BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Lassen County Board of Supervisors convene in Regular
Session at
1)
Conference with real property
negotiator: a) Location - Property
located on Fairgrounds Road, Susanville, (APN 105-320-14); b) Negotiator - CAO
2)
Conference with real property
negotiator: a) Location - 1410A and
1410D Chestnut Street, Susanville (APN: 105-030-46); b)
Negotiator - CAO
3) Claims: Claim of Chris and Misty Morgan, "Morgan
Properties", presented
Present in the Closed Session are Supervisors
The Lassen County Board of Supervisors reconvenes in Regular
Session on
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION
The Deputy County Clerk announces the Closed Session dealt with discussion on:
1)
Conference with Legal Counsel:
Significant exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (b) of
Government Code Section 5496.9 (if needed) - No reportable action taken.
2)
Conference with real property negotiator:
a) Location - Property located on Fairgrounds Road, Susanville, (APN
105-320-14); b) Negotiator - CAO
3)
Conference with real property negotiator:
a) Location - 1410A and 1410D Chestnut Street, Susanville (APN 105-030-46);
(b) Negotiator – CAO
4)
Claims: Claim of Chris and Misty
Morgan, "Morgan Properties", presented 2/20/2007 – Reject claim.
Claim of Tammie Stone, presented 2/21/2007 – Reject claim. Claim of Allona S. Egyed, presented 2/23/2007
– send Notice of Insufficiency of Claim.
Claim of Jason E. Egyed, presented 2/23/2007 – send Notice of Refusal of
Claim Not Timely Filed.
AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by
Supervisor Pyle and carried, to approve the agenda as posted.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Steve Robinson of Mountain Meadows Conservancy
requests the Supervisors re-open the Sierra Pacific Industries zoning issues to
accept materials received during the last month; feels the Board should at
least take time to consider the items received.
PUBLIC HEARINGS – SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES –
REZONES
The public hearings for four Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) rezones are
re-opened at 10:20 (#2006-59(A) and (B), 10:25 (#2006-59(C) and 10:30 a.m. (#2006-59(D). Three
proposals are to rezone from “TPZ” (Timber Production Zone) to “A-F”
(Agricultural Forest): #2006-59(A) to
rezone 865.9 acres; # 2006-59(B) to rezone
approximately 1723 acres; #2006-59(D) to
rezone approximately 2271 acres.
Proposal #2006-59(C) is a
request to rezone approximately 638 from "TPZ" (Timber Production
Zone) to "U-C-2-NH" (Upland Conservation/Resource Management with a
Natural Habitat Combining District).
Vice Chairman Hanson states that although he was not
present at the public hearings on February 13, 2007, he has listened to the
tape of the hearing and has read the minutes; feels he has done due diligence
and can preside at and participate in these hearings. The Public Hearing was closed on February 13,
2007 to public comments and additional testimony.
Vice-Chairman Hanson opens the meeting to public
comment and to correspondence received since the meeting of February 13th
meeting.
Steve Robinson thanks the Board for re-opening
the meeting. He feels there are parts of
the rezone requests that are bigger than we realize such as the headwaters of
Pine Creek in
Cedric Twight of SPI states the rezones from TPZ
to A-F is well supported by a categorical exemption. He states they feel that the move from TPZ to
U-C 2 is not as well supported by a categorical exemption and SPI would like to
table that rezone for initial study and some other finding to be made. He is disappointed to hear that SPI’s
comments about potential other uses is being construed as “some sort of the
truth in terms of what some future action would be”. This rezone is simply a rezone to A-F, which
is as restrictive as TPZ or more restrictive.
Any finding otherwise is strictly speculation.
Supervisor Chapman requests all of the
information received since the
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle that the Board
take no action with regard to the prepared zone change and refer the matter
back to staff for additional environmental review. Supervisor Keefer seconds the motion. The motion carries on a roll call vote with
Supervisor Hanson voting NO, and Supervisor Dahle absent.
Supervisor Hanson states he would have voted to
send the change to U-C 2 back for further environmental review, but he feels
the A-F and TPZ zoning are very close.
