LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors will bid farewell to its longest-serving member, welcome his successor and select its leadership as it holds its first meeting of the new year this week.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5.
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.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link at 9 a.m. The meeting ID is 996 2072 4673, password 325048.
To submit a written comment on any agenda item please visit https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and click on the eComment feature linked to the meeting date. If a comment is submitted after the meeting begins, it may not be read during the meeting but will become a part of the record.
As the meeting gets started at 9 a.m., Supervisor Rob Brown is scheduled to offer remarks and the board will present to him a commendation for his 20 years of service.
The oath of office will then be administered to District 1 Supervisor Moke Simon and District 4 Supervisor Tina Scott, who were reelected to their second terms in last year’s primary, and to new District 5 Supervisor Jessica Pyska, Brown’s successor, who was elected in November.
Afterward, the outgoing chair, Simon, will hold the election for chair and vice chair of the board as well as for the Lake County Board of Equalization and for the Lake County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Board of Directors.
At 9:19 a.m., the board is scheduled to reappoint to two-year terms Lake County Planning Commission members John H. Hess III, District 1; Everardo Chavez Perez, District 2; Batsulwin A. Brown, District 3; and Christina Price, District 4; and appoint new District 5 Commissioner Lance Williams.
In other timed items, at 9:35 a.m. the board will present a proclamation designating the month of January 2021 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Lake County.
At 9:45 a.m. the board will consider forming the Lake County Agricultural Advisory Committee.
At 10:30 a.m., Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace will give an update on COVID-19.
In an untimed item, the supervisors will consider temporarily closing their board chambers for in-person meetings due to the COVID-19 case surge.
The board also will consider a letter in support of the Lake County Fair, which like other fairs across the state is facing big financial challenges due to the pandemic.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt proclamation commending Rob Brown for 20 years of service as a member of the Lake County Board of Supervisors.
5.2: Adopt resolution approving Agreement No. 20-0709-020-SF with California Department of Food and Agriculture to authorize execution of the Asian Citrus Psyllid Winter Trapping Program in the Amount of $8,647 beginning Oct. 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021.
5.3: Approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Debra Sally DVM for veterinary services for the remainder of the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year in the amount of $8,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.4: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Behavioral Health Services as lead agency of the Lake County Continuum of Care and Elijah House for Fiscal Year 2020-21 in the amount $102,200 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.5: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Behavioral Health Services as lead agency of the Lake County Continuum of Care and Hope Is Rising Lake County for Fiscal Years 2020-21 and 2021-22 in the amount of $220,000 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.6: Adopt resolution to authorize the standard agreement between county of Lake and the Department of Health Care Services for the period of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2023, and authorizing the Behavioral Health director to sign the standard agreement.
5.7: Adopt proclamation designating the month of January 2021 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Lake County.
5.8: Approve amendment to the lease agreement between the county of Lake and the Senate Rules Committee, California Legislature for a district satellite office.
5.9: a) Approve Amendment A1 to Agreement #19-5042 between the county of Lake and California Department of Social Services for resource family approval program services in the amount of $85,120 for the term of July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2021, and b) adopt resolution authorizing the director of Social Services to sign the amendment.
5.10: Approve memorandum of agreement between the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Yuba County Sheriff’s Office for mutual aid provided during the North Complex fire and authorize the sheriff/coroner to sign.
5.11: Approve memorandum of agreement between the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and various entities for mutual aid provided during the LNU Complex fire and authorize the sheriff/coroner to sign.
5.12: (a) Adopt resolution approving the Lake County Sheriff's Office to apply for state of California, Department of Parks and Recreation Off-Highway Vehicle Grant funds and (b) authorize the sheriff/coroner or his designee to sign the project agreement.
5.13: (a) Approve letter of agreement between the Lake County Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice in the amount of $275,000 for the period Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021; and (b) authorize sheriff to sign the agreement and (c) authorize the chairman to sign workplace certifications and grant assurances.
TIMED ITEMS
6.1, 9 a.m.: Remarks from outgoing Supervisor Rob Brown and presentations/commendations thereto.
6.2, 9:15 a.m.: Administer oath of office to District 1, District 4 and District 5 supervisors.
6.3, 9:16 a.m.: Election of chair of the Board of Supervisors and vice-chair of the Board of Supervisors for 2021 (outgoing chair conducts election).
6.4, 9:17 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Board of Equalization, election of chair and vice-chair of the Lake County Local Board of Equalization for 2021.
6.5, 9:18 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County In-Home Supportive Services, election of chair and vice-chair of the Lake County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Board of Directors for 2021.
6.6, 9:19 a.m.: Appoint/reappoint members of the Lake County Planning Commission for a two-year term (a) reappoint District 1 Commissioner John H. Hess III; (b) rReappoint District 2 Commissioner Everardo Chavez Perez; (c) reappoint District 3 Commissioner Batsulwin A. Brown; (d) reappoint District 4 Commissioner Christina Price; and (e) appoint District 5 Commissioner Lance Williams.
6.7, 9:30 a.m.: Public input.
6.8, 9:35 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of January 2021 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Lake County.
6.9, 9:45 a.m.: Consideration of formation of the Lake County Agricultural Advisory Committee.
6.10, 10:30 a.m.: Consideration of Update on COVID-19.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of chairman's recommended 2021 committee assignments for members of the Board of Supervisors.
7.3: Consideration of letter of support for Lake County Fairgrounds.
7.4: Consideration of temporarily closing the Board of Supervisors Chambers for in-person meetings.
7.5: (a) Consideration of amendment to the County of Lake COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Worksite Protection Protocol; and (b) consideration of request to form a board ad hoc committee to work with department heads regarding this protocol.
7.6: Consideration of an Agreement between Lake County Health Services and KnoQoti Native Wellness Inc., for RFP #LCHS 20-002 Prevention, Detection and Support: A Lake County COVID-19 Initiative for Native American-Focused Outreach for a one time cost of $70,900 and authorize the board chair to sign.
7.7: Consideration of the following advisory board appointments: Animal Control Advisory Board, Emergency Medical Care Committee, Glenbrook Cemetery District, Hartley Cemetery District, Kelseyville Cemetery District, Lake County Public Authority Advisory Committee, Lake County Resource Conservation District, Lucerne Area Town Hall, Maternal Child and Adolescent Health, Spring Valley CSA No. 2 Advisory Board.
7.8: Discussion of changes to state management standards for treated wood waste and direction to staff for future efforts.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 (d)(1) – Citizens for Environmental Protection and Responsible Planning v. County of Lake, et al.
8.2. Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 (d)(2) (e)(3) – Claim of Lillie.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9 (d)(1) – Sabalone v. County of Lake.
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