LAKEPORT, Calif. – This week the Board of Supervisors will hold its regular morning meeting along with a rare evening session in order to discuss new guidelines for medical marijuana cultivation.
The first portion of the board meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 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.
The board will then reconvene for the hearing on the proposed marijuana cultivation ordinance at 5:30 p.m. in Fritch Hall at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St.
During the morning session, at 9:15 a.m. the board will consider a rezone and general plan of development for the Paradise Valley Ranch master-planned community near Lucerne.
Brookwood LLC of Santa Rosa is proposing to build the project at 8150 and 8300 E. State Highway 20; 7250 and 7270 Cindy Lane; and 836 Pearl Court.
It that would include a maximum of 77 residential units, winery and vineyard, equestrian center and trails.
At 9:45 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing on a proposal to facilitate the purchase of Sterling Shore Estates Manufactured Housing Community by Caritas Affordable Housing Inc., along with consideration of a joint exercise of powers agreement between the county of Lake and the California Municipal Finance Authority to issue bonds for the benefit of Caritas Affordable Housing Inc.
During the evening session, the board will hold a public hearing on the proposed marijuana cultivation ordinance, which the Lake County Planning Commission recommended to it last month.
If approved, the ordinance would prohibit outdoor cultivation altogether within community growth boundaries, limit indoor cultivation to 100 square feet with indoor lighting not to exceed 1,200 watts, set a cap of six mature or 12 immature plants on parcels larger than one acre located outside of community growth boundaries, and prohibit outdoor cultivation within 1,000 feet of schools, parks, substance rehabilitation facilities, child care facilities or nursery schools, and churches, among other rules and guidelines.
The full agenda follows. Some items are out of order due to an addendum being issued.
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: Public hearing, consideration of request for a rezone (RZ 05-19) from “RR-SC” Rural Residential-Scenic and “RL-WW” Rural Lands-Waterway to “PDR-SC-WW” Planned Development Residential-Scenic-Waterway, and a General Plan of Development (GPD 12-01) for the establishment of a master-planned community with a maximum of 77 residential units clustered within the valley portion of the property, with additional amenities to include an agriculturally oriented commercial parcel for winery and/or equestrian uses, a vineyard, an equestrian center with pasture, park and network of private and public nonmotorized trails; project applicant is Brookwood, LLC; located at 8150 and 8300 E. State Highway 20; 7250 and 7270 Cindy Lane; and 836 Pearl Court, Lucerne, CA (APNs 006-005-24, 49, 50 & 51; and 006-006-05).
9:45 a.m., A-6: Public hearing, consideration of request to facilitate the acquisition of the Sterling Shores Estates Manufactured Housing Community by Caritas Affordable Housing Inc; and (b) consideration of proposed joint exercise of powers agreement between the county of Lake and the California Municipal Finance Authority to issue bonds for the benefit of Caritas Affordable Housing Inc.
10 a.m., A-7: Presentation of update on the California Air Resources Board truck and bus rule.
5:30 p.m., A-8: Public hearing, consideration of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the Ordinance Code of the County of Lake adding Article 72: Regulations for the Cultivation of Medical Marijuana (AM 13-01).
NONTIMED ITEMS
A-9: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
A-10: (a) Update on windstorm event; (b) consideration of termination of local emergency and other related fiscal actions
A-11: Consideration of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 5 of the Lake Building and Safety County Code and adopting by reference the 2013 California Building Standards Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Parts 1 through 6, 8 through 12, incorporating the 2013 Edition of the California Building Code; the 2013 Edition of the California Residential Code; the 2013 Edition of the California Electrical Code; the 2013 Edition of the California Plumbing Code; the 2013 Edition of the California Mechanical Code; the 2013 Edition of the California Green Building Code; the 2013 Edition of the California Energy Code; the 2013 Edition of the California Fire Code; the 2013 Edition of the California Administrative Code, the 2013 Edition of the California Historical Building Code, the 2013 Edition of the California Existing Building Code, the 2012 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code and the 2012 Edition of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code. Second reading.
A-13: Consideration of expression of condolence to the Robinson Rancheria Citizens Business Council on the loss of Tribal Chairperson Tracey Avila.
CLOSED SESSION
A-12: 1. Conference with labor negotiator: (a) county negotiators: A. Grant, L. Guintivano, S. Harry, M. Perry, A. Flora and C. Shaver; 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-12: 2. Conference with real property negotiator, (a) property located at: 3980 Gard St., Kelseyville (APN 024-081-01); (b) negotiating parties for county: Supervisor Rob Brown, Child Support Services Director Gail Woodworth, County Administrative Officer Matt Perry and Deputy County Administrative Officer Alan Flora; for seller, Kelseyville Unified School District representatives; (c) under negotiation, lease terms.
A-12: 3. 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 AFSCME/SEIU Local 4034.
A-12: 4. Public employee evaluation title: County Librarian Christopher Veach.
CONSENT AGENDA
C-1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting held on Dec. 3, 2013.
C-2: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Rico Aroma for installation and operation of a coffee and retail food service kiosk in the courthouse lobby, and authorize the chair to sign.
C-3: Adopt resolution approving final parcel map and the signing of the final parcel map (Martinez PM 12-02).
C-4: Approve second amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and Fierce Inc., for training services, an increase of $13,663, and authorize the chair to sign.
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
C-5: Approve memorandum of understanding between Lake County Air Quality Management District and North Coast Air Quality Management District for redirection of Carol Moyer Program Year 14 funds, total amount $200,000, and authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to sign program documents.
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