LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will consider approving the sale of more than 900 tax-defaulted properties across the county.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, 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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In an untimed item, the board will consider a resolution authorizing the board chair to approve and direct the tax collector to sell, at public auction via the internet, approximately 942 tax-defaulted properties.
It’s a much larger sale than in years past, with minimum bids on all of the properties totaling $7,870,400, according to the resolution from Treasurer-Tax Collector Barbara Ringen.
Also on Tuesday, at 9:06 a.m., the board will get a COVID-19 update from Public Health.
At 9:40 a.m., the board will receive a follow-up presentation by Sonoma Clean Power Chief Executive Officer Geof Syphers on a geothermal opportunity zone, or GeoZone, and consider a resolution establishing county membership in the Sonoma Lake Mendocino Opportunity Zone.
In another untimed item, the board will consider a policy to waive the fingerprint rolling fee normally charged for applicants for Livescan fingerprint checks when the purpose of the Livescan is to satisfy the requirements to participate in youth service organizations serving the youth of Lake County.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt resolution appointing Katherine Vanderwall as agricultural commissioner and sealer of weights and measures for a four-year term effective Feb. 12, 2022.
5.2: Approve revisions to the smartphone stipend policy.
5.3: a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to the Lake County Code Section 38.2, as agreement is tied to current 3-Year Mental Health Services Act Plan; and b) Consideration of the Agreement between the county of Lake and Resource Development Associates for the Community Planning Program Process and former Innovations project for Fiscal Years 2021-23 for a contract maximum of $112,350 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.4: a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to the 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) consideration of agreement between New Life Health Authority dba New Life LLC for substance use disorder outpatient drug free services, intensive outpatient treatment services, and narcotic treatment program services for fiscal year 2021-22, not to exceed $400,000 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.5: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Adventist Health St. Helena and Vallejo for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services associated with acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations for fiscal years 2021-22 and 2022-23 for a maximum compensation of $300,000 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.6: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between county of Lake and Lake County Office of Education for the Mental Health Student Services Act Grant Program-based specialty mental health services for fiscal year 2021-26 at no additional cost, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.7: (a) Adopt Resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors authorizing acceptance of the county of Lake noncompetitive allocation award under the No Place Like Home Program; and (b) adopt resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors authorizing acceptance of the county of Lake competitive allocation award under the No Place Like Home Program.
5.8: Approve Board of Supervisors meeting minutes for Dec. 21, 2021.
5.9: Approve lease for commercial property located at 858 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport, from Feb. 1, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2023, at $2,100 per month and authorize the chair to sign.
5.10: Approve memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and the Kelseyville Unified School District for the period of Feb. 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022, to provide a school resource officer to Kelseyville Unified in the amount of $43,000 for the first prorated fiscal year and an automatic renewal for one additional fiscal year in the amount of $86,000 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.11: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and the Lake County Office of Education for probation family services, for the period of Feb. 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022, for an amount not to exceed $75,000 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.12: Approve late travel claim for Deputy Matt McCabe in the amount of $1,026 for K-9 training held in Ontario, California, and authorize the auditor to pay.
5.13: a) Approve Gun Violence Reduction Program grant award in the amount of $277,373; and (b) authorize the sheriff and chairman to sign the memorandum of understanding with the California Department of Justice.
5.14: a) Approve Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases detection and mitigation of COVID-19 in confinement facilities funding through the American Rescue Plan Act and b) authorize the chairman of the Board of Supervisors to sign the acknowledgment letter.
5.15: Approve first amendment to the contract with Prentice Long for public authority labor negotiations in the amount of $30,000 per year, from Feb. 1, 2021, to Jan. 31, 2024, and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.3, 9:40 a.m.: (a) Consideration of a follow-up presentation by Sonoma Clean Power Chief Executive Officer Geof Syphers on a geothermal opportunity zone, or GeoZone; (b) consideration of a resolution establishing county membership in the Sonoma Lake Mendocino Opportunity Zone.
6.4, 9:45 a.m.: Public hearing (continued from Jan. 11), consideration of resolution regarding vacating a roadway known as Dillard Avenue.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of resolution requesting state cannabis cultivation tax reform.
7.3: Consideration of suspension of CPI tax rate increase for cannabis taxes.
7.4: Consideration of changes to the Board of Supervisors annual calendar for 2022.
7.5: Consideration of the following advisory board appointments: Lake County Vector Control, Lake County/City Areawide Planning Council and Lake County Child Care Planning.
7.6: Consideration of a policy to waive the fingerprint rolling fee normally charged for applicants for Livescan fingerprint checks when the purpose of the Livescan is to satisfy the requirements to participate in youth service organizations serving the youth of Lake County.
7.7: (a) Consideration of the purchase of communications equipment to be installed at various repeater sites in the amount of $283,000; and (b) authorize the sheriff or his designee to issue a purchase order to Dailey Wells Communications.
7.8: Consideration of resolution authorizing the chairman of the board to approve and direct the tax collector to sell, at public auction via internet, tax defaulted property which is subject to the power to sell in accordance with Chapter 7 of part 6 of Division 1, of the California Revenue and Taxation Code and approving sales below minimum price in specified cases.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with Legal Counsel: Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d) (1): Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. County of Lake.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Decision whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d) (4) — One potential case.
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