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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Clearlake Animal Control has eights dogs waiting for new homes this week.

This week’s available dogs include mixes of Great Dane, Labrador Retriever, pit bull, shepherd and terrier.

To meet the animals, call Clearlake Animal Control at 707-994-8201 and speak to Marcia at Extension 103 or call Extension 118, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, or leave a message at any other time.

Below are this week's available pets.

“Bruno” is a young male Labrador Retriever. Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control.

‘Bruno’

“Bruno” is a young male Labrador Retriever.

He has a short black coat.

“Champ” is a young male Labrador Retriever. Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control.

‘Champ’

“Champ” is a young male Labrador Retriever.

He has a short black coat with white markings.

“Hank” is a young male Labrador Retriever and Great Dane mix. Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control.

‘Hank’

“Hank” is a young male Labrador Retriever and Great Dane mix.

He has a short black coat with white markings.

Shelter staff said he is a big baby that will make a good family dog.

“Marma Duke” is an adult male pit bull terrier mix. Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control.

‘Marma Duke’

“Marma Duke” is an adult male pit bull terrier mix.

Shelter staff said he is a beautiful brindle boy who is now ready to be adopted into a loving family. He would be a great jogging buddy.

“Oscar” is a 6-month-old male terrier mix with a short tricolor coat. Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control.

‘Oscar’

“Oscar” is a 6-month-old male terrier mix with a short tricolor coat.

Shelter staff said Oscar is adorable and a staff favorite. He’s ready for his new home.

“Sarah” is a young female pit bull terrier mix with a short black coat. Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control.

‘Sarah’

“Sarah” is a young female pit bull terrier mix with a short black coat.

Shelter staff said she needs a family to love.

“Sheldon” is an adult male shepherd and Great Dane mix with a short black coat and white markings. Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control.

‘Sheldon’

“Sheldon” is an adult male shepherd and Great Dane mix with a short black coat and white markings.

Shelter staff said he is a big sweetheart looking for his forever family.

“Tippy” is a young female pit bull terrier mix with a short gray coat. Photo courtesy of Clearlake Animal Control.

‘Tippy’

“Tippy” is a young female pit bull terrier mix with a short gray coat.

Shelter staff said she is a love bug just waiting for her new home.

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Francois van Wyk, LMFT. Courtesy photo.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Konocti Senior Support Inc. announced the hiring of Francois van Wyk, LMFT, to head one of the most outstanding services for seniors in Lake County – Senior Peer Counseling.

This is a free service for individuals over the age of 55 who are seeking help to solve their own problems through one-on-one dialogue with senior-aged peer counselors.

Van Wyk was born in South Africa and attended the University of Cape Town, where he earned a Bachelor of Social Science degree and later worked in the field of human resources.

In 1986, he moved to the US, and he completed a Master’s degree in counseling psychology in 1996.

He became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in 2003. For the past 15 years, he has worked with foster and adopted children and their families, severely mentally ill adults and maintained a private practice.

His most recent position was that of deputy director of Lake County Behavioral Health, and prior to that he worked for Behavioral Health in various positions for more than 10 years.

He loves Lake County and is excited to expand this program to include more trained senior peer counselors who can serve greater numbers of homebound seniors in need.

“Senior Peer Counseling encourages seniors to live active and rewarding lives,” van Wyk said. “Clients are empowered when they are helped to identify their own problems, goals, and solutions.”

He currently provides a weekly consultation and training group for senior peer counselors every Wednesday at venues around the county.

A portion of this training will be open to the public on the last Wednesday of every month, from 11 a.m. to noon. Topics covered will be of interest to seniors wanting to learn more about living a meaningful and healthy life in Lake County.

The organization currently is seeking volunteers for its board and senior peer counselors.

Call Konocti Senior Support Inc. at 707-995-1417, visit http://www.konoctiseniorsupport.com/ or stop by the officer at 14310 Memory Lane in Clearlake to find out more about becoming a senior peer counselor, board member or to join the Friendly Visitors program.
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Sheriff’s deputies in Lake County, Calif., will wear these patches in October 2017 as part of the “Pink Patch Project,” meant to bring attention to breast cancer awareness. Photo courtesy of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.


LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will participate in the Pink Patch Project during the month of October.

The Pink Patch Project is a collaborative effort between more than 110 public safety agencies throughout the United States to bring attention to breast cancer awareness, according to Sgt. Corey Paulich.

During the month of October, which is “Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” Paulich said Lake County Sheriff’s deputies will wear pink patches on their uniform shirts. The pink patches are intended to encourage public awareness about early detection and treatment of breast cancer.

As part of the program, the Lake County Deputy Sheriff’s Association is selling collectible pink patches to the community, Paulich said.

Paulich said the proceeds will be donated to the Sutter Lakeside Hospital Foundation to support the funding of a new Breast Cancer navigator position that the hospital is implementing.

The Breast Cancer navigator will contact patients who receive an abnormal mammogram as quickly as possible to explain in easy to understand terms what lies ahead as far as further testing and treatment options, Paulich said.

If you are interested in purchasing a patch come by the Sheriff’s Main Office, located at 1220 Martin St. in Lakeport.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The 27th running of the Konocti Challenge cycling event is set to occur this Saturday, Oct. 7, and there is still time for interested cyclists to sign up and take part.

This event, produced by the Rotary Club of Lakeport, brings in hundreds of cyclists and their guests to participate in this very unique and fun event.

The ride is staged from the Skylark Shores Resort in Lakeport with the festivities beginning on Friday afternoon with a wine tasting and rider packet pickup from 4 to 7 p.m.

The ride takes off from the Skylark on Saturday at 7 a.m. Cyclists will travel around the lake with four different routes to choose from.

The 20-mile and 40-mile routes travel through Scotts Valley and to Kelseyville.

The 65- and 100-mile routes circle Clear Lake with the 100-mile route traveling to Middletown an up and over Cobb Mountain.

The ride route maps can be found at www.konoctichallenge.com.

The ride brings in hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Lake County community with hotels filled, restaurants filled and the shops and wineries seeing many visitors.

“This is an amazing event for our community and we are excited to bring all of these folks to our beautiful area,” said Konocti Challenge Ride Director and Lakeport Rotarian Jennifer Strong. “This is a great opportunity for us to show off the incredible assets we have and to encourage these cyclists to come back other times during the year.”

The ride is highly regarded as one of the best in the state as was apparent with their recent Cycle CA! Magazine Awards for the Best Metric Century of 2014 and the 2015 Excellence in Service Award.

If you would like to register for the event, please do so online at www.konoctichallenge.com or you can register at the event on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.

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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Last week narcotics detectives with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office seized a large amount of methamphetamine, along with cash and marijuana, and made one arrest.

Meliton Pacheco Rangel, 39, of Clearlake was arrested as a result of the case, according to Sgt. Corey Paulich.

On Friday, narcotics detectives served a search warrant in the 3900 block of Alvita Avenue in Clearlake, Paulich said.

Paulich said that as the detectives approached the residence they contacted Pacheco Rangel, who was seated in a vehicle.

He was searched pursuant to the search warrant and detectives located a little over an ounce of suspected methamphetamine is Rangel’s pocket. Rangel also had more than $1,400 on his person, Paulich said.

Detectives then conducted a search of two residences that were included in the search warrant. Paulich said the residences were in close proximity to each other.

In the first residence detectives located four separate packages each containing approximately 1 pound of methamphetamine that were hidden in the oven, Paulich said.

Paulich said detectives also located two large baggies in the kitchen area that each contained approximately a quarter pound of methamphetamine. Detectives located an ice chest in the kitchen area that contained five more clear bags each containing approximately an ounce of methamphetamine.

Detectives then search the second residence. Paulich said that during the search detectives located approximately 20 pounds of marijuana. They also located approximately $3,600 hidden in various locations throughout the residence.

Paulich said detectives searched the vehicle Rangel had been sitting in when they arrived. A large box was located that contained approximately 26 pounds of processed marijuana.

