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Water Resources Director Pawan Upadhyay told the Board of Supervisors the agency was informed the grant was denied because of a clerical oversight rather than any substantive deficiency. He said staff filed a formal appeal with the Division on July 24 and requested the board take three additional steps: authorize letters to Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders asking the state to intervene, retain the county's state legislative advocacy firm to press the case, and allocate interim county funds so inspection staff can continue work while the appeal and any reapplication proceed.

Upadhyay and staff said loss of monitoring would raise the risk that invasive mussels would establish in Clear Lake; once established, dreissenid mussels (zebra or quagga) can permanently alter lake ecology, damage infrastructure and block water intakes. \"Remaining vigilant is essential to the health of the ecosystem surrounding the county's defining geographic feature,\" Upadhyay said. Earlier public comment and a written submission from former county invasive species staff underscored the program's role as the first line of defense: ramp monitors often detect and stop contaminated boats before they launch.

The board acted on the staff recommendations and took these steps: it affirmed continuation of the formal appeal process; it authorized staff and the board chair to send letters to Governor Newsom, Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire and Assembly leadership urging reconsideration; it authorized the county to partner with the county's state lobbying firm (Nielsen Mercsimer) for assistance; and it approved a budget resolution to provide interim funding while the appeal process proceeds. The board voted unanimously on the formal actions.

On the budget item, staff recommended drawing $266,445.86 from an unallocated cannabis‑related county fund balance and $75,000 from an economic development allocation for a total interim amount of $341,445.86 to maintain ramp inspections until the next grant cycle or until the appeal is resolved. During discussion board members asked staff to split the interim allocation across the two cannabis‑related subaccounts; the board amended the technical recitals to show an even split of $170,722.93 to reconcile accounting detail while preserving total interim funding.

Motions on the appeal and the use of interim funds passed with unanimous votes. The board also asked staff to finalize letter wording with input from the county's lobbyists before sending the letters, and to bring back any formal change in grant status to the board as soon as it is known.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Supervisor Tues Mtg 07-29-25","oneSentenceSummary","Lake County officials on July 29 said they had filed a formal appeal after a $399,520 state grant application for the Clear Lake Mussel Prevention Project was denied for a clerical omission, and the Board of Supervisors unanimously authorized interim funding, letters to state leaders and state lobbying help to restore the program.","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},6482084,"After resident objections, Lake County pauses Cobb pavement work; board directs staff to prepare asphalt change order",474,8756000,9230000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5516161-d52908392fcd8e286841263e947c1e20&start=8756&end=9230","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5516161-d52908392fcd8e286841263e947c1e20/thumbnail_8756000.jpg","/articles/6482084/Lake-County/California/After-resident-objections-Lake-County-pauses-Cobb-pavement-work-board-directs-staff-to-prepare-asphalt-change-order","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6482084-4b96df876f8bb3b997bb13fbaa8fb631/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443376&Signature=caa2Nf2axUeihHNae-oKbWOwzoHGX0biQErS4wqvXDQgaYJqGYV8i3wQk7o54T~j54SbwD16UCmJXcADo31w0F7pB8gbR7QGIaJBfHBc8y335XtBYOfaQvSZSVrwJaeddUc-2CKzBhhEi~~QEeJ79jpM4GxjFOC6t5EY1gBn3M1sAdNkNLdnT~griXle3GBCu7uahPTgg7KW7GOI3JDeJnndvLmWYCHQsFXotsCcjyiaLEN4Q6FU8OtM~p6XD32PK9246kIf7QGlChKSHCYrHS1Ab4ltp5N7a71YVEKlbcfZuTYcS1v0nS-XRKqDseIRr53MLB4CjZDaKhM4v0LJhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lake County officials paused construction on a section of the 2024 Cobb Area Pavement Rehabilitation Project after questions from residents and county maintenance staff about plans to use double chip seal over pulverized road bases on steep, high‑use local roads.

Interim Public Works Director Lars Ewing told the Board of Supervisors on July 29 that the project — originally designed in 2024, estimated at about $8.9 million and awarded to Argonaut Constructors — included both full asphalt resurfacing on some routes and double chip seal on lower‑priority sections. The scope covers roughly 16 miles of Cobb‑area roads. \"The contractor is building the project per plan,\" Ewing said, but he and road maintenance personnel had concerns about the durability of double chip seal in Cobb's steep, snowy and high‑use environment.

Nichols Consulting Engineers (NCE), which prepared the pavement design, briefed the board on its methodology and said the design used available budget constraints to balance asphalt and bituminous surface treatments. NCE's engineers told the board double chip seal can be a common, flexible, cost‑effective surface for low‑volume rural roads but that local conditions — steep grades, frequent snowplowing and heavy construction traffic — make some road segments less suited to that approach. \"We went and looked at them and we did survey investigations,\" NCE staff said; they emphasized the design decisions were taken with a constrained budget and site investigations.

Public comment from Cobb residents, emergency responders and the Cobb Area Council emphasized durability and safety concerns. \"Last week, the first coat of chip seal was applied to our roads. It has already developed potholes, areas of exposed dirt, and erosion on the perimeter,\" one resident said. A CAL FIRE operations chief warned that emergency vehicles require roads that can carry heavy loads year‑round and said he feared the chip seal sections could fail under repeated heavy loads and plowing.

Ewing told the board that placing hot‑mix asphalt on five miles already chip‑sealed would increase the project cost; earlier staff work estimated a possible $1.4 million to pave those segments, but construction‑management and quantity adjustments reduced the net increase to roughly $700,000. Argonaut has indicated it would honor contract unit prices if the county issues a change order to replace the planned second chip seal layer with asphalt.

