LAKEPORT, Calif. – This week the Board of Supervisors will consider giving the Code Enforcement division direction for what work it should pursue in the upcoming year, discuss negotiations for correctional food services and hold property assessment appeal hearings.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. It will be broadcast live on TV8.
At 10 a.m., the board will receive an update regarding Code Enforcement’s activities this year and give direction for the division’s work next year.
At 10:30 a.m., the sheriff’s office will ask the board to consider giving “conceptual approval” to enter into negotiations with Aramark for the provision of food services at the Lake County Jail and Juvenile Hall facilities.
During the afternoon session, beginning at 1:30 p.m., the board will hold assessment appeal hearings on a number of properties.
Included in the group is Kmart, which is asking to have its property at 2019 S. Main reassessed from a total value of $6.9 million to $4.4 million.
Wells Fargo also is asking to have its location at 1055 Second St. reduced from a value of $190,274 to $100,000.
In an untimed item carried over from Nov. 13, the board will consider a policy regarding media releases and release of public information.
The full agenda is below.
TIMED ITEMS
9 a.m., A1-A4: 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.: Public hearing, consideration of request for General Plan Planning Amendment (GPAP 12-03) of two parcels from Rural Lands and Resource Conservation to Rural Residential and Resource
Conservation and a Rezone (12-03) from “RL-SC-WW-FF” Rural Lands-Scenic Waterway-Floodway Fringe to “RR-B5 (5 acre)-SCWW-FF” Rural Residential-Special Lot Size (5 acre)-Scenic Waterway-Floodway Fringe; project applicants are Alex Straessle and Harry Zabel and Nancy Zabel; located at 12609 and 12625 Elk Mountain Road, Upper Lake, CA (APNs 022-004-01 & 02).
9:35 a.m., A-6: Consideration of request for board direction regarding the reorganization of crisis services.
9:45 a.m., A-7: Public hearing, consideration of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 13 of the Ordinance Code of the County of Lake pertaining to replacement of the courtesy notification process, establishing a request for hearing procedures and adding additional provisions for cost recovery.
10 a.m., A-8: (a) Presentation of update regarding 2012 Code Enforcement activities; and (b) Consideration of request for Board direction regarding 2013 Code Enforcement priorities. Carried over from Nov. 13.
10:30 a.m., A-9: Consideration of request for conceptual approval to enter into negotiations with Aramark for the provision of food services at the Lake County Jail and Juvenile Hall facilities. Carried over from Nov. 13.
11 a.m., A-10: (a) Consideration of request for waiver of construction traffic road fees for Robert Cramer; and (b) consideration of request for waiver of construction traffic road fees for Melvin and Lynn Goos.
11:15 a.m., A-11: (a) Consideration of request to waive the formal bidding process and make a determination that competitive bidding is not appropriate due to acquisition of equipment from a sole source vendor; and (b) consideration of request to approve purchase of C-IV tech refresh upgrades and hardware support from the county of San Bernardino; and (c) consideration of request to authorize the Social Services director/asst. purchasing agent to issue a purchase order to the county of San Bernardino, in the amount of $70,622, for C-IV tech refresh upgrades and hardware support for existing equipment.
1:30 p.m., A-12: Carried over from Nov. 6: Assessment Appeal Hearing, Velloo Family 2008 Trust - Application No. 92-2010 - 21016 Highway 29, Middletown, CA (APN 024-491-070-000); Gilbert & Dewitt Land Co., LLC - Application No. 151-2010 – 4485 Lakeshore Blvd., Lakeport, CA (APN 029-121-520-000); James Lynch - Application No. 200-2010 - Pillsbury Homesite #14, Pillsbury, CA (APN 981-000-877-000/860-000-095-000); Kmart Corporation - Application No. 174-2010 - 2019 S. Main Street, Lakeport, CA (APN 005-045-400-000); Twin Oaks Vineyards LLC. - Application No. 63-2010 - 14670 East State Highway 20, Clearlake Oaks, CA (APN 006-560-270-000); Wells Fargo Bank NA - 1055 Second Street, Lakeport, CA (APN 025-082-030-000).
NONTIMED ITEMS
A-13: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
A-14: Consideration of policy regarding media releases and release of public information. Carried over from Nov. 13.
A-15: Advanced from Nov. 13, second reading of consideration of proposed ordinance amending Chapter Three of the Lake County Code concerning the Commercial Weighing and Measuring Device Program and the annual registration fees for inspection and testing of weighing and measuring devices.
A-16 Consideration of proposed footwear policy for Community Development Department inspection staff.
A-17: (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 sheriff/coroner/asst. purchasing agent to issue a purchase order to Baker Distributing Inc., for replacement HVAC units for the Lake County Jail/Hill Road facility.
CLOSED SESSION
A-18: 1. Conference with labor negotiator: (a) county negotiators: A. Grant, L. Guintivano, M. Perry, J. Hammond and A. Flora; and (b) Lake County Deputy District Attorney’s Association, Lake County Correctional Officer’s Association and Lake County Employees Association.
A-18: Sitting as the board of directors of the Lake County IHSS Public Authority: Conference with Labor Negotiator: (a) agency negotiator: Carol Huchingson and F. Buchanan (b) employee organization: California United Homecare Workers Union Local 4034.
CONSENT AGENDA
C-1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held on Nov. 6 (carried over from November 13, 2012) and 13, 2012.
C-2: Approve first amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Redwood Children’s Services for children and youth enrolled in the Lake County WRAP Program for specialty mental health services (adding family therapy), with no increase to maximum amount, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-3: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Redwood Children’s Services for FY 2012-13 Medi-Cal specialty mental health services, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, and authorize the
chair to sign.
C-4: Approve first amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Redwood Creek Community Living Center for FY 2012-13 residential support services, for an increase of $30,000, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-5: Approve first amendment to agreement between the county of Lake and Hilltop Recovery Services for FY 2012-13 residential support services, for an increase of $22,000, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-6: Adopt resolution to appropriate unanticipated revenue from Lake County Office of Education in support of Health Services Dental Disease Prevention Program for FY 2012-13.
C-7: Approve advanced step hiring of Nurse Practitioner Donna Farmer, due to applicant’s extraordinary qualifications (fifth step salary range).
C-8: Adopt resolution temporarily prohibiting parking and authorizing removal of vehicles and ordering the Department of Public Works to post signs (Community Holiday Tree Lighting, Hartmann Road, Hidden Valley Lake, on Dec. 8, 2012, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.).
C-9: (a) Authorize the Social Services director/assistant purchasing agent to issue purchase order to Kathy Fowler Chrysler Jeep Dodge, in the amount of $20,974.92 for one 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan; and (b) authorize the Social Services director/assistant purchasing agent to issue purchase order to Kathy Fowler Chevrolet, in the amount of $22,635.65 for one 2013 Chevrolet Malibu (as approved in the 2012-13 approved budget).
LAKE COUNTY AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
C-10: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2012-107 establishing position allocations for fiscal year 2012-13, Budget Unit No. 8799, Air Quality Management District (deleting one FTE Air Quality Specialist/Senior Air Quality Specialist and add one 0.60 FTE Air Quality Specialist/Senior Air Quality Specialist).
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