How to resolve AdBlock issue? LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors is set to discuss a major south county resort project and a community appeal of the Lake County Planning Commission’s approval of a biochar facility on county-owned property in Upper Lake.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, 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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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 9:30 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing to consider Upper Lake resident Larry Kahn’s appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of Scotts Valley Energy’s biochar facility on a county owned property at 755 East State Highway 20, Upper Lake.
The appeal has been held over from previously scheduled hearings on May 20 and June 17.
The county agreed to lease the company, owned by the Scotts Valley Pomo, the property for the forest wood processing bioenergy project.
Community members have raised numerous concerns about the project, from health impacts to its location close to the town, the project’s planning, as well as whether it can be located on property paid for by grants.
At 1 p.m., the board will consider the Planning Commission’s recommendation to approve the proposed development agreement, zoning ordinance amendment, general plan map amendment, general plan text amendment, rezones, general plan of development and consideration of a water supply assessment for the Guenoc Valley mixed-use planned development project.
The Guenoc Valley Mixed Use Planned Development Project is a luxury destination that at full buildout will include up to 400 hotel rooms, 450 resort residential units, 1,400 residential estates and 500 workforce co-housing units on a portion of the 16,000-acre, 82-parcel Guenoc property.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve the third amendment to the 2019 agreement between the city of Clearlake, city of Lakeport and the county of Lake for operation of a local public, educational, governmental (PEG) cable television channel, with amendments including extension of the term through June 30, 2030, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.2: Adopt resolution amending Resolution 2025-76 establishing position allocations for fiscal year 2025-26 to conform to the recommended budget and approve salary grade adjustments based on findings from the 2024 compensation study.
5.3: Adopt resolution amending Resolution 2025-72 establishing salaries and benefits for management employees for the period of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2029.
5.4: Adopt resolution approving Agreement No. 24-0680-047-SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the European Grapevine Moth Detection Program for $19,562 for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
5.5: Adopt proclamation designating the month of September 2025 as National Recovery Month in Lake County.
5.6: Approve agreement between the county of Lake — Lake County Behavioral Health Services as lead agency for the Lake County Continuum of Care — and Adventist Health Clear Lake Hospital Inc. in the amount of $184,000 for the period of June 1, 2025, through Oct. 31, 2026, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.7: (a) Approve Amendment No. 2 to services contract between the county of Lake and Mitchell Hauptman for indigent defense services and authorize the board chair to sign; and (b) approve Amendment No. 2 to services contract between the county of Lake and William Conwell for indigent defense services and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.8: Approve first amendment to contract between the county of Lake and Chabot-Las Positas Community College District (CLPCCD) for Title IV-E training, in the amount of $1 million per fiscal year from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027, and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:05 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of September 2025 as National Recovery Month in Lake County.
6.4, 9:07 a.m.: Consideration of lighting the Lake County Superior Courthouse in purple in recognition and honor of International Overdose Awareness Day.
6.5, 9:15 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of resolution approving Resolution No. 2025-5 submitted by Northshore Fire Protection District and making findings and requesting the county of Lake to implement fire mitigation fees with automatic inflation pursuant to the Lake County Fire Mitigation Fee Ordinance, fiscal year 2025-26 (continued from Aug. 5 and 19, 2025).
6.6, 9:30 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 from May 20 and June 17, 2025).
6.7, 1 p.m.: Consideration of Planning Commission recommendations of proposed development agreement (DA 24-01), zoning ordinance amendment (AM 24-01), general plan map amendment (GPAP 24-01, Guenoc Valley site), general plan text amendment (GPAP 24-02), rezone (RZ 24-01, Santa Clara, Middletown housing site), general plan of development (GPD 24-01), rezone (RZ 24-02); and consideration of a water supply assessment for the Guenoc Valley mixed-use planned development project at multiple locations.
NON-TIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of appointing qualified candidates in lieu of a general district election for the Scotts Valley Water Conservation District under Elections Code Section 10515.
7.3: Consideration of update regarding Public Guardian conservatee “BB.”
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluation — Special Districts Administrator Robin Borre.
8.2: Closed session item: Conference with legal counsel, existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9 (d)(1) — FERC Proceeding No. P-77, Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project.
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