Board Of Supervisors — Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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1. Call to Order
2. Moment of Silence
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Consideration of Extra Items Not Appearing on the Posted Agenda
5. Approval of the Consent Agenda
5.1Adopt Resolution Approving the Amended Agreement # 24-0469-019-SF with the California Department of Food Agriculture for the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (GWSS) Program in the new amount of $71,377.56 for the new period of July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027.
Agreement
passed on consent
Staff memo
Executive Summary
I would like to ask the Board to adopt the attached resolution approving the amended agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (GWSS) Agreement for the new period of July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2027, in the amount of $71,377.56. This is an increase to the agreement by $27,402.39 that was approved by your Board on October 07, 2025. This agreement includes reimbursement for trapping, inspection, and control of the Glassy Wing Sharpshooter. The Glassy Wing Sharpshooter is a serious pest to wine grapes because it carries Pierce's Disease, which is detrimental to the wine grape industry.
Should the Board adopt the proposed Resolution, please have the chair sign one (1) original of the standard agreement form and one (1) copy of the Board Resolution and return them to the Agricultural Department for further processing. A signed, completed copy will be returned for your records.
Recommended Action
Adopt Resolution Approving the Amended Agreement # 24-0469-019-SF with the California Department of Food Agriculture for the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (GWSS) Program in the new amount of $71,377.56 for the new period of July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027.
5.2Adopt Resolution Approving Agreement No. 26-0153-000-SA with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for Compliance with the Nursery Inspection Program for Period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, for $500.00
Agreement
passed on consent
Staff memo
Executive Summary
I would like to ask the Board to adopt the attached Resolution approving the Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for the Nursery Inspection Program in Lake County from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The agreement amount is $500.00.
The Nursery Inspection Program Agreement provides for reimbursement to inspect nursery stock at all producers/ wholesale nursery locations within the county.
Should the board adopt this resolution, please have the chair sign, and return one copy of the agreement, and one copy of the board resolution and return them to the Department of Agriculture for processing. A signed complete copy will be returned for your records.
Recommended Action
Adopt Resolution Approving Agreement No. 26-0153-000-SA with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for Compliance with the Nursery Inspection Program for the Period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, for $500.00.
5.3Adopt Resolution Approving an Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the State Organic Program (SOP) Cooperative Agreement # 26-0274-000-SA for $3,495.00 for the Period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027
Resolution
passed on consent
Staff memo
Executive Summary
I would like to ask the Board of Supervisors to adopt the attached Resolution approving the agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the State Organic Program (SOP) Cooperative Agreement No. 26-0274-000-SA. This agreement reimburses the county for organic activities including registration, spot inspections, surveillance, residue sampling (random), complaint investigations, and approved training for Fiscal Year 2026/2027. The maximum agreement amount is $3,495.00.
Should the Board adopt this Resolution, please have the chair sign, and return one copy of the agreement, and one copy of the Board Resolution and return them to the Agricultural Commissioner’s office for processing. A signed completed copy will be returned for your records.
Recommended Action
Adopt Resolution Approving Agreement No. 26-0274-000-SA with the Department of Food and Agriculture for the State Organic Program in the amount of $3,495.00 for the Period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
5.4ADDENDUM - Approve the Letter Requesting Governor Newsom Veto AB 2494 and Authorize the Chair to Sign
Action Item
pulled on consent
Motion carried · 2 motions
Carried 4-0 — moved by Sabatier
Crandell: absent Owen: aye Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
Crandell: absent Owen: aye Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
Carried 3-1 — moved by Pyska
Crandell: absent Owen: aye Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: nay
Crandell: absent Owen: aye Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: nay
Staff memo
Executive Summary
On April 21, 2026, our Board adopted a position of “Oppose Unless Amended” on AB 2494 (Rogers), a bill that would modify the framework governing California's Demonstration State Forests (DSFs). Over the course of this Legislative Session, County Supervisors and staff have advocated for changes that prioritized the science-driven principles cultivated by the careful work of the Governor’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force (including considerable efforts by Vice Chair Pyska).
While the language of AB 2494 has been modified since our Board adopted its position, concerns remain. As written, the bill is ultimately unclear in its intent, and could therefore impede crucial research and other sustainable forest management practices ongoing at Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest. Further, far greater effort to balance statewide forestry-focused and financial interests and build broad-based consensus was put into the Governor’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force’s principles than has been invested in AB 2494.
Therefore, we recommend that our Board approve the attached Letter, and encourage Governor Newsom to veto AB 2494, and instead encourage a more holistic view be taken, with Demonstration State Forests managed as complements and exemplars of broader, science-driven State policy.
