BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Lassen County Board of Supervisors convenes
in Regular Session at
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
Deputy Clerk of the Board
announces the Closed Session dealt with discussion on
1) Conference with Legal Counsel:
Existing litigation pursuant to Subdivision (a) of Government Code
Section 54956.9: Citizens for a Healthy Rural Environment, Richard & Mary
Morgan vs.
AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS
Supervisor Chapman requests the meeting be
adjourned in memory of Jean Foster.
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by
Supervisor Hanson and carried to approve the agenda with the noted change.
PUBLIC COMMENT
1) Lise
Wosick updates the Board on the
2)
Sheriff Steve Warren presents information on an agenda item that he will
soon be bringing to the Board. Nineteen
North State Sheriffs have applied for and are receiving money from the
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) for California
Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team, with Siskiyou, Plumas,
Modoc and
3)
Lassen County Chamber of Commerce Vice President John Larrivee thanks
the Board for their financial support for the Entrepreneur’s half day
conference held on May 23 to promote economic development in
4)
Emergency Services Chief Chip Jackson reports the County has taken
delivery of the Interoperable Communications vehicle. He invites the Board to take a tour of it. The County Fire Warden will house it at a
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) garage and Susan
River Fire Department will house the County’s HazMat vehicle at their new station at Johnstonville.
5) Poet
Laureate Violet Stout reads her poem titled “Old Glory”.
6)
Resident Gioia (Joy) Lee states she has
offered the Sheriff to “investigate some things that have been happening here
in
Recess
TITLE III ALLOCATION
Assistant to CAO
It
is moved by Supervisor Pyle, seconded by Supervisor Keefer and carried, with
Supervisor Chapman disqualifying himself, to allocate
Title III funding as requested for two 2007 Children's Nature Camps from the
Lassen Land and Trails Trust totaling $8,165.
FAIR ADVISORY BOARD - VACANCY
It is
moved by Supervisor Chapman, seconded by Supervisor Hanson and carried
unanimously to appoint Todd A. Eid to fill a vacancy on Lassen County Fair
Advisory Board - District 4.
STONES-BENGARD COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT - VACANCIES
It is
moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by Supervisor Hanson and carried
unanimously to appoint Larry J. English to fill a vacancy on the Stones-Bengard
Community Services District.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Agenda Items G1 - Minutes and G2 – Herlong Utilities, Inc. are removed for separate discussion.
It is moved by Supervisor Hanson, seconded by
Supervisor Keefer, and carried to take the noted action on the following
Consent Calendar items:
AUDITOR ITEM – CONTRACT
Approve
contract with Bartig, Basler & Ray to perform the annual county audits and
capital asset audit for the period ending
HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES ITEM - MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION
Approve
State Department of Mental Health Agreement for the Mental Health Services Act
(MHSA) Integrated Three Year Program and Expenditure Plan (#
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ITEMS
ROAD
1) Approve the amendment to existing contract
with Pacific Hydrologic Incorporated for Location and Design Hydraulic Study
for the
2) Adopt Resolution No. 07-025 approving Amended Exhibit A -
Traffic Signal and Lighting Agreement for cost-sharing of State Highway
Electrical Facilities in the
TRANSPORTATION
Authorize
the Chairman to sign 2006/2007 Optional RSTP Federal Exchange and State Match
Program. Agreement No. X07-5907(048)
with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ITEM - DONATION
Authorize
acceptance of the Susanville Indian Rancheria donation of $5,000 to the Lassen
County Narcotics Task Force.
PRISON TRIAL COSTS REIMBURSEMENT ITEMS - 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 May 2007.
MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE ITEMS
Receive and file the
following correspondence:
a. PSA 2 Area Agency on Aging Executive Board
Conference Call Meeting Public Notice and agenda for
b. Lassen County Planning Commission meeting
agenda for
c. Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) of
d. Application for Alcoholic Beverage
License:
e. Susanville City Council meeting agenda for
f. Lassen County Technical Advisory Committee
meeting agenda for
It is
moved by Supervisor Chapman, seconded by Supervisor Hanson and carried to
approve minutes of April 24, 2007and
It is
moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by Supervisor Pyle and carried, with
Supervisor Dahle abstaining, to approve minutes of
Herlong Utilities
General Manager Pat Williams
reports that a petition has been filed with the
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by
Supervisor Hanson and carried to receive and file the Certification of
Sufficiency – Results of the examination of the Herlong Utilities, Inc.
Petition for Reorganization entitled:
Herlong Utilities, Inc. Proposes to Become a Public Utilities District
(PUD) in
COUNTY CLERK - REGISTRAR OF VOTERS – voter
modernization board funding award
County Clerk
It is moved by Supervisor Chapman, seconded by
Supervisor Pyle and carried unanimously on a roll call vote to increase the 2006/2007 Elections Department budget by
$37,328 to include revenue (#100-0392-2006200 State-Other); and expenditures
#100-0392-3006200 Fixed Assets-Equipment by $37,328 for Phase III VMB Funding
Award, for payment towards additional voting equipment and supplies required
for Help America Vote Act (HAVA) compliance.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES - PERSONNEL DIVISION
Personnel Director Ron Vossler presents request for establishment of a new position outside of the Information
Services Division for Health and Social Services.
It is
moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by Supervisor Hanson and carried
unanimously to approve the establishment of the position of Software Support
Specialist I/II, Range 17/19, H&SS, and approve the Software Support
Specialist I/II, UPEC, Range 17/19 job description.
PUBLIC HEARING – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - PLANNING
DIVISION
The Public Hearing is opened at
No one speaks in opposition to the matter.
Everd McCain speaks in favor of the appeal. He asks if the Supervisors Board packets
contained a copy of his appeal letter dated
Mr. McCain
states this matter is both a legal question and a policy question. In opposition to
Mr. McCain feels there
were many procedural errors that occurred regarding this matter. He states the Community Development
Department (CDD) tried to administratively refuse to process the
application. When Mr. McCain appealed
that administrative decision, CDD did not refer his appeal to the Planning
Commission or obtain a written opinion from
Mr. McCain disagrees
that the Lot Line Adjustment would constitute a violation or circumvention of
the intent of the Subdivision Map Act exemption. He further states if the County wants to
address the legal question of serial Lot Line Adjustments in
Supervisor
Chapman feels it is a serious issue and does not know how the Board can make a fair deliberation when
they only have part of the information.
The
Supervisors and Mr. McCain agree to continue the public hearing until
PUBLIC WORKS – ANIMAL CONTROL
Deputy Public Works Director for Facilities
The
program will start with 5 dogs, and hopes to grow to 10, with CCC firehouse
inmates responsible for the dogs 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
CAO
Ketelsen introduces Acting Assistant Warden of CCC Ron Barnes and Facility
Captain Steve Peck. Mr. Barnes states
this should be a win - win situation for the City and the County. It has been his experience that when inmates
are given the opportunity to care for some kind of animal or have a little bit
of responsibility they do an outstanding job.
Warden Prosper is in full support of the idea and the concept.
Lassen
Humane Society President Mary Morphis states they are very excited about the
program – it has been outstanding throughout the country where inmates in the
prisons have done this and to quote Captain Peck this is giving the dogs another
“leash on life”. Mr. Heimbigner thanks
all the parties involved; it is an added benefit to the County.
It is moved by Supervisor Hanson,
seconded by Supervisor Keefer and carried unanimously to approve the Memorandum
of Understanding between the California Correctional Center, Lassen Humane Society and County of
Lassen to cooperatively develop and manage a program called Pups on Parole, to
enhance the adoptability of Lassen County Animal Shelter dogs; and authorize
the CAO and Public Works Director to sign.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES - PERSONNEL DIVISION
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer, seconded by
Supervisor Hanson and carried unanimously, to adopt Resolution No. 07-026 to include the
member contributions paid by the employer on behalf of the Lassen County Peace
Officers Association as additional compensation for all members of the Lassen
County Peace Officers Association.
