LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will discuss priorities for grant funding and present several proclamations.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 6, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
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In an untimed item, the board will consider confirming the highest priority projects for submittal for the Community Project Funding Program, including the Lakeport Armory facility repurposing and expansion for wildfire training, the Full Circle Effluent Pipeline Preliminary Design Report update, and pedestrian traffic and street improvements.
The board will present proclamations for Public Health Week, Child Abuse Prevention Month, Alcohol Awareness Month and Bird Appreciation Month in Lake County.
In an item on the consent agenda, the board will consider approving a resolution urging the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to keep Lake, Napa County and Sonoma counties within the same United States Congressional District.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve request for qualifications for newspaper of general circulation.
5.2: Approve letter opposing SB 271.
5.3: Adopt proclamation designating April 2021 as Bird Appreciation Month in Lake County.
5.4: Approve letter supporting the proposed Assembly Bill 14 – Internet for All Act of 2021 (Aguiar-Curry) and authorizing chair to sign.
5.5: Adopt resolution urging the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to keep Lake County, Napa County and Sonoma county within the same United States Congressional District.
5.6: Approve Agreement No. 21-73-06-0256 with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services for period July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, for the amount of $114,610.
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 the first amendment 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 in the amount of $205,000 for Fiscal Year 2020-21 and authorize the board chair to sign the amendment.
5.8: (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 first amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and Remi Vista Inc. in the amount of $15,000 for Specialty Mental Health Services for Fiscal Year 2020-21 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.9: Adopt proclamation designating April 2021 as Alcohol Awareness Month.
5.10: Adopt proclamation designating April 2021 Child Abuse Prevention Month.
5.11: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings on Sept. 16, 2020, March 16, 2021 and March 23, 2021.
5.12: Adopt proclamation designating Public Health Week April 5 to 11, 2021.
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: 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.
5.15: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to the Mendocino Complex fire incident (River and Ranch fires).
5.16: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to the Pawnee Fire incident.
5.17: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to COVID-19.
5.18: Approve the continuation of a local emergency in Lake County in response to the LNU Lightning Complex wildfire event.
5.19: Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District, (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 2-38.4, Cooperative Purchases, (b) approve purchase of a 2021 Chevy 3500 Double Cab truck and authorize the Special Districts administrator/assistant purchasing agent to issue and sign a purchase order not to exceed $90,000 to Elk Grove Auto/Winner Chevrolet.
5.20: Approve Amendment No. 4 to the tower and ground space agreement with AT&T and US Cellular and authorize the chair to sign.
5.21: (a) Approve purchase of one (1) 2021 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 4x4 from Matt Mazzei Chevrolet in the amount of $37,958.49 from the Sheriff/Pursuit Replacement Budget Unit 2217, Object Code 62.72 and (b) authorize the sheriff or his designee to sign the purchase order.
5.22: Approve updated program guidelines for the County of Lake Homebuyer Acquisition Assistance Program and Housing Rehabilitation Program.
5.23: Approve third amendment to lease agreement between county of Lake and Gary Sada and Sheila Sada for $86,332.68, from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, for the property located at 926 S. Forbes St. in Lakeport.
5.24: Approve waiver of the 900 hour limit for certain janitorial positions within the Department of Social Services.
5.25: Approve fifth amendment to the lease agreement between county of Lake and Ewing and Associates for the Child Welfare Services parking lot located on South Forbes Street in Lakeport, for the amount of $4,800 from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.3, 9:45 a.m.: Consideration of the County of Lake COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Worksite Protocol.
6.4, 10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating Public Health Week April 5 to 11, 2021.
6.5, 10:05 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating April 2021 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
6.6, 10:10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating April 2021 as Alcohol Awareness Month.
6.7, 10:15 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating April 2021 as Bird Appreciation Month in Lake County.
6.8, 10:20 a.m.: Consideration of resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the county of Lake, state of California confirming the prior transfer from the former Lake County Redevelopment Agency to the Lake County Housing agency of certain real property liens, and authorizing assignments of deeds of trust to reflect that transfer.
6.9, 10:30 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Housing Commission Board of Directors, consider request from the Rural Communities Housing Development Corp. to divest security and previous development interest in real property in consideration of a new agreement to develop affordable housing at 6853 Collier Avenue, Nice, California (APN: 031-053-220-000).
6.10, 3 p.m.: Discussion and Consideration of zoning ordinance amendment to Article 21-27 regarding the transition of applications impacted by the Farmland Protection Zone.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of discussion of plans and preparation for April 16 board governance workshop.
7.3: Consideration of resolutions of the Board of Supervisors of the county of Lake, state of California confirming the highest priority projects for submittal for the Community Project Funding Program: (a) Lakeport Armory facility repurposing and expansion for wildfire training; (b) Full Circle Effluent Pipeline Preliminary Design Report update; (c) pedestrian traffic and street improvements.
7.4: Consideration of award of proposal for the professional consulting services for Big Valley Groundwater Basin (5-015) Groundwater Sustainability Plan Lake County, CA. RFP No. 21-02, to Luhdorff & Scalmanini, Consulting Engineers and Stantec Consulting Services in the amount of $1,328,485.39 and authorize the chair to sign.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(1) -Center for Biological Diversity v. County of Lake, et al.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(1) – California Native Plant Society v. County of Lake, et al.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9 (d)(1) – Citizens for Environmental Protection and Responsible Planning, et al. v. County of Lake, et al.
8.4: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9 (d)(2) (e)(4) – One potential case.
8.5: Public employee evaluation: Animal Control director.
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