MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. – The Mendocino National Forest is using technology to become more accessible to visitors.
Officials announced that the forest’s official mobile tour app is now available to the public.
The forest is providing this app for visitors to take a self-guided tour of the forest, discover recreational opportunities, learn more about natural and cultural sites and locate areas of interest.
By downloading the app, forest visitors can plan their trip on the go or in between recreational activities.
Once the content is downloaded onto a visitor's device the information can be accessed at any time.
“The app helps the Mendocino National Forest harness the power of mobile technology and reach a wide audience interested in visiting the forest. We encourage our users to tell us about their mobile tour experience,” said Mendocino National Forest Supervisor Ann Carlson.
There is a survey within the app for users to provide feedback which will help the forest continue to improve the service.
Currently, there are four sites that users can tour including the Rattlesnake Memorial, Pine Mountain Lookout, Pinnacle Rock, and Chico Seed Orchard plus one informational site about Tule elk and another about fire restrictions. The forest plans to add additional sites in the future.
This app is developed in partnership with OnCell and is one of many upcoming apps that are part of a new program to assist National Forests in providing free educational mobile tours.
OnCell is the leading digital storytelling platform for cultural destinations and other interesting places. More information about OnCell can be found on its Web site at www.oncell.com.
Joshua Caleb “Buck” Brown, 43, of Kelseyville, Calif., is wanted for shooting at a group of law enforcement officers, Caltrans workers and a county supervisor on Monday, August 14, 2017. Photo courtesy of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Following a lengthy manhunt, on Monday evening SWAT teams apprehended a Kelseyville man without injury or gunfire after he shot a rifle hours earlier at a group that included law enforcement officers, Caltrans workers and Lake County Supervisor Rob Brown.
Sheriff Brian Martin said Joshua Caleb “Buck” Brown, 43, surrendered to SWAT team members at 5 p.m., six and a half hours after the shooting incidents.
Buck Brown’s confrontation with the group at 10:30 a.m. Monday occurred as Caltrans workers – accompanied by California Highway Patrol officers – were installing k-rail near an illegal road access that he had made near his property between Cruickshank Road and Cole Creek Road on Highway 29, according to Rob Brown.
Rob Brown said the property also was the focus of a county abatement action, which is one of the reasons he was there.
CHP Officer Korey Reynolds said officers Rob Hearn and Glen Thomas were assigned to the construction zone enforcement detail.
Reynolds said Hearn and Thomas were on scene when Buck Brown approached them on foot – he had come from his nearby residence, according to Rob Brown – and began brandishing a handgun and yelling at the workers and CHP officers.
Buck Brown left, and Hearn and Thomas ordered the Caltrans workers to leave the area. Reynolds said Buck Brown then returned in a pickup.
When Buck Brown got out of the pickup, he was armed with a rifle and began shooting. Reynolds’ report said Buck Brown fired three rounds at the officers and Caltrans workers.
Buck Brown shot not just at that group, but also at arriving sheriff’s deputies and a State Parks officer – one of two who Rob Brown said had responded to the scene – to set up a perimeter.
Officials said some nearby homes were evacuated and Highway 29 was closed in the area until after Buck Brown was captured.
Buck Brown took off on foot into nearby dense brush and trees, and would elude law enforcement for hours, based on reports from the scene.
In addition to sheriff’s deputies, CHP and State Parks, many more agencies responded, including the Lakeport Police Department, Clearlake Police Department, Lake County District Attorney’s Office, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office and Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, officials reported.
Sheriff Martin said that the helicopters from the CHP and the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office that assisted in the search were particularly helpful. With cell service in the area sparse, the copters relayed radio traffic in the remote area where they were looking for Brown.
The hours-long search would finally come to a conclusion on Brown’s own property, Martin said.
Martin said SWAT teams from Lake, Mendocino and Sonoma counties entered the property to serve a search warrant.
When they arrived they made announcements of their presence, Martin said.
He said that led to Brown emerging, unarmed, from one of the several structures on the property and surrendering.