Pending our Board’s approval, submittal of this Letter will occur September 3, 2026.
Recommended Action
Approve the Letter Requesting Governor Newsom Veto AB 2494 and Authorize the Chair to Sign.
On motion of Supervisor Sabatier, and by vote of the Board, approved consent agenda items 5.1 through 5.4 with the exception of item 5.4 which was pulled for further discussion. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes- Supervisors: 4 - Owen, Sabatier, Pyska, and Rasmussen
Absent- Supervisor: 1 - Crandell
On motion of Supervisor Pyska, and by vote of the Board, Approved the Letter Requesting Governor Newsom Veto AB 2494 and Authorized the Chair to Sign. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes- Supervisors: 3 - Owen, Pyska, and Rasmussen
Absent- Supervisor: 1 - Crandell
Nays- Supervisor: 1 - Sabatier
Clerk’s notes: Supervisor Sabatier pulled the item from the agenda. Supervisor Pyska, UCCE Advisor and Forester Dr. Michael Jones, and Chief Deputy County Administrative Officer Matthew Rothstein presented the item to the Board.
Chair Rasmussen asked if anyone present wished to speak and the following person present in the Board of Supervisors Chambers spoke: Roberta MacIntyre. The following person spoke via Zoom: Kate Schmidt-Hopper. No one else wished to speak and the public input portion of this item was closed.
6. Timed Items
6.19:02 A.M. - Public Input
Clerk’s notes: Public Members Skiela Laiwa, Erinn, Justin Quayle, Lakeport Mayor Brandon Disney, Tom Lajcik, and Margaux Kambara spoke.
6.29:03 A.M. - Pet of the Week
Presentation
Presentation Only.
Clerk’s notes: Animal Care and Control Officer Francisco Pelayo Moreno presented the pet of the week to the Board.
6.39:10 A.M. - (Sitting as the Lake County Housing Commission) - Consideration of First Amendment to Contract between County of Lake – Lake County Housing Commission and Management Reports Incorporated for Lindsey Program Management Software, in the Amount of $27,000 for the Period of October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, and Authorize the LCHC Chair to Sign.
Agreement
Motion carried
Carried 5-0 — moved by Pyska
Crandell: absent Figueroa: aye Owen: aye Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
Crandell: absent Figueroa: aye Owen: aye Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
Staff memo
Executive Summary
The Lake County Housing Commission (LCHC) currently operates under the Department of Social Services. The Lake County Department of Social Services (LCDSS) contracts with Management Reports Incorporated (MRI) Software, LLC for the provision of Lindsey program management software and fee accounting services, which LCHC has utilized for many years. The software suite is designed to help housing agencies optimize operational and administrative processes and fulfill government compliance requirements by providing cloud-based solutions that allow public housing authorities (PHAs) to manage payments made on behalf of clients, maintenance workflows, applications, and communications.
On November 29, 2023, the BOS approved a statement of work from contractor, adding an online housing choice voucher waitlist module to our current MRI/Lindsey software package at an additional yearly cost of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
LCHC has requested another modification to the agreement, due to uncertainty about their future needs; changing the contract's autorenewal clause from a five-year term to a one-year term and adding funds to ensure anticipated PHA consolidation costs are included.
Recommended Action
Approve First Amendment to Contract between County of Lake - Lake County Housing Commission and Management Reports Incorporated for Lindsey Program Management Software, in the amount of $27,000.00 for the period of October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, and authorize the LCHC Chair to sign.
| Estimated Cost | 27,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Amount Budgeted | $27,000 |
On motion of Commissioner Pyska, and by vote of the Board, approved First Amendment to Contract between County of Lake - Lake County Housing Commission and Management Reports Incorporated for Lindsey Program Management Software, in the Amount of $27,000 for the Period of October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, and Authorized the LCHC Chair to Sign. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes- Commissioners: 5 - Owen, Sabatier, Pyska, Rasmussen, and Figueroa
Absent- Commissioner: 1 - Crandell
Clerk’s notes: Social Services Director Rachael Dillman-Parsons presented the item to the Board.
Chair Rasmussen asked if anyone present wished to speak. No one wished to speak and the public input portion of this item was closed.
