LAKEPORT, Calif. – Facing the probability of repeated public safety power shutoffs this summer, the Board of Supervisors this week will discuss purchasing backup generators for county facilities.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 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 9:45 a.m., the board will discuss backup generators for county buildings due to Pacific Gas and Electric public safety power shutoffs.
Public Services Director Lars Ewing’s memorandum for the meeting explains that on June 11 staff received direction from the Board of Supervisors to bring forward for the backup generator discussion.
“Staff will present the actions taken thus far along with information related to the scope of providing backup generators at County facilities,” Ewing said.
In other business, in an item timed for 9:30 a.m., the board will continue a discussion first held on June 4 regarding a request from the board of directors of Lake County Community Radio KPFZ for a rate reduction in tower fees on Mount Konocti.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt proclamation declaring June 18, 2019, as Wildfire Preparedness Day in honor of Phil Bayles.
5.2: Approve the minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held Jan. 29, 2019, May 7, 2019, May 14, 2019, and May 21, 2019.
5.3: Sitting as Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, authorize the air pollution control officer to sign and submit an application for Carl Moyer Program Year 21 funding and sign all other program documents.
5.4: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between the county of Lake and Lake County Office of Education - Safe Schools Healthy Students Program for school-based specialty mental health services for a decrease of $200,000 and a new contract amount of $50,000 for FY 2018-19 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.5: Approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement between the county of Lake and Crestwood Behavioral Health for adult residential support services and specialty mental health services for fiscal year 2018-19 for an increase of $170,000 and a new contract amount of $1,220,000 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.6: Adopt resolution to approve the Amendment 01 to the standard agreement between the county of Lake and the Department of health care services for fiscal year 2017-18 through Fiscal Year 2020-21 and to authorize the Behavioral Health Services administrator to sign the amendment.
5.7: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2018-132 establishing position allocations for Fiscal Year 2018-2019, Budget Unit No. 2110, District Attorney.
5.8: Approve budget transfer in Budget Unit 7011, Parks & Recreation, to object code 62.74 to capitalize three security systems in the amount of $5,956.78 (Upper Lake Park), $5,418.50 (Lucerne Harbor Park), and $5,112.84 (Alpine Park) and authorize the chair to sign.
5.9: Sitting as Lake County Watershed Protection District Board of Directors, (a) approve new capital asset in the amount of $5,974.08 to purchase a new dump trailer; and (b) approve the purchase of a new dump trailer and authorize the department head to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:08 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation declaring June 18, 2019 as Wildfire Preparedness Day in Honor of Phil Bayles.
6.3, 9:11 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to an atmospheric river event of 2019.
6.4, 9:12 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the Mendocino Complex fire incident (River and Ranch fires).
6.5, 9:13 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the Pawnee fire Incident.
6.6, 9:14 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the Sulphur fire incident.
6.7, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to Clayton fire.
6.8, 9:16 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the atmospheric river storm of 2017.
6.9, 9:17 a.m.: Consideration of continuing the declaration of a local health emergency and order prohibiting the endangerment of the community through the unsafe removal, transportation, and disposal of fire debris for the Mendocino Complex fire.
6.10, 9:30 a.m.: Continued from June 4, consideration of request from the board of directors of Lake County Community Radio KPFZ for rate reduction in tower fees.
6.11, 9:45 a.m.: Discussion and consideration of backup generators for county buildings due to PG&E public safety power shutoffs.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of appointments to First Five Lake County Commission.
7.3: Consideration of an agreement between the city of Clearlake, city of Lakeport and the county of Lake relative to operation of a local public, educational, governmental (PEG) cable television channel.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1): County of Lake, et al. v. PG&E, et al.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Decision whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(4): One potential case.
8.3: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): (a) Interviews of Water Resources director (b) appointment of Water Resources director.
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Supervisors to discuss backup generators for county buildings
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