MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

(Public Comment Period)

DISTRICT 1 - Supervisor Allen Ishida
NAME	DEPARTMENT	SERVICE YEARS
Toni Mata	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Vienna Barnes	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Lulis Lopez	CAO-General Services	20
Violet Strawn	Assessor/Clerk-Recorder	20
Hiley Wallis	Auditor/Treasurer-Tax Collector	20
Deborah Hernandez	Health and Human Services Agency	25
Robert Macareno	Auditor/Treasurer-Tax Collector	25
Ursula Morales	District Attorney	25

DISTRICT 2 - Supervisor Pete Vander Poel
NAME	DEPARTMENT	SERVICE YEARS
Dana Brummer	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Sandra Mackiney	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Forrest McLean	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Irma Medina	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Alex Menezes	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Kerrie Shaughnessy-Guzman	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Tricia Smith	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Kevin Mikesell	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Julia Salas	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Penny Sousa	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Leonor Maestas-Banuelos	Health and Human Services Agency	30
Theresa Robles	Health and Human Services Agency	30
Jeanne Warren	Health and Human Services Agency	40

DISTRICT 3 - Supervisor Phil Cox
NAME	DEPARTMENT	SERVICE YEARS
David Alavezos	District Attorney	15
Jose Benavides	District Attorney	15
Georgina Espino	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Diana Fisher	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Sherri Glenn	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Sheila Gonzales	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Carmen Guzman	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Lori Looney	Purchasing	15
Laurie Mercer	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Carla Sawyer	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Nick Schuller	District Attorney	15
Kristi Barnhart	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Peggy Carlson	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Christopher Glidden	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Barbara Greaver	District Attorney	20
Laurel Hernandez	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Peggy Redfern	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Jasmine Enfiedjian	Fire Department	25
Kermit Wullschlege	Health and Human Services Agency	25
Alicia Garcia	Health and Human Services Agency	30
Rosemary Gonzalez	Health and Human Services Agency	30
Martha Teso	Health and Human Services Agency	40

DISTRICT 4 - Chairman Steve Worthley
NAME	DEPARTMENT	SERVICE YEARS
Hortencia Benavides	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Elizabeth Dodd	Workforce Iinvestment Board-Admin	15
Noelia Montanez	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Benny Sripaserth	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Cathy Volpa	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Steve Worthley	Board of Supervisors	15
Norma Cardenas	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Roseanna Dicochea	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Lourdes Hernandez	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Rachel Nerio-Guerrero	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Yolanda Trevino	Health and Human Services Agency	20
Helen Gonazalez	Health and Human Services Agency	25
Crusita Gutierrez	Health and Human Services Agency	25
Sylvia Munoz	Health and Human Services Agency	25
Lawrence Navarro	Health and Human Services Agency	25
Curt Russell	Capital Projects-Facilities	25
Leanne Zuniga	Health and Human Services Agency	25

DISTRICT 5 - Supervisor Mike Ennis
NAME	DEPARTMENT	SERVICE YEARS
Ty Inman	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Phonemany Lounbandith	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Robert Newby	CAO-General Services	15
Raquel Reyes	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Jose Saldana	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Lydia Suarez	Health and Human Services Agency	15
RuthAnn Uribe	Health and Human Services Agency	15
Roland Hill	Assessor/Clerk Recorders Office	35

5. Public Comments.

(Consent Calendar)

CONSENT CALENDAR (Number 6 through 32)

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.

Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer

6. Approve an agreement with Taylor Brothers, Inc. a California Corporation, dba Res-Com Pest Control in the amount of $200,000 to provide Glassy-winged Sharpshooter pest control for the period of April 28, 2015 through June 30, 2016.

7. Approve an agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to provide State subvention in the amount of $36,905.05 to offset the cost of complying with their Enforcement Evaluation and Improvement Program from April 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of April 1, 2015, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the agreement on that date. Authorize the Chairman to sign Form CCC-307 (Contractor Certification Clause). Approve the necessary budget adjustments (4/5ths vote required).

Board of Supervisors

8. Appoint Keith Douglass, County Representative to the Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Committee for a term ending January 1, 2019.

9. Appoint Jeffrey B. Ritchie, Division 3, Stan Gomes, Division 5, and Mark Watte, Division 6, to the Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District for terms ending March 1, 2019.

10. Reappoint Kirk Nelson, District 1 - Consumer to the Community Health Center Board for a term ending April 18, 2019.

County Administrative Office/Capital Projects/General Services

11. Approve adjustment to the Copier Services’ budget for Fiscal Year 2014/2015 in the amount of $50,000. Approve the necessary budget adjustments (requires 4/5ths vote).