6.49:30 A.M. - (a) (Sitting as the Lake County Board of Supervisors) Consideration of the Amended Clear Lake Watershed and Chi Memorandum of Understanding Co-Management Agreement, adding Koi Nation of Northern California, updating the signature page and authorize the County Administrative Officer to sign; (b) (Sitting as the Watershed Protection District Board of Directors) Consideration of the Amended Clear Lake Watershed and Chi Memorandum of Understanding Co-Management Agreement, adding Koi Nation of Northern California, updating the signature page and authorize the Water Resources Director to sign
Agreement
Motion carried · 2 motions
Carried 3-1 — moved by Sabatier
Crandell: absent Owen: nay Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
Crandell: absent Owen: nay Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
Carried 3-1 — moved by Sabatier
Crandell: absent Owen: nay Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
Crandell: absent Owen: nay Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
Staff memo
Executive Summary
On July 7, 2026 your Boards approved the draft Co-management Agreement of the Clear Lake Watershed to be signed by your authorized signatories at a date in the future. When your Boards considered the draft document, Koi Nation of Northern California had not yet agreed to participate but has since done so.
Since that date, Koi Nation of Northern California has agreed to participate in the agreement and has suggested a few edits since your Board last reviewed. Those suggested changes are highlighted in the attached agreement.
Also, since July 7, a few of the agencies, including the County of Lake and the Lake County Watershed Protection District, updated information on their own signature pages.
This agreement is not legally binding and does not seek to remove any rights, responsibilities, or authorities of the County of Lake or the Lake County Watershed Protection District, but rather document and formally agree and mutually pledge to continue to collaborate and work together in the best interests of Clear Lake. Additionally, this could serve as a model program in the state of California.
Recommended Action
(a) (Sitting as the Lake County Board of Supervisors) Consideration of the Amended Clear Lake Watershed and Chi Memorandum of Understanding Co-Management Agreement, adding Koi Nation of Northern California, updating signature pages, and authorize the Chair to Sign at Signing Ceremony; (b) (Sitting as the Watershed Protection District Board of Directors) Consideration of the Amended Clear Lake Watershed and Chi Memorandum of Understanding Co-Management Agreement, adding Koi Nation of Northern California, updating signature pages, and authorize the Chair to Sign at Signing Ceremony.
On motion of Supervisor Sabatier, and by vote of the Board, approved Amended Clear Lake Watershed and Chi Memorandum of Understanding Co-Management Agreement, adding Koi Nation of Northern California as amended, updating the signature page and authorized the County Administrative Officer to sign. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes- Supervisors: 3 - Sabatier, Pyska, and Rasmussen
Absent- Supervisor: 1 - Crandell
Nays- Supervisor: 1 - Owen
On motion of Director Sabatier, and by vote of the Board, approved Amended Clear Lake Watershed and Chi Memorandum of Understanding Co-Management Agreement, adding Koi Nation of Northern California as amended, updating the signature page and authorized the Water Resources Director to sign. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes- Directors: 3 - Sabatier, Pyska, and Rasmussen
Absent- Director: 1 - Crandell
Nays- Director: 1 - Owen
Clerk’s notes: Chief Climate Resiliency Officer Terre Logsdon presented the item to the Board.
Chair Rasmussen asked if anyone present wished to speak and the following person spoke via Zoom: Kate Schmidt-Hopper. No one else wished to speak and the public input portion of this item was closed.
6.59:45 A.M. - Consideration of a Letter of Commitment for the “Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake’s Grant Application for a Community Resilience Center Program Round 2 Implementation Grant Application
Letter
Motion carried
Carried 4-0 — moved by Pyska
Crandell: absent Owen: aye Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
Crandell: absent Owen: aye Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
Staff memo
Executive Summary
The Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake (HPUL) is submitting a collaborative grant application to the California Strategic Grown Council's Community Resilience Center Implementation Round 2 Grant Program that will leverage funding they received from Congressman Mike Thompson who successfully championed a $3.15 million HUD Community Project Funding award to support construction of a Tribal Community Center for HPUL.
In addition to providing a Community Resilience Center for the Tribe, once completed, the facility will provide emergency systems, backup power, kitchen and hygiene infrastructure, outdoor cooling features, and operational capacity the center needs to open as a fully functioning resilience and emergency response shelter serving both Tribal and non-Tribal residents.
The grant application supports the partnership between HPUL, the County of Lake, and the American Red Cross and represents a collaborative approach to community resilience to meet the day-to-day needs of the HPUL community, and during extreme weather or declared emergencies, the general public as well.
