- Elizabeth Larson
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Supervisors to discuss cannabis rules, sales tax measure
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, 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 and online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
At 10 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing to consider proposed amendments to Chapter 21, Article 27 of the Lake County Code to regulate the cultivation of cannabis.
At 10:30 a.m., the board will consider a resolution placing a 1.5-percent general transactions and use tax in the unincorporated area of the county on the June 5 ballot, as well as the accompanying ordinance to implement the tax if approved by voters and the tax measure document itself.
In other business, at 9:08 a.m. the board will present a proclamation designating the month of March 2018 as Meals on Wheels Month in Lake County and at 9:30 a.m. will give out the annual Employee Service Awards.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
7.1: Adopt proclamation designating the month of March 2018 as Meals on Wheels Month in Lake County.
7.2: Approve letter of support for Lake Pillsbury Fire Protection District's request for grant funding from FEMA.
7.3: Approve letter of support for the Middletown Art Center's 2018 Local Impact Grant application and authorize the chair to sign.
7.4: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Sheila McCarthy, occupational therapist, registered for occupational therapy services in support of the California Children's Services Program and the Medical Therapy Unit.
7.5: Appoint Kim Tangermann, Lakeview Health Center director, to Serve on the Partnership HealthPlan Board of Commissioners and represent Lake County for a two-year period.
7.6: Adopt resolution authorizing conducting criminal background checks for commercial cannabis licensing purposes.
TIMED ITEMS
8.2, 9:08 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of March 2018 as Meals on Wheels Month in Lake County.
8.3, 9:15 a.m.: Erratum, public hearing, consideration of a resolution imposing the county’s first, best, and final offer to Lake County Safety Employees Association. The correct title is: consideration of a resolution imposing the county’s last, best, and final offer to Lake County Employees Association. This matter will be continued to March 20 at 9:15 a.m. to allow for appropriate noticing.
8.4, 9:15 a.m.: Presentation of the annual syringe exchange program report by Denise Pomeroy, Health Services director.
8.5, 9:30 a.m.: Presentation of Employee Service Awards.
8.6, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of proposed amendments to Chapter 21, Article 27 of the Lake County Code to regulate the cultivation of cannabis.
8.7, 10:30 a.m.: Continued from Feb. 27, (a) consideration of an ordinance adding Article VII to Chapter 18 of the Lake County Code imposing a general transactions and use tax establishing a general tax of one and one-half percent in the unincorporated area of the county of Lake; (b) consideration of a tax measure, a transactions and use local revenue measure, for the June 5, 2018 General Election; and (c) consideration of a resolution placing the tax ordinance and the ballot measure statement on the June 5, 2018 election.
UNTIMED ITEMS
9.2: Sitting as Kelseyville County Waterworks District No. 3 Board of Directors, consideration of a resolution approving solar equipment finance agreement with TCF Equipment Finance in the amount of $951,800 and authorize Special Districts administrator to sign.
CLOSED SESSION
10.1: Public employee evaluations title: Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley, Water Resources Director Phil Moy.
10.2: Conference with legal counsel: Decision whether to Initiate Litigation Pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(4): One potential case.
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