-Risk Clearlake and North Shore Neighborhoods” project of the Lake County Resource Conservation District – CAL FIRE Wildfire Prevention Grant (#78873218).
6.5, 9:30 a.m.: Consideration of presentation on Phases One and Two of the Climate Health Adaptation and Resilience Mobilization (CHARM) Lake County Program.
6.6, 10 a.m.: Consideration of recommendation from Health Services Department regarding participation in the Clear Lake Cyanobacteria Task Force.
6.7, 10:30 a.m.: Consideration of an update on N. Lakeport FLASHES projects.
6.8, 11:15 a.m.: Consideration of a report from Municipal Resource Group on your Board’s March 21, 2025, training workshop on general governance, priority development, and organizational effectiveness.
6.9, 1 p.m.: Consideration of county economic development and housing initiatives.
NON-TIMED ITEMS
7.1: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel, and reports.
7.2: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, continued discussion of the draft replacement fee schedule (Rules 660–668).
7.3: Consideration of proposed findings of fact and decision in the appeal of John Evans / Pillsbury Family Farms, Inc. (AB-PL-25-85).
7.4: Consideration of (a) designating one member of the Lake County Board of Supervisors to serve as a member of the AAA Governing Board, and another supervisor to serve as the alternate; and (b) appointing Amy Schimansky, Deputy Director of Social Services, as the second member representing Lake County on the AAA Governing Board.
7.5: Consideration of (a) waiving the formal bidding process pursuant to County Ordinance 3137 Section 2-38, Subsection 38.1, extension of annual agreements; and (b) approving contract between County of Lake and The Regents of the University of California for training services, in the amount of $339,915.00 from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and authorize the chair to sign.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1, 1:30 p.m.: Closed session: Employee grievance complaint pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54957.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1): McSorley v. Lake County.
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