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Lake County DSS should continue its efforts to recruit resource families within Lake County. In addition to the county’s current usage of social media, it is recommended that DSS explore the possibility of radio announcements and newspaper advertisements. (F1) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 55

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The 2019-2020 Grand Jury should follow up with all six FPDs to assess their fiscal health and progress toward internal goals. (F-1 through F-16) RESPONSES: Pursuant to Penal Codes sec.933(c), the following response(s) are required: • Lake County Board of Supervisors (R-9) (90 days) • Lake County Assessor/Recorder (R-8) – 60 days • Lake County Assessor/Tax Collector – (R-2, R-8) – 60 days The following response(s) are invited: • Kelseyville FPD Board of Directors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Lake County FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Lake Pillsbury FPD Board of Supervisors (R-2, R-5, R-6, R-8, R-9) – 60 days • Lakeport FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1 through R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Northshore FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • South Lake County FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 99 Exhibit 1 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 100 Exhibit 2 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 101 Exhibit 3 Lakeport Fire District Measure M Facts Why is measure M necessary for the Fire District and my safety? Measure M will restore firefighting and emergency response staffing to safe and adequate levels to the city and unincorporated areas of Lakeport through a parcel tax increase necessary for providing essential emergency services to the community. When was the last time the fire district had a tax increase? The tax was first created and passed by voters in March 1997. In the 22 years since its inception, there has never been an increase. In 2018, the district responded to over 3000 emergency calls, which is over 3 times the amount of the 938 calls in 1997, the year the current tax was approved. How will the community benefit if voters pass measure M? If Measure M passes, funding will allow the hiring of recently laid off firefighters/paramedic personnel restoring safety and critical emergency services the community deserves. Full staffing will result in reduced response times, saving lives and property. What happens if Measure M does not pass? Critical emergency and medical response times will be delayed during multiple emergencies. ISO (Insurance Services Office) ratings will rise due to inadequate staffing. The ISO creates ratings for fire departments and their surrounding communities. The ratings calculate how well-equipped fire departments are to put out fires in the community. In 2020, the ISO will be assessing the Lakeport Fire District. At the current staffing, homeowners and business owners' insurance rates will be increased, if not denied. What percentage of votes is required to pass Measure M? The measure must receive a 66.7% YES vote to pass. What is a unit of benefit, and how much will the total tax cost me? Units of benefit, or benefit units, are used to "rate" the benefit a particular parcel receives from having fire protection and emergency medical service from the Lakeport Fire Protection District. As such, developed property receives more benefit, and this has more units assigned than underdeveloped property. The proposed Unit of Benefit 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 102 cost will be $6.14 per Unit of Benefit. See the following tables for the Total Tax Yearly Costs. RESIDENTIAL YEARLY COST Single Family Home 30 units per home $184.20/year Mobile Home 30 units per mobile $184.20/year Duplex 30 units per living unit $184.20/year Multi-Family or Apartments 15 units per living unit $92.10/year VACANT LAND YEARLY COST Vacant 0-5 Acres 10 units per parcel $61.40/year 5.01-10 Acres 15 units per parcel $92.10/year 10+ Acres 20 units per parcel $122.80/year COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL YEARLY COST 0-999 Building Sq. Ft. Units $307.00/year 1,000 - 4,999 Building Sq. Ft. Units 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 103 $429.80/year 5,000 - 9,000 Building Sq. Ft. Units $614.00/year 10,000+ Building Sq. Ft. Units $921.00/year IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE UNITS, THE FOLLOWING EXTRA UNITS APPLY TO COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES YEARLY COST More than one business in a building 75 Units per additional business $460.50/year Live Fire radio traffic. UPCOMING EVENTS 7/3: EMS Drill 7/9: District Board Meeting 7/9: District Volunteer Training 7/16: District Volunteer Training 7/16: District Volunteer Training 445 N. Main St., Lakeport, Ca. 95453 lakeportfire@lakeportfire.com Phone (707) 263-4396 Fax (707) 262-1283 Employee Webmail Login Copyright 2019 Lakeport Fire District. All Rights Reserved. Custom Web Site Development by BitSculptor. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 104 Exhibit 4 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 105 Exhibit 5 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 106 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 107 Exhibit 6 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 108 1914 Seagrave Old NO. 2 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 109 Lake Pillsbury FPD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 110 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 111 HOW CAN WE SAFELY LAND? LAMPSON FIELD Summary: Lampson Field Airport is within the unincorporated Lake County area and is located on Highland Springs Road off Highway 29 between Kelseyville and Lakeport. The County Department of Public Works is responsible for the management and operation of the airport. Improvements and maintenance to the airport will make for a safe landing. The Lakeport Fire Protection District provides fire protection for the Airport. Background: Lampson Field is a General Aviation airport located approximately five miles southwest of Lakeport, California. The airport was activated in 1941, and acquired by the County in 1955. Lampson Field served as the base of operations for Cal Fire during the Mendocino Complex fires. It can accommodate single and twin-engine prop planes, business jets, and helicopters. The development of General Aviation airports is impacted by three basic factors: 1. The airfield or runway capacity. 2. The aircraft parking capacity. 3. The environmental impact on the community in terms of safety and noise. Methodology: The Grand Jury toured the Airport facilities and began an inquiry into Lampson Field Airport operations to enhance the public’s knowledge of its vital importance and 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 112 financial impact on the county. The Grand Jury interviewed Airport and County management staff, local businesses at the Airport, members of the Lake County Airman’s Association, and local pilots. The Grand Jury held a phone conference with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) representative in Washington, D.C., and reviewed the Public Utilities Codes, the State Aeronautics Act, the California Land Use Planning Handbook, and the organizational documents of the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC). Discussion and Analysis: Lampson Field is a vital component of the economic sustainability and success of Lake County. According to the recently completed Lake County Economic Development Strategy, the Airport is an important component of improved long-term flexibility for tourism and business needs. It further recommends consideration of airport renovation and expansion. The Grand Jury found a number of compliance concerns, which are noted in the following findings. The goal of compliance is to ensure a clear path to obtain grants from the FAA to secure funding for the sustainability of Lampson Field. More than 3 billion dollars in general aviation airport funding is currently available. Above all, safety comes first! Findings: F1 The Lake County Public Works Department has recently begun much needed improvements and upgrades to Lampson Field. F2 Airport management has experienced resistance from the County in its efforts to upgrade the facility, therefore, progress has been slow in forthcoming. F3 The Lampson Field Airport Master Plan was last updated in 1993. Master plans, without amendments, are in effect for a maximum of 20 years (Public Utilities Code sec. 21675 (a)). Lampson Field’s updated Master Plan is now six years overdue. F4 Lampson Field’s compatibility study, regarding noise and safety, was last updated in 1993. This study must be completed and filed with the ALUC once every five years. F5 Lampson Field, as required by the State Aeronautics Act section 21001et seq., does not have an active ALUC commission so is currently out of compliance with state law. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 113 F6 The California Public Utility Code Section 21670 (b), reads in part; “Every county, in which there is located an airport, shall establish an airport land use commission. Each commission shall consist of seven members to be selected as follows:” (1) Two members representing the cities in the county, appointed by a city selection committee comprised of the mayors of the cities within that county. (2) Two members representing the county, appointed by the county board of supervisors. (3) Two members having expertise in aviation, appointed by a selection committee comprised of the managers of all the public airports within that county. (4) One member representing the public, appointed by the other members of the ALUC commission. F7 Funds and grants are available for upgrades and repairs of the Lampson Field Airport but must be applied for prior to December 31 of each year. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), and the Non-Primary Entitlement (NPE), all have the ability to help with grant funding. ALUC and AOPA are the support vehicles to obtain these funds. Recommendations: R1 A plan of action is needed immediately in order to seek help with the ALUC commission process to enable application for available grants and funding. (F3, F4, F5, F6, F7) R2 Seat the ALUC commission for Lampson Field prior to June 15th of 2019 in order to apply for funds and grants prior to December 31, 2019. (F4, F5, F6, F7) R3 Lampson Field’s Master Plan should be updated and current under Public Utility Codes prior to December 31, 2019. (F3) R4 Lampson Field’s compatibility study regarding noise and safety, should be updated prior to December 31, 2019. (F4) R5 Lampson Field should be in compliance with statutory requirements within the ALUC prior to December 31, 2019. (F4, F5, F6, F7) R6 The county Board of Supervisors should work more closely with the management staff of the Public Works Department to promote the much- needed repairs and upgrades of Lampson Field. (F1, F5, F6) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 114 Request for Responses: Pursuant to Penal Codes sec.933(c), the following response(s) are required: • Lake County Board of Supervisors (R1, R4, R5, R6) (90 days) • Mayor of the City of Lakeport (R1) (90 days) • Mayor of the City of Clearlake (R1) (90 days) • Lake County Public Work Departments (R2, R3, R4, R5, R6) (60 days) Note: The Lake County Civil Grand Jury would like to thank and commend the management and operations staff of Lampson Field for their continued efforts to make our airport a safe and enjoyable place for pilots to land. Sources: 1.) California Department of Transportation 2.) Public Utilities Code(s) 3.) State Aeronautics Act 4.) Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) 5.) California Pilots Association 6.) Lake County Airman Association 7.) Airport site visit 8.) Lake County Economic Development Strategy 9.) Airport Policy Manager of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Washington, D.C. 10.) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 115 Exhibits: 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 116 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 117 Lampson Field Airport FAA data as of January 2019 Summary: Latitude/Longitude 38-59-26.2 N / 122-54-2.6 W Elevation 1380.1 FT Variation 16 E 1990 From city 3 miles S of LAKEPORT, CA ARTCC ZOA Section chart SAN FRANCISCO Time Zone UTC-8(-7DT) OPERATIONS Airport Status Operational Facility use Open to the public Control Tower No air traffic control tower at airport FSS OAKLAND FSS (OAK) Toll Free: 1-800-WX-BRIEF MERG FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL AT FSS. NOTAMs Facility OAK (METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL) Attendance UNATNDD Wind Indicator Lighted Segmented Circle Yes Lights SEE RMK ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. Beacon Clear and Green SS-SR Landing Fee No Fuel 100LL Fire and Rescue Lakeport Fire District Int'l Operations Not a Landing Rights Airport Not an Airport of Entry 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 118 COMMUNICATIONS UNICOM: 122.8 MHz CTAF: 122.8 MHz ATIS: None Remarks: APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.8/353.5 (UKIAH RCAG). NAVAIDS NAVAIDS: Type ID Name Frequency Hours Distance Bearing Remarks 112.3 24 • OPERATIONAL IFR VORTAC ENI MENDOCINO 17.9 nm 102.1° MHz Hours • SHUTDOWN 24 • NDB UNUSBL 250-275 BYD 6 NM NDB UK KEARN 371 KHz 23.3 nm 137.2° Hours BLO 7000 FT. • OPERATIONAL RESTRICTED • VOR/DME UNUSABLE 360-030 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW 10000; 24 030-080 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW VOR/DME STS SANTA ROSA 113 MHz 29.2 nm 351.7° Hours 7500; 080-120 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW 5500; 340-360 BEYOND 32 NM BELOW 10000. WEATHER ID Type Frequency Phone Distance Remarks 1O2 WX AWOS-3 118.35 MHz 707-262-0380 0.3 nm UKI WX ASOS 119.275 MHz 707-462-7343 16.2 nm STS WX ASOS 120.55 MHz 707-573-8393 29.2 nm LLR WX AWOS-AV 121.125 MHz 707-937-6059 43.0 nm O69 WX AWOS-3P 132.325 MHz 707-773-1529 45.9 nm RUNWAY 10/28 Dimensions 3600 ft. x 60 ft. Surface Type ASPH Surface Condition GOOD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 119 Treatment Runway Edge Lights Medium Intensity PCN Single Wheel 30,000 lbs Double Wheel Double Tandem Dual Double Tandem Base End: 10 True Alignment 119° Traffic Pattern Markings Basic Markings Condition Good Latitude 38-59-34.8342 N Longitude 122-54-22.4987 W Elevation 1380.1 ft. Threshold Crossing Height Visual Glide Path Angle Visual Slope Indicator Centerline Lights no Runway End Identifier Lights No Displaced Threshold DT Latitude DT Longitude DT Elevation TDZE 1380.1 ft. Reciprocal End: 28 True Alignment 299° Traffic Pattern Right Markings Basic Markings Condition Good Latitude 38-59-17.5234 N Longitude 122-53-42.6688 W Elevation 1370.8 ft. Threshold Crossing Height 40 ft. AGL Visual Glide Path Angle 4° Visual Slope Indicator 2-light PAPI on left Centerline Lights no Runway End Identifier Lights No 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 120 Displaced Threshold 85.0 ft. DT Latitude 38-59-17.9323 N DT Longitude 122-53-43.6095 W DT Elevation 1370.8 ft. TDZE 1376 ft. HELIPORTS None CHARTS Chart data valid from 0901Z 01/31/19 to 0901Z 02/28/19. CONTACTS OWNER LAKE COUNTY 255 N FORBES ST LAKEPORT, CA 95453 UNITED STATES Phone: 707-263-2341 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 121 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 122 LAMPSON FIELD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 123 RESPONSES RECEIVED REGARDING LAMPSON FIELD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 124 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 125 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 126 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 127 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 128 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 129 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 130 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 131 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 132 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 133 LAKE COUNTY 2017-2018 GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT SUMMARY Following up on the findings and recommendations from a prior year is a prime responsibility of the Lake County Grand Jury. Each year the Grand Jury issues reports with findings and recommendations directed to Lake County officials and agencies and municipal and other public entities. Following up on written responses as dictated by the California Penal Code Sections 933 and its 933.05 is an important function of all California Grand Juries. The 2018-2019 Lake County Grand Jury collected and analyzed all findings with responses to the 2017-2018 Lake County Grand Jury findings and recommendations as the basis for this report. PURPOSE OF REPORT This report will demonstrate to affected parties and, importantly, to the public that the Lake County Grand Jury will review and act on missing and/or inadequate responses to its findings and recommendations. The continuity procedure will enable the current and subsequent juries to determine if further action is required by the provisions of the California Penal Code. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Poor Student Attendance Costs Lake County Public Schools Recommendation #1: Public school districts must work more closely with each other and county agencies to promote school attendance and to intercede in cases of truancy. This effort should be done in concert such that the consideration of school attendance is raised as a countywide priority, and efforts are coordinated to both improve attendance services and contain costs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has been Implemented. We do have the platform to educate, train and lead in this vital area. Recommendation #2: The Lake County Office of Education, school districts and the county and city governments should establish early childhood education opportunities for children ages 3-5. Appropriate government departments in the incorporated cities and in the County should be directed to identify such available public structures (in their respective jurisdictions) that could be modified to function as workable preschools. Active efforts to identify any state or federal or private funding sources for the modifications and ongoing operation of such preschools should be established. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Local public schools are not within the purview of the Board. Lakeport City Council The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] Clearlake City Council The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #3: The County Superintendent of Schools and the Superintendents of the various school districts should publish to their Boards, parents and communities P1, P2, and P3 attendance reports along with an estimate of revenue loss due to absenteeism. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] President of Kelseyville Unified School [ No Response ] District 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 134 President of Konocti Unified School The recommendation has been District implemented President of Lakeport Unified School [ No Response ] District President of Middletown Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Lucerne Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Upper Lake Unified School District [ No Response ] Recommendation #4: School districts should establish specific programs involving parents and children in promoting school attendance. (i.e. proven programs from other counties such as ‘attendance buddies’, car-pooling, walking groups, etc. for the lower primary grades.) This can be quickly enacted, have minimum cost, and show significant impact. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] President of Kelseyville Unified School [ No Response] District President of Konocti Unified School The recommendation has been District implemented President of Lakeport Unified School [ No Response] District President of Middletown Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Lucerne Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Upper Lake Unified School District [ No Response] Recommendation #1: The BOS should communicate quarterly with their associated Senior Center representatives in order to address specific concerns. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #2: Install correct or additional signage to direct patrons to the Senior Centers RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #3: The County should ensure that the Clearlake Oaks Senior Centers’ handicap entrance functions properly. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #4: The County should repair the sidewalks in front of the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Public Works Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Sidewalks are not within public right-of-way. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Where’s My Building Permit? Recommendation #1: In an emergency, Lake County should call on all of its available resources. This should include the activation of the currently functioning MOUs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. There is no Memorandum of Understanding in place 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 135 Recommendation #2: The Lake County Community Development Department should create an apprentice program similar to the one used by the City of Clearlake in order to promote new employment in their department. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A building Inspector I is required to have two years of journey level of experience in construction work and building trades. This experience cannot be obtained through an apprenticeship program where only inspections are occurring in the Department Recommendation #3: The Community Development Department should be prepared to streamline their processes in an emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #4: The Community Development Department should establish a fund specifically allocated for emergencies. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. An emergency fund would not provide any additional assistance Recommendation #5: Establish yearly Countywide Community Development/Building and Inspection Department meetings to include the representatives from the cities of Lakeport and Clearlake Building and Planning Departments. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation requires further analysis. To be completed prior to December 2018. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Mandated Prison Inspections Recommendation #1: The Clearlake Police Department should take reasonable measures to ensure disabled persons can manage adequately while in custody. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake City Council [ No Response] Chief of Police, Clearlake N/A Recommendation #2: The Clearlake Police Department should analyze and update the prisoner monitoring systems. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake City Council [ No Response] Chief of Police, Clearlake N/A Recommendation #3: The Hill Road County Jail management and the County Library System management should jointly define and install an appropriate Adult Literacy instructor. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY EPORT The Wards of Lake County Recommendation #1: Decisions regarding wards should not be prioritized by monetary concerns alone. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #2: The accurate location and status of wards shall be shared by the Lake County Probation Department with the Lake County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 136 implemented Recommendation #3: The Lake County Probation Department should consult with all stakeholders and agencies when drafting any new contracts or contract extensions regarding juvenile detentions. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #4: The Lake County Office of Education should initiate contact and further coordinate educational aspects and requirements for the Lake County wards housed in the Tehama County Juvenile Hall. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Office of Education The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #5: Future contracts should include specific goals and responsibilities for health care, mental health care, and education for the Lake County wards. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Mental Health care and education are provided with State mandates, and specific goals are appropriately tailored to the needs of the individual ward, and subject to change. Amending contracts in response to dynamic individual needs is impractical. Lake County Probation Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A facility’s responsibilities to provide health care, mental health care and education are all State mandated and are defined, inspected and approved by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). As for specific goals, programs are tailored based on individual needs of a ward and are subject to change frequently. Trying to include all of the frequently changing specific goals in a contract would be impracticable if not impossible LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT The Touchable Soul of Lake County Recommendation #1: The Library System in the County should investigate/recommend a method for establishing a bookmobile service. The BOS should support options to facilitate this service. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A bookmobile is not a cost- effective mean by which to provide library services to underserved students. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. It has not been determined that it would be a cost–effective solution. A bookmobile could add at least $75,000 to $100,000 in additional ongoing operational costs in addition to the initial cost of the vehicle. Recommendation #2: If the voters approve an increase to the County sales tax, a portion of this funding should be earmarked for the libraries. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A bookmobile is not a cost- effective mean by which to provide library services to underserved students. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Voters did not approve an increase to the County sales tax. Recommendation #3: The libraries and museums need to expand hours of operation to increase accessibility and usage. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. While staff agrees that 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 137 expanded hours of operation and increased accessibility and usage are desirable, the addition of a museum coupled with the loss of a permanent staff makes this problematic to achieve Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Compared to other libraries around the state serving similar populations with similar funding and a similar number of service outlets the Lake County Library is open the same or more hours to the public. Recommendation #4: Creative and interactive programs should be established to encourage more participation of young people/students at the museums. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation has been implemented We have had several Family Fun Fridays this summer as well as hosting over 1,500 students this past year for museum tours and Dig Archeology days at the three museums. We currently have a college intern designing out first traveling history trunk on Lake Pomo Culture for use by k-12 teachers in their classes Recommendation #5: The libraries and museums need vigorous recruitment of young adults, retired educators and seniors to serve as volunteer staff. They should be tasked with the goal of creating programs directed at younger children. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Work is progressing with the Lake County Office of Education this upcoming year to promote volunteerism as well as offering internships and opportunities for high school senior projects in the museums. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #6: Increased publicity of Museum events should be funded and enacted. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Superintendent of Schools [ No Response ] LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Chaos After The Fires Recommendation #1: The County should amend the Right-of-Entry form to clarify the meaning of “no out-of-pocket cost” to the property owners and should avoid use of the term “free” on any official handouts. Recommendation #2: Prior to inevitable future fire emergencies, and such as was done in Calaveras County following the Butte Fire, the County should consider appointing one person to interact with the public and to be the centralized repository of disaster-response information. Recommendation #3: County personnel must be mindful of their “customer service” responsibilities when dealing with its stressed citizens. These attitudes and practices flow down from Administration and the department heads. Initial or additional “customer service” training by professionals should be implemented as necessary and should be heartily supported by management. Recommendation #4: In the immediate aftermath of a disastrous fire, Administration should proactively work with the property owners to ascertain their specific insurance coverage for debris removal Recommendation #5: The County should avoid using the term “INVOICE” on the insurance-collection paperwork distributed to property owners. Recommendation #6: The County should rework its insurance-collection documents so that the first page of the “billing” portions reflect the actual insurance coverage for that specific property owner and thus the amount actually due to the County. Recommendation #7: County administrative personnel should actively seek out training regarding State and Federal regulations pertaining to debris removal prior to beginning the insurance collection process. Recommendation #8: All administrative staff dealing with the public in the aftermath of a disaster should be cross-trained in the basics of State and Federal post-fire regulations as well as in Lake County post-fire insurance administrative procedures to provide backup continuity. Recommendation #9: A dedicated phone line for debris removal insurance coverage queries should be instituted before collection procedures begin for the Clayton, Sulphur, and any future fires. Recommendation #10: The preliminary message on that dedicated line should include words to the effect of “We have placed answers to many common questions on the Lake County OES website and we encourage you to peruse that site at “(County to develop a new web site location – specific to the fire/insurance issues).” This message should precede the caller’s transfer to the responsible County person assigned to that dedicated line. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 138 Recommendation #11: The County should strive always to have a person answering the dedicated phone line during business hours. Calls being forwarded from the public to Voicemail during business hours should be done only as a backup procedure and not as a primary means of communication. Procedures should be developed and implemented to assure that callers’ queries are addressed in a timely manner. Recommendation #12: The contract between the County and CalRecycle must specify the terms of payment of insurance proceeds to the State and reimbursement to the County for its insurance-collection costs. Recommendation #13: The County should develop, approve, print, and adhere to specific procedures under which any delinquent property owners are to be sent to “collections.” These procedures should accompany early communications regarding insurance reimbursement. Recommendation #14: As an example of proactive management, the best interest of its citizens would be served by the County’s establishing the working database now for property owners affected by the Clayton and Sulphur Fires Recommendation #15: Any residual Valley Fire- related information and documents from other departments should be integrated into the database and files created and maintained by Administration. All 15 recommendation responses from the Board of Supervisors and their Chief Administrative Officer were deemed not warranted or not reasonable. If future Grand Juries or members of the public need to view the underlying explanations for their reasoning, copies of their response will be kept on file at the Kelseyville Grand Jury Building, the offices of Lake County Board of Supervisors, and the State of California Archivist. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Chief Administrative Officer The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT The County’s Emergency Plan In the Event of a Wildfire Recommendation #1: Regarding Unified Command, the BOS and the Lake County Sheriff should immediately reconsider where to assign overall authority and responsibility for implementation of the OEP. Considerations should be based on what management configuration could most effectively implement all aspects of the Plan. The BOS should not assign authority and responsibility to the Sheriff’s Office simply because it provides the EOC and is responsible for emergency notifications and evacuations. Recommendation #2: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should direct the OES to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with each of the responsible governmental organization named in the EOP. These MOUs should establish the areas of responsibility and authority and the specific actions each organization is to take in the advent of a wildfire emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #3: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should require the OES to develop a plan and negotiate a MOU with each of the incorporated cities as to how the EOC will be manned and managed in an emergency, especially in one crossing jurisdictional boundaries. This plan should include how to establish authority within the EOC initially and how to alter authority as the incident unfolds. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Recommendation #4: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should require OES to plan with community groups, such as, for example, homeowner’s associations and HAM radio operators, as to how the groups will interface with governmental agencies and operate in an emergency. Such negotiated planning should consider the unique nature of individual neighborhoods and include in the planning neighborhood organizations. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #5: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, must develop plans and programs for educating residents and non-governmental organizations as to how to respond in the event of a possible or ongoing emergency. Two models would be the materials available through CalFire and the Hidden Valley Lake Association. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 139 Recommendation #6: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, must develop and implement plans and programs for warning residents and non- governmental organizations of an anticipated or ongoing emergency. The Sheriff must consider that more technical and electrically dependent emergency alert systems may not work in an actual wildfire emergency. Emergency planners should develop and implement more traditional methods of warning, such as sirens with battery backup and block captain systems, tailored to conditions in specific neighborhoods. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #7: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, and the cities must develop plans and programs for evacuating residents, particularly AFN persons, in case of an anticipated or ongoing emergency. Plans should concentrate on NGOs that house numerous persons that cannot provide for their own evacuation, such as nursery schools and nursing homes. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #8: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should investigate the issue of effective evacuation from neighborhoods, particularly where egress is limited, such as Anderson Springs and Spring Valley, for example. The Sheriff should develop a program to inform residents and community groups of evacuation protocols and routes. The Sheriff should consider the development of a book of maps showing evacuation routes from neighborhoods, using as models the map book produced by CalFire (Lake County First Responders Map Book) and the evacuation route map created by the Hidden Valley Lake Association and provided to its residents. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. The City of Lakeport is planning on updating the City’s EOP in this fiscal year. Recommendation #9: The OES should consider how to coordinate with the Lake County Amateur Radio Society (LCARS) and should develop a MOU clarifying LCARS’ role in providing vital communication during an emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #10: OES should take advantage of the technical expertise of Hams in configuring the proposed OEC antenna to best effect radio transmissions. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Making Connections Recommendation #1: The County should establish a specific individual to facilitate ‘making connections.’ This should not be limited to volunteering strictly to support County governmental needs. They should have the responsibility of seeking out areas of organizational or capability needs, and then matching them to the willing and offered citizens or organizations that can assist in those needs. This function should include active outreach specific to these goals across the county in: area councils, citizen groups, NGO’s, service organizations. Included should be any internal governance requests/needs for voluntary support identified via existing departmental reporting structures throughout the County. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #2: The County should develop a multi-year financial outlook (five years minimum, ten years preferred) based on current tax/cost/revenue understandings, but should also include potential variations that would alter the forecast in consideration of significant changes (such as tax increases). 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 140 RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #3: Clearlake Animal Control (or the Clearlake City Manager’s office) should access the posted videos (on the main county website under administration/ forums/forum videos/ South County Forum between timestamps 1:05:00 and 1:15:00). Contact should be initiated with the citizen offering to foster multiple dogs (and neighbors of the speaker who also are willing to foster multiple animals) with the intent to establish such service. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake Animal Control Department N/A City of Clearlake City Council N/A Recommendation #4: The County should review main county website (under administration/ forums/ forum videos/Lakeport Forum timestamp 1:24:00 to 1:25:00) and develop/enhance the grant writing effort and utilize volunteer help where it has been offered. An offer made during the Community Visioning Forums by an individual (ostensibly) experienced in this field to perform the service on a “no cost basis” to the county. This offer was not pursued or investigated. In the time since the forums, a paid County grant writer has been installed instead. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #5: The Senior Centers in Middletown, Lakeport, Lucerne, and Clearlake Oaks should establish contact with the Clearlake Children’s Museum of Arts and Sciences (CMAS). This is program (NOT limited to children) that is already providing ‘no cost’/low cost art instruction at the Clearlake Senior Center. Contact is to determine if their volunteer service would be of interest/use to those other senior centers. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 141 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 142 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 143 2018 -2019 LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT This mural on the Kelseyville Fire House entitled, “Only the Brave", shows firefighters battling the firedragon which, according to artist Ben vanSteenburgh, depicts “the real courage it takes to stand up to the fires like those that have raged in Lake County, California, and many places across the world.” 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 144

