Board of Supervisors
Board Chambers 707 Nevada Street Susanville, CA 96130
Agenda — 49 items
- 1 ADDRESSING THE BOARD
- 2 *Any person desiring to address the Board shall first secure permission of the presiding officer. *Speaker cards are provided so that individuals can bring to the attention of the presiding officer their desire to speak on a particular Agenda item. Cards are available on the table by the door and shall be completed and presented to the Clerk in advance of speaking. *Matters under the jurisdiction of the Board, and not on the Agenda, may be addressed by the Public at the time provided in the Agenda under Public Comment. The Board limits testimony on those items to three minutes per person and no more than three individuals shall address the same subject. *As required by Govt. Code Section 54957.5, any public record distributed to the Board of Supervisors less than 72 hours prior to this meeting in connection with any agenda item shall be made available for public inspection at the office of the Clerk of the Board, 220 S. Lassen St., Suite 5, Susanville CA 96130. Public records distributed during the meeting will be available for public inspection at the meeting if prepared by the County. If the public record is prepared by any other party and distributed at the meeting, it will be made available for public inspection following the meeting at the office of the Clerk of the Board. * Parties with a disability as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act who require special accommodations or aides in order to participate in the public meeting should make the request to the County Clerk of the Board's Office three full business days prior to the meeting at (530) 251-8217 or lcclerk@co.lassen.ca.us. *Next Resolution in line for adoption: No. 26-057 *Next Ordinance in line for adoption: No. 2026-07 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MAY RECESS AT 11:45 AM AND RECONVENE AT 1:30 PM. THE BOARD MAY HOLD CLOSED SESSION AS THE AGENDA SCHEDULE PERMITS. *To join the live stream Board of Supervisors meeting: https://www.lassencounty.gov/168/Board-of-Supervisors; and click on "Join the livestream for the meeting".
- A. 9:00 A.M. CALL TO ORDER
- 1. PUBLIC COMMENT (Suggested for addressing items to be considered under Closed Session)
- 2. CLOSED SESSION
- 6 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION
- 1) Conference with Legal Counsel: Significant exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code Section 54956.9 (if needed).
- 2) 1) Liability Claim; - Claimant: Julie Brown, Agency claimed against: Lassen County; 2) Liability Claim; - Claimant: Baron Badillo, Agency claimed against: Lassen County.
- B. 9:30 A.M. OPENING CEREMONIES
- 10 Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation
- 1. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION
- 2. AGENDA APPROVAL, ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS
- 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
- 4. UNAGENDIZED REPORTS BY BOARD MEMBERS (Immediately following public comment and no later than 10:00 a.m.)
- C. PUBLIC HEARINGS
- 16 These matters are scheduled at the time stated, and will be heard by the Board as close to the time stated as possible.
- D. MATTERS SET FOR TIME CERTAIN
- 18 These matters have been set at the time stated to accommodate the participants, and will be heard by the Board as close to the time stated as possible.
- 1 10:00 a.m.: RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR OCTOBER 2026 SUBJECT: Recognition awards for October 2026. FISCAL IMPACT: None. ACTION REQUESTED: The Board of Supervisors Present Recognition Awards to: 10 years: Jeremiah Chaffee (Road Department); Hannah Singletary (Health and Social Services).
- 2 10:00 a.m.: CALTRANS PRESENTATION SUBJECT: Report from Caltrans representative Michael Oguro. FISCAL IMPACT: None. ACTION REQUESTED: Receive report.
- 21 10:25 a.m.: RECESS
- E. STUDY SESSION
- F. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- G. INFORMATION/CONSENT CALENDAR
- 25 These matters are routine in nature and usually approved by a single vote. Prior to action of the Board, the public will be given the opportunity to comment on any consent item
- 26 COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
- 1 PRISON TRIAL COSTS REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM ITEMS SUBJECT: Recap of High Desert State Prison Trial Costs Reimbursement billing for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and current billing for first quarter Fiscal Year 2026-2027. FISCAL IMPACT: None. ACTION REQUESTED: Receive and file.
- 28 COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER
- 2 LASSEN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 13, 2026 SUBJECT: Meeting Minutes of October 13, 2026. FISCAL IMPACT: None. ACTION REQUESTED: Approve.
- 30 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE ITEMS
- 3 ACTION REQUESTED: Receive and file the following correspondence: a) Lassen County Behavioral Health Advisory Board Meeting Agenda for October 19, 2026. b) Lassen County Fish and Game Commission Regular Meeting Agenda October 15, 2026. c) Planning and Service Area Agency on Aging Advisory (PSA2 AAA) Advisory Council Meeting Agenda, October 19, 2026. d) California Department of Fish and Wildlife Notice of Rulemaking Action.
