LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors is set to continue a discussion about the continuation of Friday office closures for county offices, will get a COVID-19 update and consider a resolution allowing for home kitchen operations this week.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17.
The supervisors will meet in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, for a hybrid meeting format which also will include the opportunity for community members to continue to participate virtually.
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 continue a discussion regarding staff’s proposal to consider extending Friday office closures to the public through March 31, 2021, in light of COVID-19 and expected effects of the 2020-21 flu season.
The Friday closures began in August 2018 on a six-month basis in response to county job vacancy rates and have since been extended for other reasons, most recently COVID-19.
At the Nov. 3 meeting, Supervisor Rob Brown said there is nothing more permanent than a temporary program. “This is playing out that way.”
Supervisors expressed their desire to see the closures end and Friday office hours to resume by April. Supervisor Bruno Sabatier suggested that the closures should begin to be rolled back in January, when departments could assign one staffer each to basic customer service duties.
The board on Tuesday is expected to finalize its direction to staff on the matter.
In other business on Tuesday, at 9:05 a.m. the board will get an update from Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace.
At 10:45 a.m., the board will consider an ordinance allowing microenterprise home kitchen operations with a pilot program.
A memo to the board from Supervisor Sabatier and Supervisor EJ Crandell explained, “AB626 allows for a home kitchen to be utilized for a limited number of meals per week, and a limited amount of income to individuals wishing to start a home based food facility. In order to allow this to occur in Lake County, we must opt in and allow the permitting of such facilities.”
The memo noted that on July 21 the board approved moving forward with producing an ordinance opting in for AB626 and offering a Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations permit to the public.
Since county staffers have raised issues about the impact on workload, Crandell and Sabatier are proposing a pilot program allowing for a maximum of two applications per month for a maximum of 10 total applications during the pilot program period.
“The applications will also be separated at 2 per district to ensure that the program will be accessible around the county and not concentrated in one area,” the memo said.
The permit process will require approval by the landlord if the home is not owned by the tenant and also will require a zoning permit or minor use permit depending on whether or not food is being delivered, according to the memo.
“A minor use permit would be necessary to ensure that parking and traffic issues would be mitigated prior to approving a permit,” Crandell and Sabatier wrote.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve the early release of one member of the Lucerne Area Town Hall.
5.2: Ratify second side letter agreement with county of Lake Deputy Sheriff’s Association regarding amendment to the 2019 MOU.
5.3: Approve amendment to the County of Lake COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Return to Work – Worksite Protection Protocol.
5.4: (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 Redwood Community Services Inc. Tule House for substance abuse block grant eligible substance use disorder perinatal residential services for Fiscal Year 2020-21, for an amount not to exceed $50,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.5: (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 Redwood Community Services Inc. Tule House for drug Medi-Cal eligible substance use disorder perinatal residential services for Fiscal Year 2020-21, for an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 and authorize the board chair to sign the Agreement.
5.6: (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 Willow Glen Care Center for adult residential support services and specialty mental health services for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $100,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.7: (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 agreement between the county of Lake and Social Service Data Solutions Inc. DBA Decipher HMIS and Impact Homelessness Project for the coordination of activities involved in the compliance with the Lake County Continuum of Care Homeless Management Integration Software for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a contract maximum of $54,300 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.8: Adopt resolution approving the standard agreement between county of Lake and the Department of Housing and Community Development in the amount of $560,227 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.9: Approve Addendum No. 3 to the commercial lease agreement between the county of Lake and Bruno’s Property Management to allow for the additional lease of attached property at the 6302 13th Ave., Lucerne, California and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.10: Adopt resolution to amend the budget for FY 2020-2021 by appropriating unanticipated revenue for Public Health services and authorize the Health Services director to sign necessary documents to secure these funds.
5.11: Adopt resolution amending Resolution 2020-134 establishing position allocations for Fiscal Year 2020-21, Budget Unit No.4011, Public Health.
5.12: Approve the continuation 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.
5.13: Approve the continuation of a local health emergency related to the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) as proclaimed by the Lake County Public Health officer.
5.14: A) Authorize the Public Services director / assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order not to exceed $65,000 to Leete Generators for a portable diesel generator, including installation; and B) approve Budget Transfer in Budget Unit 4011, Health Services Department, Public Health Division to Object Code 62-74, to purchase and install a backup generator in the amount of $65,000.
5.15: Approve the continuation of resolution ratifying the declaration of local health emergency and order prohibiting the endangerment of the community through the unsafe removal, transport, and disposal of fire debris for the LNU Complex wildfire.
5.16: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to the Mendocino Complex fire incident (River and Ranch fires).
5.17: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to the Pawnee fire incident.
5.18: Approve the Continuation of a local emergency due to COVID-19.
5.19: Approve the continuation of a local emergency in Lake County in response to the LNU Lightning Complex wildfire event.
5.20: Sitting as the Board of Directors, Lake County Watershed Protection District, consideration and approval of joint funding agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Dept. of the Interior for annual maintenance of the Kelsey Creek flow gauge station in the amount of $14,430 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.21: Sitting as the Board of Directors for the Lake County Watershed Protection District, (a) waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2 (2) & (3), as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of the goods or services and its determined that competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the county; (B) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and EOA Inc. environmental consulting firm in the amount of $104,000 to provide assistance to meet NPDES storm water permit and TMDL compliance and to authorize the chair of the board of directors to sign the agreement.
5.22: Sitting as the Board of Directors for the Lake County Watershed Protection District, approve the reimbursement agreements between the district and (a) the city of Lakeport and the (b) city of Clearlake to provide reimbursement for TMDL and storm water program services and to authorize the chair of the board of directors to sign the agreements.
5.23: Approve amendment one to agreement between the county of Lake and Quincy Engineering Inc. for engineering services for Hill Road MP 7.75 Landslide Repair Project in Lake County.
5.24: Approve amendment two to the agreement between the county of Lake and Quincy Engineering Inc. for engineering services for replacement of Cooper Creek Bridge at Witter Springs Road (14C-0119) in Lake County.
5.25: Approve additional leave of absence that extends beyond Department Leave and County Administrative Officer approved leave for Shirah Ruiz from Nov. 12, 2020, through Jan. 4, 2021, and authorize the Board of Supervisors chair.
TIMED ITEMS
6.1, 9:01 a.m.: Public input.
6.2, 9:05 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.3, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, discussion/consideration to name an existing unnamed road located off Jerusalem Grand in Middletown Area, Psi Keep Ranch Road.
6.4, 10:30 a.m.: Discussion of Proposition 64 Draft Cannabis Equity Assessment and Funding For Equity Program.
6.5, 10:45 a.m.: Consideration of ordinance allowing microenterprise home kitchen operations with a pilot program.
6.6, 11:15 a.m.: Continuance of hearing on account and proposed assessment for the property 12942 Second St., Clearlake Oaks.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: (a) Discussion and possible direction to staff regarding Friday closures; (b) consideration of a resolution extending Friday closures through March 31, 2021, in light of COVID-19 and expected effects of the 2020-21 flu season.
7.3: Consideration of proposed 2021 Board of Supervisors regular meeting calendar.
7.4: Consideration of amendment two to the agreement between the county of Lake and the Kelseyville Motel for COVID-19 emergency isolation housing and authorize the chair to sign.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b) (1): Appointment of Special Districts administrator.
8.2: Public employee evaluations: County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson, Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 (d)(1): City of Clearlake v. County of Lake, et al.
8.4: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2)(e)(3), claim of Lillie.
8.5: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 (d)(1): Sabalone v. County of Lake.
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