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The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, 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 823 5946 6317, pass code 183998. The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16699006833,,82359466317#,,,,*183998#.
In an untimed item, the board will consider proposed structural changes to the Water Resources Department.
The board is considering the changes in the wake of Public Works Director Scott De Leon’s announcement that he intends to retire at the end of June. He currently also oversees Water Resources, which is part of Public Works.
At its Jan. 9 meeting, the board directed staff to come up with cost estimates for separating the two departments. That includes adding a new Water Resources director position.
County Administrative Officer Susan Parker’s report said the estimated additional cost of the Water Resources director position is between $179,242.64 and $213,962.65, depending on the step level.
Parker said that cost isn’t likely to be funded through “Water Resources standard practices,” so they will have to find another funding source, such as hte general fund.
“Staff is requesting direction from your Board on whether to proceed with creating the new Water Resources Director position and having the Human Resources Department start recruitment,” Parker wrote.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt proclamation designating the month of February 2024 as Black History Month and Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday.
5.2: Approve continuation of emergency proclamation declaring a shelter crisis in the county of Lake.
5.3: Approve continuation of proclamation of the existence of a local emergency due to low elevation snow and extreme cold.
5.4: Approve continuation of an emergency declaration for drought conditions.
5.5: Approve continuation of proclamation of the existence of a local emergency due to pervasive tree mortality.
5.6: Approve continuation of proclamation declaring a Clear Lake hitch emergency.
5.7: Approve change of category for Ag Advisory Committee Member Pat Scully from crop grower to ag processor.
5.8: Approve travel exceeding 1,500 miles for Jenavive Herrington, auditor controller/clerk, to attend the annual GFOA Conference in Orlando, Florida, from June 7 to 13, 2024.
5.9: Approve California Mental Health Services Authority Participation Agreement for data archive solution in the amount of $58,704.00 for fiscal year 2023-26 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.10: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Health Management Associates for support services for consulting services in the amount of $44,551 for fiscal year 2023-24 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.11: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Victor Treatment Centers for specialty mental health services in the amount of $50,000 for fiscal year 2023-24 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.12: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Sutter Center Psychiatry for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services with acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations in the amount of $50,000 for fiscal year 2023-24 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.13: Approve Amendment No. 3 to the agreement between the county of Lake and the Lake County Office of Education for the mental health student services act grant program in the amount of $1,337,266.83 for fiscal years 2021-26 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.14: Approve Board of Supervisors minutes for Dec. 8, Dec. 12 and Dec. 19, 2023, and Jan. 23, 2024.
5.15: (a) Adopt Resolution approving an application for funding and the execution of a grant agreement and any amendments thereto from the 2023-2024 funding year of the State CDBG Mitigation (CB+DBG-MIT) Resilient Planning and Public Services (MIT-PPS) Program; and (b) Authorize Community Development Department director to submit the grant application.
5.16: Approve purchase of one vehicle for Code Enforcement from Ford Corning, in the amount of $47,743.85, and authorize Community Development director to issue purchase order.
5.17: (a) Waive the Competitive Bidding Process pursuant to section 2-38.2(2) as it is not in the public’s interest due to the unique nature of the goods or services; and (b) approve agreement between the county of Lake and ExamWorks LLC for independent medical examinations and peer review services with an amount not to exceed $25,000 per fiscal year and authorize the chair to sign.
5.18: Approve purchase order to AMS.net in the amount of $39,709.10 for Verkada camera system for the Lake County Library and authorize the IT director to sign the purchase order.
5.19: Approve the addition of a fixed asset titled ‘Network Datacenter Switches’ in 2023-2024 capital asset listing in the amount of $24,865.95 and lower ‘Dell PowerEdge servers’ fixed asset by the same amount.
5.20: Approve inspection agreement with Kelseyville Christian Academy and authorize the chair to sign.
5.21: Approve plans and specifications for the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff Asphalt Rehabilitation Project; State Project No: CRASL-5914(126), Bid No. 24-16.
5.22: Approve plans and specifications for the Hill Road PM 7.75 Landslide Repair Project; Bid No. 24-19, Federal Aid Project No: ER-(078).