Martin said Brown was alone on the property on Monday, although he said Brown may have a family member who lives there. The property is under a county abatement order, Martin added.
As part of the search of the property, Martin said deputies found a high-powered rifle that is believed to be the one Brown used in the Monday morning shooting.
On Monday evening, following Brown’s apprehension, Martin said deputies continued going over Brown’s property – which he said is several acres in size and includes a number of structures – in order to look for guns and ammunition.
Brown also at that point was set to be interviewed by detectives. Martin said he was unsure if Brown would give authorities a statement.
Not long afterward, Highway 29 was reopened, Martin said.
“We are very glad this ended without incident and a big thank you to the Kelseyville community for their support and understanding during this long day,” said Reynolds.
Martin said Brown has had limited contacts with law enforcement.
Sheriff’s booking records showed an April 2008 arrest on misdemeanor charges of public intoxication and resisting arrest.
During the past year, two reports were made to the sheriff’s office about Brown making threats against family members and other people. Martin said those cases were sent to the District Attorney’s Office. He did not believe they were prosecuted.
Buck Brown has also become known for the odd display of items on his property near Highway 29, including a wading pool, strange signs, a Confederate flag and a flag with the words, “Don’t tread on me.”
Rob Brown, who has known Buck Brown since he was a high schooler, said in recent years Buck Brown has displayed increasingly strange behavior.
Because of that, the county supervisor had said he had feared that the situation could escalate into extreme violence had Buck Brown decided to try to hold out on his property.
With Buck Brown now in custody, Martin said he believes Caltrans will return to finish the k-rail installation that had appeared to have triggered the confrontation.
In the end, nobody was hurt or injured – not Buck Brown, any of the many law enforcement officers involved in the search, or the people he first shot at, Martin said.
Martin had said earlier in the day that Brown would get to decide how the situation ended.
“I’m glad he decided to end it this way and not another way,” Martin said.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Planning Commission this week will look at a proposal to reopen a long-closed gas station.
The council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
On the agenda is the proposal to remodel and reopen the gas station at 15105 Lakeshore Drive, across from Flyers.
Applicant Jeff Orwig of San Luis LLC is seeking to open a gas station and convenience store at the site.
City documents show that the project will require the installation of two new underground fuel tanks, a new canopy, trash and recycling enclosure, and four pump stations, as well as the relocation of the existing traffic signal, curb, gutter and sidewalk along Lakeshore Drive and Old Highway 53, realigning of the sidewalk and extensive landscaping.
The commission will consider approving a use permit to allow for the reestablishment of the station, which would require a finding that the project conforms with the general plan and other city rules.
On Tuesday the commission also will hold a workshop on topics including the nuts and bolts of planning and environmental review, with future workshops to discuss the Subdivision Map Act, use permits and variances.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office will hold the latest in its series of classes for senior drivers next week.
Seniors are invited to attend the free, two-hour “Age Well, Drive Smart” class, which will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18, at the CHP’s Kelseyville office, 5700 Live Oak Drive.
This class is an excellent opportunity for senior drivers to refresh their knowledge of California driving laws, evaluate their driving abilities, and improve their driving skills.
Every year, drivers 65 years of age and older look to the California Highway Patrol for assistance in maintaining or improving their ability to drive safely.
In response, the CHP provides the “Age Well, Drive Smart” program to equip senior drivers with the necessary tools to remain safe and confident on the road.
The program covers various topics ranging from California driving laws, safe driving practices, and the effects of aging on a person’s ability to drive safely.
It is not uncommon for senior drivers to be unaware or deny changes in their physical or mental conditions which negatively affect their ability to drive safely.
Therefore the Age Well, Drive Smart program was designed with a self-assessment component to assist senior drivers with identifying these changes and providing possible corrective options.
“Giving senior drivers the tools they need to continue to be safe drivers is not only important to the safety of the motoring public, but also for seniors to maintain their independence,” said CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow. “Our senior driving course affords the continued education that can benefit seniors, helping to ensure they enjoy safe driving well into their golden years.”
