BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Lassen County Board of Supervisors convenes in Regular
Session at
Present in the Closed Session are Supervisors Brian Dahle, Robert
Pyle, and Lloyd Keefer; County Counsel Craig Settlemire, County Administrative
Officer John Ketelsen, Agriculture Commissioner Ken Smith, and Deputy County
Clerk
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: Employee performance evaluation: Agriculture Commissioner Ken Smith.
The Supervisors give Agriculture Commissioner Ken Smith an excellent evaluation.
AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS
CAO Ketelsen requests that agenda item G4 from
Community Social Services / LassenWORKS be removed for explanation and
discussion.
Deputy County Clerk Osgood requests Item G1,
minutes of
It is moved by Supervisor Hanson, seconded by
Supervisor Keefer to approve the agenda with the noted changes.
PUBLIC COMMENT
1)
Agriculture
Commissioner
2)
Deputy CAO
for Health and Social Services (H&SS) Kevin Mannel presents an update on
the option paper being worked on by Family Resource Center Directors, Laura
Roberts, staff and others regarding current and future levels of funding. One
design being considered is to have multiple partners at one location, such as
the one stop in Susanville. The option
paper would show three options: 1) the
current level of funding ($75,000 of tobacco control dollars), 2) reduced
funding of tobacco control dollars ($35,000 per location), 3) No master control
dollars which would leave a gap in current service.
Health
and Social Services will not be providing an annual report this year. The Aurora Network, the consumer organization
that contracts with H&SS, will be doing a quarterly newsletter beginning
within the next month.
3)
Director of
Family & Child Protective Services Terri O’Bryan reports on Child
Protective Services and current Safe Measure outcomes. Statistics and graphs presented were for the
month of February. Time to investigate
by referral is the timeframe referrals must be responded to; State standard is
90%,
Referral outcomes show some things Emergency
Response (ER) social workers deal with: 48% of February referrals were
unfounded (highly improbable that event happened); inconclusive findings (can’t
be proven or unproven) were at 14%; substantiated referrals (where voluntary or
mandated services will be provided) were at 17%.
Current
focus is on physical and dental exams.
Previous requirements were for an annual physical exam and dental exam
after age two. The State now requires
tracking of all well child exams and dental exams after the child has their
first tooth. Supervisor Chapman
suggests working with the Oral Health Task Force. Access to dental care had been a problem as
there is only one MediCal dental provider in
4)
Chief
Probation Officer Roy Thiels reports on Chief Probation Officers of
California (CPOC) meeting he attended in
Discussion
is held on possible problems funding the
programs. Supervisor Hanson states that
RCRC is aware of this and looking at it.
CAO Ketelsen states they will be hearing more about this at the CSAC
meetings this week.
5)
Pat Williams
introduces himself as the new General Manager at Herlong Utilities. He states he is undertaking quite a project
to get water and wastewater services in that community. He moved from
UNAGENDIZED BOARD REPORTS
1.
Supervisor
Keefer reports he will be attending CSAC meetings this week in
2.
Supervisor
Pyle reports he will be attending the CSAC Board of Directors meeting on
(Convene as the
INCREASE
CHANGE FUND
It is
moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by Supervisor Hanson and carried
unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 07-012 increasing the Admission
Gate/Grandstand Ticket Booth Change Fund for the Lassen County Fair Office to
the amount of $8,500; and direct that the resolution be filed with the
Auditor's Office.
It is moved by Supervisor Hanson, seconded by
Supervisor Keefer, and carried unanimously to reappoint Jerry Hitchings (Appointee District 5), Mike
Ratkey (Appointee District 5), Dena Wemple (Appointee District 3) and Richard
Wilburn (Appointee District 3), each for a four-year term to the Lassen County
Fair Advisory Board.
(Adjourn and reconvene as Board of Supervisors)
CONSENT CALENDAR
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle, seconded by Supervisor Hanson, and carried to
take the noted action on the following Consent Calendar items:
DISTRICT
ATTORNEY ITEMS
CRIMINAL DIVISION -
STATUTORY RAPE VERTICAL PROSECUTION PROGRAM (SRVP)
Adopt Resolution No. 07-013
approving the continuation of the Lassen County District Attorney's Statutory
Rape Vertical Prosecution Program to be funded from funds available through the
State of
CRIMINAL DIVISION -
VICTIM/WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Adopt Resolution No. 07-014
approving the undertaking of the Lassen County District Attorney's
Victim/Witness Assistance Program to be funded from the funds available through
the State of
MISCELLANEOUS
CORRESPONDENCE ITEMS
Receive and file the
following correspondence:
a. Lassen
County Alcohol & Drug Advisory Board meeting agenda for
b. Susanville City Council meeting agenda for
HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
Director of Community Social
Services / LassenWORKS Melody Brawley presents information on the Able-Bodied Adult Without
Dependents (ABAWD) Waiver for 2007-2008.
She explains that the law requires ABAWD to work 20 hours per week while
receiving foods stamps or to have significant work history showing that they
have worked in the past. The law also
says that those who do not have the significant work history or who are not
working or participating in some kind of work experience for that 20 hours a
week are eligible for food stamps for three months out of three years. Last year Melody informed the Board that the
state determined
It
is moved by Supervisor Keefer to do this by resolution. County Counsel Settlemire explains that if
the resolution is adopted then the Board is electing not to participate, which
means that people will not get the additional food stamps. If the county wants to participate then you
do nothing. Ms. Brawley states if the Board
decides to participate, they can just say they want to participate; if they do
not want to participate and want to continue the program as has been they have
to vote to decline to participate in the waiver. Supervisor Keefer withdraws his motion. Chairman Dahle states the County does want to
participate. Further discussion is held
with Supervisor Chapman stating that although the state doesn’t require the Board
to do anything, he would like to have a minute order on record stating that the
Board chose to do nothing in terms of adopting the resolution, and by doing so,
the Board was affirmatively saying they want to participate.
