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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
No. 2010F027
(Expires 03/17/15)
First Filing
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SKY (A/C-HEAT-REFRIGERATION), 478-845 Eagle Lake Rd., Susanville, CA 96130
Joseph Michael Golonsky, 478-845 Eagle Lake Rd., Susanville, CA 96130
This business is conducted by an Individual.
Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein.
Signed: Joseph M. Golonsky
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Lassen County on date indicated below:
Filed: March 17, 2010
Julie Bustamante,  
Lassen County Clerk
Published LCT
Mar. 30, April 6, 13, 20, 2010


FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
No. 2010F032
(Expires 03/30/15)
First Filing
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JCHARLES PHOTOGRAPHY, 471-825 Diane Drive, Susanville, CA 96127
Justin C. Miller, 55 Twilight Cir., Susanville, CA 96130
This business is conducted by an Individual.
Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein.
Signed: Justin Miller
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Lassen County on date indicated below:
Filed: March 30, 2010
Julie Bustamante,  
Lassen County Clerk
Published LCT
April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
No. 2010F031
(Expires 03/24/15)
First Filing
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BICYCLE BANANAS, 702 Main St., Susanville, CA 96130
Daniel M. Brown, 2825 Harding Way, Reno, NV 89503
This business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on
Signed: Daniel M. Brown
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Lassen County on date indicated below:
Filed: March 24, 2010
Julie Bustamante,  
Lassen County Clerk
Published LCT
April 13, 20, 27, May  4, 2010


FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
No. 2010F034
(Expires 04/05/15)
First Filing
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TRAILS WEST CONSTRUCTION, 475-600 Ward Lake Rd., PO Box 52, Litchfield, CA 96117
Jonas Schrock, 475-600 Ward Lake Rd., Litchfield, CA 96117
Jonathan Earl Schrock, 475-600 Ward Lake Rd., Litchfield, CA 96117
Sanford Paul Schrock, 475-600 Ward Lake Rd., Litchfield, CA 96117
Merle David Schrock, 475-600 Ward Lake Rd., Litchfield, CA 96117
Leonard James Schrock, 475-600 Ward Lake Rd., Litchfield, CA 96117
This business is conducted by a General Partnership.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on
Signed: Jonas Schrock
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Lassen County on date indicated below:
Filed: April 5, 2010
Julie Bustamante,  
Lassen County Clerk
Published LCT
April 13, 20, 27, May  4, 2010




FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
No. 2010F035
(Expires 04/09/15)
First Filing
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EAGLE EYE GUIDE SERVICE, 687-785 Ivy Way, Susanville, CA 96130
Jerry McMillen, 687-785 Ivy Way, Susanville, CA 96130
This business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 5-28-10
Signed: Jerry McMillen
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Lassen County on date indicated below:
Filed: April 9, 2010
Julie Bustamante,  
Lassen County Clerk
Published LCT
April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2010


Advisory Board Meeting
LEGAL NOTICE OF IN-HOME
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (IHSS)
The Lassen County In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Board will hold a public meeting at 1:30 p.m. at 1445 Paul Bunyan, Susanville, CA in the Aspen Room on April 21, 2010.  The meeting agenda includes: Call to order, Public comments, Read & approve minutes of March  17, Welcome new member, Updates on IHSS program, Distribute new phone list, Recruitment flyer update, Revisit health fair.
The IHSS Advisory Board encourages the public to attend.
Published LCT
April 13, 20, 2010

