LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday during which members will consider proclaiming a local health emergency due to the Mendocino Complex, get an update on the fires and also consider a fall ballot measure to establish a cannabis business tax ordinance.

The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, 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 9:15 a.m., the board will consider a proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer due to the Mendocino Complex, which on Monday became the largest wildland fire in California history.

The board also will get a status report on the complex. It consists of the Ranch and River fires, which began July 27 in Mendocino County before burning in Lake and Colusa counties.

In an untimed item, the board will hold a second reading of an ordinance establishing a cannabis business tax in the unincorporated areas of the county, and will consider a tax measure, a general purpose local revenue measure for the Nov. 6 General Election, and consider a resolution placing the Lake County Cannabis Business Tax Ordinance and the ballot measure statement for the Nov. 6 election.

The full agenda follows.

EXTRA ITEMS

4.1: Consideration of the rental of Redwood Fuels fuel truck with driver and the purchase of gasoline and diesel fuels from Redwood Fuels, in the amount of $33,781 plus the cost of fuel for the Mendocino Complex (River and Ranch) fires disaster response, authorizing the sheriff/OES director to sign all necessary documents.

4.2: Consideration of transportation-related expenses in excess of $25,000 for evacuees of the Mendocino Complex (River and Ranch) fires disaster, authorizing the sheriff/OES director to sign all necessary documents.

4.3: Consideration of a resolution establishing primarily call first and by appointment services for the office of the Lake County Air Quality Management District, for the period of Aug. 1, 2018, to Nov. 30, 2018.

CONSENT AGENDA

6.1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held June 19, 2018.

6.2: Approve resolution of the Board of Directors of the South Lake County Fire Protection District calling a special election for Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, on an ordinance authorizing the district to impose and levy a special tax to assist the district in meeting the costs of providing authorized services and exercising other rights and powers of the district, increasing the district's appropriations limit for the maximum period allowed by law to allow the use of the proceeds of the special tax, and requesting that the election be consolidated with any other election held on the same date in the same territory.

6.3: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve the agreement between the county of Lake and Native American Mental Health Services dba North American Mental Health Services for telepsychiatry services for fiscal year 2018-19 for a contract maximum of $250,000 and authorize the chair to sign the agreement.

6.4: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport creating an agency to be known as the Lake County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority, and authorize to chair to sign.

6.5: (a) Approve the group insurance committee’s recommendation to renew the EIA health, dental, vision and life insurance plans for 2019; and (b) authorize human resources to execute renewal documents for the 2019 plan year.

6.6: Sitting as Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, approve an exception to Lake County Sewer Code Sec. 205, allowing APNs #013-040-16, #013-040-13, #013-040-10 and #050-406-02 to remain on private septic systems until such time as each system is in need of repairs or replacement, at which time, the property will be required to connect to the sewer system at owner’s expense.

6.7: Sitting as Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, approve agreement with California Exterminators Alliance for herbicide/pesticide application in the amount of $29,348 through June 30, 2019, and authorize the chair to sign.

6.8: Adopt proclamation recognizing the 50th anniversary of North Coast Opportunities Inc.

6.9: Adopt resolution approving the application of the Lake County Arts Council for the California Arts Council Grant for FY 2018-19 and authorizing the Lake County Arts Council to execute the grant contract.

6.10: Approve amendment between the county of Lake and county of Yuba on behalf of Yuba-Sutter-Colusa Tri-County Regional Juvenile Rehabilitation Facility Maxine Singer Youth Guidance Center, youth housing agreement for an amount not to exceed $48,000 per county fiscal year and a term ending June 30, 2019; and authorize the chair to sign.

6.11: (a) Waive the normal sealed bid process under Ordinance #2406, Section 38.2 because there is no economic benefit to the county, for the purchase of two vehicles with the Public Services Department; and (b) authorize the Public Services Department / assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order through the statewide bid contract to Wondries Fleet Group in the amount of $52,572.86.

6.12: (a) Waive the normal sealed bid process under Ordinance #2406, Section 38.2 because there is no economic benefit to the county, for the purchase of two vehicles with the Public Services Department; and (b) authorize the Public Services Department / assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order through the statewide bid contract to Downtown Ford in the amount of $53,059.72.

6.13: (a) Approve rental agreement between the county of Lake and Paul E. Lowen and Kevin Soto for Storage Hangar #1 at Lampson Field for the monthly amount of $300, and authorize the chair to sign; and (b) approve rental agreement between the county of Lake and Paul E. Lowen and Kevin Soto for Storage Hangar #2 at Lampson Field for the monthly amount of $500, and authorize the chair to sign.

6.14: Adopt resolution approving right-of-way certification, for the Active Transportation Program, Upper Lake Sidewalk Project, Federal Program # ATPL-5914(103).

6.15: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Lake Family Resource Center for Cal-Learn Teen Parenting Services in the amount of $38,899 from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, and authorize the chair to sign.

6.16: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Lake Family Resource Center for child abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment services in the amount of $75,883 from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2020 and authorize the chair to sign.

TIMED ITEMS

7.2, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation recognizing the 50th anniversary of North Coast Opportunities Inc.  

7.3: 9:15 a.m.: (a) Consideration of a proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer due to the Mendocino Complex Fire; and (b) status report on Mendocino Complex Fire also known as the River and Ranch fires.

7.4, 9:16 a.m.: Consideration of the continuation of a proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer due to the Pawnee fire incident.

7.5, 9:30 a.m.:  Consideration of resolution declaring the results of the majority protest proceedings and establishing the Lake County Tourism Improvement District. (THIS ITEM TO BE CONTINUED TO AUG. 21, 2018 AT 9:30 A.M.)    

7.6, 10 a.m.: Public bid opening, consideration of bids to purchase the Bevins Court properties in Lakeport. (DUE TO THE MANDATED EVACUATION OF THE CITY OF LAKEPORT DUE TO DISASTER, THE PUBLIC BID OPENING WILL BE CONTINUED TO AUG. 14, 2018 AT 10:15 A.M.)

UNTIMED ITEMS

8.2: Consideration of change in Board of Supervisors committee assignments to appoint Jim Steele as chair to the Disaster Council.

8.3: Discussion/consideration of constituent concerns about their inability to make timely tax payments due to office closure resulting from disaster and the mandatory evacuation of Lakeport.

8.4: Consideration of request for board approval of recommended changes to paid emergency leave policy.

8.5: (a) Consideration of an ordinance establishing a cannabis business tax in the unincorporated areas of the county of Lake (second reading); (b) consideration of a tax measure, a general purpose local revenue measure for the November 6, 2018 General Election; and (c) consideration of a resolution placing the Lake County Cannabis Business Tax Ordinance and the ballot measure statement for the Nov. 6, 2018 election.

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