LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The new members of the Board of Supervisors and Lake County’s new sheriff will take their oaths of office, and their seats, this week. The‌ ‌board will meet beginning ‌at‌ ‌9‌ ‌a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 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, ‌online‌ ‌at‌ ‌https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx‌‌ and‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌county’s‌ ‌Facebook‌ ‌page. ‌Accompanying‌ ‌board‌ ‌documents, ‌the‌ ‌agenda‌ ‌and‌ ‌archived‌ ‌board‌ ‌meeting‌ ‌videos‌ ‌also‌ ‌are‌ ‌available‌ ‌at‌ ‌that‌ ‌link. ‌ ‌ To‌ ‌participate‌ ‌in‌ ‌real-time, ‌join‌ ‌the‌ ‌Zoom‌ ‌meeting‌ ‌by‌ ‌clicking‌ ‌this‌ ‌link‌. ‌ ‌ The‌ ‌meeting‌ ‌ID‌ ‌is‌ 865 3354 4962, ‌pass code 726865.‌ ‌The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16694449171,,86533544962#,,,,*726865#. The meeting can also be accessed via phone at 669 900 6833. On Tuesday morning, shortly after the meeting begins, the oath of office will be administered to new District 1 Supervisor Helen Owen, new District 4 Supervisor Brad Rasmussen and reelected District 5 Supervisor Jessica Pyska. Also taking his oath on Tuesday will be Lake County’s new sheriff, Lucas Bingham. That will be followed by the board’s election of its chair chair and vice chair for 2025. The supervisors, also sitting in their additional roles as the Lake County Board of Equalization and the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Board of Directors, also will elect the chairs and vice chairs of those bodies. Also on Tuesday, the board will consider reappointing for two-year terms three Lake County Planning Commission members: District 2 Commissioner Everardo Chavez Perez, District 3 Commissioner Batsulwin A. Brown and District 5 Commissioner Sharron Zoller. The full agenda follows. CONSENT AGENDA 5.1: Adopt proclamation designating the month of January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Lake County. 5.2: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2024-99 to amend the adopted budget for FY 2024-2025 by appropriating unanticipated revenues and add appropriations in Budget Unit 2711 – Animal Medical Clinic. 5.3: Adopt resolution authorizing the Integrated Behavioral Health Standard Agreement between the county of Lake and the Department of Health Care Services for Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System and Specialty Mental Health Services for the period of Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026, and authorizing the Behavioral Health director to sign the standard agreement and the contractor certification clause. 5.4: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between county of Lake and Ford Street Project for ASAM Levels 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7 and withdrawal management levels 1, 2, and 3.2 services in the amount of $120,120.00 for fiscal year 2024-2025, and authorize the Board chair to sign. 5.5: a) Approve the General Services Agreement between the County of Lake and Geo-Logic Associates for landfill environmental services, and authorize the chair to sign; and b) Approve Supplemental Services Agreement No. 1 for Eastlake Landfill Expansion Phase Two and Three Design Services in an amount not to exceed $244,542, and authorize the chair to sign. 5.6: Adopt amended resolution approving the Lake County Sheriff’s Office to apply for State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation Off-Highway Vehicle Grant funds. 5.7: a) Approve the operational area agreement formalizing county, city, and special district coordination; and b) authorize the chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign the agreement. TIMED ITEMS 6.1, 9 a.m.: Remarks from outgoing Supervisors Moke Simon and Michael Green. 6.2, 9:01 a.m.: a) Administer oath of office to District 1 Supervisor Helen Owen; b) Administer oath of office to District 4 Supervisor Brad Rasmussen; c) Administer oath of office to District 5 Supervisor Jessica Pyska; and d) Administer oath of office to Sheriff-Coroner Lucas Bingham. 6.3, 9:02 a.m.: Election of chair of the Board of Supervisors and vice-chair of the Board of Supervisors for 2025 . 6.4, 9:03 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Board of Equalization, election of chair and vice-chair of the Lake County Local Board of Equalization for 2025. 6.5, 9:04 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County In-Home Supportive Services, election of chair and vice-chair of the Lake County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Board of Directors for 2025. 6.6, 9:05 a.m.: Reappoint members of the Lake County Planning Commission for a two-year term Reappoint District 2 Commissioner Everardo Chavez Perez; Reappoint District 3 Commissioner Batsulwin A. Brown; Reappoint District 5 Commissioner Sharron Zoller. 6.7, 9:06 a.m.: Public input. 6.8, 9:30 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Lake County. 6.9, 11 a.m.: Presentation of Code Enforcement Illegal Dumping Abatement Grant activities . 6.10, 11:15 a.m.: Presentation of Code Enforcement final draft drone usage policies . 6.11, 11:30 a.m.: Consideration and discussion of the Broadband Implementation Plan and update on broadband initiatives. UNTIMED ITEMS 7.2: Consideration of chairman’s recommended 2025 committee assignments for members of the Board of Supervisors. 7.3: Consideration of letter of support for the “Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Forest Health and Resilience in Napa and Lake Counties” Project – CAL FIRE Forest Health Grant Program. 7.4: Consideration and discussion of the Lake County Healthcare Innovation and Simulation Center letter of support for the Redwood Region RISE Catalyst Fund. 7.5: Consideration of the following advisory board appointments: Animal Control Advisory Board, Emergency Medical Care Committee, Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee, Hartley Cemetery District, Lake County Resource Conservation District, Library Advisory Board, Lower Lake Cemetery District, Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Advisory Board, Scotts Valley Community Advisory Council, Spring Valley CSA #2 Advisory Board, and Western Region Town Hall. 7.6: a) Authorize Special Districts administrator/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order not to exceed $560,000 to Energy Systems ; and b) Special Districts staff applied federal procurement standards for the purchase of 11 standalone appropriately sized generators ranging from 30kW to 150kW capacity. 7.7: Sitting as the Board of Directors Lake County Watershed Protection District, consideration of Contract Change Order No. 1 with Coleman Construction for 2024 Levee Patrol Road Gravel Repair Project, Upper Lake, CA, Bid No. 25-0693 in the amount of $5,444, increasing the total contract amount to $169,256.64, and authorize the chair to sign. 7.8: Sitting as the Board of Directors Lake County Watershed Protection District, consideration of resolution authorizing the Water Resources director to sign a notice of completion for work performed under the agreement dated Sept. 10, 2024, for the 2024 Levee Patrol Road Gravel Repair Project, Bid No. 25-0693. CLOSED SESSION 8.1: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9, – one potential case. 8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9 – FERC Project No. 77, Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project. 8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9 – In Re Wellpath Holdings Inc. Email Elizabeth Larson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.getElementById.innerHTML = ”; var prefix = ‘ma’ + ‘il’ + ‘to’; var path = ‘hr’ + ‘ef’ + ‘=’; var addy50f72dc93713a3ef1da01fdaf1cb79fc = ‘elarson’ + ‘@’; addy50f72dc93713a3ef1da01fdaf1cb79fc = addy50f72dc93713a3ef1da01fdaf1cb79fc + ‘lakeconews’ + ‘.’ + ‘com’; var addy_text50f72dc93713a3ef1da01fdaf1cb79fc = ‘elarson’ + ‘@’ + ‘lakeconews’ + ‘.’ + ‘com’;document.getElementById.innerHTML += ”+addy_text50f72dc93713a3ef1da01fdaf1cb79fc+”; . 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