Personnel Director Ron Vossler presents a request for
reclassification for a merit system position in the Health and Social Services
Department for an Information Systems Technician. The County does not control the job
description but does control the pay for a merit system employee. Supervisor Chapman requests that when merit
system positions are brought to the Board, Personnel document the date of
It is moved by Supervisor Hanson, seconded by Supervisor
Keefer and carried unanimously, to reclassify the position of Information
Systems Technician, UPEC, H&SS, from Range 17 to Range 19, using the 2002
job description that has been reviewed in 2007 by the Personnel Department.
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
Sierra Pacific Industries Land Development Manager Gary Blanc
and Catlin Properties, Inc. Vice President Paul O’Sullivan present a power
point presentation on the Susanville River Walk project which is 265 acres of
the former mill site owned by Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI). SPI started in the development business about
six years ago after acquiring various unneeded properties along with property
they actually wanted. They have
partnered with Catlin Properties in the development business and have done a
similar project in
Mr. Blanc
states that one group has offered to run the Co-Gen Plant for up to five years,
then a year to year lease; this could help the economy and should not interfere
with the project. Other people have
shown interest in purchasing the Co-Gen facility and moving it.
Paul
O’Sullivan states Catlin Properties is a regional based retail, office,
industrial developer based in
Mr.
O’Sullivan states the proposal is to redevelop the site with approximately 54
acres of retail, 34 acres of new office, 46 acres of mixed-use, 78 acres of housing
and 30 acres of parkways and pathways along the river and open areas. The pond would be very difficult if not
impossible to build upon. The project
shows a green park pathway, maybe natural or maybe somewhat manicured which
gives access to the river which is currently a significantly under-utilized
asset in the community. The proposal
would provide new opportunities for housing and obviously to improve the river
and access to the river, and offer
additional retail opportunities.
After
preliminary discussions with the City and the County, the next stage is to
create a specific plan that would include City, County and public input. The project is probably on a 20 year time
frame. Some key issues are: the process, annexation, tax sharing agreement,
specific plan, development agreement and timeline. These matters are open for discussion. Further discussion is held. Supervisor Chapman states he appreciates the
project and the presentation. Supervisor
Hanson thanks SPI and the Emmerson Family for a quality project for the
community.
HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES - PUBLIC HEALTH / FAIR
Public Health Fiscal Officer
Corrine Reed presents a request from Public Health in collaboration with the Lassen
County Fairgrounds to purchase a generator for Jensen Hall at the Fairgrounds. Public Health has been working with Office of
Emergency Services (OES) Director Chip Jackson and Fair Manager
It is moved by Supervisor Keefer,
seconded by Supervisor Chapman and carried unanimously to approve AMPS Electric
bid of $35,890.53 for the purchase and installation of a generator for Jensen
Hall, Lassen County Fairgrounds. The
Public Health Bioterrorism funds will pay $35,000 and $890.53 will be paid from
Fairground Capital Improvements, Fund No. 183.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY LETTER
CAO Ketelsen presents a letter written
under his signature confirming Lassen Solid Waste Management Authority's
authority to apply for a grant from California Integrated Waste Management
Board.
It is moved by Supervisor Hanson,
seconded by Supervisor Keefer and carried unanimously, to authorize the CAO to
sign a letter confirming Lassen Solid Waste Management Authority's authority to
apply for a grant from California Integrated Waste Management Board.
MODOC LINE
CAO Ketelsen presents a letter written
under his signature offering Union Pacific a tentative commitment of $400,000
to acquire the Modoc Line railroad right of way. It does not commit the County of Lassen or
the County of Modoc to acquire the railroad right of way from Union Pacific, however,
it does make the dollar amount available known to the railroad. The letter states, in terms of the offer, that
it is subject to finding some agency who will be willing to take title and on
condition that the environmental study does not show any obvious problems in
the way of contamination. The
negotiations on the actual terms and conditions need to take place once these
things fall into place. It is a very
tentative offer designed to get something before the railroad to which they
could respond; the appraisal was for $805,000.
