LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors is set to consider an appeal of a commercial cannabis project in the High Valley area.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
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At 11:30 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing to consider an appeal of the Lake County Planning Commission’s action to approve a major use permit and adoption of initial study for a commercial cannabis cultivation license for Sourz HVR Inc./Aviona LLC.
The company owns the 1,640-acre High Valley Ranch, located at 11650 High Valley Road in Clearlake Oaks, formerly the site of PSI World.
Sourz is proposing 80 acres of cultivation along with processing and distribution activities on a 649-acre portion of the ranch.
In July, the planning commission approved the project, as Lake County News has reported.
Neighbors Don and Marge Van Pelt have appealed the project, citing issues including grading and air quality, odor, water availability, biology, security, alleged noncompliance with the Lake County Zoning Ordinance, cultural resources, traffic, notice deficiency and environmental study.
In other business, as part of the consent agenda, due to irregularities with the way it conducted business at the Oct. 5 meeting, the board is due to rescind actions taken regarding establishing position allocations, reestablishing the deputy Health Services director as a county classification, appointing Jennifer Baker to interim Deputy Health Services director and appointing County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson as interim Health Services director, and at the same time will pass updated actions to put those changes into effect.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: (a) Rescind action taken on Oct. 5, 2021, under extra agenda item 4.3 (b) to adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2021-116 Establishing Position Allocations for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, Budget Unit No. 4012, Health Services Administration and reestablishing the deputy Health Services director as a county classification; and (b) rescind action taken on Oct. 5, 2021, under extra agenda item 4.3 (c) to appoint Jennifer Baker to interim Deputy Health Services director effective Oct. 6, 2021; and (c) rescind action taken on Oct. 5, 2021, under extra agenda item 4.4 to appoint County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson to interim Health Services Director; and (d) appoint CAO Carol Huchingson to interim Health Services Director; and (e) adopt resolution Amending Resolution No. 2021-116 Establishing Position Allocations for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, Budget Unit No. 4012, Health Services Administration and reestablishing the deputy Health Services director as a county classification; and (f) appoint Jennifer Baker to interim Deputy Health Services director effective Oct. 6, 2021.
5.2: Approve electronic submittal of Phase 1 United States Economic Development Administration Build Back Better Regional Challenge Grant Application.
5.3: Approve Budget Transfer in Budget Unit 2703, Animal Care and Control to Object Code 62-74 to complete final payment of backup generator installation and create the capital asset.
5.4: Rescind board action to approve the closure of Child Support Services to the public from noon Oct. 21, 2021, through the end of the day of Oct. 22, 2021.
5.5: Approve Board of Supervisors minutes Sept. 9, Sept. 28 and Oct. 2, 2021.
5.6: (a) Adopt “Resolution Accepting Official Canvass of the Statewide Special Election held on September 14, 2021”; and (b) accept the certification of county elections official of the official canvass of the election results with the official statement of votes prepared by the Registrar of Voters Office.
5.7: (a) Waive the formal bidding process pursuant to section 2-30 8.2 of the County Purchasing Ordinance due to the unique goods and services; and (b) authorize the IT director to issue a purchase order to Tyler Technologies Inc. for Executime clocks in the amount of $44,295.
5.8: Approve a budget transfer in Budget Unit 1671, Buildings & Grounds, to increase capital asset account 62-74 for the purchase of an enclosed cargo trailer.
5.9: a) Adopt resolution authorizing an application for funding through the California Department of Parks and Recreation Rural Recreation & Tourism Program for Courthouse Museum Park and authorize the Public Services director to sign the application, grant agreement and other necessary documents; b) adopt resolution authorizing an application for funding through the California Department of Parks and Recreation Regional Park Program for Mount Konocti Park and authorize the Public Services director to sign the application, grant agreement and other necessary documents.
5.10: Approve agreements between the county of Lake and Enterprise Fleet Management for leased vehicles and authorize the director of Public Works to sign the agreements.
5.11: Sitting as the Board of Directors for the Lake County Watershed Protection District, approve the purchase agreement with Michael S. Mountanos for acquisition of property within the Middle Creek Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Project in the amount of $1,495,600 and authorize the chair of the board of directors to sign the purchase agreement.
5.12: Sitting as the Board of Directors for the Lake County Watershed Protection District, (a) adopt resolution approving reimbursement agreements between the Lake County Watershed Protection District and the city of Lakeport and the city of Clearlake to provide reimbursement for state-mandated pyrethroid sampling and stormwater monitoring services; and (b) and authorize the Water Resources director to sign the agreements.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Introduction of John Harper, new county director for Mendocino and Lake County’s UC Extension program.
6.3, 9:30 a.m.: Consideration of report from Bruce Wilson, executive director of the Workforce Alliance of the Northbay.
6.4, 10:30 a.m.: Hearing on account and proposed assessment for the property located at 6814 Hammond Ave., Nice, CA; APN #031-071-46; Property Owner: Steve M. DeFilippis.
6.5, 11:30 a.m.: Public hearing, discussion and consideration of appeal (AB 21-04) of the Planning Commission approval of major use permit (UP 21-10) and adoption of initial study (IS/MND 21-10) for a commercial cannabis cultivation license (Sourz HVR, Clearlake Oaks); APN’s 006-004-07 (Project Location) and Contiguous Parcels 006-002-04, 006-004-06, 006-002-09, 006-04-24, 00-004-25 and 006-009-36.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of appointment of county supervisor as alternate to the Lake County Audit Committee.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1) — City of Clearlake v. County of Lake, et al.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1) — Flesch v. County of Lake.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(1): Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. County of Lake, et al.
8.4: Public employee evaluation: County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson.
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Supervisors to consider appeal of High Valley cannabis project
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