BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS
The Lassen County Board of
Supervisors convenes in Regular Session at
Present in the Closed Session are Supervisors Jack Hanson, Bob Pyle and
Lloyd Keefer; County Counsel Craig Settlemire, County Administrative Officer
John Ketelsen and Deputy County Clerk
The Lassen County Board of Supervisors reconvenes in Regular Session on
Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. Present:
Supervisors Jack Hanson, Robert Pyle, Jim Chapman and Lloyd Keefer;
County Counsel Craig Settlemire, County Administrative Officer (CAO) John
Ketelsen and Deputy County Clerk
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION
Deputy County Clerk Osgood
announces the Closed Session dealt with discussion on Claims: Claim
of Wendy Dillon/State Farm Insurance presented
AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS
CAO Ketelsen reports that Item H6 will need to be convened as the Local
Reuse Authority. Vice-Chairman Hanson
requests the meeting be adjourned in memory of Jim and Nancy Slosson.
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle, seconded by Supervisor Keefer and
carried to approve the agenda with the noted changes.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Morris “Jim” Ward presents a letter to the Board requesting more staff
for the Health Department so eating establishments can be checked more than
twice a year. Supervisor Pyle suggests
forwarding the letter to Public Health; CAO Ketelsen states he will follow up
on the matter.
HLMP owner Lise Wosick also requests the Board give the monitoring responsibility back to them to avoid over-testing. She states that there have been times when two or three consultants were at races that were not big events.
Supervisor Pyle states that he agrees the noise monitoring costs are
too high and would not have a problem revisiting the issue. Vice-Chairman Hanson states further
discussion will be held when the agenda item is heard.
UNAGENDIZED BOARD REPORTS
1. Supervisor Chapman
states he received a letter from the Division of Adult Institutions regarding
CCF facilities and asks Sheriff Steve Warren about it. Sheriff Warren reports the letter was sent in
error and the Division of Adult Institutions is aware of it.
2. Supervisor Chapman attended a NoRTEC (Northern Rural Training and Employment
Consortium) meeting April 26. It was a
routine meeting but there are some increases in funding streams coming into the
region for job training efforts.
3. Supervisor Chapman
states he has been on Citizens Advisory Committee on prisons for several years
as community liaison and he would like to have an item on the next agenda to
appoint Jack Hanson in his place. The
next CAC meeting will be held May 21.
4. Supervisor Keefer reports he attended
the Sierra Nevada Conservancy field tour and it was very good. Tom Esgate reported on the Fire Safe Council
projects; some projects around Susanville were looked at as well as
5.
Supervisor Pyle attended Children and Families First
Commission meeting which was mostly about housekeeping issues. He states there is concern regarding Senator
Dave Cox’s bill that could affect The First 5 Commission. Discussion is held.
6.
Supervisor Hanson reports that Sierra Pacific Industries
unveiled their Susanville River Walk on May 2; suggests the City and County
begin negotiating some sort of master agreement on revenue sharing. Supervisor Chapman gives the history on
revenue sharing between
7. Supervisor Hanson reports there have been continued meetings on the Modoc line. County staff met with Sierra Nevada Conservancy Executive Officer Jim Branham; there are a few areas of concern but it continues to move along.
8. Supervisor Hanson reports that the
Susanville Indian Rancheria is representing their properties in the Herlong
area trying to play a key role in providing clean water to the community. They are trying to get some funds
appropriated from Congressman Doolittle.
Supervisor Hanson has agreed to send a letter inviting Congressman Doolittle
to visit the area.
9. Supervisor Hanson reports that the
Honey Lake Valley Resource Conservation District meeting is on the May 16, at
SIERRA ARMY DEPOT
Sierra Army Depot Public Affairs Officer Lori McDonald invites the
Board of Supervisors to meet for a tour of the Depot and briefing on May 22.
Ms. McDonald
explains the current mission of the Depot, which is the receiving, storage and
redistribution of stocks that come back from the Afghan Theatre and light
maintenance of equipment. She states
that Lt. Col. Brian Butler, Commander of Sierra Army Depot is transitioning out
on July 26 and Deputy Commander Vince Sabatino is retiring after 40 years on
June 23. Discussion is held regarding
specifics of the tour.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Agenda Item G3 - Amendment to contract with Wilson, Ihrig and Associates
regarding
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by Supervisor Pyle and carried to
take the noted action on the following Consent Calendar items:
COUNTY CLERK ITEM
- MINUTES
Approve Minutes of
AUDITOR
& TREASURER DEPARTMENTS ITEM - REPORT
Receive and file Treasurer's Fund Balance Report and Auditor's
verification for the month of March, 2007.
HEALTH &
SOCIAL SERVICES ITEM - ALCOHOL AND DRUG
DIVISION
Approve the Three
Year State Net Negotiated Agreement for Alcohol and Drug Programs covering FY
2007/2008 through FY 2008/2010, and authorize the County Administrative Officer
to sign.
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT ITEM - MAINTAINED MILEAGE
Adopt Resolution No. 07-022 certifying County Maintained Mileage
for 2007.
sheriff’s
department - TRAVEL
Approve travel
authorization request for two Lassen County Correctional Officers to the Peace
Officers Standards and Training (POST)
TREASURER/TAX
COLLECTOR ITEMS
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO INVEST
Adopt Resolution
No. 07-023 renewing the Delegation of Authority to Invest and Reinvest Funds of
the County and Funds of other Depositors in the
INVESTMENT POLICY
Approve
REPORT
Receive and file Treasurer's Investment Report for March 2007.
