(Public Comment Period)
1.
Board of Supervisors matters.
2.
Present Proclamation to adopt a resolution proclaiming March
2015 as Social Work Month in Tulare County.
3.
Public Comments.
(Consent Calendar)
CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 4 through 17)
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Background information has been
provided to the board on all matters listed under the Consent Agenda, and
these items are considered to be routine by the Board. All items under the
Consent Agenda are normally approved by one motion. If discussion is
requested by any Board members on any item, that item will be removed from
the Consent Agenda if separate action is required.
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Board of Supervisors
4.
Reappoint Joanne Ledbetter,
Historical Society Member to the Tulare County Museum Board for a term ending
February 3, 2018.
5.
Appoint Julieta Martinez, County
Public Member to the City of Exeter Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight
Board, the City of Farmersville Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight Board,
and the City of Lindsay Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight Board to serve
at the pleasure of the Board.
County Administrative Office/General
Services
6.
Approve and award the contract for
the Government Plaza Parking Lot Expansion and ADA Parking Reconstruction
Project at 5953 S. Mooney Blvd, Visalia, to the lowest responsible bidder, Seal
Rite Paving & Grading, 5677 N. Fresno Street #107, Fresno, CA 93710, in the
amount of $275,233. Authorize the Chairman to sign the construction agreement
upon receipt of certificates of insurance, bonds, license verification, and
contract, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel. Waive
the minor bid irregularity of not placing the sub-contractors list in a
separate sealed envelope.
Health & Human Services Agency
7.
Approve the letter of support for
Assembly Bill 171 (Irwin) funding for County Veterans Services Officers.
8.
Approve an agreement with Tulare
County Superintendent of Schools, CHOICES, in the amount of $150,000 for the
RESTATE Program, retroactive to September 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Find
that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of
September 1, 2014, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into
the agreement on that date.
Information & Communications
Technology
9.
Approve the capital asset purchase
of a replacement generator in the amount of $61,000 for the radio
communications and business continuity site (building 342).
Resource Management Agency
10.
Approve the designation of a
One-Way STOP controlled intersection at Avenue 336 and Road 204 located
southwest of Woodlake. Authorize the installation of a STOP sign on Avenue 336
at the intersection of Road 204 in accordance with the provisions of Section
2B.06 of the 2014 California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and
Section 22450(c) of the California Vehicle Code.
11.
Approve the designation of a
One-Way STOP controlled intersection at Chelsea Way and Avenue 174 (Linda Vista
Avenue). Approve the designation of a One-Way STOP controlled intersection at
Shelly Lane and Road 232 (Newcomb Street). Approve the designation of a
One-Way STOP controlled intersection at Chelsea Way and Road 232 (Newcomb
Street). Authorize the installation of a STOP sign at the intersections on
Chelsea Way at Avenue 174 (Linda Vista Avenue), on Shelly Lane at Road 232
(Newcomb Street), and on Chelsea Way at Road 232 (Newcomb Street), located near
Porterville, in accordance with the provisions of sections 2B.04 and 2B.06 of
the 2014 California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and section
22450(c) of the California Vehicle Code.
12.
Approve the designation of a
Multi-Way STOP Control at the intersection of Avenue 280 (Caldwell Avenue) and
Road 92 (Shirk Road), located west of the City of Visalia, as a controlled
intersection. Authorize the installation of STOP signs on Avenue 280 (Caldwell
Avenue) at the intersection of Road 92 (Shirk Road) in accordance with the
provisions of Section 2B.07 of the 2014 California Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices and Section 22450(c) of the California Vehicle Code.
13.
Approve the designation of a
Multi-Way STOP Control at the intersection of Diagonal 113A (Klindera Avenue)
and Diagonal 105 (Evans Road), located in the community of Tipton, as a
controlled intersection. Authorize the installation of STOP signs on Diagonal
113A (Klindera Avenue) at the intersection of Diagonal 105 (Evans Road) in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2B.07 of the 2014 California Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and Section 22450(c) of the California
Vehicle Code.
14.
Retroactively approve the
effective date of Agreement No. 8221 with Vollmer Excavation, Inc. to September
23, 2014 for the demolition of an unsafe single family dwelling and authorize
payment in the amount of $7,087. Find that the County’s Purchasing Agent had
authority to enter into the agreement as of September 23, 2014, and that it was
in the County’s best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.
15.
Accept the Medical Marijuana
Interim Ordinance Report.
Sheriff/Coroner
16.
Approve a Memorandum of
Understanding between Tulare County Sheriff’s Department and the State of
California Campaign Against Marijuana Planting Program to provide task force
services for the period of July 1, 2015 through October 15, 2015.
17.
Ratify and approve an agreement
with the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration and the
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force in the amount of $5,000 to provide
investigations assistance, retroactive to the effective date upon signature of
both parties and remaining in effect through September 30, 2015. Find that the
Board had the authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of the
effective date, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the
agreement on that date. Ratify the Chairman’s signature on the agreement.
(Items Not Timed)
ITEMS NOT TIMED
Items not specifically timed may be taken in
any order
18.
Request from Health & Human Services Agency to approve
the submission of a grant application, upon completion, to the United States
Department of Agriculture for construction of a new well in the Porterville
area. Authorize the Director of Emergency Services to send a letter of
commitment to the City of Porterville to fund the new well. Authorize the
Director of Emergency Services to negotiate the terms of an agreement with the
City of Porterville for all costs associated with the new well, in an amount
not to exceed $1,600,000.
19.
Request from Resource Management Agency to approve the
General Plan Initiation (GPI 15-001) to allow the 2015 Tulare County Housing
Element Update to proceed as a General Plan Amendment.
20.
Request from Resource Management Agency to deny the approval
of the Cooperative Agreement with the California High Speed Rail Authority or
continue to a date certain the meeting to consider further the proposed
Cooperative Agreement with the California High Speed Rail Authority.
(Closed Session)
CLOSED SESSION
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
CLOSED SESSIONS
As provided in the Ralph M. Brown
Act, Government Code sections 54950 et seq., the Board of Supervisors may
meet in closed session with members of its staff, county employees and its
attorneys. These sessions are not open to the public and may not be attended
by members of the public. The matters the Board will meet on in closed
session are identified below or are those matters appropriately identified in
open session as requiring immediate attention and arising after the posting
of the agenda. Any public reports of action taken in the closed session will
be made in accordance with Government Code sections 54957.1
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It is the intention of the Board to meet
in closed session concerning:
Sitting
as the Tulare County Board of Supervisors
ITEM A
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant Exposure to Litigation
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
Award the contract for the Government Plaza
Parking Lot Expansion and ADA Parking Reconstruction Project
ITEM B
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Details
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property Descriptions: 5300 W. Tulare Avenue,
Visalia, CA
Agency Negotiator: Jean Rousseau and Matt
Graham
Negotiating Parties: Weingart Foundation
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of
Payment
ITEM C
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Van Valkenburg vs. COT, et al.
Tulare County Superior Court Case No.
11-243113
ITEM D
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Santiago Orosco v. County of
Tulare
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board No.:
ADJ1828111
ITEM E
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Lawana Stafford v. County of
Tulare
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board No. FRE
0167615
ITEM F
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Details
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: SEIU Local 521 v. County of
Tulare
PERB Charge No. SA-CE-748-M
ITEM G
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Details
Significant Exposure to Litigation
[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)]
Number of Potential Cases: 1
Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Complaint No.: 467318-143781
ITEM H
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Details
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: Rhonda
Sjostrom, Jean M. Rousseau
Employee Organization: All Certified
Employee Organizations
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented
Employees
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