LAKE COUNTY — The Lake County Board of Supervisors approved funding for PEG Station TV8 on Tuesday with the condition that the City of Clearlake contributes the equivalent via cash allocation or in-kind support.
The board also stipulated that the PEG Advisory Board provide the BOS with an update regarding efforts to move toward operation of the channel as a non-profit organization separate from all government entities. The update is requested delivered prior to May 2011.
The PEG Station is currently operated by the City of Clearlake through use of volunteers and a five-person advisory board. The city provides operational space at Clearlake City Hall as in-kind support. The BOS requested documentation of actual costs incurred and paid for by the city such as utilities, administration supplies and other operational costs.
Councilwoman Joyce Overton, who represents the City of Clearlake on the PEG Advisory Board, said that she is currently working on compiling such documentation.
The BOS approved a $5,000 contribution to the station allocated through budget transfer of contingency funds.
The BOS also approved the PEG Advisory Board”s request to amend the composition of the advisory board and remove participation of a Mediacom representative and replace it with a representative of the public. Overton said that such a request was being made because the Mediacom representative is prohibited from participating in decisions regarding programming issues. “I thought it would be more productive to have a person from the public instead of a constant conflict of interest,” Overton said.
Also on Tuesday, the BOS provided actions to allow for the forward motion of a subdivision project in the Kelseyville area. Actions approved a request for rezone and general plan development of the “Plum Flat” subdivision comprised of approximately 105 to create 30 residential lots. A mitigated negative declaration was also approved for 30 residential units only.
A primary concern associated with the project is requirements for providing buffers adjacent to potential agriculture land on the eastern and southern portions of the project site. Actions taken Tuesday will allow the project to move forward with the intention of determining buffer requirements during the tentative subdivision map process.
Additionally, the BOS moved to approve refund of $609 related to road traffic impact fees in association with a project no longer in progress in the Kelseyville area.
The BOS also approved an ordinance establishing goals for hiring local subcontractors. The ordinance allows the board to give preference to contract bidders who agree to seek to comprise their workforce of 25 percent local subcontractors.
Contact South County reporter Denise Rockenstein at drockenstein@clearlakeobserver.com or call her directly at 994-6444, ext. 11.
