LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — At its first meeting of 2023, the Board of Supervisors will host a swearing-in of county elected officials, consider finalizing a significant raise for its members and discuss an emergency action that’s proposed to help save the native Clear Lake hitch.

The‌ ‌board will meet beginning ‌at‌ ‌9‌ ‌a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 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, ‌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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On Tuesday, the meeting will begin with the election of the chair and vice chair of the Board of Supervisors, the Lake County Board of Equalization and the Lake County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Board of Directors for 2023.

At 9:04 a.m., the registrar of voters will then administer the oath of office to District 2 Supervisor Bruno Sabatier, District 3 Supervisor Eddie Crandell, Treasurer-Tax Collector Patrick Sullivan, County Clerk-Auditor Jenavive Herrington, Sheriff-Coroner Eutice “Rob” Howe, Assessor-Recorder Richard Ford, District Attorney Susan Krones and Superintendent of Schools Brock Falkenberg.

In an untimed item, 7.10, the board will hold the second reading of an ordinance amending Section 2-3A.1 of Article I, Chapter 2 of the Lake County Code, relating to the compensation of the Board of Supervisors.

At the Dec. 20 meeting, the board approved the first reading of the ordinance, which will give members a 40% annual raise.

If approved on Tuesday, the raises would go into effect 60 days after passage, on or around March 10, unless challenged by a referendum.

In another untimed item, 7.4, the board will consider a number of final agreements and promissory notes to allow construction to move forward on the Collier Avenue Housing Project, which will be an apartment complex for Behavioral Health Services clients in Nice.

At 9:30 a.m., the board will consider a proclamation declaring the existence of a local emergency due to persistent drought, habitat loss and potential extinction of Clear Lake hitch.

In a memo to the board, supervisors Michael Green and EJ Crandell are proposing a resolution which they said “proposes a multi-jurisdictional call to acknowledge the chi emergency and take appropriate measures; to rank and prioritize projects and funding sources to support chi repopulation; to assess enforcement and compliance of existing laws and regulations; and to encourage robust discussion and public participation as the county and its partners consider next steps.”

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

5.1: Approve continuation of proclamation of the existence of a local emergency due to pervasive tree mortality.

5.2: Approve Amendment No. 3 (no cost period of performance extension) to agreement Sulphur, Pawnee and Mendocino Complex wildfires structural burn debris removal insurance cost recovery and invoicing in Lake County.

5.3: Approve Board of Supervisors minutes for Dec. 6, 2022.

5.4: Adopt proclamation designating the month of January 2023 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Lake County.

5.5: Approve continuation of resolution authorizing teleconferenced meetings during a state of emergency continue to exist.

5.6: Approve 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 continuation of an emergency declaration for drought conditions.

5.8: Approve continuation of a local emergency due to COVID-19.

5.9: Approve agreement between the Lake County Probation Department and the state of California Franchise Tax Board for the purpose of the collection of unpaid court-ordered fines, monetary sanctions, forfeitures and penalties through Nov. 30, 2025, and authorize the chief probation officer to sign.

5.10: Approve travel for interim Chief Probation Officer Wendy Mondfrans and staff services analyst Kelly Morin to the Tyler Technologies Conference May 2023 in San Antonio, Texas.

5.11: Approve the capitalized fixed asset listing required upon departure from elected office.

5.12: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Lake Transit Authority for local public transportation services in the amount of $65,600, from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025, and authorize the chair to sign.

5.13: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Redwood Community Services Inc. for the provision of SB163 wraparound services in the amount of $402,393 per fiscal year, from Sept. 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025, and authorize the chair to sign.

5.14: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Lake Family Resource Center for domestic violence services, in the amount of $25,000 per fiscal year from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025, and authorize the chair to sign.

5.15: Approve contract between county of Lake and Adams Ashby Group for HOME and Community Development Block Grant loan portfolio management services in the amount of $50,000, from Jan. 1, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2024, and authorize the chair to sign.