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Lake County DSS should explore options for establishing a therapeutic group home in Lake County (e.g., a contract with a private firm/agency). (F2)

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Lake County DSS should actively utilize resources within the Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program’s Executive Advisory Council to address the issues related to the overall needs of foster children and their parents. (F3)

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The 2019-2020 Grand Jury should follow up with all six FPDs to assess their fiscal health and progress toward internal goals. (F-1 through F-16) RESPONSES: Pursuant to Penal Codes sec.933(c), the following response(s) are required: • Lake County Board of Supervisors (R-9) (90 days) • Lake County Assessor/Recorder (R-8) – 60 days • Lake County Assessor/Tax Collector – (R-2, R-8) – 60 days The following response(s) are invited: • Kelseyville FPD Board of Directors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Lake County FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Lake Pillsbury FPD Board of Supervisors (R-2, R-5, R-6, R-8, R-9) – 60 days • Lakeport FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1 through R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Northshore FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • South Lake County FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 99 Exhibit 1 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 100 Exhibit 2 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 101 Exhibit 3 Lakeport Fire District Measure M Facts Why is measure M necessary for the Fire District and my safety? Measure M will restore firefighting and emergency response staffing to safe and adequate levels to the city and unincorporated areas of Lakeport through a parcel tax increase necessary for providing essential emergency services to the community. When was the last time the fire district had a tax increase? The tax was first created and passed by voters in March 1997. In the 22 years since its inception, there has never been an increase. In 2018, the district responded to over 3000 emergency calls, which is over 3 times the amount of the 938 calls in 1997, the year the current tax was approved. How will the community benefit if voters pass measure M? If Measure M passes, funding will allow the hiring of recently laid off firefighters/paramedic personnel restoring safety and critical emergency services the community deserves. Full staffing will result in reduced response times, saving lives and property. What happens if Measure M does not pass? Critical emergency and medical response times will be delayed during multiple emergencies. ISO (Insurance Services Office) ratings will rise due to inadequate staffing. The ISO creates ratings for fire departments and their surrounding communities. The ratings calculate how well-equipped fire departments are to put out fires in the community. In 2020, the ISO will be assessing the Lakeport Fire District. At the current staffing, homeowners and business owners' insurance rates will be increased, if not denied. What percentage of votes is required to pass Measure M? The measure must receive a 66.7% YES vote to pass. What is a unit of benefit, and how much will the total tax cost me? Units of benefit, or benefit units, are used to "rate" the benefit a particular parcel receives from having fire protection and emergency medical service from the Lakeport Fire Protection District. As such, developed property receives more benefit, and this has more units assigned than underdeveloped property. The proposed Unit of Benefit 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 102 cost will be $6.14 per Unit of Benefit. See the following tables for the Total Tax Yearly Costs. RESIDENTIAL YEARLY COST Single Family Home 30 units per home $184.20/year Mobile Home 30 units per mobile $184.20/year Duplex 30 units per living unit $184.20/year Multi-Family or Apartments 15 units per living unit $92.10/year VACANT LAND YEARLY COST Vacant 0-5 Acres 10 units per parcel $61.40/year 5.01-10 Acres 15 units per parcel $92.10/year 10+ Acres 20 units per parcel $122.80/year COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL YEARLY COST 0-999 Building Sq. Ft. Units $307.00/year 1,000 - 4,999 Building Sq. Ft. Units 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 103 $429.80/year 5,000 - 9,000 Building Sq. Ft. Units $614.00/year 10,000+ Building Sq. Ft. Units $921.00/year IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE UNITS, THE FOLLOWING EXTRA UNITS APPLY TO COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES YEARLY COST More than one business in a building 75 Units per additional business $460.50/year Live Fire radio traffic. UPCOMING EVENTS 7/3: EMS Drill 7/9: District Board Meeting 7/9: District Volunteer Training 7/16: District Volunteer Training 7/16: District Volunteer Training 445 N. Main St., Lakeport, Ca. 95453 lakeportfire@lakeportfire.com Phone (707) 263-4396 Fax (707) 262-1283 Employee Webmail Login Copyright 2019 Lakeport Fire District. All Rights Reserved. Custom Web Site Development by BitSculptor. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 104 Exhibit 4 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 105 Exhibit 5 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 106 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 107 Exhibit 6 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 108 1914 Seagrave Old NO. 2 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 109 Lake Pillsbury FPD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 110 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 111 HOW CAN WE SAFELY LAND? LAMPSON FIELD Summary: Lampson Field Airport is within the unincorporated Lake County area and is located on Highland Springs Road off Highway 29 between Kelseyville and Lakeport. The County Department of Public Works is responsible for the management and operation of the airport. Improvements and maintenance to the airport will make for a safe landing. The Lakeport Fire Protection District provides fire protection for the Airport. Background: Lampson Field is a General Aviation airport located approximately five miles southwest of Lakeport, California. The airport was activated in 1941, and acquired by the County in 1955. Lampson Field served as the base of operations for Cal Fire during the Mendocino Complex fires. It can accommodate single and twin-engine prop planes, business jets, and helicopters. The development of General Aviation airports is impacted by three basic factors: 1. The airfield or runway capacity. 2. The aircraft parking capacity. 3. The environmental impact on the community in terms of safety and noise. Methodology: The Grand Jury toured the Airport facilities and began an inquiry into Lampson Field Airport operations to enhance the public’s knowledge of its vital importance and 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 112 financial impact on the county. The Grand Jury interviewed Airport and County management staff, local businesses at the Airport, members of the Lake County Airman’s Association, and local pilots. The Grand Jury held a phone conference with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) representative in Washington, D.C., and reviewed the Public Utilities Codes, the State Aeronautics Act, the California Land Use Planning Handbook, and the organizational documents of the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC). Discussion and Analysis: Lampson Field is a vital component of the economic sustainability and success of Lake County. According to the recently completed Lake County Economic Development Strategy, the Airport is an important component of improved long-term flexibility for tourism and business needs. It further recommends consideration of airport renovation and expansion. The Grand Jury found a number of compliance concerns, which are noted in the following findings. The goal of compliance is to ensure a clear path to obtain grants from the FAA to secure funding for the sustainability of Lampson Field. More than 3 billion dollars in general aviation airport funding is currently available. Above all, safety comes first! Findings: F1 The Lake County Public Works Department has recently begun much needed improvements and upgrades to Lampson Field. F2 Airport management has experienced resistance from the County in its efforts to upgrade the facility, therefore, progress has been slow in forthcoming. F3 The Lampson Field Airport Master Plan was last updated in 1993. Master plans, without amendments, are in effect for a maximum of 20 years (Public Utilities Code sec. 21675 (a)). Lampson Field’s updated Master Plan is now six years overdue. F4 Lampson Field’s compatibility study, regarding noise and safety, was last updated in 1993. This study must be completed and filed with the ALUC once every five years. F5 Lampson Field, as required by the State Aeronautics Act section 21001et seq., does not have an active ALUC commission so is currently out of compliance with state law. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 113 F6 The California Public Utility Code Section 21670 (b), reads in part; “Every county, in which there is located an airport, shall establish an airport land use commission. Each commission shall consist of seven members to be selected as follows:” (1) Two members representing the cities in the county, appointed by a city selection committee comprised of the mayors of the cities within that county. (2) Two members representing the county, appointed by the county board of supervisors. (3) Two members having expertise in aviation, appointed by a selection committee comprised of the managers of all the public airports within that county. (4) One member representing the public, appointed by the other members of the ALUC commission. F7 Funds and grants are available for upgrades and repairs of the Lampson Field Airport but must be applied for prior to December 31 of each year. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), and the Non-Primary Entitlement (NPE), all have the ability to help with grant funding. ALUC and AOPA are the support vehicles to obtain these funds. Recommendations: R1 A plan of action is needed immediately in order to seek help with the ALUC commission process to enable application for available grants and funding. (F3, F4, F5, F6, F7) R2 Seat the ALUC commission for Lampson Field prior to June 15th of 2019 in order to apply for funds and grants prior to December 31, 2019. (F4, F5, F6, F7) R3 Lampson Field’s Master Plan should be updated and current under Public Utility Codes prior to December 31, 2019. (F3) R4 Lampson Field’s compatibility study regarding noise and safety, should be updated prior to December 31, 2019. (F4) R5 Lampson Field should be in compliance with statutory requirements within the ALUC prior to December 31, 2019. (F4, F5, F6, F7) R6 The county Board of Supervisors should work more closely with the management staff of the Public Works Department to promote the much- needed repairs and upgrades of Lampson Field. (F1, F5, F6) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 114 Request for Responses: Pursuant to Penal Codes sec.933(c), the following response(s) are required: • Lake County Board of Supervisors (R1, R4, R5, R6) (90 days) • Mayor of the City of Lakeport (R1) (90 days) • Mayor of the City of Clearlake (R1) (90 days) • Lake County Public Work Departments (R2, R3, R4, R5, R6) (60 days) Note: The Lake County Civil Grand Jury would like to thank and commend the management and operations staff of Lampson Field for their continued efforts to make our airport a safe and enjoyable place for pilots to land. Sources: 1.) California Department of Transportation 2.) Public Utilities Code(s) 3.) State Aeronautics Act 4.) Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) 5.) California Pilots Association 6.) Lake County Airman Association 7.) Airport site visit 8.) Lake County Economic Development Strategy 9.) Airport Policy Manager of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Washington, D.C. 10.) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 115 Exhibits: 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 116 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 117 Lampson Field Airport FAA data as of January 2019 Summary: Latitude/Longitude 38-59-26.2 N / 122-54-2.6 W Elevation 1380.1 FT Variation 16 E 1990 From city 3 miles S of LAKEPORT, CA ARTCC ZOA Section chart SAN FRANCISCO Time Zone UTC-8(-7DT) OPERATIONS Airport Status Operational Facility use Open to the public Control Tower No air traffic control tower at airport FSS OAKLAND FSS (OAK) Toll Free: 1-800-WX-BRIEF MERG FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL AT FSS. NOTAMs Facility OAK (METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL) Attendance UNATNDD Wind Indicator Lighted Segmented Circle Yes Lights SEE RMK ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. Beacon Clear and Green SS-SR Landing Fee No Fuel 100LL Fire and Rescue Lakeport Fire District Int'l Operations Not a Landing Rights Airport Not an Airport of Entry 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 118 COMMUNICATIONS UNICOM: 122.8 MHz CTAF: 122.8 MHz ATIS: None Remarks: APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.8/353.5 (UKIAH RCAG). NAVAIDS NAVAIDS: Type ID Name Frequency Hours Distance Bearing Remarks 112.3 24 • OPERATIONAL IFR VORTAC ENI MENDOCINO 17.9 nm 102.1° MHz Hours • SHUTDOWN 24 • NDB UNUSBL 250-275 BYD 6 NM NDB UK KEARN 371 KHz 23.3 nm 137.2° Hours BLO 7000 FT. • OPERATIONAL RESTRICTED • VOR/DME UNUSABLE 360-030 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW 10000; 24 030-080 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW VOR/DME STS SANTA ROSA 113 MHz 29.2 nm 351.7° Hours 7500; 080-120 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW 5500; 340-360 BEYOND 32 NM BELOW 10000. WEATHER ID Type Frequency Phone Distance Remarks 1O2 WX AWOS-3 118.35 MHz 707-262-0380 0.3 nm UKI WX ASOS 119.275 MHz 707-462-7343 16.2 nm STS WX ASOS 120.55 MHz 707-573-8393 29.2 nm LLR WX AWOS-AV 121.125 MHz 707-937-6059 43.0 nm O69 WX AWOS-3P 132.325 MHz 707-773-1529 45.9 nm RUNWAY 10/28 Dimensions 3600 ft. x 60 ft. Surface Type ASPH Surface Condition GOOD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 119 Treatment Runway Edge Lights Medium Intensity PCN Single Wheel 30,000 lbs Double Wheel Double Tandem Dual Double Tandem Base End: 10 True Alignment 119° Traffic Pattern Markings Basic Markings Condition Good Latitude 38-59-34.8342 N Longitude 122-54-22.4987 W Elevation 1380.1 ft. Threshold Crossing Height Visual Glide Path Angle Visual Slope Indicator Centerline Lights no Runway End Identifier Lights No Displaced Threshold DT Latitude DT Longitude DT Elevation TDZE 1380.1 ft. Reciprocal End: 28 True Alignment 299° Traffic Pattern Right Markings Basic Markings Condition Good Latitude 38-59-17.5234 N Longitude 122-53-42.6688 W Elevation 1370.8 ft. Threshold Crossing Height 40 ft. AGL Visual Glide Path Angle 4° Visual Slope Indicator 2-light PAPI on left Centerline Lights no Runway End Identifier Lights No 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 120 Displaced Threshold 85.0 ft. DT Latitude 38-59-17.9323 N DT Longitude 122-53-43.6095 W DT Elevation 1370.8 ft. TDZE 1376 ft. HELIPORTS None CHARTS Chart data valid from 0901Z 01/31/19 to 0901Z 02/28/19. CONTACTS OWNER LAKE COUNTY 255 N FORBES ST LAKEPORT, CA 95453 UNITED STATES Phone: 707-263-2341 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 121 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 122 LAMPSON FIELD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 123 RESPONSES RECEIVED REGARDING LAMPSON FIELD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 124 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 125 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 126 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 127 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 128 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 129 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 130 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 131 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 132 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 133 LAKE COUNTY 2017-2018 GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT SUMMARY Following up on the findings and recommendations from a prior year is a prime responsibility of the Lake County Grand Jury. Each year the Grand Jury issues reports with findings and recommendations directed to Lake County officials and agencies and municipal and other public entities. Following up on written responses as dictated by the California Penal Code Sections 933 and its 933.05 is an important function of all California Grand Juries. The 2018-2019 Lake County Grand Jury collected and analyzed all findings with responses to the 2017-2018 Lake County Grand Jury findings and recommendations as the basis for this report. PURPOSE OF REPORT This report will demonstrate to affected parties and, importantly, to the public that the Lake County Grand Jury will review and act on missing and/or inadequate responses to its findings and recommendations. The continuity procedure will enable the current and subsequent juries to determine if further action is required by the provisions of the California Penal Code. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Poor Student Attendance Costs Lake County Public Schools Recommendation #1: Public school districts must work more closely with each other and county agencies to promote school attendance and to intercede in cases of truancy. This effort should be done in concert such that the consideration of school attendance is raised as a countywide priority, and efforts are coordinated to both improve attendance services and contain costs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has been Implemented. We do have the platform to educate, train and lead in this vital area. Recommendation #2: The Lake County Office of Education, school districts and the county and city governments should establish early childhood education opportunities for children ages 3-5. Appropriate government departments in the incorporated cities and in the County should be directed to identify such available public structures (in their respective jurisdictions) that could be modified to function as workable preschools. Active efforts to identify any state or federal or private funding sources for the modifications and ongoing operation of such preschools should be established. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Local public schools are not within the purview of the Board. Lakeport City Council The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] Clearlake City Council The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #3: The County Superintendent of Schools and the Superintendents of the various school districts should publish to their Boards, parents and communities P1, P2, and P3 attendance reports along with an estimate of revenue loss due to absenteeism. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] President of Kelseyville Unified School [ No Response ] District 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 134 President of Konocti Unified School The recommendation has been District implemented President of Lakeport Unified School [ No Response ] District President of Middletown Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Lucerne Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Upper Lake Unified School District [ No Response ] Recommendation #4: School districts should establish specific programs involving parents and children in promoting school attendance. (i.e. proven programs from other counties such as ‘attendance buddies’, car-pooling, walking groups, etc. for the lower primary grades.) This can be quickly enacted, have minimum cost, and show significant impact. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] President of Kelseyville Unified School [ No Response] District President of Konocti Unified School The recommendation has been District implemented President of Lakeport Unified School [ No Response] District President of Middletown Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Lucerne Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Upper Lake Unified School District [ No Response] Recommendation #1: The BOS should communicate quarterly with their associated Senior Center representatives in order to address specific concerns. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #2: Install correct or additional signage to direct patrons to the Senior Centers RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #3: The County should ensure that the Clearlake Oaks Senior Centers’ handicap entrance functions properly. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #4: The County should repair the sidewalks in front of the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Public Works Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Sidewalks are not within public right-of-way. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Where’s My Building Permit? Recommendation #1: In an emergency, Lake County should call on all of its available resources. This should include the activation of the currently functioning MOUs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. There is no Memorandum of Understanding in place 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 135 Recommendation #2: The Lake County Community Development Department should create an apprentice program similar to the one used by the City of Clearlake in order to promote new employment in their department. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A building Inspector I is required to have two years of journey level of experience in construction work and building trades. This experience cannot be obtained through an apprenticeship program where only inspections are occurring in the Department Recommendation #3: The Community Development Department should be prepared to streamline their processes in an emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #4: The Community Development Department should establish a fund specifically allocated for emergencies. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. An emergency fund would not provide any additional assistance Recommendation #5: Establish yearly Countywide Community Development/Building and Inspection Department meetings to include the representatives from the cities of Lakeport and Clearlake Building and Planning Departments. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation requires further analysis. To be completed prior to December 2018. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Mandated Prison Inspections Recommendation #1: The Clearlake Police Department should take reasonable measures to ensure disabled persons can manage adequately while in custody. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake City Council [ No Response] Chief of Police, Clearlake N/A Recommendation #2: The Clearlake Police Department should analyze and update the prisoner monitoring systems. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake City Council [ No Response] Chief of Police, Clearlake N/A Recommendation #3: The Hill Road County Jail management and the County Library System management should jointly define and install an appropriate Adult Literacy instructor. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY EPORT The Wards of Lake County Recommendation #1: Decisions regarding wards should not be prioritized by monetary concerns alone. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #2: The accurate location and status of wards shall be shared by the Lake County Probation Department with the Lake County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 136 implemented Recommendation #3: The Lake County Probation Department should consult with all stakeholders and agencies when drafting any new contracts or contract extensions regarding juvenile detentions. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #4: The Lake County Office of Education should initiate contact and further coordinate educational aspects and requirements for the Lake County wards housed in the Tehama County Juvenile Hall. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Office of Education The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #5: Future contracts should include specific goals and responsibilities for health care, mental health care, and education for the Lake County wards. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Mental Health care and education are provided with State mandates, and specific goals are appropriately tailored to the needs of the individual ward, and subject to change. Amending contracts in response to dynamic individual needs is impractical. Lake County Probation Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A facility’s responsibilities to provide health care, mental health care and education are all State mandated and are defined, inspected and approved by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). As for specific goals, programs are tailored based on individual needs of a ward and are subject to change frequently. Trying to include all of the frequently changing specific goals in a contract would be impracticable if not impossible LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT The Touchable Soul of Lake County Recommendation #1: The Library System in the County should investigate/recommend a method for establishing a bookmobile service. The BOS should support options to facilitate this service. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A bookmobile is not a cost- effective mean by which to provide library services to underserved students. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. It has not been determined that it would be a cost–effective solution. A bookmobile could add at least $75,000 to $100,000 in additional ongoing operational costs in addition to the initial cost of the vehicle. Recommendation #2: If the voters approve an increase to the County sales tax, a portion of this funding should be earmarked for the libraries. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A bookmobile is not a cost- effective mean by which to provide library services to underserved students. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Voters did not approve an increase to the County sales tax. Recommendation #3: The libraries and museums need to expand hours of operation to increase accessibility and usage. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. While staff agrees that 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 137 expanded hours of operation and increased accessibility and usage are desirable, the addition of a museum coupled with the loss of a permanent staff makes this problematic to achieve Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Compared to other libraries around the state serving similar populations with similar funding and a similar number of service outlets the Lake County Library is open the same or more hours to the public. Recommendation #4: Creative and interactive programs should be established to encourage more participation of young people/students at the museums. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation has been implemented We have had several Family Fun Fridays this summer as well as hosting over 1,500 students this past year for museum tours and Dig Archeology days at the three museums. We currently have a college intern designing out first traveling history trunk on Lake Pomo Culture for use by k-12 teachers in their classes Recommendation #5: The libraries and museums need vigorous recruitment of young adults, retired educators and seniors to serve as volunteer staff. They should be tasked with the goal of creating programs directed at younger children. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Work is progressing with the Lake County Office of Education this upcoming year to promote volunteerism as well as offering internships and opportunities for high school senior projects in the museums. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #6: Increased publicity of Museum events should be funded and enacted. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Superintendent of Schools [ No Response ] LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Chaos After The Fires Recommendation #1: The County should amend the Right-of-Entry form to clarify the meaning of “no out-of-pocket cost” to the property owners and should avoid use of the term “free” on any official handouts. Recommendation #2: Prior to inevitable future fire emergencies, and such as was done in Calaveras County following the Butte Fire, the County should consider appointing one person to interact with the public and to be the centralized repository of disaster-response information. Recommendation #3: County personnel must be mindful of their “customer service” responsibilities when dealing with its stressed citizens. These attitudes and practices flow down from Administration and the department heads. Initial or additional “customer service” training by professionals should be implemented as necessary and should be heartily supported by management. Recommendation #4: In the immediate aftermath of a disastrous fire, Administration should proactively work with the property owners to ascertain their specific insurance coverage for debris removal Recommendation #5: The County should avoid using the term “INVOICE” on the insurance-collection paperwork distributed to property owners. Recommendation #6: The County should rework its insurance-collection documents so that the first page of the “billing” portions reflect the actual insurance coverage for that specific property owner and thus the amount actually due to the County. Recommendation #7: County administrative personnel should actively seek out training regarding State and Federal regulations pertaining to debris removal prior to beginning the insurance collection process. Recommendation #8: All administrative staff dealing with the public in the aftermath of a disaster should be cross-trained in the basics of State and Federal post-fire regulations as well as in Lake County post-fire insurance administrative procedures to provide backup continuity. Recommendation #9: A dedicated phone line for debris removal insurance coverage queries should be instituted before collection procedures begin for the Clayton, Sulphur, and any future fires. Recommendation #10: The preliminary message on that dedicated line should include words to the effect of “We have placed answers to many common questions on the Lake County OES website and we encourage you to peruse that site at “(County to develop a new web site location – specific to the fire/insurance issues).” This message should precede the caller’s transfer to the responsible County person assigned to that dedicated line. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 138 Recommendation #11: The County should strive always to have a person answering the dedicated phone line during business hours. Calls being forwarded from the public to Voicemail during business hours should be done only as a backup procedure and not as a primary means of communication. Procedures should be developed and implemented to assure that callers’ queries are addressed in a timely manner. Recommendation #12: The contract between the County and CalRecycle must specify the terms of payment of insurance proceeds to the State and reimbursement to the County for its insurance-collection costs. Recommendation #13: The County should develop, approve, print, and adhere to specific procedures under which any delinquent property owners are to be sent to “collections.” These procedures should accompany early communications regarding insurance reimbursement. Recommendation #14: As an example of proactive management, the best interest of its citizens would be served by the County’s establishing the working database now for property owners affected by the Clayton and Sulphur Fires Recommendation #15: Any residual Valley Fire- related information and documents from other departments should be integrated into the database and files created and maintained by Administration. All 15 recommendation responses from the Board of Supervisors and their Chief Administrative Officer were deemed not warranted or not reasonable. If future Grand Juries or members of the public need to view the underlying explanations for their reasoning, copies of their response will be kept on file at the Kelseyville Grand Jury Building, the offices of Lake County Board of Supervisors, and the State of California Archivist. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Chief Administrative Officer The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT The County’s Emergency Plan In the Event of a Wildfire Recommendation #1: Regarding Unified Command, the BOS and the Lake County Sheriff should immediately reconsider where to assign overall authority and responsibility for implementation of the OEP. Considerations should be based on what management configuration could most effectively implement all aspects of the Plan. The BOS should not assign authority and responsibility to the Sheriff’s Office simply because it provides the EOC and is responsible for emergency notifications and evacuations. Recommendation #2: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should direct the OES to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with each of the responsible governmental organization named in the EOP. These MOUs should establish the areas of responsibility and authority and the specific actions each organization is to take in the advent of a wildfire emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #3: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should require the OES to develop a plan and negotiate a MOU with each of the incorporated cities as to how the EOC will be manned and managed in an emergency, especially in one crossing jurisdictional boundaries. This plan should include how to establish authority within the EOC initially and how to alter authority as the incident unfolds. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Recommendation #4: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should require OES to plan with community groups, such as, for example, homeowner’s associations and HAM radio operators, as to how the groups will interface with governmental agencies and operate in an emergency. Such negotiated planning should consider the unique nature of individual neighborhoods and include in the planning neighborhood organizations. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #5: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, must develop plans and programs for educating residents and non-governmental organizations as to how to respond in the event of a possible or ongoing emergency. Two models would be the materials available through CalFire and the Hidden Valley Lake Association. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 139 Recommendation #6: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, must develop and implement plans and programs for warning residents and non- governmental organizations of an anticipated or ongoing emergency. The Sheriff must consider that more technical and electrically dependent emergency alert systems may not work in an actual wildfire emergency. Emergency planners should develop and implement more traditional methods of warning, such as sirens with battery backup and block captain systems, tailored to conditions in specific neighborhoods. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #7: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, and the cities must develop plans and programs for evacuating residents, particularly AFN persons, in case of an anticipated or ongoing emergency. Plans should concentrate on NGOs that house numerous persons that cannot provide for their own evacuation, such as nursery schools and nursing homes. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #8: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should investigate the issue of effective evacuation from neighborhoods, particularly where egress is limited, such as Anderson Springs and Spring Valley, for example. The Sheriff should develop a program to inform residents and community groups of evacuation protocols and routes. The Sheriff should consider the development of a book of maps showing evacuation routes from neighborhoods, using as models the map book produced by CalFire (Lake County First Responders Map Book) and the evacuation route map created by the Hidden Valley Lake Association and provided to its residents. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. The City of Lakeport is planning on updating the City’s EOP in this fiscal year. Recommendation #9: The OES should consider how to coordinate with the Lake County Amateur Radio Society (LCARS) and should develop a MOU clarifying LCARS’ role in providing vital communication during an emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #10: OES should take advantage of the technical expertise of Hams in configuring the proposed OEC antenna to best effect radio transmissions. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Making Connections Recommendation #1: The County should establish a specific individual to facilitate ‘making connections.’ This should not be limited to volunteering strictly to support County governmental needs. They should have the responsibility of seeking out areas of organizational or capability needs, and then matching them to the willing and offered citizens or organizations that can assist in those needs. This function should include active outreach specific to these goals across the county in: area councils, citizen groups, NGO’s, service organizations. Included should be any internal governance requests/needs for voluntary support identified via existing departmental reporting structures throughout the County. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #2: The County should develop a multi-year financial outlook (five years minimum, ten years preferred) based on current tax/cost/revenue understandings, but should also include potential variations that would alter the forecast in consideration of significant changes (such as tax increases). 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 140 RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #3: Clearlake Animal Control (or the Clearlake City Manager’s office) should access the posted videos (on the main county website under administration/ forums/forum videos/ South County Forum between timestamps 1:05:00 and 1:15:00). Contact should be initiated with the citizen offering to foster multiple dogs (and neighbors of the speaker who also are willing to foster multiple animals) with the intent to establish such service. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake Animal Control Department N/A City of Clearlake City Council N/A Recommendation #4: The County should review main county website (under administration/ forums/ forum videos/Lakeport Forum timestamp 1:24:00 to 1:25:00) and develop/enhance the grant writing effort and utilize volunteer help where it has been offered. An offer made during the Community Visioning Forums by an individual (ostensibly) experienced in this field to perform the service on a “no cost basis” to the county. This offer was not pursued or investigated. In the time since the forums, a paid County grant writer has been installed instead. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #5: The Senior Centers in Middletown, Lakeport, Lucerne, and Clearlake Oaks should establish contact with the Clearlake Children’s Museum of Arts and Sciences (CMAS). This is program (NOT limited to children) that is already providing ‘no cost’/low cost art instruction at the Clearlake Senior Center. Contact is to determine if their volunteer service would be of interest/use to those other senior centers. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 141 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 142 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 143 2018 -2019 LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT This mural on the Kelseyville Fire House entitled, “Only the Brave", shows firefighters battling the firedragon which, according to artist Ben vanSteenburgh, depicts “the real courage it takes to stand up to the fires like those that have raged in Lake County, California, and many places across the world.” 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 144

