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District staff explained that the fee study quantified the staff time and overhead associated with permitting, emissions reporting and inspections and proposed separating authority-to-construct / permit-to-operate fees from an emissions-based fee component. The draft table reclassifies many existing permit categories and, for some source types, shows large percentage increases compared with the decades‑old fee table (the last significant update was in the 1990s). To soften the financial impact on existing permitted entities, staff proposed a three-year phase-in (35% of the difference in year 1, 70% year 2, then full fee in year 3) for current permittees.

Supervisors raised concerns about the magnitude of increases for some categories (several examples shown as multiples of current fees) and requested more transparency on the staff‑hour assumptions behind the new emission fees. Multiple board members proposed a longer phase-in (four or five years) and an annual review after year one to monitor economic impacts before moving to later phases. Several supervisors also noted the county’s interest in not discouraging investment and asked staff to bring back comparative analyses of how other air districts phased in similar changes.

District staff said they are willing to examine longer phase-in options but cautioned that a slower phase-in reduces near-term revenue the district needs to hire staff and comply with new state program requirements. Staff explained new and expanding state responsibilities and said the district has been operating with salary savings and limited staffing; the replacement schedule is meant to address a funding shortfall for mandated work.

Public commenters and some supervisors stressed the need to avoid creating unintended barriers for economic development, and asked staff to provide more granular cost‑of‑service detail by category, and to outline the consequences of different phase-in options for district capacity. The board asked staff to prepare an amended proposal that models a five‑year phased approach with annual review and to return with an estimate of projected revenues and budget impacts; staff noted the district needs time to model scenarios and stated that new fees could not be implemented for the 2025 burn season unless the board met an expedited timeline for formal adoption.

Ending: The board directed staff to return with a revised fee proposal and revenue projections (members suggested a five-year phase-in with a first‑year review) and to schedule a follow-up meeting to consider formal rule adoption after public notice and state review requirements.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Supervisors Tues Mtg 07-15-25","oneSentenceSummary","The county Air Quality Management District presented a draft replacement fee schedule and a proposed three‑year phase-in for existing permittees; supervisors pressed for a longer, five‑year phase-in option and asked staff for clearer staff‑hour justifications and revenue projections.","taxTitle","Lake County, California","taxId",17505,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6550158,"Visit Lake County reports growth in web traffic and bookings in 2024; tourism spending estimated at $200M",2445,4815000,7260000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5411727-b3513cd8a532bd4e8738b799d2213368&start=4815&end=7260","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5411727-b3513cd8a532bd4e8738b799d2213368/thumbnail_4815000.jpg","/articles/6550158/Lake-County/California/Visit-Lake-County-reports-growth-in-web-traffic-and-bookings-in-2024-tourism-spending-estimated-at-200M","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6550158-eef32ebf980732636525389f56adb616/orig.mp4?Expires=1770399850&Signature=HLRQjjhGdIAocVyjX~tarrpJ2NEyCew92QpoEmUQ~WJH~CkPOWV0w6pGLsMq8sLE5YIQbQw9vDugML-vXiZO3yMg-o3-JBYbqXMBAsnsxVH~bZzOdHcRdo0~CVwH4Lw29rFf4O4hfqii7iZMbMLc3DO5TfYDHsl4KerCHbnxeWlc2Ks6pqgFCQeOSZfmNtMdCo8oXrN59dwZu5yMXCiuEEqCL4nq0cA2DC499MdPIWUZuiVqbPNyC558lIV4Q7-ICuRNgAssaMXkGtEKL9HhZOXEq23y5QhdEwAnIf6ILPj19SwQnkBr~NoLQxtTsQEgZSRsiWvYkAPIk4JfG8OBlg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Visit Lake County presented its 2024 fiscal-year annual report to the Board on July 15, reporting year-over-year growth in web traffic, social-media followers and paid-search performance, and reiterating tourism’s local economic footprint.

The district said fiscal‑year 2024 page views reached about 449,000 with 286,000 users and 327,000 sessions (a 24% year-over‑year session increase). Visit Lake County reported 68,000 searches through its BookDirect plugin in 2024 that produced roughly 9,860 clicks to individual lodging properties’ websites, a performance metric staff said was useful even when the county cannot track final bookings. The TID assessment represented 37% of Visit Lake County’s revenue in 2024, with the county’s TOT contribution at about 27% and municipal partners (Clear Lake, Lakeport, Middletown, Robinson) making up the remainder.

