LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will get an update on the county’s housing commission and hold a hearing for a cannabis farm appealing its denial before the Lake County Planning Commission.

The‌ ‌board will meet beginning ‌at‌ ‌9‌ ‌a.m. Tuesday, March 25, 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. ‌ ‌

To‌ ‌participate‌ ‌in‌ ‌real-time, ‌join‌ ‌the‌ ‌Zoom‌ ‌meeting‌ ‌by‌ ‌clicking‌ ‌this‌ ‌link‌. ‌ ‌

The‌ ‌meeting‌ ‌ID‌ ‌is‌ 865 3354 4962, ‌pass code 726865.‌ ‌The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16694449171,,86533544962#,,,,*726865#. The meeting can also be accessed via phone at 669 900 6833.

At 9:30 a.m., the board, sitting as the Lake County Board of Housing Commission, will consider a presentation on the commission’s status, including a proposal to transfer the operations to a larger regional housing authority.

At 10 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing to consider the appeal of the Planning Commission’s denial of major use permit for Nina Star Farms, LLC/ Nevelina Bogdanova at 23180 Shady Grove Road, Middletown.

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

5.1: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2024-99 to amend the adopted budget for FY 2024-2025 by appropriating unanticipated revenues and adding appropriations in Budget Unit 2711 - Animal Medical Clinic.

5.2: Approve Board of Supervisors meeting minutes for March 4, 2025, and March 18, 2025.

5.3: a) Approve budget transfer to Budget Unit 2603 - Code Enforcement for $500 from inventory account 726.38-00 to capital asset account 726.62-72; and b) amend the list of capital assets of the 2024-2025 budget to increase the Code Enforcement vehicle to $39,906.70 and authorize the chair of the board to sign.

TIMED ITEMS

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

6.3, 9:06 a.m.: Consideration of presentation of the semi-annual employee service awards for the county of Lake.

6.4, 9:30 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Board of Housing Commission, consideration of presentation on the status of the Lake County Housing Commission.

6.5, 9:45 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Board of Housing Commission, consideration of the Lake County Housing Commission Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan for 2025 and signing of HUD Forms HUD-50077-CR and HUD-50077-SL.

6.6, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of appeal (AB 24-05) of the Planning Commission’s denial of major use permit (UP 20-14), Nina Star Farms, LLC/ Nevelina Bogdanova, applicant and appellant; location: 23180 Shady Grove Road, Middletown (APN 004-006-16).

6.7, 11 a.m.: Consideration of update on Drought Water Shortage Task Force and Drought Resilience Plan Advisory Committee membership and activities.

6.8, 1 p.m.: Sitting as the Board of Directors Lake County Watershed Protection District, consideration to: a) Waive County Code Chapter 2 Sec. 2-38.2(2) due to the unique nature of services; and b) award Clear Lake LG Sonic Buoy Harmful Algal Bloom Mitigation Project in the amount of $921,407.12 and authorize the chair to sign and the Water Resources director to execute the contract between the Watershed Protection District and LG Sonic.

6.9, 1:30 p.m.: Consideration of a) update on Golden Mussel prevention programming; b) approval of funding request to support fiscal year 2024-25 Golden Mussel prevention activities for Lake County in the amount of $25,000.

UNTIMED ITEMS

7.2: Consideration of the appointment to Big Valley Advisory Council.

7.3: Consideration of presentation of 2024 Housing Element and General Plan annual progress reports.

CLOSED SESSION

8.1, 3 p.m.: Public employee evaluation: Public Health officer.

8.2: Public employee evaluation: County Counsel.

8.3: Public employee evaluation: Air Pollution Control director.

8.4: Conference with labor negotiator: a) Chief negotiator: C. Torrez; County negotiators: S. Parker, S. Carter, C. Moreno, P. Samac, and D. Rico; and b) Employee organizations: LCDDAA, LCDSA, LCCOA, LCEA, LCSEA and LCSMA.

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