A shipping receipt was located inside the vehicle. Detectives were able to seize the package related to the receipt. Paulich said a search warrant was obtained for the package and 2 additional pounds of marijuana was located in the package. The package was set to be shipped to an address in the state of Washington.

In total detectives seized approximately 5.3 pounds of methamphetamine and more than 5 0 pounds of marijuana as well as over $5,000 in cash. The methamphetamine and marijuana had a combined street value of over $285,000, Paulich said.

Paulich said Rangel was transported to the Lake County Jail where he was booked for possession of a controlled substance for sale, renting place to store or sale a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana for sale and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia.

Rangel remains in custody with bail set at $500,000, according to booking records. He is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 11.

The sheriff’s office is continuing its efforts to eradicate narcotics from the communities of Lake County and seize the suspected profits of drug trafficking for asset forfeiture whenever possible. Anyone with information that can assist the Narcotics Unit with this effort is encouraged to call the anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.

Meliton Pacheco Rangel, 39, of Clearlake, Calif., was arrested on Friday, September 29, 2017, on a number of drug-related charges. Lake County Jail photo.
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – A Napa man involved in a solo-vehicle crash near Middletown last month has died.

Stephen Mann Jeffries, 61, succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the wreck on the afternoon of Sept. 16, according to Officer Kory Reynolds of the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office.

Jeffries was driving his 2007 Nissan Pathfinder westbound on Butts Canyon Road, west of Oat Hill Road, when he lost control of his vehicle, veered across the road, went off the roadway and onto the dirt shoulder before hitting a tree, as Lake County News has reported.

He was transported via air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment of major injuries, officials reported.

The CHP did not have additional information this week on what led to the fatal crash.

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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council on Tuesday night presented a proclamation in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, met the city’s newest police officer and approved a project list for SB 1 funds.

Mayor Stacey Mattina presented the proclamation designating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month to Lake Family Resource Center Executive Director Jennifer Dodd and center staffer Kimberly Layton.

The proclamation stated that in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, Lake County law enforcement responded to more than 371 incidents of domestic violence involving men, women and children.

In the past year, the District Attorney’s Office’s Victim Witness Division has served 224 victims of domestic violence, and the District Attorney’s Office has prosecuted 118 felonies and 106 misdemeanor acts of domestic violence, according to the document.

“Lake Family Resource Center responded to 372 crisis line calls, served victims, and additionally sheltered 166 domestic violence victims and their children for a total of 5,335 bed nights,” the proclamation said.

“That’s a lot of numbers, and the numbers are actually worse,” said Dodd.

Before the meeting she had handed out small pink cards with the toll-free number for the community crisis line, 888-485-7733.

That number is a resource for domestic violence victims, it reaches the Rape Crisis Center and also is a suicide prevention resource, she said.

“I guarantee you, someone you know needs it,” she said of the number.

She said everyone in the room was connected to someone who has had physical, emotional, financial or spiritual violence, and is stuck in a cycle of power and control.

People in Lake County have died due to domestic violence, she said. “Please don’t be silent.”

Dodd said that it generally takes a victim seven times before they actually leave, and that’s when they’re at the most dangerous point.

Also on Tuesday, Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen presented his agency’s newest officer, Casey Debolt, who was sworn in on Monday.

Debolt was born and raised in Lake County. He served six years in the United States Army and had two deployments overseas, in Iraq and Egypt, Rasmussen said.

Rasmussen said Debolt attended Santa Rosa Junior College and ended up being a top candidate in the city’s recent recruitment.

After his official welcome by the council – and a round of applause from the audience – Debolt left to get back to work, accompanied by Sgt. Mike Sobieraj.

In other business during the council’s 15-minute meeting, Public Works Director Doug Grider sought and received the council’s approval of a resolution approving the city’s SB 1 project list for fiscal year 2017-18.

SB 1 is the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Grider’s report said the bill increases gasoline and diesel taxes and vehicle registration fees to address basic road maintenance and rehabilitation needs on both state highways and local streets and roads.

A portion of the funding is distributed to cities like Lakeport based on a formula. “This is a requirement to be eligible for these funds,” Grider said.