Visit Lake County staff cited the Dean Runyon / Visit California study showing travel-related spending in Lake County of roughly $200 million in 2024, generating roughly $14.2 million in state and local tax revenue and supporting about 1,800 travel-related jobs. Food services was reported as the largest spending sector at about $60 million, followed by lodging and recreation.

Staff described marketing activity including organic search, paid search (about 48,000 clicks and 570,000 paid impressions), programmatic display video, paid social (67% increase in impressions year over year), and email/newsletter growth to roughly 17,000 contacts (an 89% year-over-year increase). Visit Lake County said its marketing priorities remain search and social, supplemented by cooperative trade-show activity and partnerships with the “North of Ordinary” marketing group (Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte).

Supervisors asked about the ability to track actual bookings and TOT generation tied to Visit Lake County’s campaigns; staff said BookDirect can report clicks to properties where operators use supported booking engines but many local mom-and-pop providers use systems that do not share full booking data. Staff said TOT collections in county fiscal years reported approximately $1.02 million for FY 2024–25 (calendar/fiscal reporting differences noted) and that Visit Lake County hopes to continue growing direct lodging referrals.

Ending: Visit Lake County said it plans a visitor magazine, expanded video assets, continued participation in cooperative trade shows, and more targeted social/video campaigns in 2025.","Visit Lake County presented its 2024 fiscal-year annual report showing increases in website traffic, social engagement and book-direct referrals; county tourism-related spending was estimated at about $200 million with food services and lodging as top sectors, and the TID and TOT remain the largest revenue sources for the district.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6550160,"Board authorizes 2025 chip-seal material contracts after correcting oil contract total",505,661000,1166000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5411727-b3513cd8a532bd4e8738b799d2213368&start=661&end=1166","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5411727-b3513cd8a532bd4e8738b799d2213368/thumbnail_661000.jpg","/articles/6550160/Lake-County/California/Board-authorizes-2025-chip-seal-material-contracts-after-correcting-oil-contract-total","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6550160-1aa5a11683bfeaeffbfdfaaf4ee86cdb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770399850&Signature=oBKxNFkCvRMzftJunb91spwNgXntRrW5hsz9tlknGy7B~0q68ZMU1rHkHIKka8gH7reyQQQdOxTY76hQCLaMg72QFuO9XChDHQ5Bj7~kxKiJAS51URR54OYF01KT6C-TDG-8jiuUY7PvggDlDXloGRF~YR0gORZPr98yfLv5h2EvE0cZNlxCfrA66iHszjugULJczEWGqF8G92zkEGF5kmUhYRQDuLF9PKFlDIQOy2DR2GXpBlivVzzgcA4KtNsktbUQg8DCBjzHizD-9EPb0-HrYtpLpitP3Emb6YL510ezNEgWqqLmo7f~zIqksPQwNxw-lP~I1-ubx4Vr-mrL8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lake County Board of Supervisors authorized two purchase orders related to the county’s 2025 chip-seal road resurfacing program on July 15, approving a contract for rock materials and correcting and reauthorizing the emulsion oil purchase order.

Public Works Interim Director Lars Ewing told the board the county planned resurfacing preparations for about 36 miles in the Lower Lake and Kelseyville areas and had run two separate proposals: one for rock (chips) and another for emulsion oil and application. The department recommended Granite Construction for rock delivery and Western Emulsions, Inc. for emulsion oil and application.

The board first authorized a purchase order to Granite Construction not to exceed $426,800 for 2025 chip-seal rock materials (motion and vote recorded). The board then authorized a purchase order for emulsion materials; during the meeting staff identified an accounting error in the agenda packet. The initial authorization had the oil not-to-exceed amount shown as $788,629, but the attached purchase-order subtotal plus tax totaled $845,804.07. The board rescinded the prior motion that had authorized the lower number, then took public comment and voted to authorize the corrected purchase order to Western Emulsions, Inc. not to exceed $845,804.07.