5.23: Approve the Supplemental Services Agreement Number 4 between the county of Lake and Armstrong Consultants for consulting services related to Lampson Airfield and authorize the chair to sign the agreement.
5.24: Sitting as the Board of Directors, Lake County Watershed Protection District, approve agreement between the Lake County Watershed Protection District and Luhdorff & Scalmanini, Consulting Engineers for the preparation of the Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Plan annual report and authorize the chair to sign the agreement.
5.25: Approve Change Order No. 2 Middletown Multi-Use Path Improvements Project, State Project No. ATPL – 5914(102) Bid No. 22-05 for a decrease of $114,481.12 and a revised contract amount of $1,161,688.48.
5.26: (a) Approve purchase of law enforcement night vision binocular and helmet mounts; and (b) authorize the sheriff to issue a purchase order.
5.27: Approve Contract Change Order No. 1 for the CSA #2 Spring Valley Quail Trail Water Project Bid No. 22-24 to decrease the contract by $26,186, for a revised amount of $424,610, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.28: Adopt resolution authorizing the Special Districts Administrator to sign the notice of completion for the CSA #2 Spring Valley Water Quail Trail Water Main Replacement Project, Bid No. SD 22-24.
5.29: Approve first amendment to master contract between county of Lake and qualified contractors in amounts up to $100,000, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.30: Sitting as Board of Directors Lake County Watershed Protection District, adopt resolution approving the application for grant funds from the Wildlife Conservation Board for the hitch habitat improvement planning and assessment for Tule Lake, Scotts Creek and Adobe Creek Project not to exceed $2,730,970.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:04 a.m. Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:05 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of February 2024 as Black History Month and celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday.
6.4, 9:10 a.m.: New and Noteworthy at the Library.
6.5, 9:25 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration/discussion of naming a certain existing unnamed road – Sgt. Giffy Road in Lower Lake.
6.6, 9:45 a.m.: Public hearing, review and consideration of ordinance amending Article XXVII of Chapter 2 of the Lake County Code to address membership of county of Lake Health Services in the existing Partnership Health Plan of California Commission.
6.7, 10 a.m.: Consideration of presentation from the Lake County Fire Safe Council.
6.8, 11 a.m.: Consideration of recommendations from the Cannabis Ordinance Task Force regarding Zoning Districts and permit types for various cannabis-related businesses; and request for board direction.
6.9, 11:30 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of an ordinance amending the purchasing ordinance: Article X of Chapter Two of the Lake County Code to include increased purchasing limits, additional definitions, modify a requirement for exemptions from competitive bidding and additional procedures for informal and formal bidding.
6.10, 1 p.m.: Sitting as Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, consideration of request approving exception to Lake County Sewer Code Section 205, which would require APN 039-402-390-000 (3944 Pine Ave., Clearlake) to connect to the public sewer.
6.11, 1:30 p.m.: Consideration of (a) resolution amending Resolution No. 2023-116 to amend the FY 2023-24 Adopted Budget by adjusting reserves, fund balance carry over, revenues, and appropriations; and (b) resolution amending Resolution 2023-117 to amend the position allocations for FY 2023-24 to conform to the mid-year budget adjustments.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of update to the 2024 Board of Supervisors meeting calendar.
7.3: Consideration of letter of support for Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California’s Barnes Street Housing Project.
7.4: Review and consideration of structural changes to the Water Resources Department, and provide direction to staff.
7.5: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, re-appoint Nancy Perrin to the LCAQMD Hearing Board pursuant to Health and Safety Code.
7.6: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, consideration of amendment to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) by and between county of Mendocino and the Lake County Air Quality Management District for Air Pollution Control Officer duties, and a request for direction regarding updates to the board on the MOU.
7.7: Consideration of second reading of Ordinance No. 3136 Amending Section 21-3.7 of Chapter 21 of the Ordinance Code of the county of Lake by Adopting a Sectional District Zoning Map No. 3.7(b) 1.406.
7.8: Consideration of Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between county of Lake and North Valley Behavioral Health LLC for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services associated with acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalization in the amount of $750,000 for fiscal year 2023-24 and authorize the board chair to sign.