ORDINANCE NO. 10-0975
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3.08 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SUSANVILLE,
CALIFORNIA ENTITLED “PURCHASING SYSTEM”
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUSANVILLE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.  Chapter 3.08, PURCHASING SYSTEM
3.08.010  Adoption of purchasing system.  No changes.
3.08.020 Purchasing authority established.  No changes.
3.08.030 Purchasing authority designated – Powers and duties.  Amended as follows:
B.  The finance director shall:
1.  Negotiate the purchase of equipment, supplies, nonprofessional services or services not involving particular ability required by any office or department of the city in accordance with purchasing procedures prescribed by this chapter, and such other rules or regulations as shall be prescribed by the city council. No contract shall be entered into without city council written approval and no contract shall be signed except as provided in Government Code Section 40602.
3.08.040  Filing of estimated requirements.  No changes.
3.08.050  Exemptions from centralized purchasing.  No changes.
3.08.060 Public projects exempted.  No changes.
3.08.070 Purchases under twenty-five thousand dollars. Amended as follows:
A.  Open Market Procedures. Purchases of equipment, supplies, and nonprofessional services, of an estimated value of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or less may be made by the finance director in the open market, pursuant to the procedure prescribed in this chapter; provided, however, al bidding may be dispensed within an emergency, or where said goods and/or  services can be obtained from only one source. An emergency is a situation where the public interest and necessity demand the immediate expenditure of public money to safeguard life, health and/or property.
4. Written Contract. Where contracts are entered into for purchases made under this section, the contracts shall be approved by City Council with signature as provided in Government Code Section 40602.
3.08.080 Encumbrance of funds.  No changes.
3.08.090 Formal contract procedure – Bid requirements.  Amended as follows:
A. Notice Inviting Bids. Notice inviting bids shall include a general description of the equipment, supplies, nonprofessional services or nonprofessional services not involving particular ability, to be purchased and shall state where bid blanks, forms and specifications may be secured, and the date, time and place of opening bids.
2. Bidder’s List. The finance director, or appropriate City department with approval of the finance director, shall also solicit sealed bids from responsible prospective suppliers whose names are on the bidder’s list; provided, however, should said supplier desire to participate, said supplier shall comply with the requirements herein.
3.08.100  Inspection and testing of materials and services.  Amended as follows:
The finance director may inspect supplies and equipment delivered, and determine their conformance with the specifications set forth in the order or contract. The finance director shall have authority to require chemical and physical tests of samples submitted with bids, and samples of deliveries which are necessary to determine their quality and conformance with specifications. He or she may also delegate this duty to an appropriate department of the City.
3.08.110  Surplus supplies and equipment.  No changes.
3.08.120  Splitting orders to avoid competitive bidding prohibited.  No changes.
3.08.130  Equipment leasing agreements. Added as follows:
It shall be the policy of the City of Susanville that when property is acquired by lease rather than outright purchase that all lease agreements must be reviewed by both the Finance Director and City Attorney prior to consideration by City Council and must be signed by the Mayor or other designee of the City Council after said review and approval.
It shall also be the policy for all lease agreements that the head of the department acquiring said asset shall be required to provide a cost analysis of payment options which shall include lease versus purchase and review of any
lease agreement proposed. The cost analysis shall include, but not be limited to, the type of lease, be it operating lease or capital lease, purchase options (cash versus financing), lease rate, purchase price, payment schedule, interest rate, expected useful life, residual value at lease end, maintenance, service and supply costs.
3.08.140  Maintenance agreements.  Amended as follows:
B. Maintenance agreements shall be signed as provided in Government Code Section 40602, or terminated before agreement expiration, by the finance director with prior approval of the department head responsible for the equipment.
3.08.150  Cooperative purchasing agreements with county or other agencies.  No changes.
3.08.160  Local preferences.  No changes.
3.08.170  Purchase of recyclable products made with recyclable materials.  No changes.
Section 2.  The City Clerk shall, within fifteen days after its passage, cause this ordinance to be published at lease once in the Lassen County Times, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated within the City.
Section 3.  If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance, it being expressly declared that this ordinance and each section, subsection, clause and phrase hereof would have been prepared, proposed, adopted and ratified irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4.  This ordinance shall take effect upon the Thirty-First day after its final passage.
APPROVED:
Kurt Bonham , Mayor
ATTEST:
Debra M. Magginetti, CMC /City Clerk
The following ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Susanville, held on the 7th day of April, 2010 by the following vote:
AYES:  Callegari, Templeton, Franco, Sayers and Bonham
NOES:             None
ABSENT:          None
ABSTAINING:   None
/s/Debta M. Magginetti, CMC/City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/Peter M. Talia, City Attorney
Published LCT
April 20, 2010


