LAKEPORT, Calif. – A week after it resolved issues over proposed letters to the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding the Big Valley Rancheria’s fee to trust land applications, the Board of Supervisors will consider responses to the BIA for a trust application submitted by the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 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 am., the board will consider responses to the Bureau of Indian Affairs invitation to provide comment on the Habematolel Pomo’s land acquisition application.
Based on the parcel number given in the BIA letter, the property in question is the tribe’s community center at 9470 Main St., the former Westamerica Bank Upper Lake branch. The bank donated the property to Hospice Services of Lake County, which in turn sold it to the tribe in 2016.
County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson’s report to the board explains that on April 1 the county received a notice from the BIA inviting comment on the Habematolel Pomo’s application to move the parcel into trust. She said the BIA requested information on property taxes, assessments, government services provided, and potential zoning consistency.
“Staff’s comments are intended to ensure that any potential demands on infrastructure and services will continue to be met for constituents throughout the area. The Bureau’s recent invitation to comment represents the first, and possibly only, opportunity for the County to address potential concerns,” Huchingson wrote.
She continued, “After careful review by staff, the County does not foresee any significant impact beyond a loss of revenue. The notice received indicates that the Tribe’s intention is to retain the existing use of the property. This use is described as housing Tribal government and related programs. No further development is planned, preserving the existing character of the area. Based off this assertion, with the Main Street area in Upper Lake being zoned Commercial, the use described appears to be consistent with current zoning and land uses.”
The county last week completed submitting comments to BIA regarding Big Valley Rancheria’s applications to move 21 parcels totaling about 51 acres into trust.
Also on Tuesday, at 9:09 a.m. the board will consider continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the Sulphur fire incident and consider an anti-gouging ordinance.
In other business, in an item timed for 9:20 a.m., the board will hold a public bid opening for a property located at 8695 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville.
In closed session, the board will interview candidates in the second recruitment for the registrar of voters job.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve the minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held Dec. 18, 2018, and Jan. 8, 2019.
5.2: (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 Redwood Community Services Inc. for the family stabilization program provided at The Nest for Fiscal Year 2018-19 and authorize the board chair to sign the agreement.
5.3: Adopt the resolution approving the memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and Partnership Health Plan of California and Authorize the Behavioral Health Services administrator to sign the memorandum of understanding.
5.4: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between the county of Lake and Restpadd Inc. for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services associated with acute inpatient hospitalizations for Fiscal Year 2018-19 and authorize the board chair to sign the amendment.
5.5: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement for construction management services for Robinson Creek bridge at Mockingbird Lane with MGE Engineering Inc. in the amount of $20,956.46 with a new contract not-to-exceed total of $261,943.36 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.6: Adopt resolution to establish a list of projects proposed to be funded in FY 2019/2020 pursuant to the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, or SB1.
5.7: Approve letter of agreement between the Lake County Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice in the amount of $210,000 for the period Oct. 1, 2018, to Sept. 30, 2019; and authorize the sheriff to sign the agreement and chair to sign workplace certifications and grant assurances.
5.8: Approve (a) waiver of the 900 hour extra help limit for Law Enforcement Records Technician Von McPherson and (b) Deputy Sheriff’s Oliver Everhart and Michael Moore.
5.9: Approve contract between the county of Lake and People Services for yard maintenance in the amount of $9,234.33 annually, terminating June 30, 2021, and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to an atmospheric river event 2019.
6.3, 9:07 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the Mendocino Complex fire incident (River and Ranch fires).
6.4, 9:08 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the Pawnee fire.
6.5, 9:09 a.m.: (a) Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the Sulphur fire incident; and (b) discussion and consideration of anti-gouging ordinance.
6.6, 9:10 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to Clayton fire.
6.7, 9:11 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the atmospheric river storm 2017.
6.8, 9:12 a.m.: Consideration of continuing the declaration of a local health emergency and order prohibiting the endangerment of the community through the unsafe removal, transportation, and disposal of fire debris for the Mendocino Complex fire.
6.9, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of responses to the Bureau of Indian Affairs invitation to provide comment on the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake’s land acquisition application.
6.10, 9:20 a.m.: Public bid opening, consideration of bids to purchase the property located at 8695 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville, California (APN 009-002-430).
6.11, 9:30 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of appeal (AB 19-01) of the Planning Commission's approval of major use permit (UP 18-01) and adoption of mitigated negative declaration, based on initial study (IS 18-06) for the construction and operation of an unmanned 85 foot tall broad leaf mono-tree wireless telecommunication tower able to accommodate up to four wireless communication carriers; project located at 9475 Mojave Trail, Kelseyville (APN 009-004-21). Project applicant is Horizon Tower, LLP; appellant is Aurelia Johnson.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, consideration of the reappointment of James Harvey, public member, to the Lake County Air Quality Management District Hearing Board for a three-year term pursuant to Health and Safety Code.
7.3: Consideration of the award of bid for the Upper Lake Pedestrian Improvements for Upper Lake, Bid No. 18-11, State Project No: ATPL-5914(103) to Darren Taylor Construction of Anderson, California, in the amount of $411,328.09 and authorize the chair to execute the agreement and notice of award.
7.4: Consideration of temporary fee waiver of construction traffic impact fees for homes damaged or destroyed by 2018 Mendocino Complex Fires.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): (a) Interviews of registrar of voters (b) appointment of registrar of voters.
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Board of Supervisors to consider responding to BIA over Habematolel Pomo trust application
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