Memorandum
Date: January 13, 2026
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Anthony Arton, Health Services Director
Dr. Robert Bernstein, Public Health Officer
Subject: EXTRA ITEM: A) Consideration of Extra Agenda Item; and B) Consideration of a Resolution for Proclamation of a Local Health Emergency by the Lake County Health? Officer for the Clearlake Sewage Spill
Executive Summary:
This item is being submitted as an "extra" agenda item. In accordance with Government Code section 54954.2(b)(2), staff requests that the Board find that the need to take immediate action on this item came to the attention of the department after the posting of the current agenda, and there is a need to take immediate action before the next available agenda.
The Public Health Officer has determined a need to declare a public health emergency due to the extent of a sewage spill in the City of Clearlake and surrounding area that began on January 11, 2026.
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Recommended Action:
A) Approve Extra Item as it came up after the posting of the current ag...
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