7.9: Consideration of California Mental Health Services Authority Participation agreement for interoperability solution in the amount of $222,948.00 for fiscal year 2024-26 and authorize the board chair to sign.
7.10: Consideration of Amendment No. 2 to the agreement between the county of Lake - Lake County Behavioral Health Services as lead administrative entity for the Lake County Continuum of Care and Adventist Health Clear Lake Hospital Inc. in the amount of $443,000 for fiscal years 2021-2024 and authorize the board chair to sign.
7.11: Consideration of the following advisory board appointments: Cobb Area Advisory Council, Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee, Glenbrook Cemetery, Law Library Board of Trustees, Library Advisory Board, Lower Lake Cemetery District, Maternal Child and Adolescent Health, Middletown Area Town Hall, Western Region Town Hall.
7.12: A) Consideration of the award of a 300KW generator purchase to Leete Generators, and authorize the Public Services director to sign the attached purchase order in the amount of $176,959.28; and b) consideration of change order No. 2 to the agreement with G.D. Nielson for the Hill Road Correctional Facility Standby Generator Project 22-08 in the amount of $174,651, for a revised agreement total of $713,145, and authorize the chair to sign change order No. 2.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Interviews for Health Services director; appointment of Health Services director.
8.2: Public employee evaluation: Agricultural commissioner.
8.3: Public employee evaluation: Special Districts administrator.
8.4: Conference with legal counsel pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9 (d) (2), (e)(3) – Claim of Robinson.
8.5: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 (d)(1): Earthways Foundation Inc. v. County of Lake, et al.
8.6: Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9 (d)(1) – FERC Project No. 77, Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project.
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The council will meet Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The agenda can be found here.
The council chambers will be open to the public for the meeting. Masks are highly encouraged where 6-foot distancing cannot be maintained.
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On Tuesday, the council will consider returning to the Lakeport Fire Protection District a surplus ambulance.
The vehicle was donated by the fire district to the city in June 2021, with the goal of using it for a police command vehicle. However, with the city unable to secure the necessary grant funding to complete the vehicle’s conversion, the council will consider returning to the district, which has expressed interest in taking it back, refurbishing it and using it as a backup ambulance.
The city reported the ambulance has 141,000 miles on it and an estimated value of under $10,000.
Also on Tuesday, the council will consider approving a proposed resolution authorizing the submittal of an application to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development for funding under the HOME Investment Partnership Program.
The city is seeking up to $750,000 for the Bevins Street Senior Apartments project located at 447 Bevins St.
The council also will consider a design immunity ordinance authorizing the city manager to sign written contracts and conveyances and have design approval authority and accept the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2022-23.
On the consent agenda — items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; minutes of the City Council’s regular meeting on Jan. 16 and the special meeting on Jan. 29; approval of Application 2024-003, with staff recommendations, for the 2024 Shakespeare at the Lake event; approval of Application 2024-004, with staff recommendations, for the 2024 Children’s Festival event; approval of Application 2024-005, with staff recommendations, for the Home Winemakers event; approval of Application 2024-006, with staff recommendations, for the 2024 Cinco de Mayo event; approval of Application 2024-007, with staff recommendations, for the 2024 Mental Health Matters event; adopt the resolution accepting construction of the Storm Drain Slip Line Project, Bid 22-09 by Miskis Services Inc. and authorize the City Manager to execute and file the Notice of Completion with the Lake County Clerk; adopt the resolution accepting installation of the Lakefront Park Fence Project by Humboldt Fence Company and authorize the City Manager to execute and file the Notice of Completion with the Lake County Clerk; receipt and filing of the draft minutes of the January 17, 2024, meeting of the Measure Z Advisory Committee.
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The following reports from the California Highway Patrol and Caltrans were current as for 3:30 a.m. Monday.
Flooding:
• Soda Bay Road at S. Main Street, Lakeport: Roadway flooded.
Closures:
• Scotts Valley Road at Hendicks Road, Lakeport: No details.
• Highway 175 at Salmina Road, Middletown: Multiple treds down.