Ewing described the process as a proposal evaluation that weighed price, responsiveness and hauling logistics, and said the county’s road crew would act as prime contractor while the oil application contractor would supply and apply the emulsion. Supervisors praised the road crew’s recent resurfacing work in Lower Lake; board members asked a few follow-up questions about chip spreader equipment and closer tracking of pricing.

Ending: The two awards move forward with the corrected oil contract total; staff said they would follow up with details on chip-spreader status and provide purchase orders for execution.","The Board approved two public‑works material contracts for 2025 road resurfacing — a $426,800 awarded to Granite Construction for chips and an $845,804.07 purchase order to Western Emulsions for emulsion oil after rescinding an earlier lower-amount authorization to correct the total.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6550161,"Lake County officials outline ideas for Community Development Block Grant competitive application",1986,1254000,3240000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5411727-b3513cd8a532bd4e8738b799d2213368&start=1254&end=3240","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5411727-b3513cd8a532bd4e8738b799d2213368/thumbnail_1254000.jpg","/articles/6550161/Lake-County/California/Lake-County-officials-outline-ideas-for-Community-Development-Block-Grant-competitive-application","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6550161-77aa14d5752b6b223b7beb4421392d33/orig.mp4?Expires=1770399850&Signature=h~fnCakwblRU-Ukj4sh0NGfzSlG0WMv53tzAFRL8FOBLus7i3-NlJuMCDkgUlB3RMP4BsENfUzks3MVdfdJ9Fw8gJN4mTaDA859oxZH-EgBGmDxwNCkRZLPYFFUJGglYJHcsrmJ-mJZL~qJsk45fy9Bm6gq7KPsKJFx6BfRTJtBWvPMGfbBAG1-4fPQrwIORLoiSaqrb3J3UvU1uc7cv8YlrMYZELzkmkOuVB~CshDhk9VkvyGpraGW5Sv3w55TE4swS~kgF19h9JTK0RRLxd9~4wNUVgF9PBmq1clXtw47n~kcuQvvqSdqBkiysBJG0-OCOiIPM-dUtzA2RgNh1jA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County staff told the Board of Supervisors on July 15 that the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program had not yet been issued and is expected in August, and asked the board for guidance on projects the county should pursue.

The presentation, led by Deputy County Administrative Officer Ben Rickleman and Jeff Lucas of Community Development Services, described CDBG as federal funds channeled through the state and distributed competitively for projects that principally benefit low- and moderate-income residents. Rickleman said the county had $300,000 previously approved for a workforce BUILD program and that the state’s rules can change year-to-year.

Staff proposed possible applications in the economic development bucket including: a façade-improvement program for commercial corridors; a countywide microgrid analysis that would evaluate small-scale solar for commercial strips (studies suggested in the 1–2 megawatt range for some areas); continued funding for a microenterprise/low‑interest revolving loan program; and planning/feasibility work that could underlie future construction grant requests. Rickleman said construction projects must be shovel-ready with environmental (NEPA/CEQA) and engineering documents completed to be eligible.

Supervisors and public commenters urged outreach to local business associations, and several board members asked for more data on the county’s existing business loan fund (how many loans were made, defaults and repayments). Rickleman replied that the microenterprise program funds had been exhausted for a few years but that the department could provide historical loan-performance information from grant closeout reports.

Supervisor Sabatier and others argued for broad outreach on the microgrid idea, and suggested targeting business associations in multiple communities rather than focusing on a single downtown. Questions were raised about how subrecipient agreements (which can be used instead of competitive RFPs) were used on prior applications; staff said that awarding funds to a known nonprofit subrecipient can earn application points for demonstrated implementation experience but that the board could instead direct an RFP or RFQ process to increase competition and reduce perceived conflicts of interest.

Staff described potential funding caps reflected in previous NOFAs (past guidance allowed application requests of up to $3.6 million total with sublimits such as $1.5 million for housing or economic development and $300,000 for public services) but said HCD had not confirmed this year’s caps. Staff recommended outreach to county departments to identify shovel-ready construction projects, and suggested Lucerne streets, parks projects and an industrial park feasibility study as examples of eligible work.

The board did not commit to specific applications at the meeting because the NOFA had not been published. Staff said they would continue meeting with community and economic development partners, return with an RFQ recommendation for workforce-development providers if the board agrees, and bring a formal resolution and allocation recommendations after HCD issues the NOFA.