When funded, this project will:
* Combine Tribal leadership, local government coordination, and emergency preparedness expertise,
* Serve as a cooling and warming center during extreme weather events for the Tribal community and general public,
* Activate the center during declared emergency events to serve as an American Red Cross-approved shelter in the Northern portion of Lake County for the general public and Tribal communities, which this area of Lake County currently lacks;
* Be staffed and sustain year-round programming to serve the Tribal community.
Recommended Action
Approve a Letter of Commitment for the "Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake's Grant Application for a Community Resilience Center Program Round 2 Implementation Grant Application and authorize the Chair to sign.
On motion of Supervisor Pyska, and by vote of the Board, approved Letter of Commitment for the "Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake's Grant Application for a Community Resilience Center Program Round 2 Implementation Grant Application and authorized the chair to sign as amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes- Supervisors: 4 - Owen, Sabatier, Pyska, and Rasmussen
Absent- Supervisor: 1 - Crandell
Clerk’s notes: Chief Climate Resiliency Officer Terre Logsdon presented the item to the Board. Habematolel Band of Pomo Indians Representative Greg Folsom spoke.
Chair Rasmussen asked if anyone present wished to speak. No one wished to speak and the public input portion of this item was closed.
6.610:00 A.M. - (Sitting as the Lake County Watershed Protection District Board of Directors) Consideration of presentation regarding proposed fee increases for Quagga Mussel Prevention Program stickers and draft Special Event Lake Access permit and consider approval of the revised/proposed fee schedule.
Report
Staff memo
Executive Summary
The Lake County Water Resources Department requests that the Board of Supervisors consider proposed increases to the Quagga Mussel Prevention Program sticker fees and Special Event Lake Access permit fees. The proposed adjustments are intended to support the long-term financial sustainability of the Quagga Mussel programs and align with prior Board direction that the Quagga Mussel Prevention Program operate on a self-supporting basis.
Historically, a significant portion of the Quagga Mussel Prevention Program has been funded through state and federal grants. While these grants have been instrumental in supporting program operations, funding availability varies from year to year. During periods when grant funding was unavailable or reduced, the program operated at a deficit, requiring the use of County resources to maintain critical prevention, inspection, and monitoring activities.
The threat posed by invasive quagga, zebra, and golden mussels continues to increase throughout California and the western United States. An infestation in Clear Lake could result in substantial ecological, recreational, and economic impacts, as well as significant long-term costs associated with infrastructure protection and management. Continued investment in prevention remains the most effective and cost-efficient strategy for protecting Clear Lake and Lake County's water resources.
The proposed fee adjustments would help offset program costs, improve long-term financial stability, and reduce reliance on uncertain grant funding while ensuring continued implementation of inspection, monitoring, education, and prevention efforts.
Recommended Action
Approve the proposed fee increases for Quagga Mussel
Prevention Program stickers and Special Event Lake Access permits and direct
staff to implement the revised/proposed fee schedule.
There was Board consensus to bring back a sticker fee increase at a future date.
Clerk’s notes: Water Resources Director Pawan Upadhyay introduced the item to the Board. Water Resources Invasive Species Coordinator Thomas Fardig presented the item to the Board. Water Resources Technician Esteban Correa was present.
Chair Rasmussen asked if anyone present wished to speak and the following people present in the Board of Supervisors Chambers spoke: Matthew Saint Claire, Angela DePalma-Dow, Scott De Leon, Greg Guisti, Tom Lajcik, and Roberta MacIntyre. The following people spoke via Zoom Donna Mackiewicz, Natasha Leigh, and Angela Ameral.
7. Non-Timed Items
7.1Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports
8. Closed Session
8.1Conference with Legal Counsel: Significant Exposure to Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2), (e)(1) – one potential case
Closed Session Item
Clerk’s notes: This item was pulled from the agenda.
8.2Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
Closed Session Item
Motion carried · 2 motions
Carried 4-0 — moved by Pyska
Crandell: absent Owen: aye Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
Crandell: absent Owen: aye Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
Carried 4-0 — moved by Pyska
Crandell: absent Owen: aye Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
Crandell: absent Owen: aye Pyska: aye Rasmussen: aye Sabatier: aye
On motion of Supervisor Pyska, and by vote of the Board, terminated Community Development Director Mireya Turner effective immediately. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes- Supervisors: 4 - Owen, Sabatier, Pyska, and Rasmussen
Absent- Supervisor: 1 - Crandell
On motion of Supervisor Pyska, and by vote of the Board, appointed Susan Parker as Interim Community Development Director effective immediately. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes- Supervisors: 4 - Owen, Sabatier, Pyska, and Rasmussen
Absent- Supervisor: 1 - Crandell