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LCDSS should hire drivers to transport foster children to mandatory visits and appointments. (F4) Request for responses: Pursuant to Penal Code 933 (c) the following responses are required: The Lake County Board of Supervisors R1, R2, R3 (90 days) The Lake County Office of Education R3 (60 days) The Lake County Department of Social Services R1, R2, R3, R4 (60 days) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 56 LAKE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION ABOUT HEALTHY START YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES Healthy Start Youth and Family Services is a statewide initiative placing comprehensive support services for children and families at individual school sites. It gives schools, in partnership with public and private service providers, a unique opportunity to restructure systems to better meet the needs of children and families. Healthy Start offers a wide variety of services that focus on supporting academic success, and building personal strengths for children, youth and families. We assist students so they can come to school ready to learn. LAKE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FOSTER YOUTH SERVICES Lake County Office of Education Foster Youth Services strives to address the unique educational needs of foster youth by working collaboratively with youth, caregivers, schools, placing agencies, and other service providers. We are dedicated to improving the academic success of all foster youth by addressing their individual needs. The Foster Youth Services program was established to meet the unique academic, emotional and basic needs of foster children. Many foster children perform below grade level, are held back in school, and have lower graduation rates than their peers due to multiple school placements and complex family, social and environmental conditions. The Foster Youth Services Program: o Provides individualized case management to support academic achievement, attendance and positive school behavior o Provides high school to college transitional support services o Advocates for foster youths’ educational needs o Advocates locally and state-wide to improve school & child welfare policies o Facilitates communication and collaboration between school and county agency staff DISTRICT LIAISONS Each county in the State of California has a designated educational liaison for youth who are in foster care, or who qualify as homeless. The purpose of this work is to combine efforts with other county agencies to assist with the identification and services to these youth in order for them to succeed in school. Any foster or youth designated as homeless has a right to immediate enrollment in school, the right to a transfer of their educational records within 2 business days, and all of the same rights to an equal education as any other child in school. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 57 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 58 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 59 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 60 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 61 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 62 INSPECTION OF THE LAKE COUNTY DETENTION AND HOLDING FACILITIES 2019

