LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors will discuss a plan to offer hiring incentives for sheriff’s office personnel and get an update on the effort to clean up a major mercury mine.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, 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, online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and on the county’s Facebook page. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
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In an untimed item, the board will consider a resolution authorizing emergency hiring incentives and one-time retention stipend for the Lake County Sheriff's Office in response to critical hiring and staffing Issues in Lake County's Dispatch Center and the jail.
The proposal follows the discussion of Sheriff Brian Martin’s hiring challenges with the board last week.
The board also will be asked to consider as the funding source either cannabis generated funds or fund balance carryover.
In another untimed item, the board will consider its response to the 2021-22 Grand Jury Final Report.
At 10:30 a.m., the board will hear a presentation regarding energy conservation recommendations and facilities condition assessments for county facilities.
At 11 a.m., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 9 Sulphur Bank Mine Superfund Site Team will present an update regarding its progress toward a cleanup plan.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt proclamation recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month in Lake County.
5.2: Approve continuation of proclamation of the existence of a local emergency due to pervasive tree mortality.
5.3: Adopt proclamation designating the month of September National Suicide Prevention Month, the week of Sept. 4 10 as National Suicide Prevention Week, and Sept. 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day.
5.4: Approve purchase order for Sutter Center for psychiatry for acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalization and professional services associated with acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations in the amount of $75,000 and authorize the department head to sign.
5.5: Approve Board of Supervisors minutes for Aug. 23.
5.6: Second Reading of Ordinance Adding Article X to Chapter 5 of the Lake County Code and adopting a water efficient landscape ordinance, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.7: Approve continuation of resolution authorizing teleconferenced meetings during a state of emergency continue to exist.
5.8: Approve continuation of a local health emergency related to the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) as proclaimed by the Lake County Public Health officer.
5.9: Adopt resolution approving Lake County Health Services Department to submit a renewal application and certification statement for the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Grant with the California Department of Public Health for fiscal year 2022 through 2023, in the amount of $275,083.32 and authorizing the board chair to sign said certification and health services director to sign application.
5.10: Approve continuation of a local health emergency and order prohibiting the endangerment of the community through the unsafe removal, transport, and disposal of fire debris for the LNU Complex wildfire.
5.11: a) Waive the formal bidding requirement; and b) authorize the IT director to issue purchase orders to Dell Marketing L.P. for Microsoft Apps for Enterprise licenses; and c) authorize IT director to sign Microsoft Enterprise Agreement enrollment paperwork.
5.12: Sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District, adopt resolution authorizing the Lake County Watershed Protection District Board Chair to execute a lease agreement between the Lake County Watershed Protection District and the Scotts Valley Energy Corp.
5.13: Approve continuation of a local emergency due to COVID-19.
5.14: Approve continuation of a local emergency in Lake County in response to the LNU Lightning Complex wildfire event.
5.15: Approve continuation of an emergency declaration for drought conditions.
5.16: (a) Approve food services agreement with Summit with an Oct. 1, 2022, effective date, to supervise the preparation and service of meals at the Lake County Jail/Hill Road Facility for a period of three years, with two one-year extensions and authorize the chair to sign; and (b) approve a revised purchase order with Trinity in an amount not to exceed $110,000 for the period July 29, 2022, to Oct. 1, 2022.
5.17: Authorize the closure of Special Districts Administration Office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30.
TIMED ITEMS
6.3, 9:07 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of September National Suicide Prevention Month, the week of Sept. 4 through 10 as National Suicide Prevention Week, and Sept. 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day.
6.4, 9:08 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month in Lake County.
6.5, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of the Lake County Pool and Recreation Center Feasibility Study.
6.6, 10 a.m.: Presentation of certificates to the participants of the CSAC William “Bill” Chiat Institute for Excellence in County Government.
6.7, 10:30 a.m.: a) Consideration of presentation of energy conservation recommendations for county facilities; and b) consideration of presentation of facilities condition assessments for county facilities.
6.8, 11 a.m.: Presentation by US EPA Region 9 Sulphur Bank Mine Superfund Site Team regarding progress towards a cleanup plan.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Discussion and consideration of a letter of support from Rural County Representatives of California to provide additional cost-share funding for the California Disaster Assistance Act for Tree Mortality.
7.3: Consideration of response to the 2021-22 Grand Jury Final Report.
7.4: Consideration of update of 2022 committee assignments for members of the Board of Supervisors.
7.5: Consideration of the following advisory board appointment: Lake County Mental Health Board.
7.6: (a) Consideration of resolution authorizing emergency hiring incentives and one-time retention stipend for the Lake County Sheriff's Office in response to critical hiring and staffing Issues in Lake County's Dispatch Center and Detention Facility, and (b) consideration of funding source as either cannabis generated funds, or fund balance carryover.
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Supervisors to discuss sheriff’s office hiring incentives, Sulphur Bank Mine cleanup update
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