As part of that brief discussion, the council amended the budget to account for anticipated Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funds in the amount of $26,923.

Grider said the document needed to be submitted to the California Transportation Commission by Oct. 16.

Staff proposed that the funds be used for the Third Street Thin Lift Overlay Project, which Grider’s report explained includes the mill and fill of failed areas along Third Street between Main and Forbes streets with a thin lift overlay.

The council approved the proposal unanimously.

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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council has directed staff to craft a new ordinance laying out requirements for maintaining and securing vacant properties in the city.

Clearlake Finance Director Chris Becnel took the proposal to the council at its Thursday meeting. The discussion begins at the 2:29:34 mark in the video above.

After the recession, Becnel said the city saw an increase in neglected properties.

He presented ordinances from the cities of Richmond, Vallejo and West Hollywood which addressed such issues in their respective communities.

The idea, said Becnel, is to create specific guidelines for handling vacant properties so that the city doesn’t have to rely on a general nuisance ordinance.

He said the city wants to make sure owners clearly understand their obligations to secure and maintain properties within a specific period, and keep safety issues under control.

Becnel said the city doesn’t have the specific authority to remove squatters from properties that have been abandoned for awhile. To do that, they would need to get owners to post the property and provide authority to police to go in and remove trespassers.

The proposal includes a requirement to register vacant properties for a fee, he said.

“A lot of these owners have not looked at these properties in a number of years,” said Becnel. “They just kind of walk away and ignore them.”

He said staff was seeking direction from the council, including things council members would like them to include. “This would be the first step in a two-pronged approach.”

The second part, he said, will be dealing with the many substandard properties across the city that are occupied by renters or owners.

The initial ordinance also would look at undeveloped properties, requiring them to keep vegetation cut back sufficiently so people can’t camp out without being discovered, Becnel said.

Councilman Phil Harris said such neglected properties are a huge problem in the community, and he added that the proposed ordinance is a major step forward.

“Let's get as tough as we can possibly get on this,” he said.

The initial proposal also included a requirement to rebuild properties in a certain number of years, which raised questions for some council members.

Becnel said the idea is to require a rebuild rather than leaving a property vacant, mainly because if someone has insurance, the whole intent is to replace what was there. He said many people who lost homes in the county’s wildland fires took the insurance money and left.

He added that the city also needed to replace old housing stock.

Vice Mayor Bruno Sabatier asked about the city’s power to enforce such rules. Ahead of discussion on the proposed ordinance, the council discussed 10 property abatement cases where the owners ignored the city.

Becnel said the properties the council discussed earlier in the meeting involved owners who hadn’t been around for a long time, who had died, left the area or simply ignored the city.

“I don't know that this will necessarily solve this problem,” Becnel said.

While the city couldn’t solve a problem 30 years in the making, it can start to get a handle on it moving forward, Becnel said.

Becnel asked the council members to send him their comments and he would start to cobble them together into a proposal.

Harris said he appreciated they were not reinventing the wheel. “We’re just trying to figure out which wheel fits.”

Councilman Nick Bennett said a lot of the structures in question aren’t fit to be boarded up. “The majority of them need to be gone, period,” he said.

Public Works Director Doug Herren cautioned that once the city gets to the point of boarding up properties, it assumes responsibility for them.

“This is not about the city going out and boarding up houses,” said Becnel, but about creating an obligation on the part of owners to secure their properties. The city would only deal with such properties as a last resort.

Becnel thanked Bennett for raising the issue of properties that aren’t worth saving, and he suggested that maybe they needed to consider that in the draft ordinance.

At the Thursday meeting, the council also presented a proclamation declaring Sept. 22 as Native American Day. Members of several local tribes were in attendance to receive the document, along with City Manager Greg Folsom, who is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

In other business during the five-hour meeting, the council received an update from Becnel on Measure V, the one-cent sales tax measure for roads the city’s voters approved last year; appointed Stephanie Codling to the city’s marketing committee; approved a first reading of an ordinance setting procedures for expediting permitting processes for electric vehicle charging systems; approved the commitment of Community Development Block Grant Program income funds; and discussed a request to refund a portion of assessments the city collected in a tax default sale.