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The 2019-2020 Grand Jury should follow up with all six FPDs to assess their fiscal health and progress toward internal goals. (F-1 through F-16) RESPONSES: Pursuant to Penal Codes sec.933(c), the following response(s) are required: • Lake County Board of Supervisors (R-9) (90 days) • Lake County Assessor/Recorder (R-8) – 60 days • Lake County Assessor/Tax Collector – (R-2, R-8) – 60 days The following response(s) are invited: • Kelseyville FPD Board of Directors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Lake County FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Lake Pillsbury FPD Board of Supervisors (R-2, R-5, R-6, R-8, R-9) – 60 days • Lakeport FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1 through R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Northshore FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • South Lake County FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 99 Exhibit 1 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 100 Exhibit 2 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 101 Exhibit 3 Lakeport Fire District Measure M Facts Why is measure M necessary for the Fire District and my safety? Measure M will restore firefighting and emergency response staffing to safe and adequate levels to the city and unincorporated areas of Lakeport through a parcel tax increase necessary for providing essential emergency services to the community. When was the last time the fire district had a tax increase? The tax was first created and passed by voters in March 1997. In the 22 years since its inception, there has never been an increase. In 2018, the district responded to over 3000 emergency calls, which is over 3 times the amount of the 938 calls in 1997, the year the current tax was approved. How will the community benefit if voters pass measure M? If Measure M passes, funding will allow the hiring of recently laid off firefighters/paramedic personnel restoring safety and critical emergency services the community deserves. Full staffing will result in reduced response times, saving lives and property. What happens if Measure M does not pass? Critical emergency and medical response times will be delayed during multiple emergencies. ISO (Insurance Services Office) ratings will rise due to inadequate staffing. The ISO creates ratings for fire departments and their surrounding communities. The ratings calculate how well-equipped fire departments are to put out fires in the community. In 2020, the ISO will be assessing the Lakeport Fire District. At the current staffing, homeowners and business owners' insurance rates will be increased, if not denied. What percentage of votes is required to pass Measure M? The measure must receive a 66.7% YES vote to pass. What is a unit of benefit, and how much will the total tax cost me? Units of benefit, or benefit units, are used to "rate" the benefit a particular parcel receives from having fire protection and emergency medical service from the Lakeport Fire Protection District. As such, developed property receives more benefit, and this has more units assigned than underdeveloped property. The proposed Unit of Benefit 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 102 cost will be $6.14 per Unit of Benefit. See the following tables for the Total Tax Yearly Costs. RESIDENTIAL YEARLY COST Single Family Home 30 units per home $184.20/year Mobile Home 30 units per mobile $184.20/year Duplex 30 units per living unit $184.20/year Multi-Family or Apartments 15 units per living unit $92.10/year VACANT LAND YEARLY COST Vacant 0-5 Acres 10 units per parcel $61.40/year 5.01-10 Acres 15 units per parcel $92.10/year 10+ Acres 20 units per parcel $122.80/year COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL YEARLY COST 0-999 Building Sq. Ft. Units $307.00/year 1,000 - 4,999 Building Sq. Ft. Units 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 103 $429.80/year 5,000 - 9,000 Building Sq. Ft. Units $614.00/year 10,000+ Building Sq. Ft. Units $921.00/year IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE UNITS, THE FOLLOWING EXTRA UNITS APPLY TO COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES YEARLY COST More than one business in a building 75 Units per additional business $460.50/year Live Fire radio traffic. UPCOMING EVENTS 7/3: EMS Drill 7/9: District Board Meeting 7/9: District Volunteer Training 7/16: District Volunteer Training 7/16: District Volunteer Training 445 N. Main St., Lakeport, Ca. 95453 lakeportfire@lakeportfire.com Phone (707) 263-4396 Fax (707) 262-1283 Employee Webmail Login Copyright 2019 Lakeport Fire District. All Rights Reserved. Custom Web Site Development by BitSculptor. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 104 Exhibit 4 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 105 Exhibit 5 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 106 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 107 Exhibit 6 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 108 1914 Seagrave Old NO. 2 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 109 Lake Pillsbury FPD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 110 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 111 HOW CAN WE SAFELY LAND? LAMPSON FIELD Summary: Lampson Field Airport is within the unincorporated Lake County area and is located on Highland Springs Road off Highway 29 between Kelseyville and Lakeport. The County Department of Public Works is responsible for the management and operation of the airport. Improvements and maintenance to the airport will make for a safe landing. The Lakeport Fire Protection District provides fire protection for the Airport. Background: Lampson Field is a General Aviation airport located approximately five miles southwest of Lakeport, California. The airport was activated in 1941, and acquired by the County in 1955. Lampson Field served as the base of operations for Cal Fire during the Mendocino Complex fires. It can accommodate single and twin-engine prop planes, business jets, and helicopters. The development of General Aviation airports is impacted by three basic factors: 1. The airfield or runway capacity. 2. The aircraft parking capacity. 3. The environmental impact on the community in terms of safety and noise. Methodology: The Grand Jury toured the Airport facilities and began an inquiry into Lampson Field Airport operations to enhance the public’s knowledge of its vital importance and 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 112 financial impact on the county. The Grand Jury interviewed Airport and County management staff, local businesses at the Airport, members of the Lake County Airman’s Association, and local pilots. The Grand Jury held a phone conference with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) representative in Washington, D.C., and reviewed the Public Utilities Codes, the State Aeronautics Act, the California Land Use Planning Handbook, and the organizational documents of the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC). Discussion and Analysis: Lampson Field is a vital component of the economic sustainability and success of Lake County. According to the recently completed Lake County Economic Development Strategy, the Airport is an important component of improved long-term flexibility for tourism and business needs. It further recommends consideration of airport renovation and expansion. The Grand Jury found a number of compliance concerns, which are noted in the following findings. The goal of compliance is to ensure a clear path to obtain grants from the FAA to secure funding for the sustainability of Lampson Field. More than 3 billion dollars in general aviation airport funding is currently available. Above all, safety comes first! Findings: F1 The Lake County Public Works Department has recently begun much needed improvements and upgrades to Lampson Field. F2 Airport management has experienced resistance from the County in its efforts to upgrade the facility, therefore, progress has been slow in forthcoming. F3 The Lampson Field Airport Master Plan was last updated in 1993. Master plans, without amendments, are in effect for a maximum of 20 years (Public Utilities Code sec. 21675 (a)). Lampson Field’s updated Master Plan is now six years overdue. F4 Lampson Field’s compatibility study, regarding noise and safety, was last updated in 1993. This study must be completed and filed with the ALUC once every five years. F5 Lampson Field, as required by the State Aeronautics Act section 21001et seq., does not have an active ALUC commission so is currently out of compliance with state law. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 113 F6 The California Public Utility Code Section 21670 (b), reads in part; “Every county, in which there is located an airport, shall establish an airport land use commission. Each commission shall consist of seven members to be selected as follows:” (1) Two members representing the cities in the county, appointed by a city selection committee comprised of the mayors of the cities within that county. (2) Two members representing the county, appointed by the county board of supervisors. (3) Two members having expertise in aviation, appointed by a selection committee comprised of the managers of all the public airports within that county. (4) One member representing the public, appointed by the other members of the ALUC commission. F7 Funds and grants are available for upgrades and repairs of the Lampson Field Airport but must be applied for prior to December 31 of each year. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), and the Non-Primary Entitlement (NPE), all have the ability to help with grant funding. ALUC and AOPA are the support vehicles to obtain these funds. Recommendations: R1 A plan of action is needed immediately in order to seek help with the ALUC commission process to enable application for available grants and funding. (F3, F4, F5, F6, F7) R2 Seat the ALUC commission for Lampson Field prior to June 15th of 2019 in order to apply for funds and grants prior to December 31, 2019. (F4, F5, F6, F7) R3 Lampson Field’s Master Plan should be updated and current under Public Utility Codes prior to December 31, 2019. (F3) R4 Lampson Field’s compatibility study regarding noise and safety, should be updated prior to December 31, 2019. (F4) R5 Lampson Field should be in compliance with statutory requirements within the ALUC prior to December 31, 2019. (F4, F5, F6, F7) R6 The county Board of Supervisors should work more closely with the management staff of the Public Works Department to promote the much- needed repairs and upgrades of Lampson Field. (F1, F5, F6) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 114 Request for Responses: Pursuant to Penal Codes sec.933(c), the following response(s) are required: • Lake County Board of Supervisors (R1, R4, R5, R6) (90 days) • Mayor of the City of Lakeport (R1) (90 days) • Mayor of the City of Clearlake (R1) (90 days) • Lake County Public Work Departments (R2, R3, R4, R5, R6) (60 days) Note: The Lake County Civil Grand Jury would like to thank and commend the management and operations staff of Lampson Field for their continued efforts to make our airport a safe and enjoyable place for pilots to land. Sources: 1.) California Department of Transportation 2.) Public Utilities Code(s) 3.) State Aeronautics Act 4.) Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) 5.) California Pilots Association 6.) Lake County Airman Association 7.) Airport site visit 8.) Lake County Economic Development Strategy 9.) Airport Policy Manager of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Washington, D.C. 10.) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 115 Exhibits: 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 116 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 117 Lampson Field Airport FAA data as of January 2019 Summary: Latitude/Longitude 38-59-26.2 N / 122-54-2.6 W Elevation 1380.1 FT Variation 16 E 1990 From city 3 miles S of LAKEPORT, CA ARTCC ZOA Section chart SAN FRANCISCO Time Zone UTC-8(-7DT) OPERATIONS Airport Status Operational Facility use Open to the public Control Tower No air traffic control tower at airport FSS OAKLAND FSS (OAK) Toll Free: 1-800-WX-BRIEF MERG FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL AT FSS. NOTAMs Facility OAK (METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL) Attendance UNATNDD Wind Indicator Lighted Segmented Circle Yes Lights SEE RMK ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. Beacon Clear and Green SS-SR Landing Fee No Fuel 100LL Fire and Rescue Lakeport Fire District Int'l Operations Not a Landing Rights Airport Not an Airport of Entry 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 118 COMMUNICATIONS UNICOM: 122.8 MHz CTAF: 122.8 MHz ATIS: None Remarks: APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.8/353.5 (UKIAH RCAG). NAVAIDS NAVAIDS: Type ID Name Frequency Hours Distance Bearing Remarks 112.3 24 • OPERATIONAL IFR VORTAC ENI MENDOCINO 17.9 nm 102.1° MHz Hours • SHUTDOWN 24 • NDB UNUSBL 250-275 BYD 6 NM NDB UK KEARN 371 KHz 23.3 nm 137.2° Hours BLO 7000 FT. • OPERATIONAL RESTRICTED • VOR/DME UNUSABLE 360-030 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW 10000; 24 030-080 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW VOR/DME STS SANTA ROSA 113 MHz 29.2 nm 351.7° Hours 7500; 080-120 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW 5500; 340-360 BEYOND 32 NM BELOW 10000. WEATHER ID Type Frequency Phone Distance Remarks 1O2 WX AWOS-3 118.35 MHz 707-262-0380 0.3 nm UKI WX ASOS 119.275 MHz 707-462-7343 16.2 nm STS WX ASOS 120.55 MHz 707-573-8393 29.2 nm LLR WX AWOS-AV 121.125 MHz 707-937-6059 43.0 nm O69 WX AWOS-3P 132.325 MHz 707-773-1529 45.9 nm RUNWAY 10/28 Dimensions 3600 ft. x 60 ft. Surface Type ASPH Surface Condition GOOD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 119 Treatment Runway Edge Lights Medium Intensity PCN Single Wheel 30,000 lbs Double Wheel Double Tandem Dual Double Tandem Base End: 10 True Alignment 119° Traffic Pattern Markings Basic Markings Condition Good Latitude 38-59-34.8342 N Longitude 122-54-22.4987 W Elevation 1380.1 ft. Threshold Crossing Height Visual Glide Path Angle Visual Slope Indicator Centerline Lights no Runway End Identifier Lights No Displaced Threshold DT Latitude DT Longitude DT Elevation TDZE 1380.1 ft. Reciprocal End: 28 True Alignment 299° Traffic Pattern Right Markings Basic Markings Condition Good Latitude 38-59-17.5234 N Longitude 122-53-42.6688 W Elevation 1370.8 ft. Threshold Crossing Height 40 ft. AGL Visual Glide Path Angle 4° Visual Slope Indicator 2-light PAPI on left Centerline Lights no Runway End Identifier Lights No 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 120 Displaced Threshold 85.0 ft. DT Latitude 38-59-17.9323 N DT Longitude 122-53-43.6095 W DT Elevation 1370.8 ft. TDZE 1376 ft. HELIPORTS None CHARTS Chart data valid from 0901Z 01/31/19 to 0901Z 02/28/19. CONTACTS OWNER LAKE COUNTY 255 N FORBES ST LAKEPORT, CA 95453 UNITED STATES Phone: 707-263-2341 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 121 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 122 LAMPSON FIELD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 123 RESPONSES RECEIVED REGARDING LAMPSON FIELD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 124 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 125 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 126 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 127 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 128 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 129 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 130 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 131 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 132 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 133 LAKE COUNTY 2017-2018 GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT SUMMARY Following up on the findings and recommendations from a prior year is a prime responsibility of the Lake County Grand Jury. Each year the Grand Jury issues reports with findings and recommendations directed to Lake County officials and agencies and municipal and other public entities. Following up on written responses as dictated by the California Penal Code Sections 933 and its 933.05 is an important function of all California Grand Juries. The 2018-2019 Lake County Grand Jury collected and analyzed all findings with responses to the 2017-2018 Lake County Grand Jury findings and recommendations as the basis for this report. PURPOSE OF REPORT This report will demonstrate to affected parties and, importantly, to the public that the Lake County Grand Jury will review and act on missing and/or inadequate responses to its findings and recommendations. The continuity procedure will enable the current and subsequent juries to determine if further action is required by the provisions of the California Penal Code. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Poor Student Attendance Costs Lake County Public Schools Recommendation #1: Public school districts must work more closely with each other and county agencies to promote school attendance and to intercede in cases of truancy. This effort should be done in concert such that the consideration of school attendance is raised as a countywide priority, and efforts are coordinated to both improve attendance services and contain costs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has been Implemented. We do have the platform to educate, train and lead in this vital area. Recommendation #2: The Lake County Office of Education, school districts and the county and city governments should establish early childhood education opportunities for children ages 3-5. Appropriate government departments in the incorporated cities and in the County should be directed to identify such available public structures (in their respective jurisdictions) that could be modified to function as workable preschools. Active efforts to identify any state or federal or private funding sources for the modifications and ongoing operation of such preschools should be established. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Local public schools are not within the purview of the Board. Lakeport City Council The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] Clearlake City Council The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #3: The County Superintendent of Schools and the Superintendents of the various school districts should publish to their Boards, parents and communities P1, P2, and P3 attendance reports along with an estimate of revenue loss due to absenteeism. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] President of Kelseyville Unified School [ No Response ] District 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 134 President of Konocti Unified School The recommendation has been District implemented President of Lakeport Unified School [ No Response ] District President of Middletown Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Lucerne Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Upper Lake Unified School District [ No Response ] Recommendation #4: School districts should establish specific programs involving parents and children in promoting school attendance. (i.e. proven programs from other counties such as ‘attendance buddies’, car-pooling, walking groups, etc. for the lower primary grades.) This can be quickly enacted, have minimum cost, and show significant impact. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] President of Kelseyville Unified School [ No Response] District President of Konocti Unified School The recommendation has been District implemented President of Lakeport Unified School [ No Response] District President of Middletown Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Lucerne Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Upper Lake Unified School District [ No Response] Recommendation #1: The BOS should communicate quarterly with their associated Senior Center representatives in order to address specific concerns. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #2: Install correct or additional signage to direct patrons to the Senior Centers RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #3: The County should ensure that the Clearlake Oaks Senior Centers’ handicap entrance functions properly. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #4: The County should repair the sidewalks in front of the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Public Works Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Sidewalks are not within public right-of-way. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Where’s My Building Permit? Recommendation #1: In an emergency, Lake County should call on all of its available resources. This should include the activation of the currently functioning MOUs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. There is no Memorandum of Understanding in place 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 135 Recommendation #2: The Lake County Community Development Department should create an apprentice program similar to the one used by the City of Clearlake in order to promote new employment in their department. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A building Inspector I is required to have two years of journey level of experience in construction work and building trades. This experience cannot be obtained through an apprenticeship program where only inspections are occurring in the Department Recommendation #3: The Community Development Department should be prepared to streamline their processes in an emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #4: The Community Development Department should establish a fund specifically allocated for emergencies. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. An emergency fund would not provide any additional assistance Recommendation #5: Establish yearly Countywide Community Development/Building and Inspection Department meetings to include the representatives from the cities of Lakeport and Clearlake Building and Planning Departments. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation requires further analysis. To be completed prior to December 2018. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Mandated Prison Inspections Recommendation #1: The Clearlake Police Department should take reasonable measures to ensure disabled persons can manage adequately while in custody. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake City Council [ No Response] Chief of Police, Clearlake N/A Recommendation #2: The Clearlake Police Department should analyze and update the prisoner monitoring systems. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake City Council [ No Response] Chief of Police, Clearlake N/A Recommendation #3: The Hill Road County Jail management and the County Library System management should jointly define and install an appropriate Adult Literacy instructor. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY EPORT The Wards of Lake County Recommendation #1: Decisions regarding wards should not be prioritized by monetary concerns alone. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #2: The accurate location and status of wards shall be shared by the Lake County Probation Department with the Lake County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 136 implemented Recommendation #3: The Lake County Probation Department should consult with all stakeholders and agencies when drafting any new contracts or contract extensions regarding juvenile detentions. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #4: The Lake County Office of Education should initiate contact and further coordinate educational aspects and requirements for the Lake County wards housed in the Tehama County Juvenile Hall. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Office of Education The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #5: Future contracts should include specific goals and responsibilities for health care, mental health care, and education for the Lake County wards. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Mental Health care and education are provided with State mandates, and specific goals are appropriately tailored to the needs of the individual ward, and subject to change. Amending contracts in response to dynamic individual needs is impractical. Lake County Probation Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A facility’s responsibilities to provide health care, mental health care and education are all State mandated and are defined, inspected and approved by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). As for specific goals, programs are tailored based on individual needs of a ward and are subject to change frequently. Trying to include all of the frequently changing specific goals in a contract would be impracticable if not impossible LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT The Touchable Soul of Lake County Recommendation #1: The Library System in the County should investigate/recommend a method for establishing a bookmobile service. The BOS should support options to facilitate this service. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A bookmobile is not a cost- effective mean by which to provide library services to underserved students. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. It has not been determined that it would be a cost–effective solution. A bookmobile could add at least $75,000 to $100,000 in additional ongoing operational costs in addition to the initial cost of the vehicle. Recommendation #2: If the voters approve an increase to the County sales tax, a portion of this funding should be earmarked for the libraries. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A bookmobile is not a cost- effective mean by which to provide library services to underserved students. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Voters did not approve an increase to the County sales tax. Recommendation #3: The libraries and museums need to expand hours of operation to increase accessibility and usage. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. While staff agrees that 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 137 expanded hours of operation and increased accessibility and usage are desirable, the addition of a museum coupled with the loss of a permanent staff makes this problematic to achieve Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Compared to other libraries around the state serving similar populations with similar funding and a similar number of service outlets the Lake County Library is open the same or more hours to the public. Recommendation #4: Creative and interactive programs should be established to encourage more participation of young people/students at the museums. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation has been implemented We have had several Family Fun Fridays this summer as well as hosting over 1,500 students this past year for museum tours and Dig Archeology days at the three museums. We currently have a college intern designing out first traveling history trunk on Lake Pomo Culture for use by k-12 teachers in their classes Recommendation #5: The libraries and museums need vigorous recruitment of young adults, retired educators and seniors to serve as volunteer staff. They should be tasked with the goal of creating programs directed at younger children. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Work is progressing with the Lake County Office of Education this upcoming year to promote volunteerism as well as offering internships and opportunities for high school senior projects in the museums. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #6: Increased publicity of Museum events should be funded and enacted. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Superintendent of Schools [ No Response ] LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Chaos After The Fires Recommendation #1: The County should amend the Right-of-Entry form to clarify the meaning of “no out-of-pocket cost” to the property owners and should avoid use of the term “free” on any official handouts. Recommendation #2: Prior to inevitable future fire emergencies, and such as was done in Calaveras County following the Butte Fire, the County should consider appointing one person to interact with the public and to be the centralized repository of disaster-response information. Recommendation #3: County personnel must be mindful of their “customer service” responsibilities when dealing with its stressed citizens. These attitudes and practices flow down from Administration and the department heads. Initial or additional “customer service” training by professionals should be implemented as necessary and should be heartily supported by management. Recommendation #4: In the immediate aftermath of a disastrous fire, Administration should proactively work with the property owners to ascertain their specific insurance coverage for debris removal Recommendation #5: The County should avoid using the term “INVOICE” on the insurance-collection paperwork distributed to property owners. Recommendation #6: The County should rework its insurance-collection documents so that the first page of the “billing” portions reflect the actual insurance coverage for that specific property owner and thus the amount actually due to the County. Recommendation #7: County administrative personnel should actively seek out training regarding State and Federal regulations pertaining to debris removal prior to beginning the insurance collection process. Recommendation #8: All administrative staff dealing with the public in the aftermath of a disaster should be cross-trained in the basics of State and Federal post-fire regulations as well as in Lake County post-fire insurance administrative procedures to provide backup continuity. Recommendation #9: A dedicated phone line for debris removal insurance coverage queries should be instituted before collection procedures begin for the Clayton, Sulphur, and any future fires. Recommendation #10: The preliminary message on that dedicated line should include words to the effect of “We have placed answers to many common questions on the Lake County OES website and we encourage you to peruse that site at “(County to develop a new web site location – specific to the fire/insurance issues).” This message should precede the caller’s transfer to the responsible County person assigned to that dedicated line. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 138 Recommendation #11: The County should strive always to have a person answering the dedicated phone line during business hours. Calls being forwarded from the public to Voicemail during business hours should be done only as a backup procedure and not as a primary means of communication. Procedures should be developed and implemented to assure that callers’ queries are addressed in a timely manner. Recommendation #12: The contract between the County and CalRecycle must specify the terms of payment of insurance proceeds to the State and reimbursement to the County for its insurance-collection costs. Recommendation #13: The County should develop, approve, print, and adhere to specific procedures under which any delinquent property owners are to be sent to “collections.” These procedures should accompany early communications regarding insurance reimbursement. Recommendation #14: As an example of proactive management, the best interest of its citizens would be served by the County’s establishing the working database now for property owners affected by the Clayton and Sulphur Fires Recommendation #15: Any residual Valley Fire- related information and documents from other departments should be integrated into the database and files created and maintained by Administration. All 15 recommendation responses from the Board of Supervisors and their Chief Administrative Officer were deemed not warranted or not reasonable. If future Grand Juries or members of the public need to view the underlying explanations for their reasoning, copies of their response will be kept on file at the Kelseyville Grand Jury Building, the offices of Lake County Board of Supervisors, and the State of California Archivist. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Chief Administrative Officer The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT The County’s Emergency Plan In the Event of a Wildfire Recommendation #1: Regarding Unified Command, the BOS and the Lake County Sheriff should immediately reconsider where to assign overall authority and responsibility for implementation of the OEP. Considerations should be based on what management configuration could most effectively implement all aspects of the Plan. The BOS should not assign authority and responsibility to the Sheriff’s Office simply because it provides the EOC and is responsible for emergency notifications and evacuations. Recommendation #2: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should direct the OES to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with each of the responsible governmental organization named in the EOP. These MOUs should establish the areas of responsibility and authority and the specific actions each organization is to take in the advent of a wildfire emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #3: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should require the OES to develop a plan and negotiate a MOU with each of the incorporated cities as to how the EOC will be manned and managed in an emergency, especially in one crossing jurisdictional boundaries. This plan should include how to establish authority within the EOC initially and how to alter authority as the incident unfolds. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Recommendation #4: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should require OES to plan with community groups, such as, for example, homeowner’s associations and HAM radio operators, as to how the groups will interface with governmental agencies and operate in an emergency. Such negotiated planning should consider the unique nature of individual neighborhoods and include in the planning neighborhood organizations. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #5: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, must develop plans and programs for educating residents and non-governmental organizations as to how to respond in the event of a possible or ongoing emergency. Two models would be the materials available through CalFire and the Hidden Valley Lake Association. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 139 Recommendation #6: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, must develop and implement plans and programs for warning residents and non- governmental organizations of an anticipated or ongoing emergency. The Sheriff must consider that more technical and electrically dependent emergency alert systems may not work in an actual wildfire emergency. Emergency planners should develop and implement more traditional methods of warning, such as sirens with battery backup and block captain systems, tailored to conditions in specific neighborhoods. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #7: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, and the cities must develop plans and programs for evacuating residents, particularly AFN persons, in case of an anticipated or ongoing emergency. Plans should concentrate on NGOs that house numerous persons that cannot provide for their own evacuation, such as nursery schools and nursing homes. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #8: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should investigate the issue of effective evacuation from neighborhoods, particularly where egress is limited, such as Anderson Springs and Spring Valley, for example. The Sheriff should develop a program to inform residents and community groups of evacuation protocols and routes. The Sheriff should consider the development of a book of maps showing evacuation routes from neighborhoods, using as models the map book produced by CalFire (Lake County First Responders Map Book) and the evacuation route map created by the Hidden Valley Lake Association and provided to its residents. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. The City of Lakeport is planning on updating the City’s EOP in this fiscal year. Recommendation #9: The OES should consider how to coordinate with the Lake County Amateur Radio Society (LCARS) and should develop a MOU clarifying LCARS’ role in providing vital communication during an emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #10: OES should take advantage of the technical expertise of Hams in configuring the proposed OEC antenna to best effect radio transmissions. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Making Connections Recommendation #1: The County should establish a specific individual to facilitate ‘making connections.’ This should not be limited to volunteering strictly to support County governmental needs. They should have the responsibility of seeking out areas of organizational or capability needs, and then matching them to the willing and offered citizens or organizations that can assist in those needs. This function should include active outreach specific to these goals across the county in: area councils, citizen groups, NGO’s, service organizations. Included should be any internal governance requests/needs for voluntary support identified via existing departmental reporting structures throughout the County. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #2: The County should develop a multi-year financial outlook (five years minimum, ten years preferred) based on current tax/cost/revenue understandings, but should also include potential variations that would alter the forecast in consideration of significant changes (such as tax increases). 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 140 RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #3: Clearlake Animal Control (or the Clearlake City Manager’s office) should access the posted videos (on the main county website under administration/ forums/forum videos/ South County Forum between timestamps 1:05:00 and 1:15:00). Contact should be initiated with the citizen offering to foster multiple dogs (and neighbors of the speaker who also are willing to foster multiple animals) with the intent to establish such service. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake Animal Control Department N/A City of Clearlake City Council N/A Recommendation #4: The County should review main county website (under administration/ forums/ forum videos/Lakeport Forum timestamp 1:24:00 to 1:25:00) and develop/enhance the grant writing effort and utilize volunteer help where it has been offered. An offer made during the Community Visioning Forums by an individual (ostensibly) experienced in this field to perform the service on a “no cost basis” to the county. This offer was not pursued or investigated. In the time since the forums, a paid County grant writer has been installed instead. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #5: The Senior Centers in Middletown, Lakeport, Lucerne, and Clearlake Oaks should establish contact with the Clearlake Children’s Museum of Arts and Sciences (CMAS). This is program (NOT limited to children) that is already providing ‘no cost’/low cost art instruction at the Clearlake Senior Center. Contact is to determine if their volunteer service would be of interest/use to those other senior centers. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 141 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 142 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 143 2018 -2019 LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT This mural on the Kelseyville Fire House entitled, “Only the Brave", shows firefighters battling the firedragon which, according to artist Ben vanSteenburgh, depicts “the real courage it takes to stand up to the fires like those that have raged in Lake County, California, and many places across the world.” 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 144

