LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will get the latest on the renovations of the former Lakeport Armory, which is to house the sheriff’s office headquarters.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, 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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At 10 a.m., the board will consider the update on the remodel of the National Guard Armory to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office administration facility.
Supervisors also will consider plans and specifications for the remodel and authorize the Public Services director to advertise for bids.
The sheriff’s office remains in its longtime offices on Martin Street. The new facility will create a larger campus that includes the Lake County Jail.
The project’s total cost is $20.7 million, according to the report from Public Services Director Lars Ewing.
In other business, at 9:15 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing to consider an ordinance to regulate smoking and commercial tobacco use in the unincorporated areas of Lake County.
At 11:30 a.m., the board will consider a resolution to extend temporary reduction of the cannabis cultivation tax rate, extend temporarily limiting cultivation tax to canopy area through 2025, and rescind the suspension of tax rate increases pursuant to the Consumer Price Index.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt proclamation commending the Lake County Water Resources team for exemplary work orchestrating the 2024 Clear Lake Integrated Science Symposium, or CLISS.
5.2: Approve continuation of local emergency by the Lake County Sheriff/Office of Emergency Services director for the 2024 late January and early February winter storms.
5.3: Approve continuation of proclamation declaring a Clear Lake hitch emergency.
5.4: Approve continuation of proclamation of the existence of a local emergency due to pervasive tree mortality.
5.5: Approve continuation of emergency proclamation declaring a shelter crisis in the county of Lake.
5.6: Adopt resolution approving the annual Fiscal Year 2024-2025 update to the three-year Lake County Mental Health Services Act Program and Expenditure Plan.
5.7: Approve Board of Supervisors minutes for July 23, 2024, July 30, 2024, and Aug. 6, 2024.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:04 a.m.: New and noteworthy at the library.
6.4, 9:05 a.m.: Consideration of lighting the Lake County Superior Courthouse in purple in recognition and honor of International Overdose Awareness Day.
6.5, 9:06 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation commending the Lake County Water Resources team for exemplary work orchestrating the 2024 Clear Lake Integrated Science Symposium, or CLISS.
6.6, 9:15 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of an ordinance to regulate smoking and commercial tobacco use in the unincorporated areas of Lake County.
6.7, 10 a.m.: a) Consideration of update on the remodel of the National Guard Armory to the Lake County Sheriff Administration Facility; and b) consideration of plans and specifications for the remodel of the National Guard Armory to the Lake County Sheriff Administration Facility, and authorize the Public Services director to advertise for bids.
6.8, 10:30 a.m.: Consideration of the June 30, 2024, report of Lake County pooled investments.
6.9, 11:30 a.m. : Consideration of resolution to extend temporary reduction of the cannabis cultivation tax rate, extend temporarily limiting cultivation tax to canopy area through 2025, and rescind the suspension of tax rate increases pursuant to the Consumer Price Index.
6.10, 1:30 p.m.: Hearing, consideration of a) appeal (AB 23-03) of Planning Commission’s decision to revoke a major use permit (UP19-15) for Legendary Farms, at 2290 Soda Bay Road, Lakeport (APN 008-010-29) for high severity violations and deem Justin Smith and Melissa Smith responsible persons; and b) appeals (AB 23-02 Roberto Estrada; and AB 23-04 Michael Wegner) of the Planning Commission’s decision to deem these persons as responsible persons for the high severity violations at Legendary Farms (UP 19-15).
6.11, 3 p.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, notification of office closure and reduction of services.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of the agreement between county of Lake and BHC Heritage Oaks Hospital, Inc., for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services associated with acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalization in the amount of $300,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
7.3: Consideration of the following appointment to the Mental Health Advisory Board.
7.4: Consideration of memorandum of understanding and funding agreement between county of Lake and Rural Communities Housing Development Corporation, or RCHDC, and authorize the chair to sign.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Closed session item, conference with legal counsel: Decision whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(4): One potential case.
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