Board of Supervisors to discuss lease revenue bonds for sheriff's headquarters remodel

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will consider lease revenue bonds to fund the new sheriff's headquarters, and hear presentations on the county's opioid settlement funds and on flood insurance.

The‌ ‌board will meet beginning ‌at‌ ‌9‌ ‌a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 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.

At 9:05 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing to consider approving lease revenue bonds of up to $25 million to remodel the former Lakeport National Guard Armory facility into the Lake County Sheriff's Office headquarters.

The staff report for the discussion said the remodel's construction agreement is expected to be brought before the board on Dec. 17. It calls for a 16-month construction timeframe.

At 9:45 a.m., the board will hear a presentation on the county's opioid settlement funds expenditure plan and consider approving a letter of support for Lake County Behavioral Health Services' Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program grant application.

At 10:15 a.m., the supervisors also will hear a presentation on the National Flood Insurance Program.

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

5.1: Adopt resolution approving agreement No. 23-0529-016-SF with California Department of Food Agriculture for Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (GWSS) program of $28,257.75 for July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.

5.2: Adopt resolution approving agreement No. 24-0388-025-SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for compliance with the Sudden Oak Death quarantine program for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, in the amount of $2,809.91.

5.3: Approve closure of the Auditor-Controller/Clerk Office from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13.

5.4: Approve continuation of emergency proclamation declaring a shelter crisis in the County of Lake.

5.5: Approve continuation of proclamation of the existence of a local emergency due to pervasive tree mortality.

5.6: Approve continuation of proclamation declaring a Clear Lake hitch emergency.

5.7: Approve continuation of local emergency by the Lake County Sheriff/OES director for the 2024 late January, early February winter storms.

5.8: Approve continuation of proclamation of a local health emergency by the Lake County health officer for the Boyles Fire.

5.9: Approve continuation of a local emergency by the Lake County Sheriff/OES director for the 2024 Boyles Fire.

5.10: Approve continuation of local emergency proclamation by the Lake County Sheriff/OES director for the Glenhaven Fire.

5.11: Approve Board of Supervisors minutes for June 20 to 21, Oct. 22 and Nov. 5, 2024.

5.12: Authorize closure of the Community Development Department to the public on Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. for all-staff training.

5.13: Approve SafeRx grant application for the California Overdose Prevention Network Coalition funding for $75,000 per year for three years.

5.14: Approve request to close the Probation Department on Thursday, Dec. 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for all-staff training.

5.15: Approve the qualified list from the request for qualifications for on-call civil engineering services.

5.16: Accept the offers of dedication and adopt the resolution approving the final subdivision map — Valley Oaks Subdivision Village PDC II Phase I.

5.17: Adopt resolution expressing support for the Lower Lake HoliDAZE Street Fair and temporarily authorizing a road closure, prohibiting parking, and authorizing removal of vehicles and ordering the Department of Public Works to post signs.

5.18: Approve the purchase of one vehicle from Pape' Kenworth in the amount of $244,728.49 for the heavy equipment fleet and authorize the Public Works director/assistant purchasing agent to sign the sales order.

5.19: Approve amendment two to the engineering services agreement for staff augmentation between the county of Lake and Coastland Civil Engineering LLC, increasing the not-to-exceed amount to $750,000, and authorize the chair to sign amendment two.

5.20: Authorize the Department of Public Works to apply for an FY 2025 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant for the South Main Street/Soda Bay Road project and authorize the chair to sign a letter of support.

5.21: Adopt resolution authorizing the department head of Lake County Department of Social Services to apply for and accept the County Allocation Award under Round 6 of the Transitional Housing Program and Round 3 of the Housing Navigation and Maintenance Program.

5.22: Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District, Board of Directors, approve purchase of a submersible pump assembly to replace the pump at Lift Station No. 2 in the Northwest Wastewater System from DXP Enterprises Inc. in the amount not to exceed $120,372.40.

5.23: Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, adopt resolution revising the fiscal year 2024-2025 adopted budget of the County of Lake by closing out Fund 702 State Revolving Loan Fund Northwest and appropriating unanticipated revenues to Lake County Sanitation District Northwest Regional Capital Improvement Reserve designation, in the amount of $2,521,281, to make appropriations in the Budget Units 8355, Object Code 783.18-00, 783.61-60, and 783.62-74 for multiple capital improvement projects.

5.24: Approve agreement between the county of Lake on behalf of CSA No. 2 Spring Valley, CSA No. 6 Finley, CSA No. 13 Kono Tayee, CSA No. 20 Soda Bay, CSA No. 21 North Lakeport, Kelseyville County Water Works District No. 3, and Lake County Sanitation District and Brelje & Race Consulting Engineers and LACO Associates for on-call civil engineering and design services, award the identified task orders, and authorize the chair to sign.

TIMED ITEMS

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

6.3, 9:05 a.m.: Public hearing, (a) consideration of lease financing by the county of Lake and Lake County Public Financing Authority to provide financing for certain public capital improvements (seated as the Lake County Board of Supervisors and Board of Directors for Lake County Public Financing Authority). (b) Seated as the Lake County Board of Supervisors, consideration of resolution of the county of Lake approving proceedings by the Lake County Public Financing Authority for the issuance of lease revenue bonds in an initial aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000. (c) Seated as the Board of Directors for Lake County Public Financing Authority, consideration of resolution of the Lake County Public Financing Authority authorizing the issuance of lease revenue bonds in an initial aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000.

6.4, 9:45 a.m.: (a) Presentation of the county of Lake's opioid settlement funds expenditure plan; and (b) approve letter of support for Lake County Behavioral Health Services' Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program grant application.

6.5, 10:15 a.m.: Presentation of the National Flood Insurance Program.

6.6, 11:15 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of resolution adopting the Title VI implementation plan.

6.7, 11:30 a.m.: Consideration of a lease agreement between the county of Lake and Lakeport Plaza LLC, for office space at 55 1st St., Lakeport.

UNTIMED ITEMS

7.2: Consideration of advanced salary step appointment of Danielle Dizon to Health Services administrative manager.

7.3: (a) Consideration of contract change order No. 1 to the construction contract between Lake County and Stewart Engineering Inc., for the construction of the Chalk Mountain Bridge Replacement Project (Federal Project No. BRLO-5914(094)) in the amount of $25,270.77, increasing the original contract amount of $6,176,906 to a new contract amount of $6,202,176.77, and authorize the chair to sign the change order. (b) Consideration of contract change order No. 2 to the construction contract between Lake County and Stewart Engineering, Inc., for the construction of the Chalk Mountain Bridge Replacement Project (Federal Project No. BRLO-5914(094)) in the amount of $52,668, increasing the contract amount from $6,202,176.77 to a new contract amount of $6,254,844.77, and authorize the chair to sign the change order.

7.4: (a) Consideration of contract change order No. 1 to the construction contract between Lake County and Greg Simpson Trucking Inc., for the construction of the Socrates Mine Road landslide repair project (Federal Project No. FEMA-4308-DR-CA) in the amount of $9,722.10, increasing the original contract amount of $491,864.53 to a new contract amount of $501,586.63, and authorize the chair to sign the change order. (b) Consideration of contract change order No. 2 to the construction contract between Lake County and Greg Simpson Trucking Inc., for the construction of the Socrates Mine Road landslide repair project (Federal Project No. FEMA-4308-DR-CA) in the amount of $139,200.25, increasing the contract amount from $501,586.63 to a new contract amount of $640,786.88, and authorize the chair to sign the change order.

CLOSED SESSION

8.1: Public employee evaluation: Public Works director.

8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2), (e)(1) – One potential case.

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