He feels that an environmental analysis of any project of a large
magnitude would be done, but does not think this is the appropriate point to do
that. He reminds staff and the audience
that sending this back for further environmental analysis does not mean that an
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will be required.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Supervisor Hanson requests the minutes of
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by
Supervisor Pyle, and carried to take the noted action on the following Consent
Calendar items:
Approve minutes of
CORRECTION TO MINUTES
Approve correction to minutes of
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ITEM
PERSONNEL REPORT
Receive and file Personnel
Movement report for January, 2007.
AUDITOR & TREASURER DEPARTMENTS ITEM
REPORT
Receive and file Treasurer's Fund
Balance Report and Auditor's verification for the month of February, 2007.
HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES ITEM
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Adopt Resolution No.07-009 for
Environmental Health Local Enforcement Agency Grant Application for FY
2007/2008, and authorize the CAO to execute the grant application.
(009)
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ITEMS
SURVEYOR DIVISION - ODETTE SWIFT
Adopt Resolution No. 07-006
approving Parcel Map #2005-47, Odette Swift.
SURVEYOR DIVISION - DAVID AND
ROBIN ROOF
Adopt Resolution No. 07-007
approving Parcel Map #2006-18, David and Robin Roof.
SURVEYOR DIVISION - LAURNA
CARPENTER
Adopt Resolution No. 07-008
approving Parcel Map #2006-106, Laurna Carpenter.
ROADS
Approve Amendment No. 3 to Agreement
with Pacific Hydrologic Inc. for the Location and Design Hydraulic Studies for
the
TRANSPORTATION
Approve the $15,321 apportionment
of County’s share of FY 2005/2006 and FY 2006/2007 Local Transportation Fund
(LTF) apportionment (Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities Funds) and direct staff
to submit Claim to Lassen County Transportation Commission (LCTC).
BID AWARD
Award the bid to Albina Asphalt,
BID AWARD
Award the bid to Sierra Cascade
Aggregate and Asphalt Products,
TREASURER/TAX COLLECTOR ITEMS
REPORTS
Receive and file Treasurer's
Investment Reports for January, 2007 and February, 2007.
PRISON TRIAL COSTS REIMBURSEMENT ITEM
REPORTS
Receive and file Recaps of CCC
Prison Trials Cost Reimbursement Billing and High Desert State Prison Trial
Costs Billing for the months of July 2006 through February 2007.
COUNTY CLERK ITEM
Supervisor Hanson requests the spelling of SPI
representative’s name be corrected to read Cedric Twight in the minutes of
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by
Supervisor Chapman and carried, with the noted change, and with Supervisor
Hanson abstaining, to approve the minutes of
PUBLIC HEARING – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
The public hearing for Lassen County Groundwater
Management Plan is opened at
Farm Advisor
COMMENTS IN FAVOR
Baxter Creek resident Phil Nemir states this plan
is a great start; there is a lot of great information. This issue will become more important down
the line. He is concerned about the
declining groundwater trends in Herlong and would like to know how that would
be addressed. The plan has no
enforcement teeth. He feels there may be
problems with the Honey Lake Groundwater District that should be modified as
needed. States having the committee
continue is good, but if they have no ability to enforce anything or try to
address the issues seriously, asks what are we left with?
Adin resident Dale Albaugh states he has not
studied the groundwater plan but feels adopting it is a good start. They are already starting on a groundwater
plan in
Vice-Chairman Hanson thanks the working group and
everyone who participated in the meetings.
Lassen County Farm Bureau member Luke Garrod
explains comments previously written to the Board. The Farm Bureau understands the plan is a
broad and open plan and details of management are unknown. Comments were meant
to give a little direction in form to the plan so there is a foresight of what
the outcomes of the districts will be.
The public hearing is closed at 11:04 a.m.
Supervisor Pyle states that the Farm Bureau
amendments were very good.
Supervisor Keefer states the Farm Bureau and City
comments need to be looked at a later time; agrees that more needs to be known
about resources through monitoring data; grants need to be aggressively
pursued. Need to monitor residential
wells along the escarpment from Susanville to Hallelujah Junction. He is in support of the plan.