12. Approve and award the contract for the Hillman Health Center Roofing Project at 1062 S. “K” Street, Tulare, to the lowest responsible bidder, Graham Prewett, Inc., 2773 N. Business Park Avenue #102, Fresno, CA 93727 in the amount of $212,000. 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.

13. Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 26997 with DLR Group to increase the contract amount by $39,442 from $3,256,100 to $3,295,542 for the South County Detention Facility Architecture and Engineering Services. Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement modification, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel.

14. Accept the Bartlett Park Electrical Remodel Project at 28801 Worth Drive, Porterville, as a completed project. Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 26801 with A-C Electric Company by increasing the contract amount by $1,624 and increasing the days of construction by 60 calendar days. Authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to sign the Notice of Completion and agreement amendment, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to record the Notice of Completion for the subject project with the office of the Tulare County Recorder.

15. Approve the bid documents for the Bob Wiley Detention Facility Housing Unit #1 Roofing Project located at 36714 Road 112, Visalia, CA. Authorize the advertisement of bids for the subject project. Set the bid opening for the project at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2015.

16. Approve an agreement for Purchase of Fee Title and a Temporary Construction Easement with Dexter E. Ibara, Diana H. Ibara, and Terashi Ibara for the Avenue 416 Road Widening Project in the amount of $6,700. Authorize County Counsel to sign the Grant Deed and Temporary Construction Easement acceptances upon presentation. Authorize the Property Manager, or designee, to open an escrow and sign all documents to facilitate the escrow for this acquisition. Direct the Auditor to draw a warrant in the amount of $8,200 in favor of Chicago Title Company.

County Counsel/Risk Management

17. Approve the Post-Retirement Employment of Chief Deputy County Counsel – Schools as Extra Help Attorney for Tulare County Counsel. Approve the Post-Retirement Employment of Chief Deputy County Counsel – Resource as Extra Help Attorney for Tulare County Counsel. Approve and waive the 180-day waiting period to return to work for both positions.

Fire Department

18. Approve an agreement with the City of Porterville for Cooperative Fire Protection, retroactive to April 1, 2015 and shall terminate April 1, 2017. Find that the Board had the authority to enter into the proposed agreement as of April 1, 2015, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the agreement on that date.

Health & Human Services Agency

19. Adopt a resolution proclaiming the month of May 2015 as Older Americans Month in Tulare County.

20. Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 25709 with the California Department of Public Health for the California’s Personal Responsibility and Education Program, retroactive from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015. Find that the Board had authority to enter into the proposed amendment as of July 1, 2012, and that it was in the County’s best interest to enter into the amendment on that date.

21. Approve amendments to the following: Agreement No. 26985 with National Association of County and City Health Officials – Porterville; Agreement No. 26984 with National Association of County and City Health Officials – Tulare; and Agreement No. 26986 with National Association of County and City Health Officials – Visalia.

Human Resources & Development

22. Approve the proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Tulare and the Government Lawyers Association of Workers, Bargaining Unit 8.

Resource Management Agency

23. Approve the Annual “Tour de Danish” bike ride to be held each year in and near the City of Lindsay. Retroactively approve the Annual “Tour de Danish” bike ride that was held this year on April 25, 2015, to be an on-going event for future years until such time as conditions of the event and/or event route change, and subject to timely submittal of a complete application for each annual event.

24. Authorize the submittal of a Federal Transit Act Section 5311 grant application to Caltrans, in the amount of $220,000 to be used for general expenses for County Transit services.

25. Authorize the submittal of a Federal Transit Act Section 5311 grant application to Caltrans in the amount of $240,000 for the purchase of two (2) new buses for the County LOOP bus service.

26. Authorize the filing of five Notices of Partial Non-Renewal for the following Land Conservation Contracts, as provided in the Williamson Act. The request fulfills conditions resulting from the approval of three tentative parcel maps and two lot line adjustments. Approve the execution of amendments to the Land Conservation Contracts as conditions of approval for the aforementioned projects.

PNR 15-002 – Williamson Act Contract No. 4396, Ag Preserve No. 1235, located on the northwest corner of Avenue 336 and Road 172, approximately 1 ¼ miles northeast of Ivanhoe (James Long & Company) (1.48 acre to be non-renewed as a condition of PPM 14-040), 40 acres in three parcels subject to contract amendment.

PNR 15-003 - Williamson Act Contract No. 3981, Ag Preserve No. 0659, located on the northeast corner of Yokohl Road and Avenue 294, northeast of Exeter (Lambert) (2.40 acre to be non-renewed as a condition of PPM 14-025), 18.72 acres in two parcels subject to contract amendment.

PNR 15-004 – Williamson Act Contract No. 6718, Ag Preserve No. 2210, located on the west side of Road 48 approximately 1,735 feet south of Avenue 400, southwest of Dinuba (Marshall) (1.45 acre to be non-renewed as a condition of PPM 14-028), 53.33 acres in two parcels subject to contract amendment.

