LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors will consider appointments and an updated mental health services contract when it meets this week.

The‌ ‌board will meet beginning ‌at‌ ‌9‌ ‌a.m. Tuesday, July 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, ‌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. ‌ ‌

To‌ ‌participate‌ ‌in‌ ‌real-time, ‌join‌ ‌the‌ ‌Zoom‌ ‌meeting‌ ‌by‌ ‌clicking‌ ‌this‌ ‌link‌. ‌ ‌

The‌ ‌meeting‌ ‌ID‌ ‌is‌ 865 3354 4962, ‌pass code 726865.‌ ‌The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16694449171,,86533544962#,,,,*726865#. The meeting can also be accessed via phone at 669 900 6833.

In an untimed item, the board will consider appointing Sharron Zoller as the new District 5 planning commissioner.

The board also will discuss appointments to the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Board, the Western Region Town Hall, and the local area plan advisory committees for Kelseyville, Lakeport and Upper Lake/Nice.

In another untimed item, the board will consider the third amendment to the agreement between the county of Lake and Community Behavioral Health for specialty mental health services in the amount of $13,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 to 2026.

The amendment explains that the contract is being amended to raise it from a total maximum compensation of $3.2 million to $13 million.

Under the agreement, doctors make $1,394.46 per hour or a flat rate of $6,275.07 for 4.5 hours a day.

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

5.1: Approve amendment to the bylaws of the Big Valley Advisory Council changing the monthly meeting day to the second Wednesday of every month to allow PEG TV to attend.

5.2: Approve first amendment to the agreement by and between California Forensic Medical Group Inc. and the county of Lake for medical services in Lake County Detention Facility for an increase of 4.7% and a new base sum of $4,132,876.50 for the period of Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024, and authorize the county administrative officer and chair to sign.

5.3: Approve annual agreement between the county of Lake and Visit Lake County California for provision of administrative services to Lake County Tourism Improvement District in the amount of $112,500 from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, and authorize chair to sign.

5.4: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2024-68 amending position allocations for fiscal year 2024-2025, Budget Unit No. 2603 Code Enforcement and Budget Unit No. 2702 Planning.

5.5: Adopt resolution approving an agreement with the state of California, Department of Food and Agriculture for State Organic Program Cooperative Agreement # 24-0092-000-SA for $4,565 for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.

5.6: Approve long distance travel for Animal Control Officers Serena Copas and Kaitlyn Murry to attend the Level 1 Equine Investigations Academy in Durango, Colorado, from Aug. 18 to Aug. 24, 2024.

5.7: Approve memorandum of understanding between the county of Lake and the Lake County Continuum of Care to alleviate and prevent homelessness in Lake County and authorize the chair to sign.

5.8: Approve resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Konocti Unified School District ordering a school bond election, and authorizing necessary actions in connection therewith.

5.9: Approve resolution of the South Lake County Fire Protection District Board of Directors calling for a special election for the purpose of establishing a new appropriations limit.

5.10: Approve Board of Supervisors meeting minutes for July 9, 2024.

5.11: Approve first amendment of agreement between the county of Lake and 4LEAF Inc., to extend term to Oct. 1, 2025, and increase compensation by $90,000, for a total compensation not to exceed $140,000, for building permit processing and inspection services, including but not limited to the Maha Guenoc Valley mixed-use development, and authorize the chair to sign.

5.12: Approve fiscal year 2024/2025 renewal of Veterans Subvention Certificate of Compliance and Medi-Cal Cost Avoidance Program Certificate of Compliance and authorize the board chair to sign.

5.13: Adopt proclamation designating the week of July 21 to 27, 2024, as Probation Services Week in Lake County.

5.14: Approve contract between county of Lake and California Department of Social Services for agency adoption services and resource family approval family evaluations, in the amount of $1,218,968, and authorize the chair to sign.

5.15: (a) Approve purchase of two 2025 Ford Explorer police pursuit vehicles from Napa Ford Lincoln in the amount not to exceed $104,000 from the Sheriff/Pursuit Replacement Budget Unit 2217, Object Code 62.72; and (b) authorize the sheriff/coroner or his designee to sign the purchase order.

5.16: Approve agreement between the county of Lake on behalf of CSA-02, Spring Valley and Brelje & Race Consulting Engineers for engineering and design services for the County Service Area #2 (CSA-2) Spring Valley Water Distribution System Improvements Project for an amount not to exceed $259,900, and authorize the chair to sign.

5.17: Sitting as the Board of Directors Lake County Watershed Protection District, approve the agreement for caretaker services at the Highland Springs Recreation Area Park in Lake County, California; approve the lease agreement, and authorize the Water Resources director to sign both agreements.

TIMED ITEMS

6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the Week.

6.3, 9:05 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the week of July 21 to 27, 2024, as Probation Services Week in Lake County.

6.4, 9:15 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of Ordinance 1658 Article V. – Commercial Weighing and Measuring Device Registration Program to reflect the recent legislative changes that amend Section 12240 of the California Business and Professions Code.

6.5, 10 a.m.: Consideration of a contract with The Resiliency Initiative for the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Annexes, not to exceed $165,000, in cooperation with the city of Clearlake and city of Lakeport.

6.6, 11:30 a.m.: Hearing, consideration of post-abatement hearing on account and proposed assessment of abatement; located at 3112 Atholl Road, Lucerne (APN 034-373-01): property owner: Yvonne Cox.

UNTIMED ITEMS

7.2: Consideration of appointment of District 5 planning commissioner.

7.3: Consideration of Amendment No. 3 to the agreement between county of Lake and Community Behavioral Health for specialty mental health services in the amount of $13,000,000 for fiscal years 2023-2026.

7.4: Consideration of the following advisory board appointment: Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, Western Region Town Hall.

7.5: Consideration of appointments to local area plan advisory committees (Kelseyville, Lakeport and Upper Lake/Nice), continued from July 16, 2024.

CLOSED SESSION

8.1: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1) – Cordova v. County of Lake, et al.

8.2: Public employee evaluation: Health Services director.

8.3: Public employee discipline/dismissal/release.

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