• Bartlett Springs Road at Highway 20, Lucerne: Road closed by Cal Fire.
• Park Street from Second to Third streets, Lakeport: Damage from a downed treet.
• Red Hills Road to Salmina Road, Kelseyville: Due to electrical work.
• Highway 175 from Buckman Drive to 0.56 miles south of the Granite quarry, Lakeport: Due to flooding. No estimated time for reopening of closure.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A heavy winter storm barreled in from the tropical Pacific on Sunday, dropping heavy rain and — in some areas — snow and pummeling Lake County with high winds.
The atmospheric river storm, which began early Sunday, continued wreaking damage most of the day.
On Sunday morning, areas including Cobb and Kelseyville found themselves under a blanket of snow, with snow plows working roadways in those locations.
Snow also was reported along Highway 20 near Highway 16 east of Clearlake Oaks.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services said a high wind warning issued for Lake County, which remains in effect until Sunday night, was upgraded due to guests of 50 miles per hour on the north end of the lake and gusts of up to 70 miles per hour over ridges.
Due to the conditions, OES urged people to refrain from unnecessary travel, treat all lines down as live and report them, and check in on neighbors, especially those who may not have access to internet or phone services.
The conditions led to a steady stream of reports of downed trees, trees into houses, fallen power lines and flooding throughout the day.
Shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, a tree was reported to be down and blocking Highway 20 at Burpee Drive in Nice.
Portions of Highway 20 also were partially flooded between Nice and Lucerne throughout the day.
Then just after 4 p.m. Sunday, the Lakeport Police Department said there were multiple roadways closed in the city due to the ongoing storm, with damage reported at Library Park.
Police said N. Main Street was closed from Clearlake Avenue to Sixteenth Street, with live power lines down. That closure is expected to last for several hours, into Sunday night.
Park Street was closed from Second to Third Street, due to downed trees and damage. The city said it's expected to last into Monday.
Authorities asked people to stay out of the area.
The National Weather Service said more heavy rain — and possibly a thunderstorm — are expected into Sunday night, with wind gusts of about 30 miles per hour, raising concerns about the potential for more downed trees and power lines.
The agency issued updated high wind warning and flood watches for Lake County on Sunday. Both remain in effect until Sunday night.
On Monday, the storm is supposed to taper off, with the National Weather Service reporting that chances of rain are in the forecast for the rest of the week.
Pacific Gas and Electric reported hundreds of outages in their vast coverage area on Sunday.
In Lake County, there were more than a dozen outages on the company’s outage map as of 3 p.m., from Kelseyville and Cobb to the Northshore and north of Upper Lake — all attributed to the storm.
Based on the map, about 2,000 customers appeared to be out of power at that point.
Elsewhere around the state, the heavy storm prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency across eight Southern California counties which were taking a hard hit.
Road conditions
As of 4:15 p.m. Sunday, road hazards and closures were reported by the California Highway Patrol and the Lake County Public Works Department’s Road Division in the following locations:
Chains:
• Elk Mountain Road: Chains/four-wheel drive recommended.
Hazards:
• Westlake Drive and Highway 29, north Lakeport: Unspecified.
• Grove Street at Highway 20, Lucerne: Tree fell on a parked vehicle.
• 1005 Nice Lucerne Cutoff Road, Nice: Tree into a vehicle.
• 5115 Highway 20, Lucerne: Large tree blocking entire roadway.
Closures:
• Highway 20 at Burpee Drive, Nice: Fallen tree across the roadway.
• Highway 175 at Salmina Road: Multiple trees across the roadway with lines down.
• Bartlett Springs Road at Highway 20, Lucerne: Closed by Cal Fire.
• Red Hills Road at Highway 29, Kelseyville: Unspecified, likely due to snow.
• Black Oak Drive, Cobb: Roadway closed due to a downed tree.
• Spruce Grove Road Extension, Hidden Valley Lake: Closed near USS Liberty Lane (Quarry Road) due to road slipout.
• Dry Creek Cutoff Road, Middletown: Seasonal road closure at the low water crossing.
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