It is moved by
Supervisor Keefer not to opt out. The
motion is seconded by Supervisor Pyle and carried unanimously.
COUNTY
CLERK
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by
Supervisor Hanson, and carried, with Supervisor Dahle abstaining, to approve
minutes of March 13, 2007.
BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS - SUPERVISOR
HANSON
Supervisor Hanson presents a
letter of support for the Susanville Rancheria Application for Funding for
Herlong Water Project; acknowledges Regina Schaap and John Ketelsen in getting
the letter ready. He requests the letter
be addressed to Congressman John Doolittle, with copies sent to Senators Boxer
and Feinstein and a copy also to Tim Keesey of the Susanville Indian Rancheria.
It is moved by Supervisor Hanson,
seconded by Supervisor Pyle and carried unanimously to approve letter with
noted changes, and authorize the Chairman to sign.
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / HOUSING
Chief of Economic Development
Monica Cochran presents information regarding the renovations completed on the
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle,
seconded by Supervisor Hanson, and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution No.
07-015 accepting the project funded by USDA Rural Development for renovations
to the
LASSEN LIBRARY DISTRICT
It is moved by Supervisor Chapman,
seconded by Supervisor Keefer, and carried unanimously to adopt a Proclamation
declaring April 15-21, 2007 as "National Library Week 2007" in Lassen
County, encouraging all residents to visit the Lassen Library, to take
advantage of the library resources available and thank their librarian and
library workers.
Supervisor Chapman presents Lassen Library
District President Amy Owens with a $1,000 check from his discretionary fund to
support children’s technology this year.
The following donations are also made to the Lassen Library District: Supervisor Dahle donates $500 and Supervisor
Keefer donates $500. Supervisor Pyle
states he believes that he has $600 left in his discretionary fund and donates
$300 to the Lassen Library District and $300 to Westwood Library. Supervisor Hanson donates $300 of his
discretionary funds to the Lassen Library District for the
Administrative Assistant to the Library Director
Jeff Hawkins assures the Board that their donations will be spent for library
issues in other parts of the county as requested. They want to get computers and phones lines
to areas outside the city so the computer system can be accessed.
Mrs. Owens reports the State Librarian does not
understand that the Lassen Library District does not receive financial backing
from the county. She will probably be
back soon to request the Board adopt a resolution or send a letter to the State
Librarian informing them the Lassen Library District is a special district and
not a county library.
Further discussion is held and Supervisor Chapman
suggests the matter be brought back to the Board for discussion as an agenda
item.
HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES - MENTAL HEALTH
Health and Social
Services Fiscal Officer Diana Wemple states
that, for a change, she has good news for the Board. The State Department of Mental Health sent
notice that
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle,
seconded by Supervisor Hanson and carried unanimously on a roll call vote, to
approve the increase appropriations by $674,960 to fund the Mental Health
Service Act fund.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT - PUBLIC HEARING - FILE #530.02.06
DOYLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
The public hearing is opened at
Assistant Community Development
Director Joe Bertotti presents the staff report. No one speaks in favor of or in opposition to
the request. The public hearing is
closed at
It is moved by Supervisor Hanson
and seconded by Supervisor Keefer to adopt Resolution No. 07-016, on behalf of
the Doyle Fire Protection District, establishing a fire capital improvement fee
for all development within the district boundaries.
Supervisor Chapman asks who
determines if something is residential or non-residential and is there
consistency from district to district.
Mr. Bertotti replies that it is the district collecting the fee that
makes the determination. When someone
presents plans to county staff, staff reviews the plans and informs what fees
are due, and a form stating whether the application is for residential or
non-residential is completed. If staff
is not comfortable making the decision, it is referred to the fire district.
Susan River Fire Department
member Jim McCarthy states their department has worked with county staff and
recently decided to have their Chief check plans every week and take
responsibility for the decision themselves.
The fire district makes the determination whether something is
residential, commercial or light commercial, which is charged out at a
residential rate. Mr. Bertotti states
the districts contract with a local business to be agent for collecting the
fees. Supervisor Chapman requests a
report from staff on how each fire district determines their fees, do they
contract with someone for fee collection, how is the fee implemented and are
the districts getting what they should.
He would like to know what consistencies and inconsistencies are among
districts; and he feels the rates can be different but the process should be
the same. CAO Ketelsen states a report
will be brought back to the Board. Mr.
Bertotti states that the Board has occasionally talked about considering
whether or not the county would like to retain some jurisdiction in the administration
of fire and/or school fees. He asks if
the Board would like information about administration of those fees when the
report is presented. Supervisors agree they
would like to review that information.
The motion carries unanimously on
a roll call vote.
INFORMATION
FOR THE BOARD
CAO Ketelsen presents two letters written
under his signature dealing with legislative items previously discussed by the Board. One letter is directed to
The second letter is in
support of SB604 with a letter from Senator Cox and addresses the issue of the
state lapse in funding of the prison prosecution program for many months at a
time. This bill would impose a 10% late
fee on the state if they delay in payment of claims.
The Board is asked to approve
the letters being sent, or the items could be agendized for future
discussion. The Board directs the CAO to
send the letters.
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There being no further business, the meeting is
adjourned at
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CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ATTEST:
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JULIE BUSTAMANTE, CLERK OF THE
BOARD