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MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Carolyn Purdy, Assistant Clerk of the Board
Philip B. Moy, Water Resources Department Director
DATE: April 25, 2017
SUBJECT: 9:30 A.M. HEARING - (Continued from April 18, 2017) (a) Appeal of the Decision to Deny an Application for the event "Lakeport Sprint Boat Grand Prix" in Lakeport, Ca. on June 2 - 4, 2017 (Clear Lake Motorsports Enterprises) and (b) Consideration of Administrative Encroachment Permit #17-13 for the Lakeport Sprint Boat Grand Prix; and authorize the Chair to sign.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
(a) At the request of Jack Long, President of Clear Lake Motorsports Enterprises, this hearing has been scheduled to appeal the decision by the Sheriff's Department to deny an application for the event "Lakeport Sprint Boat Grand Prix", to be held in the waters adjacent to Library Park in Lakeport, Ca. on June 2 - 4, 2017. Attached is the letter requesting the appeal and the event plan for your Board's consideration.
(b) On June 2 - 4 2017, Clearlake Motorsports Enterprises will host a series high speed boat races collectively titled: Lakeport Sprint Boat Grand Prix. There will be some preparatory runs on June 2 with the majority of the lake activity and the races occurring on June 3 and 4. The event will require the Board to authorize closure of the portion of the lake proposed for the race course for the duration of the three-day event. The closure will also involve temporarily lifting the near shore 5 mph zone within the course off Lakeport. The trapezoidal course is proposed to be set with the outer perimeter 300 feet off the Lakeport shoreline extending east approximately 0.27 miles into the lake. The southwest corner of the course will be south of the 3rd street boat ramp, the northwest corner of the course will be about 400 feet north of the 5th street boat ramp as illustrated on the attached map. Your Board has the authority to grant this temporary closure pursuant to Section 11.3 of Chapter 2...
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