5.16: Approve amendment one to the agreement between the county of Lake on behalf of CSA-02, Spring Valley and Anchor QEA LLC for engineering and design services for the Spring Valley Lake Recovery Project for an increase of $134,351.00 to the contract amount.

5.17: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Harmony Research for professional research services related to tax default land sales in an amount not to exceed $307,500 and authorize the chair to sign.

TIMED ITEMS

6.1, 9:01 a.m.: Election of chair of the Board of Supervisors and vice-chair of the Board of Supervisors for 2023 (outgoing chair conducts election).

6.2, 9:02 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 2023.

6.3, 9:03 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 2023.

6.4, 9:04 a.m.: Erratum, a) Administer oath of office to District 2 Supervisor Bruno Sabatier; and b) administer oath of office to District 3 Supervisor Eddie Crandell; and c) administer oath of office to Treasurer-Tax Collector Patrick Sullivan; and d) administer oath of office to County Clerk-Auditor Jenavive Herrington; and e) administer oath of office to Sheriff-Coroner Eutice “Rob” Howe; and f) administer oath of office to Assessor-Recorder Richard Ford; and g) administer oath of office to District Attorney Susan Krones; and h) administer oath of office to Lake County Superintendent of Schools Brock Falkenberg.

6.5, 9:06 a.m.: Public input.

6.6, 9:07 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of January 2023 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Lake County.

6.7, 9:11 a.m.: Reappoint members of the Lake County Planning Commission for a two-year term (a) reappoint District 1 Commissioner John Hess; (b) reappoint District 2 Commissioner Everardo Chavez Perez; (c) reappoint District 3 Commissioner Batulwin A. Brown; (d) reappoint District 4 Commissioner Christina Price; and (e) reappoint District 5 Commissioner Maile Field.

6.8, 9:30 a.m.: Consideration of proclamation declaring the existence of a local emergency due to persistent drought, habitat loss and potential extinction of Clear Lake Hitch.

6.9, 1:15 p.m.: Consideration of an agreement to provide funding in support of the BUILD Program, facilitated by North Coast Opportunities Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount of $800,000.

UNTIMED ITEMS

7.2: Consideration of direction to the Cannabis Task Force to prioritize regulations surrounding cannabis retail operations in the first quarter of 2023.

7.3: Consideration of Behavioral Health Service Department's update regarding Tribal 638 Clinic payment process and New Life Clinic LLC.

7.4: Consideration of the PLHA Loan Agreement, PLHA Deed of Trust, PLHA Promissory Note, PLHA Regulatory Agreement, MHSA/HHAP Loan Agreement, MHSA/HHAP Deed of Trust, MHSA/HHAP Promissory Note, Chase/County Subordination Agreement, County/Sponsor Subordination Agreement, County/DDS Subordination Agreement for the Collier Avenue Housing Project.

7.5: Consideration of Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between county of Lake and Native American Mental Health Services dba North American Mental Health Services for telepsychiatry services for fiscal years 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25 for a new contract maximum of $3,875,877.36 and authorize the board chair to sign.

7.6: Consideration of 2023 committee assignments for members of the Board of Supervisors.

7.7: Consideration of advisory board appointments.

7.8: Consideration of delegation of investment authority to treasurer–tax collector.

7.9: Consideration of resolution authorizing investment of monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund.

7.10: ADDENDUM — Second reading of an ordinance amending Section 2-3A.1 of Article I, Chapter 2 of the Lake County Code, Compensation of the Board of Supervisors.

7.11: ADDENDUM — Consideration of resolution authorizing investment of monies with U.S. Bank NA and authorizing the county treasurer to act as the duly authorized and qualified representative.

CLOSED SESSION

8.1: Public employee evaluation: Health Services Director Jonathan Portney.

8.2, 3:30 p.m.: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): interviews for Public Health officer appointment of Public Health officer.

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