If you or a family member would like to attend the Age Well, Drive Safe class, please contact Officer Kory Reynolds at 707-279-0103 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Space is limited.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The nomination period to file for candidacy for the upcoming Nov. 7 General District Election has been extended until midweek for certain special district seats.
The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office said the nomination period was extended to all qualified persons – other than the incumbent officeholders – until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16.
The nomination period has been extended due to the nonfiling of incumbent directors of the following special districts:
– South Lake County Fire Protection District; – Anderson Springs Community Services District; – Clearlake Oaks County Water District; – Konocti County Water District; – Adams Springs Water District; – Villa Blue Estates Water District.
Voters desiring information regarding filing for elective office of any of the districts enumerated above may contact the Lake County Registrar of Voters office at telephone 707-263-2372, or stop by the office in Room 209 at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The registrar’s office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
Joshua Caleb “Buck” Brown, 43, of Kelseyville, Calif., has been arrested for shooting at a group of law enforcement officers, Caltrans workers and a county supervisor on Monday, August 14, 2017. Photo courtesy of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Authorities have arrested a Kelseyville man wanted for shooting at law enforcement officers, Caltrans workers and a county supervisor on Monday morning.
Joshua Caleb “Buck” Brown, 43, was located and taken into custody at 5 p.m. Monday without incident, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials said SWAT teams that were searching Brown’s property – not far from the area of the shooting near Highway 29 and Cole Creek Road – found him.
Brown’s arrest brought to an end a manhunt that had continued for more than six hours and involved closures on Highway 29.
At 10:30 a.m. Monday Buck Brown confronted a group of California Highway Patrol officers, Caltrans workers and Supervisor Rob Brown in the area between Cruickshank Road and Cole Creek Road on Highway 29 in Kelseyville, as Lake County News has reported.
Buck Brown had cut an illegal road access in the area, and Caltrans workers were putting up k-rail at the site, Rob Brown told Lake County News.
While the group was at the site, Buck Brown appeared with a gun, then went back to his pickup and retrieved a rifle and began shooting at them, Rob Brown said.
The sheriff’s office said Buck Brown also shot at responding Lake County Sheriff’s units and a State Parks officer who were at the scene before he fled the area on foot.
Rob Brown said early Monday evening that he was glad the incident had been brought to a conclusion without anyone being hurt.
The sheriff’s office said all road closures should be lifted within the hour.
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Joshua Caleb “Buck” Brown, 43, of Kelseyville, Calif., is wanted for shooting at a group of law enforcement officers, Caltrans workers and a county supervisor on Monday, August 14, 2017. Photo courtesy of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Monday afternoon that it is continuing the search for a Kelseyville man who shot at a group of law enforcement officers, Caltrans workers and a county supervisor earlier in the day.
In the Monday afternoon update, the sheriff’s office reported that at 10:30 a.m. employees with Caltrans were in the area between Cruickshank Road and Cole Creek Road on Highway 29 in Kelseyville conducting road work, assisted by the California Highway Patrol.
County Supervisor Rob Brown told Lake County News that he was with the group. He said Caltrans was putting up k-rail in the area due to an illegal road access that Buck Brown had cut in the area.
The sheriff’s report said Buck Brown, whose home is nearby, confronted the group and fired two shots in their direction.
Rob Brown said Buck Brown had first come toward them with a gun in his hand before returning to his pickup to get a rifle, which is the weapon he used to shoot at the group.
Lake County Sheriff’s units responded to assist, arriving at the location at 10:45 a.m. Shortly after a sheriff’s unit arrived on scene, Buck Brown fired another shot towards the officer’s direction, according to the report.
At approximately 10:52 a.m. Brown fired two additional shots at a State Parks officer who was at a neighboring residence assisting with a perimeter, the sheriff’s office reported.
Brown then fled on foot into an area which consists of brush and trees, officials said.
The sheriff’s office said a perimeter was established and additional assistance from allied agencies was requested.
Officers from the CHP, Lakeport Police Department, Clearlake Police Department, Lake County District Attorney’s Office, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office and Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist. California Highway Patrol and Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office assisted with air support, the sheriff’s office said.