ORDINANCE NUMBER 10-0976
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SUSANVILLE ADDING CHAPTER 16.06 ENTITLED LOT MERGERS/UNMERGERS
TO TITLE 16 OF THE SUSANVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE
The City Council of the City of Susanville does ordain as follows:
Section 1:
Chapter 16.06 shall be added to Title 16 of the Susanville Municipal Code as follows:
16.06.06    Voluntary Mergers
A.    Any contiguous parcels or units of land held under common ownership may be merged at the request of the property owner(s), pursuant to Government Code Section 66499.203/4 and this chapter.   Approval and recordation of a final or parcel map over previously subdivided property shall be deemed to have merged those properties, and this chapter shall have no force and effect.
B.    Record owner(s) of contiguous lots may file a request with the Planning Division of the Public Works Department to merge said contiguous parcels.  The request for merger shall be made on a form prescribed by the City Engineer and the Planning Division and accompanied by a fee as established by City Council resolution.
C.    The Planning Division, in consultation with the City Engineer, may approve a voluntary lot merger only if the Planning Division finds that:
(1) Dedications or offers of dedication to be vacated or abandoned by the lot merger are unnecessary for present or future public purposes, or that any dedications or offers of dedication which are necessary for present or future public purposes are preserved on the merged parcels; and
(2)  All owners of an interest in the real property within the subdivision have consented to the lot merger.
D.    The Planning Division may require as conditions of the lot merger:
(1) That all or a portion of previously paid subdivision fees, deposits or improvement securities be retained if they are necessary to accomplish any of the provisions of this chapter;
(2)  Payment of any additional fees necessary to accomplish any of the provisions of this chapter; and
(3)  Such other conditions as are necessary to accomplish the purposes or provisions of this title or necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare.
E.    A voluntary parcel merger shall become effective when the Planning Division causes a notice of merger to be filed with the office of the County Recorder.
16.06.020    Involuntary Mergers
A. Criteria.    Pursuant to Government Code Section 66451.10 and following, the City may initiate the merger of a parcel of land with a contiguous parcel held by the same owner(s), if the Planning Commission determines that all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(1)  The affected parcels are held by the same owners(s) as of the date the notice of intention is recorded, as required by Government Code Section 66451.13;
(2)  One of the affected parcels does not conform to the standards for minimum parcel size under the applicable zoning;
(3)  One of the affected parcels is either:
(a) undeveloped by a structure;
(b) developed only with an accessory structure; or developed with a single structure (other than an accessory structure) that is partially sited on the contiguous parcel with which it is proposed to be merged; and
(4 )  With respect to each affected parcel,  one or more of the following conditions is met:
(a) The parcel comprises less than 5,000 square feet in area at the time the merger is determined,
(b) The parcel was not created in compliance with applicable laws or ordinances in effect at the time of its creation,
(c) The parcel does not meet current standards for sewage disposal and domestic water supply,
(d) The parcel does not meet slope stability standards in that soils investigation indicates the presence of critically expansive soils or other soils problems which, if not corrected, would lead to structural defects,
(e) The parcel does not have legal access which is adequate for vehicular and safety equipment access and maneuverability to satisfy the requirements related to the design and specifications for local streets or private roads, as the case may be, and does not have the approval of the City Fire Department as to meeting its standards for access and maneuverability for fire equipment,
(f) The parcel does not have sufficient dimensions to allow development that conforms to zoning ordinance development standards, or the proposed development is inconsistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan, other than the minimum lot size or density standards, or
(g) The parcel, if developed, would create one or more of the following health or safety hazards:
(i)Construction is likely to adversely impact adjoining property, or interfere with an existing drainage course, or is in an area determined to be subject to geological hazard,
(ii) Surface waters occurring on the affected parcel or flowing onto or through it cannot be conveyed, without damage to an improvement, building or dwelling, to a natural water course or to an existing adequate storm drainage facility,
