Board Of Supervisors — Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The first reading of the ordinance was approved on February 6, 2024. This is the second reading.

Approve Second Reading of Ordinance Amending Article XXVII of Chapter 2 of the Lake County Code to Address Membership of County of Lake Health Services in the Existing Partnership Health Plan of California Commission

Lake County Behavioral Health Services Department holds two large "holiday" all staff meetings twice a year; summer and winter. This summer all staff meeting will cover mandatory training elements, but also offer an opportunity for team- and relationship-building between staff which is critical for morale and employee retention. The location of the meeting is off site, to be determined.

Approve Closure of all Lake County Behavioral Health Services Locations from 12:00 to 5pm on July 19, 2024 for a Mandatory All Staff Training.

I.D.E.A consulting services provides expert guidance around policy and regulation development for County Behavioral Health. We have utilized them to support the extensive policy work needed to join the Organized Delivery System, as well as a revamp of many of our mental health policies. Due to the ever-changing nature of behavioral health rules and regulations, as well as staffing capacity challenge, we have utilized I.D.E.A. to support these core functions. We will not be moving forward with these services in the coming Fiscal Year 2024-25.

Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement between County of Lake and I.D.E.A. for Consulting for Professional Consulting Services in the amount of $31,000 for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and authorize the Chair to sign.

Ms. Young has been employed by the District Attorney's Office since December 2022. She provides an enormous amount of assistance to the office. Her duties include the daily mail run, frequent trips to the Courts, and processing of paperwork. Without her help, we would not be able to provide the services that is expected of our department. We expect Ms. Young to work no more than 1,200 hours through the end of this fiscal year and we have adequate budget to cover her work.

Approve Waiver of the 900-Hour Extra Help Limitation for Extra Help Office Assistant, Kimberly Young for the fiscal year 2023-24

Caltrans road or bridge projects that are located within riparian areas are required by the State Of California to offset their impact by establishing a mitigation project fund. When funds are distributed, Caltrans works with a local agency to develop and permit a suitable riparian habitat improvement project that will serve to replace the valuable habitat that is being impacted by the original Caltrans projects. Today, staff is asking the board to approve the first cooperative agreement between Caltrans and the Lake County Watershed Protection District (District) to use Blue Lakes Safety Project Mitigation funds to support the Clover Creek Hitch Habitat Restoration Project, Upper Lake, CA. If approved, this project will provide $246,491.54 in funds to the District to partially fund a 2.9 acre restoration project in the 1.0 mile section of Clover Creek Diversion Channel that the District manages. In addition to restoring in-stream habitat for Clear Lake Hitch, the project would remove large sediment deposits and significant invasive vegetation that is causing localized flooding issues and contributing to levee integrity loss. As with most mitigation projects, this cooperative agreement initiates with a $60,000 fund advance, so the District can start work as soon as possible without compromising other budget units. The activities within the scope of this project directly align with the original tasks included in the operations and management agreement between the District and the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) for maintenance of the diversion channel levee system while also meeting California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) approved in-channel improvements for hitch habitat. To complete this project, the District is partnering with Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake to ensure all tribal considerations within the project area are included in the project scope and budget. While construction contractors have yet to be selected, the agreement lists the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance (TERA), a local, non-profit organization, as a partner on this project to conduct invasive species management, vegetation removal, riparian and native plant restoration. The District currently has an existing MOU with TERA to conduct restoration work. Additionally, the District has been working with CDFW, USACE, and the Central Valley Flood Protection Board to acquire and secure any needed permits needed to conduct ground disturbing activities for the benefit of hitch habitat improvement and flood protection. Attached for your review are the following documents: 1. Cooperative Agreement 2. Exhibit A, the Caltrans Blue Lakes Project permit (CDFW Permit LAK-17734-R2) 3. Exhibit B, the Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plan 4. Exhibit C, CDFW Concurrence and Approval of the Mitigation Plan 5. Exhibit D, Clover Creek Habitat Restoration Lake County Mitigation Budget Justification 6. Exhibit E, Copies of relevant deeds and easements relevant to the Clover Creek Hitch Habitat Restoration Project District staff and a representative from Caltrans will provide a short presentation on the planned project to provide an opportunity for the Board and Public to engage in any discussion on the project or the agreement.

Sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District (1) Approve the Cooperative Agreement with Caltrans to provide Blue Lakes Safety Project Mitigation funds to support the Clover Creek Hitch Habitat Restoration Project in an amount not to exceed $246,492 and Authorize the Water Resources Director to sign the agreement, and (2) Receive a presentation of the proposed project.