The sheriff’s office said the search for Brown is continuing.
Brown is considered armed and dangerous and should not be contacted. If you see someone you believe to be Brown avoid contact and immediately call 911, officials said.
The search for Brown led to a closure on Highway 29, which officials said remained in effect to all traffic between Live Oak Drive and Bottle Rock Road. An alternate route of Soda Bay Road to Highway 29 can be used.
Live Oak Drive is also closed between Cruickshank Road and Cole Creek Road, officials said.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Law enforcement agencies from around Lake County and beyond are in Kelseyville attempting to apprehend a man who on Monday morning fired numerous shots at officers and other officials over a property issue.
Shots were first fired in the area of Highway 29 near Cole Creek Road at about 10:45 a.m. Monday, according to radio reports and the California Highway Patrol.
The suspect in the shooting is identified as 43-year-old Joshua Caleb “Buck” Brown of Kelseyville, according to Sheriff Brian Martin.
Brown, who is reported to be angry about road and property issues, shot at a group that included Caltrans workers, law enforcement officers and County Supervisor Rob Brown, who was at the scene.
Rob Brown said the Buck Brown had cut an illegal road access to his property and then dumped concrete to block access to another property owner, which created an issue for Caltrans and also was a county abatement issue.
Caltrans was on scene to install k-rail until the property cut was fixed, Rob Brown said.
Rob Brown said he was with several Caltrans workers and CHP officers on Highway 29 about a quarter-mile north of Cole Creek when the shooting occurred. Also on scene were California State Parks rangers.
“He came running down the hill with a gun in his hand,” Rob Brown said of Buck Brown.
CHP Officer Rob Hearn yelled for everyone to get back. Buck Brown then ran back to his pickup, got his rifle and began shooting, Rob Brown said.
There were four shots, all of which he believed came from the suspect, as law enforcement at that point didn’t return fire, according to Rob Brown’s account.
Rob Brown said Buck Brown then moved back onto his property behind some oak trees in order to take cover.
At 11:30 a.m. the Lake County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert to the public telling them to stay clear and that drivers should avoid the area between Kelseyville and Kit’s Corner.
The agency’s alert also directed nearby residents to shelter in place.
The Lake County Sheriff’s SWAT Team responded, and shortly after 12:15 p.m., a SWAT team from Mendocino County also had arrived, with the Sonoma County Sheriff’s helicopter Henry-1 also reported to be responding, based on radio reports.
Sheriff Martin told Lake County News shortly before 1 p.m. that Buck Brown was not yet in custody.
At that point Martin said Buck Brown had fired at law enforcement five times.
Additional details will be posted as they become available.
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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Lower Lake residents and community leaders gathered on Sunday to remember the beginning of the devastating Clayton fire and also to celebrate the fire department that has protected the town for more than seven decades.
The Lake County Fire Protection District hosted the anniversary event at the Lower Lake Station 65 on Main Street.
The gathering marked two anniversaries – the beginning of the Clayton fire, which occurred on Aug. 13, 2016, and the fire district’s 75th anniversary.
Local officials in attendance included District 1 Supervisor Moke Simon, Clearlake City Manager Greg Folsom, Clearlake City Councilman Phil Harris – who acted as master of ceremonies – as well as Lake County Superintendent of Schools Brock Falkenberg, Cal Fire firefighters and the fire board’s members.
The Clayton fire was first reported just minutes after 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016.
Lake County Fire Protection District Chief Willie Sapeta said the fire, which began off Highway 29 at Clayton Creek south of Lower Lake, had first been reported as a 100-foot spot.
Firefighters had made progress on the blaze and had it bedded down for the night at about 1,000 acres, he said. At that point, it had appeared to be well on the way to be contained.
But the next day, Aug. 14, the situation changed dramatically as – whipped by winds and high temperatures – the fire turned into a conflagration.
It made a furious run, turning back toward Lower Lake, jumping containment lines, triggering the evacuations of thousands more residents in Lower Lake as well as in parts of Clearlake, and leading Sheriff Brian Martin to declare a local emergency.
