LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors will discuss directing staff to create a policy for warming and cooling centers and continue its consideration of chief public defender candidates this week.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
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In a matter timed for 9:30 a.m., the board will consider giving staff direction regarding the crafting of a policy or plan for warming and cooling centers.
Supervisor Bruno Sabatier, who requested the item be brought before the board, said in his memo that during extreme weather events, “our most vulnerable are impacted in ways that could be hazardous to their health and safety. While emergencies such as last year's winter snow event are rare and requires us to react in similar ways to a fire, extreme heat and extreme cold without the emergency shouldn't be reactionary, it should be planned.”
He pointed out that the county “does not have a specific plan to pull off the shelf each time we get a weather advisory. Too often entire days, especially Sunday, are without assistance to our vulnerable community members to provide respite from the extreme weather. With a plan of action, our staff and our community members can predict what actions will be taken for these events rather than waiting to see what we have been able to pull together.”
He’s requesting that the Behavioral Health, Library, Office of Emergency Services, Public Health and Social Services departments meet to formulate a plan for extreme heat and extreme cold weather events that will come back for approval by the Board of Supervisors.
“This will allow for public input and public knowledge that this is our plan of action for future events,” Sabatier wrote.
During a closed session scheduled for 1:30 p.m., the board will continue its consideration of chief public defender candidates.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, authorize the air pollution control officer to extend the memorandum of understanding by and between county of Mendocino and the Lake County Air Quality Management District for air pollution control officer duties through Oct. 1, 2023.
5.2: Approve Amendment No. 2 for Public Health officer professional services contract to extend an additional month for an amount not to exceed $6,000 a month for the term of the agreement and authorize chair to sign.
5.3: Approve agreement between the county of Lake and Kings View Professional Services for MIS support services in the amount of $93,168 for Fiscal Year 2023-24 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.4: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between county of Lake and Redwood Community Services Inc. for the Tule House residential substance use disorder treatment services, ASAM Level 3.1 with no change to the contract maximum for FY 2022-23 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.5: Approve Board of Supervisors minutes for July 11, 2023.
5.6: Second Reading of Ordinance Amending Chapter 5 of the Lake County Code and adopting by reference Appendices C and J of the 2022 California Building Code, Part 2 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24.
5.7: Adopt proclamation designating the month of August 2023 as Breastfeeding Awareness Month.
5.8: Approve side Letter to In-Home Supportive Services memorandum of understanding ratified through Dec. 31, 2023, to allow use of REVA software system for provider enrollment and authorize the chair to sign.
5.9: Approve the first amendment to contract between the county of Lake and Tennyson Center for Children, and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:07 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:15 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of August 2023 as Breastfeeding Awareness Month.
6.4, 9:30 a.m. Discussion and direction to staff regarding crafting a policy/plan for warming and cooling centers.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1, 1:30 p.m.: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b) (1): Interviews for chief public defender, appointment of chief public defender.
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Supervisors to discuss warming and cooling center plan, chief public defender hire
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