LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will discuss what final recommendation to make to a federal agency regarding the name change for the town of Kelseyville now that a countywide advisory measure has shown overwhelming opposition to the proposal.

The‌ ‌board will meet beginning ‌at‌ ‌9‌ ‌a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 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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At 1:30 p.m., the board will consider a draft response to the United States Board on Geographic Names’ Domestic Names Committee regarding Citizens for Healing’s proposal to change the name of Kelseyville to Konocti.

In October 2023, a local group calling itself “Citizens for Healing” submitted a proposal to the U.S. Board of Geographic Names requesting that the name of Kelseyville be changed due to its association with Andrew Kelsey, who along with his partner Charles Stone brutalized, raped and murdered Pomo tribal members.

The men were subsequently murdered by tribal members in 1849, which in turn led to a series of retaliatory strikes on tribes around the North Coast, including the Bloody Island massacre near modern-day Nice in 1850.

In February, the U.S. Board of Geographic Names asked the supervisors for their recommendation on the name change.

In August, the Board of Supervisors voted to put advisory Measure U on the ballot. It asked voters if the name of Kelseyville should be changed to “Konocti,” as Citizens for Healing has proposed.

On Nov. 5, voters made their decision on Measure U, which received a countywide “no” vote of 70.58% versus a “yes” vote of 29.42%.

Now it will be up to the board to decide what action they will recommend. At the August meeting, they indicated they may not follow the result of the advisory measure if they didn’t agree with it.

The proposed response includes three options — reject the name change, recommend it or take no formal action.

Also on Tuesday, in an untimed item, the board will discuss Chair Bruno Sabatier’s recommendation that District 4 Supervisor Michael Green be appointed the board chair for the remainder of his term, which ends Jan. 7.

Sabatier said that Green — appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October 2022 to serve the unexpired term that resulted from Tina Scott’s resignation — hasn’t had the chance to serve as board chair.

“I would like to offer the opportunity for Supervisor Green to be the chair of the Board for the remainder of his term until new Supervisors have been sworn in and a new Chair and Vice-Chair have been selected for the 2025 calendar year,” Sabatier wrote. “Vice-Chair Crandell would remain in his appointed position until a new Chair and Vice-Chair are selected for the 2025 calendar year, on our January 7, 2025 meeting.”

In other scheduled business on Tuesday, at 9:15 a.m. the board will consider the Lake County Fire Protection District Community Wildfire Protection Plan, to be followed by the 2023 Crop and Livestock Report at 9:30 p.m.

At 9:50 a.m., the supervisors will consider a resolution to form the Lake County Hospital Improvement District.

At 11 a.m., the board — sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District Board of Directors — will get an update on the recent invasive golden mussel detection in the San Joaquin Delta and state, regional, and local response and management actions to date.

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

5.1: Adopt resolution accepting official canvass of the general election held on Nov. 5, 2024; declaring certain county officials duly elected; and declaring the results to each measure under the board’s jurisdiction.

5.2: Adopt resolution that will authorize the department head of Lake County Department of Social Services to apply for and accept the county allocation award under Round 6 of the Transitional Housing Program and Round 3 of the Housing Navigation and Maintenance Program.

5.3: Approve county investment policy.

5.4: Approve delegation of investment authority to treasurer-tax collector.

TIMED ITEMS

6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the Week.

6.3, 9:04 a.m.: New and Noteworthy at the Library.

6.4, 9:05 a.m.: Consideration of the Sept. 30, 2024 report of Lake County pooled investments.

6.5, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of the Lake County Fire Protection District Community Wildfire Protection Plan.

6.6, 9:30 a.m.: Presentation of the 2023 Crop and Livestock Report.

6.7, 9:50 a.m.: Consideration and discussion of the resolution of formation declaring the formation of the Lake County Hospital Improvement District.

6.8, 10 a.m.: Presentation regarding the Housing Action and Implementation Plan (HAIP).

6.9, 11 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District Board of Directors, update on recent invasive golden mussel detection in the San Joaquin Delta and state, regional, and local response and management actions to date.

6.10, 1 p.m.: Consideration of agreement between county of Lake and Smart Easy Pay Inc. (dba Easy Smart Pay).

6.11, 1:30 p.m.: (a) Consideration of a draft response to the United States Board on Geographic Names’ Domestic Names Committee regarding Citizens for Healing’s proposal to change the name of Kelseyville to Konocti; (b) modify and approve the BGN’s standard recommendation form for submittal with your board’s response.

UNTIMED ITEMS

7.2: Consideration of appointment of District 4 Supervisor Michael Green, to the Lake County Board of Supervisors chair for the remainder of his term.

7.3: (a) Consideration of resolution and MOU to create the Lake County Regional Housing Trust Fund (LCRHTF); and (b) consideration of direction to staff regarding the allocation of remaining Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) program funds for the Lake County Regional Housing Trust Fund for years 2021, 2022 and 2023.

7.4: Consideration of agreement between County of Lake and Archway Recovery Services for ASAM Levels 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, and withdrawal management levels 1 and 2 in the amount of $1,750,000 for fiscal year 2024-2025.

7.5: Consideration of a resolution approving a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Regents of the University of California-Agriculture and Natural Resources and the County of Lake for a partnership for the provision of the University of California Cooperative Extension Program and authorizing the county administrative officer to sign the MOU on behalf of the county.

CLOSED SESSION

8.1: Public employee evaluation: Social Services director.

8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(1): Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. County of Lake, et al.

8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2), (e)(1): One potential case.

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