- Elizabeth Larson
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Supervisors to hold special meeting to discuss final redistricting maps, high school COVID sports rules
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, 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 10 a.m., the board will host the final public hearing on the county-level redistricting process.
Staff will present for approval the new boundary maps for the five supervisorial districts, and discuss a draft ordinance amending the Lake County Code to establish the new boundaries of the supervisorial districts for the county, pursuant to state election code.
In an untimed item, the board will consider a letter to the California Department of Public Health regarding indoor basketball facial covering rules for youth sports.
In a memo to the board, Chair Bruno Sabatier is asking for support to send the letter to CDPH Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly regarding a mandate that indoor basketball players and referees wear facial coverings.
“Our schools have reached out to us, letting us know that they are advocating for change regarding facial coverings as it is not realistic and potentially dangerous to ask our youth to wear facial coverings while exerting the amount of energy needed to run up and down the court,” Sabatier said.
The letter requests the state change the mandate to allow players and refs to play without facial coverings during practice and games and to test twice a week to mitigate the potential for the spread of COVID-19.
The letter notes, “Wearing a facial covering and sitting in a classroom is vastly different from wearing a facial covering and exerting an enormous amount of energy indoors. Due to the heavy breathing, sweating, and accelerated moisture build up created within a mask, mandating that athletes and refs wear facial coverings increases the potential for choke hazards as well as increased fatigue while they are playing. Basketball is a physical sport, and the potential for masks to be moved possibly impairing the vision of players or masks torn off falling on the ground creating a dangerous obstacle on the court are high. In attempting to the reduce the hazards of COVID, mandating facial covering for basketball may increase other hazards to the physical well being of the players.”
It also points out that CDPH has already approved allowing college athletes to play without facial covering, “and we feel that the needs of our youth match the needs of our college athletes.”
The letter continues, “We have all worn masks throughout the pandemic and have experienced at one time or another running up a flight of stairs or carrying heavy items exerting enough energy to make us realize that a mask and increased levels of exercise do not go hand in hand. Imagine playing an entire game of basketball? We are asking our youth to do the impossible.”
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt resolution authorizing Lake County Behavioral Health Services to increase the rates for specialty mental health services effective July 1, 2021.
5.2: Adopt resolution approving County of Lake Health Services to apply for funding in the amount of $542,450 through the California Department of Public Health for fiscal years 21/22 through FY 26/27 and authorize the director of Health Services to sign said application.
5.3: Approve purchase of vehicle equipment from Precision Wireless in the amount of $65,433 from the Sheriff/Pursuit Replacement Budget Unit 2217, Object Code 28.30; and authorize the sheriff/coroner or his designee to issue purchase order.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Consideration of a presentation by United Way of the Wine Country regarding possible expansion of 2-1-1 Lake County from disaster-only to full service.
6.3, 9:25 a.m.: Consideration of the California Fire Safe Council 2021 Cal Fire Evacuation Route Planning and Development Grant Program application for financial aid for the Soda Bay Corridor Evacuation Route Planning and Maintenance Project, and authorize the Public Works director to sign.
6.4, 10 a.m.: (a) Redistricting Public Hearing #4 — Final approval of boundaries/maps; (b) discussion of a draft ordinance amending Article II of Chapter 2 of the Lake County Code, establishing the boundaries of the supervisorial districts for the county of Lake, Pursuant to Sections 21500 et seq of the California Elections Code.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of letter to California Department of Public Health regarding indoor basketball facial covering rules for youth sports.
7.3: Consideration of the following advisory board appointments: Western Region Town Hall.
7.4: Consideration of Cannabis Equity Grant application.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public Employee Appointment Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Interview of Health Services director appointment of Health Services director.
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