Ending: County staff emphasized that the NOFA’s release date will drive the application timeline, and that a second public meeting and a future formal board action will be required once HCD posts the application window.","County staff briefed the Board of Supervisors on anticipated California CDBG funding and invited input on priorities including façade improvements, a microgrid analysis, microenterprise loans and housing rehab; no allocations were decided because the state notice of funding availability is not yet released.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6550150,"Board approves multiple behavioral-health contracts funded by opioid settlement and county budgets",501,12564000,13065000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5411727-b3513cd8a532bd4e8738b799d2213368&start=12564&end=13065","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5411727-b3513cd8a532bd4e8738b799d2213368/thumbnail_12564000.jpg","/articles/6550150/Lake-County/California/Board-approves-multiple-behavioral-health-contracts-funded-by-opioid-settlement-and-county-budgets","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6550150-0cdacf7bbd6657b254fe345fc7e412bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1770399850&Signature=Uwhiy76AuVxM5g-P9VRbxCQ0txvghuGnEHcd1Au~ArK-JUBxbcSyuoZ5j2s5RygXjo~XezFLkiBpqUIg9thbrkGUhXZ9rJ8pCz3F3GyIEzbSoYM4gTmmXLpig2nyu73VJ5sVNd7jOoD39Pu0v7RPCcLvUMOvXaVP0GbAv8gedQyGpSG4XNnCXRSy9GTCi3Y7cmPjL1M0C0O~wPHDS6vhDgZHZ2HzTjFcgwDSCP8mNA-0-drdvVNN33vQlez1zRww0-zKHOeSw9WP5rojswmEkQUAqC04f08LWCLxqtKfGJj-U-Iqkvyj-5wDec-ieqqyVJJImXLG5emYyvgx2GEMRA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board approved three separate behavioral-health contracts on July 15 to expand treatment, residential and youth services. Two contracts are continuing service relationships and one is a new award funded from the county’s allocation of opioid-settlement dollars.

Kanokitai Nation — Native Wellness (agreement): The board approved a five-year agreement (fiscal years 2025–2030) to provide culturally‑focused prevention and wellness services for Tribal youth and community members funded from the county’s opioid‑settlement allocation. The contract is for $1,000,000 over the contract period. Supervisor Sabatier abstained on the vote and the motion passed with a recorded tally of 3 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention. Staff described the award as coming from a community-driven RFP and planning process that identified Indigenous‑serving prevention services as a priority.

Crestwood Behavioral Health (agreement): The board approved a contract for adult residential support services and specialty mental-health services for individuals requiring higher-acuity care (including placements required for conservatorship cases) for fiscal years 2025–26 in the amount of $1,200,000. Behavioral Health staff said Crestwood has been a longstanding provider used to secure residential placements not available locally.

Redwood Community Services (agreement): The board approved a continuing contract to fund the county’s RAP program, foster-care services and intensive-services foster care (ISFC) for specialty mental-health services for fiscal years 2025–26 at $1,500,000. Redwood told the board it had opened a second clinic location in Clear Lake to expand access to youth services.

Supervisors and staff discussed opioid-settlement fund management: Behavioral Health Director Elise Jones said the county has a multi-step planning process and has reserved roughly $7.3 million of settlement receipts in hand, with several contracts now executed and additional funding available for other high-priority uses (staff also noted additional settlement flows expected in future years). Supervisor Sabatier said she would like a clear long-range expenditure plan that shows how the full multi‑year settlement (estimated at a much larger cumulative total over many years) will deliver sustainable programs — not just time-limited grants. Staff said they would present an annual update and would continue to pursue leveraged, generational funding (state grants) alongside settlement money to create longer-term capacity.

Ending: The board authorized these contracts and required staff to continue returning to the board with program updates and a schedule for future RFPs and funding decisions tied to the opioid settlement expenditure plan.","The board approved a $1.0M contract with Kanokitai Nation Native Wellness, and renewed Crestwood and Redwood contracts to provide adult residential, specialty mental health and foster-care services; Supervisors asked for a countywide expenditure plan and long-term sustainability analysis for the opioid-settlement allocations.","actionData","errors"]

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