The council also accepted the donation from the Voerge family of a property located at 14180 Division Ave.; approved a resolution to adopt a list of approved projects for submission to the California Transportation Commission for SB 1 funding; and approved a resolution authorizing submittal of an application to the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

Also on Thursday, the council met the winners of the city’s photo contest, presented a certificate of appreciation to Lake County Superintendent of Schools Brock Falkenberg for his work with Lake County Youth Services and the Clearlake Youth Center, got an update on the Wildlife of Clearlake Youth Art Project, held a public hearing to confirm administrative penalties on a number of abated properties and finalized several abatement cases.

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – In honor of National Fire Prevention Week, the Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit will host open fire stations on Saturday, Oct 14.

The stations will be open from 9 a.m. to noon in Lake, Napa, Sonoma and Yolo counties.

“Open fire stations provide the community and fire service personnel an opportunity to discuss fire and life safety actions, outside of an emergency incident,” said Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit Chief Shana Jones.

Chief Jones invites all to visit the fire stations on Oct. 14, take a tour, see the equipment close up and visit with Cal FIre personnel.

The 2017 National Fire Prevention Week theme is “Every second counts! Plan two ways out!”

Review with your family at least two ways out of your home, in case of an emergency, and discuss with the family where the “meeting place” is once everyone is out of the home. Remember once you’re out of the home/building stay out.

The following are the Cal Fire stations hosting open houses on Oct. 14.

Lake County

Station 31: Middletown, 15522 Lake St.

Station 34: Kelsey Cobb, 8948 Highway 175

Station 40: Clearlake Oaks, 140 Spring Road

Napa County

Station 12: Yountville, 7401 Solano Ave.

Station 25: Napa, 1820 Monticello Road

Sonoma County

Station 41: Santa Rosa, 2210 W. College Ave.

Station 42: Occidental, 3100 Acreage Lane

Station 43: Hilton, 12604 River Road

Station 44: The Sea Ranch, 960 Annapolis Road

Station 45: Cazadero, 4600 Cazadero Highway

Station 46: Glen Ellen, 14000 Sonoma Highway

Station 47: Petaluma, 655 Lohrman Lane

Station 48: Healdsburg, personnel and equipment will be at the Healdsburg Fire Department Open House, 601 Healdsburg Ave.

Station 49: Cloverdale, 1001 South Cloverdale Blvd.

Yolo County

Station 37: Brooks, 14023 Highway 1
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council will hold a special meeting this week to discuss a response to the grand jury and a number of abatements.

The council will meet beginning at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, in closed session to discuss a lawsuit before meeting in open session at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

On the agenda is the council's receipt and response to the 2016-17 Lake County Grand Jury Report.

City Manager Greg Folsom’s report explained that the grand jury document included several issues related to the city of Clearlake or mentioning Clearlake – road conditions, tax lien sales and animal control.

“A response is only required regarding the road conditions since the other two items only mentioned the City of Clearlake and were primarily about the County,” he wrote.

He said staff supports the report’s recommendations, including prioritizing the roadway rehabilitation in terms of existing problems and coordinating with the county of Lake to participate in a tax lien property tax sale.

In other business, the council will consider approving a resolution for criminal history checks of commercial marijuana dispensaries and discuss awarding a contract for professional engineering design services relating to the Country Club Drive Pavement Rehabilitation Preliminary Study Report.

Also on the agenda, the council will consider abatement orders for 11 properties: 4116 Sunset Ave., 3900 Vista Robles Way, 15595 31st Ave., 3843 Emile Ave., 15961 21st Ave., 4075 Eureka Ave., 4055 Eureka Ave., 3051 Sixth St., 3071 Sixth St., 3347 Seventh St. and 3355 Seventh St.

On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – is a resolution correcting the deed and re-transfer of the Clearlake City Hall property to the city of Clearlake from the successor agency for the former redevelopment agency.