This Agreement Between Lake County Library and Columbia Telecommunications Corporation for the Provision, Installation and Maintenance of Advanced Network (Data) Services, will allow the library to continue in the State Library Broadband Project, a project of the state library to connect libraries to the California Research and Education Network (CalREN) provided by the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC).This reflects that the Imperial County Office of Education is now the chosen administrator for the California State Library Broadband Project. Imperial County Office of Education is the sole source provider and has been appointed by the California State Library to manage the Broadband project. The most important benefit of continuing with this project and our connection with CENIC is the 500Mbps high speed internet broadband connection for all four branches of the Lake County Library. CENIC also completes the competitive bidding process and applies for e-rate discounts on our behalf, which saves staff time. E-rate is a federal program that provides telecommunications discounts to schools and libraries. This connection helps support current digital library offerings such as downloadable eBooks, audiobooks, streaming video and other digital resources the library makes available to the public as well as provide a fast, stable connection to the public for connecting to the internet at all four branches of the library.

Approve Agreement for the Provision, Installation, and Maintenance of Advanced Network (Data) services for an amount not to exceed $50,000 annually; and authorize the Chair to Sign

Lake County Probation contracts with several counties for Juvenile Hall services. Currently, Mendocino County provides housing for incarcerated youth when Tehama County does not have capacity to house youth short term. The current contract with Mendocino County is for $25,000. Probation seeks to expand the value of the contract to $100,000 to cover the current youth that are incarcerated in Mendocino and to have the ability to house more should the need arise. This amount is covered by the current budget because the expense is not being incurred at Tehama County Juvenile Hall. The contract Amendment also extends the contract through June 2025. Mendocino County has agreed to the terms of this agreement and is processing it for signatures concurrently.

Approve Amendment to the Contract with Mendocino County for Juvenile Hall Services in the amount of $100,000 annually and extend contract through June 2025; and authorize the Chair to sign.

The attached resolution titled "Resolution Accepting Official Canvass of the Presidential Primary Election held on March 5, 2024; and Declaring Officials Duly Elected; and Elected In Lieu of Election"; the Certification of Registrar of Voters of the Results of the Canvass of the March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election; the Help America Vote Act of 2002 Certification of Elections Official; and the Certification of the results of the 1% Manual Tally; along with the Statement of Votes is being submitted for your Board's approval pursuant to Section 15372 of the California Elections Code.

It is recommended that the Lake County Board of Supervisors adopt "Resolution Accepting Official Canvass of the Presidential Primary Election held on March 5, 2024; and Declaring Officials Duly Elected; and Elected In Lieu of Election"; and accept and the elections officials' certifications of the official canvass of the election results along with the Statement of Votes prepared by the Registrar of Voters office.

Prentice Long has provided labor negotiation consulting services for Lake County's In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) since March 9, 2021. This contract extends their services for three years. On November 9, 2023, the Department of Social Services (DSS) completed a Request for Proposals for Public Authority Labor Negotiations in accordance with County Code Section 2.38, 38.2 (3) B. Three firms responded, and Prentice Long was chosen due to their superior pricing and the quality of their work in previous agreements with LCDSS. Contract services include consulting services and legal representation for the IHSS Board of Supervisors and its Director on matters relating to employment conditions and employee-employer relations. Contractor will also meet with employee organizations, prepare memoranda of understanding in a manner approved by the board and director, and make agreement related documents available to LCDSS upon request.

Approve Contract between County of Lake and Prentice Long for Public Authority Labor Negotiation Services, in the amount of $30,000 per year from February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2027, and authorize the Chair to sign.

The original Agreement allocated $600,000 for services during FY 2023-24 and remained silent on the subsequent fiscal years. The first amendment increased the maximum for FY 2023-24 to $3,200,000. However, there was an error in the recitals of the Agreement where it read there was an increase of $600,000 when in fact it was an increase of $2,600,000. This second amendment corrects the error in the recitals.

Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement between the County of Lake and Community Behavioral Health for Specialty Mental Health Services in the amount of $3,200,000 for Fiscal Years 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26

The Lake County Child Care Planning Council works to build partnerships with individuals and organizations in our community to help meet the child care needs of our communities. Our council members are volunteers who care about the issues impacting the children of Lake County. Members are appointed by the Lake County Superintendent of Schools and the Lake County Board of Supervisors. Website information: https://www.lakecoe.org/PlanningCouncil Please appoint the following applicants to the Child Care Planning and Development Council: * Gina Lyle-Griffin has renewed her Discretionary Appointee seat. * Seanie Egger has renewed her Public Agency seat. * April Strait has just been appointed by the council as a new Discretionary seat. * Raj Samra has just been appointed by the council as a new Child Care Provider. The following changes in membership have been requested by the Lake County Child Care and Development Council: * Megan Handy is now a Consumer in the Council, previously she was in the Child Care Provider seat. * Miriam McNamara is now a Child Care Provider, previously in a Discretionary seat. * Cynthia Dominguez has resigned from her Community Representative seat on the council.

(a) Appoint the recommended applicants; and (b) Approve recommended changes to membership seats.