Memorandum
Date: May 25, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of Second Quarter Report from Economic Development Task Force
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
On August 11, 2020, your Board approved formation of your Economic Development Task Force (EDTF), appointing two Supervisors to serve along with the Assessor Recorder, the DPW/WR/CDD Director, the Special Districts Administrator and myself. Other department heads and staff were invited to EDTF discussions as needed, based on topic area. The EDTF began meeting in early October 2020 and presented its first quarter report on January 26, 2021. Exploratory meetings continued over the second quarter and the EDTF further discussed the following areas:
● Electronic payments (Chairperson Bruno Sabatier; CAO Carol Huchingson)
● Paper Subdivisions (Chairperson Bruno Sabatier, Assessor-Recorder Rich Ford)
● Full-Circle Project for Infrastructure Growth and Capacity (Supervisor Moke Simon, Special Districts Director Scott Harter, Assessor-Recorder Rich Ford)
● Updating General and Area Plans; Development of a Unified Development Ordinance, Streamlining Permitting (Community Development Director Scott DeLeon, ACAO Susan Parker, and former CDD Deputy Director Toccarra Thomas)
● Housing (Chairperson Bruno Sabatier, CAO Carol Huchingson, ACAO Susan Parker, and former CDD Deputy Director Toccarra Thomas)
Supervisor’s Sabatier and Simon will present the EDTF report for Board consideration.
If not budgeted, fill in the blanks below only:
Estimated Cost: ________ Amount Budgeted: ________ Additional Requested: ________ Future Annual Cost: ________
Consistency with Vision 2028 and/or Fiscal Crisis Management Plan (check all that apply): ☐ Not applicable
☒ Well-being of Residents ☐ Public Safety ☒ Infrastructure ☐ Technology Upgrades
☒ Economic Development ☐ Disaster Recovery ☐ County Workforce ☐ Revenue Generation
☒ Community Collaboration ☒ Business Process Efficiency ☐ Clear Lake ☐ Cost Savings
If request for exemption from competitive bid in accordance with County Code Chapter 2 Sec. 2-38, fill in blanks below:
Which exemption is being requested?
How long has Agreement been in place?
When was purchase last rebid?
Reason for request to waive bid?
Recommended Action: Report and possible direction to staff concerning the future work of the EDTF.