Memorandum
Date: November 5, 2024
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Johanna DeLong, Asst. Clerk of the Board
Subject: EXTRA ITEM: a) Consideration of an Extra Item; and b) Consideration of Continuation of a Local Emergency Proclamation by the Lake County Sheriff/OES Director for the 2024 Boyles Fire
Executive Summary:
a) The emergency proclamation continuations were accidently left off the October 22nd meeting. Cal OES states that renewal of the resolution should occur every 60 days until terminated. I learned that there will not be a meeting on November 19th due to lack of quorum, so I am requesting these be taken up as extras.
b) Section 6-5 of the Lake County Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services to declare the existence or threatened existence of a Local Emergency when Lake County is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity. The Sheriff/OES Director’s Proclamation expires seven days after issuance unless confirmed and ratified by the Lake County Board of Supervisors.
As your Board is aware, as OES Director, I declared a Local Emergency in response to the devastating effects of the Boyles Fire, which ignited September 8, 2024, near Boyles and 8th Avenues in the City of Clearlake.
While the City of Clearlake bore the brunt of the fire's destruction, including the loss of approximately 30 homes and the evacuation of over 4,000 residents, the fire’s effects were felt beyond the city’s borders; infrastructure damage resulting from the fire has caused widespread power outages, affecting nearby unincorporated areas Lake County.
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Recommended Action:
a) Approve taking up this item as an extra as it came up after the posting of the agenda and needs to be taken up before the next meeting.
b) Approve Continuation of a Local Emergency Proclamation by the Lake County Sheriff/OES Director for the 2024 Boyles Fire