AGENDA

SISKIYOU COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

May 22, 2023

SPECIAL MEETING

Ed Valenzuela, Chair

Supervisor, District 2

Michael N. Kobseff,

Vice Chair

Supervisor District 3

Brandon A. Criss

Supervisor, District 1

Nancy Ogren

Supervisor, District 4

Ray A. Haupt

Supervisor, District 5

Angela Davis

County Administrator

842-8005

Natalie E. Reed

County Counsel

842-8100

Laura Bynum

Ex-Officio Clerk to the Board

842-8084

Siskiyou County offers teleconference participation in the meeting via Zoom as a courtesy to the public, who have the option and right to attend in person. If you anticipate wanting to speak during this special meeting, please plan to attend the meeting in person. If no member of the Board of Supervisors is attending the meeting via teleconference and a technical error or outage occurs, or if a Zoom participant disrupts the meeting in a manner that cannot be specifically addressed, the Board of Supervisors reserves the right to discontinue Zoom access and to continue conducting business.

Remote Listening ONLY via Teleconference:

Conference Call In Number: 1-669-900-6833, Meeting ID 876 4216 4636

The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors welcomes you to this Special meeting. This agenda contains a brief general description of each item to be considered. If you wish to speak on an item on the agenda, please complete a Speaker's Card identifying the item(s) and return it to the Board Clerk. If you wish to speak on a matter that appears on the agenda, you may do so during the Public Comment period. Persons speaking during Public Comment will be limited to three minutes, or depending on the number of persons wishing to speak, it may be reduced to allow all members of the public the opportunity to address the Board. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action or discussion shall be taken/conducted on any item not appearing on the agenda. Special meeting comments are limited to those items on the agenda. Government Code Section 54954.3. When addressing the Board, please state your name for the record prior to providing your comments. Please address the Board as a whole through the Chair. Comments to individual Supervisors or staff are not permitted.

The Board may take action sitting as the Board of Supervisors and as the governing body of: Siskiyou County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Board, Siskiyou Power Authority, County Service Area 3 Board, County Service Area 4 Board, County Service Area 5 Board, Airport Land Use Commission, and In Home Supportive Services Public Authority.

DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the Board member received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item since January 1, 2023. Members of the Board of Supervisors who have received, and applicants, contractors or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to a Board member since January 1, 2023, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Board member and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior to the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.

Availability of Public Records. All public records related to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, that are distributed to a majority of the legislative body will be available for public inspection at 311 Fourth Street, Room 201, Yreka CA 96097 at the same time that the public records are distributed or made available to the members of the legislative body. All supporting documentation is available for public review in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, located in the Siskiyou County Clerk's Office, 311 Fourth Street, Room 201, Yreka, CA 96097, during regular business hours, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations for this meeting should notify the Clerk of the Board's Office 48 hours prior to the meeting at (530) 842.8084, or toll free at 1.888.854.2000, ext. 8084.

THIS JOINT MEETING WITH THE MODOC COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND

KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL TAKE PLACE AT

THE UC INTERMOUNTAIN RESEARCH & EXTENSION CENTER

2816 HAVLINA ROAD, TULELAKE, CA 96134

1.            10:30 A.M. Flag Salute

2.            Presentations from the Public

3.            Consent Agenda

A.            County Administration

Approve letter to Oregon Senator Ron Wyden expressing support of the S. 482 - Klamath Power and Facilities Agreement Support Act.

4.            Departmental Requests

A.            County Administration

Discussion and possible direction related to the current water year conditions and possible engagement related to the Klamath Project Allocation of irrigation water.

B.            County Administration

Discussion and possible direction re the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the Klamath Watershed and the efforts to establish a Klamath Watershed Advisory Committee Charter.

C.           County Administration

Discussion, direction and possible action re a request to approve a letter to the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) regarding the Tulelake Public Safety Hazard – Soil Profile Collapse.

D.           County Administration

Discussion and possible direction re request to form a planning group to research and seek funding for a study of water storage opportunities for the Clear Lake Reservoir.

*******Note:  Correspondence received by the Board of Supervisors is on file and available for review in the County Clerk's Office.  This document and other Board documents are available on-line at www.co.siskiyou.ca.us.