Supervisor Chapman states the amendments
suggested by the Farm Bureau are mostly minor.
Is pleased with the plan and feels it is one of the best products by
consultants he’s seen in 30 years.
It is moved by Supervisor Chapman and seconded by
Supervisor Pyle to adopt the plan.
Supervisor Hanson suggests allowing for some small editorial adjustments
to respond to the comments that have been received. The motion is carried unanimously on roll
call vote with Supervisor Dahle absent.
UNAGENDIZED BOARD REPORTS
1.
Supervisor
Chapman reports he, as Isaac Roop, has to leave to attend a Historical Society
function. He attended a Veterans
Memorial Building Task Force meeting with a presentation by
2.
Supervisor
Chapman designates $500 from his discretionary fund to support this
program.
3.
Supervisor
Chapman thanks the Public Works Department for resolving an issue regarding a burial site dispute at
4.
Supervisor
Chapman announces that he notified the Lahontan Water Quality Control Board of
his resignation on that board. He has
many local concerns, such as the community swimming pool, county space needs
and the court facility projects coming up and the Lahontan board is very time
consuming.
Supervisor Chapman departs at
Recess
PERSONNEL
It is
moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by Supervisor Pyle and carried to approve
the abolishment of the position of Mental Health Case Management Supervisor,
Range 22, Mid-Management, Mental Health Department, H&SS; and approve the
establishment of the position of Administrative Assistant (Quality Oversight),
Range 20, Mid-Management Bargaining Unit, Quality Improvement Office, H&SS.
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle,
seconded by Supervisor Keefer and carried to approve the request to increase by
5% the "Y" rating established for Ms. Joanna Zimmermann, Public
Health Nurse, Range 27, Step E, UPEC, ($73,716 per year) in conjunction with
her promotion to the position of Senior Public Health Nurse, Range 29, Step E,
Mid-Management.
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
TRAINING
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle,
seconded by Supervisor Keefer, and carried to approve the following mandated
training travel authorization requests for:
1) Probation Officer Rebecca Johnson, to
attend the mandatory Standards & Training for Corrections (STC) Core
Training in San Jose, April 9 - May 11, 2007, at the estimated cost of
$4,846.59.
2)
Lani Watts-Bredstrand, to attend the mandatory
Standards & Training for
Corrections (STC) Management Core
Training in
3) Officers Melissa Richardson and Cecelia
Zinn, to attend the mandatory Standards & Training for Corrections (STC)
Juvenile Corrections Officers Core Training in Red Bluff,
PROBATION
GROUP HOME REMODEL PROJECT
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer,
seconded by Supervisor Pyle and carried to authorize the Probation Department
to proceed with the advertising for the Group Home Remodel Construction
project. The Probation Department is working
toward re-modeling the older
BUDGET REVIEW
Assistant to the CAO
The Department of Child Support Services has
received additional funding for the conversion to the California Child Support
Automation System (CCSAS) and is requesting to increase revenues and
expenditures to reflect that. This item
will require a 4/5 vote and will be brought back to the Board
Health and Social
Services Fiscal Officer
INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD
CAO Ketelsen introduces the new Community
Development Department Director Conrad Montgomery. He worked in
ASSEMBLY BILL 151
CAO Ketelsen presents information
on Assembly Bill 151 Custodial Officers to Peace Officers. Questions raised at earlier meetings were
thoroughly discussed at the Budget and Legislative Committee and the Committee recommended
supporting this bill.
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer,
seconded by Supervisor Pyle and carried to support AB151 now pending in the legislature.
PERSONNEL
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle,
seconded by Supervisor Keefer and carried to adopt Resolution No. 07-010 authorizing and
establishing the Deputy Sheriffs Association as the exclusive Bargaining Unit
for Lassen County employees with the classification of Deputy Sheriff with an
effective date of July 1, 2007 and continuing the terms and conditions
negotiated between and on behalf of the Lassen County Peace Officers
Association and the County of Lassen to be applied to the Deputy Sheriffs
Association for the duration of those agreements.
