- Elizabeth Larson
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Water Resources to update supervisors on invasive mussel prevention program; board to consider extending homeless services contract
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, and will be available to the public virtually only.
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 at 9 a.m. The meeting ID is 979 6189 2774, password 193726. The meeting also can be accessed via on tap mobile at +16699006833,,97961892774#,,,,*193726#.
All interested members of the public that do not have internet access or a Mediacom cable subscription are encouraged to call 669-900-6833, and enter the Zoom meeting ID and passcode information above.
Chromebook devices are also available at the Lakeport and Clearlake Library branches, which will open early on Tuesday. Chromebooks can be checked out for three hours for use on the library premises and contactless pickup is available. The Lakeport Library Branch can be reached at 707-263-8817, and Clearlake at 707-994-5115.
WiFi is accessible in the parking lot of each County Library Branch, so residents can park at these locations to use WiFi on borrowed or personal devices, by connecting to the “Lake County Library” network (no password) anytime from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
While the board chambers remain closed, outdoor viewing and participation are also available during each meeting on the Third Street side of the courthouse building.
To submit a written comment on any agenda item please visit https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and click on the eComment feature linked to the meeting date. If a comment is submitted after the meeting begins, it may not be read during the meeting but will become a part of the record.
At 11:15 a.m., Lake County Water Resources will give the supervisors an update on the Lake County Quagga Mussel Prevention Program.
Noting that Clear Lake recently was voted the nation’s best bass fishing lake and has been routinely acknowledged within the top five best bass fishing lakes across the country routinely over the last decade, and that record-breaking fish have been caught in the lake, Water Resources Director Scott De Leon said in his written report to the board that the visitation pressure from outside the county and state lines is higher than ever before.
“Lake County Water Vessel Inspection Ordinance 2936 protects all Lake County water bodies from infestation by Dreissenid mussels, and it’s important to provide the County and the Board of Supervisors with a review and update of this program specifically how it functions and how it’s funded, and what the plans are for this program going into the future,” De Leon said.
Also on Tuesday, in an untimed item, the board will consider a request to extend the use of the county’s former juvenile hall facility for a temporary support shelter targeting Lake County’s chronically homeless population through June 30.
Oroville-based Elijah House has been operating the facility since last year. The last amendment to the contract expires on March 31.
In other timed items, at 9:06 p.m. Dr. Gary Pace will update the board on COVID-19, at 10:15 a.m. the board will receive a presentation on the Big Valley Groundwater Basin Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and implementation and at 10:45 a.m. they will get a report from the Clearlake Environmental Research Center.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.2: Approve County of Lake COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Worksite Protocol.
5.3: Approve agreements between the county of Lake and a) Majestic Landscaping and b) Fire Wise Landscaping for hazardous vegetation abatement and authorize the chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign the agreements.
5.4: Approve authorization of destruction of records.
5.5: Approve the continuation of a local health emergency related to the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) as proclaimed by the Lake County Public Health officer.
5.6: Approve the continuation of resolution ratifying the declaration of local health emergency and order prohibiting the endangerment of the community through the unsafe removal, transport and disposal of fire debris for the LNU Complex Wildfire.
5.7: Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, (a) waive the competitive bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 2-38.2, based on the determination that competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the county; and (b) authorize Special Districts administrator/assistant purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order not to exceed $30,000 to Rockwell Solutions for the purchase of a Vaughan 40 HP Chopper Pump for Lift Station #19.
5.8: Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, (a) waive the competitive bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 2-38.2, based on the determination that competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the county; and (b) authorize Special Districts administrator/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order not to exceed $125,000 to Bogie’s Pump Systems for the purchase of a Fairbanks Morse 350 HP pump for Lift Station #1.
5.9: Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, (a) waive the competitive bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 2-38.2, based on the determination that competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the county; and (b) authorize Special Districts administrator/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order not to exceed $69,000 to Bogie’s Pump Systems for the purchase of a HOMA 167 ABS pump for Lift Station #4.
5.10: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to the Mendocino Complex fire incident (River and Ranch fires).
5.11: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to the Pawnee fire incident.
5.12: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to COVID-19.
5.13: Approve the continuation of a local emergency In Lake County in response to the LNU Lightning Complex wildfire event.
5.14: (a) Approve bid for the purchase of Motorola radios and; (b) approve authorization to issue a purchase order to Command Communications in the amount of $182,812.
5.15 : Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2020-133 to amend the adopted budget for FY 20-21 by authorizing a short term loan from the Sheriff/Rural and Small Counties budget 2206 to provide interim financing in order to process payment for equipment purchased for the mobile refrigerated unit in the Sheriff/Local Law Enforcement budget 2221.
5.16: (a) Approve acceptance of donations from Lake County Tribal Health ($6,700), Adventist Health Clearlake ($2,205) and Sutter Health Lakeport ($750) for the purchase of AEDs; and (b) adopt resolution to allocate unanticipated revenue for the purchase of AEDs for use by the Lake County Sheriff’s Department.
5.17: Approve contract between county of Lake and Prentice Long for public authority labor negotiations in the amount of $30,000 from Feb. 1, 2021, to Jan. 31, 2022, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.18: Sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District Board of Directors, adopt resolution allowing the county of Lake Watershed Protection District to apply for a Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program Grant Funds in the amount of $450,000 from the California Department of Parks and Recreation.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.3, 9:45 a.m.: (a) Consideration of presentation from Illumination Technologies California, and (b) direction to staff to review existing county sites for use as tower locations.
6.4, 10:15 a.m.: Consideration of presentation of Big Valley Groundwater Basin Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and implementation.
6.5, 10:45 a.m.: Consideration of Report from the Clearlake Environmental Research Center.
6.6, 11:15 a.m.: Consideration of presentation of the Lake County Quagga Mussel Prevention Program update.
6.7, 12 p.m.: Consideration of Lake County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee’s recommendation to support the 33rd Annual Clear Lake Team Bass Tournament, in the amount of $2,000.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of a special meeting date change from March 30 to the board’s annual meeting calendar.
7.3: Consideration of request to extend the use of the county juvenile hall facility for a temporary support shelter targeting Lake County’s chronically homeless population through June 30, 2021.
7.4: Consideration of appointment to the Lake Pillsbury Fire Protection District Board.
7.5: Consideration of the following advisory board appointments: Western Region Town Hall.
7.6: Consideration of Change Order No. 1 for Lampson Field Airport Runway 10-28 Asphalt Slurry Seal Rehabilitation AIP No. 3-06-0117-019-2018, Bid No. 19-11 for a decrease of $15,892.89 and a revised contract amount of $989,817.11.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1): Center for Biological Diversity v. County of Lake, et al.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1): California Native Plant Society v. County of Lake, et al.
8.3: Employee disciplinary appeal (Gov Code sec 54957): Appeal No. 2021- 01.
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