- H. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
- 33 FAIR
- 1 FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE BASE ALLOCATIONS SUBJECT: Approve request to California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Base Allocations. FISCAL IMPACT: Potential revenue of $47,550 maximum allocation from CDFA. ACTION REQUESTED: 1) Approve request to CDFA for the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Base Allocations; and 2) authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute the agreement.
- 2 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING NO-COST LEASE FOR THE SALVATION ARMY SUBJECT: Resolution and contract establishing a no-cost lease for the 2026 season for use of facilities at the Lassen County Fairgrounds by the Salvation Army. FISCAL IMPACT: Potential reduced revenue. ACTION REQUESTED: 1) Adopt resolution; and 2) approve contract; and 3) authorize the Chairman of the Board to execute the contract.
- 36 HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
- 3 FIRST AMENDMENT TO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT (CAPIT) GRANT AGREEMENT WITH LASSEN FAMILY SERVICES SUBJECT: First amendment to Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment (CAPIT) Grant Agreement with Lassen Family Services for the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 to reconcile the payment grid to reflect actual program utilization and redistribute funding. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no increase to the total agreement amount or additional fiscal impact. The amendment reallocates existing Fiscal Year 2025/2026 CAPIT grant funding among approved program activities. This agreement will be paid from the Community Social Services Fund/Budget Unit No. 120-8531. ACTION REQUESTED: 1) Approve the amendment with Lassen Family Services; and 2) authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute the amendment.
- 4 AGREEMENT BETWEEN LASSEN COUNTY AND LASSEN FAMILY SERVICES FOR SUPERVISED VISITATION SERVICES SUBJECT: Agreement between Lassen County and Lassen Family Services for Supervised Visitation Services for the term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with a maximum amount of $36,200. FISCAL IMPACT: This agreement will be paid from the Community Social Services Fund/Budget Unit No. 120-8531 with a maximum amount of $36,200. ACTION REQUESTED: 1) Approve the agreement with Lassen Family Services; and 2) Authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute the agreement.
- 39 INFORMATION SERVICES
- 5 ANNUAL SURFACE PRO PC PURCHASE SUBJECT: Annual Surface Pro PC Purchase. FISCAL IMPACT: This purchase is budgeted for in Fund/Budget Unit No. 140322 Information Services Department, not to exceed $180,000, from Insight Public Sector, INC. This purchase will have no general fund impact. ACTION REQUESTED: 1) Approve purchase; and 2) authorize County Administrative Officer to execute purchase order; and/or; 3) provide direction to staff.
- 6 CIVICPLUS CONTRACT AMENDMENT SUBJECT: Civicplus contract amendment to remove Commonlook PDF accessibility feature and add DocAccess PDF accessibility feature. FISCAL IMPACT: Annual increase in costs of approximately $3,500 per year for the next five years fund from Fund/Budget Unit No. 104-0322. ACTION REQUESTED: 1) Approve amended contract with Civic Plus; and 2) authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute purchase of Docaccess.
- 42 PLANNING AND BUILDING SERVICES
- 7 **The board will recess as the Lassen County Board of Supervisors and convene as the Big Valley Groundwater Basin Sustainability Agency. BIG VALLEY GROUNDWATER BASIN SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY (GSA) SUBJECT: Consider Big Valley Groundwater Basin Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Annual Work Plan, Schedule and Budget, prepared in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Lassen County Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency and the Modoc County Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency. FISCAL IMPACT: The work authorized in the proposed Work Plan, Schedule and Budget is budgeted in the Lassen County Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Budget in General Fund Planning (Fund 100681) under professional services. ACTION REQUESTED: 1) Receive report and recommended approval from the Big Valley Groundwater Basin Advisory Committee (BVAC); and 2) approve the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Big Valley Groundwater Basin Annual Work Plan, Schedule and Budget. **The board will adjourn as the Big Valley Groundwater Basin Sustainability Agency and reconvene as the Lassen County Board of Supervisors.
- 8 SUBJECT: INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
- 45 COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
- I. CORRESPONDENCE
- J. AGENDA ADDENDUM
- 48 LASSEN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PROPOSED MEETING DATES FOR 2026: October 27, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Board Meeting November 3, 2026 – No Board Meeting November 10, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Board Meeting November 17, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Board Meeting November 24, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Board Meeting December 1, 2026 – No Board Meeting December 8, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Board Meeting December 15, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Board Meeting December 22, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Board Meeting December 29, 2026 – No Board Meeting
- 49 ADJOURNMENT
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