For several hours, the fire savaged the town and its historic Main Street, destroying historic buildings – and coming just feet from burning the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum – while surrounding Station 65 itself.
Much of the damage was done in that first day, with 300 buildings – about 200 of them homes – destroyed. By the time the fire was fully contained on the evening of Aug. 26, it had burned a total of 3,929 acres, according to Cal Fire.
While Aug. 14 – the date the fire turned on Lower Lake – has cast a shadow over the town, it’s the fire department’s goal that this year it will have new meaning.
Beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, Station 65 will for the first time begin regular 24-hour staffing, said Sapeta.
He said that’s the result of Measure D, the parcel tax district voters approved in March.
Sapeta said it was paramount that the Measure D funds were rolled out immediately to benefit the district and its residents.
The measure not only prevented the district from having to make staffing cuts but has allowed it to recruit and hire new firefighters. It’s also funded updates to Station 65 including new sleeping quarters and a kitchen, Sapeta said.
For the 2017-18 budget year, the station will have one person for every eight-hour shift, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, according to Sapeta.
Then, in the 2018-19 budget year, Sapeta said that staffing will be increased to two people per shift.
Sapeta believes that having the station staffed from this point forward will play a huge part in the community’s recovery.
It also will be part of improving community protection and filling in a coverage hole, Sapeta said.
He said there now will be a five-minute response time for fire and medical calls in the Lower Lake area.
That’s important, as he said it can take from 7 to 10 minutes for units responding from Clearlake.
In addition to adding paid staff, Sapeta said the district hopes to increase the ranks of its volunteers.
He said volunteers age 18 and above are welcome; the district will train them. Interested community members can call the fire district’s main office at Station 70, 707-994-0733, or Sapeta invited them to call his cell phone at 707-489-0966.
Community members visit with firefighters during an open house at Lake County Fire Protection District’s Station 65 in Lower Lake, Calif., on Sunday, August 13, 2017. Photo by Elizabeth Larson/Lake County News. Offering comfort; looking ahead
A woman who had played a big role in supporting the community in the days and weeks after the fire is Susie Novak, who visited the station on Sunday afternoon.
Novak ran the Brick Hall located next door to Station 65 as a “community comfort zone” for about a month after the fire.
She fixed special meals and encouraged both firefighters and community members alike to come in, sit down and do just the basics – eat, rest, drink water and talk.
“It was kind of an escape for me,” said Novak, who had worked nonstop from early in the morning until late at night during the weeks that the comfort center operated.
She said she did it because people were hungry and didn’t have a place to go. For town residents seeking to retrieve some sense of community, Novak turned the Brick Hall into a friendly, welcoming place.
Novak was accompanied on Sunday by her 1-year-old Italian Mastiff, Gelato, who Sapeta said was a staple of the comfort center.
Gelato shares the same name as the frozen Italian dessert, along with some similar traits. “He’s sweet and he’s cool and he was the ambassador of joy,” Novak said.
Gelato was just 11 weeks old at the time of the fire, and he proved popular with firefighters and community members alike. Novak said pictures of the adorable pup playing with or loving on his human friends circulated far and wide.
On Sunday Gelato – now weighing in at 100 pounds – once again got a lot of attention, including ear scratches and pats from friends both old and new.
Also showing his support for the community on Sunday was Supervisor Simon, who took office in January.
Simon, while most associated with the Middletown area, said many people forget that his district also includes Lower Lake.
The town is important to him, as he first played youth football at the nearby Lower Lake High School football field.
Simon is focused on the rebuilding effort and said he welcomed the upcoming discussion on the Board of Supervisors’ Tuesday agenda regarding staffing issues in the Community Development Department.
He said problems can’t be solved until people start talking about them.
“We’re working on the challenges and we’re going to keep working on them,” he said.
He said he is confident that the county will work out its issues in the effort to recover from the devastating wildland fires that have hit it in recent years.
“We’re going to rebuild this community,” Simon said.