(iii) The site available for development does not provide an appropriate buildable site in consideration of the site’s constraints, including slopes, soil characteristics and seismic factors,
(iv) Development of the site is likely to cause environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure wildlife or their habitat, or
(v) The type of improvements proposed for the site will conflict with easements acquired by the public at large for access through a use of the site.
B. Notice of Intention to Determine Status.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 66451.13, the Planning Division shall mail, by certified mail, a notice of intention to determine the status of the affected parcels to the then current owner(s) of record. The notice shall advise the owner(s) that the affected parcels may be merged under the standards specified in this chapter, and it shall advise the owner(s) of the opportunity to request a hearing of the determination of the status and to present evidence of the hearing that the parcels do not meet the criteria for a merger.  The Planning Division shall cause the notice of intention to determine status to be filed for recordation with the office of the County recorder on the date that the notice is mailed to the property owner(s).
C. Hearing.    If the property owner files with the Planning Division, a request for a hearing on determination of status within 30 days after recordation of the notice of intention to determine status, the Planning Division shall establish a hearing date for the Planning Commission to consider the merger.  The Planning Division shall notify the property owner(s) of the hearing by certified mail.  The Planning Commission shall conduct a hearing not more than 60 days following receipt of the property owner’s request for the hearing.  The hearing date may be postponed or continued with the mutual consent of the Planning Commission and the property owner(s).
D. Determination of Status Following hearing.At the hearing, the property owner(s) may present evidence that the affected parcels do not meet the standards for merger specified in this chapter.  At the conclusion of the hearing, the Planning Commission shall determine whether the affected parcels are to be merged or are not to be merged, and shall notify the owner of its determination.
E. Recordation of Notice of Merger.    At the direction of the Planning Commission, the Planning Division shall cause a notice of merger, specifying the names of the record owners and particularly describing the real property, to be recorded within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing.
F. Determination Not to Merge.    If the Planning Commission determines that the affected parcels are not to be merged, the Planning Division shall cause to be recorded a release of notice of intention to determine status, and shall mail a clearance letter to the current owner(s) of record.
G. Determination of Merger Where No hearing is requested.    If, within 30 days after recordation of the notice of intention to determine status, the owner of the affected parcel does not file a request for a hearing, the Planning Commission may at any time thereafter make a determination that the affected parcels are to be merged or are not to be merged.  At the direction of the Planning Commission, A notice of merger shall be recorded not later than 90 days after the date when the Planning Director mailed the notice of intention to determine status.
H. Appeal.   The decision of the Planning Commission made under this chapter may be appealed, pursuant to Section 16.08.030 of this code
16.06.030       Unmerger of Parcels
Any unmerger of parcels shall be conducted pursuant to Government Code Section 66451.30 and following.
Section 2:   
The City Clerk shall, within fifteen (15) days after its passage, cause this Ordinance to be published at least once in the Lassen County Times, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated within the City.
Section 3:    
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, it being expressly declared that this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof would have been prepared, proposed, adopted, approved and ratified irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon the thirty-first day after its passage.
APPROVED:
Kurt Bonham, Mayor
ATTEST:
Debra Magginetti, CMC/City ClerkState of California
County of Lassen
City of Susanville
I, Debra Magginetti, City Clerk of the City of Susanville, California DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 10-0976 adopted by the City Council of the City of Susanville, California at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 7th day of April, 2010 by the following vote:
Ayes:  Templeton, Sayers, Franco, Callegari and Bonham
Noes:    None
Abstain:    None
Absent:    None
DEBRA MAGGINETTI, CMC/CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PETER M. TALIA, CITY ATTORNEY
Published LCT
April 20, 2010

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