LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors is set to consider an amendment to its urgency ordinance requiring masking in all county facilities as well as a resolution in support of the sale of the county’s franchise waste hauler when it meets this week.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, 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 amending Urgency Ordinance No. 3108, passed Aug. 3, that requires everyone to wear facial coverings in county facilities, regardless of vaccination status.
“At that time, your Board directed staff to develop a trigger leading to rescission of the Ordinance when conditions improve,” County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson wrote in a memo to the board.
Huchingson said that consistent with the policy of local schools, under the proposed amendment, the ordinance would remain in place as long as the COVID-19 transmission rate in Lake County is "moderate" or above.
“Moderate” transmission, as defined by the California Department of Public Health, is not more than 5.9 cases/100,000 and testing positivity not more than 4.9%, Huchingson said.
As of early Monday, Lake County’s case rate per 100,000 was 59, ranking it No. 3 in the state. Testing positivity is 15.7%.
Huchingson said the proposed amendment calls for the board to reconsider the ordinance — and possibly rescind it — once Lake County falls below the moderate level.
In another untimed item, the supervisors will consider solid waste handling and collection company change of assignment.
Public Services Director Lars Ewing said in a report to the board that the county’s contracted solid waste handling and collection company for the unincorporated county areas, Lake County Waste Solutions, informed the county on July 14 that it’s intending to sell the company to Waste Connections Inc.
“The existing agreement between the County and LCWS includes a provision that a change in control of the company’s franchise shall be dependent upon consent of the County, as expressed by resolution of the Board of Supervisors,” Ewing noted in his memo.
Ewing said staff recommends the board approve the resolution for the sale, which he said includes all operations under the control of C&S Group Holdings Inc., including Lake County Waste Solutions; Clearlake Waste Solutions, which serves the city of Clearlake; Ukiah Waste Solutions, which serves the city of Ukiah; and the Lake County Transfer Station and Recycling Center at 230 Soda Bay Road in Lakeport.
In other business, the board will consider adding special meeting dates to its annual meeting calendar for the purpose of redistricting public hearings as well as setting the redistricting public hearing schedule. That item also is untimed.
In an item timed for 9:06 a.m., the board will get a presentation on SB 1383, which calls for reducing short-lived climate pollutants in California, consider a resolution exempting the County of Lake from the organic waste collection service requirements for commercial and residential generators and provide direction to staff.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve letter requesting State Department of Water Resources extend deadline to use available funds granted via Agreement No. 4600012946.
5.2: Adopt a resolution approving a cooperative Agreement No. 21-0224-000-SA with the California Department of Food and Agriculture State Organic Inspection Program for the county of Lake.
5.3: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Visit Lake County California for the provision of administrative services in the amount of $78,000 from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.4: Approve amendment to the Uniform and Clothing Purchase Policy and Exhibit A, and direct the Human Resources director to conduct the meet and confer process with our labor representatives.
5.5: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2021-68 and the position allocation chart for fiscal year 2021-22 establishing position allocations for fiscal year 2021-2022, Budget Unit No. 1121, Auditor-Controller/County Clerk.
5.6: Approve the continuation of a local health emergency related to the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) as proclaimed by the Lake County Public Health officer.
5.7: Approve the continuation of a 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.
5.8: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to the Mendocino Complex fire incident (River and Ranch fires).
5.9: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to COVID-19.
5.10: Approve the continuation of an emergency declaration for drought conditions.
5.11: Approve the continuation of a local emergency in Lake County in Response to the LNU Lightning Complex wildfire event.
5.12: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to the Pawnee Fire incident.
5.13: Adopt resolution approving right of way certification for Witter Springs Road at Cooper Creek Bridge — Replacement Project No. BRLO-5914(078).
5.14: a) Approve a professional services agreement between the county of Lake and county of Sonoma for interim county surveyor functions, and b) appoint Leonard H. Gabrielson as interim county surveyor.
5.15: Accept donation of a vehicle estimated in the amount of $51,000 from the Center to Combat Human Trafficking.
5.16: Approve equitable sharing agreement and certification between the county of Lake Sheriff's Office and the US Department of Justice; and authorize the sheriff and chairman to sign.
5.17: Approve electronic submission of the FY21 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program application in the amount of $15,405, to provide funding for an extra help employee to assist with forensic processing and data collection services; and authorize the chairman to sign all grant documents.
5.18: Sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District, approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between the county of Lake and Monument Inc. for appraisal and acquisition services for the Middle Creek Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Project and authorize the Chair of the Board of Directors to sign the agreement.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Presentation on SB 1383, reducing short-lived climate pollutants in California.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of letter authorizing North Coast Opportunities to apply on behalf of Lake County Risk Reduction Authority for the 2021 California Fire Safe Council County Coordinators Grant Project and serve as the grant subrecipient.
7.3: Consideration of ordinance amending Urgency Ordinance No. 3108 requiring all persons, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, wear face coverings in county facilities.
7.4: Consideration of (a) addition of special meeting dates to the board’s annual meeting calendar for 2021, for the purpose of redistricting public hearings (b) redistricting public hearing schedule.
7.5: Discussion and consideration of an ordinance amending Article VII of Chapter 13 of the Lake County Code relating to administrative fines and penalties.
7.6: Consideration of solid waste handling and collection company change of assignment.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Appointment of Community Development director.
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Supervisors to consider masking urgency ordinance amendment, waste company sale
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