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Gelato the Italian Mastiff gets some love from friends during his visit to Lake County Fire Protection District’s Station 65 in Lower Lake, Calif., on Sunday, August 13, 2017. Photo by Elizabeth Larson/Lake County News.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Staffing issues in the county of Lake’s building department – which are having a critical impact on the pace of rebuilding the communities impacted by the wildland fires – will be the topic of an agenda item on this week’s Board of Supervisors agenda.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 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 and online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
At 10 a.m., the board will consider and discuss the staffing issues in the Community Development Department’s Building Division and consider a contract for chief building official and plan examiner services with Bureau Veritas of Sacramento.
Supervisor Rob Brown discussed the issues with building division staffing at the Aug. 7 Kelseyville Business Association, which prompted businessman Mark Borghesani to speak to the issue during public comment at the board’s meeting Aug. 8.
Borghesani, whose family owns Kelseyville Lumber, said the county has a “catastrophic issue” on its hands.
Being in a lumber yard with a pro department that deals daily with contractors, “We’re kinda like the bartenders of the building industry,” he said.
He asked who was accountable for the staffers who are leaving and the lack of an experienced plan checker. Borghesani also questioned where the focus of the planning department is – if it’s on marijuana or the general plan.
“Our building industry and our contractors and the people that need to get back in their homes are suffering,” he said.
Also on Tuesday, at 9:30 a.m. the Lake County Resource Conservation District will present its annual report.
The full agenda is below.
CONSENT AGENDA
7.1: Approve appointment of Michelle Scully as permanent part-time deputy county administrative officer I.
7.2: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2017-70 establishing new classifications, the effective date thereof, and amending the position allocation chart for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 to conform to the recommended Budget, Budget Unit No. 1012, Administrative Office.
7.3: (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 goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Women’s Recovery Services for Fiscal Year 2017-18 for a total maximum of $30,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
7.4: Approve agreements between the county of Lake and Coleman Environmental for asbestos removal and demolition of structures located at (a) 12545 Lakeview Drive, Clearlake Oaks (APN 035-152-65 – John Danuck), in the amount of $15,255.00; (b) 7271 Sierra Street, Upper Lake (APN 031-142-05 – Dominique McGowen), in the amount of $11,110.00); and (c) 9661 Elliot Street, Upper Lake (APN 027-182-03- Patrick and Betty Henry), in the amount of $32,452.00); and authorize the chair to sign.
7.5: Adopt resolution approving the Lake County Health Services Department to submit acceptance paperwork and a certification clause from the California Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Control Branch for real-time allotment funding for tuberculosis cases in Lake County in the amount of $3,937 for FY 2017-2018 and authorizing the board chair to sign said certification clause.
7.6: Approve long distance travel Sept. 5 through Sept. 8, 2017, to Atlanta, Georgia for Sherylin Taylor, PHN, Public Health nursing director, Public Health Division; fully funded through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
7.7: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Lake Family Resource Center for CAPIT Services in the amount of $75,883.00, from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018; and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
8.2, 9:15 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of an ordinance amending Subdivision (c) of Section 27-6 of Article 1 of Chapter 27 of the Lake County Code to revise fire mitigation fees for cases of locally declared emergencies.
8.3, 9:30 a.m.: Presentation of an annual report on the activities of the Lake County Resource Conservation District.
8.4, 10 a.m.: (a) Consideration and discussion of building division staffing issues; and (b) consideration of contract for services between Lake County and Bureau Veritas.
UNTIMED ITEMS
9.1: Consideration of the following appointments: Hartley Cemetery District Board of Trustees.
9.2: Sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District Board of Directors, consideration and presentation of the boat ramp gate feasibility study by Oscar Larson and Associates.
9.3: Consideration of agreement between the county of Lake and SCS Engineers for field investigation, engineering analyses, and preliminary design services for the Eastlake Landfill Expansion Project.
9.4: Second reading, consideration of an ordinance authorizing an extended idle speed zone near shore during high water on Clear Lake.
CLOSED SESSION
10.1: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation: Gov. Code sec. 54956.9 (d)(2), (e)(5).
10.2: Public employee evaluations title: Community Development director.
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