R5

Compensation needs to be given and/or increased for the MOW drivers. (F5, F6)

R10

The 2019-2020 Grand Jury should follow up with all six FPDs to assess their fiscal health and progress toward internal goals. (F-1 through F-16) RESPONSES: Pursuant to Penal Codes sec.933(c), the following response(s) are required: • Lake County Board of Supervisors (R-9) (90 days) • Lake County Assessor/Recorder (R-8) – 60 days • Lake County Assessor/Tax Collector – (R-2, R-8) – 60 days The following response(s) are invited: • Kelseyville FPD Board of Directors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Lake County FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Lake Pillsbury FPD Board of Supervisors (R-2, R-5, R-6, R-8, R-9) – 60 days • Lakeport FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1 through R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Northshore FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • South Lake County FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 99 Exhibit 1 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 100 Exhibit 2 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 101 Exhibit 3 Lakeport Fire District Measure M Facts Why is measure M necessary for the Fire District and my safety? Measure M will restore firefighting and emergency response staffing to safe and adequate levels to the city and unincorporated areas of Lakeport through a parcel tax increase necessary for providing essential emergency services to the community. When was the last time the fire district had a tax increase? The tax was first created and passed by voters in March 1997. In the 22 years since its inception, there has never been an increase. In 2018, the district responded to over 3000 emergency calls, which is over 3 times the amount of the 938 calls in 1997, the year the current tax was approved. How will the community benefit if voters pass measure M? If Measure M passes, funding will allow the hiring of recently laid off firefighters/paramedic personnel restoring safety and critical emergency services the community deserves. Full staffing will result in reduced response times, saving lives and property. What happens if Measure M does not pass? Critical emergency and medical response times will be delayed during multiple emergencies. ISO (Insurance Services Office) ratings will rise due to inadequate staffing. The ISO creates ratings for fire departments and their surrounding communities. The ratings calculate how well-equipped fire departments are to put out fires in the community. In 2020, the ISO will be assessing the Lakeport Fire District. At the current staffing, homeowners and business owners' insurance rates will be increased, if not denied. What percentage of votes is required to pass Measure M? The measure must receive a 66.7% YES vote to pass. What is a unit of benefit, and how much will the total tax cost me? Units of benefit, or benefit units, are used to "rate" the benefit a particular parcel receives from having fire protection and emergency medical service from the Lakeport Fire Protection District. As such, developed property receives more benefit, and this has more units assigned than underdeveloped property. The proposed Unit of Benefit 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 102 cost will be $6.14 per Unit of Benefit. See the following tables for the Total Tax Yearly Costs. RESIDENTIAL YEARLY COST Single Family Home 30 units per home $184.20/year Mobile Home 30 units per mobile $184.20/year Duplex 30 units per living unit $184.20/year Multi-Family or Apartments 15 units per living unit $92.10/year VACANT LAND YEARLY COST Vacant 0-5 Acres 10 units per parcel $61.40/year 5.01-10 Acres 15 units per parcel $92.10/year 10+ Acres 20 units per parcel $122.80/year COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL YEARLY COST 0-999 Building Sq. Ft. Units $307.00/year 1,000 - 4,999 Building Sq. Ft. Units 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 103 $429.80/year 5,000 - 9,000 Building Sq. Ft. Units $614.00/year 10,000+ Building Sq. Ft. Units $921.00/year IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE UNITS, THE FOLLOWING EXTRA UNITS APPLY TO COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES YEARLY COST More than one business in a building 75 Units per additional business $460.50/year Live Fire radio traffic. UPCOMING EVENTS 7/3: EMS Drill 7/9: District Board Meeting 7/9: District Volunteer Training 7/16: District Volunteer Training 7/16: District Volunteer Training 445 N. Main St., Lakeport, Ca. 95453 lakeportfire@lakeportfire.com Phone (707) 263-4396 Fax (707) 262-1283 Employee Webmail Login Copyright 2019 Lakeport Fire District. All Rights Reserved. Custom Web Site Development by BitSculptor. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 104 Exhibit 4 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 105 Exhibit 5 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 106 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 107 Exhibit 6 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 108 1914 Seagrave Old NO. 2 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 109 Lake Pillsbury FPD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 110 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 111 HOW CAN WE SAFELY LAND? LAMPSON FIELD Summary: Lampson Field Airport is within the unincorporated Lake County area and is located on Highland Springs Road off Highway 29 between Kelseyville and Lakeport. The County Department of Public Works is responsible for the management and operation of the airport. Improvements and maintenance to the airport will make for a safe landing. The Lakeport Fire Protection District provides fire protection for the Airport. Background: Lampson Field is a General Aviation airport located approximately five miles southwest of Lakeport, California. The airport was activated in 1941, and acquired by the County in 1955. Lampson Field served as the base of operations for Cal Fire during the Mendocino Complex fires. It can accommodate single and twin-engine prop planes, business jets, and helicopters. The development of General Aviation airports is impacted by three basic factors: 1. The airfield or runway capacity. 2. The aircraft parking capacity. 3. The environmental impact on the community in terms of safety and noise. Methodology: The Grand Jury toured the Airport facilities and began an inquiry into Lampson Field Airport operations to enhance the public’s knowledge of its vital importance and 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 112 financial impact on the county. The Grand Jury interviewed Airport and County management staff, local businesses at the Airport, members of the Lake County Airman’s Association, and local pilots. The Grand Jury held a phone conference with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) representative in Washington, D.C., and reviewed the Public Utilities Codes, the State Aeronautics Act, the California Land Use Planning Handbook, and the organizational documents of the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC). Discussion and Analysis: Lampson Field is a vital component of the economic sustainability and success of Lake County. According to the recently completed Lake County Economic Development Strategy, the Airport is an important component of improved long-term flexibility for tourism and business needs. It further recommends consideration of airport renovation and expansion. The Grand Jury found a number of compliance concerns, which are noted in the following findings. The goal of compliance is to ensure a clear path to obtain grants from the FAA to secure funding for the sustainability of Lampson Field. More than 3 billion dollars in general aviation airport funding is currently available. Above all, safety comes first! Findings: F1 The Lake County Public Works Department has recently begun much needed improvements and upgrades to Lampson Field. F2 Airport management has experienced resistance from the County in its efforts to upgrade the facility, therefore, progress has been slow in forthcoming. F3 The Lampson Field Airport Master Plan was last updated in 1993. Master plans, without amendments, are in effect for a maximum of 20 years (Public Utilities Code sec. 21675 (a)). Lampson Field’s updated Master Plan is now six years overdue. F4 Lampson Field’s compatibility study, regarding noise and safety, was last updated in 1993. This study must be completed and filed with the ALUC once every five years. F5 Lampson Field, as required by the State Aeronautics Act section 21001et seq., does not have an active ALUC commission so is currently out of compliance with state law. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 113 F6 The California Public Utility Code Section 21670 (b), reads in part; “Every county, in which there is located an airport, shall establish an airport land use commission. Each commission shall consist of seven members to be selected as follows:” (1) Two members representing the cities in the county, appointed by a city selection committee comprised of the mayors of the cities within that county. (2) Two members representing the county, appointed by the county board of supervisors. (3) Two members having expertise in aviation, appointed by a selection committee comprised of the managers of all the public airports within that county. (4) One member representing the public, appointed by the other members of the ALUC commission. F7 Funds and grants are available for upgrades and repairs of the Lampson Field Airport but must be applied for prior to December 31 of each year. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), and the Non-Primary Entitlement (NPE), all have the ability to help with grant funding. ALUC and AOPA are the support vehicles to obtain these funds. Recommendations: R1 A plan of action is needed immediately in order to seek help with the ALUC commission process to enable application for available grants and funding. (F3, F4, F5, F6, F7) R2 Seat the ALUC commission for Lampson Field prior to June 15th of 2019 in order to apply for funds and grants prior to December 31, 2019. (F4, F5, F6, F7) R3 Lampson Field’s Master Plan should be updated and current under Public Utility Codes prior to December 31, 2019. (F3) R4 Lampson Field’s compatibility study regarding noise and safety, should be updated prior to December 31, 2019. (F4) R5 Lampson Field should be in compliance with statutory requirements within the ALUC prior to December 31, 2019. (F4, F5, F6, F7) R6 The county Board of Supervisors should work more closely with the management staff of the Public Works Department to promote the much- needed repairs and upgrades of Lampson Field. (F1, F5, F6) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 114 Request for Responses: Pursuant to Penal Codes sec.933(c), the following response(s) are required: • Lake County Board of Supervisors (R1, R4, R5, R6) (90 days) • Mayor of the City of Lakeport (R1) (90 days) • Mayor of the City of Clearlake (R1) (90 days) • Lake County Public Work Departments (R2, R3, R4, R5, R6) (60 days) Note: The Lake County Civil Grand Jury would like to thank and commend the management and operations staff of Lampson Field for their continued efforts to make our airport a safe and enjoyable place for pilots to land. Sources: 1.) California Department of Transportation 2.) Public Utilities Code(s) 3.) State Aeronautics Act 4.) Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) 5.) California Pilots Association 6.) Lake County Airman Association 7.) Airport site visit 8.) Lake County Economic Development Strategy 9.) Airport Policy Manager of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Washington, D.C. 10.) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 115 Exhibits: 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 116 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 117 Lampson Field Airport FAA data as of January 2019 Summary: Latitude/Longitude 38-59-26.2 N / 122-54-2.6 W Elevation 1380.1 FT Variation 16 E 1990 From city 3 miles S of LAKEPORT, CA ARTCC ZOA Section chart SAN FRANCISCO Time Zone UTC-8(-7DT) OPERATIONS Airport Status Operational Facility use Open to the public Control Tower No air traffic control tower at airport FSS OAKLAND FSS (OAK) Toll Free: 1-800-WX-BRIEF MERG FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL AT FSS. NOTAMs Facility OAK (METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL) Attendance UNATNDD Wind Indicator Lighted Segmented Circle Yes Lights SEE RMK ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. Beacon Clear and Green SS-SR Landing Fee No Fuel 100LL Fire and Rescue Lakeport Fire District Int'l Operations Not a Landing Rights Airport Not an Airport of Entry 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 118 COMMUNICATIONS UNICOM: 122.8 MHz CTAF: 122.8 MHz ATIS: None Remarks: APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.8/353.5 (UKIAH RCAG). NAVAIDS NAVAIDS: Type ID Name Frequency Hours Distance Bearing Remarks 112.3 24 • OPERATIONAL IFR VORTAC ENI MENDOCINO 17.9 nm 102.1° MHz Hours • SHUTDOWN 24 • NDB UNUSBL 250-275 BYD 6 NM NDB UK KEARN 371 KHz 23.3 nm 137.2° Hours BLO 7000 FT. • OPERATIONAL RESTRICTED • VOR/DME UNUSABLE 360-030 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW 10000; 24 030-080 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW VOR/DME STS SANTA ROSA 113 MHz 29.2 nm 351.7° Hours 7500; 080-120 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW 5500; 340-360 BEYOND 32 NM BELOW 10000. WEATHER ID Type Frequency Phone Distance Remarks 1O2 WX AWOS-3 118.35 MHz 707-262-0380 0.3 nm UKI WX ASOS 119.275 MHz 707-462-7343 16.2 nm STS WX ASOS 120.55 MHz 707-573-8393 29.2 nm LLR WX AWOS-AV 121.125 MHz 707-937-6059 43.0 nm O69 WX AWOS-3P 132.325 MHz 707-773-1529 45.9 nm RUNWAY 10/28 Dimensions 3600 ft. x 60 ft. Surface Type ASPH Surface Condition GOOD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 119 Treatment Runway Edge Lights Medium Intensity PCN Single Wheel 30,000 lbs Double Wheel Double Tandem Dual Double Tandem Base End: 10 True Alignment 119° Traffic Pattern Markings Basic Markings Condition Good Latitude 38-59-34.8342 N Longitude 122-54-22.4987 W Elevation 1380.1 ft. Threshold Crossing Height Visual Glide Path Angle Visual Slope Indicator Centerline Lights no Runway End Identifier Lights No Displaced Threshold DT Latitude DT Longitude DT Elevation TDZE 1380.1 ft. Reciprocal End: 28 True Alignment 299° Traffic Pattern Right Markings Basic Markings Condition Good Latitude 38-59-17.5234 N Longitude 122-53-42.6688 W Elevation 1370.8 ft. Threshold Crossing Height 40 ft. AGL Visual Glide Path Angle 4° Visual Slope Indicator 2-light PAPI on left Centerline Lights no Runway End Identifier Lights No 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 120 Displaced Threshold 85.0 ft. DT Latitude 38-59-17.9323 N DT Longitude 122-53-43.6095 W DT Elevation 1370.8 ft. TDZE 1376 ft. HELIPORTS None CHARTS Chart data valid from 0901Z 01/31/19 to 0901Z 02/28/19. CONTACTS OWNER LAKE COUNTY 255 N FORBES ST LAKEPORT, CA 95453 UNITED STATES Phone: 707-263-2341 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 121 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 122 LAMPSON FIELD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 123 RESPONSES RECEIVED REGARDING LAMPSON FIELD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 124 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 125 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 126 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 127 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 128 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 129 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 130 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 131 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 132 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 133 LAKE COUNTY 2017-2018 GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT SUMMARY Following up on the findings and recommendations from a prior year is a prime responsibility of the Lake County Grand Jury. Each year the Grand Jury issues reports with findings and recommendations directed to Lake County officials and agencies and municipal and other public entities. Following up on written responses as dictated by the California Penal Code Sections 933 and its 933.05 is an important function of all California Grand Juries. The 2018-2019 Lake County Grand Jury collected and analyzed all findings with responses to the 2017-2018 Lake County Grand Jury findings and recommendations as the basis for this report. PURPOSE OF REPORT This report will demonstrate to affected parties and, importantly, to the public that the Lake County Grand Jury will review and act on missing and/or inadequate responses to its findings and recommendations. The continuity procedure will enable the current and subsequent juries to determine if further action is required by the provisions of the California Penal Code. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Poor Student Attendance Costs Lake County Public Schools Recommendation #1: Public school districts must work more closely with each other and county agencies to promote school attendance and to intercede in cases of truancy. This effort should be done in concert such that the consideration of school attendance is raised as a countywide priority, and efforts are coordinated to both improve attendance services and contain costs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has been Implemented. We do have the platform to educate, train and lead in this vital area. Recommendation #2: The Lake County Office of Education, school districts and the county and city governments should establish early childhood education opportunities for children ages 3-5. Appropriate government departments in the incorporated cities and in the County should be directed to identify such available public structures (in their respective jurisdictions) that could be modified to function as workable preschools. Active efforts to identify any state or federal or private funding sources for the modifications and ongoing operation of such preschools should be established. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Local public schools are not within the purview of the Board. Lakeport City Council The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] Clearlake City Council The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #3: The County Superintendent of Schools and the Superintendents of the various school districts should publish to their Boards, parents and communities P1, P2, and P3 attendance reports along with an estimate of revenue loss due to absenteeism. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] President of Kelseyville Unified School [ No Response ] District 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 134 President of Konocti Unified School The recommendation has been District implemented President of Lakeport Unified School [ No Response ] District President of Middletown Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Lucerne Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Upper Lake Unified School District [ No Response ] Recommendation #4: School districts should establish specific programs involving parents and children in promoting school attendance. (i.e. proven programs from other counties such as ‘attendance buddies’, car-pooling, walking groups, etc. for the lower primary grades.) This can be quickly enacted, have minimum cost, and show significant impact. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] President of Kelseyville Unified School [ No Response] District President of Konocti Unified School The recommendation has been District implemented President of Lakeport Unified School [ No Response] District President of Middletown Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Lucerne Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Upper Lake Unified School District [ No Response] Recommendation #1: The BOS should communicate quarterly with their associated Senior Center representatives in order to address specific concerns. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #2: Install correct or additional signage to direct patrons to the Senior Centers RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #3: The County should ensure that the Clearlake Oaks Senior Centers’ handicap entrance functions properly. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #4: The County should repair the sidewalks in front of the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Public Works Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Sidewalks are not within public right-of-way. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Where’s My Building Permit? Recommendation #1: In an emergency, Lake County should call on all of its available resources. This should include the activation of the currently functioning MOUs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. There is no Memorandum of Understanding in place 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 135 Recommendation #2: The Lake County Community Development Department should create an apprentice program similar to the one used by the City of Clearlake in order to promote new employment in their department. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A building Inspector I is required to have two years of journey level of experience in construction work and building trades. This experience cannot be obtained through an apprenticeship program where only inspections are occurring in the Department Recommendation #3: The Community Development Department should be prepared to streamline their processes in an emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #4: The Community Development Department should establish a fund specifically allocated for emergencies. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. An emergency fund would not provide any additional assistance Recommendation #5: Establish yearly Countywide Community Development/Building and Inspection Department meetings to include the representatives from the cities of Lakeport and Clearlake Building and Planning Departments. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation requires further analysis. To be completed prior to December 2018. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Mandated Prison Inspections Recommendation #1: The Clearlake Police Department should take reasonable measures to ensure disabled persons can manage adequately while in custody. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake City Council [ No Response] Chief of Police, Clearlake N/A Recommendation #2: The Clearlake Police Department should analyze and update the prisoner monitoring systems. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake City Council [ No Response] Chief of Police, Clearlake N/A Recommendation #3: The Hill Road County Jail management and the County Library System management should jointly define and install an appropriate Adult Literacy instructor. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY EPORT The Wards of Lake County Recommendation #1: Decisions regarding wards should not be prioritized by monetary concerns alone. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #2: The accurate location and status of wards shall be shared by the Lake County Probation Department with the Lake County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 136 implemented Recommendation #3: The Lake County Probation Department should consult with all stakeholders and agencies when drafting any new contracts or contract extensions regarding juvenile detentions. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #4: The Lake County Office of Education should initiate contact and further coordinate educational aspects and requirements for the Lake County wards housed in the Tehama County Juvenile Hall. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Office of Education The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #5: Future contracts should include specific goals and responsibilities for health care, mental health care, and education for the Lake County wards. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Mental Health care and education are provided with State mandates, and specific goals are appropriately tailored to the needs of the individual ward, and subject to change. Amending contracts in response to dynamic individual needs is impractical. Lake County Probation Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A facility’s responsibilities to provide health care, mental health care and education are all State mandated and are defined, inspected and approved by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). As for specific goals, programs are tailored based on individual needs of a ward and are subject to change frequently. Trying to include all of the frequently changing specific goals in a contract would be impracticable if not impossible LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT The Touchable Soul of Lake County Recommendation #1: The Library System in the County should investigate/recommend a method for establishing a bookmobile service. The BOS should support options to facilitate this service. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A bookmobile is not a cost- effective mean by which to provide library services to underserved students. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. It has not been determined that it would be a cost–effective solution. A bookmobile could add at least $75,000 to $100,000 in additional ongoing operational costs in addition to the initial cost of the vehicle. Recommendation #2: If the voters approve an increase to the County sales tax, a portion of this funding should be earmarked for the libraries. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A bookmobile is not a cost- effective mean by which to provide library services to underserved students. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Voters did not approve an increase to the County sales tax. Recommendation #3: The libraries and museums need to expand hours of operation to increase accessibility and usage. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. While staff agrees that 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 137 expanded hours of operation and increased accessibility and usage are desirable, the addition of a museum coupled with the loss of a permanent staff makes this problematic to achieve Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Compared to other libraries around the state serving similar populations with similar funding and a similar number of service outlets the Lake County Library is open the same or more hours to the public. Recommendation #4: Creative and interactive programs should be established to encourage more participation of young people/students at the museums. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation has been implemented We have had several Family Fun Fridays this summer as well as hosting over 1,500 students this past year for museum tours and Dig Archeology days at the three museums. We currently have a college intern designing out first traveling history trunk on Lake Pomo Culture for use by k-12 teachers in their classes Recommendation #5: The libraries and museums need vigorous recruitment of young adults, retired educators and seniors to serve as volunteer staff. They should be tasked with the goal of creating programs directed at younger children. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Work is progressing with the Lake County Office of Education this upcoming year to promote volunteerism as well as offering internships and opportunities for high school senior projects in the museums. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #6: Increased publicity of Museum events should be funded and enacted. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Superintendent of Schools [ No Response ] LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Chaos After The Fires Recommendation #1: The County should amend the Right-of-Entry form to clarify the meaning of “no out-of-pocket cost” to the property owners and should avoid use of the term “free” on any official handouts. Recommendation #2: Prior to inevitable future fire emergencies, and such as was done in Calaveras County following the Butte Fire, the County should consider appointing one person to interact with the public and to be the centralized repository of disaster-response information. Recommendation #3: County personnel must be mindful of their “customer service” responsibilities when dealing with its stressed citizens. These attitudes and practices flow down from Administration and the department heads. Initial or additional “customer service” training by professionals should be implemented as necessary and should be heartily supported by management. Recommendation #4: In the immediate aftermath of a disastrous fire, Administration should proactively work with the property owners to ascertain their specific insurance coverage for debris removal Recommendation #5: The County should avoid using the term “INVOICE” on the insurance-collection paperwork distributed to property owners. Recommendation #6: The County should rework its insurance-collection documents so that the first page of the “billing” portions reflect the actual insurance coverage for that specific property owner and thus the amount actually due to the County. Recommendation #7: County administrative personnel should actively seek out training regarding State and Federal regulations pertaining to debris removal prior to beginning the insurance collection process. Recommendation #8: All administrative staff dealing with the public in the aftermath of a disaster should be cross-trained in the basics of State and Federal post-fire regulations as well as in Lake County post-fire insurance administrative procedures to provide backup continuity. Recommendation #9: A dedicated phone line for debris removal insurance coverage queries should be instituted before collection procedures begin for the Clayton, Sulphur, and any future fires. Recommendation #10: The preliminary message on that dedicated line should include words to the effect of “We have placed answers to many common questions on the Lake County OES website and we encourage you to peruse that site at “(County to develop a new web site location – specific to the fire/insurance issues).” This message should precede the caller’s transfer to the responsible County person assigned to that dedicated line. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 138 Recommendation #11: The County should strive always to have a person answering the dedicated phone line during business hours. Calls being forwarded from the public to Voicemail during business hours should be done only as a backup procedure and not as a primary means of communication. Procedures should be developed and implemented to assure that callers’ queries are addressed in a timely manner. Recommendation #12: The contract between the County and CalRecycle must specify the terms of payment of insurance proceeds to the State and reimbursement to the County for its insurance-collection costs. Recommendation #13: The County should develop, approve, print, and adhere to specific procedures under which any delinquent property owners are to be sent to “collections.” These procedures should accompany early communications regarding insurance reimbursement. Recommendation #14: As an example of proactive management, the best interest of its citizens would be served by the County’s establishing the working database now for property owners affected by the Clayton and Sulphur Fires Recommendation #15: Any residual Valley Fire- related information and documents from other departments should be integrated into the database and files created and maintained by Administration. All 15 recommendation responses from the Board of Supervisors and their Chief Administrative Officer were deemed not warranted or not reasonable. If future Grand Juries or members of the public need to view the underlying explanations for their reasoning, copies of their response will be kept on file at the Kelseyville Grand Jury Building, the offices of Lake County Board of Supervisors, and the State of California Archivist. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Chief Administrative Officer The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT The County’s Emergency Plan In the Event of a Wildfire Recommendation #1: Regarding Unified Command, the BOS and the Lake County Sheriff should immediately reconsider where to assign overall authority and responsibility for implementation of the OEP. Considerations should be based on what management configuration could most effectively implement all aspects of the Plan. The BOS should not assign authority and responsibility to the Sheriff’s Office simply because it provides the EOC and is responsible for emergency notifications and evacuations. Recommendation #2: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should direct the OES to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with each of the responsible governmental organization named in the EOP. These MOUs should establish the areas of responsibility and authority and the specific actions each organization is to take in the advent of a wildfire emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #3: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should require the OES to develop a plan and negotiate a MOU with each of the incorporated cities as to how the EOC will be manned and managed in an emergency, especially in one crossing jurisdictional boundaries. This plan should include how to establish authority within the EOC initially and how to alter authority as the incident unfolds. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Recommendation #4: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should require OES to plan with community groups, such as, for example, homeowner’s associations and HAM radio operators, as to how the groups will interface with governmental agencies and operate in an emergency. Such negotiated planning should consider the unique nature of individual neighborhoods and include in the planning neighborhood organizations. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #5: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, must develop plans and programs for educating residents and non-governmental organizations as to how to respond in the event of a possible or ongoing emergency. Two models would be the materials available through CalFire and the Hidden Valley Lake Association. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 139 Recommendation #6: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, must develop and implement plans and programs for warning residents and non- governmental organizations of an anticipated or ongoing emergency. The Sheriff must consider that more technical and electrically dependent emergency alert systems may not work in an actual wildfire emergency. Emergency planners should develop and implement more traditional methods of warning, such as sirens with battery backup and block captain systems, tailored to conditions in specific neighborhoods. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #7: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, and the cities must develop plans and programs for evacuating residents, particularly AFN persons, in case of an anticipated or ongoing emergency. Plans should concentrate on NGOs that house numerous persons that cannot provide for their own evacuation, such as nursery schools and nursing homes. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #8: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should investigate the issue of effective evacuation from neighborhoods, particularly where egress is limited, such as Anderson Springs and Spring Valley, for example. The Sheriff should develop a program to inform residents and community groups of evacuation protocols and routes. The Sheriff should consider the development of a book of maps showing evacuation routes from neighborhoods, using as models the map book produced by CalFire (Lake County First Responders Map Book) and the evacuation route map created by the Hidden Valley Lake Association and provided to its residents. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. The City of Lakeport is planning on updating the City’s EOP in this fiscal year. Recommendation #9: The OES should consider how to coordinate with the Lake County Amateur Radio Society (LCARS) and should develop a MOU clarifying LCARS’ role in providing vital communication during an emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #10: OES should take advantage of the technical expertise of Hams in configuring the proposed OEC antenna to best effect radio transmissions. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Making Connections Recommendation #1: The County should establish a specific individual to facilitate ‘making connections.’ This should not be limited to volunteering strictly to support County governmental needs. They should have the responsibility of seeking out areas of organizational or capability needs, and then matching them to the willing and offered citizens or organizations that can assist in those needs. This function should include active outreach specific to these goals across the county in: area councils, citizen groups, NGO’s, service organizations. Included should be any internal governance requests/needs for voluntary support identified via existing departmental reporting structures throughout the County. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #2: The County should develop a multi-year financial outlook (five years minimum, ten years preferred) based on current tax/cost/revenue understandings, but should also include potential variations that would alter the forecast in consideration of significant changes (such as tax increases). 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 140 RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #3: Clearlake Animal Control (or the Clearlake City Manager’s office) should access the posted videos (on the main county website under administration/ forums/forum videos/ South County Forum between timestamps 1:05:00 and 1:15:00). Contact should be initiated with the citizen offering to foster multiple dogs (and neighbors of the speaker who also are willing to foster multiple animals) with the intent to establish such service. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake Animal Control Department N/A City of Clearlake City Council N/A Recommendation #4: The County should review main county website (under administration/ forums/ forum videos/Lakeport Forum timestamp 1:24:00 to 1:25:00) and develop/enhance the grant writing effort and utilize volunteer help where it has been offered. An offer made during the Community Visioning Forums by an individual (ostensibly) experienced in this field to perform the service on a “no cost basis” to the county. This offer was not pursued or investigated. In the time since the forums, a paid County grant writer has been installed instead. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #5: The Senior Centers in Middletown, Lakeport, Lucerne, and Clearlake Oaks should establish contact with the Clearlake Children’s Museum of Arts and Sciences (CMAS). This is program (NOT limited to children) that is already providing ‘no cost’/low cost art instruction at the Clearlake Senior Center. Contact is to determine if their volunteer service would be of interest/use to those other senior centers. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 141 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 142 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 143 2018 -2019 LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT This mural on the Kelseyville Fire House entitled, “Only the Brave", shows firefighters battling the firedragon which, according to artist Ben vanSteenburgh, depicts “the real courage it takes to stand up to the fires like those that have raged in Lake County, California, and many places across the world.” 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 144

