LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will hear the latest on COVID-19 in Lake County from the Public Health officer and discuss requirements regarding benefit zones formed last year to reduce the threat of wildland fire.
The board will meet virtually beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 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 on the county’s Facebook page or at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx . Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
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At 9:30 a.m., the board will consider an update on the requirements for the benefit zones established in the Clear Lake Riviera, Buckingham, Riviera West and Riviera Heights last year in an effort to reduce vegetation.
In a memo to the board, Supervisor Rob Brown asked that, in light of the COVID-19 crisis and likely overlap with the impending wildland fire season, he’s asking the board to consider an update on benefit zone efforts, a shortening of the abatement requirements for necessary fuel reduction, public notifications of the need for property owners to ramp up reduction of hazardous vegetation, and reinforcement and confirmation of the definition of “essential worker” to include vegetation services, tree maintenance, landscapers, gardeners and property managers.
“Given our current situation, with the very likely potential of COVID-19 in Lake County, we would be hard pressed to deal with an additional and avoidable disaster such as a wildland fire. We need to, more than ever, reduce that possibility and I am asking the Board to consider any action possible that would further the reduction to that risk,” Brown wrote.
In other business, at 9:10 a.m., the Lake County Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace will give the board an update on the COVID-19 situation.
In an untimed item, the board will continue its discussion from last week about sending a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend legislation that would affect private enterprise jobs.
In another untimed item, the board will consider a letter responding to the city of Clearlake regarding the city’s concerns with property tax sales by the Lake County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve late travel claim for County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson for January 2020, authorizing the auditor-controller to pay.
5.2: Adopt resolution approving Agreement No. 19-0737-008-SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide reimbursement for Asian Citrus Psyllid Winter Trapping Program for the amount of $8,762 beginning Oct. 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
5.3: Sitting as Lake County Air Quality Management District, authorize the air pollution control officer to submit the Ozone Emergency Plan exemption request to ARB and EPA.
5.4: Approve geothermal consultant agreement between the county of Lake and Harold W. Bertholf Inc. for appraisal services starting April 30, 2020, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.5: Adopt resolution authorizing Lake County Behavioral Health Services rate adjustment for substance use disorder services.
5.6: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Behavioral Health Services as lead agency of the Lake County Continuum of Care and Kelseyville Methodist Church as the fiscal agent of the Hope Rising Warming Center Project for Fiscal Year 2019-20 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.7: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between the county of Lake and Hilltop Recovery Services for Substance Use Disorder Intensive Outpatient Program and outpatient drug free services for Fiscal Year 2019-20, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.8: Adopt resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors authorizing Lake County Behavioral Health Services Department to advance funds in order to maintain COVID-19 shelter operations until receipt of COVID-19 emergency homelessness funding from the California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.
5.9: Approve 6th Cycle (2019-2027) Housing Element Update contract with EMC Planning Group for $51,960 and authorize chair to sign.
5.10: Adopt proclamation designating the month of April 2020 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
5.11: (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 Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between the county of Lake and Mountain Valley Family and Child Services for specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2019-20 increasing the total amount payable from $25,000 to $48,400 and authorize the board chair to sign the amendment.
5.12: Adopt resolution approving county of Lake Health Services to apply for one time grant funding in the amount of $158,987 through the California Department of Public Health for Fiscal Year 19/20.
5.13: Approve extended leave of absence for Deputy Probation Officer III Claudia Acosta from March 9 to May 10, 2020.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of April 2020 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
6.3, 9:10 a.m.: Consideration of Update on COVID-19 .
6.4, 9:30 a.m.: Consideration of (a) update on benefit zone requirements, (b) shortening abatement requirements for necessary fuel reduction, (c) public notifications of the need for property owners to ramp up reduction of hazardous vegetation, and (d) reinforcement and confirmation of the definition of essential worker to include vegetation services, tree maintenance, landscapers, gardeners and property managers.
6.5, 10:30 a.m.: Public hearing, continued from March 24, industrial hemp zoning ordinance text amendment (AM 20-01) categorical exemption (CE 20-07).
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Continued from March 31, consideration of letter to Gov. Newsom asking to suspend legislation that would affect private enterprise jobs.
7.3: Consideration of ratification of county administrative officer's action to send letters to tenants of the Harbor Village Artist Cottages to offer relief of rent during the COVID-19 Health emergency.
7.4: Consideration of letter responding to the city of Clearlake regarding concerns with property tax sales by the Lake County Treasurer-Tax Collector.
7.5: Consideration of acceptance of a donation of a refrigerated trailer for disaster response by Hub Group Inc. of Oak Park, Illinois.
7.6: Consideration of Change Order No. 3 with Coleman Environmental Engineering Inc. for FEMA FMAG Culvert Replacement No. 1 & No. 2, Federal Project No.'s FMAG DR 5093-1-1R & FMAG DR 5112-1-1R, Bid No. 19-01, For an increase of $2,540.94 and a Revised Contract amount of $647,841.27.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with labor negotiator: (a) Chief Negotiator: M. Long; county negotiators: C. Huchingson and P. Samac; and (b) employee organizations: LCDDAA, LCDSA, LCCOA, LCEA, LCSEA and LCSMA.
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Supervisors to get COVID-19 update, discuss benefit zone requirements
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