Lake County Grand Jury

2005-2006

15 reports

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Findings & Recommendations 4 findings
F1: Road budget was $6,200,000 for the year 2004-2005. This year’s budget is $9,800,000.
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F2: The Board of Supervisors allocated $1,000,000 of the General County Fund to the Road Division.
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F3: The public Works Department anticipates receiving $400,000 in “guaranteed” funding from the Federal Transportation Program, however, these federal funds ARE NOT eligible to be used for our road maintenance but targeted for only new construction.
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F4: Employees should be provided proper training on operating heavy equipment that they use in their work. Summary:County roads’ chip sealing costs $20,000 per mile. An insufficient maintenance fund for the last 30 years has resulted in a maintenance backlog that amounts to approximately 12 million dollars.
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R1: Charge new housing developments a fee due to heavy equipment breaking up roads.
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R2: Charge disposal trucks up to $5.00 a ton for their trucks per month for the damages done to the roads.
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R3: By consensus and data Lake County roads are the worst in CA. We earnestly recommend public works seek all available resources to remedy this problem. RESPONSE REQUESTED: http://www.co.lake.ca.us/generalinformation/grandjury/report0506/countyroadrepair.html (1 of 2)4/17/2007 3:03:02 PM County of Lake - 2005/2006 Grand Jury Report -Grand Jury Selection Lake County Board of Supervisors & Public Works Department. http://www.co.lake.ca.us/generalinformation/grandjury/report0506/countyroadrepair.html (2 of 2)4/17/2007 3:03:02 PM County of Lake - 2005/2006 Grand Jury Report -Grand Jury Selection 2005/2006 Grand Jury Report COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & CODE VIOLATION Reason for Investigation:OVERSIGHT
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R4: A 146 single-family residence development in Hidden Valley has been proposed. This is in addition to the long-proposed equestrian project.
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R5: A 92 “estate home” development has been proposed on a 50-acre parcel – currently a walnut orchard on the Buckingham peninsula. The total of the above proposed units is 2204 in the county area, or cities, where projects border county jurisdiction. The Institute of Transportation Engineers’ general estimate is for residents to take ten automobile trips per unit daily. A traffic study of the proposed Buckingham project estimates current auto flow on Westlake Dr. – project access road – at 426 per day. The study found this will increase to 980 on project completion. It should be noted that ingress and egress to the Buckingham peninsula is limited to two roads – Eastlake and Westlake Drives. It should be further noted that Buckingham is currently under water imposed building moratorium. http://www.co.lake.ca.us/generalinformation/grandjury/report0506/cddcodeviolation.html (1 of 2)4/17/2007 3:03:03 PM County of Lake - 2005/2006 Grand Jury Report -Grand Jury Selection Summary:Development is inevitable in Lake County; it can be planned or allowed to take place piece meal. Lake County and the City of Lakeport are currently preparing a general development plan for the immediate future. Recommendations
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Findings & Recommendations 2 findings
F1: Thanks to a $450,000 grant from the Federal Department of Homeland Security, the County purchased a state-of-the-art mobile command trailer to be used in emergencies. Unfortunately, the Department has only one truck available in the County capable of moving this trailer. Within the trailer there are a number of highly sophisticated communication units which require considerable time and effort by Department personnel to learn. There is a volunteer group who is also learning how to use this equipment.
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F2: There are 3,100 people employed by the County, all of whom agreed, as a condition of employment, to be the “First Responders” in an emergency event. Fewer than 10% of the employees have participated in any training the County has offered. Summary:The OES is responsible for training, advance communication, public education and grant administration through Homeland Security. This is an enormous task to have been placed under the Sheriffs Department without providing the funding for the education of personnel needed to coordinate this service. There are a number of frequent emergencies (small fires, floods, vehicle accidents) that the county is prepared to handle; however, this is not the case for any sort of widespread, large scale event such as an avian flu outbreak, or catastrophic earthquake. Even in such catastrophic events, the Federal Government has stated that local agencies will need to be able to handle their own emergency services. There will be no State or Federal aid that can be relied upon.
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Additional Recommendations 2

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R1: There should be mandatory enforcement of the retrofit where required in the county.
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R2: This matter should be continuously reinforced to all real estate offices. Real estate agents should always use the contract that states what the mandatory retrofit requirements are for the county in CA. We earnestly recommend public works seek all available resources to remedy this problem. Response Requested: Lake County Board of Supervisors, Lake County Special Districts, City of Lakeport Administration, City of Clearlake Administration http://www.co.lake.ca.us/generalinformation/grandjury/report0506/specialdistrictsconservation.html4/17/2007 3:03:04 PM
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