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LAKEPORT, Calif. – A 19-year-old Kelseyville man was injured on Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash in Lakeport.

Elias Alvarez suffered major injuries in the wreck, which occurred at 7:50 p.m. Sunday on northbound Highway 29 north of 11th Street, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office.

The second vehicle involved in the crash was driven by 52-year-old Rebecca Series of Napa. The CHP said Serris sustained minor injuries.

The CHP said Alvarez was driving a 2003 Chevrolet SUV in the No. 1 lane and Serris a 2014 Toyota in the No. 2 lane, both of them traveling northbound, when Alvarez allowed his vehicle to veer into Serris’ lane.

Alvarez’s SUV struck Serris’ Toyota, with the impact causing Serris’ vehicle to spin out of control into the center lane, according to the CHP report.

The CHP said Alvarez’s SUV continued up the dirt embankment on the east side of the roadway and hit a tree.

Alvarez was trapped in the driver’s seat of his Chevrolet and had to be extricated by firefighters with the Lakeport Fire Protection District, the CHP said.

A Lakeport Fire ambulance transported Alvarez to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, where a REACH air ambulance picked him up and transported him to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, according to the CHP and scene reports.

Serris was treated for minor injuries at the scene, the CHP said.

The CHP said both Alvarez and Serris were using their seat belts at the time of the wreck.

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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week will discuss wildland fire-related issues including the Hoberg’s Resort cleanup, honor the youth organization 4-H and hold a second reading on a marijuana cultivation ordinance.

The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, 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 and online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.

At 9:10 a.m., the board will present a proclamation designating the week of Oct. 1 to 7, 2017, as National 4-H Week in Lake County.

In an untimed item, the board will get a status update on the Hoberg’s Valley fire clean-up of structural debris, soil and concrete sampling, and erosion control.

In another untimed matter, the board will consider and discuss the need for development of standardized language which would allow local disaster survivors to reside – or continue to reside – in RVs, manufactured housing units purchased from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and other types of nonstandard housing for a time limited period.

Also untimed at the Tuesday meeting is a second reading of an ordinance amending Article 72 of the Lake County Code to allow the outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana, or cannabis, in "RL" Rural Lands and to create a certification of compliance process for cannabis cultivation.

The full agenda is posted below.

CONSENT AGENDA

7.1: Adopt proclamation designating the week of Oct. 1 to 7, 2017, as National 4-H Week in Lake County.

7.2: Approve Minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held July 18, July 25 and Aug. 1.

7.3: Adopt resolution reappointing Anita L. Grant as county counsel for the county of Lake.

7.4: Adopt resolution amending the FY 2017-18 budget to incorporate the list of projects proposed to be funded pursuant to the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB1).

7.5: Adopt resolution increasing the change fund for the department of Animal Care and Control.

TIMED ITEMS

8.2, 9:06 a.m.: Swearing-in of newly appointed Deputy Sheriff David Pike.

8.3, 9:10 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the week of Oct. 1 to 7, 2017, as National 4-H Week in Lake County.

8.4, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of appointment of ad hoc committee to meet with the Lake County Chamber of Commerce regarding the advancement of our community via a pro-business climate.

UNTIMED ITEMS

9.2: Consideration of and report/status update on Hoberg’s Valley fire clean-up of structural debris, soil and concrete sampling, and erosion control.

9.3: Consideration and discussion of the need for development of standardized language which would allow local disaster survivors to reside (or continue to reside) in RVs, manufactured housing units purchased from FEMA, and other types of non-standard housing for a time limited period.

9.4: Consideration of appointment to the Lake County Resource Conservation District.

9.5: SECOND READING - consideration of ordinance Amending Article 72 of the Lake County Code to allow the outdoor cultivation of medical cannabis in "RL" Rural Lands and to create a certification of compliance process for cannabis cultivation.

9.6: Consideration of proposed findings of fact and decision in the appeal of Joan Sturges (AB-17-03).

CLOSED SESSION

10.1: Conference with Legal Counsel: significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9 (d)(2), (e)(3) – Claim of PG&E.

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