R5

Compensation needs to be given and/or increased for the MOW drivers. (F5, F6)

R10

The 2019-2020 Grand Jury should follow up with all six FPDs to assess their fiscal health and progress toward internal goals. (F-1 through F-16) RESPONSES: Pursuant to Penal Codes sec.933(c), the following response(s) are required: • Lake County Board of Supervisors (R-9) (90 days) • Lake County Assessor/Recorder (R-8) – 60 days • Lake County Assessor/Tax Collector – (R-2, R-8) – 60 days The following response(s) are invited: • Kelseyville FPD Board of Directors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Lake County FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Lake Pillsbury FPD Board of Supervisors (R-2, R-5, R-6, R-8, R-9) – 60 days • Lakeport FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1 through R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Northshore FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • South Lake County FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 99 Exhibit 1 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 100 Exhibit 2 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 101 Exhibit 3 Lakeport Fire District Measure M Facts Why is measure M necessary for the Fire District and my safety? Measure M will restore firefighting and emergency response staffing to safe and adequate levels to the city and unincorporated areas of Lakeport through a parcel tax increase necessary for providing essential emergency services to the community. When was the last time the fire district had a tax increase? The tax was first created and passed by voters in March 1997. In the 22 years since its inception, there has never been an increase. In 2018, the district responded to over 3000 emergency calls, which is over 3 times the amount of the 938 calls in 1997, the year the current tax was approved. How will the community benefit if voters pass measure M? If Measure M passes, funding will allow the hiring of recently laid off firefighters/paramedic personnel restoring safety and critical emergency services the community deserves. Full staffing will result in reduced response times, saving lives and property. What happens if Measure M does not pass? Critical emergency and medical response times will be delayed during multiple emergencies. ISO (Insurance Services Office) ratings will rise due to inadequate staffing. The ISO creates ratings for fire departments and their surrounding communities. The ratings calculate how well-equipped fire departments are to put out fires in the community. In 2020, the ISO will be assessing the Lakeport Fire District. At the current staffing, homeowners and business owners' insurance rates will be increased, if not denied. What percentage of votes is required to pass Measure M? The measure must receive a 66.7% YES vote to pass. What is a unit of benefit, and how much will the total tax cost me? Units of benefit, or benefit units, are used to "rate" the benefit a particular parcel receives from having fire protection and emergency medical service from the Lakeport Fire Protection District. As such, developed property receives more benefit, and this has more units assigned than underdeveloped property. The proposed Unit of Benefit 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 102 cost will be $6.14 per Unit of Benefit. See the following tables for the Total Tax Yearly Costs. RESIDENTIAL YEARLY COST Single Family Home 30 units per home $184.20/year Mobile Home 30 units per mobile $184.20/year Duplex 30 units per living unit $184.20/year Multi-Family or Apartments 15 units per living unit $92.10/year VACANT LAND YEARLY COST Vacant 0-5 Acres 10 units per parcel $61.40/year 5.01-10 Acres 15 units per parcel $92.10/year 10+ Acres 20 units per parcel $122.80/year COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL YEARLY COST 0-999 Building Sq. Ft. Units $307.00/year 1,000 - 4,999 Building Sq. Ft. Units 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 103 $429.80/year 5,000 - 9,000 Building Sq. Ft. Units $614.00/year 10,000+ Building Sq. Ft. Units $921.00/year IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE UNITS, THE FOLLOWING EXTRA UNITS APPLY TO COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES YEARLY COST More than one business in a building 75 Units per additional business $460.50/year Live Fire radio traffic. UPCOMING EVENTS 7/3: EMS Drill 7/9: District Board Meeting 7/9: District Volunteer Training 7/16: District Volunteer Training 7/16: District Volunteer Training 445 N. Main St., Lakeport, Ca. 95453 lakeportfire@lakeportfire.com Phone (707) 263-4396 Fax (707) 262-1283 Employee Webmail Login Copyright 2019 Lakeport Fire District. All Rights Reserved. Custom Web Site Development by BitSculptor. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 104 Exhibit 4 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 105 Exhibit 5 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 106 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 107 Exhibit 6 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 108 1914 Seagrave Old NO. 2 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 109 Lake Pillsbury FPD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 110 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 111 HOW CAN WE SAFELY LAND? LAMPSON FIELD Summary: Lampson Field Airport is within the unincorporated Lake County area and is located on Highland Springs Road off Highway 29 between Kelseyville and Lakeport. The County Department of Public Works is responsible for the management and operation of the airport. Improvements and maintenance to the airport will make for a safe landing. The Lakeport Fire Protection District provides fire protection for the Airport. Background: Lampson Field is a General Aviation airport located approximately five miles southwest of Lakeport, California. The airport was activated in 1941, and acquired by the County in 1955. Lampson Field served as the base of operations for Cal Fire during the Mendocino Complex fires. It can accommodate single and twin-engine prop planes, business jets, and helicopters. The development of General Aviation airports is impacted by three basic factors: 1. The airfield or runway capacity. 2. The aircraft parking capacity. 3. The environmental impact on the community in terms of safety and noise. Methodology: The Grand Jury toured the Airport facilities and began an inquiry into Lampson Field Airport operations to enhance the public’s knowledge of its vital importance and 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 112 financial impact on the county. The Grand Jury interviewed Airport and County management staff, local businesses at the Airport, members of the Lake County Airman’s Association, and local pilots. The Grand Jury held a phone conference with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) representative in Washington, D.C., and reviewed the Public Utilities Codes, the State Aeronautics Act, the California Land Use Planning Handbook, and the organizational documents of the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC). Discussion and Analysis: Lampson Field is a vital component of the economic sustainability and success of Lake County. According to the recently completed Lake County Economic Development Strategy, the Airport is an important component of improved long-term flexibility for tourism and business needs. It further recommends consideration of airport renovation and expansion. The Grand Jury found a number of compliance concerns, which are noted in the following findings. The goal of compliance is to ensure a clear path to obtain grants from the FAA to secure funding for the sustainability of Lampson Field. More than 3 billion dollars in general aviation airport funding is currently available. Above all, safety comes first! Findings: F1 The Lake County Public Works Department has recently begun much needed improvements and upgrades to Lampson Field. F2 Airport management has experienced resistance from the County in its efforts to upgrade the facility, therefore, progress has been slow in forthcoming. F3 The Lampson Field Airport Master Plan was last updated in 1993. Master plans, without amendments, are in effect for a maximum of 20 years (Public Utilities Code sec. 21675 (a)). Lampson Field’s updated Master Plan is now six years overdue. F4 Lampson Field’s compatibility study, regarding noise and safety, was last updated in 1993. This study must be completed and filed with the ALUC once every five years. F5 Lampson Field, as required by the State Aeronautics Act section 21001et seq., does not have an active ALUC commission so is currently out of compliance with state law. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 113 F6 The California Public Utility Code Section 21670 (b), reads in part; “Every county, in which there is located an airport, shall establish an airport land use commission. Each commission shall consist of seven members to be selected as follows:” (1) Two members representing the cities in the county, appointed by a city selection committee comprised of the mayors of the cities within that county. (2) Two members representing the county, appointed by the county board of supervisors. (3) Two members having expertise in aviation, appointed by a selection committee comprised of the managers of all the public airports within that county. (4) One member representing the public, appointed by the other members of the ALUC commission. F7 Funds and grants are available for upgrades and repairs of the Lampson Field Airport but must be applied for prior to December 31 of each year. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), and the Non-Primary Entitlement (NPE), all have the ability to help with grant funding. ALUC and AOPA are the support vehicles to obtain these funds. Recommendations: R1 A plan of action is needed immediately in order to seek help with the ALUC commission process to enable application for available grants and funding. (F3, F4, F5, F6, F7) R2 Seat the ALUC commission for Lampson Field prior to June 15th of 2019 in order to apply for funds and grants prior to December 31, 2019. (F4, F5, F6, F7) R3 Lampson Field’s Master Plan should be updated and current under Public Utility Codes prior to December 31, 2019. (F3) R4 Lampson Field’s compatibility study regarding noise and safety, should be updated prior to December 31, 2019. (F4) R5 Lampson Field should be in compliance with statutory requirements within the ALUC prior to December 31, 2019. (F4, F5, F6, F7) R6 The county Board of Supervisors should work more closely with the management staff of the Public Works Department to promote the much- needed repairs and upgrades of Lampson Field. (F1, F5, F6) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 114 Request for Responses: Pursuant to Penal Codes sec.933(c), the following response(s) are required: • Lake County Board of Supervisors (R1, R4, R5, R6) (90 days) • Mayor of the City of Lakeport (R1) (90 days) • Mayor of the City of Clearlake (R1) (90 days) • Lake County Public Work Departments (R2, R3, R4, R5, R6) (60 days) Note: The Lake County Civil Grand Jury would like to thank and commend the management and operations staff of Lampson Field for their continued efforts to make our airport a safe and enjoyable place for pilots to land. Sources: 1.) California Department of Transportation 2.) Public Utilities Code(s) 3.) State Aeronautics Act 4.) Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) 5.) California Pilots Association 6.) Lake County Airman Association 7.) Airport site visit 8.) Lake County Economic Development Strategy 9.) Airport Policy Manager of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Washington, D.C. 10.) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 115 Exhibits: 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 116 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 117 Lampson Field Airport FAA data as of January 2019 Summary: Latitude/Longitude 38-59-26.2 N / 122-54-2.6 W Elevation 1380.1 FT Variation 16 E 1990 From city 3 miles S of LAKEPORT, CA ARTCC ZOA Section chart SAN FRANCISCO Time Zone UTC-8(-7DT) OPERATIONS Airport Status Operational Facility use Open to the public Control Tower No air traffic control tower at airport FSS OAKLAND FSS (OAK) Toll Free: 1-800-WX-BRIEF MERG FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL AT FSS. NOTAMs Facility OAK (METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL) Attendance UNATNDD Wind Indicator Lighted Segmented Circle Yes Lights SEE RMK ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. Beacon Clear and Green SS-SR Landing Fee No Fuel 100LL Fire and Rescue Lakeport Fire District Int'l Operations Not a Landing Rights Airport Not an Airport of Entry 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 118 COMMUNICATIONS UNICOM: 122.8 MHz CTAF: 122.8 MHz ATIS: None Remarks: APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.8/353.5 (UKIAH RCAG). NAVAIDS NAVAIDS: Type ID Name Frequency Hours Distance Bearing Remarks 112.3 24 • OPERATIONAL IFR VORTAC ENI MENDOCINO 17.9 nm 102.1° MHz Hours • SHUTDOWN 24 • NDB UNUSBL 250-275 BYD 6 NM NDB UK KEARN 371 KHz 23.3 nm 137.2° Hours BLO 7000 FT. • OPERATIONAL RESTRICTED • VOR/DME UNUSABLE 360-030 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW 10000; 24 030-080 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW VOR/DME STS SANTA ROSA 113 MHz 29.2 nm 351.7° Hours 7500; 080-120 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW 5500; 340-360 BEYOND 32 NM BELOW 10000. WEATHER ID Type Frequency Phone Distance Remarks 1O2 WX AWOS-3 118.35 MHz 707-262-0380 0.3 nm UKI WX ASOS 119.275 MHz 707-462-7343 16.2 nm STS WX ASOS 120.55 MHz 707-573-8393 29.2 nm LLR WX AWOS-AV 121.125 MHz 707-937-6059 43.0 nm O69 WX AWOS-3P 132.325 MHz 707-773-1529 45.9 nm RUNWAY 10/28 Dimensions 3600 ft. x 60 ft. Surface Type ASPH Surface Condition GOOD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 119 Treatment Runway Edge Lights Medium Intensity PCN Single Wheel 30,000 lbs Double Wheel Double Tandem Dual Double Tandem Base End: 10 True Alignment 119° Traffic Pattern Markings Basic Markings Condition Good Latitude 38-59-34.8342 N Longitude 122-54-22.4987 W Elevation 1380.1 ft. Threshold Crossing Height Visual Glide Path Angle Visual Slope Indicator Centerline Lights no Runway End Identifier Lights No Displaced Threshold DT Latitude DT Longitude DT Elevation TDZE 1380.1 ft. Reciprocal End: 28 True Alignment 299° Traffic Pattern Right Markings Basic Markings Condition Good Latitude 38-59-17.5234 N Longitude 122-53-42.6688 W Elevation 1370.8 ft. Threshold Crossing Height 40 ft. AGL Visual Glide Path Angle 4° Visual Slope Indicator 2-light PAPI on left Centerline Lights no Runway End Identifier Lights No 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 120 Displaced Threshold 85.0 ft. DT Latitude 38-59-17.9323 N DT Longitude 122-53-43.6095 W DT Elevation 1370.8 ft. TDZE 1376 ft. HELIPORTS None CHARTS Chart data valid from 0901Z 01/31/19 to 0901Z 02/28/19. CONTACTS OWNER LAKE COUNTY 255 N FORBES ST LAKEPORT, CA 95453 UNITED STATES Phone: 707-263-2341 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 121 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 122 LAMPSON FIELD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 123 RESPONSES RECEIVED REGARDING LAMPSON FIELD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 124 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 125 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 126 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 127 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 128 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 129 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 130 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 131 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 132 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 133 LAKE COUNTY 2017-2018 GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT SUMMARY Following up on the findings and recommendations from a prior year is a prime responsibility of the Lake County Grand Jury. Each year the Grand Jury issues reports with findings and recommendations directed to Lake County officials and agencies and municipal and other public entities. Following up on written responses as dictated by the California Penal Code Sections 933 and its 933.05 is an important function of all California Grand Juries. The 2018-2019 Lake County Grand Jury collected and analyzed all findings with responses to the 2017-2018 Lake County Grand Jury findings and recommendations as the basis for this report. PURPOSE OF REPORT This report will demonstrate to affected parties and, importantly, to the public that the Lake County Grand Jury will review and act on missing and/or inadequate responses to its findings and recommendations. The continuity procedure will enable the current and subsequent juries to determine if further action is required by the provisions of the California Penal Code. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Poor Student Attendance Costs Lake County Public Schools Recommendation #1: Public school districts must work more closely with each other and county agencies to promote school attendance and to intercede in cases of truancy. This effort should be done in concert such that the consideration of school attendance is raised as a countywide priority, and efforts are coordinated to both improve attendance services and contain costs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has been Implemented. We do have the platform to educate, train and lead in this vital area. Recommendation #2: The Lake County Office of Education, school districts and the county and city governments should establish early childhood education opportunities for children ages 3-5. Appropriate government departments in the incorporated cities and in the County should be directed to identify such available public structures (in their respective jurisdictions) that could be modified to function as workable preschools. Active efforts to identify any state or federal or private funding sources for the modifications and ongoing operation of such preschools should be established. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Local public schools are not within the purview of the Board. Lakeport City Council The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] Clearlake City Council The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #3: The County Superintendent of Schools and the Superintendents of the various school districts should publish to their Boards, parents and communities P1, P2, and P3 attendance reports along with an estimate of revenue loss due to absenteeism. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] President of Kelseyville Unified School [ No Response ] District 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 134 President of Konocti Unified School The recommendation has been District implemented President of Lakeport Unified School [ No Response ] District President of Middletown Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Lucerne Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Upper Lake Unified School District [ No Response ] Recommendation #4: School districts should establish specific programs involving parents and children in promoting school attendance. (i.e. proven programs from other counties such as ‘attendance buddies’, car-pooling, walking groups, etc. for the lower primary grades.) This can be quickly enacted, have minimum cost, and show significant impact. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] President of Kelseyville Unified School [ No Response] District President of Konocti Unified School The recommendation has been District implemented President of Lakeport Unified School [ No Response] District President of Middletown Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Lucerne Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Upper Lake Unified School District [ No Response] Recommendation #1: The BOS should communicate quarterly with their associated Senior Center representatives in order to address specific concerns. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #2: Install correct or additional signage to direct patrons to the Senior Centers RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #3: The County should ensure that the Clearlake Oaks Senior Centers’ handicap entrance functions properly. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #4: The County should repair the sidewalks in front of the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Public Works Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Sidewalks are not within public right-of-way. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Where’s My Building Permit? Recommendation #1: In an emergency, Lake County should call on all of its available resources. This should include the activation of the currently functioning MOUs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. There is no Memorandum of Understanding in place 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 135 Recommendation #2: The Lake County Community Development Department should create an apprentice program similar to the one used by the City of Clearlake in order to promote new employment in their department. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A building Inspector I is required to have two years of journey level of experience in construction work and building trades. This experience cannot be obtained through an apprenticeship program where only inspections are occurring in the Department Recommendation #3: The Community Development Department should be prepared to streamline their processes in an emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #4: The Community Development Department should establish a fund specifically allocated for emergencies. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. An emergency fund would not provide any additional assistance Recommendation #5: Establish yearly Countywide Community Development/Building and Inspection Department meetings to include the representatives from the cities of Lakeport and Clearlake Building and Planning Departments. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation requires further analysis. To be completed prior to December 2018. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Mandated Prison Inspections Recommendation #1: The Clearlake Police Department should take reasonable measures to ensure disabled persons can manage adequately while in custody. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake City Council [ No Response] Chief of Police, Clearlake N/A Recommendation #2: The Clearlake Police Department should analyze and update the prisoner monitoring systems. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake City Council [ No Response] Chief of Police, Clearlake N/A Recommendation #3: The Hill Road County Jail management and the County Library System management should jointly define and install an appropriate Adult Literacy instructor. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY EPORT The Wards of Lake County Recommendation #1: Decisions regarding wards should not be prioritized by monetary concerns alone. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #2: The accurate location and status of wards shall be shared by the Lake County Probation Department with the Lake County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 136 implemented Recommendation #3: The Lake County Probation Department should consult with all stakeholders and agencies when drafting any new contracts or contract extensions regarding juvenile detentions. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #4: The Lake County Office of Education should initiate contact and further coordinate educational aspects and requirements for the Lake County wards housed in the Tehama County Juvenile Hall. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Office of Education The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #5: Future contracts should include specific goals and responsibilities for health care, mental health care, and education for the Lake County wards. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Mental Health care and education are provided with State mandates, and specific goals are appropriately tailored to the needs of the individual ward, and subject to change. Amending contracts in response to dynamic individual needs is impractical. Lake County Probation Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A facility’s responsibilities to provide health care, mental health care and education are all State mandated and are defined, inspected and approved by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). As for specific goals, programs are tailored based on individual needs of a ward and are subject to change frequently. Trying to include all of the frequently changing specific goals in a contract would be impracticable if not impossible LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT The Touchable Soul of Lake County Recommendation #1: The Library System in the County should investigate/recommend a method for establishing a bookmobile service. The BOS should support options to facilitate this service. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A bookmobile is not a cost- effective mean by which to provide library services to underserved students. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. It has not been determined that it would be a cost–effective solution. A bookmobile could add at least $75,000 to $100,000 in additional ongoing operational costs in addition to the initial cost of the vehicle. Recommendation #2: If the voters approve an increase to the County sales tax, a portion of this funding should be earmarked for the libraries. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A bookmobile is not a cost- effective mean by which to provide library services to underserved students. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Voters did not approve an increase to the County sales tax. Recommendation #3: The libraries and museums need to expand hours of operation to increase accessibility and usage. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. While staff agrees that 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 137 expanded hours of operation and increased accessibility and usage are desirable, the addition of a museum coupled with the loss of a permanent staff makes this problematic to achieve Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Compared to other libraries around the state serving similar populations with similar funding and a similar number of service outlets the Lake County Library is open the same or more hours to the public. Recommendation #4: Creative and interactive programs should be established to encourage more participation of young people/students at the museums. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation has been implemented We have had several Family Fun Fridays this summer as well as hosting over 1,500 students this past year for museum tours and Dig Archeology days at the three museums. We currently have a college intern designing out first traveling history trunk on Lake Pomo Culture for use by k-12 teachers in their classes Recommendation #5: The libraries and museums need vigorous recruitment of young adults, retired educators and seniors to serve as volunteer staff. They should be tasked with the goal of creating programs directed at younger children. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Work is progressing with the Lake County Office of Education this upcoming year to promote volunteerism as well as offering internships and opportunities for high school senior projects in the museums. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #6: Increased publicity of Museum events should be funded and enacted. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Superintendent of Schools [ No Response ] LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Chaos After The Fires Recommendation #1: The County should amend the Right-of-Entry form to clarify the meaning of “no out-of-pocket cost” to the property owners and should avoid use of the term “free” on any official handouts. Recommendation #2: Prior to inevitable future fire emergencies, and such as was done in Calaveras County following the Butte Fire, the County should consider appointing one person to interact with the public and to be the centralized repository of disaster-response information. Recommendation #3: County personnel must be mindful of their “customer service” responsibilities when dealing with its stressed citizens. These attitudes and practices flow down from Administration and the department heads. Initial or additional “customer service” training by professionals should be implemented as necessary and should be heartily supported by management. Recommendation #4: In the immediate aftermath of a disastrous fire, Administration should proactively work with the property owners to ascertain their specific insurance coverage for debris removal Recommendation #5: The County should avoid using the term “INVOICE” on the insurance-collection paperwork distributed to property owners. Recommendation #6: The County should rework its insurance-collection documents so that the first page of the “billing” portions reflect the actual insurance coverage for that specific property owner and thus the amount actually due to the County. Recommendation #7: County administrative personnel should actively seek out training regarding State and Federal regulations pertaining to debris removal prior to beginning the insurance collection process. Recommendation #8: All administrative staff dealing with the public in the aftermath of a disaster should be cross-trained in the basics of State and Federal post-fire regulations as well as in Lake County post-fire insurance administrative procedures to provide backup continuity. Recommendation #9: A dedicated phone line for debris removal insurance coverage queries should be instituted before collection procedures begin for the Clayton, Sulphur, and any future fires. Recommendation #10: The preliminary message on that dedicated line should include words to the effect of “We have placed answers to many common questions on the Lake County OES website and we encourage you to peruse that site at “(County to develop a new web site location – specific to the fire/insurance issues).” This message should precede the caller’s transfer to the responsible County person assigned to that dedicated line. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 138 Recommendation #11: The County should strive always to have a person answering the dedicated phone line during business hours. Calls being forwarded from the public to Voicemail during business hours should be done only as a backup procedure and not as a primary means of communication. Procedures should be developed and implemented to assure that callers’ queries are addressed in a timely manner. Recommendation #12: The contract between the County and CalRecycle must specify the terms of payment of insurance proceeds to the State and reimbursement to the County for its insurance-collection costs. Recommendation #13: The County should develop, approve, print, and adhere to specific procedures under which any delinquent property owners are to be sent to “collections.” These procedures should accompany early communications regarding insurance reimbursement. Recommendation #14: As an example of proactive management, the best interest of its citizens would be served by the County’s establishing the working database now for property owners affected by the Clayton and Sulphur Fires Recommendation #15: Any residual Valley Fire- related information and documents from other departments should be integrated into the database and files created and maintained by Administration. All 15 recommendation responses from the Board of Supervisors and their Chief Administrative Officer were deemed not warranted or not reasonable. If future Grand Juries or members of the public need to view the underlying explanations for their reasoning, copies of their response will be kept on file at the Kelseyville Grand Jury Building, the offices of Lake County Board of Supervisors, and the State of California Archivist. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Chief Administrative Officer The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT The County’s Emergency Plan In the Event of a Wildfire Recommendation #1: Regarding Unified Command, the BOS and the Lake County Sheriff should immediately reconsider where to assign overall authority and responsibility for implementation of the OEP. Considerations should be based on what management configuration could most effectively implement all aspects of the Plan. The BOS should not assign authority and responsibility to the Sheriff’s Office simply because it provides the EOC and is responsible for emergency notifications and evacuations. Recommendation #2: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should direct the OES to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with each of the responsible governmental organization named in the EOP. These MOUs should establish the areas of responsibility and authority and the specific actions each organization is to take in the advent of a wildfire emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #3: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should require the OES to develop a plan and negotiate a MOU with each of the incorporated cities as to how the EOC will be manned and managed in an emergency, especially in one crossing jurisdictional boundaries. This plan should include how to establish authority within the EOC initially and how to alter authority as the incident unfolds. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Recommendation #4: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should require OES to plan with community groups, such as, for example, homeowner’s associations and HAM radio operators, as to how the groups will interface with governmental agencies and operate in an emergency. Such negotiated planning should consider the unique nature of individual neighborhoods and include in the planning neighborhood organizations. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #5: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, must develop plans and programs for educating residents and non-governmental organizations as to how to respond in the event of a possible or ongoing emergency. Two models would be the materials available through CalFire and the Hidden Valley Lake Association. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 139 Recommendation #6: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, must develop and implement plans and programs for warning residents and non- governmental organizations of an anticipated or ongoing emergency. The Sheriff must consider that more technical and electrically dependent emergency alert systems may not work in an actual wildfire emergency. Emergency planners should develop and implement more traditional methods of warning, such as sirens with battery backup and block captain systems, tailored to conditions in specific neighborhoods. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #7: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, and the cities must develop plans and programs for evacuating residents, particularly AFN persons, in case of an anticipated or ongoing emergency. Plans should concentrate on NGOs that house numerous persons that cannot provide for their own evacuation, such as nursery schools and nursing homes. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #8: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should investigate the issue of effective evacuation from neighborhoods, particularly where egress is limited, such as Anderson Springs and Spring Valley, for example. The Sheriff should develop a program to inform residents and community groups of evacuation protocols and routes. The Sheriff should consider the development of a book of maps showing evacuation routes from neighborhoods, using as models the map book produced by CalFire (Lake County First Responders Map Book) and the evacuation route map created by the Hidden Valley Lake Association and provided to its residents. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. The City of Lakeport is planning on updating the City’s EOP in this fiscal year. Recommendation #9: The OES should consider how to coordinate with the Lake County Amateur Radio Society (LCARS) and should develop a MOU clarifying LCARS’ role in providing vital communication during an emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #10: OES should take advantage of the technical expertise of Hams in configuring the proposed OEC antenna to best effect radio transmissions. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Making Connections Recommendation #1: The County should establish a specific individual to facilitate ‘making connections.’ This should not be limited to volunteering strictly to support County governmental needs. They should have the responsibility of seeking out areas of organizational or capability needs, and then matching them to the willing and offered citizens or organizations that can assist in those needs. This function should include active outreach specific to these goals across the county in: area councils, citizen groups, NGO’s, service organizations. Included should be any internal governance requests/needs for voluntary support identified via existing departmental reporting structures throughout the County. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #2: The County should develop a multi-year financial outlook (five years minimum, ten years preferred) based on current tax/cost/revenue understandings, but should also include potential variations that would alter the forecast in consideration of significant changes (such as tax increases). 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 140 RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #3: Clearlake Animal Control (or the Clearlake City Manager’s office) should access the posted videos (on the main county website under administration/ forums/forum videos/ South County Forum between timestamps 1:05:00 and 1:15:00). Contact should be initiated with the citizen offering to foster multiple dogs (and neighbors of the speaker who also are willing to foster multiple animals) with the intent to establish such service. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake Animal Control Department N/A City of Clearlake City Council N/A Recommendation #4: The County should review main county website (under administration/ forums/ forum videos/Lakeport Forum timestamp 1:24:00 to 1:25:00) and develop/enhance the grant writing effort and utilize volunteer help where it has been offered. An offer made during the Community Visioning Forums by an individual (ostensibly) experienced in this field to perform the service on a “no cost basis” to the county. This offer was not pursued or investigated. In the time since the forums, a paid County grant writer has been installed instead. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #5: The Senior Centers in Middletown, Lakeport, Lucerne, and Clearlake Oaks should establish contact with the Clearlake Children’s Museum of Arts and Sciences (CMAS). This is program (NOT limited to children) that is already providing ‘no cost’/low cost art instruction at the Clearlake Senior Center. Contact is to determine if their volunteer service would be of interest/use to those other senior centers. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 141 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 142 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 143 2018 -2019 LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT This mural on the Kelseyville Fire House entitled, “Only the Brave", shows firefighters battling the firedragon which, according to artist Ben vanSteenburgh, depicts “the real courage it takes to stand up to the fires like those that have raged in Lake County, California, and many places across the world.” 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 144