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy has helped try to generate some interest
in funding this and the $400,000 represents the best effort in raising that
money. This is for the Board’s information;
the letter has gone out.
JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY (JPA)
CAO Ketelsen states the City of
Mr. Ketelsen presents several options to the Board: accept invitation to the meeting; reject the
invitation; suggest alternative meeting date; accept the invitation
unconditionally; accept the invitation conditionally including taking a
position on some issues previously discussed.
Mr. Ketelsen suggests several conditions,
that the agenda include all issues concerning the pool project including: location; scope; financing options; role of agencies; make up
of JPA membership; funding issues; use of geothermal; governance of JPA;
limitations on County participation; use of existing facility; use of County
property adjacent to former facility.
Mr. Ketelsen presents a resolution that could be agendized for the
meeting of June 18 or another time. Extensive
discussion is held. Mr. Ketelsen
suggests the Board of Supervisors agendize their special meeting on June 18 as
part of the City’s meeting with a broader scope than the City is suggesting. The Board agrees to agendize a special meeting
on
IMPACT STUDY OF STATE PRISON
CAO Ketelsen states received communication that there is a study being
conducted by the state asking what kinds of impacts the prisons have on our
facilities. Someone will be here
interviewing various departments.
Supervisor Hanson will attend a meeting on June 18 with CAO Ketelsen and
Supervisor Dahle if he can make it.
AB900 JAIL CONSTRUCTION EXECUTIVE
STEERING COMMITTEE
CAO Ketelsen states he has been invited by CSAC to
attend a steering committee to look into various options for expenditures of
Bond Funds. The Board agrees he should attend.
WILLIAMSON ACT SUBVENTIONS
CAO Ketelsen presents a letter he sent out on behalf of
the Board to all the various legislators and Governor Schwarzenegger with
respect to the Williamson Act. He states
he has spoken with Senator Cox stating
that
Supervisor Chapman states
there is a theory that City and County land use planning policy is being gutted
in favor of shifting the responsibility to the states.
UNAGENDIZED BOARD REPORTS
1. Supervisor
Chapman compliments Public Works staff for the new
2. Supervisor
Chapman makes note of Chairman Dahle’s photo on the front cover of the County
News.
3. Supervisor
Chapman requests CAO Ketelsen bring a policy and protocol back to the Board
that would allow special districts to use a link to the County’s website or
some type of an option to allow public access to the special districts agendas,
minutes or other information.
4. Supervisor
Keefer requests a proclamation be signed by the Board and presented to U.S.F.S.
Eagle Lake District Ranger Bob Andrews on his retirement. Supervisor Keefer will present it on June 30
at his retirement party.
5. Supervisor
Keefer requests a discussion agenda item for June 19 regarding the
6.
Supervisor Pyle states he attended a First 5 Lassen Childrens and Family
Commission meeting and Pathways has terminated all agreements for CARES and the
Home Visiting Program and given 30 days notice of termination of the agreement
to implement Behavioral Health Contract.
7.
Supervisor Hanson reports that on Friday June 8 he attended the Lassen
High School graduation; there are approximately 50 students going on to
college. He states it is nice to see our
future citizens improving themselves; hopefully they will all come back and be
very productive.
8.
Supervisor Hanson donates $500 of his discretionary fund to support
Doyle Fire Department in rebuilding a pump on one of their trucks. He states that fire protection continues to
be a big issue; Chairman Dahle states this subject will be agendized after the
budgets are done.
9.
Supervisor Hanson states that he has been the point person on the
Invenergy project which is the windmill project out in the
10.
Supervisor Dahle donates $200 to the
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
