LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will discuss a request to a regional airport regarding changing procedures to reduce the impact of noise on south county communities.

The‌ ‌board will meet beginning ‌at‌ ‌9‌ ‌a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, 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. ‌ ‌

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In an untimed item, the board will consider a proposed letter to Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport, or STS, encouraging development of approach and departure procedures to mitigate noise impacts by aircraft on the Cobb Mountain communities.

The report to the board from Supervisor Jessica Pyska says the airport “is in the process of updating their Runway Approach Protection Plan. This Approach Feasibility Study is a 5-year project to address noise concerns, receive input from the community surrounding the airport, and to ‘be a good neighbor.’”

Psyka also notes, “The communities of Cobb Mountain and Middletown are impacted by the increasing air traffic approaching and departing runway 14 at STS. As STS develops its Fly Quiet Program through this feasibility study, it is timely and important that the County of Lake take the opportunity to suggest mitigations that will benefit our residents from noise impacts.”

In other business, at 9:15 a.m., the board is scheduled to hold a public hearing, continued from Aug. 13, to consider an appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of a major use permit for Highland Farms, a large cannabis grow next to Highland Springs Recreation Area outside of Lakeport.

However, Community Development Department staff has requested a continuance to analyze additional documents submitted on the project.

Also on Tuesday, at 11 a.m. the board will consider the proposed Lake County Hospital Improvement District.

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

5.1: Adopt proclamation recognizing the month of October 2024 as Filipino American History Month.

5.2: Adopt resolution approving Agreement No. 24-0510-000-SG with California Department of Food and Agriculture for compliance with the High Risk Pest Exclusion Program for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, for $10,612.90.

5.3: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the CalMHSA Participation Agreement for the Remote Supervision Program in the amount of $100,000 for Fiscal Years 2023-2025 and authorize the board chair to sign.

5.4: Adopt Resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors of the County of Lake Authorizing Application to and Participation in the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (“BHCIP”).

5.5: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Star View Children and Family Services Inc. for youth community treatment services and specialty mental health services in the amount of $150,000 for fiscal year 2024-25 and authorize the board chair to sign.

5.6: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between county of Lake and Community Behavioral Health for substance use disorder medication assisted treatment services with no change to the contract max for fiscal year 2024-2025 and authorize the board chair to sign.

5.7: Approve Amendment No. 4 to the agreement between county of Lake and Community Behavioral Health for specialty mental health services with no change to the contract max for fiscal years 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 and authorize the board chair to sign.

5.8: Approve Board of Supervisors meeting minutes Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8, 2024.

5.9: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 2-38.4, Cooperative Purchases, and (b) authorize the IT director to issue a purchase order to Dell Marketing L.P. for Microsoft 365 G3 ‘Step up’ licenses in the amount of $26,470.

5.10: (a) Approve Purchase of one (1) 2024 Ford F-150 Police Responder Crew Cab 4×4 Vehicle from Napa Ford Lincoln in the amount not to exceed $63,000 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.

5.11: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; (b) Approve purchase of a Flygt Replacement Pump; (c) and Authorize the Department Head to issue a purchase order to Xylem not to exceed the amount of $194,400.

TIMED ITEMS

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

6.3, 9:05 a.m.: Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing October 2024 as Filipino Heritage Month in Lake County.

6.4, 9:15 a.m.: Public hearing, continued from Aug. 13, consideration of appeal (AB 24-02) of Planning Commission’s approval of Major Use Permit (UP 20-96), Highland Farms, Appellants: Tom Lajcik, Margaux Kambara and Associates; Location: 7408, 7522, 7527, 7634, & 7746 Highland Springs Road and 7257 & 7357 Amber Ridge Road, Lakeport (APNs 007-006-27, 34, 35, 40, 41, and 007-057-01, 02).

6.5, 9:45 a.m.: Consideration of annual report of the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Advisory Board.

6.6, 10 a.m.: Consideration of proposed two-year plan to complete the Wildfire Benefit Assessment Zone Pilot Project.

6.7, 11 a.m.: Consideration of the proposed Lake County Hospital Improvement District (LCHID).

6.8, 11:15 a.m.: Consideration of “County of Lake, Department of Public Works, FY 2024-2025 Work Plan” Presentation.

UNTIMED ITEMS

7.2: Consideration of proposed letter to Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport encouraging development of approach and departure procedures to mitigate noise impacts by aircraft on the Cobb Mountain communities.

7.3: Consideration of upcoming courthouse facility projects.

7.4: Consideration and discussion of an agreement with AMPM Consulting LLC for departmental and countywide capital improvement planning services, for an amount not to exceed $157,950 and authorize the chair to sign.

7.5: Consideration of an Update to the CAL-Card Program Policies and Procedures Manual.

7.6: Sitting as the Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, consideration of a resolution authorizing hiring incentives and differential add pay for the Lake County Air Quality Management District staff in response to critical hiring and staffing issues in Lake County’s Air Quality Management District.

7.7: Consideration of agreement between county of Lake and Hardeep Singh, MD to perform substance use disorder treatment medical director responsibilities on behalf of Lake County Behavioral Health Services in the amount of $1,819,640 for fiscal year 2024-2025.

7.8: Consideration of Amendment No. 2 to the agreement between county of Lake and Sutter Center for psychiatry for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services associated with acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations in the amount of $300,000 for fiscal year 2023-2024.

7.9: Consideration of the following Advisory Board Appointments: Emergency Medical Care Committee, First Five Lake County, Spring Valley CSA #2.

7.10: Consideration of updated hiring incentive policy.

7.11: Consideration of Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2024-100 Establishing Position Allocations for Fiscal Year 2024-25, Budget Unit No. 8799 Air Quality Management District

7.12: Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District, Board of Directors, consideration of agreement between the county of Lake on behalf of Lake County Sanitation District (LACOSAN), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. for LACOSAN Full Circle Effluent Pipeline Project Update to the 2004 Preliminary Design Report for an amount not to exceed $320,611 and authorize the chair to sign.

7.13 Consideration of (a) Waiving the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; (b) Purchase of a 900 Eco 12-yard Truck Mounted Combination Sewer Cleaner; (c) and authorizing the Department Head to issue a Purchase Order to U-Rock not to exceed the amount of $653,040.

7.14: Sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District, Board of Directors, adopt resolution to approve the memorandum of understanding between Lake County Watershed Protection District, Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, and Robinson Rancheria to execute the USEPA 2024-2027 Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant.

7.15: ADDENDUM, consideration of patch payment on a Public Guardian conservatee “BB” from general funds in an amount not to exceed $30,000 at $5,000 per month, continued from October 8, 2024, Board of Supervisors agenda, item 7.6.

CLOSED SESSION

8.1: Public employee discipline/dismissal/release.

8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9 (d)(1) – FERC Project No. 77, Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project.

8.3, 3 p.m.: Public Employee Appointment Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b) (1): Appointment of Animal Control director.

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