Supervisor Pyska offered a discretionary contribution to narrow the county's additional funding need; supervisors expressed support for moving toward asphalt on the sections that had already been pulverized and received an initial chips coat. The board directed staff to prepare a formal change order to Argonaut and return with a recommendation and final cost, aiming to finish the procurement and paving in late summer. Ewing and road superintendent Jim Hale said county crews would continue chip‑seal preservation work elsewhere in the county, where that surface is appropriate and cost‑effective.

The county emphasized that this is not a complaint about construction quality — inspectors said the contractor is performing to the plans — but about the selection of surface treatment that the county believes will deliver better lifecycle value and fewer maintenance returns for the affected Cobb neighborhoods. Staff will return to the board with a proposed change order and funding plan.","County staff paused a Cobb pavement project after residents and county road crews objected to planned double chip seal over pulverized base. Interim Public Works Director recommended adding hot‑mix asphalt on several steep roads; board directed staff to prepare a change order and identify funding.",{"_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},6482088,"Lake County supervisors review comprehensive housing action plan; direct staff to make edits and return",1268,454000,1722000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5516161-d52908392fcd8e286841263e947c1e20&start=454&end=1722","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5516161-d52908392fcd8e286841263e947c1e20/thumbnail_454000.jpg","/articles/6482088/Lake-County/California/Lake-County-supervisors-review-comprehensive-housing-action-plan-direct-staff-to-make-edits-and-return","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6482088-7fb2e86bf9887381be2076aedbf88b39/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443376&Signature=OoY-sf43aR3wkCVuh9rloZ2XRloOdTKJWDwWvWegxsrc8OOvlwXB6O8jxgWlhmi9YpoJHd03ckoHeGQ1JlTpslv0Vmp06-oUDKqk2PfNX813PDmLQVA20HKFHi3fU2PtVxUYjy-6FnzKNElWiGwGz0ZcWhFZjv-3pQCjc2FHpQGbtbfgWiEeT-GjuK~RJP21U0HSg0yHHmc-zhBh9aDUh0~5JUDqcANSAA-P5P28tLvG2xqc5DhYaUMvHVqACTsJULnHjOHHA1SAtI9pYA-yY3jcBreoTyPPB3wkG8dihXQgiUDqlVDDOACEP-RBZeQEq9CGTHA3oYJYE7AciZpuFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lake County supervisors on July 29 reviewed a draft Housing Action and Implementation Plan (HAPE) that lays out strategies to increase housing of many types across the county, then instructed staff to update language and return the plan for further review.

The HAPE, drafted over more than a year with consultants from PlaceWorks and input from city officials, tribal representatives, developers, housing providers and residents, sets goals including expanding accessory dwelling units, creating homeless and workforce housing options, prioritizing infill and fire‑safer sites, and maintaining an online sites inventory and interactive web map. \"We are very excited to be here today, to present our housing action and implementation plan,\" Lisa Judd, Deputy County Administrative Officer for Housing, told the board. Amy Zinsheimer of PlaceWorks said the plan \"started with a robust community input and data gathering effort\" and is intended as a countywide playbook.

Board members raised detailed questions about the data and about coordination with the two incorporated cities. Supervisor Sabatier and others said some demographic projections and household forecasts needed clarification before the plan is presented to city councils. Sabatier said she was \"concerned by those numbers\" and asked staff to confirm data sources and whether Department of Finance figures had been reconciled with local counts. Supervisor Pyska and others urged stronger language on climate and fire resilience and asked the plan to more clearly identify which changes would require city action versus county implementation.

The HAPE identifies a forecasted need of roughly 1,590 new housing units through 2037 (about 150 units per year) and catalogs needs across tenure and income: for example, the gaps analysis estimated about 960 overcrowded households in 2022 and noted that many mobile homes need rehabilitation. The plan also recommends tools such as expanding ADU production, pursuing mixed‑use infill, creating small‑lot and manufactured housing opportunities, seeking state pro‑housing designation, and pursuing project‑based vouchers.

County staff and the PlaceWorks team detailed extensive community engagement — public meetings in Cobb Mountain, Kelseyville, Lakeport, Lower Lake, Middletown, Riviera, Shoreline and Upper Lake; open houses; festival outreach; and meetings with agricultural and tribal stakeholders. \"Appendix A lists a detailed account of the outreach,\" Amy Zinsheimer said during the presentation.

Supervisors pushed on several policy specifics raised during discussion: whether the county should fund a landlord‑tenant matching program, the timing and design of first‑time homebuyer loans, and how to ensure long‑term durability of ADUs and other alternative housing types. Director Turner of Community Development and county staff said building codes, Title 24 and state ADU law will govern construction standards and that staff are already consulting with building officials about acceptable new materials and plan libraries that can speed post‑disaster rebuilding.

After the presentation and public comment, the board gave direction to staff to revise selected sections — including clarifying language about cultural/tribal references, refining the plan's maps, and adding stronger climate and post‑disaster recovery language — and to return the HAPE to the board for formal action at the next scheduled meeting. Staff indicated they would continue outreach to city councils and local partners before adoption.

The plan remains a draft and staff emphasized it is intended as a living document to be updated as state law and local conditions change. The board requested annual updates on progress and directed staff to present the revised plan for consideration at a near‑term meeting.","Supervisors heard a yearlong Housing Action and Implementation Plan that sets goals across ADUs, homeless housing, infill, and post‑disaster rebuilding. Staff were directed to refine language, coordinate with city partners and tribal nations, and return with a revised document for formal adoption.","actionData","errors"]

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