Supervisors add Koi Nation to Clear Lake Watershed co-management MOU; chair authorized to sign

The Board approved an amended Clear Lake Watershed and co-management memorandum of understanding that adds the Koi Nation of Northern California as a participating government and updates signature pages and contacts. Terry Logsdon, the county's chief climate resiliency officer and tribal liaison, summarized formatting and wording edits, noted additions requested by the public, and said the document will be finalized for the signing ceremony. "The primary point of contact for the County of Lake is the County Administrative Officer Susan Parker," Logsdon said while walking the board through the changes.

Supervisors discussed aligning signatures so that the Board chair would sign next to tribal chairs; Supervisor Spatier supported authorizing the chair to sign, saying that was "typically what we do on agreements." The Board approved the amendment while sitting as the Lake County Board of Supervisors and subsequently as the Watershed Protection District Board of Directors; both votes carried 3-1.