PNR 15-005 - Williamson Act Contract No. 12902, Ag Preserve No. 3896, located on the southeast corner of Avenue 400 and Road 48, southwest of Dinuba (Marshall) (1.47 acre to be non-renewed as a condition of PLA 14-030), 40 acres in two parcels subject to contract amendment.

PNR 14-018 – Williamson Act Contract No. 3831, Ag Preserve No. 940, located on the north side of Avenue 388, between Road 88 and Road 96, west of Monson (APNs 030-170-025 & -026) (Derderian) (0.41-acres to be non-renewed as a condition of PLA 14-035). 51.77 acres subject to contract amendment.

Approve the execution of amendments to three additional Land Conservation Contracts as required by conditions of approval for the following projects.

PPM 14-032 – Williamson Act Contract No. 5702, Agricultural Preserve No. 1819, located at the northwest corner of Road 84 and Avenue 228 / State Route 137, west of Tulare (APN 160-030-011) (Anderson) 76.6 acres subject to contract amendment.

PLA 14-034 – Williamson Act Contract No. 3673, Agricultural Preserve No. 820, located on the southeast corner of Avenue 256 and Road 44, near Tulare. (APNs 147-060-006 & -060) (Bebereia) 137.5 acres subject to contract amendment.

PLA 14-034 – Williamson Act Contract No. 6627, Agricultural Preserve No. 2171, located on the southeast corner of Avenue 256 and Road 44, near Tulare. (APNs 147-060-006 & -060) (Bebereia) 46.76 acres subject to contract amendment.

27. Approve the Reimbursement Agreement with the Richgrove Community Services District to fund the Engineering and Construction of the Richgrove Park Dooley Drive Project in the amount of $93,950. Approve the Deposit Agreement with the Richgrove Community Services District to provide security to fund the Engineering and Construction of the Richgrove Park Dooley Drive Project in the amount of $93,950. Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreements, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel.

28. Approve the Measure R Program Supplement to Cooperative Agreement No. 23149 with Tulare County Association of Governments to fund the engineering and construction of the Richgrove Park Dooley Drive Project in the amount of $93,950. Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement, subject review and approval as to form by County Counsel.

29. Approve the summary vacation of excess right of way along the southerly side of Dooley Drive in Richgrove to facilitate the creation of a comomunity park.

30. Adopt the Categorical Exemption prepared pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Richgrove Park Dooley Drive Project. Authorize the Environmental Assessment Officer, or designee, to sign and file the Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk. Approve the Plans, Special Provisions, Proposal and Contract (“Bid Documents”) for the construction of the Richgrove Park Dooley Drive Project. Authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to sign the Plans. Approve the advertisement for bids for the Richgrove Park Dooley Drive Project.

31. Prohibit motor vehicle parking on the north side of Dooley Drive beginning at Vineyard Drive and proceeding east approximately 900 feet by establishing a “No Parking” Zone. Authorize the installation of “No Parking” signs after the completion of the road improvements fronting Richgrove Park on Dooley Drive.

32. FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Bid opening results for the Asphalt Overlay Project locations: Avenue 56, Avenue 256, Monson Drive, D238, and Success Drive.

Contractor	Base Bid +
Contractor	Additive 1 + 2
Agee Construction Corporation	$1,808,145.70
Lee's Paving Inc.	$1,998,108.35
MAC General Engineering, Inc.	$2,017,159.70
A. Teichert & Sons Inc. dba Teichert Construction	$2,033,228.00
Granite Construction Company	$2,043,809.75
Papich Construction	$2,242,056.10
Chester Bross Construction	$2,378,839.85
Engineers Estimate	$2,186,784.25

(Items Not Timed)

ITEMS NOT TIMED

Items not specifically timed may be taken in any order

33. Request from County Administrative Office to consider, modify as needed, and approve the responses to the Tulare County Grand Jury 2014/15 Final Report regarding the reports entitled: Confusion and Chaos in Richgrove; and First 5 Fighting for our Children.

34. Request from the Resource Management Agency to approve the Measure R Program Supplement to Cooperative Agreement No. 23149 with the Tulare County Association of Governments to fund the Right-of-Way Support and Capital for Segment 1 of the Avenue 280 Widening Project in the amount of $2,600,000. Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement, subject to review and approval as to form by County Counsel.

(Closed Session)

CLOSED SESSION

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

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 – EXISTING LITIGATION

Details

(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))

Name of Case: Costello v. Edmund G. Brown Jr., et al.

United States Eastern District Court Case No.1:15-cv-00252-SKO

ITEM B

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION

Details

[Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]