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Votes at a glance: Lake County Board of Supervisors, Jan. 14, 2025
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Lake County Board of Supervisors approved contracts and administrative actions including a federal lobbying contract, an abatement lien, an amendment for title-search services, a Continuum of Care agreement, advisory-board appointments, and removal of a task-force seat held by fire chiefs.
Here is a concise summary of formal actions taken at the Lake County Board of Supervisors meeting on Jan. 14, 2025. Where available the motion text, mover/second, vote tally and immediate next steps are listed.
Paragon Government Relations contract (agenda item 6.4) The board approved an agreement with Paragon Government Relations for professional federal legislative and regulatory advocacy services, not to exceed $187,660, contingent on the protest period. Staff said Paragon will provide a $7,000 initial monthly retainer and expense reimbursement for travel when necessary. The board voted to authorize the chair to sign the contract. Vote: unanimous (recorded as aye; motion carried).
Findings and decision on appeal AB 24-04 (agenda item 6.6) The board approved findings of fact and denied the appeal in the matter AB 24-04 (appeal of a prior planning decision), authorizing the chair to sign the findings of fact and the decision. The board recorded one opposing vote on the denial motion; final tally on the denial was 4-1 (four yes, one no). Staff will file the findings and proceed with the board's direction.
Highland Farms appeal and Planning Commission reversal (agenda item 6.5) Separate from the denial above, the board accepted the applicant's withdrawal of the Highland Farms major use permit and voted to overturn the Planning Commission's earlier approval in light of that withdrawal; staff was directed to prepare findings. Vote: 5-0.
Post-abatement lien: 16155 Quail Trail, Clear Lake Oaks (agenda item 6.7) After code enforcement described a multi-day abatement that removed substantial debris, vehicles and RVs from the property, the board approved recording a lien for the total abatement cost of $29,277.20 and directed staff to record the lien with the Lake County Recorder and submit it to the county auditor for assessment. Vote: 5-0.
Amendment to Harmony Research LLC agreement (agenda item 7.8) The board approved Amendment No. 1 with Harmony Research LLC to increase the contract maximum to a total not to exceed $615,000 for title searches and party-of-interest notifications tied to the county's tax-sale process. Treasurer/Tax Collector Patrick Sullivan said the increase was driven by the volume of properties handled in recent tax sales. Vote: unanimous.
County agreement with Lake County Office of Education (agenda item 7.2) The board approved an agreement designating Lake County Behavioral Health Services as lead agency for the Lake County Continuum of Care to contract with the Lake County Office of Education for FY 2024'27 in the amount of $125,000. Behavioral Health Director Jones noted a longstanding working relationship. Vote: unanimous.
Cannabis Ordinance Task Force membership (agenda item 7.3) The Fire Chiefs Association submitted a resignation from the cannabis ordinance task force, citing time constraints from operational demands. The board accepted the resignation and removed the fire district representative position from the task force roster; staff said chiefs would be consulted on draft ordinance language later in the process. Vote: unanimous.
Advisory board appointments (agenda item 7.4) The board filled multiple advisory-board vacancies (Big Valley Advisory Council, Cobb Municipal Advisory Council, First 5 Lake County, Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee, Resource Conservation District, Law Library Advisory Board, and Library Advisory Board). Appointments listed in the record included Rick White (Big Valley), Paul Duncan (Cobb alternate), Christopher Nettles and Donald Strickler (Cobb members), Carolyn Rosen (First 5), Justin Ratcliffe (Fish and Wildlife, district 3), Charles Barron and Steve Campbell (Resource Conservation District), Dennis Fordham (Law Library), and Paula Warner (Library Advisory Board). Vote: unanimous on the slate presented.
Notes and next steps - Staff will prepare and record required written findings or lien documents where directed. - Contracts approved will move to signature and then into implementation per the terms presented to the board. - The Highland Farms matter will generate a written decision and findings; staff noted a reapplication would be treated as a new matter subject to CEQA and code requirements.
Speakers quoted or summarized in this roundup are drawn from the Jan. 14, 2025 meeting transcript of the Lake County Board of Supervisors.
