- Elizabeth Larson
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Supervisors to consider Big Valley Advisory Committee memberships
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 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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In an untimed item, the board will consider making appointments to the newly formed Big Valley Advisory Committee, formed March 12 to serve the Kelseyville Planning Area.
There are five seats and one alternate. Applicants are Angel Acosta, Brian Hanson, Flaman McCloud Jr., Greg Panella, Joy Merrilees, Megan Lankford, Rachel White, Rick White, Sabrina Andrus and Stephanie Moranda.
In another untimed item, the board will consider forming eight local area plan advisory committees to support the “Lake County 2050” general plan update process.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt proclamation designating April 2024 as Poetry Month in Lake County.
5.2. Adopt proclamation appointing Brenda Yeager as Lake County Poet Laureate for the years 2024-2026.
5.3: Adopt proclamation designating the month of April 2023 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Lake County.
5.4: Adopt proclamation designating the month of April 2024 As Celebrate Diversity Month.
5.5: Approve continuation of local emergency by the Lake County Sheriff/OES director for the 2024 late January, early February winter storms.
5.6: Approve continuation of proclamation declaring a Clear Lake hitch emergency.
5.7: Approve continuation of proclamation of the existence of a local emergency due to pervasive tree mortality.
5.8: Approve continuation of emergency proclamation declaring a shelter crisis in the county of Lake.
5.9: Approve continuation of proclamation of the existence of a local emergency due to low elevation snow and extreme cold.
5.10: Approve continuation of the second reading of ordinance amending Article XXVII of Chapter 2 of the Lake County Code to address membership of county of Lake Health Services in the existing Partnership Health Plan of California Commission to the April 9, 2024, Board of Supervisors meeting.
5.11: Adopt proclamation commending Christine Smith for her 23 years of service to the county of Lake.
5.12: Adopt resolution to establish two extra-help classifications – certified law clerk and legal intern – for the District Attorney's Office, Budget Unit 2110.
5.13: Adopt proclamation designating the week of April 1 to 7, 2024 as Public Health Week.
5.14: Approve waiver of 900-hour limit for extra-help accountant, Cindy Silva-Brackett.
5.15: (a) Waive the formal bidding requirement under Lake County Code chapter 2, section 2-38; and (b) authorize the IT director to issue a purchase order in the amount of $64,470.83 to ECS Imaging Inc. for Laserfiche Cloud renewal .
5.16: (a) Waive the formal bidding process under section 2-38(b) because the competitive bidding process would produce no economic benefit in this case; and (b) authorize the IT director to issue a PO to Berkeley Communications in the amount of $49,846.19 for the NS224 disk shelf, support and services.
5.17: Sitting as Board of Directors of Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency, approve agreement between the California Department of Water Resources and Lake County Watershed Protection District for technical support services and license for groundwater monitoring station in order to drill groundwater monitor wells on county owned land within the Big Valley Basin to further monitor groundwater conditions and authorize chair to sign.
5.18: Adopt resolution expressing support for the Lower Lake Daze Parade and Street Fair and temporarily authorizing a road closure, prohibiting parking and authorizing removal of vehicles and ordering the Department of Public Works to post signs.
5.19: Approve amendment one to equipment repair and service contract between the county of Lake and Peterson Tractor Co. in the increased amount of $150,000 for a total not to exceed $450,000 for FY 23/24 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.20: (a) Approve amendment 13 to agreement between the county of Lake and Sun Ridge Systems Inc. for the purchase and installation of Timekeeping Systems software interface in the amount of $7,360; and (b) authorize the chair of the board to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:05 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation commending Christine Smith for her 23 years of service to the county of Lake.
6.4, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of April 2023 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Lake County.
6.5, 9:15 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation appointing Brenda Yeager as Lake County Poet Laureate for the years 2024-2026.
6.6, 9:20 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating April 2024 as Poetry Month in Lake County.
6.7, 9:25 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the week of April 1 to 7, 2024 as Public Health Week.
6.8, 9:27 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of April 2024 As Celebrate Diversity Month.
6.9, 9:30 a.m.: Presentation of update on 2024 drought conditions and drought-related projects.
6.10, 9:45 a.m.: Consideration of continuation of an emergency declaration for drought conditions.
6.11, 10 a.m.: Hearing, consideration of request for post-abatement hearing on account and proposed assessment of summary abatement – action of recreational vehicle on Feb. 2, 2024; located on State Highway 20, Clearlake Oaks.
6.12, 10:15 a.m.: Consideration of a letter of support for inclusion of Calpine’s The Geysers Facility in the California Leg of the Biden Administration’s “Investing in America” Tour, with U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm.
6.13, 10:30 a.m.: Consideration of an oppose unless amended position letter on SB 964 (Seyarto).
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Presentation of Lake County Behavioral Health Services' external quality review organization report for fiscal year 2022-23.
7.3: Consideration of first amendment to the at-cost project reimbursement and indemnity agreement between the county of Lake and Lotusland Investment Holdings Inc. for county permit processing of the Maha Guenoc Valley Mixed-Use Development Project.
7.4: a) Consideration of changing seat designation from crop grower to organic farmer for committee member Bruce Merrilees on the Lake County Ag Advisory Committee; and b) consideration of appointments to the Lake County Ag Advisory Committee.
7.5: Consideration of appointments to the Big Valley Advisory Council and the Middletown Cemetery District.
7.6: Consideration of proposed formation of eight local area plan advisory committees to support the “Lake County 2050” update process.
7.7: Consideration to adopt resolution to approve the CalPERS 180-Day wait period exception for CalPERS retiree Richard F. Hinchcliff in order to hire him as an extra help deputy district attorney, senior.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluation: Air pollution control officer.
8.2: Public employee evaluation: Community Development director.
8.3: Public employee evaluation: Public Works/Water Resources director.
8.4: 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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