MISCELLANEOUS
CORRESPONDENCE ITEMS
Receive and file the following
correspondence:
a. PSA 2
Area Agency on Aging notice of Public Hearings
b. Lassen
County Planning Commission amended meeting agenda for
c. Susanville City Council meeting agendas for
d. Lassen
County Technical Advisory Committee meeting agenda for
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT - PLANNING DIVISION
The agenda item for discussion is: Use Permit #2002-017, Wosick: Amendment to contract with Wilson, Ihrig and
Associates extending the "Term of Contract" for noise monitoring
services for the Honey Lake Motocross Park 2007 season. The
original contract was approved through the end of April.
Supervisor Pyle asks if the compliance issue was
corrected could an agreement be made between the County and the Wosicks that
would satisfy the court order but would not be so costly.
CAO Ketelsen states
that the issue of the permit came before the Board, as the legislative body
entertaining the request for expanded permit.
As a legislative body the Board gave the Wosicks what they wanted,
against legal advice. The matter then
went to court with three parties involved:
the surrounding landowners, the County and the Wosicks. The matter was taken out of the Board’s
hands; the Board did everything they could do.
Mr. Ketelsen states that the Board does not have the jurisdiction to
change the court order and if it went back to court to clarify it, it would be litigation
between the three parties. Bringing the
matter back to the Board is the wrong forum; it must be brought to the court.
Supervisor
Chapman recounts the history of this issue and states it is part of the reason
for his attitude towards staff, particularly in the planning area, in recent
years. Staff thought the judge would
remand back to the county to have an EIR prepared. Mr. Chapman feels evidence provided regarding
ambient background noise from the highway exceeded whatever noise would be
generated by activity at the proposed site as indicated by reports and county
noise element. The judge felt the
Board’s decision was sound and did not require an EIR. Supervisor Chapman recalls
Lise Wosick states the next scheduled
events are small ones and requests the Supervisors stipulate that only one
sound technician be required, monitoring one day at the Morgan’s and one day at
the Fuller’s. Supervisor Keefer states
that interpreting the court order is a technical problem and he does not know
what the judge intended. Supervisor
Hanson states he is not comfortable in suggesting exactly how the monitoring
should be done and would continue to turn the decision over to staff. Community Development Director Conrad
Montgomery states he is not an expert in sound but recommends he be given the
opportunity to work with the applicant and come up with a design that will work
and that will be in accordance to what the court ordered. Further discussion is held.
Supervisor Keefer states that he is hearing some of his colleagues say that an agreement needs to be worked out with the Wosicks but that the monitoring must continue; it is suggested by County Counsel that there will be communication with the Wosicks regarding what type of event is planned, what is going on, how many monitors would be needed. CAO Ketelsen states he believes the contract has a short cancellation period so if there is something else worked out the contract could be canceled.
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle to approve the amendment to
the contract with Wilson, Ihrig and Associates extending the “Term of the
Contract” for noise monitoring services for the
NORTHWEST LASSEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer,
seconded by Supervisor Pyle and carried to appoint Dave Sellars to the Northwest Lassen Fire Protection District.
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle, seconded by Supervisor Keefer and
carried on a roll call vote, with Supervisor Dahle absent, to increase the
2006/2007 Elections Department budget to include revenue (#100-0392-2006200
State-Other) by $80,000 and expenditures (#100-0392-3006200 Fixed
Assets-Equipment) by $80,000 for Phase II Voter Modernization Board (VMB)
Funding Award for payment of AccuVote TSX voting equipment required for
compliance with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES - PERSONNEL
It is moved by Supervisor Chapman, seconded by Supervisor Pyle and
carried, with Supervisor Dahle absent, to establish the position of
Administrative Assistant (Elections), Range 20, Mid-Management Association, in
the Office of the County Clerk/Recorder without an increase in Full Time
Equivalent authorizations.
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER
PREDATORY ANIMAL CONTROL
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle, seconded by Supervisor Keefer and
carried to approve the Annual Work Plan for Predatory Animal Control with
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Wildlife Services for FY
2007/2008 in the amount of $66,404, and authorize the Agriculture Commissioner
to sign the Plan.
WEED SPRAYING
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle, seconded by Supervisor Keefer and
carried to award the bid for 15 hours of helicopter weed spraying to Western
Helicopter of Newberg,
HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES - COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES / LASSENWORKS
It is moved by Supervisor Pyle, seconded by Supervisor Keefer and
carried to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Northern Rural Training
and Employment Consortium (NoRTEC) and authorize the County Administrative
Officer to sign the agreement documentation.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT – LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY
(Convene as Local Reuse Authority)
Chief of
Economic Development Monica Cochran states that according to government code,
bids submitted for lease of a cellular antenna tower must be opened by the
Supervisors during this board meeting.
The Request For Proposal (RFP) was for the development of a cell tower
on LRA owned property in Herlong. One
bid was received from Verizon Wireless/Complete Wireless Consulting, Inc. in
response to
(Adjourn and
reconvene as the Board of Supervisors)
INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD
CAO Ketelsen presents the Budget Committee
minutes. He states the department
budget requests are being submitted and recommendations will be brought back to
the Board. He explains that the Sheriff
has submitted his budget with some increases but that it has not yet been
analyzed. The Auditor’s budget also has
a small request and will be reviewed.
Mr. Ketelsen reminds the Board that the Employee Recognition Committee barbeque will be held May 15 at Jensen Hall.
Mr. Pyle asks about the swimming pool JPA and Mr. Ketelsen replies that people are being polled in order to set up a joint meeting.
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY
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