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Governmental officials should ensure that numbers are correct before issuing proclamations and postings. (F7) REQUEST FOR RESPONSES: Pursuant to Penal Code §933(c), the following response is required. • Board of Supervisors (R6) (90 days) The Grand Jury invites the following individuals to respond: • Director of Clearlake Senior Center (R1, R2, R5) (60 days) • Director of Clearlake Oaks Senior Center (R1, R2, R5) (60 days) • Director of Lakeport Senior Center (R1, R2, R5) (60 days) • Director of Middletown Senior Center (R1, R2, R5) (60 days) • Director of Environmental Health (R3) (60 days) • Program coordinator, Area Agency on Aging (R4) (60 Days) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 80 Exhibit 1 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 81 Exhibit 2 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 82 Exhibit 3 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 83 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 84 Exhibit 4 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 85 LAKE COUNTY’S FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS: KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON

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The 2019-2020 Grand Jury should follow up with all six FPDs to assess their fiscal health and progress toward internal goals. (F-1 through F-16) RESPONSES: Pursuant to Penal Codes sec.933(c), the following response(s) are required: • Lake County Board of Supervisors (R-9) (90 days) • Lake County Assessor/Recorder (R-8) – 60 days • Lake County Assessor/Tax Collector – (R-2, R-8) – 60 days The following response(s) are invited: • Kelseyville FPD Board of Directors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Lake County FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Lake Pillsbury FPD Board of Supervisors (R-2, R-5, R-6, R-8, R-9) – 60 days • Lakeport FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1 through R-5, R-7) – 60 days • Northshore FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days • South Lake County FPD Board of Supervisors (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5, R-7) – 60 days 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 99 Exhibit 1 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 100 Exhibit 2 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 101 Exhibit 3 Lakeport Fire District Measure M Facts Why is measure M necessary for the Fire District and my safety? Measure M will restore firefighting and emergency response staffing to safe and adequate levels to the city and unincorporated areas of Lakeport through a parcel tax increase necessary for providing essential emergency services to the community. When was the last time the fire district had a tax increase? The tax was first created and passed by voters in March 1997. In the 22 years since its inception, there has never been an increase. In 2018, the district responded to over 3000 emergency calls, which is over 3 times the amount of the 938 calls in 1997, the year the current tax was approved. How will the community benefit if voters pass measure M? If Measure M passes, funding will allow the hiring of recently laid off firefighters/paramedic personnel restoring safety and critical emergency services the community deserves. Full staffing will result in reduced response times, saving lives and property. What happens if Measure M does not pass? Critical emergency and medical response times will be delayed during multiple emergencies. ISO (Insurance Services Office) ratings will rise due to inadequate staffing. The ISO creates ratings for fire departments and their surrounding communities. The ratings calculate how well-equipped fire departments are to put out fires in the community. In 2020, the ISO will be assessing the Lakeport Fire District. At the current staffing, homeowners and business owners' insurance rates will be increased, if not denied. What percentage of votes is required to pass Measure M? The measure must receive a 66.7% YES vote to pass. What is a unit of benefit, and how much will the total tax cost me? Units of benefit, or benefit units, are used to "rate" the benefit a particular parcel receives from having fire protection and emergency medical service from the Lakeport Fire Protection District. As such, developed property receives more benefit, and this has more units assigned than underdeveloped property. The proposed Unit of Benefit 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 102 cost will be $6.14 per Unit of Benefit. See the following tables for the Total Tax Yearly Costs. RESIDENTIAL YEARLY COST Single Family Home 30 units per home $184.20/year Mobile Home 30 units per mobile $184.20/year Duplex 30 units per living unit $184.20/year Multi-Family or Apartments 15 units per living unit $92.10/year VACANT LAND YEARLY COST Vacant 0-5 Acres 10 units per parcel $61.40/year 5.01-10 Acres 15 units per parcel $92.10/year 10+ Acres 20 units per parcel $122.80/year COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL YEARLY COST 0-999 Building Sq. Ft. Units $307.00/year 1,000 - 4,999 Building Sq. Ft. Units 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 103 $429.80/year 5,000 - 9,000 Building Sq. Ft. Units $614.00/year 10,000+ Building Sq. Ft. Units $921.00/year IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE UNITS, THE FOLLOWING EXTRA UNITS APPLY TO COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES YEARLY COST More than one business in a building 75 Units per additional business $460.50/year Live Fire radio traffic. UPCOMING EVENTS 7/3: EMS Drill 7/9: District Board Meeting 7/9: District Volunteer Training 7/16: District Volunteer Training 7/16: District Volunteer Training 445 N. Main St., Lakeport, Ca. 95453 lakeportfire@lakeportfire.com Phone (707) 263-4396 Fax (707) 262-1283 Employee Webmail Login Copyright 2019 Lakeport Fire District. All Rights Reserved. Custom Web Site Development by BitSculptor. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 104 Exhibit 4 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 105 Exhibit 5 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 106 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 107 Exhibit 6 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 108 1914 Seagrave Old NO. 2 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 109 Lake Pillsbury FPD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 110 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 111 HOW CAN WE SAFELY LAND? LAMPSON FIELD Summary: Lampson Field Airport is within the unincorporated Lake County area and is located on Highland Springs Road off Highway 29 between Kelseyville and Lakeport. The County Department of Public Works is responsible for the management and operation of the airport. Improvements and maintenance to the airport will make for a safe landing. The Lakeport Fire Protection District provides fire protection for the Airport. Background: Lampson Field is a General Aviation airport located approximately five miles southwest of Lakeport, California. The airport was activated in 1941, and acquired by the County in 1955. Lampson Field served as the base of operations for Cal Fire during the Mendocino Complex fires. It can accommodate single and twin-engine prop planes, business jets, and helicopters. The development of General Aviation airports is impacted by three basic factors: 1. The airfield or runway capacity. 2. The aircraft parking capacity. 3. The environmental impact on the community in terms of safety and noise. Methodology: The Grand Jury toured the Airport facilities and began an inquiry into Lampson Field Airport operations to enhance the public’s knowledge of its vital importance and 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 112 financial impact on the county. The Grand Jury interviewed Airport and County management staff, local businesses at the Airport, members of the Lake County Airman’s Association, and local pilots. The Grand Jury held a phone conference with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) representative in Washington, D.C., and reviewed the Public Utilities Codes, the State Aeronautics Act, the California Land Use Planning Handbook, and the organizational documents of the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC). Discussion and Analysis: Lampson Field is a vital component of the economic sustainability and success of Lake County. According to the recently completed Lake County Economic Development Strategy, the Airport is an important component of improved long-term flexibility for tourism and business needs. It further recommends consideration of airport renovation and expansion. The Grand Jury found a number of compliance concerns, which are noted in the following findings. The goal of compliance is to ensure a clear path to obtain grants from the FAA to secure funding for the sustainability of Lampson Field. More than 3 billion dollars in general aviation airport funding is currently available. Above all, safety comes first! Findings: F1 The Lake County Public Works Department has recently begun much needed improvements and upgrades to Lampson Field. F2 Airport management has experienced resistance from the County in its efforts to upgrade the facility, therefore, progress has been slow in forthcoming. F3 The Lampson Field Airport Master Plan was last updated in 1993. Master plans, without amendments, are in effect for a maximum of 20 years (Public Utilities Code sec. 21675 (a)). Lampson Field’s updated Master Plan is now six years overdue. F4 Lampson Field’s compatibility study, regarding noise and safety, was last updated in 1993. This study must be completed and filed with the ALUC once every five years. F5 Lampson Field, as required by the State Aeronautics Act section 21001et seq., does not have an active ALUC commission so is currently out of compliance with state law. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 113 F6 The California Public Utility Code Section 21670 (b), reads in part; “Every county, in which there is located an airport, shall establish an airport land use commission. Each commission shall consist of seven members to be selected as follows:” (1) Two members representing the cities in the county, appointed by a city selection committee comprised of the mayors of the cities within that county. (2) Two members representing the county, appointed by the county board of supervisors. (3) Two members having expertise in aviation, appointed by a selection committee comprised of the managers of all the public airports within that county. (4) One member representing the public, appointed by the other members of the ALUC commission. F7 Funds and grants are available for upgrades and repairs of the Lampson Field Airport but must be applied for prior to December 31 of each year. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), and the Non-Primary Entitlement (NPE), all have the ability to help with grant funding. ALUC and AOPA are the support vehicles to obtain these funds. Recommendations: R1 A plan of action is needed immediately in order to seek help with the ALUC commission process to enable application for available grants and funding. (F3, F4, F5, F6, F7) R2 Seat the ALUC commission for Lampson Field prior to June 15th of 2019 in order to apply for funds and grants prior to December 31, 2019. (F4, F5, F6, F7) R3 Lampson Field’s Master Plan should be updated and current under Public Utility Codes prior to December 31, 2019. (F3) R4 Lampson Field’s compatibility study regarding noise and safety, should be updated prior to December 31, 2019. (F4) R5 Lampson Field should be in compliance with statutory requirements within the ALUC prior to December 31, 2019. (F4, F5, F6, F7) R6 The county Board of Supervisors should work more closely with the management staff of the Public Works Department to promote the much- needed repairs and upgrades of Lampson Field. (F1, F5, F6) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 114 Request for Responses: Pursuant to Penal Codes sec.933(c), the following response(s) are required: • Lake County Board of Supervisors (R1, R4, R5, R6) (90 days) • Mayor of the City of Lakeport (R1) (90 days) • Mayor of the City of Clearlake (R1) (90 days) • Lake County Public Work Departments (R2, R3, R4, R5, R6) (60 days) Note: The Lake County Civil Grand Jury would like to thank and commend the management and operations staff of Lampson Field for their continued efforts to make our airport a safe and enjoyable place for pilots to land. Sources: 1.) California Department of Transportation 2.) Public Utilities Code(s) 3.) State Aeronautics Act 4.) Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) 5.) California Pilots Association 6.) Lake County Airman Association 7.) Airport site visit 8.) Lake County Economic Development Strategy 9.) Airport Policy Manager of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Washington, D.C. 10.) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 115 Exhibits: 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 116 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 117 Lampson Field Airport FAA data as of January 2019 Summary: Latitude/Longitude 38-59-26.2 N / 122-54-2.6 W Elevation 1380.1 FT Variation 16 E 1990 From city 3 miles S of LAKEPORT, CA ARTCC ZOA Section chart SAN FRANCISCO Time Zone UTC-8(-7DT) OPERATIONS Airport Status Operational Facility use Open to the public Control Tower No air traffic control tower at airport FSS OAKLAND FSS (OAK) Toll Free: 1-800-WX-BRIEF MERG FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL AT FSS. NOTAMs Facility OAK (METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL) Attendance UNATNDD Wind Indicator Lighted Segmented Circle Yes Lights SEE RMK ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. Beacon Clear and Green SS-SR Landing Fee No Fuel 100LL Fire and Rescue Lakeport Fire District Int'l Operations Not a Landing Rights Airport Not an Airport of Entry 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 118 COMMUNICATIONS UNICOM: 122.8 MHz CTAF: 122.8 MHz ATIS: None Remarks: APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.8/353.5 (UKIAH RCAG). NAVAIDS NAVAIDS: Type ID Name Frequency Hours Distance Bearing Remarks 112.3 24 • OPERATIONAL IFR VORTAC ENI MENDOCINO 17.9 nm 102.1° MHz Hours • SHUTDOWN 24 • NDB UNUSBL 250-275 BYD 6 NM NDB UK KEARN 371 KHz 23.3 nm 137.2° Hours BLO 7000 FT. • OPERATIONAL RESTRICTED • VOR/DME UNUSABLE 360-030 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW 10000; 24 030-080 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW VOR/DME STS SANTA ROSA 113 MHz 29.2 nm 351.7° Hours 7500; 080-120 BEYOND 25 NM BELOW 5500; 340-360 BEYOND 32 NM BELOW 10000. WEATHER ID Type Frequency Phone Distance Remarks 1O2 WX AWOS-3 118.35 MHz 707-262-0380 0.3 nm UKI WX ASOS 119.275 MHz 707-462-7343 16.2 nm STS WX ASOS 120.55 MHz 707-573-8393 29.2 nm LLR WX AWOS-AV 121.125 MHz 707-937-6059 43.0 nm O69 WX AWOS-3P 132.325 MHz 707-773-1529 45.9 nm RUNWAY 10/28 Dimensions 3600 ft. x 60 ft. Surface Type ASPH Surface Condition GOOD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 119 Treatment Runway Edge Lights Medium Intensity PCN Single Wheel 30,000 lbs Double Wheel Double Tandem Dual Double Tandem Base End: 10 True Alignment 119° Traffic Pattern Markings Basic Markings Condition Good Latitude 38-59-34.8342 N Longitude 122-54-22.4987 W Elevation 1380.1 ft. Threshold Crossing Height Visual Glide Path Angle Visual Slope Indicator Centerline Lights no Runway End Identifier Lights No Displaced Threshold DT Latitude DT Longitude DT Elevation TDZE 1380.1 ft. Reciprocal End: 28 True Alignment 299° Traffic Pattern Right Markings Basic Markings Condition Good Latitude 38-59-17.5234 N Longitude 122-53-42.6688 W Elevation 1370.8 ft. Threshold Crossing Height 40 ft. AGL Visual Glide Path Angle 4° Visual Slope Indicator 2-light PAPI on left Centerline Lights no Runway End Identifier Lights No 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 120 Displaced Threshold 85.0 ft. DT Latitude 38-59-17.9323 N DT Longitude 122-53-43.6095 W DT Elevation 1370.8 ft. TDZE 1376 ft. HELIPORTS None CHARTS Chart data valid from 0901Z 01/31/19 to 0901Z 02/28/19. CONTACTS OWNER LAKE COUNTY 255 N FORBES ST LAKEPORT, CA 95453 UNITED STATES Phone: 707-263-2341 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 121 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 122 LAMPSON FIELD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 123 RESPONSES RECEIVED REGARDING LAMPSON FIELD 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 124 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 125 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 126 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 127 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 128 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 129 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 130 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 131 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 132 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 133 LAKE COUNTY 2017-2018 GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT SUMMARY Following up on the findings and recommendations from a prior year is a prime responsibility of the Lake County Grand Jury. Each year the Grand Jury issues reports with findings and recommendations directed to Lake County officials and agencies and municipal and other public entities. Following up on written responses as dictated by the California Penal Code Sections 933 and its 933.05 is an important function of all California Grand Juries. The 2018-2019 Lake County Grand Jury collected and analyzed all findings with responses to the 2017-2018 Lake County Grand Jury findings and recommendations as the basis for this report. PURPOSE OF REPORT This report will demonstrate to affected parties and, importantly, to the public that the Lake County Grand Jury will review and act on missing and/or inadequate responses to its findings and recommendations. The continuity procedure will enable the current and subsequent juries to determine if further action is required by the provisions of the California Penal Code. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Poor Student Attendance Costs Lake County Public Schools Recommendation #1: Public school districts must work more closely with each other and county agencies to promote school attendance and to intercede in cases of truancy. This effort should be done in concert such that the consideration of school attendance is raised as a countywide priority, and efforts are coordinated to both improve attendance services and contain costs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has been Implemented. We do have the platform to educate, train and lead in this vital area. Recommendation #2: The Lake County Office of Education, school districts and the county and city governments should establish early childhood education opportunities for children ages 3-5. Appropriate government departments in the incorporated cities and in the County should be directed to identify such available public structures (in their respective jurisdictions) that could be modified to function as workable preschools. Active efforts to identify any state or federal or private funding sources for the modifications and ongoing operation of such preschools should be established. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Local public schools are not within the purview of the Board. Lakeport City Council The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] Clearlake City Council The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #3: The County Superintendent of Schools and the Superintendents of the various school districts should publish to their Boards, parents and communities P1, P2, and P3 attendance reports along with an estimate of revenue loss due to absenteeism. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] President of Kelseyville Unified School [ No Response ] District 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 134 President of Konocti Unified School The recommendation has been District implemented President of Lakeport Unified School [ No Response ] District President of Middletown Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Lucerne Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Upper Lake Unified School District [ No Response ] Recommendation #4: School districts should establish specific programs involving parents and children in promoting school attendance. (i.e. proven programs from other counties such as ‘attendance buddies’, car-pooling, walking groups, etc. for the lower primary grades.) This can be quickly enacted, have minimum cost, and show significant impact. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Superintendent of Schools The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [no time frame given ] President of Kelseyville Unified School [ No Response] District President of Konocti Unified School The recommendation has been District implemented President of Lakeport Unified School [ No Response] District President of Middletown Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Lucerne Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented President of Upper Lake Unified School District [ No Response] Recommendation #1: The BOS should communicate quarterly with their associated Senior Center representatives in order to address specific concerns. