Memorandum
Date: November 17, 2026
To: The Honorable Brad Rasmussen, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Douglas Gearhart, APCO
Subject: 11:00 A.M. - (Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors) Consideration of Resolution repealing Resolution 94-151, Make Findings that the Lake County Air Quality Management District is Subject to California Health and Safety Code Section 40704.5 Et. Seq., and Implement Changes to Add City Members to the Board of Directors
Executive Summary:
On August 18, 2026 the City of Clearlake submitted a demand letter to the Lake County Air Quality Management District (District) regarding makeup of the District Board of Directors (BOD) based on California Health and Safety Code (H&SC) 40704.5.
District staff met with Alan Flora, City Manager for the City of Clearlake and Kevin Ingram, City Manager for the City of Lakeport on September 14, 2026 to discuss their interest and expectations regarding membership in the District BOD, which are summarized as follows: The City representatives expressed that one Board position for each city is appropriate based on Health and Safety Code. Future reevaluations of the District BOD composition should occur when there are major shift in population and after each census. Composition should be tied to compliance with Health and Safety Code requirements. The City representatives recommend that the District BOD Chairperson meet with the City Mayors or their designated representatives to discuss scheduling the first combined District BOD meeting. The location of meetings was discussed, and consensus is to utilize the County Board of Supervisors Chambers when available but also noted that Lakeport City Hall or the District Conference Room would be acceptable alternatives in the event the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers is not available.
District staff recommends tentatively planning for monthly BOD meetings for the first year to work through the changes, impl...
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