LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week is set to consider whether to sever an agreement with a local senior center and if it must continue to pay for legal representation for the county’s sheriff, who is challenging the district attorney’s finding that he lied during a 2008 shooting investigation.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, in the board chamber on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. The meeting will be broadcast live on TV8.
At 10:30 a.m., county Social Services Department Director Carol Huchingson will ask the board for direction regarding the agreement between the county of Lake and Lucerne Alpine Seniors Inc. for health-related senior support services.
Late last month the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center had its contract with the Area Agency on Aging for Lake and Mendocino Counties after it was ruled a “high risk” provider of nutrition services, as Lake County News reported.
Huchingson will ask the board to consider whether or not to terminate the county agreement, which the staff report for the meeting said is about $4,400.
In an untimed item, the board will discuss and consider paying for continued independent legal representation for Sheriff Frank Rivero, who is challenging District Attorney Don Anderson’s finding that he lied about a 2008 nonfatal shooting.
A visiting judge last year ordered the board to provide Rivero with the outside attorney in dealing with Anderson’s investigation after determining there was a conflict of interest for the County Counsel’s Office.
However, as Anderson has made his determination that Rivero is now on the “Brady list” of officers with credibility issues, the board will take up the matter of continuing to fund Rivero’s attorney.
Last week Rivero was in court to attempt to get a restraining order on Anderson, which retired Butte County Superior Court Judge William Lamb denied. However, Lamb said Rivero could move forward with his effort to have a preliminary injunction placed on Anderson.
The full agenda follows.
TIMED ITEMS
9 a.m. A-1 to A-4: Approval of consent agenda, which includes items that are expected to be routine and noncontroversial, and will be acted upon by the board at one time without discussion; presentation of animals available for adoption at Lake County Animal Care and Control; consideration of items not appearing on the posted agenda, and contract change orders for current construction projects.
9:05 a.m.: Citizen’s input. Any person may speak for three minutes about any subject of concern, provided that it is within the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors and is not already on the agenda. Prior to this time, speakers must fill out a slip giving name, address and subject (available in the clerk of the board’s office, first floor, courthouse).
9:15 a.m., A-5: Consideration of re-establishment of the Geothermal Advisory Committee, including its purpose and membership categories.
9:30 a.m., A-6: Consideration of request for board direction regarding the status of Edmands Reclamation District (RD 2070).
10 a.m., A-7: (a) Consideration of FY 2012-13 appropriation of an additional $165,000 (for a total amount of $350,000) toward the abatement of nuisance aquatic weeds on Clear Lake; and (b) consideration of options and funding sources regarding algae abatement, quagga/zebra mussels and invasive species on Clear Lake.
10:30 a.m., A-8: Consideration of request for board direction regarding the agreement between the county of Lake and Lucerne Alpine Seniors Inc. for health-related senior support services.
NONTIMED ITEMS
A-9: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
A-10: Consideration of proposed resolution in support of the reduction of senseless gun violence in the United States.
A-11: (a) Consideration of proposed ordinance adding Article X to Chapter 15 of the Lake County Code establishing standards for the issuance of Marina Berthing Licenses in the County of Lake (second reading); and (b) consideration of proposed resolution allowing licenses and license fees for property located in Nice, Calif.
A-12: Discussion/consideration of continued independent legal representation for Sheriff Rivero pursuant to Government Code Section 31000.6 to challenge determination of district attorney.
A-13: (a) Consideration of request to waive the formal bidding process and make a determination that competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the county; and (b) consideration of request to authorize the Special Districts Administrator to negotiate an agreement with Clearlake Lava Inc. for the Lake Recovery Project.
A-14: Consideration of proposed Resolution expanding the membership of the Geothermal Impact Mitigation Fund Cobb Valley Committee (adding one member at large position).
CLOSED SESSION
A-15: 1. Conference with labor negotiator: (a) county negotiators: A. Grant, L. Guintivano, M. Perry, and A. Flora; and (b) employee organization: Deputy District Attorney's Association, Lake County Deputy Sheriff's Association, Lake County Correctional Officers Association, Lake County Employees Association and Lake County Safety Employees Association.
A-15: 2. Public employee performance evaluation: Animal Care and Control Director Bill Davidson.
A-15: 3. A-15: 2. Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(a): Jensen and Larson v. Lake County Sheriff’s Office, et al.
CONSENT AGENDA
C-1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held on March 5, 2013.
C-2: Approve the destruction of documents pursuant to Government Code Sections 26202 and 26205 (2006-07 Deposit Permits, 2006-07 Receipts Duplicates Records, 2006-07 Department Time Cards/Time Off Requests, 1996-97 Registers, 2006-07 Time Reports and Hours Proof, 2006-07 Vacation & Sick Accruals (Monthly), 1999-00 Tax Rolls - Secured, 2006-07 Tax Rolls - Unsecured and 1999-00 Tax Rolls - Delinquent Secured).
C-3: Adopt resolution approving the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Contract with the State of California, Department of Public Health for Fiscal Years 2012/2013 through 2014/2015, and authorizing the director of Health Services to sign said contract.
C-4: Approve seventh amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Sun Ridge Systems Inc., for the purchase and installation of RIMS CLETS Installation Software and authorize the chair to sign.
C-5: (a) Waive the formal bidding process and make a determination that competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the county; and (b) authorize the sheriff-coroner/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order to Baker Distributing Inc. for five HVAC units, for a total amount of $20,342.88.
C-6: Approve second amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and Redwood Toxicology Laboratory Inc., for drug and alcohol testing services (extending the contract for three years), for an amount not to exceed $25,000, and authorize the chair to sign.
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