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer,
seconded by Supervisor Pyle and carried to approve the reclassification of the position of Personnel Program
Assistant, Confidential, HR/Risk Management Department, from Range 17,
Confidential, to Range 18, Confidential.
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle,
seconded by Supervisor Keefer and carried to approve the reclassification of the position of Administrative Clerk,
Range 8, UPEC, in the Community Development Department to the position of
Senior Administrative Clerk, Range 10, UPEC, and approve the promotion of the
incumbent, Judith L. Emerson, from Range 8, Step E, to Range 10, Step E.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
SUPERVISOR DAHLE
Receive and file the minutes of
Budget and Legislative Committee.
ORDINANCE NO. 564-A
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer,
seconded by Supervisor Pyle and carried on a roll call vote with Supervisors
Dahle and Chapman absent, to adopt, by title only, Ordinance No. 564-A amending
Chapter 11.15.020 of the Lassen County Code relating to Ambulance Services in
Lassen County. These are technical,
clarifying changes requested by the State of
COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
ACTUARIAL STUDY
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle,
seconded by Supervisor Keefer and carried to approve the proposal submitted by
Millman Inc. in the amount of $10,000 to perform actuarial valuation of the
County of Lassen's retiree medical liabilities in accordance with the new
governmental accounting standards for retiree medical benefit liabilities of
government agencies; and authorize the CAO to execute a contract for such
services in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the proposal
subject to County Counsel approval.
CORRESPONDENCE
FISHING
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle,
seconded by Supervisor Keefer and carried to designate Supervisor
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - FISH AND
GAME COMMISSION
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by Supervisor Pyle and carried to
direct the County Clerk to advertise the following vacancies on the Lassen
County Fish and Game Commission:
Appointee 1 and Appointee 4 Alternate.
UNAGENDIZED BOARD REPORTS, Continued
2.
Supervisor
Keefer reports he attended Transportation Commission and LAFCO on March 12,
2007. A number of CalTrans projects are
going to be implemented: repaving of
Main Street, Milford to Janesville project and the widening of the shoulders.
He received information from CalTRans
last week that a traffic study was done on Rte. 395 at the intersection of Rte.
36 where it leaves 36 and goes through Johnstonville; they are going to lower
the speed limit from 50 to 45. He
received a call from Plumas National Forest Supervisor Jim Pena and the hazard
tree removal from the recent fire at Antelope Lake should be completed and the
boat ramp open by the first of April; states Antelope Lake is important to the
economy of Lassen County. He was
disappointed to learn Mr. Pena will be transferring to the Region 5 Office the
first of April and will be replaced on an interim basis by Chris Knopf; notes
Jim has been a good manager. He also
mentioned there is a water problem with the Laufman Ranger Station Facility
that recently housed an engine and hand crew for fire suppression; they may
move the crews to Doyle and co-locate them with the BLM facility there.
3.
Supervisor
Pyle reports he attended the Susan River Fire District meeting March 12, 2007,
they continue to move ahead to set up medical assistance within their
district. There is a lot of support from
staff;
4.
Supervisor Hanson reports he attended the LAFCO meeting March 12, 2007
with Supervisor Keefer. A public hearing
was held on the Clear Creek Community Services District (CSD) sphere of
influence and Stones-Bengard Municipal Services Review (MSR). The Stones-Bengard MSR was sent back to staff
to continue to work with the Stones-Bengard people on a few of the
details. There was a question on the
fire hydrant flow on the Clear Creek CSD.
Supervisor Keefer states when doing an MSR at LAFCO and discussing fire
hydrants, the flow of the hydrants needs to be included. Supervisor Hanson reports they reviewed a
work plan for the coming year. He states
to the CAO that with everything that is
pending between the city and the county, it is important for staff of both
continues to work together to make sure all planning efforts come together on a
timely basis.
INFORMATION TO THE BOARD, Continued
CAO Ketelsen reports on a recent meeting between
the City and the County on the Automobile Abandonment board; the city agreed to
provide the clerical staff if the county provided the auditing service.
There being no further business, the meeting is
adjourned at 12:24 p.m.
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CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ATTEST:
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JULIE BUSTAMANTE, CLERK OF THE
BOARD