LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will hear about a new homebuyer assistance program meant to help residents of counties like Lake purchase homes that are not in high fire hazard severity areas.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, 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 11 a.m., the board will receive a presentation on the Golden State Finance Authority ReCoverCA Homebuyer Assistance Program.
The program, funded by a $28 million grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, is designed to help low- and moderate-income residents, both homeowners or renters, of the most impacted and distressed California counties to relocate outside of high fire hazard severity zones.
A workshop on the program will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, at the Clear Lake Masonic Lodge in Clearlake.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.2: Approve closure of the Auditor-Controller/Clerk’s Office from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, July 26.
5.3: Approve agreement between county of Lake and Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services associated with acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations in the amount of $50,000 for fiscal year 2024-25 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.4: Approve Board of Supervisors meeting minutes for Feb. 7, 2023, and Feb. 27, 2024.
5.5: Approve Resolution 2024-23 of the Clearlake City Council calling for and providing for and giving notice of the general municipal election to be held in the city of Clearlake, county of Lake, state of California, on the fifth day of November, 2024, for the purpose of electing three city council members, each to hold a term of four years, or until their successors are elected and qualified, and requesting approval of the Lake County Board of Supervisors for election services to be provided by the county elections department.
5.6: Approve the supplemental services agreement with Strata Architecture Planning Management for architecture and engineering consulting services for multiple county building roof projects in an amount not to exceed $258,855 and authorize the chair to sign the agreement.
5.7: Approve the site license agreement with New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC and California Internet LP for occupancy of tower on Buckingham Peak, which will provide $300/month to the county and authorize the chair to sign the agreement.
5.8: Approve amendment No. 2 between the county of Lake and Keefe Group for a one-year contract extension for fiscal year 2024-25 with no change from the original contract and authorize the chairperson to sign.
5.9: a) Waive the formal bidding requirement; and b) authorize the sheriff/coroner or his designee to issue a purchase order in the amount not to exceed $50,500 to Dell Marketing L.P. for 20 computers and monitors for the Sheriff's Office and 20 computers and monitors for the Lake County Jail/Hill Road Facility.
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, 9:20 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration/discussion of naming a certain existing unnamed road, Gliderport Road, Middletown.
6.5, 10:15 a.m.: Presentation on Lake County Behavioral Health Services Mental Health Services Act annual update for fiscal year 2024-25 and approval of modifications to the three-year plan spanning 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26.
6.6, 10:45 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of resolution appointing road commissioner for the county of Lake.
6.7, 11 a.m.: Consideration of presentation on Golden State Finance Authority ReCoverCA Homebuyer Assistance Program.
6.8, 11:30 a.m.: Consideration of debt management policies and actions: a) Rescind prior fund balance policy, and approve fund balance, general reserve, and debt management policy; b) Approve Lake County Debt Advisory Committee policy; c) Consideration of two options for financing the Armory Repurposing Project (Lake County Sheriff’s headquarters), and direction to staff, as appropriate; d) Direction to staff to bring back final bond issuance agreement for approval; e) Authorize the county administrative officer to sign all applicable documents prior to the final bond issuance agreement.
6.9, 1 p.m.: Consideration of Lake County Tourism Improvement District 2023 Annual Marketing Report.
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 (UP19-15).
6.11, 2 p.m.: Presentation of billing and fiscal data from Lake County Behavioral Health Services and status of repayment to short-term loan from the general fund.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of agreement between county of Lake and Community Behavioral Health for substance use disorder medication assisted treatment services in the amount of $3,060,036 for fiscal year 2024-25.
7.3: Consideration of the agreement between county of Lake and New Life Health Authority dba New Life LLC for substance use disorder outpatient drug-free services, intensive outpatient treatment services, and narcotic treatment program services in the amount of $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2024-25.
7.4: Consideration of amendment No. 3 to the agreement between County of Lake and Community Behavioral Health for specialty mental health services in the amount of $13,000,000 for fiscal years 2023-26.
7.5: Erratum, consideration of appointments to local area plan advisory committees (Cobb Mountain, Kelseyville, Lakeport, Lower Lake, Middletown, Rivieras, Shoreline Communities and Upper Lake/Nice).
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), (e)(1) – Two potential cases.
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Supervisors to hear presentation on homebuyer assistance program
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