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #2: Install correct or additional signage to direct patrons to the Senior Centers RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #3: The County should ensure that the Clearlake Oaks Senior Centers’ handicap entrance functions properly. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Not within the purview of the Board. Recommendation #4: The County should repair the sidewalks in front of the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Public Works Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Sidewalks are not within public right-of-way. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Where’s My Building Permit? Recommendation #1: In an emergency, Lake County should call on all of its available resources. This should include the activation of the currently functioning MOUs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. There is no Memorandum of Understanding in place 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 135 Recommendation #2: The Lake County Community Development Department should create an apprentice program similar to the one used by the City of Clearlake in order to promote new employment in their department. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A building Inspector I is required to have two years of journey level of experience in construction work and building trades. This experience cannot be obtained through an apprenticeship program where only inspections are occurring in the Department Recommendation #3: The Community Development Department should be prepared to streamline their processes in an emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #4: The Community Development Department should establish a fund specifically allocated for emergencies. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. An emergency fund would not provide any additional assistance Recommendation #5: Establish yearly Countywide Community Development/Building and Inspection Department meetings to include the representatives from the cities of Lakeport and Clearlake Building and Planning Departments. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Head of Lake County Community Development Department The recommendation requires further analysis. To be completed prior to December 2018. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Mandated Prison Inspections Recommendation #1: The Clearlake Police Department should take reasonable measures to ensure disabled persons can manage adequately while in custody. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake City Council [ No Response] Chief of Police, Clearlake N/A Recommendation #2: The Clearlake Police Department should analyze and update the prisoner monitoring systems. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake City Council [ No Response] Chief of Police, Clearlake N/A Recommendation #3: The Hill Road County Jail management and the County Library System management should jointly define and install an appropriate Adult Literacy instructor. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY EPORT The Wards of Lake County Recommendation #1: Decisions regarding wards should not be prioritized by monetary concerns alone. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #2: The accurate location and status of wards shall be shared by the Lake County Probation Department with the Lake County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 136 implemented Recommendation #3: The Lake County Probation Department should consult with all stakeholders and agencies when drafting any new contracts or contract extensions regarding juvenile detentions. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Probation Department The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #4: The Lake County Office of Education should initiate contact and further coordinate educational aspects and requirements for the Lake County wards housed in the Tehama County Juvenile Hall. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Office of Education The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation #5: Future contracts should include specific goals and responsibilities for health care, mental health care, and education for the Lake County wards. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Mental Health care and education are provided with State mandates, and specific goals are appropriately tailored to the needs of the individual ward, and subject to change. Amending contracts in response to dynamic individual needs is impractical. Lake County Probation Department The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A facility’s responsibilities to provide health care, mental health care and education are all State mandated and are defined, inspected and approved by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). As for specific goals, programs are tailored based on individual needs of a ward and are subject to change frequently. Trying to include all of the frequently changing specific goals in a contract would be impracticable if not impossible LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT The Touchable Soul of Lake County Recommendation #1: The Library System in the County should investigate/recommend a method for establishing a bookmobile service. The BOS should support options to facilitate this service. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A bookmobile is not a cost- effective mean by which to provide library services to underserved students. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. It has not been determined that it would be a cost–effective solution. A bookmobile could add at least $75,000 to $100,000 in additional ongoing operational costs in addition to the initial cost of the vehicle. Recommendation #2: If the voters approve an increase to the County sales tax, a portion of this funding should be earmarked for the libraries. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. A bookmobile is not a cost- effective mean by which to provide library services to underserved students. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Voters did not approve an increase to the County sales tax. Recommendation #3: The libraries and museums need to expand hours of operation to increase accessibility and usage. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. While staff agrees that 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 137 expanded hours of operation and increased accessibility and usage are desirable, the addition of a museum coupled with the loss of a permanent staff makes this problematic to achieve Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Compared to other libraries around the state serving similar populations with similar funding and a similar number of service outlets the Lake County Library is open the same or more hours to the public. Recommendation #4: Creative and interactive programs should be established to encourage more participation of young people/students at the museums. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation has been implemented We have had several Family Fun Fridays this summer as well as hosting over 1,500 students this past year for museum tours and Dig Archeology days at the three museums. We currently have a college intern designing out first traveling history trunk on Lake Pomo Culture for use by k-12 teachers in their classes Recommendation #5: The libraries and museums need vigorous recruitment of young adults, retired educators and seniors to serve as volunteer staff. They should be tasked with the goal of creating programs directed at younger children. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Director of Lake County Museums The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Work is progressing with the Lake County Office of Education this upcoming year to promote volunteerism as well as offering internships and opportunities for high school senior projects in the museums. Director of Lake County Libraries The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #6: Increased publicity of Museum events should be funded and enacted. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Lake County Superintendent of Schools [ No Response ] LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Chaos After The Fires Recommendation #1: The County should amend the Right-of-Entry form to clarify the meaning of “no out-of-pocket cost” to the property owners and should avoid use of the term “free” on any official handouts. Recommendation #2: Prior to inevitable future fire emergencies, and such as was done in Calaveras County following the Butte Fire, the County should consider appointing one person to interact with the public and to be the centralized repository of disaster-response information. Recommendation #3: County personnel must be mindful of their “customer service” responsibilities when dealing with its stressed citizens. These attitudes and practices flow down from Administration and the department heads. Initial or additional “customer service” training by professionals should be implemented as necessary and should be heartily supported by management. Recommendation #4: In the immediate aftermath of a disastrous fire, Administration should proactively work with the property owners to ascertain their specific insurance coverage for debris removal Recommendation #5: The County should avoid using the term “INVOICE” on the insurance-collection paperwork distributed to property owners. Recommendation #6: The County should rework its insurance-collection documents so that the first page of the “billing” portions reflect the actual insurance coverage for that specific property owner and thus the amount actually due to the County. Recommendation #7: County administrative personnel should actively seek out training regarding State and Federal regulations pertaining to debris removal prior to beginning the insurance collection process. Recommendation #8: All administrative staff dealing with the public in the aftermath of a disaster should be cross-trained in the basics of State and Federal post-fire regulations as well as in Lake County post-fire insurance administrative procedures to provide backup continuity. Recommendation #9: A dedicated phone line for debris removal insurance coverage queries should be instituted before collection procedures begin for the Clayton, Sulphur, and any future fires. Recommendation #10: The preliminary message on that dedicated line should include words to the effect of “We have placed answers to many common questions on the Lake County OES website and we encourage you to peruse that site at “(County to develop a new web site location – specific to the fire/insurance issues).” This message should precede the caller’s transfer to the responsible County person assigned to that dedicated line. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 138 Recommendation #11: The County should strive always to have a person answering the dedicated phone line during business hours. Calls being forwarded from the public to Voicemail during business hours should be done only as a backup procedure and not as a primary means of communication. Procedures should be developed and implemented to assure that callers’ queries are addressed in a timely manner. Recommendation #12: The contract between the County and CalRecycle must specify the terms of payment of insurance proceeds to the State and reimbursement to the County for its insurance-collection costs. Recommendation #13: The County should develop, approve, print, and adhere to specific procedures under which any delinquent property owners are to be sent to “collections.” These procedures should accompany early communications regarding insurance reimbursement. Recommendation #14: As an example of proactive management, the best interest of its citizens would be served by the County’s establishing the working database now for property owners affected by the Clayton and Sulphur Fires Recommendation #15: Any residual Valley Fire- related information and documents from other departments should be integrated into the database and files created and maintained by Administration. All 15 recommendation responses from the Board of Supervisors and their Chief Administrative Officer were deemed not warranted or not reasonable. If future Grand Juries or members of the public need to view the underlying explanations for their reasoning, copies of their response will be kept on file at the Kelseyville Grand Jury Building, the offices of Lake County Board of Supervisors, and the State of California Archivist. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Chief Administrative Officer The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT The County’s Emergency Plan In the Event of a Wildfire Recommendation #1: Regarding Unified Command, the BOS and the Lake County Sheriff should immediately reconsider where to assign overall authority and responsibility for implementation of the OEP. Considerations should be based on what management configuration could most effectively implement all aspects of the Plan. The BOS should not assign authority and responsibility to the Sheriff’s Office simply because it provides the EOC and is responsible for emergency notifications and evacuations. Recommendation #2: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should direct the OES to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with each of the responsible governmental organization named in the EOP. These MOUs should establish the areas of responsibility and authority and the specific actions each organization is to take in the advent of a wildfire emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #3: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should require the OES to develop a plan and negotiate a MOU with each of the incorporated cities as to how the EOC will be manned and managed in an emergency, especially in one crossing jurisdictional boundaries. This plan should include how to establish authority within the EOC initially and how to alter authority as the incident unfolds. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Recommendation #4: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should require OES to plan with community groups, such as, for example, homeowner’s associations and HAM radio operators, as to how the groups will interface with governmental agencies and operate in an emergency. Such negotiated planning should consider the unique nature of individual neighborhoods and include in the planning neighborhood organizations. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #5: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, must develop plans and programs for educating residents and non-governmental organizations as to how to respond in the event of a possible or ongoing emergency. Two models would be the materials available through CalFire and the Hidden Valley Lake Association. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 139 Recommendation #6: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, must develop and implement plans and programs for warning residents and non- governmental organizations of an anticipated or ongoing emergency. The Sheriff must consider that more technical and electrically dependent emergency alert systems may not work in an actual wildfire emergency. Emergency planners should develop and implement more traditional methods of warning, such as sirens with battery backup and block captain systems, tailored to conditions in specific neighborhoods. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #7: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, and the cities must develop plans and programs for evacuating residents, particularly AFN persons, in case of an anticipated or ongoing emergency. Plans should concentrate on NGOs that house numerous persons that cannot provide for their own evacuation, such as nursery schools and nursing homes. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation requires further analysis [ no time frame was stated ] City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. [ no time frame was stated ] Recommendation #8: The Sheriff, with current responsibility, should investigate the issue of effective evacuation from neighborhoods, particularly where egress is limited, such as Anderson Springs and Spring Valley, for example. The Sheriff should develop a program to inform residents and community groups of evacuation protocols and routes. The Sheriff should consider the development of a book of maps showing evacuation routes from neighborhoods, using as models the map book produced by CalFire (Lake County First Responders Map Book) and the evacuation route map created by the Hidden Valley Lake Association and provided to its residents. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. City Manager of Lakeport The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. The City of Lakeport is planning on updating the City’s EOP in this fiscal year. Recommendation #9: The OES should consider how to coordinate with the Lake County Amateur Radio Society (LCARS) and should develop a MOU clarifying LCARS’ role in providing vital communication during an emergency. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #10: OES should take advantage of the technical expertise of Hams in configuring the proposed OEC antenna to best effect radio transmissions. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Lake County Sheriff’s Office The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. LAKE COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY CONTINUITY REPORT Making Connections Recommendation #1: The County should establish a specific individual to facilitate ‘making connections.’ This should not be limited to volunteering strictly to support County governmental needs. They should have the responsibility of seeking out areas of organizational or capability needs, and then matching them to the willing and offered citizens or organizations that can assist in those needs. This function should include active outreach specific to these goals across the county in: area councils, citizen groups, NGO’s, service organizations. Included should be any internal governance requests/needs for voluntary support identified via existing departmental reporting structures throughout the County. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #2: The County should develop a multi-year financial outlook (five years minimum, ten years preferred) based on current tax/cost/revenue understandings, but should also include potential variations that would alter the forecast in consideration of significant changes (such as tax increases). 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 140 RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #3: Clearlake Animal Control (or the Clearlake City Manager’s office) should access the posted videos (on the main county website under administration/ forums/forum videos/ South County Forum between timestamps 1:05:00 and 1:15:00). Contact should be initiated with the citizen offering to foster multiple dogs (and neighbors of the speaker who also are willing to foster multiple animals) with the intent to establish such service. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Clearlake Animal Control Department N/A City of Clearlake City Council N/A Recommendation #4: The County should review main county website (under administration/ forums/ forum videos/Lakeport Forum timestamp 1:24:00 to 1:25:00) and develop/enhance the grant writing effort and utilize volunteer help where it has been offered. An offer made during the Community Visioning Forums by an individual (ostensibly) experienced in this field to perform the service on a “no cost basis” to the county. This offer was not pursued or investigated. In the time since the forums, a paid County grant writer has been installed instead. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. County Administrator The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. Recommendation #5: The Senior Centers in Middletown, Lakeport, Lucerne, and Clearlake Oaks should establish contact with the Clearlake Children’s Museum of Arts and Sciences (CMAS). This is program (NOT limited to children) that is already providing ‘no cost’/low cost art instruction at the Clearlake Senior Center. Contact is to determine if their volunteer service would be of interest/use to those other senior centers. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable. 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 141 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 142 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 143 2018 -2019 LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT This mural on the Kelseyville Fire House entitled, “Only the Brave", shows firefighters battling the firedragon which, according to artist Ben vanSteenburgh, depicts “the real courage it takes to stand up to the fires like those that have raged in Lake County, California, and many places across the world.” 2018-2019 Lake County, California Civil Grand Jury Final Report 144