LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will hold a discussion with federal officials about the strategy for helping the Clear Lake hitch.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 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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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., sitting as the Lake County Board of Directors of the Watershed Protection District, the supervisors will get a presentation and discussion on the Clear Lake Hitch Conservation Strategy from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and discuss the proposal.
The hitch, a minnow native to Clear Lake, was listed as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act in 2014, has been proposed for Federal Endangered Species Act listing several times since and is now up for a listing decision in 2025, according to the report for the item from Water Resources staffers Angela DePalma-Dow and Jordan Beaton.
Their report explains, “a conservation strategy or recovery plan is useful for identifying activities, actions, efforts, and management that will lead to conservation and recovery of the target species.”
Fish and Wildlife biologist Jerrod Sellers will present the conservation strategy and afterward the board will be asked to provide feedback that can be used to finalize the conservation strategy, staff explained.
“Once the document is finalized, it will be brought back to the board for approval, so that funding priorities and opportunities can become available for the Clear Lake Hitch,” the report said.
The supervisors declared an emergency for the hitch in February 2023. As part of its consent agenda for the Tuesday meeting, the board is expected to continue that emergency.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Approve continuation of emergency proclamation declaring a shelter crisis in the county of Lake.
5.2: Approve continuation of proclamation of the existence of a local emergency due to pervasive tree mortality.
5.3: Approve continuation of proclamation declaring a Clear Lake hitch emergency.
5.4: Approve continuation of local emergency by the Lake County sheriff/OES director for the 2024 late January, early February winter storms.
5.5: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between the county of Lake and California Hearing Officers LLP for hearing officer services in the amount of $37,000.00 for fiscal year 2023-2024 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.6: Approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement between county of Lake and I.D.E.A. for consulting for professional consulting services in the amount of $33,345.00 for fiscal year 2023-2024 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.7: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the 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 $87,350.00 for fiscal years 2022-2024 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.8: Approve Board of Supervisors minutes for April 23, 2024.
5.9: Approve the general services agreement between the county of Lake and STRATA Architecture Planning Management for architecture and engineering consulting services, and authorize the chair to sign the agreement.
5.10: Approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement between the county of Lake and STRATA Architecture Planning Management for engineering and design services to evaluate the Lake County Courthouse HVAC system, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.11: Approve Task Order No.4 for on-call construction management services, with MGE Engineering Inc. for HBP-Funded Bridge Project BRLO-5914(111) Bartlett Springs Road over Bartlett Creek in Lake County in the amount of $305,675.39, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.12: Approve Amendment No. 5 to agreement for construction support services with MGE Engineering Inc. for HBP-Funded Bridge Project BRLO-5914(094) Chalk Mountain Road over Cache Creek in Lake County, in the amount of $671,952.04, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.13: Approve waiving the 900 hour extra help limit for staff in the sheriff’s office.
5.14: (a) Rescind Purchase order #SO034 in the amount of $41,559.32 to Command Communications and (b) authorize the sheriff or his designee to issue a new purchase order in the same amount to Motorola Solutions.
5.15: Sitting as the Board of Directors of Lake County Watershed Protection District, adopt resolution authorizing acceptance of grant funds for AEM (airborne electromagnetic) survey of Lake County’s groundwater basins for the amount not to succeed of $300,000.
5.16: Approve the agreement between county of Lake and Clean Lakes Inc. for the Aquatic Vegetation Management Program for fiscal year 2023-2024 not to exceed an amount of $262,500 and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:05 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Board of Directors of the Watershed Protection District, consideration of presentation and discussion on the Clear Lake Hitch Conservation Strategy from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
6.4, 10 a.m.: Public hearing, (a) consideration and presentation of the fire mitigation fee nexus studies; and (b) consideration of ordinance amending Article I of Chapter 27 of the Lake County Code - Fire Mitigation Fees.
6.5, 10:30 a.m.: Consideration and presentation of Lake County Parks, Recreation, and Trails Master Plan.
6.6, 11 a.m.: a) Consideration and presentation of the Soda Bay Corridor Evacuation Route Planning and Maintenance Grant Project and; b) consideration and approval of the Soda Bay Corridor Evacuation Plan prepared by Headway Transportation Consultants.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Review and consideration of resolution amending Resolution No. 2023-117 establishing a position allocation for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, Budget Unit No. 1903 Department of Public Works to provide for a limited-term Public Works director allocation.
7.3: Consideration of Amendment No. 1 to 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 $175,000.00 for fiscal year 23-24 and authorize the board chair to sign.
7.4: Presentation of billing and fiscal data from Lake County Behavioral Health Services and status of repayment to short-term loan from the general fund.
7.5: Consideration of the following Advisory Board appointments: Lower Lake Waterworks District One Board of Directors, Upper Lake Cemetery District.
CONSENT AGENDA
8.1: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b) (1): Interviews for Water Resources director; appointment of Water Resources director.
8.2: Public Employee Appointment Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b) (1): Interviews for Special Districts administrator; appointment of Special Districts administrator.
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Board of Supervisors to hear from federal officials on Clear Lake hitch strategy
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